Conference noted::pwv50ift

4161.0. "Win95 and Mac Clients accessing the same files?" by ZPOVC::CSNAQS () Tue Feb 18 1997 05:58

    Hi,
    
    Past:  I have an AlphaServer 1000 running OVMS ver 6.1 with PathWorks for 
    	   OpenVMS ( Macintosh ) and the Mac Client accessing their files 
    	   through a shared volume ( directory ).
    
    Present: I need to get a Windows 95 Client PC to access the files on
    	     the shared volume which was created by the PathWorks for OpenVMS 
    	     ( Macintosh ) on the Server.
    
    The Solution that I proposed was to have the v6.0 for DOS and Windows 
    (LAN Manager) loaded on the PC Client and the PathWorks for OpenVMS 
    ( LAN MAnager) loaded on the AlphaServer 1000. 
    
    With the PathWorks for OpenVMS ( LAN MAnager), I think it should be 
    able to be configured to point to the same shared volume. Thus the
    Windows 95 Client PC should be able to access the files that was
    previously being access by macintosh Client.
    
    With the above configuration, the Mac Client and the Win 95 Client
    should be able to access the files on the same shared volume.
    
    Could anyone able to hightlight to me if the above configuration will
    work for my customer ?
    
    Thanks
    
    

    
    Works here no problem,
    
    I have a couple of points to raise.
    Why do you want to put PW on the 95 client. As long as the cust is
    running NETBEUI (free with PW server) or TCP/IP comes with the alpha
    NAS licenses and 95 has both these transports then only the licensing
    parts of PW 95 (or PW 32 (V7.0)) will be needed.
    
    As for sharing files this will not be REAL file sharing but the files
    will be able to be shared in the fact that MAC opens flie, MAC closes
    file, PC opens file  ect..... This is will only realy cause problems
    with databases or (mail files) trying to be shared between PC's and
    MAC's at the same time.
    
    Trev UK CSC