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echo: novell
to: FRANK RAMSEY
from: CHRIS HOLTEN
date: 1997-10-18 06:47:00
subject: Re: TCPIP and ELS 2.20

 CH> I need to come up with a TCPIP stack for DOS that will 
 CH> work in conjunction with Novell ELS 2.20. All the 
 CH> workstations boot off a floppy. Currently using IPX and 
 CH> NETX. Is it possible to install a TCPIP protocal without 
 CH> having to put hard drives in these 10 workstations (keep 
 CH> it all on a floppy)? The purpose of the TCPIP protocol is 
 CH> to run a telnet application on a unix system. We'd prefer 
 CH> to use the eithernet cards. The only other option is to 
 CH> run serial cable to all 10 workstations. Installing hard 
 CH> drives to get Novell's 2meg VLM/TCPIP setup is not an 
 CH> option, nor is upgrading from ELS 2.20. 
 FR> Novell's TCPIP stack runs with NETX. Even tho it's 
 FR> distributed with VLM's, all that's required is ODI 
 FR> drivers.
Yeah, I tried that and it worked fine. Booting off a floppy and running TCPIP 
and IPX. Shoot, still have about 700k left over.
Thanks frank.
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