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drag racing the short bus
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OSX on a Novell network
Any ideas how I can put a Mac running OSX on a Novell Network? OS9 seems to work, but not Apple's latest OS.
Has anyone successfully accomplished this - w/o Parallels? Thanks! 
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07-09-2007, 04:53 PM
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What services are you looking to use?
What do you want to do?
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wait, novell networks still exist? i thought those went out with the commodore 64's and trs-80s...
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07-09-2007, 06:15 PM
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This might help:
http://archive.macosxlabs.org/documentation/directory_services/details/novell/intro.html Good luck! Best, Kurt |
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07-09-2007, 07:16 PM
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drag racing the short bus
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Yes, unfortunately Novell still exists. What I need to do is hook up OSX to Novell for the usual file-sharing, print-sharing stuff. Typical client-server setup that shares documents, large graphic files and an accounting software that IS NOT Mac compatible.
It's all legacy crap from Warner Bros. I hate it - would love to go with a Mac server or even Windows server, but the powers that be feel like doing things on the cheap. Best part: the software is illegal.  Anyway, I'm looking for a quick fix before suggesting a much-needed upgrade. In the meantime, I gave in, and am now going to give Parallels a try to see if it can get me closer to Novell through its VM interface. Who knows? As a some time IT guy, I've made stones bleed, so why shouldn't this work? 
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07-09-2007, 07:49 PM
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There is a pay-for client for IPX/SPX setups (novell 4.x) not sure about the TCP/IP clients... of course, you could always use a old linux box that will mount each users shares, etc. in their home directory, and then the macs can access it via a samba share on the linux box to their home directory. Duct-tape-ish but works...
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