Apple Network Administrator v4.0 Conundrum
From Wayne Wilkin, "Ok Apple in it's infinite wisdom gave us the client addition of Apple
Network Administrator toolkit client on the OS 9 CD. In the readme that
comes with it on the OS 9 CD it says that you can go to the URL listed in
the readme ("http://www.apple.com/networking/ana") to obtain information on
how to obtain the 4.0 Administrator software. Well when you go to the site
the only thing listed is info about the 3.5 Admin. So after making tons of
calls to Apple I have finally found out that the only way to get the 4.0
Admin software is to purchase the AppleShare IP 6.3 CD. The story even gets
better. I own AppleShare IP 6.0. Apple provides free updates to bring you up
to 6.3. But do you think they would include in those updates the Admin
Software for Network Administrator Toolkit. Not a chance. So let me get this
straight, I paid almost $3000.00 for a 150 users license a year ago that I
now can't use because Apple doesn't sell a stand alone version or an upgrade
of ANAT. And even though I own version 6.0 of IP and the upgrades don't
cover the Network Admin Software they're telling me that the only way to
obtain it is to buy a second copy of AppleShare IP 6.3, which by the way I
don't need just to get and upgrade to Network Admin 4.0. Talk about a rip
off. Just my opinion, that sucks." [Not a very reasonable policy to me either--Bill.]
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