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From: kenh@techbook.com (Ken Haynes)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms,comp.sys.novell
Subject: Re: Windows on diskless workstations
Message-ID: <1991Apr24.124123.91@techbook.com>
Date: 24 Apr 91 12:41:23 GMT
References: <1991Apr18.015949.26790@npd.Novell.COM> <1991Apr20.034704.28236@netcom.COM> <1991Apr21.164528.12434@pbs.org>
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>"If you are useing a Novell network, do not set the temporary swap file
>to a net drive. Unlike other network vendors, Novell does not license
>Microsoft"s MSNet Redirector module. Because Novell is not MSNet
>Redictor compatible, thr root directory of a Novell network drive
>is also the root directory of the server.  What this means is that
>if more than one user tries to run windows in 386 enhanced mode
>with their temporary swap file set to the same Novell drive, their
>systems will hang because the swap files will try to be the same
>name on the root directory of the server."

Use the MAP ROOT command and you solve this problem. The real issue re:
swap files is the amount of network bandwidth you use putting swap files on
the network.  Only a few users with network swap files can clog the wire.

Ken


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