Novell / NT

Monn SG

I have got problems knowing which one is better. My school is going to teach Novell where as many companies are using NT. Pretty confused which is better and more recongised.
Help needed.
And also how good is Bluetooth?

Bones SG

Which school are you in anyway? Actually, the topic of which NOS (Network OS) is better is very subjective a matter. Novell & NT has their distinct advantages as well as disadvantages ...

First, Novell is more established in the NOS area and is very well supported besides UNIX. I am not too familiar with Novell so I can't say very much about it. Novell doesn't use Graphical User Interface to configure it's system settings like that of Windows and most services are loaded dynamically too. Novell also requires a small DOS partition.

NT is a recent entry by Windows and is much easier to configure (not use ...) because of it's click and set interface. However, it is quite a resource hog and can be quite troublesome to manage at times ...

Read up more about the 2 NOS first before making any major decisions. Or just throw your hands in the air and learn UNIX instead. That is an OS for "Gods" ... :-)

"Bluetooth" is a wireless network protocol developed by a consortium of network companies which include Microsoft. Currently, Bluetooth doesn't seem to have much of a bite (sorry for the pun ..) and it's transfer speed is still slow compared to other types of networks. Bluetooth also allows household appliances to be networked together w/o cables so that you can control them via a remote or single location ... Imagine if someone wrote a BackOrifice for Bluetooth, setting you oven to toast salad and fridge to broil chicken ... There are also other wireless protocols around so watch out for them too ...

Monn SG

Well, your words make me confuse. Are you working in this field? If so, what network your company use often? Though I have gathered quite a lot of their info and studying on it but I hope to study and learn more of common OS that companies use. Anyway, thanks for your advice and hope that you can give me more of your valuable advice.

Thanks for your effort. Hope to hear more from you and those IT expert.

Sincerely.

antoh SG

Hi

Novell and NT

It depends on individual. Of coz most ppl will go for NT, this is becasue that have no idea how other NOS work.

For ur info, Novell in running on top of Window NT which means that u muz install NT first then Novell.

This does not proof anything good bout NT.

Novell is a better NOS implementation because of its security feature integrated.

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kentan SG

Both also no good lah. In the marketplace maybe NT better than Novell these days in terms of jobs available.

The best is u go and attend some Linux or Unix networking classes. Of course set up something at home yourself to get more hands-on.

NT keep changing and Novell is almost disappearing. Unix/Linux will last for a long time still.

The entire China is going to have a government network run on Linux.

JChua SG

Actually Netware is only unpopular in some countries. It is still widely used in Australia. As for which OS is better, that's preference, but in Singapore, I would say it goes to Microsoft.

Let's see if Netware 6 will change that. I don't know really.

My 2 cents worth.

wombat SG

In terms of market share, Microsoft controls quite a significant amount over Novell. However, there are still quite a lot of Novell installations around.

Both have their strength and weakness, and one should not ignore any of them. Cause you will not know what your future company deploys. =)

Do try to pick up Linux though, besides Mandrake, Suse is quite friendly to newbies. Though there is quite a sharp learning curve, it's worth it. =)

BlackWing_Zero SG

I won't comment on which one is better though..

THru my own experience, I have tried Linux and it was a whole new experience for me.

I would recommend studying Linux if you are into NOS as it is one of the better NOS around. It's stable and reliable.
But if you are a beginner, try Suse or NT if you like. The other NOS demands that you have quite a bi of knowledge in Networking programming.(Which I admit, I dun really have)