WINDOWS 1002000 PROFESSIONAL RESOURCE KIT [Electronic resources]

Quick Guide to NetWare Interoperability

You can use computers running Windows 2000 Professional in a Novell NetWare environment. Use this guide to make planning decisions, such as which client to use, and to determine how to set up and troubleshoot client configurations.

Review new features and basic concepts in NetWare connectivity.

Understand the basic concepts in connecting Windows 2000 Professional in a NetWare environment. Review the new features included with Windows 2000 Professional.

See "Overview of Windows 2000 Professional and NetWare Connectivity" in this chapter.

Choose the appropriate redirector: Client Service or Gateway Service.

Select one depending on whether your organization plans to migrate from NetWare to Windows 2000 or maintain a mixed-mode environment.

See "Client Service and Gateway Service" in this chapter.

Configure Client Server for NetWare.

You must configure Client Service for NetWare if you have chosen it as your redirector for Windows 2000 Professional.

See "Configuring Client Service for NetWare" in this chapter.

Access NetWare resources.

After installing Client Service for NetWare you can access NetWare resources and bindery-based utilities directly from computers running Windows 2000 Professional.

See "Accessing NetWare Resources" in this chapter.

Administer NetWare server functions and resources.

Windows 2000 Professional can be used as the system console to administer NetWare servers.

See "NetWare Administration through Windows 2000 Professional" in this chapter.

Maintain security structure between Windows 2000 Professional and NetWare.

Because the security structures are different between Windows 2000 Professional and NetWare, it is necessary to understand the differences to ensure security when transmitting data from one security structure to the other.

See "Windows 2000 Professional and NetWare Security" in this chapter.

Understand NWLink architecture.

The NWLink IPX/SPX/NetBIOS-compatible transport protocol is primarily used when connecting to NetWare servers.

See "NWLink" in this chapter.

Recover from common NetWare connectivity-related problems.

Follow the troubleshooting guidelines to recover from NetWare installation, configuration, and connecivity-related problems.

See "Troubleshooting Windows 2000 Professional and NetWare Connectivity" in this chapter.