A/UX system access by X.25 login ?

[Miguel Calejo]

In article <739 at panix.UUCP> alexis at panix.UUCP (Alexis Rosen) writes:
> I'm just exploring this option now, for tunneling LocalTalk through X.25
> across the Atlantic and Pacific oceans (but not for A/UX). My 
understanding
> is that you can use routers (such as the cisco) to produce ethernet 
packets
> (assuming you've got one coming from the other side), which you could 
then
> pick up on the Mac. 

> ...

> There are other possibilities, too. What exactly is your setup like?

First let me say that I'm still in the prospective phase, deciding what to 
buy. I have no system running.

> How did you plan to hook the Mac to the X.25 net?

Two ideas came to mind: using some combination of MacX25+Apple NB Serial 
Card, or the Symicron X.25 board for A/UX (appears in the A/UX application 
list on Applelink; I haven't their coordinates here, but I can look it up).

>  I have yet to hear back from Cisco, but I'm hopeful...

As far as I know (following the recommendation of a knowledgeable Apple 
guy and considering the information I got from Cisco), the Cisco solution 
should work for your problem. Another (cheaper) possibility might be to 
use a couple of PAD boxes and Hayes Interbridges, or a similar AppleTalk 
bridge for modem connections:

LocalTalk1--Bridge==X.25 PAD box< - - >X.25 PADbox==Bridge--LocalTalk2

"---" is LocalTalk, "==" is RS-232, "<- ->"  is the X.25 net.

But I'm ignorant in these matters... Does this make sense ?

Finally, although I'm also very interested in connecting AppleTalks over 
X.25, my current problem is making TTY-like access to a Mac A/UX host. 
Implementing an AppleTalk bridge would be an overkill for my application.

Best wishes,    Miguel

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