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Juan Mera

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Jan 4, 2005, 3:42:41 PM1/4/05
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Good Day,

Do you know client32 for Linux?

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Thanks for your time,

Regards JLM
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Danita Zanre

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Jan 4, 2005, 8:46:30 PM1/4/05
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Juan,

Not yet - there is a Novell Client for Linux scheduled somewhere around the time of OES.
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Other Linux resources:
Novell Linux Desktop Support Community http://support.novell.com/products/desktop/
SuSE Linux Professional Support Community http://support.novell.com/products/suseprofessional/

dv8

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Jan 5, 2005, 5:45:09 PM1/5/05
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yes there is...go here and have a look.

http://novelclient.sourceforge.net/

dv8


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Danita Zanre

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Jan 6, 2005, 10:20:30 AM1/6/05
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Dv8,

This is not an "official" Novell supported client - notice the "Novel" spelling - while it "works" - it's simply a front-end for ncpfs, and I don't consider it a "replacement" for Client32, thus my statement. Perhaps I'm too picky though <g>.

Ted Haeger

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Jan 8, 2005, 9:39:16 PM1/8/05
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On Tue, 04 Jan 2005 20:42:41 +0000, Juan Mera wrote:

> Good Day,
>
> Do you know client32 for Linux?

Juan:
There really isn't any "Cleint32" for Linux. The product team for Novell
Linux Desktop is currently working on some things to bring some parallel
functionality to what Client32 provides--things like native file system
acess, local user account management from the directory, and so on.
Some of these will be coming with Open Enterprise Server.

Ted Haeger

M. Duran

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Jan 13, 2005, 2:24:09 PM1/13/05
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Isn't there a beta that can be downloaded? I would like to experiment how
and if it runs flawless. Perhaps there is a beta on one of the 7 OES Beta
CD's

"Ted Haeger" <tha...@linux.site> schreef in bericht
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Adrian Tritschler

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Jan 20, 2005, 7:06:31 PM1/20/05
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Danita Zanre wrote:
> Dv8,
>
> This is not an "official" Novell supported client - notice the
> "Novel" spelling - while it "works" - it's simply a front-end for
> ncpfs, and I don't consider it a "replacement" for Client32, thus my
> statement. Perhaps I'm too picky though <g>.

That is only a front end to ncpfs, and for some bizarre reason there's
no ncpfs on the SUSE 9.2 CD.

I can easily connect my Novell desktop to Microsoft servers via the
samba that Novell provide, but I can't connect my Novell desktop to a
Novell server!

Adrian

Danita Zanre

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Jan 20, 2005, 8:37:28 PM1/20/05
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Adrian Tritschler,

> That is only a front end to ncpfs, and for some bizarre reason there's no
> ncpfs on the SUSE 9.2 CD.

Don't get me started <g> - it is actually on the 9.2 DVD, and for NLD it's
in the Red Carpet channel.

I have no idea why it was put on the DVD for SuSE and not made easily
available!

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Adrian Tritschler

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Jan 20, 2005, 10:09:27 PM1/20/05
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Danita Zanre wrote:
> Adrian Tritschler,
>
>
>>That is only a front end to ncpfs, and for some bizarre reason there's no
>>ncpfs on the SUSE 9.2 CD.
>
>
> Don't get me started <g> - it is actually on the 9.2 DVD, and for NLD it's
> in the Red Carpet channel.

I have no idea which 9.2 DVD you have, but it doesn't appear to be on
the one I've got here.

pc:/media/cdrecorder # cat README

------------------------
README on SuSE Linux 9.2 2004/10/14

Installation
============

If you are installing SuSE Linux for the first time,
please do take a look at the README in the directory docu.

!! Important: Please read the section about partitioning; !!
!! if not, you risk losing data ... !!


pc:/media/cdrecorder # find . | grep ncp
pc:/media/cdrecorder # find . | grep novell
pc:/media/cdrecorder # find . | grep ipx
pc:/media/cdrecorder # find . | grep novel
pc:/media/cdrecorder #

Nothing. No ncpfs RPM, nothing with ncp, ipx, or novel in their names

After updating this SUSE 9.1 box to 9.2, I have to say I'm fairly
dissappointed.

Xemacs *was* installed on the PC, but has now been deleted by the
"upgrade", and there isn't a copy on the 9.2 DVD.

X11 *including the headers and development libraries* was installed on
the PC. its also been "upgraded", but the headers and libraries have all
been deleted, so I can no longer compile X11 software.

Best of all, Novell don't seem to be able to let a Novell linux
workstation connect to a Novell NetWare server.

> I have no idea why it was put on the DVD for SuSE and not made easily
> available!

Adrian

Eric Chapman

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Jan 21, 2005, 6:00:57 AM1/21/05
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Adrian Tritschler wrote:

> I have no idea which 9.2 DVD you have, but it doesn't appear to be on
> the one I've got here.
>

Well, it's on mine, so in my turn I have no idea which 9.2 DVD YOU have.

Eric

Danita Zanre

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Jan 21, 2005, 10:16:39 AM1/21/05
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Adrian,

> I have no idea which 9.2 DVD you have, but it doesn't appear to be on
> the one I've got here.

Well, I've got the "shipping DVD" from the lovely green SuSE case - like
Eric said.

The actual file is suse/i586/ncpfs-2.2.4-29.i586.rpm, and on my system has
even been updated to 2.2.4-29.2 through YOU.

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