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- From: eric@wolf359.exile.org (Eric Edwards)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.networking
- Subject: Re: Home networking with Amiga & PC
- Message-ID: <dZapy*3A2@wolf359.exile.org>
- Date: Sun, 14 Apr 1996 20:23:41 GMT
- References: <NEWTNews.829328510.19184.MHay@MHAY.ROCH811SD>
- Organization: Engineers in Exile
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- In article <NEWTNews.829328510.19184.MHay@MHAY.ROCH811SD>, Mausul@juno.com writes:
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- >
- > Hi all,
- >
- > I kind of got into this conversation in the middle and maybe my question was
- > already answered...
- >
- > At home I have a 486 and an A2000. I am in the process of building a server
- > that will be running Netware 3.12.
-
- Any particular reason for chosing Netware? It is quite expensive and
- makes it difficult to connect non-PC's. I would suggest Linux for the
- server.
-
- Linux, out of the box, serves files via NFS. AmiTCP has an NFS client so
- you're good there.
-
- I don't know of a free NFS client for the PC. However, there is a free SMB
- server for Linux. And there is a free SMB client for the PC.
-
- Printing should be doable with lpr/lpd.
-
- NT would also for the above. SMB services are built in and a freeware NFS
- server is available.
-
- > 4) PC NICs may be had very inexpensively -- how much should I expect to pay
- > for one for the Amiga?
-
- Lots more. I paid $279 for my Ariadne. A Golden Gate card + PC ethernet
- would be cheaper. The ethernet card in my PC only cost be $21.
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