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Article #828Re: Hooking up a single NeXT and a single PC
From: Jess Anderson
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 02:43
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 02:43
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In article <1992Aug16.223907.7035@amc.com> kenb@amc.com (Ken Birdwell) writes:
>(This is only supposed to have local distribution, so if you're out
>of the WA, OR, V.BC area ignore this message)
But how can I, it's too enticing! :-)
>I looking for someone to help me hook up my NeXT and PC with a
>ethernet connection. I have a Western Digital 16bit ethernet card,
>a 20ft cable, and all the NCSA Telnet stuff (as well as the SOSS software),
>but try as I might I can't get the two to find each other. I don't
>actually get any errors, I just can't figure out how to set them up so that
>the PC's Telnet can find my NeXT. Setting up the NeXT also seems to be
>a problem because almost all of the documentation is about setting up
>NetInfo, and about connecting up to a existing network. Unfortunitly, I
>don't have a existing network to connect to, just two lonely boxes.
>What I'm looking for is someone to come over to my basement and help me
>set them up. If you're willing but would like some reimbursment, that's
>fine.
Send jet ticket, I'll be out in a flash. I have all that
going just fine here at home, no problems whatever. Easy as
pie.
--
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!europa.asd.contel.com!darwin.sura.net!wupost!zazen!anderson From: anderson@macc.wisc.edu (Jess Anderson) Subject: Re: Hooking up a single NeXT and a single PC Message-ID: <1992Aug17.024328.21729@macc.wisc.edu> Sender: news@macc.wisc.edu (USENET News System) Organization: Madison Academic Computing Center, UW-Madison References: <1992Aug16.223907.7035@amc.com> Distribution: pnw Date: Mon, 17 Aug 92 02:43:28 GMT Lines: 29