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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!in1.uu.net!van-bc!uniserve!usenet From: tom@uniserve.com (Tom Samplonius) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc Subject: Re: Mount a NetWare volume in NetBSD? Date: 7 Dec 1995 06:39:57 GMT Organization: UNIServe Online Lines: 35 Distribution: world Message-ID: <4a627t$5gu@atlas.uniserve.com> References: <4a1ako$jm9@dingo.cc.uq.oz.au> NNTP-Posting-Host: pc.sdf.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.6 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