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Each OS has something to recommend its place in your server closet. To maintain order, however, you must limit the total number of OSes you run. Let's look at how […]

Financial institutions are taking steps to upgrade existing communications networks to be responsive to customers' needs. This illustrates the present trend towards immediate access to information. Networking softwares, such as Novell's NetWare, allow banks to provide information-hungry customers with the data needed. Other software, such as the Unicenter network administration, provide security for networked environments., Although Many Community Banks Have Computer Networks, Users May Not Connect in the Most Efficient Manner. What Are Financial Institutions Doing to Improve Network Capabilities? Bank branches sometimes have a [...]

NetWare administrators can avoid the heartburn associated with user-induced network problems by following a simple diet of homemade user menus. Today, network managers and administrators live in an environment filled […]

Network mapping can provide a virtually lifesaving information trail that points toward network resources and data. Did you ever wonder what might've happened to Hansel and Gretel if they hadn't […]

Understanding how NetWare handles security will help you meet the responsibility of keeping your network safe from attack. Here's how to lock up the four vulnerable areas of your NetWare […]

When hiking in the mountains of Oregon, I'll occasionally come across some fork in the path where both trails ultimately lead to the same location. As is so often the […]

OPTIMIZING YOUR NETWORK FOR DATABASE APPLICATIONS. I started collecting PC versions of database server products long before the term "workgroup server" gained popularity. These PC network-based servers have proliferated and […]

When Novell NetWare first came on the scene, existing commercial software did not support it. No programs recognized NetWare volumes, user IDs, or print queues. Novell took a common approach […]

Novell's NetWare network operating systems has many useful capabilities that users often do not know about. Five NetWare commands and nine utilities are explained. The commands include Help, Capture and Setpass. The utilities include Chkvol, Chkdir and Fconsole.

NetWare Users International (NUI) is an organization designed to support local NetWare user groups. In cites across the world, NetWare users meet to get the latest information on network computing […]

Four Ways to Integrate Macs into a NetWare Network Basically, you're a good corporate citizen. You sponsor at least one coworker for every hour that he or she dances, walks, […]

SYSTEMS THAT ONCE STOOD ALONE ARE NOW GRACEFULLY PAIRED, THANKS TO A VARIETY OF RESOURCE-SHARING SCHEMES FOR UNIX CLIENTS ON NETWARE NETWORKS. I recall watching my daughter take her first […]

Banyan Systems' Enterprise Network Services for NetWare (ENS) brings to Novell LANs many of the services that let VINES, Banyan's network operating system, function smoothly in large, distributed networks. Pre-eminent […]

There were those who knew it all along: The Macintosh is a powerful machine. But most of the people in the know were programmers, graphic artists, or those who could […]

Tools to audit and document LANs and meter their software can help save time and reduce headaches. Flashlight, compass, map, extra food and clothes, sunglasses, first aid supplies, pocket knife, […]

Of late, one of the buzzwords for personal growth is communications. In our personal and business relationships, counselors and consultants are exhorting us to "improve our communication skills." We are […]

Three years ago you bought a LAN and now you want to expand it. You want in-house support because you know that the need for qualified people does not end […]

Macintoshes are network-friendly machines. They ship with built-in LAN hardware, and the latest operating system offers built-in peer-to-peer capabilities for small workgroups. But when it comes to setting up the […]

About a year ago, my company launched a new computer animation product. The product's research and development had come to fruition and the company scaled up for production. We realized […]

NetWare source routing is one of the most challenging aspects of NetWare on IBM Token Ring. In addition to its move to fully conform with the IBM Token Ring architecture, […]

Workstations and applications, while not the major cause of network problems, contribute their share of headaches. It's often difficult to diagnose the problems they cause. In this article, I'll apply […]

While nobody but a TV-addicted fool would accuse police officers of leading glamorous lives, most people don't realize how much of a cop's life is pure drudgery. For every crime […]

Nothing frustrates network users more than encountering the message "A file server could not be found" (or FSNF) when they try to log on to a NetWare LAN. The FSNF […]

Confused about really have to do Server to work NetWare, especially if you want to run Windows front-end applications from DOS workstations? Data Based Advisor's new Technical Director has rolled […]

In the February issue, I described how TCP/IP and Novell Inc.'s NetWare can share a network interface card using a combination of commercial and freely copyable software "Public Domain Software […]