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View NetWare resources

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Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

 

To view NetWare resources

  • Using the Windows interface

  • Using a command line

Using the Windows interface

  1. Open My Network Places and do one of the following:

    • Double-click NetWare or Compatible Network.

    • Double-click Entire Network, and then double-click NetWare or Compatible Network.

    Windows Explorer displays Novell Directory Services (NDS) trees with a tree icon and individual NetWare computers with a computer icon.

  2. Double-click a tree or volume to see the contents. You can then double-click those contents to see other computers or volumes.

Important

  • Client Service for NetWare is not available on 64-bit versions of Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP.

Notes

  • To open My Network Places, click Start, and then click My Computer. Under Other Places, click My Network Places.

  • To view or connect to NetWare resources, you must first install Client Service for NetWare and the NWLink IPX/SPX/NetBIOS Compatible Transport Protocol.

Using a command line

  • Open Command Prompt and do one of the following:

    • To display a list of NetWare file servers, at the command prompt, type**: net view /network:nw**

    • To display volumes on a specific NetWare file server, at the command prompt, type: net view \\NWServerName/network:nw

      For example, to view the volumes on the NetWare server Nw4, type: net view \\nw4 /network:nw

    • To display the contents of a directory on a NetWare file server running bindery security, at the command prompt, type: **dir \\**DirectoryPath

    • To display the contents of a directory on a NetWare file server running Novell Directory Services (NDS), enclose the directory path in quotation marks.

      For example, at the command prompt, type: **dir "\\NDStree\volume.unit.group"

Important

  • Client Service for NetWare is not available on 64-bit versions of Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP.

Notes

  • To open a command prompt, click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, and then click Command Prompt.

  • To view or connect to NetWare resources, you must first install Client Service for NetWare and the NWLink IPX/SPX/NetBIOS Compatible Transport Protocol.

  • Net viewperforms the same function as the NetWare slist utility.

  • You can type the path to an NDS resource with or without labels (that is, cn=, ou=, o=).

  • If you are running Client Service for NetWare and use a command prompt, you should use the 32-bit version (that is, Cmd.exe), which is available on the Programs menu, not the 16-bit version (that is, Command.com).

See Also

Concepts

Connect to a NetWare resource
Connect to a printer attached to a NetWare server
Install Client Service for NetWare
Install NWLink
View current network connections