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From: jhmccormick@orchid.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apollo
Subject: Apollo as a file server over Ethernet
Message-ID: <11965@orchid.waterloo.edu>
Date: Tue, 1-Dec-87 23:37:05 EST
Article-I.D.: orchid.11965
Posted: Tue Dec  1 23:37:05 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 5-Dec-87 04:34:31 EST
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Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario
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Keywords: file server, Ethernet

Hello everyone!

I have a couple of questions dealing with Ethernet LAN software.
We (the Math/Stats Dept. at the University of Guelph) have an
Ethernet network consisting of IBM PC's (XT's, AT's, clones) with
3 Com cards installed.  We have a DN3000 running Domain IX with 
the COM-ETH product acting as a gateway.  Currently we are able 
to log in from the PC's to the Apollo via telnet and transfer 
files via ftp.

We would like to have the Apollos act as a file server for the PC's.
Two approaches that could be taken are:

    1) Install Apollo's version of NFS on the Apollo and attempt
       to find a version of NFS for the PC (SUN has PC-NFS, are 
       there others?), or

    2) Wait for a version of Apollo's PCI product which works with Ethernet
       hardware.

I would appreciate comments from anyone who has tried approach 1) and
comments as to when (or if) approach 2) will be available.  If anyone
has a totally different approach, please enlighten me.

						Thanks,
						John.

I am	John McCormick, Computer Coordinator,
	Math & Stats Department, University of Guelph
	Guelph, Ontario, Canada, N1G 2W1
	(519) 824-4120 Ext. 3035

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