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From: EE599038@RVAX.CCIT.ARIZONA.EDU (Paul Charette)
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Subject: Using KA9Q to implement a gateway on an IBM PC
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Date: 20 Feb 90 21:54:00 GMT
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Greetings all ...

	I am working on implementing a gateway using KA9Q.  The gateway will be
between a Sytek LAN and an Ethernet LAN.  Sytek is a connection-oriented LAN
with each host/workstation connection having a physical network address (the
unit id on the Sytek PCU box).  To do this I will be writing a driver which 
will allow IP to run "on top of" Sytek connections.  The driver must establish
Sytek connections for IP packets and then transfer the IP packets using a 
point-to-point protocol (SLIP or PPP).

	My questions are:

	- Is there a makefile for KA9Q which will build a version of net which
will have only the gateway specific modules included (ie - a trimmed down
version for gateway software)?

	- Should I be using the NOS version of KA9Q?  Where can I get a copy
of this?  I have a vague idea of what it is, but I'd like more information.

	- The Sytek LAN will be it's own "class C" subnetwork (128.196.68.xxx).
What I need to do is run routed or some such thing on the PC so it can tell the
Ethernet-side hosts that it is "hiding" the whole Sytek subnetwork/domain.  Is
there such a beast either included in KA9Q that I'm not seeing or another 
piece of software that I can run to remedy this?

	- (File this under "wishful thinking") Is there a version of KA9Q with
nameserver support?

	Thanks in advance for any and all responses.

Regards,
Paul Charette
Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

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