networking with a pc

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3 total messages Started by Daniel Hitt Fri, 09 Oct 1992 01:21

#1359

Author: Daniel Hitt
Date: Fri, 09 Oct 1992 01:21

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How does one network a pc with a NeXT?

There are two desired levels:
(1), where you can use ftp and telnet from the pc to the NeXT, and
(2), where you can use the NeXT as some kind of file server.
In both cases, i would like to use ethernet instead of a serial port.

What kind of software and hardware is necessary on the pc for (1)?
I suppose that on the NeXT end one only has to connect the ethernet cable---
is that right?

How is (2) done?

Thanks for any info.

dan

Re: networking with a pc

#1385

Author: Paul Verket
Date: Fri, 09 Oct 1992 16:25

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Daniel Hitt (hitt@Xenon.Stanford.EDU) wrote:
: How does one network a pc with a NeXT?
: 
: There are two desired levels:
: (1), where you can use ftp and telnet from the pc to the NeXT, and
: (2), where you can use the NeXT as some kind of file server.
: In both cases, i would like to use ethernet instead of a serial port.
: 
: What kind of software and hardware is necessary on the pc for (1)?
: I suppose that on the NeXT end one only has to connect the ethernet cable---
: is that right?

I use FTP Software's PC/TCP on the PC with a 3c503 ethernet card. I can:
- Telnet/FTP to the NeXT
- Backup the PC to the NeXT's optical using PC/TCP's rexec/tar
- Mount next disks using PC/TCP's NFS. The mounts just show up as additional
  DOS disks. Note that NFS is alot slower than a local disk, even over
  ethernet.

Paul Verket (NeXTmail ok)

Re: networking with a pc

#1418

Author: David Lemson
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1992 21:18

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verket@venice.sedd.trw.com (Paul Verket) writes:

>Daniel Hitt (hitt@Xenon.Stanford.EDU) wrote:
>: How does one network a pc with a NeXT?
>: 
>: There are two desired levels:
>: (1), where you can use ftp and telnet from the pc to the NeXT, and
>: (2), where you can use the NeXT as some kind of file server.
>: In both cases, i would like to use ethernet instead of a serial port.
>: 
>: What kind of software and hardware is necessary on the pc for (1)?
>: I suppose that on the NeXT end one only has to connect the ethernet cable---
>: is that right?

>I use FTP Software's PC/TCP on the PC with a 3c503 ethernet card. I can:

I use this exact same setup, too.
But if you are really cheap and only want to do (1) - get a cheap
ethernet card like the 3c503 (you might want to get a 16-bit
ethernet card for your PC like a Western Digital Elite 16 for better
performance) and ftp the software from ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu.  Anything
in the NCSA_Telnet directory will work for you, I like the Clarkson
(CUTCP2.2N) package myself.

(FTP's PC/TCP is somewhat expensive, although your campus might have
a site license like ours does, making it quite cheap)
-- 
David Lemson                                                (217) 244-1205
University of Illinois NeXT Campus Consultant / CCSO NeXT Lab System Admin
Internet : lemson@uiuc.edu                UUCP :...!uiucuxc!uiucux1!lemson 
NeXTMail accepted                                  BITNET : LEMSON@UIUCVMD

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