Re: TCP/IP and Novell at the same time on the same network and the same mac

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1 total messages Started by Todd VerBeek, GWM Wed, 25 May 1994 14:11

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Author: Todd VerBeek, GWM
Date: Wed, 25 May 1994 14:11

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nelson@crynwr.crynwr.com (Russell Nelson) writes:
>In article <ag129.752.00136D05@ucs.cam.ac.uk> ag129@ucs.cam.ac.uk (Alasdair Grant) writes:
>   This is inadvisable.  Novell dropped "IPX shell drivers" years ago.
>   Instead, install Novell's ODI and then use Dan Lanciani's ODIPKT 
>   module to emulate packet drivers over ODI.  There are many new 
>   features of low-level NetWare protocols such as SPX II, LIP, IPX 
>   checksums etc. that you might find problems with using code that is 
>   years old.  Also you may find problems using the Windows drivers.
>
>You assume that everyone has run out and bought into Novell's latest
>servers.  Hasn't happened.  Most everybody I run into is running 3.11
>or 3.12 (or both).  PDIPX works fine for them.

We're using NetWare 3.11 as well.  But we switched to the ODI drivers because
that's what Novell supports (as do card manufacturers, etc.), and it makes
TCP/IP simpler.  Our set of 3.11 redbooks includes a whole booklet about them.

Sure, you =could= continue using the old IPX scheme, but aside from the hassle 
of updating existing workstations (which you have anyway if you're patching 
TCP/IP support into them), why?

Cheers, Todd

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