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From: jackv@turnkey.tcc.com (Jack F. Vogel)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aix
Subject: Re: Using an xterm over a gateway.
Message-ID: <1991Jun30.174709.671@turnkey.tcc.com>
Date: 30 Jun 91 17:47:09 GMT
References: <1991Jun28.185450.21623@cs.ubc.ca>
Reply-To: jackv@turnkey.TCC.COM (Jack F. Vogel)
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In article <1991Jun28.185450.21623@cs.ubc.ca> buchanan@cs.ubc.ca (John (juancho) buchanan) writes:
 
>I have been trying to set up a xterminal 120 over a gateway.  The xstation
>manager is running on a *.*.8.* network on which the gateway resides.
>The xstation is on a *.*.9.* network.  The documentation in the xstation
>handbook do not indicate any configuration to be done on the actual station.
>The documentation for the xstation manager indicates that setting the subnet
>mask and the gateway address should be sufficient.  
 
This seems outrageous, but I was told by someone here at Locus using one of
the beasties that you could not boot over a gateway. I would recommend,
however, that you pursue an "official" answer and if this indeed is the case
yell loud and hard to have the capability implemented!!

Disclaimer: Opinions are my own, not necessarily IBM's nor LCC's
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Jack F. Vogel			jackv@locus.com
AIX370 Technical Support	       - or -
Locus Computing Corp.		jackv@turnkey.TCC.COM