File and Print Sharing in NetWare 4.1

[net...@bmhs.com]

I am a network assistant at my high school. We have 2 netware 4.11 servers
and our clients run Win95. I setup the file and print sharing option on
one of the stations. However, I can only access that computer's drive in
network neighborhood at that station! How can I get the netware network
to recognize this shared computer's local hard drive?

Any help is greatly appreciated.

--Nick C.
Network Assistant

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[Brian Williams]

net...@bmhs.com wrote:
>
> I am a network assistant at my high school. We have 2 netware 4.11 servers
> and our clients run Win95. I setup the file and print sharing option on
> one of the stations. However, I can only access that computer's drive in
> network neighborhood at that station! How can I get the netware network
> to recognize this shared computer's local hard drive?
>

The NetWare Client will never see shared Win95 drives. Be sure that the
Client for Microsoft Networks is installed on machines where you want
sharing ability. MSNet can use IPX protocol, so you don't need to add
NetBEUI.
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[Roger Kresge]

net...@bmhs.com wrote:

>I am a network assistant at my high school. We have 2 netware 4.11 servers
>and our clients run Win95. I setup the file and print sharing option on
>one of the stations. However, I can only access that computer's drive in
>network neighborhood at that station! How can I get the netware network
>to recognize this shared computer's local hard drive?

You can't. Workstation sharing is done via MS networking only, and is not
recognized by NetWare under any circumstances. If you want to share
workstation resources, you must also enable the MS Client for Microsoft
Networks; other configuration may also be required, depending on your exact
circumstances.

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[Philip P. Obbard]

Here's the full answer:

Assuming you are using the Microsoft Client for Netware (as opposed to
Novell's Client32/Intranetware Client for Windows 95), File and Printer
Sharing for Netware Networks will work, but you do need to make sure that
each PC is a part of the same workgroup. Furthermore, as Novell loves to
tell people, File and Printer Sharing for Netware Networks is an ugly (but
clever) MS hack that lets workstations emulate low-level Netware servers. In
fact, it's totally incompatible with Novell's Client32/Intranetware Client;
only Microsoft's Client for Netware can recognize these bogus Netware
servers.

A much better form of file and printer sharing is File and Printer Sharing
for Microsoft Networks. Again, you will need to make sure each PC is a
member of the same workgroup, and that every PC has the Microsoft Client for
Microsoft Networks installed in addition to the Netware client (MS or Novell
version, regardless).

hope this helps,
Philip

net...@bmhs.com wrote in message <6emfue$r06$1...@nnrp1.dejanews.com>...

>I am a network assistant at my high school. We have 2 netware 4.11 servers
>and our clients run Win95. I setup the file and print sharing option on
>one of the stations. However, I can only access that computer's drive in
>network neighborhood at that station! How can I get the netware network
>to recognize this shared computer's local hard drive?
>

[Jeff Kasunic]

You don't do this through Novell, rather MS Windows 95.

Go to the Control Panel/Network icon. Click on the File and printer sharing
button in the middle of the window. Check off both settings. This will
then install the MS client and you will have to have the Windowd 95 CD-ROM
handy.

Then, goto to the Control Panel/Network icon again. Click on the
Identification tab at the top of the screen. You will have to name your
computer (make sure there are no spaces). In the Workgroup section type in
a name as well (no spaces). This will have to be the exact same name on all
computers you want to share hard drives with.

After rebooting the computer, go to Windows Explorer and then right-click on
the C Drive. Select the sharing option and go from there.

I think I covered it all...

Jeff Kasunic/CNE