Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!bronze!mckimg@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu From: mckimg@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu Subject: Re: AppleShare (on a Mac) vs Netware's Mac VAP/NLM (on a PC) Message-ID: <1991May17.133302.21885@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu> Sender: Organization: Indiana University Date: Fri, 17 May 91 08:32:51 EST Lines: 32 >>QUESTION: Is the consultant correct? is a Network server running >> Mac VAP/NLM (on an 80x86 system) better than AppleShare >> file server (on a Mac)? >There is a very good article in _MACUSER_ June 1991 discussing >this exact topic. >FYI, "If you need excellent security features while you share files with >DOS or OS/2 clients and you want solid Mac performance--especially for >database purposes--consider Novell's Netware for Macintosh...you should >seriously consider Netware if you're looking for performance at any cost." >------------------------------------------------------------------- >Robert L. Dahlen - Director, Information Systems & Technology >University of Denver - Denver, Colorado 80208 (303) 871-4385 >INTERNET:bdahlen@du.edu BITNET:bdahlen@ducair Actually, this article in MacUser only covers Netware for Macintosh for Netware 286 products. The NLM for Netware 3.11 is not mentioned, so expect the performance advantage of Netware over Appleshare to widen even further. BTW -- Has anyone seen a full evaluation (not preview) of Netware for Macintosh NLM? We've had it for several weeks and has performed beautifully, but I was wondering what others think... ========================================================================= Geoffrey W. McKim Internet: mckimg@ucs.indiana.edu UCS Networks/LAN Group BITNET: mckimg@iuamber Indiana University Bloomington 855-4643 =========================================================================