Date: Tue, 31 Jan 1995 13:10:25 EST From: Rob Slade Subject: Book Review: "LANtastic Quick Reference" by Talbot BKLNTSQR.RVW 941206 "LANtastic Quick Reference", Talbot, 1992, 0-934605-78-5, U$14.95 %A David Talbott %C 1580 Center Dr., Santa Fe, NM 87505-9746 %D 1992 %G 0-934605-78-5 %I Onword Press %O U$14.95 800-842-3636 %P 164 %T "LANtastic Quick Reference" While LANtastic has made a name as a simple, minimally intrusive, peer-to-peer network for sharing disks and printers, its documentation has become increasingly complex. This book can serve as a reminder of the various command and function options. For basic commands, this may be enough: for more advanced items, it can serve as an introduction to the correct section of the program documentation. The book is divided into three sections: User, System Manager, and Installer. The last is a bit brief, being merely a listing of ArtiSoft network interface card settings, and the command-line switches and options for the basic network drivers. The lack of any mention of NDIS is unfortunate. Ironically, the author seems to be extremely proud of the indexing job on the book. There *is* an index, but it is quite brief, and hardly a selling point. Nevertheless, this book is doubtless well worth the price for those working with and managing LANtastic networks. copyright Robert M. Slade, 1994 BKLNTSQR.RVW 941206 Vancouver ROBERTS@decus.ca Institute for Robert_Slade@sfu.ca Research into rslade@cue.bc.ca User p1@CyberStore.ca Security Canada V7K 2G6