Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!rutgers!sunybcs!bingvaxu!leah!itsgw!steinmetz!uunet!actnyc!srk From: srk@actnyc.UUCP (Shalom Krischer) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Novell Netware Message-ID: <675@actnyc.UUCP> Date: 1 Feb 88 17:27:15 GMT Organization: InterACT Corporation, New York Lines: 87 A while back I posted a question about Novell Netware, and promised to post the results when they come in. Since I haven't heard anything lately, I would like to thank those who responded, and folloing this is my original question, and the responses. Thanks again. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Some time ago I remember seeing a lot of dicussion about the Novell networking product. At the time I did not think much about it, since I am more involved in the Mainframe and Mini world, but recently a friend asked me if I could find out about it (or a better way of networking 4 or 5 IBM AT's together). Please E-mail to me, and I will post the results if there is any interest. Thanks... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 02 Jan 88 14:59:42 -0600 From: Robby Kates Status: R We have Novell up and running connecting a Compact 386, a Compact diskless 286, 2 IBM ATs, an IBM XT, and an IBM 3270. We use it to run the Solomon accounting package. The machines are in close proximity and hooked together with Ethernet. It seems to work pretty well, and the file system protection is effective. If you have some specific questions, I'd be glad to answer if I can. -Robby Robby Kates ...ihnp4!eiibank!robby Beatrice Corporate Headquarters, Chicago "...and a lover who looks straaaaangly, like Time the Avenga..." -CH- #include --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Organization: NCSU Computing Center, Raleigh, NC Cc: Status: R I have worked with Novell in two forms. At my last job we had a Novell net and the job before that we had Novell's Netware running on a box from TeleVideo. Both served their purpose. TeleVideo's box is called the Personal Mini or PM. It was pretty much the same as Novell's except it came standard with a tape drive. I can not remember prices and things like that. At my last job we used it for program development. It worked well for that allowing us to do MSDOS development on one set of source files. I have also seen it work with applications like business stuff. This can work nicely also. The biggest complaint is that it is slow. For development we would still use a hard disk on our PC's and do compiling from there to help speed things up. For development I would recommend a maxed-out system. For the applications I have seen there isn't usually a speed problem. Netware supports mini/mainframe things like logins, accounts, user groups, file-directory-user priveleges, and mail. It also will allow spooling to a system printer connected to the file server box. For more information you can contact Steve Schuerman at OCLC. He should be able to help you more. He is at: sppy00!sjs@ohio-state. Sam Moore sam@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 14 Jan 88 20:53:46 -0500 (EST) From: "Johnny J. Chin" To: INFO-IBMPC@a.ISI.EDU, srk@actnyc.UUCP (Shalom Krischer) Subject: Re: Novell Netware Information Request Cc: In-Reply-To: Message from "actnyc!srk@uunet.UU.NET (Shalom Krischer)" dated "Tue, 29 Dec 87 13:28:05 EST" Status: R In my opinion and the opinion of my fellow employees, we decided that if you are using Novell's Netware, you should either go with: ArcNet ("Novell's Baby") or Ethernet (the fastest network out) If you use ArcNet, use Novell's boards, they are more reliable. On the other hand, if you use Ethernet, DO NOT use Novell's Ethernet NE-1000! Instead use the Micom Ethernet Plus for the file server and Western Digital's EtherCard Plus for the work stations. Johnny J. Chin Technical Supervisor of Micro Computer Systems (currently attending Carnegie Mellon Univ.)