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From: rnf@shumv1.ncsu.edu (Rick Fincher)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Novell on the Apple?
Message-ID: <1990May31.122704.17137@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu>
Date: 31 May 90 12:27:04 GMT
References: <2264750@mtsg.ubc.ca>
Reply-To: rnf@shumv1.ncsu.edu (Rick Fincher)
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In article <2264750@mtsg.ubc.ca> Les_Ferch.@MTSG.UBC.CA writes:
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> 
>>Can a ][GS talk to Novell?
> 
>I got a good laugh from your message title (Netware will most certainly never
>be made for the IIgs) however, when I read your question, I realized your
>query was quite a sensible one. :)

Too many people laugh when someone talks about the IIGS for serious work.

> 
>Anyhow, the IIgs knows diddly about Novell, but that's OK, neither does the
>Mac when it comes right down to it.  Both (the GS and Mac) have Appleshare
>client software included with the OS that can recognize any Appleshare
>server.  The Mac software can work reliably with Appletalk Phase 1 and 2
>servers, but the GS Appleshare requires a Phase 2 server.  As far as I know,
>the Novell Appleshare VAP is Phase 2, so you should be in luck.

AppleTalk Phase 2 has nothing to do with it.  It is AFP 2.0 that is the filing
protocol on servers that SHOULD work with Apple II's.  I think that's what
you meant.

Phase II is a lower level protocol change that allows more nodes per zone,
among other things.

> 
>If you already have Macs on the network, all you have to do is install
>Appleshare on the GS and plug it into the network.

Assuming the net software is fully AFP 2.0 compliant.

>If you don't already
>have Macs attached, then you may not have the Appleshare VAP for Novell
>installed (but you may have the software kicking around, depending on
>what version you bought).  At any rate, you need to install the latest
>version of Novell to have it all work reliably (2.15c or something).

Rick Fincher
rnf@shumv1.ncsu.edu