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@US.IBM.COM]
> Sent: Monday, April 12, 1999 10:29 AM
> To: NV-L@UCSBVM.ucsb.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@UVIC.CA> on 04-09-99 05:46:48 PM
>
> Please respond to Discussion of IBM NetView and POLYCENTER Manager on
> NetView <NV-L@UCSBVM.UCSB.EDU>
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> To: NV-L@UCSBVM.UCSB.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@UCSBVM.UCSB.EDU]On Behalf Of OGrant
> > Sent: Friday, April 09, 1999 2:07 PM
> > To: NV-L@UCSBVM.UCSB.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.
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