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- From: weber@rhrk.uni-kl.de (Christoph Weber-Fahr [KIT])
- Subject: Re: How to interconnect a LAN ?
- Message-ID: <1992Sep14.160802.4188@rhrk.uni-kl.de>
- Organization: University of Kaiserslautern, Germany
- References: <1992Sep5.111417.28584@htsa.aha.nl> <72810001@hpsgm2.sgp.hp.com>
- Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 16:08:02 GMT
- Lines: 38
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- Hello,
-
- two small corrections:
-
- klitd@hpsgm2.sgp.hp.com (Raj PUBALA) writes:
-
- >To do the above, you can use NFS NLM on the Netware server (I presume it
- >is a 3.11 Netware version) and run NFS on the SCO Unix. This will allow
- >file sharing and access by both Netware clients (PCs) and SCO Unix users.
- >Netware users on the LAN can access the files on the SCO Unix transparently
- >(they don't see NFS, they see them as part of Netware volume).
-
- This is not correct. Netware NFS exports volumes, but doesn't import them
- (which would violate NFS specs, since a Netware server would re-export
- them to DOS clients).
-
- > likewise,
- >SCO Unix see Netware volumes as NFS volumes). Integration of the print
- >services can be done through a third party product (I think it is reflex?
- >I can't remember the name). Basically, it uses the "lpr" to support remote
- >spooling. And SCO Unix does support "lpr".
-
- This isn't correct, too. Netware NFS contains fully bidirectional lpr support.
- Novell also sells the lpr-support stuff alone together with some utilities
- as FlexIP - maybe you meant that.
-
- >Now all these only concern
- >integration of services and nothing about bridging or routing.
-
- Regards
-
- Christoph Weber-Fahr
-
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