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Keith Bennett (kbennett@cpcug.org) wrote:
: One of our customers has a Novell network with a shared printer
: attached.  He would like for our OS/2 turnkey PC to use his networked
: printer.  So we'll need to install Novell Netware client software,
: add a network card, etc.

: I have the following questions:

: 1) How much additional RAM will be consumed by the device drivers,
: resident processes, etc.?

I don't know, but I have been running OS/2 on my work PC connected to our
Novell 3.11 LAN for over a year with no problem.  The Netware Client software
I had to get from Novell via FTP (though it is supposed to be included in
Warp Connect, I think), and after a complex but flawless install, I was able
to connect to our LAN with no problem.  It took awhile to get used to the
OS/2 PM versions of most (but not all) of the Novell utils.  (I wish I could
still RCONSOLE!).  Bottom line is that it works fine, and I don't know the
answer to your first question -- how much RAM each driver takes up.


: 2) How does licensing work?  We are responsible to see that our
: machines have legally licensed copies of all software.  I know that
: the client software itself is free, but is there some way to verify
: or document that the client site has permission to use it on the
: additional PC's?
 
I think this is spelled out in the documentation, if you want to print
it out for legal reasons.


: 3) What kinds of changes will its installation make to the system?
: For example, does it add device drivers to config.sys, desktop
: objects to the desktop, resident processes to config.sys, etc.?

Yes, it adds device drivers etc. to config.sys, but it puts them in an un-
missable rem **** NETWARE **** section so you know what's been added.

Yes, it adds a folder called NETWORK to the desktop, which contains an icon
of your server.  Click on the server to see the Novell volumes on the server.
I created a shadow of the server on my desktop so I can log in and out easily.

You also get Netware Tools, which is where you map drive letters to network
drives, printer ports to Novell print queues, and user lists.  As I mentioned
above, it doesn't duplicate ALL the Novell utilities, but you do have all
the necessities.

Good luck (you won't need too much!)

Chris
cdean@site.gmu.edu