Publisher's Synopsis
This book describes fundamental LAN (local area network) principles and terminology, and offers a survey of hardware alternatives, including cost estimates. The authors explain hardware and software installation, LAN security, and NetWare Lite's compatibility with operating systems (MS-DOS, DRDOS, Windows) and application packages. The guide also provides troubleshooting tips, and a mini user guide for DRDOS 6.0.;The book opens with network concepts, an overview of NetWare Lite, and planning and installing the LAN. Then the authors present the basics of NetWare Lite, describe network communications, and how to share network resources. The next chapters discuss the role of the LAN administrator, securing the network, and troubleshooting. Subsequent chapters present performance tips, and tips on running NetWare Lite with MS-DOS, DRDOS, and Windows 3.0. The book concludes with a survey of major applications and their compatibility with NetWare Lite.
