Re: [WinMac] Re: Mac / Windows networking - NTFS permissions
Welch, John C.(jwelch[at]aer.com)
Mon, 16 Aug 1999 11:15:22 -0500
Dan has a good point here, although if you do a lot of big file
transfers, you will DEFINITELY see an advantage to AppleTalk/IP over
straight appletalk, even on a 10BT network.
john
"Daniel L. Schwartz" wrote:
> Another alternative to DAVE is to run MacServer IP on the
>server. This
> will offer several advantages:
>
> 1) No client software to install on the Mac... DAVE can cause
> unexplained
> MacOS crashes. In addition, if you have disabled NetBIOS on the server for
> security reasons, then DAVE will not work;
>
> 2) This also moves Mac support to a central (server) location;
>
> 3) MacServer IP will "pick up" NTFS permissions the exact
> same way Windows
> clients do. (You can also store Mac files on FAT partitions, but why?);
>
> 4) Since MacServer IP uses the IP stack, you don't need to
>worry about
> running the AppleTalk stack on your LAN. BUT, the AppleShare Chooser
> Extension on each and every Mac client needs to be at least at version 3.7
> to use this, i.e. Apple Filing Protocol over IP (AFP/IP);
>
> 5) InterGraph also makes a competing product, ExtremeZ-IP, that
> essentially does the same thing;
>
> 6) Prices for both will be falling, as NT5/W2k has AFP/IP built in;
>
> 7) AFP/IP addresses the speed (non)issue of Services for Mac (SFM),
> although you probably will not see much of an advantage on 10Base-T
> segments... It really "kicks in gear" with 100Base-TX.
>
> Reference <http://www.TeamASA.com> for MacServer IP, and
> <http://www.intergraph.com> for ExtremeZ-IP. Both sites have time-bombed
> demos available.
>
> Yours truly,
> Dan Schwartz
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