Re: Larger Network

Daniel L. Schwartz(expresso[at]snip.net)
Fri, 01 Oct 1999 23:16:57 -0400

WinMac Digest #428 - Saturday, October 2, 1999

  Larger Network
          by "V. Wysong" <vwysong@infinet.com>
  OFF-TOPIC: UMax 900 (Storm Surge MLB) fan tachometer support
          by "Daniel L. Schwartz" <expresso@snip.net>
  Re: Larger Network
          by "Daniel L. Schwartz" <expresso@snip.net>

Subject: Larger Network
From: "V. Wysong" <vwysong@infinet.com>
Date: Fri, 01 Oct 1999 21:50:33 -0500
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The Win vs Appleshare thread was helpful, but my situation is a bit
different.

My school wants to network for print and file sharing as well as some
desktop security & virus protection
a combination of 150 PowerMacs 5500's and G3's and only 70 Windows
computers.

We're getting advice from vendors who say to ignore Appleshare IP 6.2
because Windows NT or Novel will serve
the Mac needs without complicating the network with a second type of
network. They're offering to admin & support a Win or Novel
network remotely (of course for a per incident service fee).

Opinions?

V. Wysong
Ohio

Subject: OFF-TOPIC: UMax 900 (Storm Surge MLB) fan tachometer support
From: "Daniel L. Schwartz" <expresso@snip.net>
Date: Fri, 01 Oct 1999 23:04:37 -0400
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        Good evening!

        This one is slightly off-topic, but perhaps someone knows the answer.
While reconditioning a UMax 900 "Storm Surge" machine, I noticed the front
& rear case fans had two leads, but the MLB (motherboard) has standard 3
pin polarized fan connectors... Which I assume is for tachometer input.

        My question: Does the firmware support tachometer input? And if so, can
MacOS 8.6 accept the "hook" and report it? I replaced the two fans (since
they were dusty) with tach feedback fans, in case this is indeed true...
Kinda like chicken soup: Can't hurt, just may help! :)

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        Daniel L. Schwartz,
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Subject: Re: Larger Network
From: "Daniel L. Schwartz" <expresso@snip.net>
Date: Fri, 01 Oct 1999 23:16:57 -0400
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        Well, since you're 100% PPC Mac you can consider AFP/IP, which W2k Server
supports.

        Overall, Mac support has been an afterthought with Novell... To the point
that they farmed out their Mac IPX product to Prosoft for NetWare 3.x & 4.x
users.

        Personally, I like NT for its' NTFS - Native Transactional File System.
IMHO, that feature alone is worth the price of admission.

        BUT, with a 220 workstation LAN I would start to look at one of the *nix
flavors with AFP/IP and SAMBA support. You're sorta on the cusp between NT
and unix...

        Cheers!
        Dan

At 09:50 PM 10/1/99 -0500, you wrote:
>The Win vs Appleshare thread was helpful, but my situation is a bit
>different.
>
>My school wants to network for print and file sharing as well as some
>desktop security & virus protection
>a combination of 150 PowerMacs 5500's and G3's and only 70 Windows
>computers.
>
>We're getting advice from vendors who say to ignore Appleshare IP 6.2
>because Windows NT or Novel will serve
>the Mac needs without complicating the network with a second type of
>network. They're offering to admin & support a Win or Novel
>network remotely (of course for a per incident service fee).
>
>Opinions?
>
>V. Wysong
>Ohio

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