LOCAL AREA NETWORK CONNECTIONS 8-17
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7400A/
ADU/
MADU
REMOTE PC
(RPC) CLIENT
(OFF PREMISES)
MODEM
LAN
WITH
StarGROUP
REMOTE PC
(RPC) CLIENT
7400B
MODEM
POOL
6386 PC
LAN MANAGER
REMOTE
GATEWAY
S75/85/G1/G2
Figure 8-7. Outside PC Access to a LAN Operating with StarGROUP Software
7400A/B/
ADU/
MADU
ASYNCHRONOUS
GATEWAY
SERVER
7400B
EXTERNAL
ASYNCHRONOUS
HOST
(E.G. COMPUSERV)
S75/85/G1/G2
CLIENT
WORKSTATION
ASYNCH
HOST
LAN
WITH
StarGROUP
MODEM
POOL
ASYNCH
TERMINAL/PC
7400B
Figure 8-8. Asynchronous Communications from LANs Operating with StarGROUP Software
running communications software similar to those shown in table 8-4.
Note that the number of simultaneous connections the gateway can support, the speed of the connections,
and the software that the remote (client) PC must be running vary with the gateway PC software and
hardware constraints. Check the gateway software documentation for these particulars.