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- From: alanbac@microsoft.com (Alan Back)
- Subject: Re: W4Wg vs. ARCnet vs. NetWare?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan04.182209.25420@microsoft.com>
- Date: 04 Jan 93 18:22:09 GMT
- Organization: Microsoft Corporation
- References: <1992Dec23.022316.26708@grian.cps.altadena.ca.us> <1992Dec30.020557.16587@microsoft.com> <1992Dec30.221642.29315@grian.cps.altadena.ca.us>
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- In article <1992Dec30.221642.29315@grian.cps.altadena.ca.us> alex@grian.cps.altadena.ca.us (Alex Pournelle) writes:
- >
- >Now, for max bonus karma points: Could/should I use Novell's BNETX to get
- >burst mode access, or should I use the one that comes with W4Wg? The
- >manual is singularly uninforming on this topic, and I've not gotten any
- >word from MS T.S. either.
- >
- BNETX was not tested with WFW, but if you need the speed, you can try it.
- Standard disclaimers apply, however: not supported, not tested, and may
- cause unforeseen problems. My recommendation would be to stick with the
- NETX that came in the box. I prefer security over speed.
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- Alan Back
- Microsoft Corporate Systems Engineering
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