This is true. When we purchased our 9000 box this year, I went round and
round with them thinking they were nuts that the LAN is only counted as
one user, no matter how many log on. But they weren't (at least this
time). To answer Ted's questions, I believe the 947lx is and only can be
a 64 user system. Something to do with the embedded license on the chip.
I also think that the 947lx is not Y2K compliant. This you might want to
research further. Better check the 928 while you are at it.

Rick Clark
Senior Analyst
WW&R
Cleveland, Ohio

> "Paveza, Gary" wrote:
>
> In HPUX the LAN is counted as one user.  It doesn't matter how many
> users come over the lan, its only counted once.  You really only need
> a 3 user license (console, modem, and lan).
>
> I believe though, that direct connect terminals also counter - don't
> know, don't use them.
>
> -------------------------------
> Gary L. Paveza, Jr.
> Technical Support Specialist
> All opinions are mine and not those of my employer
>
>      -----Original Message-----
>      From:   Mike Hornsby [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
>      Sent:   Wednesday, March 31, 1999 12:00 PM
>      To:     [log in to unmask]
>      Subject:        Re: User license advice?
>
>      Ted wrote:
>      >We're in a bit of a frustrating spot here and if anyone has any
>      advice, I'd
>      be
>      >glad to listen. We've been surviving much too long on a 947lx
>      with 64 user
>      >licenses.
>      <<some snipped>>
>      >Are there any other avenues I should be exploring?
>
>      This paralleled a question a customer asked me yesterday. The
>      question was:
>
>      Why does HP consider a 'user' on MPE differently than a 'user' on
>      HPUX?
>
>      The way it was explained to me is: that on HPUX six signons with
>      the same
>      user ID only count as one 'user'! Is this true?
>
>      I can see why this is not implemented on the HP3000 where many
>      systems are
>      setup with a signon that consists of a unique session id with all
>      users
>      using the same user name and account name. ala mch,user.manman
>
>      To be on par with HPUX shouldn't every identical signon to the
>      HP3000 only
>      count as a single 'user'?
>
>      A corollary question is: How can multiple sessions from the same
>      IP address
>      count as multiple 'users'?
>
>      This is a very serious issue, one that I consider in the best
>      light a 'bug'
>      and in the worst light a
>      disgraceful business practice.
>
>      Mike