If your computer is not configured with the necessary NetWare software, or if you don't have the support files that Windows 95 Setup requires to configure your computer, several sources are available for these files.
Important Use the latest available version of Novell-supplied driver files. At the release of Windows 95, the following were some of the current files posted on the Novell forum on CompuServe: DOSUP9, WINDR2; WINUP9, and VLMUP9.
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Over the Internet, obtain files from ftp.novell.com.
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Check the Novell Files forum on CompuServe by typing go novlib at a system prompt. Novell posts revisions of NetWare client software and drivers on this forum.
In addition to the base Novell-supplied NetWare client software required to communicate with a NetWare server, some additional NetWare support files are necessary for the Novell-supplied components to work properly in the Windows 95 environment. When Windows 95 is configured to support a Novell NetWare client, Setup checks to see if the required supporting files for Windows are in the Windows directory. If the files are not in the Windows directory, Setup asks for a disk or network drive location for these files.
The required Novell-supplied supporting files for NetWare connectivity under Windows are shown in the following list.
Novell-Supplied Files for Windows Support
File | Description |
netware.drv, | Windows-compatible network driver and associated help file to provide access to network redirector functionality from 16-bit applications. Notice that this must be the version 2.x WinNet16 driver for the NETX client. Also, the Novell-supplied version of NETWARE.DRV for NETX is approximately 124K in size; for VLM, the size is approximately 144K or 162K, depending on the version. |
nwpopup.exe | NetWare messaging utility. Used to receive messages and alerts from a NetWare server. |
vnetware.386 | Virtual device driver providing virtualization services for the NetWare redirector in the Windows environment and across VMs. |
vipx.386 | Virtual device driver providing virtualization services for the NetWare IPX protocol for the Windows environment and across VMs. |
nw16.dll1 | A thunk layer for passing 32-bit calls to 16-bit NETX APIs. |
1 Required for VLM, but not for NETX.
A computer using Novell-supplied ODI and the IPX/SPX protocol requires certain files, depending on whether you choose to keep the Novell-supplied client when installing Windows 95 on a NetWare network.
Required Files for ODI Drivers with Novell-Supplied Client
Windows 95 drivers: | ||
vnetbios.386 | ||
Novell-supplied NETX drivers: | ||
ipxodi.com | netx.exe | A network adapter driver such as ne2000.com |
Novell-supplied VLM drivers: | ||
Version 4.0 or later of netx.vlm | Version 1.02 or later of VLM client supporting files | |
Required Files for ODI Drivers with Microsoft Client for NetWare Networks
Windows 95 drivers: | ||
msodisup.vxd1 | nwnblink.vxd | nwredir.vxd |
Novell-supplied drivers: | ||
lsl.com | A network adapter driver such as ne2000.com | |
1 MSODISUP.VXD is the ODI support layer that maps NDIS 3.1 protocols to an ODI driver, and ODIHLP.EXE is the real-mode stub that allows LSL to complete its binding process in real mode.
After Windows 95 is installed on a monolithic IPX configuration, the required drivers include the following files, which must all be supplied by Novell:
ipx.com | netware.hlp | vnetware.386 |
This configuration is similar to configuring Windows 95 to run with a monolithic IPX driver, except that Novell-supplied ODI drivers are used. The drivers used in this configuration include the following files, which must all be supplied by Novell:
smc8000.com (ODI driver) | netware.drv | vnetware.386 |