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From: Don_A_Corbitt@cup.portal.com
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc
Subject: Talking tcp-ip from PC-DOS to Unix 386
Message-ID: <26777@cup.portal.com>
Date: 10 Feb 90 05:12:49 GMT
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Organization: The Portal System (TM)
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Simple question - I have the NCSA ftp software, and am trying to talk to
a lonely UNIX 386 3.2 machine.  These machines are 18" apart, both have 
ethernet boards, and there are no other TCP-IP machines in the "known
universe".  I have put the name/address of the DOS machine in the 
/etc/hosts file of the Unix machine, and done the equivalent on the DOS
side.  Whenever I try to connect, the box pauses a while (I've tried from
both ends), then claims it can't find/connect to the other.
  I believe both ends can find the Name, and Internet address, but I don't
know how they can find the ethernet ID number of the other machine.  Isn't
the ethernet ID required?  Or does it just broadcast to ID 0.0.0.0.0.0?
  I can supply more details upon request.
  Any help is appreciated.  Please email suggestions - if anyone gives me
the right answer (and it's not totally embarrassing) I'll summarize for
the net.

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