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Novell NetWare

NetWare is a network operating system and the set of network protocols it uses to talk to client machines on the network. The NetWare operating system is a proprietary system using cooperative multitasking to run various services on a PC, and the network protocols were based on the archetypical Xerox XNS stack. Today NetWare supports TCP/IP as well as IPX/SPX. NetWare was one of a series of XNS-based systems, which also included Banyan VINES and Ungerman-Bass Net/One. Unlike these products, and XNS itself, NetWare established a strong presence in the market in the early 1990s, and managed to barely survive the onslaught of Microsoft's Windows NT which killed off the other players.

Netware evolved from a very simple concept : one or more dedicated servers were connected to the network, and shared disk space in the form of volumes. Clients running MS-DOS would run a special Terminate and Stay Resident (TSR) program that allowed them to map a volume as if it was a local hard disk. Clients had to log-in in order to be allowed to map volumes, and access could be restricted according to the log-in name.

Similarly, clients could connect to shared printers on the dedicated server, and print as if the printer was connected locally.

While early Netware systems did entirely trust all modules (any misbehaving module could bring the whole system down), it was very stable. There are reports of Netware servers running for years without any human intervention.

History

Netware was based on the work of SuperSet (Drew Major, Dale Neibauer, Kyle Powell and Mark Hurst), based on their classwork at Brigham Young University, starting in October 1981.

Netware version 2 was notoriously difficult to configure : any change required a recompilation of the kernel, and a reboot of the system. Recompiling and reinstalling the kernel required about 20 diskette swaps.

Netware version 3 eased things a bit by modularization. Each functionality was controlled by a software module called a Netware Loadable Module (NLM) loaded either at startup or when it was needed. It was then possible to add functionality such as anti-viruses, backup software, long name support (remember, this was the time where filenames were limited to 8 characters plus a three letter extension) or Macintosh style files.

When your infrastructure contained more than one server, users had to log-in to each of them individually, and each server had to be configured with the list of all allowed users. Version 4 introduced the Novell Directory Services (NDS) where you described your infrastructure in a single place. Users could therefore access network resources no matter on which server they resided.

Later, Netware acknowledged the prominence of the Internet by switching from its proprietary IPX/SPX network protocol to TCP/IP, but that was during the time when Netware market share dropped, as it was massively replaced by Windows NT servers.

The latest release is version 6.5. Novell has announced an integration of Netware applications over a Linux kernel from its next release (version 7.0) Also, consequent to Novell's acquisitions of Ximian and SuSE, a German Linux distributor, it is widely observed that Novell may be moving away from Netware and shifting its focus towards porting applications over Linux. Officially though, Novell denies these claims and says it will focus on both Netware and Linux.

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Novell Usergroup
Offers support for Novell developers, administrators, and customers. Includes discussion forum, job boards, FAQ, whitepapers, and articles.
http://www.techie.techieindex.com/cug/novell/index.jsp

Wolfgang Schreiber's Netware Tools
NetWare and NDS freeware and shareware tools.
http://www.geocities.com/wstools

AdRem Software Network Solutions
Management, monitoring and troubleshooting tools for NetWare servers.
http://www.adremsoft.com

Netware Connection
The magazine for Netware professionals.
http://www.nwconnection.com

Arcserve back-up software For Netware
NDS-enabled back-up software for Netware server environments.
http://www3.ca.com/Solutions/Product.asp?id=3371

Novell Brainshare Conference
Novell's annual worldwide and regional Brainshare conferences.
http://www.novellbrainshare.com/

PP's Freeware for Netware
Freeware Netware administration utilities.
http://prope.insa-lyon.fr/~ppollet/netware/

Novell Security Information
Novell-oriented hacking exploits, defenses, and info.
http://www.infosyssec.org/infosyssec/novsec1.htm

NetWare Connect 2.0 Homepage
Support page for Netware Connect 2.0 software.
http://support.novell.com/filefinder/805/

Legato Systems/Vinca Inc.
NetWare-compatible Software for high availability Netware environments.
http://www.vinca.com

NetPro Directory Software Products
Management solutions for Novell NDS.
http://www.netpro.com

Secure Design
Software utilities for Novell Networks to assist in network management.
http://www.sdesign.com

Netware shareware and freeware
Novell shareware, freeware and demo files. All for the Netware platform.
http://www.netwarefiles.com

Connectotel Inc.
"Password Policy Manager" Netware software product.
http://www.connectotel.com/ppm

Novell World Wide
Corporate homepage for all Novell products and services.
http://www.novell.com/

NOVELL: Why Novell
Novell's case for Netware deployments over competing Network Operating Systems.
http://www.novell.com/company/whynovell/linux.html

NWSend
Native instant messaging software for Novell NetWare.
http://www.vypress.com/products/nwsend/

Smartworks on netware 6.5 operating system
This site contains downloadable trial version of Smartworks Server which can run on the Netware 6.5 operating system. It also links to a white paper to help Windows/Linux developers to port their applications to netware 6.5.
http://www.smartworks.us/htm/netware.htm

The Unofficial Novell Community Chat Irregulars
Official Home Page of the "Unofficial Novell Community Chat Irregulars" group.
http://www.ncci.org

