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I would like some advice and / or hear of any experiences you have connecting
your notebook to various networks.
I have a Thinkpad 755CX running Windows for Workgroups 3.11 (yes, still) to
remain compatible with my client. I have a 3Com Etherlink 3C589 PCMCIA network
card and loading 3COM's Novell VLM drivers to connect to by client's Novell
3.12 network.
My problem is that I want to connect to my P-90 computer at home to share
the tape backup unit and CD-ROM drive. Most importantly, the tape back-up for
obvious reasons. I have Windows for Workgroups running on the P-90 but have
not installed the peer-to-peer network drivers since I don't know if this is
the best way to go. One of my assoicates says the peer-to-peer services in
WFWG is messy as it modifies my WIN.INI / SYSTEM.INI files and I may not be
able to connect to my client's Novell server anymore.
The bottom line is that I don't want messier INI files if I don't have to and
would rather add another boot configuration that loads drivers outside of
Windows. With this, I can isolate and manage my network configurations outside
of Windows. I'm inching closer and closer to installing Lantastic on both my
notebook and P-90 but would like to hear anyone's experiences on this matter.
Being an independent consultant, I cannot risk any down time with my notebook
and desparately need to back-up the hard drive.
Thanks in advance... patrick
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Patrick Hong Systems Management & Consulting Inc.
phong@phsmc.synapse.net (613) 769-1544
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