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From: villalj@xanth.CS.ORST.EDU (John Villalovos)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans.misc
Subject: Re: Novell Files
Date: 6 Nov 92 17:39:48 GMT
Article-I.D.: flop.1deal4INN8g3
Distribution: na
Organization: Oregon State University
NNTP-Posting-Host: xanth.cs.orst.edu

In article <MOSBROOK.92Nov5144847@beach.csulb.edu> mosbrook@beach.csulb.edu (Brent Mosbrook) writes:
>
>I am trying to d/l a file from the compuserve novell forum. But my acct. there
>has lapsed, and I need to get this file ASAP.. Is there any other source
>(FTP??) to get these files?  Novell BBS??
>
>the specific file is: NOVLIB.16 directory, BSETPA.ZIP

Unfortunately I don't know of where to get LIB 16 files from on ftp but as
far as libs 1-11 you can get those straight from the novell ftp site.
It is ftp.is.sandy.novell.com also a good one to try is netlab2.usu.edu
I hope that helps.  Maybe you say what BSETPA.ZIP is supposed to do and I can
try to help you.

Later,

-- 
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Certified Netware Engineer
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Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans.misc,comp.sys.novell
From: westes@sti.com (Will Estes)
Subject: What Topology Are Raytheon Cards?
Organization: Mail Group
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 22:14:31 GMT

I was talking to someone today who said his site connects PCs to a
Netware/386 server using "Raytheon cards".  Apparently this a
proprietary topology, and I am hoping that someone can clue me in on the
following:

-	Is it a token-ring or collision-detection scheme?
-	What's the speed?
-	Is it a star configuration?
-	Are there known problems with it?

-- 
Will Estes		Internet: westes@netcom.com
From: trsnyder@mcs.Drexel.edu (Bob Snyder)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans.misc
Subject: Re: Microsoft Mail to SMTP gateway software
Date: 8 Nov 92 03:48:43 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Drexel University, Dept. of Math. and Comp. Sci.

>>>>> In article <BxCrJ1.Ms4@world.std.com>, digilab@world.std.com
>>>>> (BioRad Digilab) writes:

BioRad> Hi.  I'm trying to figure out ways to get a Microsoft Mail
BioRad> post office to talk to a Unix server via SMTP.  (All of the
BioRad> machines in questions are on the same thin-wire Ethernet
BioRad> network).  Microsoft sells a gateway for a mere $5000 to do
BioRad> this.  That's way too expensive for our needs.  Are there any
BioRad> other vendors out there who sell products like this, and if
BioRad> so, do you have their phone numbers?

StarNine sells a Microsoft-SMTP gateway.  Contact info@starnine.com for more
info.

Bob
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans.misc
From: jim@bat.cis.ohio-state.edu (Jim Curran)
Subject: Re: ODS 634/636 problems
Originator: jim@bat.cis.ohio-state.edu
Organization: Ohio State Computer Science
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 18:07:45 GMT

Hi,
Does anyone know of an instance of a cable-tv company providing a sort of
public LAN to its customers?  I am interested in both the technical and
administrative details.

Thanks,
Jim

jim@cis.ohio-state.edu
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans.misc
From: prangba@halcyon.com (Bruce Prang)
Subject: IDE vs SCSI vs ESDI info.
Organization: Northwest Nexus Inc. (206) 455-3505
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 16:43:27 GMT

Hi, I'm looking for some information, preferably white papers about the
pros and cons of using IDE, SCSI (all types), and ESDI on a file server.
Any head to head comparisons would be great but not necessary.

We currently have two file servers one with a 200mb IDE drive and the
other with a 500mb IDE drive. The 200mb is fast filling up (as is always
the case). I have another 200mb IDE that I can drop into the machine
with the full 200mb. But I fear that will only be a temporary fix. I'm
also going to need mirroring/duplexing of the 500mb soon, so I'd like to
see what my options are there.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Bruce Prang
From: alanj@endeavor18.tek.com (Alan Jeddeloh)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans.misc
Subject: Experiences w/ Sun Token-Ring products
Date: 10 Nov 92 23:06:07 GMT
Article-I.D.: shaman.2130
Reply-To: Alan.Jeddeloh@tek.com
Organization: Tektronix, Inc.

