Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Path: utzoo!utgpu!utstat!spence From: spence@utstat.uucp (Ian Spence) Subject: Telnet on a PC (Sun 3/280S; Ethernet; PC-NFS; TCP/IP) Message-ID: <1988Dec2.180108.11028@utstat.uucp> Organization: Statistics, U. of Toronto Distribution: net Date: Fri, 2 Dec 88 18:01:08 GMT In my department we use a Sun 3/280S as a server. Several clients are connected to it via Ethernet. In addition to using the machine as a straight Unix box, we also run PC-NFS. People with PCs, XTs, ATs, and 386 machines running DOS can treat directories on the Sun like local hard drives for their PCs. In general, this works very well. There is one area where I am less than happy. When the PC is used as a terminal to log onto the Sun under Unix (rather than using the Sun under DOS via PC-NFS), Sun provides a terminal emulator called PC-NFS Telnet which works, but is rather kludgy and has limited features. It also requires that all the PC-NFS drivers (which take up quite a bit of room) be loaded in the PC. I have a feeling that there must be something better out there. I'd appreciate hearing from anyone with a different solution (commercial or public domain). Naturally I will edit and post interesting responses. Ian Spence spence@utstat.toronto.edu Department of Psychology spence@psych.toronto.edu University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario Canada M5S 1A1 (416) 978-7623 BITNET: spence@utoronto