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From: norm@cfctech.UUCP (Norm Meluch)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans
Subject: Re: STARLAN-10 with UNIX on a 6383
Summary: How to get there from here
Keywords: RFS, Transfer, login, remote, STARLAN
Message-ID: <2251@cfctech.UUCP>
Date: 17 Jan 89 18:35:48 GMT
References: <3148@cbnews.ATT.COM>
Reply-To: norm@cfctech.UUCP (Norm Meluch)
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Organization: Chrysler Financial Corp., Troy, MI
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In article <3148@cbnews.ATT.COM> cwf@cbnews.ATT.COM (Cary W. FitzGerald) writes:
>
>My organization is about to purchase STARLAN-10 equipment....
>Most of the nodes on the network will b 6383's running UNIX.
>
> "file transfer"? "remote login" ?.
>  My question is:  what form do these capabilities take?
>
>Cary FitzGerald		voice:  (614) 860 5021

Here's a summary of the connection of UNIX and DOS over STARLAN as I know it.

	DOS -> DOS :
		File Xfer - must use the copy command to transfer file
			to some shared directory on a UNIX or DOS server
			and have second machine pick up the file from there.
			An exception might be PMX STARmail.
			This might allow direct mailing of
			files between PC's via a server.  Haven't played with
			that program yet.

		Remote login - There is a "message service" that allows a DOS
			client to send a one liner to another client on the
			network (assuming you know their client name).  No real
			login though.  Message appears on client screen in a
			window overriding *most* software.

	DOS -> UNIX :
		File Xfer -  As long as a DOS PC is allowed to attatch a
			virtual drive to a shared directory on the UNIX
			machine (running DOS server software) the file 
			transfer is as simple as the DOS copy command.

		Remote Login - STARLAN 10 comes with a terminal emulator 
			called (MS)KERMIT.  This program if given the command
			to "set port net <remote host>" will use a properly
			installed network adapter as a communications port
			for "asynch" communication on the network.  The remote
			host is any UNIX server running the STARLAN network 
			software.  Not sure if kermit upload and download
			is possible with this program.  Copy is much easier.
			Guess i should RTFM (*.DOC file).

	UNIX -> UNIX :
		File Xfer -  RFS is the suggested solution to this problem.
			This allows local mounting of network advertised 
			file systems/resources and use of them as locally 
			available.
		Remote Login - via cu command.  Again "asynch" communication.

	UNIX -> DOS :
		Walk over to PC and see above under DOS -> UNIX.

I'm sure that some of the above descriptions can be improved upon. I should
add that the capabilities all work *quite* well, and there is a great deal
of features that I have left off for the sake of brevity.
	Administration, Remote printing, Mainframe communication, etc...


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