SUMMARY: Need IPX Client for Sun

From: Marc Hansen, Cambric Graphics (mhansen@cambric.com)
Date: Tue Mar 07 1995 - 03:42:59 CST


Original message:

>I am looking for a product to allow a Sun to function as a client on a
>Novell Network. (For occasional access to data controlled by an other
>department.) Due to political reasons I can't put NFS (or anything) on the
>Novell server.
>
>Does anybody know of a product that would help me?

Thank you for the replys. I haven't had time to try any of them yet. It
appears that there are several possibilites:

- PPS-1.0-P1, Connectivity Products: PC Integration SolarNet PC Protocol
  Services 1.0 from SunSoft

- SunPC from SunSoft

- SoftNet Client from Puzzle Systems Corporation

Dave Fetrow suggested checking http://www.novell.com, which I havn't done yet.

Thanks for the help. Detailed responses follow:

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I have just ordered that you are asking for,

PPS-1.0-P1 Connectivity Products: PC Integration SolarNet PC
                Protocol Services 1.0

it runs on Solaris.

The prices I have is only in Swedish currency but should be around $650.

        /Joakim

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Sun used to make a netware sunlink product that was a server. I'm not
sure if it had client functionality too. I'm also not sure if it is
still available.

On the other hand, if you only need occasional access, I'd recommend
getting SunPC, the SoftPC clone that emulates a PC. It supports IPX
and you can bring it up whenever you need to access those files. Once
the files are copied to a local UNIX disk, you can shut down SunPC
if you don't want it.

Software only SunPC is pretty cheap, too. You wouldn't need the
SBus accelerators for this simple function.

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David L. Markowitz Litronic Industries David.Markowitz@litronic.com

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From: Dave Fetrow <fetrow@biostat.washington.edu> Subject: Re: Need IPX Client for Sun To: mhansen@cambric.com Date: Thu, 2 Mar 95 12:58:00 PST

Have you tried: http://www.novell.com ?

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-Dave Fetrow fetrow@biostat.washington.edu http://www.biostat.washington.edu/biostat/staff/fetrow.html

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Hello Marc Hansen!

A product from Puzzle Systems called SoftNet Client works very well.

Here is the address: Puzzle Systems Corporation 16360 Montery Road, Ste. 250 Morgan Hill, CA 95037 U.S.A Phone: (408) 779-9909 email: sales@puzzle.com

Regards Runar Myren

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