Message-Id:	<199801161951.LAA20774@mail-gw3.pacbell.net>
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From:	"Nathan Roberts" <nathanr AT pacbell DOT net>
To:	opendos-support AT delorie DOT com
Date:	Fri, 16 Jan 1998 11:50:59 +0000
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Subject:	Questions about networking
Reply-to:	Nathan Roberts <nathanr AT pacbell DOT net>

I work at a high school, and I'm working on setting up a token-ring 
network on the computers in the Chemistry and Physics labs using 
personal netware.  We have a small network set up in the 
storeroom in between, and it's working fine; I've got the computers 
set up and ready to be networked as soon as the wiring for the 
rooms themselves is in place.

We're planning to eventually connect this token-ring network up to 
the school-wide Ethernet network, which is also connected (via ISDN) 
to the internet.

The hardware and software we are using are: IBM PS/2 486's with IBM 
Token-ring cards, and a Compaq 486 server, also with a IBM token-ring 
card.  We're running OpenDOS and Windows 3.1.

My questions are:

1) How do we connect the token-ring network up to the rest of the 
network?  Somebody told us that we could get an Ethernet card and 
place it in our server (alongside the token-ring card), and run 
Windows NT and use it as a router.  Assuming we can scrounge up a 
copy of NT and install it on the server, will we be able to run our 
PNW network on it?  Can we accomplish the same task using just PNW 
(or other, reasonably inexpensive software?)

2) What software do we need to access the Internet under Windows 3.1?

Thanks in advance.
---
Nathan Roberts
http://home.pacbell.net/nathanr

Before you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes.
That way, when you do criticize him,
you'll be a mile away and have his shoes.

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