I would like to hear from anyone who has had experiences with Sun's
Sunlink TRI/S Token-Ring interface for Sparcstation II's.

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    Tektronix, Inc.; D/S 60-850; PO Box 1000; Wilsonville, OR 97070
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    You can put the children to bed, but you can't make them sleep!
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans.misc
From: charath@cs.tamu.edu (R. Charath Ram)
Subject: Need help on LAN choice
Organization: Computer Science Department, Texas A&M University
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 14:11:46 GMT

Hello There

I'm posting this message for a friend of mine who does not have access to the
net. Please post all replies to *MY* address and I will make sure he gets them.

Thanks

- Charath Ram
  charath@cs.tamu.edu

------------------ POST STARTS HERE ---------------------------------------
hello

A company I work for right now has a 386DX/33MHz machine that runs
Concurrent DOS 386 and uses 4 serial terminals to do some data entry work. We
are seriously thinking about upgrading our system to a proper LAN-based system
because of the speed issues involved (Conc. DOS is slow with our applns., most
of which are Clipper-based).

We anticipate having to increase our system to at most 8 terminals within the
next 1 year and then not have much change in requirement for about 2-3 years.

My questions are :

1. What are the benefits of going in for a peer-to-peer network (LANtastic, etc)
as against a dedicated file-server type network (Novell)?

2. Does a peer -to-peer network necessarily require that all machines have
identical capabilities? We are not very keen in investing a lot of money to
upgrade our terminals to 386 ATs (or 286 ATs). However, our vendor has assured
us that it will not cost us much to upgrade our terminals to diskless Novell
workstations (based on 286s)

Thank you

K. Ramarau
--------------------------- POST ENDS ----------------------------------------
From: dtg@wvnvms.wvnet.edu
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans.misc
Subject: What is SLIP???
Date: 13 Nov 92 04:25:21 GMT
Organization: West Virginia Network for Educational Telecomputing

Can anyone tell me what the program/tool SLIP is???  What does it do??? Who
should I contact to find more about it???  

My boss had heard about this and asked me to post.  We are currently looking
into the communications world for our SPARC-based LAN for our new offices (off
the project site, which has Internet connections already).

Thanks.

dave
grasso@cards.com
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans.misc
From: peterd@tscc2.macarthur.uws.edu.au ()
Subject: ibm's CLUSTER network - any info ?
Organization: University of Western Sydney
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 06:39:41 GMT

I know I ask this question every couple of months (And the silence is deafening)
BUT - Does anyone out there remember IBM's cluster network, and if so, do they
have any technical/programming type information about it ?

This network was developed before IBM's `Original' PC Network adapter.
As far as I can make out - It's a 256Kbs bus network, 75Ohm coax, a type
of slow ethernet ???

Due to budgetry constraints, the 50 terminals I have on this network have to
survive just that bit longer. (Oh for a Packet Driver for the cluster card !)

Can anyone help ?

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From: 1841hss@cbnewsb.cb.att.com (anil.verma)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans.fddi
Subject: Re: FDDI/Ethernet Comparisons
Keywords: fddi ethernet benchmarks
Date: 5 Nov 92 18:15:27 GMT
Article-I.D.: cbfsb.1992Nov5.181527.19254
Distribution: usa
Organization: AT&T

FDDI is better than Ethernet for the following reasons:

1. FDDI has built in redundancy features because of the dual ring topology.
2. FDDI has greater distance limitations - 2 KM for stations on the ring
   vs. 300 Meters for Ethernet.
3. FDDI provides thruput of 100 Mbps vs. 10 Mbps for Ethernet.

Anil Verma
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans.fddi
From: vjs@rhyolite.wpd.sgi.com (Vernon Schryver)
Subject: Re: FDDI/Ethernet Comparisons
Keywords: fddi ethernet benchmarks
Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc.  Mountain View, CA
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 23:08:23 GMT

In article <1992Nov5.181527.19254@cbfsb.cb.att.com>, 1841hss@cbnewsb.cb.att.com (anil.verma) writes:
> FDDI is better than Ethernet for the following reasons:
> 
> 1. FDDI has built in redundancy features because of the dual ring topology.
> ...

