Preparing to Install or Upgrade the NetWare Client Software
Editing the INSTALL.CFG File
Change in First Network Drive
In previous versions of the NetWare Client™ software, the first network drive was always the first drive letter not reserved for local use. This setting was made with the DOS LASTDRIVE parameter in the CONFIG.SYS file.
Because the NetWare DOS Requester™ software is a redirector on the back end of DOS, it requires that the LASTDRIVE=Z parameter be added to the CONFIG.SYS file. The first network drive is now set in the NET.CFG file.
See “FIRST NETWORK DRIVE” under “NetWare DOS Requester Option” in Chapter 2 of NetWare Client for DOS and MS Windows Technical Reference for more information.
The NetWare DOS Requester uses the first available DOS drive after the FIRST NETWORK DRIVE parameter set in the NET.CFG file.
Consequently, client workstations which accessed, for example, a LASTDRIVE=G parameter setting in their CONFIG.SYS are used to seeing drive H: as the first network drive rather than the first drive letter.
To maintain compatibility with existing batch files, you might want to add the FIRST NETWORK DRIVE = drive_letter parameter setting under the NetWare DOS Requester heading in the NET.CFG file by typing the following lines in your INSTALL.CFG file:
[REQUESTER]
first network drive=drive_letter
netware protocol=nds bind
Otherwise,
Upgrade of the NetWare DOS Requester
The NetWare Client installation program uses overlay files (.OVL) which are compliant to specific machine types using the %MACHINE variable. Most PC- based workstations already support this variable.
Nevertheless, if overlay files are unavailable for your machine type (such as many Japanese workstations), add a line for the “SHORT MACHINE TYPE” parameter for your type of client workstation.