Date: Sat, 24 Aug 1996 11:31:33 -0400 From: dennis@etinc.com (Dennis) To: Tony Tam <ttam@mail.iidpwr.com> Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Novell Netware Message-ID: <199608241531.LAA07563@etinc.com>
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> >Hackers, > > Could anybody tell me what are the advantages of a Novell Netware >Network? Since Windows 95 comes with TCP/IP stack, file, and printer >sharing capabilities, why would a network need a Novell Netware server? >Moreover, FreeBSD supports samba, why would a network need a Novell >Netware server? The big issue is that Joe CNE doesn't know TCP/IP well enough to build a complex IP network, and that NOVELL file servers are WAY faster than NFS (please lets not war over this) or LAN Manager. Netware is practically bullet proof, certainly much more than any existing unix.TCP/IP in Windows ain't that great either...and IPX is certainly easier to configure (no addresses, netmasks, gateways...nuttin'). > > Is there any technical advantages which IPX over TCP/IP? > >-- not specifically IPX over TCP/IP..but as I said the application level implementations are the determining factor. While IP has slightly more overhead than IPX (assuming burst SPX), the IPX vs IP factor is not significant in making a decision. Dennis ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Emerging Technologies, Inc. http://www.etinc.com Synchronous Communications Cards and Routers For Discriminating Tastes. 56k to T1 and beyond. Frame Relay, PPP, HDLC, and X.25 for BSD/OS, FreeBSD and LINUX
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