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From: jfb@naucse.UUCP (Jamie Bradford)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: NOVELL(Netware 386 vs Adv 2.15)
Message-ID: <2008@naucse.UUCP>
Date: 9 Apr 90 20:23:47 GMT
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From article <21096@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU>, by cook@sybil.cs.Buffalo.EDU (John M. Cook):
> To summarize:  Netware 386
>                    Non-Deciated mode?

No.

>                    features above Adv 2.15?

Mostly enhancements in terms of security, such as password encryption "on the
wire."  Also has a much more advanced console, better memory management, 
trustee rights may be assigned at the file level, and greater disk management
facilities.

>                    Should it be used with a 386SX?

I don't know as I've never asked Novell and I've never tried.  

>                 Adv 2.15
>                    Does running this on a 386 perform better than 
>                        on a 286?

Not that I have noticed, although it is possible.  

>                    If workstations have top speed of 12Mhz is a
>                        20Mhz-286 server a fast enough server?

In most cases the speed of your workstations vs. the speed of your server
is irrelevant.  The concerns I would have revolve around the type of 
applications you will be running and how fast the data throughput of your
server is.  That is, how fast can your server service a disk request
under a heavy load.  Speed in this area is usually related to disk bottlenecks
rather than server speed.  Keep this in mind when designing your server.

Hope this helps!


Jamie Bradford
{jfb@nau.cse.nau.edu}