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On Fri, 14 Apr 1995, Robert George wrote: > I've used both PCNFS and Chameleon/NFS. Chameleon is vastly superior to PCNFS. > The Chameleon installation is a snap, and they have a great set of integrated > TCP/IP applications, including a MIME mailer, a web reader (and an http > server!) an ftp client *and* server, telnet, tftp, NFS client and server (along > with a nice application to resolve UNIX to PC names), Yellow Pages (NIS), > Domain Name Service, LPR/LPR remote printer support, all the rsh/rlogin > utilities, routing, etc... > > They also supply SLIP/CSLIP/PPP interfaces, but most importantly, along with > routers so you can co-exist on an Ethernet network at the same time you're on a > modem network. > > The package costs around $400. They have a competitive deal till the end of this month that will get you the NFS version (normally $500) for $200. You could go buy Internet in a Box for $85 just to get the deal and it would still be cheaper. Anyone who needs the number can mail me at don@fwoot.kendall.mdcc.edu (work machine) and ask me for the number, I'll get it off the ad I clipped and mail it back to you. I have the non-NFS version, and I have only these observations about it: 1) The newsreader _stinks_. No threads, ends lines with CR/LF instead of CR so people reading your postings from a unix box see this ^M at the end of each line 2) The system makes it difficult to switch from SLIP/PPP to a physical card. You have to open the config/dialer program, open a different config file, save the settings, close the program and then reopen it if you want to make a PPP call. (This is because of the way their system holds your IP number and the like. This is not true _if_ you use BOOTP on both PPP and physical connections) 3) Several of the utilities are iffy - the FTP client is not as good as WS_FTP, some others are weak. 4) Tech support is _HORRIBLE_. People I know have waited over a week for email responses only to get canned messages. However, once you discover the weaknesses and find other utilities to replace the icky ones, the software works okay. You can use the prefered NDIS drivers or ODI if you're already using Netware.