Preparing to Install or Upgrade the NetWare Client Software
Upgrading Your IPX Driver to ODI
Upgrading Your IPX Driver to ODI
If your client workstations are using a dedicated IPX™ driver, you should upgrade to an Open
An ODI version of IPX gives your client workstations greater functionality by supporting multiple communication protocols.
You can upgrade in two ways:
•Use the client installation program to upgrade during installation.
•If you have a copy of the NetWare 4 software package, use the WSUPGRD utility to upgrade your version of IPX prior to using the installation program. See Appendix B, “Using the WSUPGRD Utility,” for more information.
Upgrading prior to installation makes a NetWare Client installation virtually automatic. The installation program recognizes network board settings from loaded LAN drivers which support ODI and prompts you to use the driver and settings it recognizes.
When you use WSUPGRD, your versions of IPX and LAN driver are updated automatically.
NOTE:The virtual IPX driver for MS Windows (VIPX.386), does not fully support dedicated IPX in an MS Windows DOS box. If you want to run the NetWare Client software for MS Windows, you must upgrade to an ODI LAN driver and other software files compliant with ODI.