The problem that I have with eliminating Apple Talk on the servers that I
have no way for us to access the server if we have a problem. For example,
if we have to boot from the OS Cd to do some work. Is there a way to boot
to the network if we need to in this situation from a Mac. We can currently
do this from the Windows side.


Thanks,
Sherry

>Here's the summary I sent to my supervisor about the Prosoft AppleShare nlm.
>
>(Essentially, this is just what Dirk said.)
>
>John
>
>______________
>
>Currently on campus, many Mac OS users connect to Novell servers
>without using a NetWare client. This is accomplished through a
>software module (nlm) on the NetWare server that allows it to emulate
>an AppleShare server. Mac OS users can connect to such a server using
>software built-in to the Mac OS.
>
>NetWare 5 no longer includes and is incompatible with previous
>releases of the AppleShare module. Prosoft
>(http://www.prosofteng.com/) has developed and is marketing an
>AppleShare module that is compatible with NetWare 5 servers.
>Currently, we have no license to use this software. Licenses cost
>around $200 per server (less in volume). We have found some
>liabilities with the use of this product:
>
>- Users must connect using bindery mode. In bindery mode, users must
>be in the same NetWare container as the server, which would be
>difficult and time-consuming to implement.
>
>- Prosoft's AppleShare module emulates an old version of the
>AppleShare standard that requires users to connect using AppleTalk.
>Modern AppleShare servers use IP. It is MCIS'  (and Apple's) stated
>policy to eliminate the AppleTalk protocol. In addition, Mac OS users
>can not connect to an old-style AppleShare server from home via
>modem. (They can, however connect to Novell servers if they use
>Prosoft's NetWare/IP 5.12 client. MCIS is currently implementing
>NetWare/IP as the recommended solution for off-campus Mac OS users.)
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