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From: RBYAML@ROHVM1.BITNET (Aengus Lawlor)
Newsgroups: bit.listserv.novell,comp.sys.novell
Subject: Re: PathWorks for DOS NetWare Coexistence Product from DEC
Message-ID: <91170.134031RBYAML@ROHVM1.BITNET>
Date: 19 Jun 91 18:40:30 GMT
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In article <1991Jun18.170710.31534@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu>,
mcginnis@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu says:
>
>Anybody out there know anything about a new product from Digital
>Equipment Corp. called "PathWorks for DOS NetWare Coexistence"?
>
>As I understand it, it became available this month.  It has various
>files and utilities to allow one to set up a workstation to use NetWare
>and PathWorks simultaneously (using both file and print services on
>DEC PathWorks servers and Novell NetWare servers simultaneously).
>The coexistence product is supposed to provide a replacement of the
>DEC NETSETUP.EXE utility.  It is also supposed to have the necessary
>files to create a new IPX.COM that is NDIS compliant.
>
>The main drawback seems to be that both the NetWare and PathWorks
>workstation software must be loaded simultaneously.

I haven't seen the product, or and documents on it, but I have heard some
stuff about it. Some departments here use Netware, some PCSA, so we're
interested in it.

But before I spend a lot of time trying to get it to work, I was wondering
whether I can just run IPX-NDIS along side Pathworks, and if so, what
problems am I likely to encounter.

Pathworks in an MS-Net compatible OS, and uses MSs REDIR. Netware uses
some different tricks to achieve the same effect. Will these conflict.

Pathworks will only use drive letters below LASTDRIVE, Netware uses drive
letters after LASTDRIVE.

If you run windows, over such a combination (if it works) do you set windows
up for Netware (better interface) or Microsoft Network?

I'd welcome any input anyone has on any of these questions.

Thanks.
Aengus

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RBYAML@ROHMHAAS.COM                    Aengus Lawlor
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