I've gotten a hold of some 3com Etherlink III cards,  and am in the middle of 
trying to figure out all of the stuff I need to get a couple of machines 
networked.  It's real confusing,  the array of choices I get presented with 
at many places along the way...
The software that came with the cards talks about installing:
   - a Netware ODI client
   - Novell Netware drivers
   - NDIS driver
   - Packet driver
The choices that come up under WFWG 3.11 on the machine in the other room are 
rather bewildering,  too (I don't have them handy at the moment),  and 
there's no real indication of what I need in any case.
This machine is going to be running Warp 3 Connect very shortly here.  I'm 
not clear on which of the networking options that come with that package I 
need to install.
Then there's the further complications of possibly hooking up my old 286 as a 
test fixture,  for which I only have the networking stuff that came with 
OpenDOS -- that's basically "Personal Netware",  isn't it?  And at some point 
I intend to bring up Linux here and tie that in with the rest of it...
Hardware-  These 3com cards are the ones that have _only_ the RJ45 connector, 
and though I would have preferred to go with coax to avoid the need for a 
hub, they weren't something I was going to pass up.  So yeah,  I could have 
gotten myself a crossover cable for the initial two-machine hookup,  but 
figured instead that I'd get a hold of a hub.  Found this box that calls 
itself a "Novell (Microdyne) 5318 Concentrator".  Is that a hub,  or what?  
It's got 16 ports on it,  plus a coax port,  plus an AUI connector.
All help,  comments,  etc. appreciated!
email: roy.j.tellason%tanstaaf@frackit.com 
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