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From: aland@infmx.UUCP (Dr. Scump)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.att,comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: DOS & UNIX ethernet board wish list (was Re: TCP/IP over Starlan)
Message-ID: <3341@infmx.UUCP>
Date: 10 Feb 90 01:21:50 GMT
References: <1609@speedy.mcnc.org> <195@glisten.UUCP> <26490@cup.portal.com>
Reply-To: aland@infmx.UUCP (alan denney)
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In article <26490@cup.portal.com> thad@cup.portal.com (Thad P Floryan) writes:
>mike@glisten.UUCP (Michael Wendel) in <195@glisten.UUCP> mentions:
>
>	AT&T has announced Ethernet compatability (IEEE 802.3) with its 
>	Starlan 10 product. I have AT&T literature on this product offering.
>	It is available directly from AT&T. They provide a toll free number
>	for more information:  1-800-247-1212.
>
>The original 1Mbit/sec StarLAN is also 802.3 compatible; more specifically,
>ANSI/IEEE 802.3e-1988, Type 1BASE5.
>The "new" StarLAN-10 is Type 10BASE5.
>  <etc.>

This brings to mind a question.  Does anybody know of an ethernet
board which will operate for *all* the following uses:
    a) under UNIX Sys V/386 Rel 3.2.2 on a 6386:
       *  uucp   
       *  tcp/ip 
       *  NFS or RFS
       *  etc.

    b) under MS-DOS 3.30 or 4.01, also on a 6386:
       *  PC-NFS   (or, FTP Software's PC/TCP will do in a pinch)
       *  Novell NetWare  (I can live without this, but it'd be nice)
    
A couple of 3Com cards come close - they are supported for PC-NFS and
for UNIX use under 386/ix or SCO (but not AT&T).  The AT&T Micom/
Interlan hardware for UNIX won't work with the DOS needs, nor will
the EN100/Wollongong combo, as far as I know.  (Plus, the Informix
I-NET products are only ported to the Micom combo so far).

Is this a pipe dream?  Any advice appreciated.
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