Configuring Novell network using DNS

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# 4.8. Configuring Novell network using DNS

1. If you haven't installed the appropriate driver software for your Ethernet adapter, do so now. Descriptions to perform this task is beyond the scope of this document.

2. Downloaded tcpip16.exe from The Novell LanWorkPlace page

3.     edit c:\nwclient\startnet.bat: (here is a copy of mine)
       SET NWLANGUAGE=ENGLISH
       LH LSL.COM
       LH KTC2000.COM
       LH IPXODI.COM
       LH tcpip
       LH VLM.EXE
       F:

4.     edit c:\nwclient\net.cfg: (change link driver to yours i.e. NE2000)
       Link Driver KTC2000
               Protocol IPX 0 ETHERNET_802.3
               Frame ETHERNET_802.3
               Frame Ethernet_II
               FRAME Ethernet_802.2

       NetWare DOS Requester
                  FIRST NETWORK DRIVE = F
                  USE DEFAULTS = OFF
                  VLM = CONN.VLM
                  VLM = IPXNCP.VLM
                  VLM = TRAN.VLM
                  VLM = SECURITY.VLM
                  VLM = NDS.VLM
                  VLM = BIND.VLM
                  VLM = NWP.VLM
                  VLM = FIO.VLM
                  VLM = GENERAL.VLM
                  VLM = REDIR.VLM
                  VLM = PRINT.VLM
                  VLM = NETX.VLM

       Link Support
               Buffers 8 1500
               MemPool 4096

       Protocol TCPIP
               PATH SCRIPT     C:\NET\SCRIPT
               PATH PROFILE    C:\NET\PROFILE
               PATH LWP_CFG    C:\NET\HSTACC
               PATH TCP_CFG    C:\NET\TCP
               ip_address      192.168.0.xxx
               ip_router       192.168.0.1

       Change the IP address in the above "ip_address" field (192.168.0.x, 1 < x
       < 255) and finally create c:\bin\resolv.cfg:

       SEARCH DNS HOSTS SEQUENTIAL
       NAMESERVER xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
       NAMESERVER yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy

5. Now edit the above "NAMESERVER" entries and replace them with the correct IP addresses for your local DNS server.

6. Issue a `ping` command: `ping 192.168.0.1` to test the connection to your gateway machine. (This is only an INTERNAL LAN connection test, you can't `ping` the outside world yet.) If you don't see "replies" to your PINGs, please verify your network configuration.

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