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Re: netview/solaris and x-windows pcs?

1999-04-12 12:30:02
Subject: Re: netview/solaris and x-windows pcs?
From: OGrant <OGrant AT PEC DOT COM>
To: nv-l AT lists.tivoli DOT com
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 12:30:02 -0400
Hm...well, I think I now understand the concept, but I'll have to actually
see it running to fully appreciate how it works.  Tx.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Leslie Clark [SMTP:lclark AT US.IBM DOT COM]
> Sent: Monday, April 12, 1999 10:29 AM
> To:   NV-L AT UCSBVM.ucsb DOT edu
> Subject:      Re: netview/solaris and x-windows pcs?
>
> The distiction to be made here is between the Netview client
> and the X "client" (isn't it  actually the X server?). Anyway, the
> Netview client  and server can be a mix of Unix platforms, but
> not a mix of Unix and Intel. Using the X-emulation approach,
> the Intel box can telnet to the Unix Netview server just fine and
> this is a very common approach.
>
> Cordially,
>
> Leslie A. Clark
> IBM Global Services - Systems Mgmt & Networking
> (248) 552-4968 Voicemail, Fax, Pager
>
>
> ---------------------- Forwarded by Leslie Clark/Southfield/IBM on
> 04-12-99
> 10:25 AM ---------------------------
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>
> "S. John Banner" <jbanner AT UVIC DOT CA> on 04-09-99 05:46:48 PM
>
> Please respond to Discussion of IBM NetView and POLYCENTER Manager on
>       NetView <NV-L AT UCSBVM.UCSB DOT EDU>
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> To:   NV-L AT UCSBVM.UCSB DOT EDU
> cc:    (bcc: Leslie Clark/Southfield/IBM)
> Subject:  Re: netview/solaris and x-windows pcs?
>
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>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Discussion of IBM NetView and POLYCENTER Manager on NetView
> > [mailto:NV-L AT UCSBVM.UCSB DOT EDU]On Behalf Of OGrant
> > Sent: Friday, April 09, 1999 2:07 PM
> > To: NV-L AT UCSBVM.UCSB DOT EDU
> > Subject: netview/solaris and x-windows pcs?
> >
> > We're considering deploying netview/solaris; however, we're
> > wondering if we
> > can use our existing Win NT workstations (with a X windows package --
> say,
> > Chameleon -- connected to the Sun server) as netview clients.  My
> > suspicion
> > is not; perhaps someone else has another thought?  Many thanks,
>    I can't speak of NetView/Solaris, but with NetView/AIX (which I
> understand is effectively the same code base), this is my standard working
> environment.  NetView uses XWindows, and will work with any XServer that
> is
> of a sufficient level (we use Hummingbird).
>
>                                               sjb.