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- From: wow@cup.portal.com (wallace otis waggoner)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.networking
- Subject: Re: Small LAN questions
- Message-ID: <74439@cup.portal.com>
- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 93 21:30:18 PST
- Organization: The Portal System (TM)
- Distribution: world
- References: <1993Jan24.230104.12668@julian.uwo.ca>
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- I've just installed the OS/2 TCP/IP base system, Network File System,
- and Xwindows System Server. I have a Wyse 370 color terminal and a Relysis
- 170cp. Can I connect these to a serial port on my 486 server? If so, how?
- If this is not possible how do I connect another pc to my server?
- The manuals from IBM do not discuss any connection outside of Ethernet.
- Must I use these or can I connect my 486Server to a 386pc via serial port.
- What kind of perfomance can I expect.
- I am trying to put together a small network without the overhead
- of Novell or IBM's equivalent. I can't afford to dedicate a server and
- very much like the idea of distributed computing.
- Where does the Xwindow fit into all of this? I have tried Desqview/X
- between to systems and liked it very much except tha it was still Dos.
- However, could I connect a PC w/Desqview/X to my Server utilizing the
- Xwindow System Server included with the IBM TCP/IP?
- Very much appreciate any help I can get.
- Wally Waggoner
- wow@cup.portal.com
-