werner@cs.utexas.edu (Werner Uhrig) (03/25/91)
Given an existing network of IBM-PCs linked with a Novell network, and given that someone want's to buy some (low-end) Macintoshes and link them up into this existing network, what are the options, alternatives, best way to go about this? Given that you don't care to learn too many of the details yourself but want to help find the answers anyway, where has this topic been written up? (articles in trade rags, sales brouchures, what have you.....) Any hints and pointers appreciated. -- (Internet) werner@cs.utexas.edu (BITnet) werner@UTXVM (UUCP) ..!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!werner
dhartung@chinet.chi.il.us (Dan Hartung) (03/28/91)
werner@cs.utexas.edu (Werner Uhrig) writes: > > > Given an existing network of IBM-PCs linked with a Novell > network, and given that someone want's to buy some (low-end) > Macintoshes and link them up into this existing network, what > are the options, alternatives, best way to go about this? Novell has a special version of its software called Netware for Macintosh. It allows a Mac to plug right into an EtherNet system (uh, I think you DO need to have card slots for the net cards) and act just like a PC terminal would. However it could not of course run, say, WordPerfect from the network. If you have a dBase III+ database running, convert to FoxPro/LAN and install FoxBase+/Mac on the Apples and you can share the database. > > Given that you don't care to learn too many of the details > yourself but want to help find the answers anyway, where has > this topic been written up? > (articles in trade rags, sales brouchures, what have you.....) > > Any hints and pointers appreciated. >-- > > (Internet) werner@cs.utexas.edu > (BITnet) werner@UTXVM > (UUCP) ..!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!werner -- Daniel A. Hartung | WOMEN IN JAIL SEEK BOYFRIENDS AND HUSBANDS dhartung@chinet.chi.il.us | They're young and attractive. They're sorry Birch Grove Software | for what they've done. And they haven't been with a man for a long, long time.
MacUserLabs@cup.portal.com (Stephan - Somogyi) (03/30/91)
dhartung@chinet.chi.il.us (Dan Hartung) writes about Werner's request for Novell<->Mac connectivity: >Novell has a special version of its software called Netware for >Macintosh. It allows a Mac to plug right into an EtherNet system (uh, >I think you DO need to have card slots for the net cards) and act >just like a PC terminal would. However it could not of course run, >say, WordPerfect from the network. Well, not quite. If you have an existing NetWare 2.15c (or later) server, you can get a VAP called NetWare for Macintosh 2.2 (I _think_ this is the latest version, I may be wrong; it's definitely > 2.0 though). NetWare for Mac will provide you with AFP access to the NetWare server and also provided PAP-based print spooling services. Macintosh clients need only the standard AppleShare client software to connect to to such a server. NetWare for Mac supports LocalTalk and EtherTalk (and probably TokenTalk, but I haven't tried it). Novell has announced NetWare for Mac 3.0 with is an NLM for NetWare 3.11 (aka NetWare 386). The following information is heresay, since I haven't had a 3.11 server to play with yet. NLMs, unlike VAPs under NW 2.x, which are rather kludgy, are faster protocol processors, so NW/Mac 3.0 promises to be quicker. In addition, they say that NetWare 3.x is faster than NW 2.x anyway. So, the simple answer to Werner's question is, if you have a NW 2.x server that you're not planning to upgrade to 3.x, get the Mac VAP (if memory serves me correctly it's bundled these days); if you _are_ going to upgrade the 2.x server, or already have a 3.x server, run NW 3.11 and get NW/Mac 3.0. Disclaimer: My opinions based on my experiences; no endorsement implied. ______________________________________________________________________ Stephan Somogyi 1/8 of the world's population, 2/3 of the lawyers MacUser