Managing Systems and Workgroups: A Guide for HP-UX System Administrators

Planning a Workgroup
Services for Data Exchange with Personal Computers
Chapter 2126
Services for Data Exchange with Personal
Computers
Today’s technology offers many ways to share data between HP-UX
systems and personal computers (PC’s). Among them are:
• “File Transfer Tools” on page 126
• “Terminal Emulators” on page 127
• “Versions of UNIX-like Operating Systems” on page 128
• “Versions of the X Window System for PCs” on page 129
• “Versions of the PC Windows Systems for HP-UX Systems” on
page 130
• “NFS Mounts” on page 130
• “Network Operating Systems” on page 131 which allow HP-UX
resources to be accessed by PC’s
• “Electronic Mail” on page 131
File Transfer Tools
There are many different data exchange protocols, most of them
developed for the personal computer environment. Two that are
supported by HP-UX are:
• ftp
• Kermit
In the world of personal computers, ftp is usually found as a standalone
utility. Kermit is usually part of a terminal emulation package, but
standalone versions of kermit do exist for personal computers.
ftp
Originally a UNIX utility, ftp is now found in versions of Microsoft’s
Windows NT Workstation and Windows NT Server operating systems.
Third-party, public domain, and shareware versions of ftp software can
also be found.