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TITLE: Network Applications
DOCUMENT ID#: FYI.P.6011
DATE: October 29, 1991
PRODUCT: NetWare Lite
PRODUCT VERSION: All versions
SUPERSEDES: NA
SYMPTOM: NA
ISSUE/PROBLEM
Network Applications
Installing applications on NetWare Lite may be different than installing applications on NetWare. NetWare is, as you know, a very popular LAN. Many applications have NetWare specific installation options. These installation options DO NOT apply to NetWare Lite networks. NetWare Lite is a DOS peer-to-peer network. If the application being installed has network specific installations then "Other networks.." or "DOS peer-to-peer network" or the like, should be selected. DO NOT select NetWare or Novell installation options. See Appendix B in the documentation for more details about using NetWare Lite with NetWare.
In general, some consideration should be given when installing applications. If the application requires configuration information at the time it is installed, then consideration should be given to which CLIENTs (machines) will use the application. For example, say application TESTAPP.EXE is being installed and it asks what kind of monitor will be used with this application. Suppose that the machine you are sitting on has a VGA screen but no other machines on the network have VGA screens. If you were to select VGA then when this application is run from across the network from an CGA screen, it may not function properly. We have no specific guidelines on this subject, as a general solution may not be possible. This is a general problem with configuration of applications on a network.
