Re: [WinMac] NT Services for Mac vs. Dave & PC MacLan?

Tim Scoff(casper[at]nb.net)
Sun, 7 Mar 1999 08:36:38 -0500

> I've read so many posts on WinMac regarding recommendations to use Dave, PC
> MacLan and other additional networking software. I don't understand why
> this is necessary.
>
> My company has about 40 PCs and 3 Macs and we have both an NT 4.0 server (2
> years) with services for Mac enabled as well as a Novell 3.1 server (6
> years) with Mac name space. The Macs can read and write files to and from
> both servers as well as print to the NT and Novell network shared printers.
> The Macs can also share files between other Macs via AppleTalk. The Macs
> can also use a company-wide shared TCP/IP connection for using the internet.
>
> Why is Dave, PC MacLan or any additional networking software necessary when
> AppleTalk, NT and Novell have all of this already built-in?

        There are a couple of reasons.

        First, NT's Services for the Macintosh requires additional
administration to install and configure that many NT Administrators
aren't willing to do. It also isn't perfect and has many bugs.

        Second, Dave works over TCP/IP. Most third party servers
only use the AppleTalk protocol for Macs. For me that is a huge
advantage because I can get into the NT servers at work from home
across the internet. Without Dave I can't do that.

        Third, if you are not running a dedicated server one of those
products is less expensive than a server OS.
Tim Scoff, MCSE
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