#Ethernet/Unix-Ami?
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Hello. Anybody know of an ethernet card and TCP/IP software so I can
hook up to a network with an SCO UNIX server and NFS a drive ONTO my
amiga from teh SCO box as well as telnet into the SCO box? I don't
want the amiga to serve applicatiosn or disks, just use the ones on
the net…. any help will be MUCH appreciated! 🙂 THANX! -Scott
Check out AmigaWorld's March issue for a complete review of network
cards and software.
I'm not sure that I'd call it that, but it is a start and, to my suprise,
at least I'm included.
I'm trying to figure out if I want to bother to try to point out all the
little errors or misunderstandings in that article…
— Dale L. Larson, Intangible Assets Manufacturing
— INTERNET:dale@iam.com
I am AMAZED at the sheer vacuam of connectivity in the Amiga community. With a
slew of AT-Style slots I am amazed that no one can use them for things like
standard ethernet cards…..besides, wouldn't an Amiga make an amazing
window-ing terminal? Sheeesh! This is depressing. All I wanna do ismap a drive
from a unix server. Maybe I shoudl write my own…or commision one, perhaps? 🙂
-Scott
> I am AMAZED at the shee vacuam of connectivity in the Amiga community
What vacume of connectivity? There aren't cheap easy solutions to complex
problems (i.e., heterogeneous networking). That is the same as on the PC.
>With a slew of AT-Style slots I am amazed that no one can use them for
>things like standard ethernet cards…
With a deveice called the Golden-Gate II (and drivers provided with it),
you can use PC cards in an Amiga. One of the drivers they provide lets
you use an NE2000 Ethernet card as a SANA-II device. Unfortunately,
availability of the Golden-Gate is limited as they haven't found a large
manufacturer to pick it up.
And no, a bridgeboard won't let you access the PC slots from the Amiga
side directly. In theory you could write bridgeboard drivers to let you
use PC devices from the Amiga, but in practice they are too slow to work
at all.
>All I wanna do is map a drive from a unix server
I think you mean 'mount.' NFS client software on a PC costs about $450.
Give me $450 and I'll make sure that you have it for your Amiga. 🙂
— Dale L. Larson, Intangible Assets Manufacturing
— INTERNET:dale@iam.com
Dale,
Do you know where I could get a Golden Gate II?
Thanks
Matt
I think I said that they are all gone. Unless you can find one used, or a
new manufacturer picks it up, this isn't an option.
— Dale L. Larson, Intangible Assets Manufacturing
— INTERNET:dale@iam.com
So much for your flaming response…as they are all gone. So, the answer to my
original question, is, a resounding "no". Besides the fact that a top of the
line 3Com 3C509 costs under $150 I consider the $325 for an ethernet board for
the Amiga OUTRAGEOUS. An unlimited license pack for FTP Software is way out of
league but there are LOTS of ways onto a net, including all sorts of goodies
from clarkston. I used to use their freeware over a Novell IPX and Net3 and a
65$ ether card. Granted NFS is more than what the average person might want,
but that doesn't mean it should cost $1000 to "mount" a hard drive, that they
should'nt be able to do it without writing their own NFS, or that they should
be scolded. With toasters selling lke hotcakes, one would think that SOMEONE
woudl be cashing in on networking products. Thanx for the lead, dude! =Scott