Interoperability with NetWare

You can use computers running Windows 2000 Professional in a Novell NetWare environment. Use this guide to make planning decisions, such as which client to use, and to determine how to set up and troubleshoot client configurations.

 Review new features and basic concepts in NetWare connectivity.

Understand the basic concepts in connecting Windows 2000 Professional in a NetWare environment. Review the new features included with Windows 2000 Professional.

• See Overview of Windows 2000 Professional and NetWare Connectivity in this chapter.

 Choose the appropriate redirector: Client Service or Gateway Service.

Select one depending on whether your organization plans to migrate from NetWare to Windows 2000 or maintain a mixed-mode environment.

• See Client Service and Gateway Service in this chapter.

 Configure Client Server for NetWare.

You must configure Client Service for NetWare if you have chosen it as your redirector for Windows 2000 Professional.

• See Configuring Client Service for NetWare in this chapter.

 Access NetWare resources.

After installing Client Service for NetWare you can access NetWare resources and bindery-based utilities directly from computers running Windows 2000 Professional.

• See Accessing NetWare Resources in this chapter.

 Administer NetWare server functions and resources.

Windows 2000 Professional can be used as the system console to administer NetWare servers.

• See NetWare Administration through Windows 2000 Professional in this chapter.

 Maintain security structure between Windows 2000 Professional and NetWare.

Because the security structures are different between Windows 2000 Professional and NetWare, it is necessary to understand the differences to ensure security when transmitting data from one security structure to the other.

• See Windows 2000 Professional and NetWare Security in this chapter.

 Understand NWLink architecture.

The NWLink IPX/SPX/NetBIOS-compatible transport protocol is primarily used when connecting to NetWare servers.

• See NWLink in this chapter.

 Recover from common NetWare connectivity-related problems.

Follow the troubleshooting guidelines to recover from NetWare installation, configuration, and connecivity-related problems.

• See Troubleshooting Windows 2000 Professional and NetWare Connectivity in this chapter.