How To Connect to NetWare Resources through a RAS Connection

ID: Q139126

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.5, 3.51
Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5, 3.51
Microsoft Windows for Workgroups

SUMMARY

It is possible to access remote NetWare resources from a Windows for Workgroups 3.11, Windows NT 3.5x, or Windows 95 Remote Access (RAS) client. This article discusses the requirements for accessing remote NetWare resources for each of these RAS clients. This article assumes the use of a Windows NT 3.5x Server as the RAS server.

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Windows for Workgroups 3.11 Client

The Windows for Workgroups 3.11 RAS client only supports the NetBEUI protocol. Therefore, the RAS server must act as a gateway to the NetWare resources.

On the RAS server, or any other Windows NT Server on the same network as your RAS server, you must perform the following steps:

Install the NWLink IPX/SPX Compatible protocol.

Install Gateway Services for NetWare (GSNW). GSNW is only available on Windows NT Server.

Use the GSNW icon in Control Panel to configure one or more Gateways to NetWare resources on your LAN. By configuring a Gateway to these NetWare resources, you are allowing access to NetWare resources from clients that are unable to connect directly to your NetWare servers but are able to connect to your Windows NT server.

On the Windows for Workgroups 3.11 RAS client, connect to the NetWare resources by specifying the server name of the Windows NT Server running GSNW and the share name defined for the NetWare resources. Choose the Windows NT Server and share from the browse list or use the following format to connect directly to the share using the Path field of File Manager's Connect Network Drive dialog:
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\\<Server_Name>\<Share_Name> 
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Windows NT 3.5x RAS Client

Windows NT 3.5x RAS supports the IPX protocol over a RAS connection, eliminating the need to use a Gateway to access NetWare resources from the RAS client. The user account you use on your RAS client computer must have proper access permission to resources you connect to on the NetWare servers.

On the RAS server, you must perform the following steps:

Install the NWLink IPX/SPX Compatible protocol.

Configure the RAS Server to allow remote clients running IPX. To enable this option, use the Network Control Panel applet and configure the Remote Access Service. Choose the Network button and select IPX in the Server Settings section. NetBEUI and TCP/IP can be enabled or disabled.

Choose the Configure button to the right of the IPX Checkbox. Make sure IPX clients have access to the entire network by selecting the Entire Network radio button.

On the Windows NT RAS client, you must perform the following steps:

Install the NWLink IPX/SPX Compatible protocol.

Install Client Services for NetWare (CSNW).

Edit your Remote Access PhoneBook entry for your RAS server and enable the IPX protocol. To enable the IPX protocol, select the Network button and select the IPX checkbox. You must use PPP as SLIP does not support the IPX protocol.

Once you are connected to the RAS server, connect to NetWare resources on the remote network using File Manager or the NET USE command. If you connect directly to the NetWare server instead of selecting the server and share from the browse list, the server name you enter should be the server name of the NetWare server and the share name should be the name of the volume on the NetWare server.

Windows 95 Dial-Up Networking Client

Windows 95 Dial-Up Networking also supports IPX over the RAS connection. The user account you use on your Dial-Up Networking client computer must have proper access permission to resources you connect to on the NetWare servers.

On the RAS server, you must perform the following steps:

Install the NWLink IPX/SPX Compatible protocol.

Configure the RAS Server to allow remote clients running IPX. To enable this option, use the Network Control Panel applet and configure the Remote Access Service. Choose the Network button and select IPX in the Server Settings section. NetBEUI and TCP/IP can be enabled or disabled.

Choose the Configure button to the right of the IPX Checkbox. Make sure IPX clients have access to the entire network by selecting the Entire Network radio button.

On the Windows 95 Dial-Up Networking client, you must perform the following steps:

Install the IPX/SPX Compatible protocol.

Install the Microsoft Client for NetWare networks.

Edit the properties of your Dial-Up Networking icon for your RAS server and enable the IPX protocol. To enable the IPX protocol, choose the Server Type button and enable the IPX/SPX Compatible checkbox in the Allowed Network protocols section.

Once you are connected to the RAS server, use the Network Neighborhood application to connect to resources on remote NetWare servers.

NOTE: If you use Windows NT RAS and you are running CSNW or Windows 95 Dial-Up Networking and you are running the Microsoft Client for NetWare networks and you connect with IPX to a remote, you will lose connectivity to all local NetWare servers. You will only have NetWare connectivity to the remote network. You cannot browse or reconnect to local NetWare servers as long as the RAS or Dial-Up Networking connection exists.

For additional information on this limitation, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q128008 RAS: Connecting Using IPXCP Drops Local NetWare Session

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Additional query words: Win95

Keywords : ntras NTInterop ntnetserv
Version : WINDOWS:; winnt:3.5,3.51
Platform : WINDOWS winnt
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