Re: SLP on Novell Netware

From: Eric Fairfield (eric.fairfield@xxxxxxxx)
Date: Fri Aug 03 2001 - 00:46:19 GMT-3


   
Generally we setup Netware 5 clients pointing to the DA's ip address. The
multicast solution can be kind of slow at times. Not to mention it works
over a VPN unlike the multicast solution.

Eric Fairfield
CCIE #6413

----- Original Message -----
From: "Chuck Church" <cchurch@MAGNACOM.com>
To: "'Muhammed Omar'" <muhammed_omar@hotmail.com>; "'Ccielab@Groupstudy.
Com'" <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2001 8:33 AM
Subject: RE: SLP on Novell Netware

> Muhammed,
>
> Actually, this is kind of multicast related, so I included the
> group. Enable PIM on all the router interfaces. Take your pick of sparse
> or dense. I'd prefer sparse. I'm pretty sure NW 5.1 will do IGMP
> registration. SLP is pretty efficient, so the multicast traffic shouldn't
> really kill your network. The default client install should use SLP, I
> believe.
>
> Chuck
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com]On Behalf Of
> Muhammed Omar
> Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2001 7:35 AM
> To: Ccielab@Groupstudy. Com
> Subject: OT: SLP on Novell Netware
>
>
> Sorry for off topic!
>
> For Novell Gurus!
>
> Need some help with setting up Novell NetWare 5.1 with SLP. Need to be
setup
> between head office server and the 3 branch office servers to pass server
> details between sites and allow logins at remote sites. SLP needs to be
> setup
> on laptops so that connectivity is made to the Novell network via the
> currently installed VPN client software and firewall Watchguard 11 Plus.
> Will
> SLP be the best solution for this or is there anything else/better to that
> can
> be used?
>
> Please respond directly to me (& no the the group -since off topic)
>
> Many thanks.
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