>
 > Since everyone should be able to work everywhere maintaining his user
 > profile, all the apps and utils have to be on the server.
NO! Put them on all workstations, only data on the server. Workstations can 
be initially cloned with a tool like Ghost or DriveImage Professional; for 
later synchronisation (if really applicable, apps don't change often) you 
could use some levels of softwaredistribution. From simple (e.g. just run the 
Office .STF file-redirected SETUP file from the login script) to complex 
(SMS, OpenView DTA - all okay as long as no 'snapshots'). 
 >
 >
 > The way I see it, the only solution for WinTel would be a fat NT server,
 > 100MBit to the workplace (its for 24-40 computers) and fast NT
 > workstations.
Yep. That bloody 'Win' part of WinTel, Novell file servers are far superior 
in price/performance. 
 >
 > Now...the question is:
 >
 > What kind of load do I have to expect on the network (I guess it's going
 > to be pretty heavy, if everyone gets all their data, except OS stuff from
 > the server), are there any other possibilities to realize
 > "computer-independant" work (removeable HDs wont work), and is there
 > another convenient (no Novell, pls ;) solution (ie Linux?) to the problem.
Possibly, or Citrix WinFrame?
 >
 > If there are any NT experts floating around here, could you give me a hand
 > with the server setup (What do I need for an application server? What kind
 > of machine would you suggest? How can I make the process as transparent
 > for the user, as possible?)
Just heavy NT file server with RAID etc. We use this trick with 
user-independent workstations on 1,000's of PC's, both NT Server (if also 
DBMS or so on server is needed) and NetWare (if only 'fileserving' including 
what you call an appserver). NT handles at most 75 users in the heaviest 
server, on same machine Novell scales to 200-250 users. 
Success from the Netherlands,

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