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barrieh@jolt.mpx.com.au (Barrie Hall) wrote:

>Linux with access to a Novell Server is easy. You don't need ANYTHING 
>extra for Linux. What you DO need is NETWARE-IP. This allows Novell 
>Volumes to be mounted as NFS volumes under Linux. Works like a dream, 
>Linux 1.1.59----1.3.xx. 

>The downside, of course, is the cost of the extra cost of NETWARE/IP from 
>Novell. It's it bit high, but we use it for backup with 8 Linux boxes 
>which can all see our Novell Servers. The Novell servers all get backed 
>up once a day.

>You can also gain access to your Novell print servers. These appear to 
>Linux as remote serving lpds. Remeber to use an input filter 'if=addcr:' 
>and declare it in your printcap file. The filter adds CR's to any LF's 
>(and, for Lasers) removes <Backspace-underscore-Backspace> problems.


>Anand Kumria (wildfire@ftoomsh.socs.uts.edu.au) wrote:
>: Manny Fernandez (manny@gate.net) wrote:

>: : Is it possible to connect a Linux machine to my Novell Server
>: : so that I can take advantage of my server disk space?

>: Yes. If you are game, you could try a beta kernel. Somewhere around 1.3.5?+
>: support was included for the NCPfs (Netware Core Protocol filesystem).

If you purchase Caldera Network Desktop at USD99.00 it comes with
licenced Novell services that will mount and manage 3.x ot 4.x Novell
server.  It will also manage any unix system and has many other
features

Richard Hayes