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Upgrading Netware 3.12 server
Name: Jason LaPorte Date: March 21, 2003 at 15:15:19 Pacific OS: Netware 3.12 CPU/Ram: 166 Mhz
Comment:
I am currently running a Novell Netware 3.12 server. I have 20 users/workstations logging in in either win98/winxp environment. I am running printer ques from Novell to support my Network printers. We mostly access large Foxpro dos databases from the server. I have been toying with the idea of upgrading the server. Any words of advice as to a)what type of server b)Problems that I might encounter c)reasons to KEEP N3.12
Any advice you can spare will be greatly appreciated.
Name: Mike Date: March 23, 2003 at 18:54:04 Pacific
Reply:
Jason, If it works don't fix it. If you want to upgrade, the Novell migration utility works very well to go from 3.12 to 5 or 6. We only had to tweak a few rights out of 75 people plus the print queues. We had a print server box that had to be upgraded, since there was no software update for NW 5. Be sure your Foxpro will run OK with the newer clients. I had an old DOS accounting package that didn't like any client newer than 2.5.
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