[bit.listserv.novell] Corvus Omninet drivers and SFT Netware 2.15C

bdahlen@ZEPHYR.CAIR.DU.EDU (Robert L. Dahlen @ U. of Denver USA=) (02/13/90)

I can not REPLY to DAN STEEN, this is therefore going to the network:

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From bdahlen Fri Feb  9 11:28:25 1990
From: bdahlen (Robert L. Dahlen @ U. of Denver USA=)
Subject: Re: Corvus Omninet drivers and SFT Netware 2.15C
To: "Jnet%"NJENKIN@TUCC""@RHESUS
Date: Fri, 9 Feb 90 11:28:17 MDT
Cc: bdahlen (Robert L. Dahlen @ U. of Denver)
In-Reply-To: <900209100403.26602d15@RHESUS.CAIR.DU.EDU>; from
 "Jnet%"NJENKIN@TUCC""@RHESUS" at Feb 9, 90 10:04 am
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> I saw your message on the Novell Listserver about drivers for
> Corvus Omninet.  We had an IBM AT clone running 2.15 Netware and
> Corvus (along with Arcnet).  We've upgraded the server to a 20 MHZ
> 386 machine (Memorex Telex 7070) and 2.15C Netware.  Logging on
> takes about 4 times longer than before.  We're still using the
> Corvus drivers from 2.0A (or 2.11 --whenever Novell was still
> supplying them with the Netware package).  Do you think the drivers
> are the problem or is it 2.15C (or even the new 386 machine)?
> I'd appreciate any help or guidance you could give us.
> Thanks,
> --Dan Steen, Computer Coordinator,
Dan,

Here's what we are using with no trouble:

Novell IPX/SPX V2.11
Lan Option: Corvus Omninet no interputs

If you let me know how, I will get you a copy of these drivers.

I know you don't want to hear this, and I never wanted to hear it
when someone told me but, you should really get rid of those Omninet
cards.  On our last few conversations, Corvus gets increasingly
difficult to work with, not to mention that as other hardware
gets faster, the Omninet cards start to show their lack of speed.
We are just now dumping our corvus cards and replacing them with
Tiara Arcnet ($78) and Lan Master Arcnet ($90) cards.  I would
strongly encourage you to do the same.  Funding is a real problem
here, but we finally needed to move these machines and now seemed
like a reasonable time, in spite of the cost, to more them onto
our other Arcnet network.

Best of Luck,
Bob
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