2003 Server is a somewhat more stable Windows platform. But it is still nowhere near as stale as NetWare. But then NetWare doesn't run apps.
Well, it runs some, but most vendors code their apps for Windows. Companies rely on the Novell portion of their network for stability and security, and the Windows parts for user-friendliness and 'stuff-for-non-technical-folks". On Sun, 13 Jul 2003, Colin Watson wrote: > It depends what version of Windows your running. 2003 Server - out of the > box - comes with everything but the basics switched off. It's up to you to > switch the required services on, providing a much more stable - reliable > platform. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "shoffman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2003 3:33 PM > Subject: Re: [smartBridges] Here I come from ETSI land > > > > I think he is stating that Novell outperforms Windows, which is pretty > > ambigious since we all know Windows by default has way to many > > services/daemons(opps, windows, apps) running that need to be shut-off to > > DRAMATICALLY improve performance of the server. Novell does not (you > > must enable them)... so out of box, yes Novell beats Windows.. Tweaked.. > > gets better, but who knows.. > > > > Real point is.. TCP/IP is better Protocol than IPX.. the OS that runs it > > is what was tested. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Eje Gustafsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: Sam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2003 00:21:12 -0500 > > Subject: Re: [smartBridges] Here I come from ETSI land > > > > > I would like to know WHAT Windows platform that test was perfomed > > > on because even novel is moving from IPX to TCP because TCP gets > > > better performance and you don't lose lot of your network to wasted > > > chitchatter. > > > > > > / Eje > > > > > > Saturday, July 12, 2003, 9:42:58 PM, you wrote: > > > > > > S> On Sat, 12 Jul 2003, Shawn Mitchell wrote: > > > >> Cisco has it right.. heck, even Sony has it right... TCP/IP is a > > > ROUTED > > > >> protocol... IPX/SPX has to be a BRIDGED protocol... NetBEUI, > > > Netbios, etc, > > > >> etc, etc have to be a bridged protocol... > > > > > > S> Sorry...had to jump in here as off-topic as it is... :) > > > > > > S> IPX/SPX does *not* have to be bridged. Further, in lab tests it far > > > S> outperformed ip in a Windows environment vs ipx in a Novell > > > environment. > > > > > > S> Sam, Novell/NDS bigot. :) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > S> The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List > > > S> To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe > > > smartBridges <yournickname> > > > S> To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe > > > smartBridges) > > > S> Archives: http://archives.part-15.org > > > > > > > > > > > > Best regards, > > > Eje Gustafsson mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > --- > > > The Family Entertainment Network http://www.fament.com > > > Phone : 620-231-7777 Fax : 620-231-4066 > > > eBay UserID : macahan > > > - Your Full Time Professionals - > > > > > > -- > > > [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] > > > > > > The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List > > > To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe > > > smartBridges <yournickname> > > > To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe > > > smartBridges) > > > Archives: http://archives.part-15.org > > > > The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List > > To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe > smartBridges <yournickname> > > To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe > smartBridges) > > Archives: http://archives.part-15.org > > > > > > > > The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List > To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe smartBridges > <yournickname> > To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe smartBridges) > Archives: http://archives.part-15.org > The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe smartBridges <yournickname> To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe smartBridges) Archives: http://archives.part-15.org
