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To view NetWare resources

Using the Windows interface

  1. Open My Network Places.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • Double-click NetWare or Compatible Network.
    • Double-click Entire Network, then double-click NetWare or Compatible Network.

    Windows Explorer displays Novell Directory Services (NDS) trees with a tree icon and individual NetWare computers with a computer icon.

  3. Double-click a tree or volume to see the contents. You can then double-click those contents to see other computers or volumes.

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Using a command line

  1. Open Command Prompt.
  2. Do any of the following:
  3. To display a list of NetWare file servers

    • At the command prompt, type:

      net view /network:nw

    To display volumes on a specific NetWare file server

    • At the command prompt, type:

      net view \\NWServerName /network:nw

      For example, to view the volumes on the NetWare server Nw4, type:

      net view \\nw4 /network:nw

    To display the contents of a directory on a NetWare file server running bindery security

    • At the command prompt, type:

      dir \\DirectoryPath

    To display the contents of a directory on a NetWare file server running Novell Directory Services (NDS)

    • Enclose the directory path in quotation marks. At the command prompt, type:

      dir "\\NDStree\volume.unit.group"

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