Gateway Service and Client Service

Windows 2000 provides two features that enable Windows-based client computers to access NetWare file, print, and directory services that are located on both NetWare bindery-based servers and on Novell Directory Services (NDS). Gateway Service for NetWare acts as a gateway through which multiple clients can access NetWare resources, and Client Service for NetWare provides a client-based NetWare connectivity solution. Both depend on and work with the NWLink protocol, which is automatically installed when Client Service for NetWare or Gateway Service for NetWare are installed. For more information about NWLink, see "NWLink," earlier in this chapter.

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To make sure you are in compliance with Novell licensing policies, refer to your Novell licensing agreement.

Gateway Service for NetWare is installed on a Windows 2000 Server–based computer. Through the gateway, multiple Windows 2000 Professional, Windows NT Workstation, Windows 95, and Windows 98 clients can access NetWare file, print, and directory services. Because the gateway provides a single access point to NetWare services, you do not need to install and maintain NetWare client software (such as Client Service for NetWare) on each of your workstations. Gateway Service for NetWare also supports direct access to NetWare services from the computer running Windows 2000 Server, in the same way that Client Service for NetWare supports direct access from the client computer.

Client Service for NetWare is installed on individual Windows 2000 Professional clients and gives each client direct, high performance access to NetWare file, print and directory services. Because Windows 2000 clients configured with Client Service for NetWare connect directly to NetWare servers, they do not need to use a gateway running Gateway Service for NetWare as an intermediary service. For client-based connectivity, clients running Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows 95, or Windows 98 must use the networking client software provided in their software package or comparable NetWare client software.

Both Gateway Service for NetWare and Client Service for NetWare also provide support for NetWare login scripts. For more information, see "Login Scripts" later in this chapter.

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Windows 2000 contains an upgrade for NetWare client software previously installed with Windows NT, Windows 95, and Windows 98. This upgrade only applies to computers running NetWare client software earlier than version 4.7 and a version of Windows that was upgraded to Windows 2000. For more information, see the Readme file included with Windows 2000.

Computers running Windows 2000 Server with Gateway Service for NetWare and computers running Windows 2000 Professional with Client Service for NetWare can use pass-through authentication. If a user has the same credentials for a Windows 2000 network and a NetWare network, and the password is synchronized, the user can log on to both networks at once.

When the computer running Windows 2000 Server or Windows 2000 Professional with either Gateway Service for NetWare or Client Service for NetWare installed is booted, the Log on to Windows dialog box appears. The user then logs on to the Windows 2000–based network as usual, supplying a user account and password for Windows 2000, and is also authenticated on the NetWare network, provided that the password is synchronized. Users can synchronize their password on Windows-based servers, and NetWare 4. x servers through Gateway Service for NetWare or Client Service for NetWare, by pressing CTRL+ALT+DELETE and then entering the new password in the dialog box. For information about how to synchronize passwords, see "Additional Resources," later in this chapter.