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Netware 6 is the latest version. The major differences include:
- You can run Apache web server on Netware (you can do it in 5.1, but it's built into v6).
- iFolder. This allows secure delta data replication to PCs and the server. Log in and itsynch's (or during a session, it will synch on a schedule). You can use this, for example, to log in from home and synch your files with the server. When you make changes, it synch's back. No more carrying a laptop, diskettes or emailing yourself. Since it only synch's deltas, it will only replicate changes rather than the whole file (after the first synch). You can put the client on multiple PC's, which also provides immediate backup of data. The data is also available via a web browser...so you can get to them via the web.

-iPrint. This provides a graphical web tool that allows you to put up a floor plan with your printers...users simply hit the web page and the printer is installed and configured for them. Great for mobile environments and visitors.

- Enhanced file system via NSS. Reduces volume mount time to seconds regardless of size. Handles file systems of 10^19 files/directories.

- Browser administration...create users, printers, manage DS through your web browser.

- The Netware server can join a Windows Domain

- Native file access...you can have MACs, or Windows clients access the file system/printers without Client 32 (again, you can do this in 5.1, but it's more feature-rich in v6).

There are others, but those are the main ones.

With the native file access, you do not need Novell-specific configurations on your Windows clients to access the file system. You can access them via IP, through a browser, or by simply using "net use."

Dave

If you are talking about newer releases (netware5 onwards) then apart from nwlink one needs to take the help of TCP/IP ... And obviously client(either built-in client with windows or separate software from Novell).

Well technically Netware 6 has undergone radical change from its previous versions.Like o/s core has been rewritten to enhance MPK(ready for internet enabled transactions) .....TCP/IP support is also enhanced. Novell Storage services (version3 ) has more features than 2 shipped with netware5.x. I-folder(anywhere access of your data with auto synchronization) and I-print(printing through browser) are absolutely new to Netware6.