Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.networking,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.cd-rom,comp.multimedia,alt.cd-rom Path: cdrom.com!barrnet.net!biosci!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!news.kei.com!MathWorks.Com!zombie.ncsc.mil!blackbird.afit.af.mil!neon.afsac.wpafb.af.mil!fenton From: fenton@neon.afsac.wpafb.af.mil (George I. Fenton) Subject: Re: Does Novell 3.12 handle all of the CD-ROM networking problems Message-ID: Organization: Air Force Security Assistance Center References: <2l51k2$4cq@hobbes.cc.uga.edu> Date: Mon, 7 Mar 1994 21:47:10 GMT Lines: 25 Xref: cdrom.com comp.sys.novell:5155 comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.networking:760 comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.cd-rom:1611 comp.multimedia:2403 alt.cd-rom:1388 edm@harpo.dev.uga.edu (Ed Maioriello) writes: >In article , wrote: >> >>I am preparing to network 7-21 CD-ROMs on a Novell 3.11 Network for my >>kids school library. It appeared that I needed a product such as >>CD-NET, Optinet, or SCSI Express to properly network the CDs. However, >>I have heard that the new Novell 3.12 has the capability to handle CDs >>as hard disks, thus eliminating the need for these add-on products. I >>couldn't find any mention of 3.12 in the cdromlan.faq. >> >>Comments or suggestions? >> >NW 3.12 comes with support for 1 CD. This support was installed >primarily to help load the os off cd I think. You are still going to >need something like SCSI Express. >Hope this helps. NW 3.12 CDROM support is slow in mounts/dismounts since it is intended for OS and similar CD-ROMs which do not require constant changes once mounted. The February 22 edition of *PC Magazine* has a good review on network CD-ROM options. --GIF mountings.