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- From: pwatson@lincoln.gpsemi.com (Philip Watson)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn.tech
- Subject: Help needed on Acorn/PC Networking
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- Date: 28 Jan 93 09:35:43 GMT
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- Posted on behalf of Alan Benson.
-
- Start...
-
- Hello netters,
-
- My local school is in the process of setting up a school-wide network, and
- wants to incorporate thier PC's (currently with the secretarial staff) and
- Arc's in one network.
-
- At the moment they are looking at cabling up the whole school, so
- decisions
- need to be made about the 'flavour' of cable to use.
-
- Now I'm quite familiar with PC networking, but know nothing about Arc's
- (except my friends keep wittering on about how superb they are!!! (OK I'll
- probably have to conceed that!))
-
- Some of the questions which spring to mind are:
-
- 1) Is a mixed Econet/Ethernet feasable?
-
- 2) What networking software exists for the Arc and how well does it
- co-exists with other flavours.
-
- 3) What are the 'common' pitfalls with Acorn networking.
-
- 4) Can you remote mount other disks across the network Al'La NFS.
-
- I'm sure that you can think of other relevent questions/answers.
-
- So It's over to you.
-
- And many thanks in advance...
-
- Alan.
-
- Ends...
-
- And there you have it. I know b.gg..r all about networking so I've not
- been
- much use to him I'm afraid. And as to the vexed question of why the school
- has'nt contacted the LEA's computer resource centre, or other local
- schools,
- for guidence? Well I'll leave that one well alone!!!!
-
- Cheers,
-
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