I probably shouldn't say this, given the source of the butter on my
bread.  The "built in redundancy features" of FDDI are needed, and in 
no way extra.

FDDI is not now and probably never will be nearly as reliable or robust
in the face of real world hazards as 10MHz ethernet.  FDDI starts with
a ring instead of a bus, and works down from there.

FDDI may be more reliable than IBM token ring, because of the dual
ring.  I don't know.

That FDDI is less reliable is not bad.  Ethernet is in general less
reliable and robust than simple RS-232.

Speed is not free.


Vernon Schryver,  vjs@sgi.com
From: pfloyd@octel.com (Michael Barnett)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans.fddi
Subject: SMT operation that can bring ring down
Date: 12 Nov 92 18:40:36 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Octel Communications Inc., Milpitas Ca.


I'm having some trouble with a wrapped ring that goes down for
exactly 10 seconds occassionaly.  Actually, one station out of
3 sees the ring go down for 10 seconds.  We're using the AMD
supernet chip set and synernetics SMT.  Is there any test that
the SMT may be running that is causing the ring to go down? (e.g.
trace function, path test, etc.)  I've looked through the specs
but can't find anything that has this long of a time frame.
I suspect that it may have something to do with the LEM since
we're getting alot of lost frame hits due to a bug within the
chipset.  Any help would be GREATLY appreciated.


                        - Mike
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Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans.fddi,comp.dcom.lans.misc,comp.dcom.lans
From: vimal@ans.net (Vimal Solanki)
Subject: Optical Bypass
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 15:18:03 GMT
Organization: Advanced Network & Services, Inc. - Elmsford, NY



        I am interested in geting some information on various optical
bypasses available for FDDI and (if possible) their comparision for
price/performance/features.  If this topic has already been discussed
on this list, I would appreciate a summary of the discussion.

        Thanks,

                                        - Vimal
From: basand@bb1t.monsanto.com
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans.fddi
Subject: FDDI analyzers, when are they necessary?
Date: 11 Nov 92 09:16:57 CST
Organization: Monsanto Company, St. Louis, MO

With the high cost of FDDI packet analyzers I was wondering at what point 
does it become necessary or a good investment to spend the money and buy one?
10 nodes, 30 nodes, 100 nodes?  If you are not using a FDDI analyzer, what 
methods do you use for troubleshooting your FDDI network?  

What FDDI analyzers are you using on your network?  I have the info on the 
Lanhawk product line.  Any comments on their equipment or anyone else's would
be appreciated.

You can email to basand@monsanto.com or post.

Thanks in advance,
Brett Sanders
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans.fddi
From: koning@koning.enet.dec.com (Paul Koning)
Subject: Re: FDDI Repeaters
Reply-To: koning@koning.enet.dec.com
Organization: Digital Equipment Co., distributed systems architecture
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 22:44:30 GMT


In article <1992Nov9.182137.26332@dale.ksc.nasa.gov>, jporter@picard.ksc.nasa.gov (John Porter) writes:
|>Greetings!
|>
|>I have several different applications that require the driving of the FDDI ring  
|>beyond the 2km/11dB limits.  I am wondering what products those of you on the  
|>net may be aware of to help me with this problem.  Some of these applications  
|>involve FDDI data rates using the AMD TAXI chipset.
|>
|>Any help will be greatly appreciated.


The simplest answer, and the only one defined by the standard, is to use
single mode rather than multimode fiber.  Depending on the details, this
can get you up to about 40 km.  Single mode PMD products are available
from a number of vendors (Digital being one).

I'd expect the same approach would work with TAXI chips, though of course
there are no standards in that case.

	paul
From: kazsato@twics.co.jp
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans.fddi
Subject: FDDI for Mac?
Date: 6 Nov 92 22:39:51 GMT
Organization: TWICS, Tokyo, Japan


I'm looking for a FDDI adaptor for Macintosh. If anyone know, please let me
knowwhere I should contact.

Kaz Sato,
Tokyo, Japan

e-mail: kazsato@twics.co.jp
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans.fddi
From: aep@world.std.com (Andrew E Page)
Subject: FDDI FAQ List Startup
Summary: The Start of and FAQ list for FDDI
Keywords: FDDI FAQ
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 15:44:58 GMT

	Based on the responses that I've gotten to my offer to 
manage an FDDI FAQ List I'm going to go ahead with it.  Don't 
expect too much to start with, I'm new at this.  As such, any 
suggestions, recommendations, and pointers would be greatly 
appreciated.  

