mcginnis@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu (06/19/91)
Anybody out there know anything about a new product from Digital Equipment Corp. called "PathWorks for DOS NetWare Coexistence"? As I understand it, it became available this month. It has various files and utilities to allow one to set up a workstation to use NetWare and PathWorks simultaneously (using both file and print services on DEC PathWorks servers and Novell NetWare servers simultaneously). The coexistence product is supposed to provide a replacement of the DEC NETSETUP.EXE utility. It is also supposed to have the necessary files to create a new IPX.COM that is NDIS compliant. The main drawback seems to be that both the NetWare and PathWorks workstation software must be loaded simultaneously. I'd be interested in hearing from anybody who has used and/or seen this product. Thanks. E-mail preferred.
RBYAML@ROHVM1.BITNET (Aengus Lawlor) (06/20/91)
In article <1991Jun18.170710.31534@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu>, mcginnis@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu says: > >Anybody out there know anything about a new product from Digital >Equipment Corp. called "PathWorks for DOS NetWare Coexistence"? > >As I understand it, it became available this month. It has various >files and utilities to allow one to set up a workstation to use NetWare >and PathWorks simultaneously (using both file and print services on >DEC PathWorks servers and Novell NetWare servers simultaneously). >The coexistence product is supposed to provide a replacement of the >DEC NETSETUP.EXE utility. It is also supposed to have the necessary >files to create a new IPX.COM that is NDIS compliant. > >The main drawback seems to be that both the NetWare and PathWorks >workstation software must be loaded simultaneously. I haven't seen the product, or and documents on it, but I have heard some stuff about it. Some departments here use Netware, some PCSA, so we're interested in it. But before I spend a lot of time trying to get it to work, I was wondering whether I can just run IPX-NDIS along side Pathworks, and if so, what problems am I likely to encounter. Pathworks in an MS-Net compatible OS, and uses MSs REDIR. Netware uses some different tricks to achieve the same effect. Will these conflict. Pathworks will only use drive letters below LASTDRIVE, Netware uses drive letters after LASTDRIVE. If you run windows, over such a combination (if it works) do you set windows up for Netware (better interface) or Microsoft Network? I'd welcome any input anyone has on any of these questions. Thanks. Aengus -- RBYAML@ROHMHAAS.COM Aengus Lawlor RBYAML@ROHVM1.BITNET (who used to be ALAWLOR@DIT.IE) "How about some of that famous Dublin wit, Barman?" "Certainly, sir. Would that be Dry or Sparkling?"
j_pan@ranger.enet.dec.com (Joanna Pan) (06/22/91)
In article <91170.134031RBYAML@ROHVM1.BITNET>, RBYAML@ROHVM1.BITNET (Aengus Lawlor) writes... > >But before I spend a lot of time trying to get it to work, I was wondering >whether I can just run IPX-NDIS along side Pathworks, and if so, what >problems am I likely to encounter. > Yes, you can. You would run the DLLNDIS first, then the IPXNDIS, and then bind them together. I am running Pathworks with NetWare Co-Existence, and I am happy with it so far. > >Pathworks in an MS-Net compatible OS, and uses MSs REDIR. Netware uses >some different tricks to achieve the same effect. Will these conflict. > I have not seen any problem yet. > >Pathworks will only use drive letters below LASTDRIVE, Netware uses drive >letters after LASTDRIVE. > So, make sure your lastdrive is not z. Otherwise, you won't see NetWare. > >If you run windows, over such a combination (if it works) do you set windows >up for Netware (better interface) or Microsoft Network? > It does work. I set it up for Microsoft Network to access some printers which cannot be accessed via NetWare. I don't know the effect of setting up for NetWare. Joanna Pan
graham@octogard (06/23/91)
j_pan@ranger.enet.dec.com (Joanna Pan) writes: > So, make sure your lastdrive is not z. Otherwise, you won't see NetWare. Actually, if lastdrive is set to z, you can still access the login directory under NetWare. Just log to [:\LOGIN -- scary, but it works. And once you've logged in from your [: drive, you can map your NetWare drives to regular drive letters with the MAP command. This trick saved me from a rather nasty situation with a combination Novell and Lantastic network once... --- UUCP: [backbone]!duke!wolves!chatham!octogard!graham The Octopus's Garden BBS +1 919 876 7213