WFWG and Novell Netware Connectivity Configuration Files

 Last reviewed: November 21, 1994
Article ID: Q92541
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows for Workgroups version 3.1

SUMMARY

Windows for Workgroups (WFWG) provides the functionality to work with Novell NetWare networks versions 2.1 and later. This allows a Novell NetWare client workstation to become a Windows for Workgroups workstation, thereby providing access to Novell NetWare servers and/or Windows for Workgroups servers.

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The following additions are made when Novell NetWare connectivity is enabled in Windows for Workgroups:

AUTOEXEC.BAT

MSIPX NETX

CONFIG.SYS

LASTDRIVE=P DEVICE=C:\<WFW 3.1 dir>\MSIPX.SYS

PROTOCOL.INI

[network.setup] 

 transport=ms$ipx,MS$IPX
 lana0=ms$ee16,1,ms$ipx (I.E. ms$ee16 is used for the INTEL
EtherExpress 16 NIC.) [ms$ipx] 
 drivername=IPX$
 mediatype=Novell/Ethernet (depending on the NetWare configuration)

SYSTEM.INI

[boot] 

 secondnet.drv=netware.drv
[386Enh] 
 secondnet=vipx.386,vnetware.386
[network] 
 multinet=netware
[netware] 
 nwsharehandles=false
 restoredrives=true
If LAN Manager connectivity is installed as well as Novell, then the following line changes in the SYSTEM.INI file: 

   [network]
     multinet=lanman,netware

KBCategory: kbnetwork kb3rdparty
KBSubcategory: wfw wfwg
Additional reference words: 3.10 3.1

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Last reviewed: November 21, 1994
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