umcarls9@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Charles Carlson) (04/26/91)
Are there any low cost peer to peer networks for OS/2? Right now I'm running DOS and Lantastic, and from what I have been hearing about OS/2 2.0, I'll want to switch both 386s here the minute it comes out, but I don't want to loose the connection between the two of them. I figure one might be able to run Lantastic in a DOS window to transfer files, but I doubt that would allow OS/2 to see the drives, besides, there'll be HPFS that I will want to take full advantage of. Thanks, Charles
wbonner@yoda.eecs.wsu.edu (Wim Bonner) (04/26/91)
In article <1991Apr25.221546.26610@ccu.umanitoba.ca> umcarls9@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Charles Carlson) writes: >Are there any low cost peer to peer networks for OS/2? >Right now I'm running DOS and Lantastic, and from what I have been hearing >about OS/2 2.0, I'll want to switch both 386s here the minute it comes >out, but I don't want to loose the connection between the two of them. >I figure one might be able to run Lantastic in a DOS window to >transfer files, but I doubt that would allow OS/2 to see the drives, >besides, there'll be HPFS that I will want to take full advantage of. I don't know about Low cost, but I do know that networking is relatively easy under OS/2 because you don't have to work in the multi-tasking, as it is part of the operating system. I don't really know the costs, but I know that LanMan operates for me as a server on my 286 with 4.5 megs of memory.. I am running a peer server and can access the drives from my XT. I picked up LanMan while I was working at MS, so my cost was extremely low. I assume any network that will work under OS/2 will give you the ability to do what you want.. The biggest problem will likely be if you get support for your current network cards... Wim. -- | wbonner@yoda.eecs.wsu.edu | The Loft BBS | 27313853@wsuvm1.csc.wsu.edu | (509)335-4339 | 72561.3135@CompuServe.com | USR HST Dual Standard HST/V.32