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Windows 98 SE/Netware 5.1

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by nyg2k

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I have about 20 Windows 98 SE clients that have Netware Client 3.3 installed. Their preffered server is set to the 5.1 server. They map two drives off to shares on an NT box. When they click on the shortcut they've created to one/both of the shares,the PC's are locking up. At this point I have blown a few of them clean and reinstalled WIN 98 to encounter the same problem. H/W consists of an Intel Pro 100+ management NIC,ATI Rage Pro
card,Sound Blaster PCI(on board). Any ideas of what could cause this freezing? I have also updated to all current drivers. Seems to between NT server and the 5.1 server.

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by tbradley

is your NT server in your 5.1 tree? If not, you're trying to map across the great imaginary divide, and freezing up is not uncommon. You say they click on a shortcut?

Try using Netware Client to physically map the drives instead of utilizing theUNC convention in a shortcut.

Also check protocols, and if possible, stick with one protocol among both servers, and all workstations. Mixing IP and IPX works well in a pure Novell enviornment, but NT really chokes when faced with that mix.

by aaron f

I have a similar enviroment. The way I map my users to the NT box is to create a batch file w/ a "net use" statement in it. This may be what you're using (shortcut reference). You might try executing this from the command line, manually, and seewhat happens. An example of my batch file would be as follows:

net use j: \\ipaddressoftheNTbox\sharename password

Keep in mind, the users' account names in NDS and on the NT box have to be the same.

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