Novell Networks and Linux? 23
lengau asks: "Has anyone got Linux working with a Novell Network? I'm building a Gentoo system and need to be able to mount a Netware drive. I have IPX compiled into the kernel, already. This is to be a school computer that most students should be able to use like the Windows machines. I'm going to use KDE with OpenOffice and Firefox as the main applications to be used. My ultimate goal is to just have a desktop icon that one can click that goes to one's Netware directory (mounted under $HOME/MyDocuments or something). Any suggestions?"
Re:Right here.. (Score:3, Informative)
However - does the server that you're working with really only run IPX? I've encountered quite a few Novell (Groupwise) systems over the last couple of years - some Windows, some Linux, but most Netware. None of them
Re:Right here.. (Score:1)
Re:Right here.. (Score:2)
Also, http://www.novell.com/documentation/nw65/tcpipenu/ data/acjxc7b.html [novell.com] describes a bit about the Novell TCP/IP options. If you really need to go IPX, then follow t
Re:Right here.. (Score:1)
Re:Right here.. (Score:2)
Two of my co-workers are running Linux and mounting volumes on the servers. One is using the official Novell client. He was using the user community Novel Client (as opposed to the Novell Client). He reports that the official Novell Client is much much faster at mounting and accessi
Did you even try to find it yourself? (Score:4, Informative)
Re:Did you even try to find it yourself? (Score:2, Informative)
Novell has published a nearly full featured client. http://www.novell.com/coolsolutions/feature/15402. html [novell.com]
They also have integrated Groupwise support into evolution. The native windows fat client is still better, but at least i don't have to keep a seperate box just for running groupwise. http://www.novell.com/products/desktop/features/ev olution.html [novell.com]
IPX? (Score:1)
I was in the exact same situation.. (Score:5, Informative)
Google for ncpfs, and this site [howtoz.net] will be particularly helpful too, with step by step instructions.
Two Possibilities (Score:3, Informative)
Linux 101 dude... (Score:2)
I don't recall the details now, but it's ncpmount or something like that.
You'll figure it out, ace - don't ask slashdot.
Re:Linux 101 dude... (Score:1)
Ask Slashdot for Discussion (Score:1)
Use TCP/IP with NFS (Score:2)
If you are connecting to an older server, it is possible to compile IPX
novell mounts (Score:2)
The offical linux client (Score:2, Informative)
Novell client for Linux (Score:1)
Yes (Score:2)
ncpmount (Score:2)