Re: CA/400 vs Netware for SAA

Tony

At 09:51 AM 6/3/1998 +0000, you wrote:
>     
>     
>     G'Day all,
>     
>     We're in the throws of doing some network 
>     reconfiguration/rationalisation. The dilemna we're facing is this:
>     
>     AS/400 F45 V3R2 connected via Token-Ring.
>     30 odd PCs running Win95 using CA/400 to connect to the AS/400 via 
>     TCP/IP and/or NS/Router depending on the level of function required by 
>     the user.
>     PC also connecting to Novell 4.11 server.
>     All devices are located in the same building.
>     
>     The powers that be have suggested that we throw a Netware for SAA (not 
>     the AS/400 edition) server in the middle of all this. I don't really 
>     think that this is a good idea and would be grateful for any opinions, 
>     advice, horror stories or positive stories

What 5-year old article are the PTB reading? TCP/IP _used_ to be a poor
solution, when it was all written in Pascal. But that was v2r3 of OS/400.
Now it's tremendous.

I agree with Neil Palmer. Who needs the extra cost and complexity
(translated, more extra cost)? As far as I'm concerned, Netware for SAA
would be a backward-looking solution. And it's always a good idea to avoid
the NS router that's bundled with Client Access, IMO.

The TCP/IP solution now includes named devices and printer sessions. This
should address the diverse needs of your users. The PTFs are all in place
for v4r2, v4r1, & v3r7. V3r2 is coming soon. So, get CA v3r1m3 and the
latest service pack, get the PTFs, and go with TCP/IP.

Do the PTB understand a single solution that handles all the requirements?

HTH

Vernon Hamberg
Systems Software Programmer
Old Republic National Title Insurance Company
400 Second Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN  55401-2499
(612) 371-1111 x480


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