TCP/IP doesn't to OS/2
30-Aug-92 19:48:09
Sb: #67793-TCP/IP doesn't to OS/2
Fm: Robert Sanders 71160,3670
To: Don Curtis/SYSOP 76703,4321
Don,
Thanks for all your help. Everything is working well now. I can ftp
both ways, the NFS server on the PC loads fine and exports all its
partitions for the Amiga to mount them.
A few little problems: (1) the PC doesn't support RCP. (2) the Ami
doesn't support LPR. With NFS, I don't need RCP, and I think that I can
work around the LPR problem by using CMD, PrintFiles, and ftp in a script
under ADOS or AREXX.
All in all, everything works very well and it is a good solution for
anyone that has to connect an Amiga to a PC that is running OS/2. I know
that there are TCP/IP offerings for both Windows and DOS, but I have never
used them, so I can't recommend them as a solution.
The PC software and hardware was cheaper than the Amiga
software/hardware ($100 for the ethernet board, $170 for TCP/IP, and $100
for NFS server on the PC vs $300 for the ethernet board and $200 for TCP/IP
on the Ami), and the documentation is considerably more complete for TCP/IP
for OS/2.
BobS
"Think of it as evolution in action"