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From: Mahoney@emdisle.FIDONET.ORG (Mike Mahoney)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: NCSA Telnet with token ring adapter?
Message-ID: <518.286AD1D7@emdisle.FIDONET.ORG>
Date: 28 Jun 91 03:35:34 GMT
Organization: The Emerald Isle BBS, Tucson, AZ (602) 749-8638
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In an article of <26 Jun 91 20:32:34 GMT>, barry@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca (Barry Lay) writes:

 BL>I have an IBM PS/2 with a token ring adapter/A in it which I use to 
 BL>connect to
 BL>Unix (amongst other things).  I currently use NCSA Telnet with the 
 BL>Clarkson drivers under DOS.  I would like to do this under OS/2 but I 
 BL>understand that
 BL>the drivers depend on the IBM drivers which are different under 
 BL>OS/2. Are there different versions which will solve my problem?

   There is a product from IBM called TCP/IP for OS/2 that provides Telnet services across a Token Ring to other systems on the TR.

 BL>Also, it would be nice if I could get Communications Manager to 
 BL>provide the
 BL>terminal services while I am also talking to our IBM mainframes on 
 BL>the same
 BL>card.  Any drivers out there that will do the protocol switch?

   You don't need to "switch" protocols. TCP/IP and the Communications manager, which would use an LU 2 session to your host, will share the same physical ring.
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