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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!nntp.coast.net!news.kei.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in2.uu.net!news1.digital.com!pa.dec.com!nntpd.lkg.dec.com!lead.zk3.dec.com!zk2nws.zko.dec.com!ranjit From: ranjit@wasted.zk3.dec.com (Ranjit Mathews USG) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc Subject: Re: Mount a NetWare volume in NetBSD? Date: 11 Dec 1995 11:57:48 GMT Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation Lines: 40 Distribution: world Message-ID: <4ah6bs$36h@zk2nws.zko.dec.com> References: <4a1ako$jm9@dingo.cc.uq.oz.au> <4a627t$5gu@atlas.uniserve.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: abelia.zk3.dec.com Isn't there a PD package called Linuxware that offers the functionality of NetWare 3.1 on Linux ? In article <4a627t$5gu@atlas.uniserve.com>, tom@uniserve.com (Tom Samplonius) writes: |> In article <4a1ako$jm9@dingo.cc.uq.oz.au>, |> M.Strasser@botany.uq.edu.au says... |> > |> >I'm wondering if it's possible to mount a NetWare volume (or |> part of one) on a |> >NetBSD system. Our main server is NW and I'm looking at NetBSD |> for a WWW |> >and ftp server. |> > |> >It would be great if the NetBSD box could recognise the NW |> server on the wire |> >and be able to mount part of a NW volume. I don't want to go to |> the expense |> >and fuss of nfs for NetWare. |> > |> >Has anyone done anything like this? It would require the NetBSD |> system |> >recognising IPX. |> |> IPX is the easy part. As an example, FreeBSD-current has IPX |> in it now. |> |> The hard part is the Netware core protocol. Those who |> understand it, can't tell anyone becuase it is protected by |> non-disclosure. |> |> Netware will not be supported unless: |> |> - hell freezes over, and Novell releases the specs, or |> - someone reverse enginneers it (which is a bit difficult) |> |> |> Tom |> |>