Abend.org
News and how tos.
http://abend.avl-i.com/

Novel Client for Linux
A GUI front-end for the ncpfs utilities making it easy to transfer data to and from a Novell Netware fileserver. Opensource.
http://novelclient.sourceforge.net/index.html

Legato Systems, Inc.
Backup Software Solutions for NetWare.
http://www.legato.com/

Alexander LAN Inc.
Developers of NetWare Crash Handler products.
http://www.alexander.com/

JRB software
Bindery and NDS utilities for managing NetWare environments.
http://www.jrbsoftware.com/

Novell DeveloperNet
Novell official information and products for developers of Novell-related software.
http://developer.novell.com

NAL Solutions Magazine
Novell's official Netware "cool solutions" homepage.
http://www.novell.com/coolsolutions/zenworks/

Novell Users International
User groups, educational resources, file-servers, and discussion forums provided by Novell Inc.
http://www.nuinet.com

P-Synch Total Password Management Solution
P-Synch Password Management Solutions for Novell Networks.
http://www.psynch.com/

Netlab1 Home Page
Utah State University Networking Department. Official mirror site for Novell files and other related material.
http://netlab1.usu.edu/

Puzzle Systems
Products to connect NetWare file servers to the Internet and UNIX. NetWare Servers for UNIX, NFS Servers for NetWare, and Internet NLMs for NetWare.
http://www.puzzle.com/

Resources for NetWare Administrators
Useful shareware and freeware utilities tools for Novell NetWare networks.
http://www.novellshareware.com/

A.N.D. Technologies Inc. Pcounter software
Printer Accounting Software for Netware servers.
http://www.andtechnologies.com

Avanti Technology
Scripting software, Management Utilities and Tips for Novell NetWare v3.x thru v6.x environments.
http://www.avanti-tech.com

Novell Netware Forum at Tek-Tips
Support forums and mutual help system for computer professionals.
http://www.tek-tips.com/gthreadminder.cfm/lev2/3/lev3/19/pid/75

Novell Seminars
Technical and sales seminars on Novell products offered by Novell for no charge on-line.
http://www.novellseminars.com/

NOVELL: ZENworks
NOVELL ZENworks Desktop and server remote management solutions for Windows and Novell.
http://www.novell.com/products/zenworks/

Netware and Macintosh Issues
Comprehensive Mac/Netware compatibilty information.
http://www.macwindows.com/netware.html

Prosoft Macintosh Novell Client
Commercial Mac client and compatibility software for older Netware environments.
http://www.prosofteng.com/index.php?prod&netware&cbrief

Novell: Support: Minimum Patch List
Novell's officially suggested NOS patches.
http://support.novell.com/misc/patlst.htm

Novell Replication Services help
Hints and tips for using Novells NRS (Novell Replication Services) software.
http://www.joebloggsblo6pj.supanet.com/

Portlock Software - NetWare Storage Management
Storage Manager is a tool for setup, installation, and reconfiguration of Novell NetWare 3.x, 4.x, 5.x and 6.x* servers.
http://www.portlocksoftware.com/products/stormgr/index.htm

Salfor Software Co.
GPAS for NetWare print-accounting software.
http://www.salfordsoftware.co.uk/services/novell/

Innovative SoftSystems
Provider of Various Netware maintenance utilities including Automated Volume Purge Utility and additional consulting services.
http://www.innovativesoftsystems.com

Netware Commander
File manager for Netware server console. Fast file manipulations and processing. Recursive file attributes & trustees modification. Command-line feature with 22 commands and batch processing.
http://anchora.cz/nwc/

Vancouver NetWare Users Group
A not-for-profit organization for networking professionals in the Greater Vancouver area (British Columbia, Canada).
http://www.vnug.org/

Novell Fans
User group dedicated to Novell products. Shareware and freeware NDS Utilities for Netware versions 4.x, 5.x and 6.
http://www.novellfans.com/

Add Space Limit Automatically Script
This easy, little script is for adding a disk space limit (of a specified novell server and a specified volume). Users who already consume more than the specified limit of disk space will be detected and then disk space added to their user account.
http://www.novell.com/coolsolutions/tools/1591.html

TGB - Thomas Botta
Tools for Netware administration such as Report Generator, a tool to document Novell NetWare servers.
http://www.botta.de/English/englisch.htm

HBware: Netware support utilities for administrators
Free and licensed utilities for Netware server administration and maintenance.
http://www.hbware.com

NFA for Macintosh for Netware
Product flyer for Netware 5.1 built-in Macintosh connectivity.
http://www.novell.com/products/nfa/

Melbourne Novell Users Group
Active Novell users group in Melbourne, Australia
http://www.mnug.org.au/

ndsEngineers
A User Community based Technical support forum dedicated to discussing Novell NDS and eDirectory.
http://www.ndsengineers.com

Netware Hack FAQ
Unofficial Netware-hacking FAQ.
http://secinf.net/netware/Netware_Hack_FAQ/

Portlock Software Storage Management Software
Portlock Software produces storage management software for Novell NetWare servers. Image and restore, volume and partition resize, copy, clone, and recovery features.
http://www.portlocksoftware.co.uk



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