NetWare Client for DOS and MS Windows User Guide

B-3

Using the WSUPGRD Utility

Introduction

The WSUPGRD utility upgrades the IPX LAN drivers on your client

workstation to the corresponding ODI LAN driver.

If client workstations in your network are running one of the NetWare

Client™ shells (NETx), they are running an IPX LAN driver or a

corresponding ODI LAN driver.

This utility is recommended for large installations with similar hardware and

software conﬁgurations. If your network has a variety of network boards and

LAN driver types, you need to manually upgrade each client workstation.

WSUPGRD cannot be used for upgrading remote boot workstations.

The current NetWare Client installation program provides you with a

Novell® ODI LAN driver for network boards. However, the installation

program cannot detect board settings from an IPX LAN driver. Therefore,

you must know the type of network board and the hardware settings for each

client workstation on the network.

The WSUPGRD utility was designed to automate the upgrade process from

IPX to ODI LAN drivers and make the installation of the NetWare Client

software easier by providing auto-detection of the LAN driver settings.

If you are running an IPX LAN driver on any client workstations, you

should upgrade the LAN drivers on those client workstations to ODI before

using the NetWare Client installation program.

The NetWare Client installation program automatically detects if an ODI

LAN driver is loaded on the client workstations and sets the driver settings

for you. This will make upgrading client workstations from a previous

version of NetWare with the installation program automatic.