NetWare Client for DOS and MS Windows User Guide

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Installing or Upgrading NetWare Client Software

Running the NetWare Client Installation Program

network.drv=*shared_MS_Windows_directory\netxdrv\

netware.drv

For example:

network.drv=*f:apps\winsys\netxdrv\netware.drv

Ensure that the necessary changes to the MS Windows .INI ﬁles were made

(See “MS Windows Conﬁguration Files Are Modiﬁed” for more

information).

For details on where the SYSTEM directory and .INI ﬁles are located, see

“Loading MS Windows onto the Network,” in Chapter2 of NetWare 4

Supervising the Network.

Installing LAN Drivers

LAN driver software serves as the link between workstations’ operating

systems and the network.

A network board in your client workstation allows it to communicate with

the NetWare server.

The NetWare Client software can support additional network boards and

LAN drivers in a client workstation. See “Using Two Network Boards” for

information and procedures.

All communication on the network consists of packets of information being

sent between client workstations and servers through network boards and

cabling.

There are different kinds of packets, distinguished from each other by the

order and type of information in the packet. Each kind of packet has its own

deﬁnition, called a frame type.

Servers and client workstations must be conﬁgured to use the same frame

types in order to communicate with each other.

Routers must also support the same frame types as the servers and

workstations, or packets will not be routed correctly. This will disrupt

communication—and if your client workstation does get a connection, it

will likely fail.