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From: Andrew_Tuline@mindlink.UUCP (Andrew Tuline)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: Packet Drivers?
Message-ID: <4601@mindlink.UUCP>
Date: 27 Jan 91 22:07:10 GMT
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
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Forgive a fairly basic question.  What is a packet driver, and who supplies
them?  For instance, I have some WD8003E adapters, and am interested in having
them talk TCP/IP.  Do they have to be on the same cable as the TCP/IP system
or can these drivers actually get routed through a server?  Do the drivers
some with Netware 2.1X and I just haven't found them, or do they come from
the board manufacturer or what?  I sure would appreciate an explanation of
their purpose and capabilities.


BTW, we use Performance Technologies Netsave with an Exabyte tape drive.  It's
much faster than Emerald which I also reviewed when they were the first
companies with Exabyte support.  It's too bad Performance doesn't support MAC
backups.  I'd be interested in a package that backs up 2.1X, 3.1, and MAC .
The only ones I've seen that do all 3, are VAP's or NLM's, (which I don't
want).