Mastering NetWare 5

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Summary: No NW5 details
Review: I boughth this book because it was (Jan99) the only admin book about NW5. I'm disappointed. If you are new to Netware that's a good first book for you but if you are a CNE, experienced ...etc. than look somewhere else (e.g. Netware5 Administrator's Handbook) This book lacks details about everything in NW5, it is not the HOW-TO book that I need.

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Summary: Good overview, nice read
Review: I've read this book from cover to cover. I find it very helpful with it's step-by-step descriptions of various tasks dealing with NetWare 5. It is much better than the Clarke NetWare 4 and 5 books. There are some details lacking, but fundamentally, this book will be usefull long after you've read it (unlike the Clarke books). I enjoyed the style of writing and the pace was very good. Mr Gaskin managed to break the chapters into very logical parts and even broke down the subchapters very well also. This makes finding the information you need much easier.

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Summary: Excellent overview but lacks detail.
Review: James has done an excellent job of covering the new features of Netware 5. Unfortunately if you are looking for down and dirty "how to" information you will be vastly sorry. I don't recommend this book for the experienced Netware admin or engineer.

Rating:
Summary: Excellent overview but lacks detail.
Review: James has done an excellent job of covering the new features of Netware 5. Unfortunately if you are looking for down and dirty "how to" information you will be vastly sorry. I don't recommend this book for the experienced Netware admin or engineer.

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Summary: Good overview, nice read
Review: Thanks to the author. I'd much rather READ five or six hundred pages than trudge through fewer pages of just detail. And I've successfully relied on this book to take my business from Netware 3.2 to version 5 - I know I'll need more info, but this has been a fine start.