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NetWare Client for Windows NT: Pre-release Document
Thank you for your interest in the NetWare Client for Windows NT.
We hope this pre-release helps in your product development and
planning.
This information explains how to set up the NetWare Client for
Windows NT Beta II (Build 404). It contains the following sections:
** What You're Getting
** Before You Install
** Installing the NetWare Client for Windows NT
** Installing NetWare and Windows NT Networking Using a Single Network Card
** Accessing NetWare Services
** Known Problems and Caveats
** Other Network Adapters
** Reporting Problems
** What You're Getting
Installing the NetWare Client for Windows NT provides you with
basic NetWare services. In this release you'll be able to:
Connect to NetWare servers
Map drives to NetWare servers
Utilize NetWare File Services
Print to NetWare print queues
Use mutual login with the Windows NT workstation and a NetWare server
Use a single network card to run Windows NT networking and NetWare
We currently support the following network cards:
Novell NE1000
Novell NE2000
Novell NE2
Novell NE2-32
Novell NTR2000
IBM Token-Ring
3Com 3C503
3Com 3C509
We will update the list of supported network cards in the future.
Important: This pre-release software allows users of Microsoft's
Windows NT Beta II release to have a first look at how the
NetWare Client works transparently with Windows NT. However, as
Novell and Microsoft complete product development for the NetWare
Client and the Windows NT OS respectively, interfaces and
functionality will be added or may be changed.
** Before You Install
You should have installed Windows NT Beta II (Build 404) on your system.
We suggest you make your login name for NetWare servers the same as
your username for Windows NT. You can either add a new user on your
Windows NT system or use the DOS SYSCON utility to change your NetWare
login name.
** Installing the NetWare Client for Windows NT
The NetWare Client for Windows NT uses Microsoft's network install
applet to provide a single network installation point for both NetWare
and Windows NT.
1. Log on to your NT system using an account that has Administrative
privileges.
2. From the Program Manager's Main window, choose Control Panel.
From Control Panel, choose Network.
3. Choose Add Software in the Network Settings dialog box.
4. Scroll the multi-list selection box down to "<Other> Requires disk from
manufacturer" and select it. You will be prompted for a disk in Drive
A:
5. Insert the Netware Client for Windows NT "Install" diskette into
drive A:.
6. Select "NetWare Services for Windows NT" and choose OK.
Choose Continue from the Add Network Software dialog box.
7. Choose OK from the dialog that asks for Drive A:.
Note: This dialog is a bug in Microsoft's network setup
applet that will be fixed in a future release.
Setup copies NetWare files to their appropriate directories
and adds them to the installed software list.
8. Choose Add Adapter in the Network Settings dialog box. From the
multi-list selection box, choose the ODI driver you wish to run.
The selected ODI driver appears in the Installed Adapter Cards list.
Note: All ODI drivers begin with ODI in their description
strings. All other drivers are NDIS drivers and will not
bind to NetWare Transports.
9. Select Bindings from the Network Settings dialog to view the NetWare
driver bindings.
10. Upon exiting the Network Settings dialog box, you will be prompted to
reboot your system. You must reboot in order for NetWare Services
to become active.
** Installing NetWare and Windows NT Networking Using a Single Network Card
Currently the single card solution (ODINSUP.SYS) only works with
Ethernet. Once we have Token-Ring functionality completed, we will
refresh the build on CompuServe.
1. After you have successfully installed the NetWare Client for Windows
NT, repeat steps 1 and 2 from the installation steps above.
2. Choose Add Adapter in the Network Settings dialog box.
3. Select "Novell ODINSUP Adapter" from the multi-list selection box.
"Novell ODINSUP Adapter" now appears in the Installed Adapter
Cards list.
4. Any pre-installed Windows NT networking software will now bind to
the "Novell ODINSUP Adapter" or you may choose "Add Software" to add
additional Windows NT networking software. You must reboot your machine
in order for the "Novell ODINSUP Adapter" to become active.
** Accessing NetWare Services
You can access NetWare services through File Manager and Control
Panel. Remember, to specify network resources, you must use UNC
formatting conventions (\\SERVER\VOLUME\DIRECTORY\DIRECTORY).
