Xref: utzoo comp.sys.ibm.pc:43645 comp.dcom.lans:4284 Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!brutus.cs.uiuc.edu!apple!rutgers!elbereth.rutgers.edu!medici From: medici@elbereth.rutgers.edu (Mark Medici) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.dcom.lans Subject: Re: Seeking info on Lantastic... Keywords: LANtastic, small network, Oh boy! Message-ID: Date: 5 Feb 90 20:21:57 GMT References: <1990Jan28.184215.25265@myoho.UUCP> Reply-To: medici@elbereth.rutgers.edu (Mark Medici) Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J. Lines: 17 I've installed a couple of LanTastic lans for friends. I have found them to be easy to install and manage, and can be configured to use very little RAM on both the client and server nodes. There is no problem using the server as a client, although I'd recommend using a '386[sx] box and a memory manager such as QEMM or 386max (you can shove much of Lantastic into "high" RAM, leaving more for your applications). The 2Mbps Lantastic adpaters work fine for the LAN's I've set up thus far (4 and 6 nodes, respectively). I'm not certain which topology they are, but ArtiSoft claims they're supported by Novell Netware. You can also run Lantastic over Ethernet (either the 10Mbps Lantastic or other cards) and other adapters that support NetBios. All this means that, if you find you've outgrown LanTastic, you can switch to Netware without replacing the cards. --- Mark (These are my own opinions and may not reflect the views of my employers or any other person, living or dead).