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Chapter 5  NetWare Setup

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Setup for NetWare 4.x

Novell NetWare 4.x can operate in two modes, NetWare Directory Service (NDS) and Bindery Emulation

Service (Bindery Emulation).  Bindery Emulation Service and NDS will be executed simultaneously.  It is

also possible to set up the print server so that it operates only in Bindery Emulation Service mode or in NDS

mode.

The print server set up for NDS mode will also service the file server of an old version operating in Bindery

mode.

If NDS is not set up properly for the print server card and Bindery Service mode is not operating,

the print server card cannot find the file server and Novell NetWare protocol will be indicated as

inactive in the network setup list.

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 Setup information

NDS

NetWare Directory Service (NDS) offers a different, more advanced approach to network

management than previous NetWare versions.  Generally, it stores and tracks all network

objects.  As a rule, all 4.x servers must have NDS loaded in order to function.  In this way,

every NetWare 4.x server is a Directory server, because it services named Directory objects

such as printers, print server and print queues.  With the appropriate privileges, you can

create a print server object, which, once configured in its context (or location) on the network,

eliminates the cumbersome setup of print servers on every network server.  NDS provides

true enterprise networking based on a shared network database rather than a individually

defined physical sites.  The result is greatly improved print server setup and management.

Bindery emulation

The Directory Information Base (DIB) is used to store information about servers and services,

users, printers, gateways, etc.  It is a distributed database, allowing access to data anywhere

on the network wherever it is stored.  Pre-4.x NetWare versions provide the same data found

in the DIB but thte data is stored in the NetWare Binery.  The DIB was designed with more

flexible access, more specific security, and, since it is distributed, it was designed to be parti-

tioned.

The Directory uses an object-oriented structure, rather than the flat-file structure of the Bind-

ery, and offers network-oriented access, rather than server-oriented access found in the Bind-

ery.