In article <exuptr.752.0@exu.ericsson.se>, exuptr@exu.ericsson.se, Writes
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>> > Question: What is the MAXIMUM number of workstations
>> > that a 486 MSDOS server
>> > can handle and still give reasonable performance with
>> > Novell network?
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>>With 16 megs of RAM, I would say:
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>>Thinnet 30 machines
>>Thicknet 100 machines
>::::::::Boy, I'd say that's very conservative !!! We've run 60 units
>::::::::on thinnet using an active hub w/Netware SFT 2.11 and a 12MHZ 286!!
>::::::::No problem at all.
>> > 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.
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>>Use two servers, for sure.
>:::::::::What !!!!!!! Give me a break. This guy must work for some NOS
>:::::::::Vendor !!!!
>> > 50 user system
>> > is also out there but is not common (so he does not
>> > carry it).
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>>Rubbish. 50 user NetWare is quite common.
>:::::::::Agree with this one
>> > Is it possible (at all) to have a 75+ workstations
>> > system?
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>>Yep, for sure. Use 3Com cards, too, where possible - their degredation on network signals is very small and therefore (from my experience), we've been able to push the IEEE limitation of cabling lengths, number of workstations, etc. far beyond what is n>rmally considered 'sane'. :-)
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>>[For the net's info, the LAN I administer runs 27 machines on a
thin Ethernet backbone of.....
>::::::::We run TWP with active hubs (Chipcom) and have upwards of 300 actual
>::::::::connections. Usually 120 to 175 logged in at any one time.
>::::::::This is done using an IBM 95 w/SCSI2 Fujitsu drives, 23 MB Ram
>::::::::and Netware 3.11. Very rarely do we see performance degradation.
>::::::::I will be more than happy to show this system off. Please come
>::::::::Visit us here in Kalamazoo, MI. (we have about 20 servers on our
>::::::::backbone but this is just the large one !)