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In article <1992Sep10.191204.1806@ni.umd.edu> louie@sayshell.umd.edu (Louis A. Mamakos) writes:
>In article <1992Sep10.142055.24373@Princeton.EDU> tvz@zandtwerk.Princeton.EDU () writes:
>
>>  The network at our institute uses a so-called Arcnet interface
>>  to connect the server with the workstations, with simple
>>  telephone wires and standard U.S. telephone plugs.
>>
>>Can anyone tell me what will be involved in connecting the
>>NeXTStation to the network, under NeXTStep 3.0?
>
>You can't (easily).  ARCNET, while using similar wire and connectors
>is not compatible with 10Base-T ethernet which is available on the
>NeXT.  You would need a MAC-level ARCNET/Ethernet bridge if you wanted
>to use the NeXT as an Novell client.  This is hardly a cheap or cost
>effective approach.
>

Actually it's not all that difficult.  You can drop an ethernet board
(one that supports thinnet or 10BaseT) in the Netware server, Regen the 
OS (NW 2.x) or load the appropriate driver (NW 3.x) so the server uses 
both NICs.  Now, hook your NeXTstation up to the ethernet network and,
with NS 3.0, you can be a Netware client.  The total cost will be around
$200 ($150 for a PC ethernet board and another $50 for cables, tees, 
terminators, etc).

Richard Kinoshita
Clarity Software, Inc.
Mt. View, CA  94043
richard@clarity.com