Client Service for NetWare overview

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Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

Client Service for NetWare overview

A user who works locally on a computer running Windows can use Client Service for NetWare to gain direct access to NetWare file and print resources, both on Novell Directory Services (NDS) trees and on servers with bindery security.

Client Service for NetWare depends on and works with the NWLink IPX/SPX/NetBIOS Compatible Transport Protocol (NWLink). NWLink is an implementation of the Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX), Sequenced Packet Exchange (SPX), and NetBIOS transport protocols used by the NetWare network. The Microsoft implementations of these protocols can coexist seamlessly with other protocols on the same network adapter.

Note

  • Client Service for NetWare does not support the IP protocol and therefore cannot be used to interoperate with NetWare 5.x in an IP-only environment. To do this, you must load the IPX protocol onto the NetWare 5.x server, or use a redirector that is compatible with NetWare core Protocol (NCP) and supports native IP.

Important

  • Client Service for NetWare is not available on 64-bit versions of Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP.

  • Gateway Service for NetWare is included in Windows 2000 Server. It is not included in the Windows Server 2003 family.

  • Computers running operating systems in the Windows Server 2003 family cannot be IPX routers.