BKMANNTW.RVW 941102 "Managing NetWare", Nowshadi, 1994, 0-201-63194-6, U$39.95 %A Farshad Nowshadi %C 1 Jacob Way, Reading, MA 01867-9984 %D 1994 %G 0-201-63194-6 %I Addison-Wesley Publishing Co. %O U$39.95 fax: 416-443-0948 800-822-6339 Fax: (617) 944-7273 %O 73171.657@Compuserve.com tiffanym@aw.com barbarw@aw.com %P 657 %T "Managing NetWare" The Preface states that the book is intended to explain the basic concepts of local area networks and their management. In this, it does not succeed. The fundamentals are covered no better, though no worse, than in other network texts. In other areas, however, the book provides a great deal of information. In general, the basics are dealt with poorly, but advanced topics are covered very well. A discussion of cabling asserts that coaxial cable should be grounded at one end "as per the specification"--but doesn't give the specification. The chapter on file servers gives a lot of up-to-date information on SCSI (Small Computer Systems Interface, usually pronounced "scuzzy") and suggests you use a formula to calculate the size of disk you'll need--but doesn't give the formula. The section on memory gives helpful tips while the section on drivers describes NDIS (Network Device Interface Standard) but says nothing about how to configure the files. The chapter on viral programs is almost useless, accusing pirate software and bulletin boards of 95% of virus infections and suggesting the use of the read-only attribute as protection. (He does recommend the use of change detection software, although he doesn't know it as such.) For NetWare administrators looking for some help in advanced areas, there is a lot of material here. For those wanting some starting help--you probably have to keep looking. copyright Robert M. Slade, 1994 BKMANNTW.RVW 941102 ====================== DECUS Canada Communications, Desktop, Education and Security group newsletters Editor and/or reviewer ROBERTS@decus.ca, RSlade@sfu.ca, Rob Slade at 1:153/733 Author "Robert Slade's Guide to Computer Viruses" (Europe: ertel@springer.de)