Getting Started

The user in Figure 1-1 has made a connection to the UNIX host on the LAN through the terminal server. He can now read databases, send mail, and run applications on this host. He can also connect to the VAX host, the IBM host, or a serial device on the other terminal server.

Expanding the Network with the Terminal Server

The terminal server can support a variety of devices, other than terminals. These include printers, modems, data switches, personal computers, and other host computers. These devices allow terminal server users to access LAN resources in many different ways, and provide additional resources to LAN users. Figure 1-2 shows an example of a Model 3395/3395A Terminal Server on the LAN, with several different devices connected to it.

IBM Mainframe

 

 

(Accessible through a

 

 

TN3270 connection)

VAX/VMS System

UNIX System

Telnet

Server

Ethernet Local Area

Network (LAN)

Printers

Other Devices with Serial Interfaces

VAX/VMS System

Personal Computers

 

X

Model 3395

Terminal Server

 

XCards In Chassis

Modems

Data Switches

Terminals

Host Systems

Figure 1-2. A terminal server on an Ethernet LAN

In a network like the one in Figure 1-2, terminal server users can gain access to the hosts connected directly to the LAN. Users on the LAN hosts can reach the devices connected to the terminal server, such as the printer, the host system, or the personal computer.

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