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From: hamish@waikato.ac.nz
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans
Subject: Re: Naive Novell Questions
Message-ID: <1232.26c97102@waikato.ac.nz>
Date: 15 Aug 90 03:57:54 GMT
References: <1990Aug13.083025.1150@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu>
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In article <1990Aug13.083025.1150@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu>, chaiklin@shibuya.cc.columbia.edu (Seth Chaiklin) writes:
> I am a "mere user" of a Novell LAN and I would like to ask a few
> questions to protect myself from the forces of evil (i.e. SA) that
> tell me that "it cannot be done."  I apologize if this is the wrong
> place to post these questions and would appreciate some direction to
> the right place.
> 
> We are running Novell Netware 2.12 Rev B with an ethernet,
> I think mostly 3Com 3c501 cards.
> 
> 1.  Is it possible to control access to printers on the LAN so 
> that only certain people can get access to certain printers?
>

  Yes. PCONSOLE is the program to do this. Look in the manuals
 
> 2.  Is it possible to have a log made of each use of a printer?
>

 Not at the moment. A VAP could do it with double queueing.
 
> 3.  What are the virtues/problems of making a bridge vs.
> connecting all the machines into one big LAN?
> Doesn't a bridge just make one big LAN with more
> performance problems?
>

 Ethernet has a limit to the number of taps on the line (ie # of T's )
and also a length limit. A bridge gives you 2 different nets. A repeater
or router will also do the job, although they pass everything, not just
packets for the particular net.
 
> 4.  If there is a bridge, then it should be possible to get access to any
> printer on EITHER network, right?
>

 Yes!
 
> 5.  Is there any problem with mixing different ethernet cards
> in a Novell LAN.  The SA claims that we cannot use different
> cards on the same LAN.
> 

 We use 3Com 3c501's, WD8003's and ISOLan 16 bit ethernet cards. The only
problem I have is with the 16bit ISOLan cards in a fast (386SX @16Mhx) 
server, where the 3c501's can't keep up and die.

> Many thanks for your help.
> 

 No problem!

> Seth Chaiklin
> 
> chaiklin@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu
> seth@ny-yn.UUCP



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