SGI-PC Networking Solutions:

Networking:

Here's some helpful information and software for solving networking issues.

PC-NFS user's may find the IRIX network daemon , pcnfsd (*), useful.

Of course, you'll also need the option IRIX NFS software.
Some general pcnfsd information.
Some sources of PC networking software.
Here are my instructions for installing PC-NFS on top of Windows.
Note: This is also available on the Desktop Special Edition CD shipped with most machines.

Users of standard Windows (WFW,Win95,WinNT) networking will probably find the IRIX Samba (*) network software invaluable (includes full source code).

Here is some general information on the IRIX Samba solution.
Here is some information I found helpful in troubleshooting Samba on my system.

Looking for a commercial product; check out FacetWin for SGI!

InPerson user's may want to check Chameleon/NFS from NetManage.

It now includes a Windows version of the InPerson video conferencing software.
As well a a complement of networking, NFS, and web tools; recommended.

Here is a great source of information regarding other topics in PC and Mac network connectivity. It includes pointers on:

You may also want to check out my PC connectivity page.

MAIL:

You can also setup and install a Post Office Protocol (POP) server for remote e-mail access.
IMAP is a newer e-mail service that works with many e-mail clients, including Netscape Communicator v4.
- You can download a version for Irix 6.x here.

Here's my quick start guide to setting up Point to Point Protocol (PPP) networking.

If you are dealing with modems, check out my updated modem script files for newer systems, including O2 and Octane:

Cardinal	Digicom	Hayes	Intel
Multitech	Telebit	US Robotics	Zyxel

* You'll need the Web Installation tools (tardist) to install this software.

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