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- DOCUMENT:Q103010 26-AUG-1993 [W_NT]
- TITLE :Windows NT Connectivity to Novell NetWare File Servers
- PRODUCT :Windows NT
- PROD/VER:3.10
- OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
- KEYWORDS:
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- The information in this article applies to:
-
- - Microsoft Windows NT operating system, version 3.1
- - Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server, version 3.1
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-
- SUMMARY
- =======
-
- Currently, Microsoft Windows NT version 3.1 does not include
- redirection connectivity to Novell NetWare servers. Novell is
- currently developing a requester for Windows NT that will allow
- Windows NT client workstations to connect to NetWare servers. Novell
- released beta versions of this requester based on specific builds of
- Windows NT. Each specific beta requestor works correctly only with the
- Windows NT beta version for which was written.
-
- NOTE: Windows NT does come with NWLINK, which should not be confused
- with the requester Novell is developing. NWLINK allows use of Windows
- NT as an application server with current MS-DOS, Windows, or OS/2
- NetWare clients (for applications such as Microsoft SQL Server, SNA
- Server, and RPC supporting SPX and Novell NetBIOS over IPX). NWLINK
- does not support the ability to do remote file and print input/output.
-
- MORE INFORMATION
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-
- The latest build of the beta NetWare requester for Windows NT is
- available on CompuServe in the NOVFILES forum. The latest version
- works only with beta build 438 of Windows NT. Support for the NetWare
- requester is available only from Novell. Type "go ndsg" (without the
- quotation marks) to request technical support from Novell.
-
- To get the latest beta version of Novell's NetWare requester for
- Windows NT:
-
- 1. Connect to CompuServe.
-
- 2. Type "go novfiles" (without the quotation marks).
-
- 3. Select Client Kits.
-
- 4. Select Windows NT Versions.
-
- At the present time, Novell supports a limited number of network
- adapter drivers with its requester for Windows NT. Novell's requester
- for Windows NT works only with the network cards for which it has
- included drivers. There is no support for any other adapter cards. The
- following is a list of the supported network adapter cards. This list
- is for the most recent publicly available requester.
-
- IBM Token-Ring
- 3Com 3C503
- 3Com 3C507
- 3Com 3C509
- Novell NE1000
- Novell NE1500T
- Novell NE2
- Novell NE2_32
- Novell NE2000
- Novell NE2100
- Novell NTR2000
-
- With its current requester, Novell includes a text file (NNT438.TXT)
- that contains installation instructions and supported network adapter
- card information. Customers can refer to NNT438.TXT for installation
- instructions specific to their hardware configurations.
-
- NetWare is manufactured by Novell, a vendor independent of Microsoft;
- we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this products'
- performance or reliability.
-
- Additional reference words: 3.10 redirector
- KBCategory:
- KBSubcategory: introp
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