I am new to this echo and have a couple of questions to throw out for
some help and advice.
I am the de facto administrator for our small LAN.  We run NetWare 3.11 for
13 workstations and one server.  It has been in place for about 4 years and
we just upgraded the server (went from a 486SX @ 33MHz w/ 8MB RAM to a
Pro 200MHz w/ 64MB RAM).  The new unit has a CD-ROM with it that we want
to utilize.  However, 3.11 does not inherently support it.  I have loaded
the driver for it through the startup.ncf (ATAPI) but need to be able to
load the NLM for it.  Now it gets really hard.  I have a copy of CDROM.NLM
but Novell says I need to load several patches first.  The first patch is
AFTER311.NLM.  Unfortunately when I load this I get an error message saying
this is not compatible with 3.11 and I can not load the patch manager, the
CD-ROM.NLM or any of the other files it needs (can't remember what they are
off the top of my head right now.)  So far I have been unsuccessful ins
searching the web for any help.  Does anybody know where I can look and/or
what files I really need to get this running?
For present we are staying with 3.11 because it works, except for this.  We
may migrate to NT within the next year only because our major database
software is moving to a windoze format and they software company says it
will run better on NT.  They also expect to develop it into a wireless
program that will have to run on NT for some as yet unexplainable reason 
(except for the program they will use to make it wireless needs NT).  After
trying to take a class on NT administration (instructor knows NT but is
NOT a teacher) I need to advise the bosses on what we should do.  Also how
important is the workstation platform?  Do I need to use DOS/Win 3.1, Win 95,
or NT?  I like the VDMs that NT runs under, and with some of our fumble 
fingered users that could come in real handy.
Thanks for any and all advice I receive.
... "Bother", said Pooh, as he died for the 5th time in DOOM!
Dennis J. Blackburn  djblackburn@juno.com
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