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- From: A Grant <AG129@PHOENIX.CAMBRIDGE.AC.UK>
- Subject: Re: TCP/IP access to Novell/Multiplatter network
- In-Reply-To: -unspecified-
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- > My solution is to use CUBIX Corp. Diskless PC's that come 4 to a AT
- > size Card. I have 3 of these in a Novell Bridge that allows the 12 PC's to
- > boot from the Fileserver and Use the CD's. The CUBIX Workstations output
- > all keyboard and Screen through a Serial port ( they were designed to
- > provide dialin service to a lan ) this serial port is connected to a 3COM
- > terminal server that allows TCP/IP hosts to telnet to it and connect to one
- > of the Workstations. The Workstations translate the PC screen into VT100 so
- > just about anybody can connect.
-
- This sounds like a great solution, but I don't understand how the diskless
- PCs talk to NetWare. How many LAN sockets does this box with all the cards
- in it have? Does it have 13 Ethernet ports, or do all the PCs-on-a-card
- somehow share a single network card?
-
- Thanks...
-