Re: Ethernet on the Amiga

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From: Bob Baker
Date: Thu, 18 Oct 1990 19:33

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In article <2516@ucqais.uc.edu> blubaugh@ucqais.uc.edu (pri=2 Dwight Blubaugh) writes:
> In <15225@cbmvax.commodore.com> martin@cbmvax.commodore.com (Martin Hunt) writes:
> 
> >In article <2503@ucqais.uc.edu> blubaugh@ucqais.uc.edu (Dr. Blubaugh) writes:
> >>
> >>    I've recently purchased an Amiga 2065 EtherNet card to go in my
> >>A3000 and was wondering if anyone has any experience with the beta
> >>AS225 software.  I'm trying to set up my Amiga as a print-server. (I
> .stuff deleted
> >Why write NFS when it is included with the TCP/IP software?
> 
> I've got the beta software docs in front of me and I see that indeed the
> Amiga does support NFS as a client only.  But I'd like to get peer to peer.
> Also when will the inet.library be documented, just in case I get lots
> of time free :-)
> 
> >The Amiga will work fine as a print server so long as you don't
> >need to change the printer preferences.
> 
> But to get things remotely printed to the Amiga involves rcp and rsh or
> can you rcp directly to the PRT: of the Amiga??  (I know these are silly
> questions but I haven't got my machine hooked up to the network yet.) 
> Isn't there an lpr client availble??  And is SANA soon to be released?


   Yes, you can rcp directly to the PRT: of the other Amiga!
   Just be careful not to initiate another request before the first is
   completed (at least with the current software).


> 
> -- 
> Dwight Blubaugh Ph.D.
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> INTERNET: blubaugh@ucqais.uc.edu
> Anybody want to hire a Ph.D. chemist with a computer background?????
> 
> -- 
> Dwight Blubaugh Ph.D.
> UUCP: {decuac,mit-eddie,phri,pyramid}!uccba!ucqais!blubaugh.UUCP
> INTERNET: blubaugh@ucqais.uc.edu
> Anybody want to hire a Ph.D. chemist with a computer background?????


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From: bbaker@cbmvax.commodore.com (Bob Baker)
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Subject: Re: Ethernet on the Amiga
Keywords: SANA EtherNet 2065 AS225
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Date: 18 Oct 90 19:33:12 GMT
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