Re: Express and Netserver -- MIDRANGE-L

Agreed. NetServer is great. Be aware, though, that you must have the MS
Networking client installed on NetServer client PCs. And, for Win9x, the MS
networking client user ID must match an existing OS/400 user profile name
(otherwise, you'll need to use NetServer's guest user ID--which sorta
defeats the purpose of authorities over the IFS). NT Server and NT
Workstation don't have this limitation.

rp



> >> I need some ammunition to throw at them.
>
> Do it. One of the best thing IBM ever did. Runs a pure TCP/IP connection
and
> no SNA router. Also, eliminates shared folder and printers. Both of these
> come from NetServer.
>
> Netserver is superb. I found it to be much faster than shared folders. Try
> clicking on the top level of the directory tree with shared folders. Plan
to
> wait a long time. Netserver does it very quickly. Still a delay but small
> compared to shared folders.
>
> But the big thing NetServer does for you is to lock down your AS/400. With
> shared folder, basically your whole system is hanging open. Everything is
> basically open for anybody to look at or delete unless you assign all
> objects to a group that has no public authority and then give every user
> access to the group. Big job and not one you do unless you are installing
a
> new system or something.
>
> With Netserver, you have to go in and specially make a folder shared just
> like in NT. Anything else is untouchable.
>
> We are using IFS and Netserver for everything we are doing and converting
a
> lot of old stuff where possible.
>
> User love it because it just looks like a NT server just like everything
> else.
>
> I could go on for pages about the advantages of Express and Netserver.
Just
> love the product.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eric Sundell PMI [mailto:ESundell@pmi.delta.org]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 1999 5:12 PM
> To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject: Express and Netserver
>
>
> Hello all, I trying to convince my superiors that the wave of the future
is
> Client Access Express and Netserver and that's what we should go to before
> January. We are on V4R3 on our 730 production box and V3R1M3 for our
Client.
> Right now we use Network Neighborhood to get to our Shared Folders. My
Boss
> wants to use Express for all of the regular users and V313 for the Shared
> folders. He and the other managers think there would be a performance
> problem
> with running Netserver, I can't see how this could be. I need some
> ammunition to
> throw at them. I tested NetServer out and it ran great, plus I just shared
> QDLS
> instead of everything.
>
> We have Windows Lic#5769-XW1 so we get Express free, I thought I read
> somewhere
> that V313 was going to start charging for Licenses. Also how much longer
> will
> V313 be around?
>
> Any Help Would be Appreciated.
> Eric Sundell AS400/PC Specialist
>
> 0=== At Work ===0
>
> You can name your own salary here - I like to call mine Fred.
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