>Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1998 08:37:34 -0700 (PDT)
>From: Greg Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: Linux vs. NT/Novell
>> Netware especially pre Netware 4.0 was very easy to install and administer,
>> much easier than Linux/Unix especially for those who are not particularly
>> computer orientated (all those little business without an IT dept.) There is
>
>Having installed NT 3.51 and 4.0, RH4.2 and RH5.0, Netware 3.12 and 4.11
>in the last six months I'd have to say the NTs were easiest with RH5.0
>right behind, RH4.2 next, then Netware 3.12 and 4.11 last.
>
>That was with little Linux and little Netware experience.
The problem with NT is that any idiot can set up a network server,
unfortunately this means that they often do. This probably has more to do
with security problems with NT than the code, buggy though it is. The
difficulties appear when maintaining the server. I hate having to work late
to reboot servers just because I want to run an extra protocol etc. My usual
response with NT now is to remove *all* networking components and reinstall
them all, changing components just produces a non-booting system. I accept
that good NT administrators exist, but after the MS training they are all
missing an arm and a leg!
NetWare cannot be installed withou planning it properly first. A 'load it
and see' approach doesn't work and causes immense grief. You need to be a
competent network administrator before attempting an install or maintenance.
The plus side of this is that these systems are usually maintained by
someone who is competent to do such. Once up and running a NetWare server is
incredibly boring and gathers dust in the corner. Ours once spent 30 months
without maintenance.
Linux sits somewhere between the two. RedHat is easier to install than
NetWare thanks to the install process, but then needs the technical
knowledge to be able to maintain. The problem than is that millions of
leaflets land on my desk offering NT/NW training, but none for Linux.
Long term, I much prefer NetWare as a file/print server and we will keep it
for this purpose. NT is far too unstable for us to rely on, so it is going
in the bin. Linux will be used for the fancy stuff such as DNS, Web Server,
e-mail and database. It's all just horses-for-courses.
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