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Novell Networks and Linux?

Posted by Cliff on from the interoperability-good dept.

lengau asks: "Has anyone got Linux working with a Novell Network? I'm building a Gentoo system and need to be able to mount a Netware drive. I have IPX compiled into the kernel, already. This is to be a school computer that most students should be able to use like the Windows machines. I'm going to use KDE with OpenOffice and Firefox as the main applications to be used. My ultimate goal is to just have a desktop icon that one can click that goes to one's Netware directory (mounted under $HOME/MyDocuments or something). Any suggestions?"

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  1. Did you even try to find it yourself? by Trepalium · · Score: 4, Informative

    A simple Google query would've given you what you seek, but what you need is ncpmount. There are numerous HOWTOs and FAQs on this topic. If people have written these HOWTOs, they've surely implemented it at some point.

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  2. I was in the exact same situation.. by iantri · · Score: 4, Informative
    .. I was able to get authentication (via PAM) against an NDS tree and automounting of Netware Home drives working without too much difficulty.

    Google for ncpfs, and this site will be particularly helpful too, with step by step instructions.