Setting Up NetWare Client Workstations to Log In
Modifying the NET.CFG File for Logging In to NetWare 4
Bindery services is set by default for every NetWare Server object that is installed. Therefore, users log in directly to a server rather than to the Directory tree.
Using the Preferred Tree Parameter
By using the Preferred Tree parameter in the NET.CFG file, you direct the NetWare DOS Requester to the Directory tree where your name context is set. The LOGIN utility can then save time by searching only the preferred Directory tree.
Add this parameter to your NET.CFG file if you are using NetWare 4 on a network with multiple Directory trees.
The parameter is as follows:
preferred tree=tree_name
The default for this parameter is at the root. Because of this, it is important that this parameter is used to avoid confusion if duplicate usernames exist within separate Directory trees.
NOTE:Do not use both the Preferred Server and Preferred Tree parameters simultaneously. The second parameter will override the first.
Modifying the NetWare DOS Requester Option
The Netware DOS Requester option allows you to configure the way your client workstation software interacts with the network.
To modify this option’s section in your NET.CFG file, complete these steps.
Procedure
1Open your NET.CFG file with a text editor.
The NET.CFG file is located in your client workstation directory. This is the destination directory specified during client software installation.
2Under the NetWare DOS Requester heading, type
name context=”complete_name”