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- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans.misc
- Subject: Re: Lan Manager/Novell modem link?
- Message-ID: <92259.130659RBYAML@rohvm1.rohmhaas.com>
- From: Aengus Lawlor <RBYAML@rohvm1.rohmhaas.com>
- Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 13:06:59 EDT
- References: <68067@hydra.gatech.EDU> <BuJIr4.8qA@news.cso.uiuc.edu>
- Organization: Rohm and Haas Company
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- In article <BuJIr4.8qA@news.cso.uiuc.edu>, gill@eagle (Warren Gill) says:
- >
- >bob@comlab.gatech.edu (Bob Baggerman) writes:
- >: With LAN Manager 2.1 Microsoft provides an IPX/SPX interface for your
- >: Novell redirector and stack to use along with the LAN Manager stack and
- >: redirector. It probably takes up a bit of memory when you get them all
- >: loaded but NDIS 2.0 supports dynamic loading and unloading of protocol
- >: stacks drivers can be moved in and out of memory as needed. I haven't
- >: actually tried it. I generally try to avoid Novell. But it looks pretty
- >: simple from the installation documents.
- >
- > I have NETBEUI, TCP/IP, an NDIS<->Packet "shim", and NDIS<->IPX drivers
- >running on one PC. They all Work! Netware Connectivity package from Microsoft
- >is easy to install, and easy to use (just type 'NWLOAD' and the driver
- >loads, and you LOGIN to Novell - type 'NWUNLOAD' to unload the drivers when
- >you are done). Also, if the installation detects a copy of MS Windows, it
- >loads network drivers which allow you to logon and connect resources from
- >within Windows! For example, "Connect Net Drive" in file manager prompts
- >you for "NetWare" or "LAN Manager". Neat!
- Tell me more! Is this for DOS? Is it just called Netware Connectivity?
- Will it work with PathWorks which is (kinda) LanMan based? Where do I get
- it, and how much does it cost?
-
- >--wg
- Aengus
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- RBYAML@ROHMHAAS.COM Aengus Lawlor
- RBYAML@ROHVM1.BITNET (who used to be ALAWLOR@DIT.IE)
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