	I'll start off by opening myself up to 'submissions' to the 
list.  Any piece that I use will be given credit(or not if 
requested).  Based on the nature of these submissions I'll be 
begin working on some form of organized format.  

	The software that I have here at the present time is a bit 
primative, but it should suffice.  For the present time automatic 
replies will be based on what you put into the subject header.  

	At the present time I'm expecting to have my filter to 
understand the following subject headers:

    _Subject_                     _Action_

FDDI FAQ SUBMISSION   Moves Message to a folder where I will
                      examine it for addition to the list.
                      Submissions should include the following:
                      The Question.
                      An Answer to the Question.  
FDDI FAQ SEND         Replies with FDDI FAQ to sender.
                      (Based on From: and Reply-To: SMTP fields)
FDDI FAQ ADD LIST     Adds sender to mailing list for FDDI FAQ
                      (Based on From: and Reply-To: SMTP fields)
FDDI FAQ DELETE LIST  Deletes sender from mailing list.


Currently I'm planning on a purely ASCII format.  I will be 
examining the possiblity of doing formats like, RTF, PostScript
and MS Word.  





-- 
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Mac Consultant                  |     The difference between what we are
Macintosh and DSP Technology    |           and what we want to be.
Organization: Penn State University
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 23:26:43 EST
From: <BKC100@psuvm.psu.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans.fddi
Subject: Help With FDDI...

I am working on a research paper for a data communications class at Penn
State University.

I would appreciate any information on FDDI.

Specifically, a HISTORY/BACKGROUND info. on FDDI.

At least one of my sources must be a Netnews posting, so feel free to
contribute to my paper! :)


                Please e-mail any info. Thanx... Much appreciated...

                                        Brian...

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Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans.fddi
From: whiles@nswc.navy.mil (William Scott Hiles x1568)
Subject: Re: FDDI/Ethernet Comparisons
Reply-To: whiles@nswc.navy.mil
Organization: Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 20:20:15 GMT

In article s0dvk4g@rhyolite.wpd.sgi.com, vjs@rhyolite.wpd.sgi.com (Vernon Schryver) writes:
>In article <1992Nov5.181527.19254@cbfsb.cb.att.com>, 1841hss@cbnewsb.cb.att.com (anil.verma) writes:
>
>I probably shouldn't say this, given the source of the butter on my
>bread.  The "built in redundancy features" of FDDI are needed, and in 
>no way extra.
>
>FDDI is not now and probably never will be nearly as reliable or robust
>in the face of real world hazards as 10MHz ethernet.  FDDI starts with
>a ring instead of a bus, and works down from there.
>
>FDDI may be more reliable than IBM token ring, because of the dual
>ring.  I don't know.
>
>That FDDI is less reliable is not bad.  Ethernet is in general less
>reliable and robust than simple RS-232.
>
>Speed is not free.
>
>
>Vernon Schryver,  vjs@sgi.com

While we are speculating here, there are a number of FDDI configurations
in FDDI which seem considerably more robust than anything I could get with
ethernet.  Although we have the physical tests, no full theoretical analysis
is available.  Such is just speculation...right?

---
Scott Hiles
whiles@relay.nswc.navy.mil

Standard disclaimer:
  The opinions expressed are those of my own and do not necessarily 
  reflect those of the DOD or the Navy.  I accept full responsibility.

Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans.fddi
From: aep@world.std.com (Andrew E Page)
Subject: FAQ list for comp.dcom.lans.fddi?
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 13:38:18 GMT


    Is there an FAQ list for this group?  If not I would like
to volunteer to try and maintain one.  If I get 10+ email replies
to the affirmative I'll see what I can do about getting it setup.

    My motivations are varied.  I've become a great fan of FAQ lists
of late for other groups, and am curious about their administration.
I'm new to FDDI concepts and maintaining the list I think would be
a great way of learning.  

   This account is on a rather rhobust public access system in the
Boston area.  I would probably start off setting up a mail filter
in such a way that any email message that came in with the 
phrase SEND FAQ in it would automatically receive the FAQ list
in reply.  

