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I've installed a couple of LanTastic lans for friends.  I have found
them to be easy to install and manage, and can be configured to use
very little RAM on both the client and server nodes.  There is no
problem using the server as a client, although I'd recommend using
a '386[sx] box and a memory manager such as QEMM or 386max (you can
shove much of Lantastic into "high" RAM, leaving more for your
applications).

The 2Mbps Lantastic adpaters work fine for the LAN's I've set up thus
far (4 and 6 nodes, respectively).  I'm not certain which topology
they are, but ArtiSoft claims they're supported by Novell Netware.
You can also run Lantastic over Ethernet (either the 10Mbps Lantastic
or other cards) and other adapters that support NetBios.  All this
means that, if you find you've outgrown LanTastic, you can switch
to Netware without replacing the cards.
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Mark   (These are my own opinions and may not reflect the views of my
        employers or any other person, living or dead).