Newsgroups: bit.listserv.novell
Date:         Wed, 23 Dec 1992 12:32:10 -500
Reply-To:     Novell LAN Interest Group <NOVELL@SUVM.BITNET>
From:         UNBSJ Default Trumpet User <UnbSJ-trumpet-user@UNBSJ.CA>
Subject:      Re: anyone using packetdrivers on a token ring??

In article <3B0337850001F5C6@HEARNVAX.nic.SURFnet.nl> you write:
>Date:         Sat, 19 Dec 1992 15:31:23 +0100
>From:         S87405095@HSEPM1.HSE.NL
>Subject:      anyone using packetdrivers on a token ring??
> hello,
>
> i am experimenting on using packet drivers on a token ring network.
> i am able to ftp to my 3.11 server using ftp version 0.6 and the ibmtoken
> packet driver (with ipx302 and netx331) this works fine. but when i
> use odi and odipkt my ftp says: only ethernet packet drivers allowed.
> ncsa telnet and ftpbin also refuse to work (they also don't work on ibmtoken
> but that could be my own fault wrong config.tel i think).
>
> so i am looking for someone else who is ftping and telneting over his
>token ring network. i know of some commercial products like lan workplace and
> chameleon but they cost money and i only want to invest in them when i have
> proven that these ftp and telnet utilities are usefull in our school
> environment.
>
> i am planning to test the packet drivers on a small ethernet network to see
> if i can get the telbin and ftpbin config.tel file correct. but this is
> only a small network (8 stations 1 server). our main network consists of
> 250 stations and 8 servers in the company network and about 500 stations and
> 16 servers (rough guess) in the educational network. these two are completely
> separated for security reaseons (they love to change their grades).
>
> so i am hoping that i am not a shouting man in an ethernet desert.
>
> signed jan verhoeven    s87405095@hse.nl

Hello,
        Here at UNBSJ we are running Proteon's P1392 and P1892 token ring
cards. Our setup is as follows:

        (ring1)-[Server1]-(central ring)-[SERVER2]-(ring2)
                   |                        |
                 ===========ethernet==========
                  |                      |
              [Unix bootp server]      [router to internet]~~~[WORLD]

        The two servers are running Novell 3.11. They are also running the
BOOTPFWD.NLM (I forget where I got this, I can look up if anyone interested).
        To get this setup to work we have to use Proteon's IBM lan support
program at the bottom of the stack and then use an old version of IPX for
IBM lan Support program (v2.40) and NETX (whatever version). We also use the
latest Crwyn IBM Lan Support packet driver (version 10? I think). A sample
network batch file looks like the following ( assuming the Lan support
programs loaded high in config.sys and DOS 5.0):
                loadhigh ibmtoken 0x65 0
                loadhigh ipx
                netx
        Order seems to very important and with this setup we are able to use
ftpbin, telnet, tn3270 and trumpet.
        If you are not able to load things high, this solution will take a
large chunk of memory (>115K).
        I hope this is useful,
                K. Eric Eastwood, (kee@unbsj.ca)
                Systems Analyst
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