Path: cdrom.com!barrnet.net!sgiblab!swrinde!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!news.cerf.net!cambridge!dhsmith From: dhsmith@cambridge (Dave Smith) Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell,alt.cd-rom Subject: Re: CD-ROM Jukebox on the Network Date: 9 May 94 02:01:32 GMT Organization: CERFnet Lines: 28 Message-ID: References: <2q3baj$lfj@panix.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: mitchell.com Xref: cdrom.com comp.sys.novell:9191 alt.cd-rom:3531 >>If I attach everything to the server, I could use SCSI Express, but it's so >>damn expensive. >I vaguely recall that at a previous job, the netware server adminstrator >was using SCSI express in preferance to all other NLM drivers. >The drivers for the CD-ROMs allowed netware clients to use the >CD-ROMS via the network with no change of client software. I've been down this road for years. I have 600 users in four buildings that want access to dozens of CD's. Originally, MapAssist (Fresh Technologies, now Fresh NetSoft) was the best solution. Then SCSI Express took the lead providing Netware-like volumes on the server. The current favorite is DiscPort from Microtest, a printserver-like box that plugs in anywhere on your LAN. (no server slot required) This puts the CD's away from the servers (our servers are locked up for security). And, much as I hate to say this since it can change daily, it's cheaper. dhsmith@mitchell.com dhsmith@sio.ucsd.edu -- Dave Smith dhsmith@mitchell.com Mitchell International dhsmith@sio.ucsd.edu 9889 Willow Creek Road 71232.135@COMPUSERVE.COM San Diego, CA 92131