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From: umcarls9@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Charles Carlson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: Crash course in Novell??
Message-ID: <1991May23.231039.6273@ccu.umanitoba.ca>
Date: 23 May 91 23:10:39 GMT
Organization: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
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I have just been given the possibility of setting up a 25 user Novell
network. 
  
Problem: I've never so much as used a Novell network before, let alone 
         install one.
  
Question: How long would it take someone who's never looked at the manuals
          before to learn how to install Novell and get it working?
  
I'm not a complete network beginner, I have installed Lantastic/AI using
the WD8013EP boards.
  
I do not know yet whether it is going to be Netware 386<3.11> or 286<2.2>,
but more than likely it will be the 286 version.
I have heard rumors about how much more difficult it is to install and
run the 286 version, but I just talked to Novell and they told me that
the 286 version has been changed so that its now much easier to install.
  
What sorts of problems can I expect to run into?
Would there be any advantages to using WD boards over the NE boards or
vice versa?
 
Any pointers/tips/etc would be greatly appreciated!
  
Thanks,
Charles