Using Commands to Connect to NetWare Servers

If you are running Client for NetWare Networks, all NetWare commands run in the same way as they do for a Novell-supplied networking client. The ATTACH and SLIST commands provided with Windows 95 use the same syntax and work in exactly the same way as the counterparts provided by Novell.

The following should be noted about certain Novell-supplied commands:

• For the ATTACH command, configure the networking client to use SAP Browsing.
• It is recommended that you do not use the LOGIN utility to create an attachment to a computer running File and Printer Sharing for NetWare Networks. Use the ATTACH command instead.
• For the MAP command, drive mappings in Windows 95 are global to all sessions.

You can also use the Microsoft networking net commands at the command prompt or in login scripts to manage connections on NetWare networks. For example, the net use command can be used to do the following:

• Perform the same functions as the NetWare ATTACH and MAP commands.
• Supply similar functionality to the CAPTURE utility for printing when programs require printing to a specific port.

You can use the Windows 95 net view command to perform the same function as the NETX SLIST or VLM NLIST SERVER commands.

The following brief procedures show built-in Windows 95 commands that can be used at the command prompt or in scripts to manage resource connections.

To view NetWare servers

• At the command prompt or in a login script, type net view

  For example:

• D:\WIN\COMMAND>net view
  NetWare Servers
  ----------------------------
  \\386
  \\TRIKE
  \\WRK

To view volumes on a server

• At the command prompt or in a login script, type net view \\servername

  For example:

• D:\WIN\COMMAND>net view \\trike
  
  Shared resources at \\trike
  Sharename Type Comment
  ----------------------------------
  SYS Disk
  PUBLIC Disk

The net view command creates an attachment without logging on. Viewing a NetWare server or a computer running File and Printer Sharing for NetWare Networks does not show print queues. However, viewing a computer running File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks shows both shared directories and shared printers.

Use the /network parameter to specify the volumes on the particular network you want to view. For example:

net view \\nwserver_name /network:nw

To create a drive connection

• At the command prompt or in a login script, type net use drive: \\servername\volume

  For example:

• D:\WIN\COMMAND>net use l: \\trike\sys
  The password is invalid for \\TRIKE\SYS.
  Enter user name for server TRIKE:joed
  Enter the password for user JoeD on server TRIKE:

The net use command is equivalent to MAP drive:=servername\volume: and it maps only to the root of the volume.

Tip

To use the next available drive letter when connecting to the volume, replace the drive letter with an asterisk (*).

By typing the net use command without parameters, you can list the current network connections. For example:

To delete a drive connection

• At the command prompt or in a login script, type net use drive: /d

  For example:

• D:\WIN\COMMAND>net use l: /d

The /d switch and the NetWare command MAP DEL drive are equivalent.

To create a print connection

• At the command prompt or in a login script, type net use port: \\servername\queuename

  For example:

• D:\WIN\COMMAND>net use lpt3: \\trike\pscript1

This is equivalent to CAPTURE l=port S=servername Q=queuename.

To delete a print connection

• At the command prompt or in a login script, type net use port: /d

  For example:

• D:\WIN\COMMAND>net use lpt3: /d

This is equivalent to ENDCAP L=port#.

The net command in Windows 95 does not support the following:

• The functionality of the NetWare MAP ROOT command or search drive mappings.
• Any of the command-line options of the CAPTURE command, except the equivalents for specifying port, server name, and queue name. To use specific CAPTURE options, use the Novell CAPTURE command.
• The functionality of the Novell NetWare print job designations (the J=jobname parameter for the CAPTURE command).

Note You can still use the NetWare commands SLIST instead of net view, MAP instead of net use, or CAPTURE instead of net use to connect to a printer.