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- From: sholmste@novell.com (Shawn Holmstead)
- Subject: Re: Can Novell support 75+ workstations?
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- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 16:27:45 GMT
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- In article <9301212346.AA06174@public.btr.com.BTR.COM> a9@public.btr.com (Ashar Nisar) writes:
- >Question: What is the MAXIMUM number of workstations that a 486 MSDOS
- >server can handle and still give reasonable performance with Novell network?
-
- The maximum number of workstations that Novell currently sells is a 250 user
- using version 3.11. The maximum for version 2.2 is 100 user.
-
- >We want to setup a lab with 486 50Mhz (or better) file servers and
- >286 DOS workstations for students doing (mostly) editing and compiling.
- >The number of workstations will be anywhere from 75 - 100.
- >
- >Any information and suggestions about the optimal way to handle 75+
- >workstations with a server (or maybe we will need more than one)
- >wil be appreciated.
-
- At BYU where I was a system manager we had one server (486 50 MHz with
- 32 Meg of RAM) running a 250 user version of 3.11. The server serviced
- about 125 student workstations and 75-100 professor workstations, and
- never had any noticible speed problems. The only speed problems we
- encountered were cable related where the workstations were in a completely
- different building. At peak times there might be a little slowing if
- everyone compiles at once, but that is not too likely.
-
- >I contacted a local Novell dealer and he told me that they only sell
- >network hardware for up to 20 users. According to him a 50 user system
- >is also out there but is not common (so he does not carry it).
-
- Maybe it is not common with his customers, but the versions over 50 users
- are very common elsewhere.
-
- >Is it possible (at all) to have a 75+ workstations system?
-
- Definately. Call 1-800-NETWARE and ask for the Novell buyers guide. This
- guide has all of the products Novell sells. With this, your reseller
- should be able to get his hands on a copy of NetWare for more than 20 users.
-
- >Thanks
- >
- >Ashar Nisar
- >a9@btr.com
-
- Hope this helps,
- Shawn Holmstead
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