However, if you must run the NV client on a NT box.  You can use a
X-emulator such as EXceed from Hummingbird, or Reflection X, or
Extra??.  It provides emulation for must common Unix platforms, AIX,
HP-UX, and Solaris.

--- James Shanks <James_Shanks AT TIVOLI DOT COM> wrote:
> No.  NetView clients have to be on the same or very
> similar operating
> systems because they are simply an offload of the
> major parts of the
> X-windows GUI from one box to another.  The only
> mixed environment that is
> supported in 5.1 and 5.1.1 is Aix and Solaris.
> Digital and NT don't
> play here because they are too different under the
> covers.   For them the
> client must be the same OS and the server.
>
> I thought the information on mixing clients was in
> the Release Notes.
>
> You can, of course, use the web client on NT (using
> IE or Netscape for that
> box) to access any NetView.
>
> James Shanks
> Tivoli (NetView for UNIX) L3 Support
>
>
>
> Gord Michaels <gord_michaels AT HOTMAIL DOT COM> on
> 05/07/99 12:45:23 PM
>
> Please respond to Discussion of IBM NetView and
> POLYCENTER Manager on
>       NetView <NV-L AT UCSBVM.UCSB DOT EDU>
>
> To:   NV-L AT UCSBVM.UCSB DOT EDU
> cc:    (bcc: James Shanks/Tivoli Systems)
> Subject:  Can you have a NT Client with AIX Server
> ??
>
>
>
>
>
> Hello All.
>
> I am running AIX 4.2.1 with Netview 5.1.
>
> Can I make an NT box a Managed Node and then install
> the Netview 5.1 Client
> on it ? Does it work with an AIX based Netview
> Server?
>
> Any info appreciated.
>
> Gord.
>
>
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