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- From: aar_osman@gsbacd.uchicago.edu
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.networking
- Subject: Re: OS/2 2.0 NW requester/Cabletron/TCP
- Message-ID: <1992Aug29.145042.1@gsbacd.uchicago.edu>
- Date: 29 Aug 92 20:50:42 GMT
- Article-I.D.: gsbacd.1992Aug29.145042.1
- References: <1992Aug27.030040.16368@news.weeg.uiowa.edu>
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- >
- > I read somewhere that the OS/2 2.0 NW Requester was released on July 1!
- > I need to verify the the OS/2 version 2.0 Netware Requester is available
- > and is generally thought of as being "ready" (if this is indeed the case).
- Yes, this is available. Cal 1-800-NETWARE to order your copy.
- >
- > The other reason that they tell me that we'll have to wait at least 6 months
- > before we can have our OS/2 2.0 is that drivers supposedly do not exist for
- > the network cards that we have (Cabletron E2010's and E2110's). IS THIS
- > CORRECT???
- The cabletron drivers ARE available from the Cabletron bulletin
- board. I have been using them for 3 months now.
- >
- > I would also like info on using IBM's TCP/IP 1.2.1 package with the setup
- > listed below. If anyone can verify that the OS/2 workstations described
- > below will INDEED continue to work wonderfully if we upgrade from OS/2 1.3
- > to OS/2 2.0 (and NW Requester), please let me know!
- >
- The 1.2.1 (refresh) package has a few problems with the NW requester
- 2.0 that (in my opinion) it is unusable (intermittent freezes). I
- understand that Novell/IBM fixed the problem and we are waiting for
- its release. If TCP/IP operation under NW requester 2.0 is CRITICAL,
- I would wait until the patch is available.
- > Setup:
- >
- > OS/2 Workstations:
- >
- > * 386-25 DX machines with 16MB RAM
- > * 330MB SCSI hard drive with WD FAASST SCSI 7000 controller
- > * Cabletron E2010 or E2110 Network Interface Card
- > * OS/2 version 1.3
- > * Novell NW Requester for OS/2 version 1.3
- >
- > DOS "ODI" Workstations:
- >
- > * 386-25 DX machines with 2MB RAM
- > * 40MB H.D.
- > * Cabletron E2010 or E2210 N.I.C.
- > * LSL, IPXODI, CSIODI.EXE, Lan WorkPlace (Telnet, FTP)
- >
- > Servers:
- >
- > * 486-33 DX machines with ??MB RAM
- > * 660MB hard drive, 100MB hard drive
- > * Novell Netware 3.11
-
- These machines are more than adequate. I suggest at least 8mB
- ram for OS/2 machines that will concurrently run NW requester
- and TCP/IP. Windows compatibility is also a resource hog.
- > Thanks in advance!
-
- You are welcome!
- > (svec@act-act6-po.act.org)
-
- Osman Ahmad aar_osman@gsbacd.uchicago.edu
-