NetWare Client for DOS and MS Windows User Guide

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Preparing to Install or Upgrade the NetWare Client Software

Upgrading Your IPX Driver to ODI

If your client workstations are using a dedicated IPX™ driver, you should

upgrade to an Open Data-Link Interface (ODI) speciﬁcation version.

An ODI version of IPX gives your client workstations greater functionality

by supporting multiple communication protocols.

You can upgrade in two ways:

• Use the client installation program to upgrade during installation.

• If you have a copy of the NetWare 4 software package, use the WSUPGRD utility

to upgrade your version of IPX prior to using the installation program. See

Appendix B, “Using the WSUPGRD Utility,” for more information.

Upgrading prior to installation makes a NetWare Client installation virtually

automatic. The installation program recognizes network board settings from

loaded LAN drivers which support ODI and prompts you to use the driver and

settings it recognizes.

When you use WSUPGRD, your versions of IPX and LAN driver are updated

automatically.

NOTE: The virtual IPX driver for MS Windows (VIPX.386), does not fully support

dedicated IPX in an MS Windows DOS box. If you want to run the NetWare Client

software for MS Windows, you must upgrade to an ODI LAN driver and other

software files compliant with ODI.