--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 193 LAN Ref: E4F00007 Date: 04/11/97 From: MIKE BILOW Time: 04:58am \/To: DEREK HENDERSON (Read 9 times) Subj: SORRY Derek Henderson wrote in a message to ALL: DH> Concerning the off topic messages placed in here over the DH> pase few weeks, I'd like to offer my appologies. I have a DH> new user on my board [tom Perry] and He's still learning. I DH> have told him that if this persists, hewill be banned from DH> the message area. DH> Again, my appologies. Apology accepted. I would also like to say for the benefit of those reading that you have been very responsive via netmail. Moderation often happens behind the scenes for obvious reasons, and this creates a false impression that nothing is being done. -- Mike Moderator, LAN --- * Origin: N1BEE BBS +1 401 944 8498 V.34/V.FC/V.32bis/HST16.8 (1:323/107) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 193 LAN Ref: E4G00000 Date: 04/11/97 From: MIKE BILOW Time: 05:18pm \/To: DON WAYBRIGHT (Read 9 times) Subj: CNA & CNE Don Waybright wrote in a message to ALL: DW> Can anyone verify that one "needs" CNE and CNA's under their DW> belt to get a "good" job in the industry now? I am a senior DW> at a university in the Info SYs track. Just wanting to know DW> what else I need to be employable when I get out next year? First, CNA/CNE is a Novell certification. A few years ago, it was taken more seriously, but this led to a situation where every half-wit took a CNA/CNE course and passed the exams without ever actually putting their hands on a computer network. This utterly devalued the reputation of the certifications, and employers quickly clued in. In addition, Novell's market share is still falling. This is partly because there was nowhere for them to go but down, having reached a 70% market share at one point. While Novell is still outselling Windows/NT, there are a lot of people who know Novell because it has been around for so long. DW> I am also hearing about these Microsoft certifications? Any DW> "regarded" as being better than the others? There is a sellers market in Windows/NT certfied professionals because the supply is much less than the demand. However, the demand is not that large in absolute terms, and supply should catch up to demand within a year or so. DW> Any other certs that I need to look into? When applying for a job in network admin, experience will get you a lot further than a certification. The only place certification is essential is when you are seeking a job with an authorized reseller who does installations and support for others. In order to maintain authorized status with the manufacturer, a reseller must retain a number of certified professionals on staff comensurate with sales volume. This is the official purpose of these certifications, although many non-reseller employers look for them. Nevertheless, many employers have been badly burned by hiring someone with certification and no experience, and they are not likely to make that mistake more than once. If you can get any kind of practical experience that will also generate some industry references, this would be a much more worthwhile investment of your time -- and you might even get paid for it. DW> Thanks in advance. It's been a long time since have been in DW> this echo. This echo really helped out a lot when I setup my DW> first LAN here at home there years ago. Anway, it's good to be DW> back. We're glad to have you. Good luck with your educational program. -- Mike --- * Origin: N1BEE BBS +1 401 944 8498 V.34/V.FC/V.32bis/HST16.8 (1:323/107) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 193 LAN Ref: E4G00001 Date: 04/11/97 From: MIKE BILOW Time: 05:30pm \/To: CHUMA AGBODIKE (Read 9 times) Subj: Packets adn Frames Chuma Agbodike wrote in a message to All: CA> In the context of networks, what is the difference or CA> differences between frames and packets. Very technically, a packet is a self-contained package of information containing a complete network-layer datagram, and a frame is a link-layer package of information. In most network situations, each packet is wrapped in exactly one frame, and the terms are often used interchangably. However, it can happen that a single packet must be passed using multiple frames, usually because the packet is too large for the particular link, and this is referred to as "fragmentation." Why do you want to know this? -- Mike --- * Origin: N1BEE BBS +1 401 944 8498 V.34/V.FC/V.32bis/HST16.8 (1:323/107) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 193 LAN Ref: E4G00002 Date: 04/09/97 From: DON WAYBRIGHT Time: 10:52pm \/To: ALL (Read 9 times) Subj: CNA & CNE Hello ALL. Can anyone verify that one "needs" CNE and CNA's under their belt to get a "good" job in the industry now? I am a senior at a university in the Info SYs track. Just wanting to know what else I need to be employable when I get out next year? I am also hearing about these Microsoft certifications? Any "regarded" as being better than the others? Any other certs that I need to look into? Thanks in advance. It's been a long time since have been in this echo. This echo really helped out a lot when I setup my first LAN here at home there years ago. Anway, it's good to be back. Rgds, -=Don=- kabuto5@erols.com --- RA Pro (10) v2.02 * Origin: Phoenix BBS - Richmond, Va - USA - KC4MQF (1:264/177) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 193 LAN Ref: