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From: bb@beach.cis.ufl.edu (Brian Bartholomew)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Status of TCP/IP, ftp, etc. on 500 series machines
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Date: 10 Jan 90 19:00:04 GMT
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Very recently, I was hired to SysAdmin an HP 9000 model 500 for one
of our undergraduate labs.  We are running HP-UX version 5.21.  I do
not know if this is current for these machines (as I see mention of
versions 6.x and 7.x for the 300-type machines), or even if HP has
obsoleted this hardware; as you can tell, speaking with an HP rep
is high on my list of things to do.  However, my first priority is to
see if we can get some of the TCP/IP services, so as to better connect
with the rest of the campus.  First and foremost is ftp, and second is
a non-UUCP mailer that understands domains.  I expect other things
will fall in line from there.  Within a few months, we should be
getting in several HP 9000/300 machines, which I understand already
have all of this implimented; it would be desirable connect to them
in a high-speed fashion as well.  To this end, I have perpared the
following list of questions; if someone in the know could spend a
little time to answer them, I would be eternally grateful.  Please
respond to the host in the signature, as the UUCP mail on the HP is
still "interesting."


	 1.  Have the 500 series computers been declared obsolete
	     by HP?

	 2.  What is the most current version of the OS?  Can I
	     get in for cheap?  Will it fix any of these problems?

	 3.  I have been told that we have an "ethernet card" and
	     "an ethernet kernal driver" for the 500, courtesy of HP.
	     What is the official HP idea of how to use these things?

	 4.  Is there an HP version of the TCP/IP and family software
	     that I seek?  What is the price?

	 5.  Is there a 3rd party version of the TCP/IP and family
	     software?  How much?  By who?

	 6.  Is there a public-domain, or otherwise free version of
	     TCP/IP, that is usable without extensive rework?  I am
	     looking for a turnkey solution, not a senior project.


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