Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uwm.edu!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!brutus.cs.uiuc.edu!psuvax1!psuvm!UMD5!SHERK From: sherk@UMD5.UMD.EDU (Erik Sherk) Newsgroups: bit.listserv.novell Subject: Re: Questions Message-ID: <9001112217.AA10991@umd5.UMD.EDU> Date: 11 Jan 90 22:17:23 GMT Sender: Novell LAN Interest Group Reply-To: Novell LAN Interest Group Lines: 44 Approved: NETNEWS@PSUVM Gateway X-To: Novell LAN Interest Group In-Reply-To: Your message of Thu, 11 Jan 90 13:32:01 -0800. > > I have a few questions, well mixed: > > > > 3. Why isnt it possible to run both, Novell and TCP/IP at the same > > time? When I begin with NCSA/Telnet (3C523/MC) no problems to run > > the Netware but the other way round I cant get any connection. Our > > Network admin. told me that the problem comes from Novell, but really, > > I do not believe him. > > > > Thanks in advance > > Robert > > >You can run Novell and TCP/IP at the same time depending upon >who's implementation of TCP/IP you use. Novell has an implementation >(from the former Excelan) called LAN WorkPlace for DOS that >runs concurrently with the NetWare shell. It also includes >a NetBios interface that is compatible with MS-NET stuff so >you can conceivably have concurrent MS-NET and NetWare connections >from the same PC. LWP does require a Novell card called the >205 (for XT/AT busses) or the 215 (for MC). The TCP/IP is >run on the NIC directly so it is higher performance for slower >XT and AT machines. The IPX stack uses a link level interface >on the 2x5 card (so it uses the PC CPU to do the protocol work). >Other implementations with concurrent TCP/IP and IPX are available >from Wollongong and (I believe) FTP Software. These implementations use >a dumb controller and the TCP/IP stacks are host resident. As >for NCSA/Telnet, I can't say. I don't think the problem is with >the IPX stack though because other commercial packages can do it. > >Ron Cully >Prod Mktg Engr While the Novell TCP/IP (and Wollongong, FTP, etc. ) works it has one major problem. It costs money! On the other hand, with a little work, NCSA and Novell can work together just fine. They can work together through packet drivers. I suggest that you anonymous'ly ftp novell.exe and drivers.arc from omnigate.clarkson.edu (128.153.4.2) and give'm a try... Erik ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Erik Sherk sherk@umd5.umd.edu Network Infrastructure (301) 454-0864 Computer Science Center University of Maryland