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Mausul@juno.com wrote:

: Hi all,

: I kind of got into this conversation in the middle and maybe my question was 
: already answered...

: At home I have a 486 and an A2000. I am in the process of building a server 
: that will be running Netware 3.12. 
: 1) Will I be able to set up the Netware server to fully support the Amiga?

It depends.  With the Oxxi Amiga Client Software, yes, pretty much.

: 2) Will I be able to run Amiga executeables stored on the server or will I be 
: limited to just file storage and printing?

Files is files.  The server doesn't care about the contents, so yes.

: 3) What Novell client software is available for the Amiga, if any?

The Oxxi one, which is now sold by somebody else who posted here recently 
(can't remember).

Alternatives:  

1.  Run AmiTCP, buy NetWare NFS server for about $1200/2 user.  Or an
alternative NFS server may be cheaper, haven't tried them. 

2.  Run a NetWare FTP server, and access it with an AmiTCP FTP client.  
This is inexpensive, considering the Hellsoft FTP server is free.  The 
catch is that you are limited to good old 8.3 filenames and of course 
there's no printer support.

2A. Use the newly-uploaded-to-Aminet program that claims to mount a 
remote FTP site as a file system.  I haven't yet tried this, but it 
sounds good.

: 4) PC NICs may be had very inexpensively -- how much should I expect to pay 
: for one for the Amiga?

Between $279 and $300, US.  When the 3Com cards for the PC were still 
$150, it wasn't such a bad comparison, but with PC cheapies available for 
$40 or less, it looks worse.

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