E4G00003 Date: 04/10/97 From: CHUMA AGBODIKE Time: 10:04am \/To: MIKE TRIPP (Read 9 times) Subj: XMSNETX.EXE require HMA? On Apr 09 12:16, 1997, Mike Tripp of 1:382/61.1 wrote: MT> Hello Chuma. MT> 03 Apr 97 11:05, Chuma Agbodike wrote to Mike Tripp: MT>>> Count me among those who've logged in from drive [:, which happens MT>>> to be the next ASCII char after "Z". CA>> Is this for real or you are kidding? MT> Hopefully, by now, you've seen enough replies from others to know that I MT> wasn't kidding. CA>> If you are not kidding how far can one take it? MT> Guess that depends on what you're using for client software. If I recall MT> correctly, my experience was with early versions of the OS/2 Netware MT> requester, configured for private rather than global sessions, and with MT> LASTDRIVE (incorrectly) set to Z in the DOS Settings. MT> At the time, I was more concerned about getting it to behave "normally" MT> than exploring the "anomaly". :) MT> .\\ike Yes indeed I have seen several replies from others that have used symbols other than A-Z for drive letters. Thanks. Chuma Internet Email address: chuma@pacbell.net --- Msged 4.00 * Origin: Third World, Sunland, Ca. (818) 951-9603 (1:102/803) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 193 LAN Ref: E4G00004 Date: 04/10/97 From: CHUMA AGBODIKE Time: 10:06am \/To: ALL (Read 9 times) Subj: Packets adn Frames In the context of networks, what is the difference or differences between frames and packets. Chuma Internet Email address: chuma@pacbell.net --- Msged 4.00 * Origin: Third World, Sunland, Ca. (818) 951-9603 (1:102/803) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 193 LAN Ref: E4G00005 Date: 04/10/97 From: MARCO VAN DEN BOVENKAMP Time: 07:18am \/To: MICHAEL BOX (Read 9 times) Subj: Network Cards Hello Michael! Tuesday 08. April 1997 17:51, Michael Box wrote to Dave Petrucci: MB> Are the above pin settings any different than that of a typical pre-made MB> 10' rj45 cable one can purchase from venders? If they call it something like a 'crossover cable', probably not :-). /\/\arco. --- * Origin: DMRT Board Two! - Movin' them bits at 64.000 bps! - (2:512/101) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 193 LAN Ref: E4G00006 Date: 04/09/97 From: ALLAN ANDERSON Time: 03:04pm \/To: ALL (Read 9 times) Subj: Windows 95 I was wonderring, since I am new at this, which is the easiest way to set up a mini network between two win95 PCs? ... Documentation - The worst part of programming. --- Blue Wave/386 v2.30 [NR] * Origin: MACH2/VULCAN OS/2 SYSTEMS 1-403-489-4250 (1:342/61) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 193 LAN Ref: E4H00000 Date: 04/12/97 From: MIKE BILOW Time: 11:05pm \/To: ANDY KELLY (Read 9 times) Subj: DHCP Following up a message from William Hargrave to Andy Kelly: JH> Does anybody know of a DHCP server for Linux? AK> AFAIK, DHCP is a microsoft standard only... WH> Yuk. DHCP is a vendor-independent standard, and is documented by RFC1541. Several important vendor-specific DHCP extensions are documented by RFC1533. AK> The latest DHCP server (nt 4) however provides the older BOOTP style AK> of dynamic address allocation that Un*x uses... AK> Why not use bootp if you are still using Un*x... WH> But can Microsoft apps use the bootp method? What is specific to Microsoft is the mechanism on NT servers by which, when acting as DHCP servers, they mesh the DHCP lease assignments with the WINS database. Since WINS is specific to Microsoft, all uses of it are obviously also specific to Microsoft. WH> I'll look to see if anyone has implemented it for un*x. See my earlier message on work extending the BOOTP servers to serve DHCP. -- Mike --- * Origin: N1BEE BBS +1 401 944 8498 V.34/V.FC/V.32bis/HST16.8 (1:323/107) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 193 LAN Ref: E4H00001 Date: 04/12/97 From: MIKE BILOW Time: 11:11pm \/To: JONATHAN HUNTER (Read 9 times) Subj: Internet router on Novell Jonathan Hunter wrote in a message to Mike Bilow: MB> Domain names are issued by Internic. You should not submit MB> applications for domain names unless you know what you are doing. You MB> must state the machimes which will act as authoritative domain name MB> servers for the domain in order to register it, and this will require MB> the cooperation of your ISP unless you are running these name servers MB> youself. JH> If I was to register a domain, would I _need_ two name JH> servers?? I am running one myself here, but would InterNIC JH> (I think it'd be the UK NIC for me) be able to find somebody JH> else to act as the secondary name server? (I don't think JH> that the company I'm hopefully getting my connectivity JH> through will be too helpful) Internic doesn't find anybody to act as your name server. Usually, you find someone to act as your name server and then you pay them to do it, after which you tell Internic who they are. Internic is a registry, not an ISP; you don't go for driving lessons to the government agency which hands out number tags. The requirement for two name servers is to promote reliability. You should not undertake to run authoritative name servers for your domain unless you know what you are doing. Instead of Internic, you as a UK person can also go to your national registry which administers the "UK" top level domain, but I have no idea what their procedures are. -- Mike --- * Origin: N1BEE BBS +1 401 944 8498 V.34/V.FC/V.32bis/HST16.8 (1:323/107)