Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!cmcl2!yale!husc6!wjh12!maynard!campbell
From: campbell@maynard.UUCP (Larry Campbell)
Newsgroups: net.dcom,net.lan
Subject: DECnet/DOS (was "Re: Ethernet - RS-232 or modem multiplexers?")
Message-ID: <340@maynard.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 30-Aug-86 12:02:42 EDT
Article-I.D.: maynard.340
Posted: Sat Aug 30 12:02:42 1986
Date-Received: Sat, 30-Aug-86 21:34:34 EDT
References: <189@ima.UUCP> <12739@amdcad.UUCP> <223@awsum.UUCP>
Reply-To: campbell@maynard.UUCP (Larry Campbell)
Distribution: na
Organization: The Boston Software Works Inc., Maynard, MA
Lines: 18
Keywords: Ethernet modem multiplexer
Xref: mnetor net.dcom:1233 net.lan:953

In article <223@awsum.UUCP> hlh@awsum.UUCP (Henry L. Hall) writes:
>I have heard about a DEC offering called PC/DECNET that I believe does
>allow some limited DECNET functionality to be accessed by a PC (I don't
>know what ethernet hardware is supported).

It's called "DECnet/DOS", and it works over either an asynchronous
line or Ethernet.  They support 3Com cards for sure, although I don't know
which ones, and I'm not sure if they support others, like Excelan.
I'm sure your local DEC sales rep can find out for you which cards
are supported.

DECnet/DOS functions as an end node (i.e., can't be a router), and
comes with SETHOST (TELNET), FAL (FTP server), NFT (FTP), and NCP
(network management software).  I've used it;  it works.
-- 
Larry Campbell                             The Boston Software Works, Inc.
ARPA: campbell%maynard.uucp@harvard.ARPA   120 Fulton Street, Boston MA 02109
UUCP: {alliant,wjh12}!maynard!campbell     (617) 367-6846