RHEL WS4 's Novell Connection Is it possible? Netware 5.00
 

Dear All users,

Thanks for your kind support continously. I have stuck with above problem. I have 5 to 10 machines which are not connected with our local Novell Netware 5.00 server because it has Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 operating system and kernal version is 2.6.9-5EL.

There are no ncpfs and ipxutilities rpms in their Installation CD and we all are knows that if Novell Client installed this two utilities rpms are required in Linux for connection through Novell Client.

So, How I can connect Novell Server (5.00) ???

Pl. reply as soon as possible...

Thanks in advance....


bye
Vipul Patel
India...:scratch:

You can try installing the ncpfs rpm package from Fedora Core 3 updates;

http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pu...ore/updates/3/

Dear Lenard,

Thanks for your support. Ncpfs and ipxutil's rpms are downloaded by me from above link and installed successfully on RHEL4 WS.

But when I give command from root

/sbin/ipx_configure --auto_interface=on --auto_primary=on
it gives error like Socket:Address family not supported by protocol.

I got local and server attached computer's ping pefectly. I also installed novelclient 0.91 for GUI view on system.

When give ncpmount or mount.ncp command it gives error
Server not found in (0X8847) try to finding etc.....

What are the problems of above two erros?

bye
Vipul Patel
India.

Dear Lenard,

Thanks for your support. Ncpfs and ipxutil's rpms are downloaded by me from above link and installed successfully on RHEL4 WS.

But when I give command from root

/sbin/ipx_configure --auto_interface=on --auto_primary=on
it gives error like Socket:Address family not supported by protocol.

I got local and server attached computer's ping pefectly. I also installed novelclient 0.91 for GUI view on system.

When give ncpmount or mount.ncp command it gives error
Server not found in (0X8847) try to finding etc.....

What are the problems of above two erros?


Well I found that in RHEL4 WS there are no IPX Protocol that's why I think above errors are came.


How can I install IPX Protocol in RHEL4 WS ? Any rpm required so pl send your suggesstions.



bye
Vipul Patel
India.

Rebuild the kernel from the kernel source rpm package.

Dear Lenard

Thanks for your prompt answer. But How rebuild kernal I don't know?

One more Which Netscape Navigator is suitable with RHEL4 WS?


Pl. do need full. If you have not time to write whole process pl. send any link for above procedure. I am still finding these on net also.


Regards
Vipul Patel

See this; http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/Custom_Kernel
And review this thread: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...light=rpmbuild

Please read both before starting, the IPX configuration is in the kernel already. You need to set the Network File Systems-->NCP file system support while using 'make menuconfig'.

RHEL comes with a number of Internet Browsers, both seamonkey and firefox should be available on the media. The browser firefox should already be installed if you have the default GUI (Gnome) installed.

Dear Lenard,

Thank you very much for giving total brifness for above difficulty.

I knew that mozilla fire fox with RHEL4 WS but some applications in our enviornment are not properly opened in Mozilla Fire Fox. So that's why I have required Netscape.

bye
Vipul

Then you should know which version of Netscape is needed, so why ask?

Dear Lenard,

I don't know which version for Netscape is supported to RHEL4 WS.

That's why I have required your opinion. We have netscape 6 for linux but it can't not properly installed on above operating system.



That's why I need particular version which supports above configuration..


Thanks in advance

Regards

Vipul patel - Ahmedabad

Then try using the mozilla rpm packages first found on the installation media. If you really want netscape (which is not supported by Red Hat) then visit;

http://browser.netscape.com/ns8/download/archive72x.jsp

Choose the last Linux option

Dear Lenard,

Thanks for your kind support. I have download Netscape and perfectly installed it.

But in rebuild kernal from source , I have got some erros. That's why I reinstalled it.


Now what are the steps for Novell connection ? I have those two rpms of ipxutils and ncpfs. Can I compiled it ?


pl. tell further procedure step by steup ...


Thanks for all support from your valuable time.

Awaiting your reply as soon as possible.

Regards
Vipul Patel

Ahmedabad- India.

Maybe, sorry I cannot answer in any further detail. You have not specified which ncpfs rpm package you have. The source ncpfs rpm should build both binary rpm packages. Do you have fairly modern version (2.2.4 or better) and any required dependencies installed.

If you have problems try the ipxutils and ncpfs binary rpms from Fedora Core 3 Updates;

http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pu...ore/updates/3/

Dear Lenard


I have already download from this link which you sent first time.

But I am also give which rpms are


ipxutils-2.2.4-5.FC3.i386.rpm

ncpfs-2.2.4-5.FC3.i386.rpm[B]

What can i do now ??

bye
Vipul

From where the download rpm package reside, as root type something like;

rpm -Uvh ipxutils*.rpm ncpfs*.rpm