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  From: Anthony Rumble <smilie@emusys.com.au>
  To  : Tim Ansell <ansell@chariot.net.au>
  Date: Wed, 5 May 1999 21:48:16 +1000 (EST)

Re: Novell 5 IP sharing, Accessing the Novell User Database

On Tue, 4 May 1999, Tim Ansell wrote:

> Hi, we currently run a Novel 5 network with a Linux Box running as the
> firewall - inter/intranet server.
> The problem is that we would like the Linux box to act like a Novel
> client and server so that it can access the Novel server and share
> directories.
> 
> Here is our current setup.....
> Novel 5 - Using IP disabled IPX
> Linux 2.2.6 with ncpmount and ncp support in the kernel
> Novel clients - Using IP  - NO IPX support
> 
> At the moment we can get the linux server to mount the Novel server by
> compiling IPX support but disabling it with ipx_configure and it the
> users IP this is fine and dandy but a bit awquared.
> 
> I would like to be able to share directories on the linux server so they
> look like a Novel server. Mars_nwe and ld something look promising but
> all seem to only support IPX, as the clients don't have the IPX protocol
> they can't access the files on the server.
> Is there a way i can fix this? I know about the new Novel project but
> that won't be out for months and we need this ASP.
> 
> The last thing i would like to do and this is really on the wish list. I
> would like an squid authentication module that reads the users from the
> NDS tree. I know that it is highly unlikely that this exists, i was
> wondering is there any project that would be able to help or some code i
> could start hacking? If i can get this it would be cream of the crop!
> 
> I have been trying to fight of repeated attempts to have boarder manager
> installed on the firewall because I believe linux is a much better
> product. Anyway its FREE :)

As far as I am aware, the only linux that fully supports NDS (as a client)
is Caldera OpenLinux.. Which is commercial.. And it has to do with
Novell licencing.. (Why it's not free I mean_..

Also, to run a proper server with NDS, you need NetWare for linux, which
also runs on Caldera.

Standard Linux only has Bindary IPX Novell support.

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Anthony Rumble
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