Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uwm.edu!psuvax1!psuvm!VAXB!MOLTA From: MOLTA@VAXB.ACS.UNT.EDU Newsgroups: bit.listserv.novell Subject: RE: Netware 326 support of TCP/IP Message-ID: Date: 15 Jan 90 16:13:00 GMT Sender: Novell LAN Interest Group Reply-To: Novell LAN Interest Group Lines: 29 Approved: NETNEWS@PSUVM Gateway X-VMS-To: IN%"NOVELL%SUVM@pucc.PRINCETON.EDU" X-To: NOVELL%SUVM@pucc.PRINCETON.EDU >What does netware 386 v3.1 support for TCP/IP really mean? Do it mean: As I understand it, Netware 386 v 3.1 will not actually include support for TCP/IP. Rather, it will include hooks so that the TCP/IP NLMs will be able to be loaded, once they're released later this year. As far as your specific questions are concerned, I'll speculate based on what I've heard, but if anyone from Novell is listening, it would be real helpful to hear more specifics on this issue. >1) I can FTP to a novell server I would assume that this would be a fundamental component of any TCP/IP implementation that they would release. >2) I can Telnet to a novell server and run a DOS session from a VT-100 on > a terminal server This is not very likely and if it were implemented, would have a significant negative impact on server performance. >3) my DOS workstation talk to a novell server with TCP or IP protocols > rather than IPX, SPX protocols There has been some talk about a pure IP client, but there are serious problems in terms of memory overhead. I think Novell would like to see a university work on this. Dave Molta University of North Texas