RE: Lantastic/LanServer via single NIC

Jeff,

Oooppss. You did explain yourself fine, I just was slightly braindead at the
time -- the problem with doing this on the train. Well, now that I
understand this let's see....

You say that you have 2 entities, but as I see it you have 3 entities on two
mediums, the LanServer, Lantastic and the 400 as the entities and ethernet
and twinax as the mediums. So lets start by getting rid of the twinax cards:
I would identify the IPCS's ethernet card to the 400 as a line if you have
not done so already. Bind a TCP/IP interface to the line and convert all
your users to IP connections to the 400 and burn the twinax cards.

Now you have 3 entities and 1 medium, an improvement. So, now why are you
using Lantastic? Could it be as simple as copying any files you have on the
lantastic servers to the IPCS and turning off lantastic? What am I missing?

By my count, once lantastic is gone, you will have 2 entities, the 400
(5250, DB2, RPG, etc) and the Lan (file and print serving). This is the best
you can do, as you cannot combine these two functions. However, all these
functions are now under the hardware umbrella of the 400.

Good luck,
-Walden

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mcsnet!midrange.com!midrange-l-owner@Mcs.Net
> [mailto:mcsnet!midrange.com!midrange-l-owner@Mcs.Net]On Behalf Of Jeff
> Crosby
> Sent: Monday, February 02, 1998 7:56 AM
> To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject: Re: Lantastic/LanServer via single NIC
>
>
> Walden,
>
> > Yes you can do this (provided the FSIOP is the ethernet version). If you
> > keep lantastic you will be wasting the entire FS (File Server) part of
the
> > FSIOP, but it can be used as a simple ethernet adapter. Simply create an
> > ethernet line on the 400, configure IP and load client access on the
PCs.
>
> Thanks for the reply.  It appears you know this from first-hand
> experience.  I don't think I explained myself too well.  I already use
> the FSIOP (IPCS) as a file server.  I.E. I have network storage space
> assigned to it and LanServer is running.  I also have a 5-node Lantastic
> LAN.  Those 2 are still 2 entities, however.  My intent is to make them
> one.
>
> --
> -Jeff
>
> jlcrosby@fwi.com
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