[comp.dcom.lans] DOS-to-Ethernet network software recommendations?

bryan@uhura1.uucp (Bryan Curnutt) (03/08/91)

I'm looking for networking recommendations for/against software
to connect several MS-DOS machines in an office.  Currently
under consideration are Sun's PC-NFS and Novell's Netware,
but I'm interested in hearing recommendations of or warnings
against other products, too.

We'd ideally like to be able to do the following things:

    - Connect 7 (or more) office PCs to a single HP Laserject Series II.
    - Share files (especially WordPerfect files) among all PCs.
    - Access Sun files from the PCs.
    - Print files from the PCs on the printers connected to SunOS.
    - Access PC files from SunOS.
    and especially
    - Still run normal DOS software (non-Windows 3.0) on the PCs.

From what I understand, Netware will currently allow you to access
DOS files from SunOS but not vice-versa.

I'd be particularly interested in hearing from anyone who has
integrated PCs into an Ethernet network, of course.

Thanks,

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Bryan Curnutt            bryan%uhura1@uunet.uu.net