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Article #2133Re: Ethernet questions
From: Gordon C Zaft
Date: Thu, 27 Sep 1990 07:13
Date: Thu, 27 Sep 1990 07:13
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In article <27018@boulder.Colorado.EDU> rainer@hibachi.colorado.edu (Rainer Malzbender) writes:
>
>Some simple questions from a user forced to be sysman on a MicroVax II:
>
> 1. It appears that we have to chuck our DEQNA in favor of a
> DELNA in order to keep receiving VMS/DECNET upgrades, since
> future versions won't support the DEQNA. I hate to spend more
> money on such a dinosaur - are there alternatives ?
>
> 2. A related question: we want to set up the MVII as a gateway
> to our Unix workstation subnet. Obviously we'll need another
> ethernet card. What do we need to do as far as software to
> set up a TCP/IP gateway while retaining DECNET ?
I think it's the DELQA, not DELNA, that you are after. Someone
want to confirm/deny?
As for TCP/IP, I don't know myself, but I've been told the
CMU-TEK TCP/IP is cheap AND good.
Someone with a bit more knowledge want to fill in the gaps, here,
please?
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!usc!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!suned1!zaft From: zaft@nswses.navy.mil (Gordon C Zaft) Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec Subject: Re: Ethernet questions Message-ID: <5501@suned1.Nswses.Navy.MIL> Date: 27 Sep 90 07:13:05 GMT References: <27018@boulder.Colorado.EDU> Sender: efb@suned1.Nswses.Navy.MIL Followup-To: comp.sys.dec Distribution: usa Organization: NSWSES, Port Hueneme, CA Lines: 29