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Mac Consultant                  |     The difference between what we are
Macintosh and DSP Technology    |           and what we want to be.
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans.fddi
From: wjw@pt.com (Wald Wojdak)
Subject: FDDI Network Interface for Lachman Assoc. TCP/IP
Organization: Performance Technologies, Incorporated
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 18:54:10 GMT

Hello,

Is there anyone familiar with a TCP/IP package from LACHMAN ASSOCIATES
used by MOTOROLA in their D-Box UNIX V rev 3.2. I am working on FDDI Network
Interface Device Driver and found that the information in the SYSTEM
ADMINISTRATOR's QUIDE are not sufficient. There must be some Network Interface
Programmers Guide or some document that describes how to interface Network
Interface Device Driver to a LACHMAN ASSOCIATES TCP/IP used in Motorola 
D-Box UNIX V rev 3.2. 

Replies to: wjw@pt.com

Thank you,

Wald (wjw@pt.com)

Waldemar Wojdak
Performance Technologies Incorporated
315 Science Parkway, Rochester, NY 14620

Tel: (716) 256-0200 ext 272
Fax: (716) 256-0791

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Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans.fddi
From: jporter@picard.ksc.nasa.gov (John Porter)
Subject: FDDI Repeaters
Organization: NASA
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 18:21:37 GMT

Greetings!

I have several different applications that require the driving of the FDDI ring  
beyond the 2km/11dB limits.  I am wondering what products those of you on the  
net may be aware of to help me with this problem.  Some of these applications  
involve FDDI data rates using the AMD TAXI chipset.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.
From: mcdowell@exlogcorp.exlog.com (Steve McDowell)
Subject: LAN Management Software Recommendations
Organization: EXLOG, Inc.
Date: Sat, 7 Nov 92 19:57:23 GMT


I'm looking for the "ideal" software to manage a heterogeneous,
and quite distributed, lan environment. What are people out 
there using? Is there a "best" product? Is there a "worst"?

As I'm inquiring for a friend, I can't be more specific about 
the desired target environment. Sorry.

And thanks in advance.

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From: Richard.Banks@launchpad.unc.edu (Richard Banks)
Newsgroups: alt.info-science
Subject: Cost of data storage
Date: 12 Nov 92 19:49:59 GMT
Organization: University of North Carolina Extended Bulletin Board Service


I need some formulas for calculating the cost of data storage.
Anyone have any ideas?

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Newsgroups: alt.heraldry.sca
From: rakowski@rintintin.Colorado.EDU (Dakimh)
Subject: Re: Hello are you there?
Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 22:04:12 GMT

In article <Pegasus-051192073842@fp1-dialin-1.uoregon.edu> Pegasus@aaa.uoregon.edu (Pegasus) writes:
>
>Question, what is going on with rec,heraldry.sca? I have not seen any new
>posts for some time.  Is is a non functioning now? if so I need to tell the
>right person here to take it off the server.  Any Infromation would be
>useful
>
>Pegasus
Question, what IS rec.heraldry.sca???
From: Pegasus@aaa.uoregon.edu (Pegasus)
Newsgroups: alt.heraldry.sca
Subject: Hello are you there?
Followup-To: alt.heraldry.sca
Date: 5 Nov 1992 15:37:03 GMT
Organization: the Polyhedron Group
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: fp1-dialin-1.uoregon.edu


Question, what is going on with rec,heraldry.sca? I have not seen any new
posts for some time.  Is is a non functioning now? if so I need to tell the
right person here to take it off the server.  Any Infromation would be
useful

Pegasus
Newsgroups: alt.heraldry.sca
From: c34657b@saha.hut.fi (Tuomas Viljanen)
Subject: Re: Hello are you there?
Organization: The Nibelungenlied Incorporated
Date: Sat, 7 Nov 1992 08:55:30 GMT

In article <Pegasus-051192073842@fp1-dialin-1.uoregon.edu> Pegasus@aaa.uoregon.edu (Pegasus) writes:
>
>Question, what is going on with rec,heraldry.sca? I have not seen any new
>posts for some time.  Is is a non functioning now? if so I need to tell the
>right person here to take it off the server.  Any Infromation would be
>useful

Try rec.heraldry. We've moved there.



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