Connect Linux to Netware 4.2 server

[LuckyTaxi]

Ok, I've had about enough of Windows 98! Piece of crap. Anyways, I'm thinking about moving the billing people to Linux, but damn, how can I connect them to Novell? Is there such a client that I can easily configure? The billing program runs off of Netware 4.2, and is basically a DOS program under Windows.

Having said that, I doubt I can use Linux to connect to and actually run the program. The program is quite simple, there are no files on Windows that are associated with the program. No installation of any kind. Map the correct drives, and off you go!

I'm tired of spending countless hours per day rebooting desktops!

 

[n0cmonkey]

Have you checked the usual suspects for software? I KNOW there is software out there to have Linux and netware ineract, but I cannot remember what it is called. There was a linux mag out like a year ago or something that had a lot of information about it.

 

[DaHitman]

Linux can both act as a Netware server, including running NDS I believe, as well as connect to a netware server..

The Linux-Netware howto might be a good place to start.

http://cwrulug.cwru.edu/docs/netware-howto.shtml

and the Linux-IPX howto has some relevant info.

http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/IPX-HOWTO.html

 

[Nothinman]

You need to install ipx and ncpfs, you can do a lot to a NetWare server from Linux. And you might be able to use dosemu to run the billing system.