Unbiased Netware vs. Windows 2K comparison

[dsturgeon]

I am looking for an unbiased comparison of the performance between the two Operating systems on the same hardware. Can anyone point me in the right direction? The only information and data I haev found so far can be traced back to either the Microsoft or Novell sites.

Thanks Fish

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[GiaBetiu]

Performances, I don't know who else made such tests, but, maye are usefull to read these articles:

http://www.internetweek.com/reviews/rev032999.htm

http://networking.earthweb.com/netos/article/0,,12083_934921,00.html

http://www.nwfusion.com/reviews/2000/0124rev.html

Gia Betiu
m.betiu@chello.nl
Computer Eng. CNE 4, CNE 5

 

[TheLad]

I remember running performance testing on NetWare 4.11 (Sp9), NetWare 5.1 (Sp3), NT 4 (Sp6a) & W2K Advanced Server (Sp2) and to be honest the results were as follows:

1. NetWare 5.1
2= NetWare 4.11
2= NT 4
4. W2K Advanced Server

This benchmarking was done on simple tasks such as read speed, write speed, performance at 10Mb & 100Mb, performance at half-duplex and full-duplex etc...

Where Windows 2000 Advanced Server let itself down was with a less than average read speed. Considering file servers generally read more than they write, this was bad.

All benchmarking tests were performed on the same Compaq Proliant server for info.

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