Subj : me
To   : Ron van Stokkom
From : DrByte
Date : Mon Mar 19 2001 05:45 am

Hello Ron

 RvS> Op 13 Mar 01 om 22:08 schreef DrByte aan All
 RvS> (Hmm, i still didn't do the templates.. ;-( )

 RvS> Well some question that has partly to do with Novell. In the office we 
 RvS> have an old Novell 3.12 server, which is still running 
 RvS> just because our financial software makes use of it. 
 RvS> Our main server is a Linux system running Samba and 
 RvS> the users connect to it via NetBios over IP. Can I 
 RvS> safely move this financial software to the Linux-box? 
 RvS> In my opinion it uses the server just as a file-
 RvS> server, however it is called a novell-version. No NLMs 
 RvS> are installed for the software to run. What pitfalls 
 RvS> should i be aware of?
I cant help you there Ron  I dont run Linux I have started to learn it
I run a Windows network system over the Novel Web server 4.11
The Novel server has tcpip  and complains that i am not loged
on to the server so when I get past the logon stage no problems
One computer has linux on it but cant get the network card to go
wants to be stuborn wont even work with windows
motherboard problem.

I would be inclined to copy the relevant files to a Dummy directory and see 
what happends so you can restore when and if required
Keep a note book on what you did and the time recorded etc

 RvS> The reason for planning the move is that this novell 
 RvS> server is starting to get a time-bomb hardware-wise. 
 RvS> Further, moving everything to one platform would make 
 RvS> things more manageable.
if you are only running a few computers make up a system with
windows 2000  my mate instals them where ever posible
and you dont need a server   you can also share the internet
with them it is waist of resources now to have a server running
when Windows will do the job for you.
To overcom problem fit one Zip drive to the main computer
for backup pruposes 

I have 8 computers connected that way for home use all kids
get on the internet that way with one dialup connection
consisting of Novel 4.11, os/2warp runs the BBS, win98se, winme, win2000
I think the son has a win2000 server connected to it as well
Novel is not complaining nor does Windoze
the son is learning sisco at school that is why all the combinations 
I will be going on Holidays and will be back in May
I should have Linux up and running and connected full time to the internet.
so we will see what happends, I also have Novel 5 here but you need a pentium 
for that  I dont see the point in upgrading for that
Novell 4.11 on a 486DX  100 mhz vlb scsi 32 megs ram does the job very well
has been running since 1996 non stop did have to make a few modifications to 
the Novell setup as it was to slow with the original setup when you instald it.

Cheers Harry

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