Server OS and ARev/OI (AREV Specific)
At 23 JAN 2002 06:41:39PM Bill Titus wrote:
Hello, all.
We will soon be replacing our network hardware and PCs.
In the process, we can upgrade to Netware 6.0 from 3.12 on the new server, reinstall it "as is", or replace it with Windows 2000. New PCs will probably be Gateways and will come with XP installed - Home or Pro (once I figure out the differences).
I expect, in due course, to replace my ARev 3.12 applications with OI. For that reason, I want the best combination of server OS, client, and desktop OS that will work well with both, or work well with OI and accomodate ARev 3.12 until I swing wide around that learning curve up ahead!
I've printed out post-1999 material from the Knowledge Base, including various matrices and how-tos. And I'll be looking closely at the last year's discussions regarding these issues over the next few days.
Nevertheless, I'd greatly appreciate any recommendations on the best way to go, since this is a "one shot" opportunity.
Thanks in advance,
Bill
At 23 JAN 2002 06:59PM Matt Sorrell wrote:
Bill,
I just wanted to address your concerns on the differences between XP Home and Pro. My understanding is that the biggest difference is that there is no automatic mechanism for getting an XP Home machine to join an NT Domain. If this is a requirement, you pretty much need to go with XP Professional. If you will be installing a Win2k server, then you pretty much have to have XP Pro.
On general principles, I would recommend XP Pro for the office. XP Home is exactly that, a home user version of the OS. I've been running XP Pro on my personal PC for about 4 months now, and have had no problems whatsoever.
HTH,
At 17 MAY 2002 07:47PM c fichot wrote:
My experience has been that both AREV and OI work much faster on a Novell server than on any Windows server that our clients have, regardless of the specs of the server. The New 2000 Service Upgrade which uses TCP/IP (as opposed to Named Pipes) seems to help, but I have only one client with about 5 users who are using this.
On the upside for Windows servers, something occurred to me yesterday that to the best of my knowledge, none of our clients that use NT + servers have ever experienced a GFE, while all of our Net Ware users have at one time or another.
As for 6.0, I am currently attempting to help one of our clients migrate over to a new Novell 6.0 server and am having a lot of problems with the NLM install. However, I can't pinpoint the nature of the problem at this point.
Hope this insight helps some.
Chip Fichot
Credit Master