Interoperability with Novell NetWare

Windows XP Professional uses the NWLink protocol and Client Service for NetWare to provide connectivity between Windows XP Professional and servers running Novell Directory Services (NDS) or Netware bindery-based servers by using the following components:

• NWLink Network Protocols. If a NetWare network is running Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange (IPX/SPX) instead of Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), Windows XP Professional provides NWLink IPX/SPX/NetBIOS Compatible Transport Protocol (NWLink). NWLink is the Microsoft implementation of the IPX/SPX protocol.

• Client Service for NetWare. Allows the Windows XP Professional client to access NetWare file, print, and directory services. Both Novell and Microsoft provide a client service for these purposes. Each client service includes a redirector component that enables packet forwarding for the differing file and print service protocols.

  Note 

  To support more comprehensive interoperability between the Windows platform and Novell NetWare, Microsoft provides a separate, stand-alone Windows Server-based interoperability product, Microsoft Services for NetWare. The utilities available in Windows Services For NetWare (SFN) version 5.0 include Microsoft Directory Synchronization Services (MSDSS), Microsoft File Migration Utility (MSFMU), and File and Print Services for NetWare (v.5). For more detailed information, see http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/sfn/