SCO Merge supports Novell NetWare network services under DOS,
Windows 3.1, Windows 3.11, and Windows for Workgroups. Novell
NetWare is not supported under Windows 95.
SCO Merge provides a NetWare redirector
(lccipx.com)
that gives
DOS and Windows 3.1 sessions access to NetWare hosts as standard
NetWare drives. This utility is compatible with NetWare 3.11.
DOS users can access Novell NetWare servers
using a NetWare shell, such as
netx.exe,
xmsnetx.exe, emsnetx.exe,
net3.exe, net4.exe, and so forth.
To make NetWare access available under SCO Merge, first obtain a copy of
netx.com from a NetWare client machine and copy
it to J:\share.
In addition, each user who wants to access NetWare hosts must
include the following lines in his or her personal autoexec.bat file:
NOTE:
SPX is not supported by lccipx.exe, therefore
using SCO Merge as a print server may not function properly.
Any networking applications that require more than
IPX will not be functional under SCO Merge with
the current lccipx.exe. For example, NetWare router
cannot be implemented under SCO Merge.
Once your system has been configured for NetWare,
you can access NetWare drives from your DOS and Windows 3.1
sessions the same way you would on a stand-alone PC.
When you start a DOS or a Windows 3.1 session, SCO Merge
automatically chooses a drive letter for your NetWare drive.
Log into this drive just as you would on any standard NetWare
client.
NOTE:
Because the default value of lastdrive is
N, the drive letter that will be assigned your
NetWare drive is O.
Your NetWare drive may not function properly using this drive letter.
It is recommended that you set lastdrive to
a value earlier than N (for example, K
or L), so your NetWare drive is assigned a
drive letter other than O.
SCO Merge supports Novell NetWare network access for Windows 3.1, Windows 3.11,
and Windows for Workgroups. NetWare is not supported for Windows 95.
Before you install the Novell NetWare network driver, you
should determine the version of the NetWare shell that your
system uses. You need this information during the
installation process to make the appropriate network
driver selection.
NOTE:
You cannot have the Novell NetWare network installed
for Windows at the same time that
the DOS Merge network printing driver is installed.
See
``The DOS Merge network printing driver''
in Chapter 2
for more information.
Follow these steps to install the Novell NetWare network for
Windows 3.1 and 3.11:
If you are already at the DOS prompt, continue with Step 2.
Otherwise, if you are working in a Desktop
environment, invoke the Merge Setup utility,
select the
Personal Merge Administration, and
choose the Run DOS to Configure Windows 3.1 option.
A DOS session specially configured for Windows setup will start.
If you are working in a non-Desktop environment, start a
DOS session by typing the following
command at the UNIX system prompt:
winsetup
Change your current drive and directory to the directory
where Windows 3.1 or 3.11 is installed and type:
setup
setup displays your current hardware configuration.
Use the arrow keys to select the Network option, and press
<Enter> to see the list of network drivers.
Find and select the Novell NetWare line for the NetWare
shell you are using.
Press <Enter>.
The display changes back to the hardware list with the
selection:
Accept the configuration shown above.
Press <Enter>.
setup asks for various Windows installation disks.
Insert the requested disks and press <Enter>.
setup installs the Novell NetWare Support and exits,
leaving you at the DOS prompt.
NOTE:
You must get special driver files from Novell
to install Novell NetWare Network Support for
Windows for Workgroups. These files are supplied
with Windows 3.1, but not with Windows for Workgroups.
On the Windows 3.1 distribution disks, the files are in
compressed format. To use them with Windows for Workgroups,
you must first uncompress them by
following the instructions that come with Windows 3.1.
If you do not have Windows 3.1 disks,
you can obtain these files from Novell.
These files include:
netware.drv
netware.hlp
vnetware.386
vipx.386
nwpopup.exe
Follow these steps to install Novell NetWare Network Support
with Windows for Workgroups:
If you are working in a Desktop environment, access the
Merge Tools.
Start a Windows for Workgroups session by invoking
the Win utility.
If you are working in a non-Desktop environment, start a
Windows for Workgroups session by typing the following command at the
UNIX system prompt:
win
Open the Network window by double-clicking on
the Network icon.
Run the Network Setup application by double-clicking
on the Network Setup icon.
Click on the Networks button.
A dialog box with three radio buttons appears.
Click the bottom button (Install Windows support for the
following network only).
A scrollable list of the networks
that Windows for Workgroups knows about appears.
Find and select the Novell NetWare line for the NetWare
shell you have.
Click on the OK button.
This brings you back to the original Network Setup dialog box.
Click on the OK button.
The Network Setup application now needs the special
driver files for Novell NetWare Support.
Type the drive and path to where these files are located.
For example, if they are on a diskette in drive A, type:
a:\
Click on Restart Windows if you want to continue the
Windows for Workgroups session.