Win2000 on NetWare4.

[GlobalBrain]

I’ve got NetWare 4.11 network. I need to install Windows 2000 server with Microsoft SQL server on it (it have to be Microsoft- don’t ask why! I wish there was another way). I’ve got 1300 users and only about 50 of them need to use SQL server others don’t even need to know that it’s there. Is there any way I can put some script into Novell’s login script which will log this users onto Win 2000 server? Or is there some other way to integrate Win 2000 server into NetWare 4? Another thing is that my users move around and I don’t know which machine they going to use.
Any help welcome.
Thanks.

 

[sobak]

If you're running SQL you shouldn't need to have the users log into the Windows system at all. All of my SQL apps use an ODBC connection, the Windows 2000 system hands off a common username and password to the Windows 2000 box via the SQL ODBC connection. I don't have 1200 users but all my 250 users use the SQL without even touching the windows 2000 system. Our SQL licensing is based on "per seat" and not per server.

Of course I may not understand your configuration fully so I may be out in left field.
david e
*end users are just like computers, some you can work with...others just need a simple reBOOTing to fix their problems.*

 

[GlobalBrain]

This is very good news for me. I’ve spent past few days trying to configure login to Win 2000. Now I’ve tried to login just to SQL and it works. Thanks a lot.

 

[sobak]

Not a problem, if we had to connect all our users to our Windows systems I'd be in trouble. Most of our users are not even aware of the Windows servers as they don't run the Microsoft client on their systems. Glad it all worked out for you.

david e
*end users are just like computers, some you can work with...others just need a simple reBOOTing to fix their problems.*

 

[Catadmin]

Just a note:

If for some reason, you absolutely HAD to connect your users to Windows 2000, there is a way to do it. Although, I only know how from the Windows to Netware direction, not the Netware to Windows.

Basically, 2000 computers (Server & Pro) have the NWLink protocol and the 2000 Server computers have a Gateway for Netware Clients protocol (both of which are needed)which can be used to integrate Windows 2000 with Netware. If you only have the server, you use both protocols on the Server to set up a connection to the Netware Servers. If you only have 4.x servers, set up the frame detection type to Auto on the Server. If you have 3.x and 4.x, though, you're going to have to edit the registry.

Anyway, I just thought I'd throw that out for informational purposes in case anyone else had to actually connect 2000 to Netware.
Catadmin - MCSA

 

[TheLad]

Or you could use the NET USE command to map a drive from a PC to the W2k server -----------------------------------------------------
"It's true, its damn true!"
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[GlobalBrain]

Thanks guys for your help.
What I probably will need to do is to map Win 2000 drive in netware administrator (it's the way my software work- it have to be link to a drive letter). I have not tried it yet, is anybody did somthing like that?
Thanks anyway.

 

[TheLad]

It depends on what account your users are going to use on the W2k server. If the account is the same, the script would be like this (note the # at the beginning):

#NET USE T: \\SERVER\SHARE /USER:USERNAME PASSWORD

If each user has their own user account, you have to ensure that the passwords are synchronised manually (ie. NetWare password has to be the same as the W2k password). Script would look like this:

#NET USE T: \\SERVER\SHARE -----------------------------------------------------
"It's true, its damn true!"
-----------------------------------------------------

 

[DanMc]

Also note that any drive mapping to a windows server will require "client for microsoft networks" to be installed on the win2000 pc. It's installed by default, but I've seen a lot of netware shops take it off.