MS Windows with DECNET

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2 total messages Started by Ling Siu Shian (SE) Mon, 14 Dec 1992 01:44

#819

Author: Ling Siu Shian (SE)
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 01:44

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Your opinions will be appreciated

Hi, netter,
My company is considering a MS Windows application that uses DEC's PathWork as
the network.  What we want to know is the following :
  How good is DEC net (that is PathWork), is it responsive enough to be used as
    a multi-user shared file/directory network ?
  How good is it in comparison to other network, say Novell network that runs 
    with MS windows 3.1 ?

Initial feedback that I got was not good at all, but I don't know if that was due to
the system set-up of PathWork or not.  Any DEC long time user has any info ?

I will be grateful for any mail directed to me or to the list.  I will send a
summary if others are interested.

Thank you for reading this mail.

Ling Siu Shian
National Computer Board
71 Science Park Drive, Singapore 0511

Email : siushian@iti.gov.sg
Tel   : (65) 772 0492
Fax   : (65) 779 5966

Re: MS Windows with DECNET

#822

Author: Jaye Mathisen
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 13:40

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In article <1992Dec14.014433.3317@iti.gov.sg> siushian@iti.gov.sg (Ling Siu Shian (SE)) writes:
>Your opinions will be appreciated
>
>Hi, netter,
>My company is considering a MS Windows application that uses DEC's PathWork as
>the network.  What we want to know is the following :
>  How good is DEC net (that is PathWork), is it responsive enough to be used as
>    a multi-user shared file/directory network ?
>  How good is it in comparison to other network, say Novell network that runs 
>    with MS windows 3.1 ?

Well, this is a tough one to answer.

The largest net I have is a 60 PC node net, connected to a VAX 4000/60, with
the PCSA stuff on a 5 disk stripe set.  Performance to and from the flie server
is pretty good, and the "seemingly" better connectivity to all our other
gizmos makes it a good deal.  It's pretty easy to set up and run.

I understand that DEC is putting a bunch of Novell hooks in the next release
of pathworks, but don't quote me.

Most software works just fine, windows seems OK, can't think of any that
don't work.  Most of the time you can get away with telling it that it's
a LanMan network, if software doesn't have specific Pathworks configs.
-- 
 Jaye Mathisen, COE Systems Manager                (406) 994-4780
 410 Roberts Hall,Dept. of Computer Science
 Montana State University,Bozeman MT 59717	osyjm@cs.montana.edu

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