Funny you should ask. Just on a whim I decided to try this today. It actually worked!
Big thanks to
jleone@pacbell.net for this!
First, you need to have three packages installed:
1. NCPFS
2. IPXUTILS
3. MARS-NWE
Follow these steps:
1. Configure Linux to automatically start up Mars-NWE every time it boots up.
2. Edit the /etc/rc.d/rc.local file and add some lines:
ipx_configure --auto_interface=on --auto_primary=on
ipx_interface delall ipx_interface add -p eth0 802.3
ipx_interface check eth0 802.3
ncpmount -S "server" -V "volume" -U "user" -P "password" /"mountpointdirectory"
3. Create the mountpoint directory, "mkdir /mnt/whatever"
4. Reboot
I was then able to see all my files on the NW volume from my linux box. It amazed me. I could even log into via ssh, then go to the dir and vi my files on the NW volume. That was cool.
The one thing that was strange however were these errors in /var/log/messages:
Apr 1 09:54:24 terra nwserv: !! 04.01,09:54:24 NWS 0 0:PANIC !!
Apr 1 09:54:24 terra nwserv: 04.01,09:54:24 NWS 0 0:!! IPX IN USE ERROR !!:
Apr 1 09:54:24 terra nwserv: mars_nwe would kill existing IPX programs if starting
Apr 1 09:54:24 terra nwserv: because it must reinit ipx devices.
Apr 1 09:54:24 terra nwserv: Please stop other IPX programs e.g. ncpmount,
Apr 1 09:54:24 terra nwserv: or change mars_nwe's configuration.
Apr 1 09:54:24 terra nwserv:
Apr 1 09:54:24 terra mars-nwe: nwserv startup succeeded
However, it still works?