Acornell.2631 net.lan utcsrgv!utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!ihnss!houxi!npois!harpo!vax135!cornell!dean Sun Mar 14 21:49:06 1982 Request for info on network design I am a member of a group working on software for a campus-wide network at Cornell University. We are trying to address two separate problems. First, an interim system that will allow us to transfer mail and files. Second, a longer term solution that would allow remote file access, virtual channels between processes on different machines, remote login, and possibly even remote paging. We would eventually see the network supporting word processors, workstations, file servers, print servers, mainframes, and public terminals. For the interim system, we are currently using Sytek hardware to provide public terminal access and virtual circuits. We need a protocol that supports file and mail transfer among the various mainframes (an IBM with VM/CMS, a DEC 20 running TOPS-20, a VAX running 4.1BSD, etc.) and between micros (Apple, Terak, etc.) and the mainframes. Currently, we are looking at Columbia University's KERMIT protocol, slightly extended to allow automatic machine/machine transfer. Does anyone have experience with either KERMIT or any similar system in this application? One absolute requirement is that it be implemented on several of the machines described above, and that it takes no more than one to two weeks to implement on a new machine. For the long term problem, we are interested in any powerful and flexible network "protocol" supporting the above features. It would be nice if it were completely specified, and even nicer if it had been implemented on some group of machines running a variety of different operating systems. Please reply directly to me. If there is sufficient interest, I will digest the replies and put them back out on the net. Dean Krafft, Research Associate Dept. of Computer Science Cornell University (uucp address: decvax!cornell!dean, harpo!cornell!dean) (ARPA address: dean.cornell@udel) ----------------------------------------------------------------- gopher://quux.org/ conversion by John Goerzen of http://communication.ucsd.edu/A-News/ This Usenet Oldnews Archive article may be copied and distributed freely, provided: 1. There is no money collected for the text(s) of the articles. 2. The following notice remains appended to each copy: The Usenet Oldnews Archive: Compilation Copyright (C) 1981, 1996 Bruce Jones, Henry Spencer, David Wiseman.