Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!lll-winken!lll-tis!ames!mailrus!umix!nancy!eecae!super.upenn.edu!eniac.seas.upenn.edu!spolsky From: spolsky@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Joel Spolsky) Newsgroups: comp.os.vms Subject: Trying to connect a PC to a microVAX 2000 Message-ID: <3894@super.upenn.edu> Date: 4 Apr 88 04:28:32 GMT Sender: news@super.upenn.edu Reply-To: spolsky@eniac.seas.upenn.edu.UUCP (Joel Spolsky) Organization: University of Pennsylvania Lines: 35 Help! I'm trying to connect a PC and a uVAX-2000. The trouble is that (1) these machines are in a different country than I am (Israel); (2) we have close to no money, and (3) it costs a fortune to use the Israeli phone system for data (besides which we can't spare two lines). What is the cheapest (under 50 cents :-) way to connect this microVAX-2000 (VMS 4.6, three terminals, dial-up modem, communications port) to a single PC-Clone (serial port and some free slots) over a distance of 500-1000 feet? I assume if we got another modem for the PC we could just run telephone wire between the two for real cheap, but I would like to know if there is an inexpensive alternative that would give either faster speed or other benefits (e.g. shared file system, etc.) Also, will it be possible, having made this connection, to upload VMS-Kermit (which I have on floppies) from the PC to the VAX? In other words, how can I get kermit installed on a "naked" VMS system through the communications ports? (for various reasons getting Kermit on a TK50 is turning out to be harder than one would think). Is there any kind of file transfer capability built into VMS 4.6? (I must admit I know very little about VMS. I couldn't talk them into getting Ultrix :-). Thanks in advance -- Joel Spolsky internet: spolsky@eniac.seas.upenn.edu smail: 3901 Spruce Street (box 360) Philadelphia, PA 19104 phone: (215) 243-8264 #include