Note that under "Connect Network Drive," long path names may be
truncated when they are displayed in the lower box. This is a
known problem but does not affect its functionality.
Control Panel: The NetWare icon in the Control Panel lists your
connections, username, and connection ID. It offers connection
management and drive management.
** Known Problems and Caveats
REDIRECTOR:
To set the preferred server configuration option for the redirector
1. Start the REGEDT32 program.
2. Select options in this order
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE on Local Machine
SYSTEM
CurrentControlSet
Services
NetWareWorkstation
Parameters
3. From the "Parameters" sub-key, create a value called "Preferred Server"
using the data type "REG_SZ".
4. Enter the name of your server you wish to connect to at boot time.
You must reboot the machine in order for the preferred server option to
take effect.
IPXSPXII:
By default IPXSPXII uses the default frame type ETHERNET_802.3.
To use a different frame type
1. Start the REGEDT32 program.
2. Select options in this order
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE on Local Machine
SYSTEM
CurrentControlSet
Services
IpxSpxII
Parameters
FrameType
3. Change the frame type to the type your network is configured for
(ETHERNET_802.2, ETHERNET_II, ETHERNET_SNAP).
PRINTING:
Redirection of a local printer port to a NetWare print queue is still
under development. This release only allows printing directly to NetWare
print queues.
UTILITIES:
Win32 NetWare utilities are still under development.
DOS SUPPORT:
Support for NetWare based DOS programs and utilities is still under
development.
** Other Network Adapters
We have included a selection of the Windows NT drivers that are currently
available for NetWare with this client kit. We realize, however, that the
driver you need to use your network adapter with Windows NT may not be
available at this time.
If the driver you need is not in this kit, contact the manufacturer and
encourage them to upgrade their NetWare ODI driver to support Windows NT.
NetWare ODI 32-bit drivers written to the rev. F (3.1) specification support
Windows NT as a client.
The following vendors have received the rev. F spec and should be able to
upgrade their drivers to support Windows NT.
Company names Phone numbers
3Com (408) 764-5000
Accton (415) 226-9800
Allen Bradley (313) 998-2000
AT&T (800) 247-1212
Cabletron (603) 332-9400
Compex (714) 630-7302
Gateway Communications (800) 367-6555
Hewlett Packard (408) 720-3000
IBM (407) 443-2000
Intel (503) 696-8080
Madge 44-494-765651
Memorex Telex (919) 250-6100
Netronix (707) 769-3300
Proteon (508) 898-2800
Racal Datacomm (508) 263-9929
Racore (408) 374-8290
Standard Micro Systems (516) 273-3100
Thomas Conrad (512) 836-1935
Ungermann-Bass (408) 496-0111
** Reporting Problems
We welcome any suggestions and comments you have concerning this
product.
Novell has set up areas on CompuServe for you to communicate
pre-release problems or suggestions. These areas are located in the
NDSG forum, section 14, and NOVDEV, section 17.
While this pre-release version is unsupported, Novell will monitor
these forums so that responses and fixes can be made available.
These will be the only forums available to you to discuss problems
or suggestions concerning the NetWare Client for Windows NT.
Novell will not monitor other forums such as MSWIN32 or WINNT for
Windows NT/NetWare issues.
If you prefer, you can communicate your problems or suggestions via
FAX. Complete the TEMPLATE.FAX file and return it to:
FAX: 801-429-3098
Attention: NetWare Client for Windows NT, Development
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DISCLAIMER
Novell, Inc. makes no representations or warranties with respect to
any NetWare software, and specifically disclaims any express or
implied warranties of merchantability, title, or fitness for a
particular purpose.
Distribution of any NetWare software is forbidden without the
express written consent of Novell, Inc. Further, Novell reserves
the right to discontinue distribution of any NetWare software.
Novell is not responsible for lost profits or revenue, loss of use
of the software, loss of data, costs of re-creating lost data, the
cost of any substitute equipment or program, or claims by any party
other than you. Novell strongly recommends a backup be made before
any software is installed. Technical support for this software
may be provided at the discretion of Novell.
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