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Re: Novell-Internet question



>Let's say I have a server with one of Micorsoft operating systems, let's say
>Windows NT, that is connected to the internet directly and a lot of other
>machines connected to this server via a Novell net. Now one of these
>machines is a Linux box. Is it possible to use the Linux box as if it were on
>the internet, too? That is can I e.g. telnet from this machine or send mail?
>If so what software do I need? The ipx package?

It seems to me the question you need to be asking is does the server
route IP frames.  You will not get to the internet by adding IPX to the
linux unless you do a remote login to the server.  (Which so far as I
know is not possible with Novell.)




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