novell client linux suse: login problem

[voe]

Hello,

I've installed the novell client for linux 1.0 under suse 9.3. Seems to be ok. SLP seems to be configured correctly, but I see trees I can't access and I don't see trees I want and can access!

Even if I enter the tree, context, user, ... by hand, I can't access the network.

However, if I install ncpfs and try a manual connection with ncpmount, it works.

I'm looking for the problem:

* TCP/IP -- IPX ?
* client installation ?
* client configuration ?
* server configuration ?

If you have any idea, thanks.

 

[LawnBoy]

Sounds like SLP on the client is looking at the wrong Directory Agent (DA). Have you verified which DA you should be connecting to?

 

[voe]

I have the IP address of the SLP server. I tried to modify the file /etc/slp.conf as follows:

net.slp.DAAddresses = <IP address>
net.slp.useScopes = GLOBAL
net.slp.isBroadcastOnly = false
net.slp.isDA = true
net.slp.interfaces = <IP address>

but with these modifications, i don't have any tree to connect to.

 

[LawnBoy]

Hmmm. For now let's forget SLP. Put the IP address of the server you're trying to connect to in the login box and see what happens.

 

[voe]

Does not work.

With the old novell client, which was a graphical front end for the ncpmount method, slp did not work but I could enter the server IP-address directly and successfully.

 

[LawnBoy]

That's as far as my knowledge goes, sorry. Have you asked about this on the Novell forums?

 

[voe]

Anyhow, thanks for your help ;-)

 

[voe]

A last but basic question: does the new client 1.0 support IPX? If not, I understand my problems...