Recomendations for Network CD-ROMS

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4 total messages Started by czar Wed, 10 Apr 1996 00:00

#441

Author: czar
Date: Wed, 10 Apr 1996 00:00

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I am looking for recommendations for CD-ROM drives for our Netware 3.12 
server.  Does anyone have a preference between connecting directly to the 
server or having the tower act as a node on the network?

Any brand I should look at or stay away from?

Thanks for your help in advance,

Bill Vanderhoof, CNA
czar@ctleng.com

Re: Recomendations for Network CD-ROMS

#440

Author: Chris P. Farrell
Date: Fri, 12 Apr 1996 00:00

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czar@ctleng.com wrote:
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>I am looking for recommendations for CD-ROM drives for our Netware 3.12
>server.  Does anyone have a preference between connecting directly to the
>server or having the tower act as a node on the network?
>
>Any brand I should look at or stay away from?
>
>Thanks for your help in advance,
>
>Bill Vanderhoof, CNA
>czar@ctleng.com
>


Discview works well with V4.1. Make sure to have the latest drivers!

Re: Recomendations for Network CD-ROMS

#438

Author: Bob Fokkens
Date: Wed, 17 Apr 1996 00:00

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In article <NEWTNews.829152060.19475.ctl@czar.ctleng.com>, czar@ctleng.com says...
>
>
>I am looking for recommendations for CD-ROM drives for our Netware 3.12 
>server.  Does anyone have a preference between connecting directly to the 
>server or having the tower act as a node on the network?
>
>Any brand I should look at or stay away from?
>
>Thanks for your help in advance,
>
>Bill Vanderhoof, CNA
>czar@ctleng.com
>


If you can avoid Novells cd-rom nlm solution. It takes ages to mount a cd-rom, costs you valuable 
server memory and makes booting your server very slow. Use an external device, the type you use 
depends on your needs (what sort of clients need to use the cd-rom, do they need fast access etc.) 

You will find the atricle in PC-Magazine usefull (January 9, 1996).


Success,
Bob Fokkens

Re: Recomendations for Network CD-ROMS

#439

Author: Tom Boismier
Date: Wed, 17 Apr 1996 00:00

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In article <4l2iu3$ors@nlrgup.nlr.nl>, bofo@nlr.nlb says...
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>In article <NEWTNews.829152060.19475.ctl@czar.ctleng.com>, czar@ctleng.com 
says.

>If you can avoid Novells cd-rom nlm solution. It takes ages to mount a 
cd-rom, c
>osts you valuable 
>server memory and makes booting your server very slow.

I wonder if the folks who keep saying this about CDROM.NLM have tried the 
updates. I'm using CDROM.NLM from CDUP3.EXE to mount an encyclopedia, and a 
brain physiology atlas, both with LOTS of files and subdirectories. Mount time 
is less than 10 seconds each. Performance is GREAT. Memory useage is no 
greater than a harddrive of the same size. 3rd party solutions are more 
appropriate if you need to mount a lot of CDs, change CDs a lot, or map 
multiple CDs to a single drive letter, but if you only need to mount a few CDs 
that will stay mounted most of the time, try CDROM.NLM. I bet you'll like it.

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