Software Compatibility Issues - Novell NETWARE 6-DOCUMENTATION Manual

Software Compatibility Issues

Microsoft SMB Client Support over IPX
Microsoft File and Print Services
Novell Client for Windows NT/2000/XP coexists with the Microsoft SMB
Client over IPX networks. The Microsoft SMB Client utilizes NetBIOS when
communicating over IPX, which increases the utilization of your network.
If you want to prevent the Microsoft SMB Client from communicating over
NetBIOS, modify your workstation configuration by unbinding the
workstation and server from NWLink NetBIOS in the Network Properties
page.
Novell Client for Windows NT software does not work with Microsoft File
and Print Services for NetWare (FPNW). This is because FPNW advertises
itself as a NetWare 3.12 server but does not emulate a NetWare 3.12 server. It
more closely emulates a NetWare 2.2 server. When the client attaches, it
attempts to use features that are available on NetWare 3.12 servers. Since
FPNW does not support these features, the client is unable to use FPNW.
A fix is available from Microsoft, but Novell testing indicates that the fix still
does not provide a complete solution.
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