nwfs(7M)

NAME
     nwfs - NetWare File System


DESCRIPTION
     nwfs is the NetWare File System which is used to access remote NetWare
     servers.  Since the NetWare protocol depends on IPX, the ipx driver must
     be loaded before a user can log into a NetWare server using nwlogin Once
     a user is logged in, the file systems on NetWare servers can be accessed
     according to the NetWare access privilidges for the logged in user.

     The NetWare system contains:

        1. IPX/SPX stack
        2. NetWare file server
        3. NetWare client

     1. IPX/SPX features include:

             1. Loadable streams drivers (no need to relink the kernel)
             2. TLI/TPI interface
             3. Can work with multiple interfaces
             4. Routing to different networks.

        It is capable of automatically detecting the ethernet framing type
        used on the network.  It also detects the network number of the
        network. This is possible only if a netware file-server is available
        on the network.

        The framing types supported are:

             1. Ethernet_8023
             2. Ethernet_II (Type 8137)
             3. Ethernet_802.2
             4. Ethernet_Snap


     2. NetWare file server features include:

             1. Multiple simultaneous users
             2. Full support for the bindery
             3. NetWare Q's
             4. Printing to the server printers
             5. Netware 4.x server emulation


     3. NetWare client features include:

             1. Auto mount capability (file servers are mounted as they are
                used) (no need for explicitly mount - thus users do not
                require root priveleges)
             2. The permission of different users are controlled on the
                netware server, and are applied to individual users on the
                client. Thus different individuals on the client get
                different views of the same netware file system.
             3. Printing to the netware server/print queues
             4. Mapping between unix and netware users.
             5. Netware password encryption fully supported.
             6. Loaded as file system type in the kernel.

        This piece gives user the capability of accessing files on a netware
        server. For doing this the user must first be logged into the netware
        server. This is done thru the nwlogin program. Also the program
        nwmount must be run. This effectively makes /netware as the mount
        point for all servers [or any other specifed directory]. All servers
        can be viewed in the /netware directory.

             eg.
             % ls /netware
             mango telos_nt tardis
             [The above are all netware servers]

        Once a user is logged into one of these servers (using the nwlogin
        command) then the volumes on that server become visible.

             eg.
             % nwlogin mango joe
             Password: <Enter-password for user joe on server mango>
             % cd /netware/mango
             % ls
             SYS USER
             [Two volumes SYS, and USER are shown]
             % ls SYS
             login public system mail err.log
             [4 directories, and 1 file are shown]

        The directories and files can be accessed as though they were local
        much like NFS. However the NetWare server still controls the access
        to the the files, by applying the priveleges of the logged in user
        (joe in this case) for each request.


SEE ALSO
     ipx(7M) nwmount(1), ml(1M)