weiss@mott.seas.ucla.edu (Michael Weiss) (05/23/91)
I would like people to send me info on both DataClub and GraceLAN (via e-mail). Here are the questions I'd like answered: For DataClub: Are there any known incompatibilities with it that are not incompatibilities with AppleShare? How fast is it, compared to TOPS? Do you get that same old slowdown if someone is accessing your machine? Is it compatible with System 7? If it IS compatible with System 7, would it effectively work with publish and subscribe across machines? And, if it would, doesn't that make it much better than System 7's file sharing setup with only 10 users available? For GraceLAN: What kinds of neato things does it do for a network manager? How does it compare to Farallon's NetCheck and TrafficWatch? Does it work on both LocalTalk and Ethernet? Are there any compatibility problems that you know about? Thanks in advance for any answers! -- \ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / - Michael Weiss weiss@watson.seas.ucla.edu | School of Engineering and - - izzydp5@oac.ucla.edu | Applied Science, UCLA - / | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | \
rbrink@hubcap.clemson.edu (Rick Brink) (05/24/91)
From article <2846@lee.SEAS.UCLA.EDU>, by weiss@mott.seas.ucla.edu (Michael Weiss): > I would like people to send me info on both DataClub and GraceLAN (via > e-mail). Here are the questions I'd like answered: > stuff deleted > > For GraceLAN: > What kinds of neato things does it do for a network manager? > How does it compare to Farallon's NetCheck and TrafficWatch? > Does it work on both LocalTalk and Ethernet? > Are there any compatibility problems that you know about? > GraceLAN is far more sophisticated than these. It uses a custom responder to give you realtime information about the files and hardware of macs on your net. Call Technology works and get the free demo. It's pretty impressive. There are several competitors in this market. These utilities start around $400 retail. I'd hold off for a few months on a purchase, several products are still in the works for this type of monitoring. Look for Technology Works adds in Macweek, MacWorld, or MacUser. They sell memory products primarily, and have branched into this market reciently.