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Understanding Networking Basics

Before you can use any of the network services, you must attach to and log in to the network.

Bindery users log in to or attach to individual servers. Therefore, they need a password for each server they are logging in to.

NetWare Directory Services users log in to the network. Therefore, they need only one password to gain access to all network resources that they have the right to use.

Starting up and logging in from a client workstation always consists of the same tasks:

1Booting the client workstation.

This loads the NetWare Client operating system and is done automatically when you either turn on the power or reboot by pressing <Ctrl>+<Alt>+<Del>.

2Loading the network software and drivers.

3Changing the default drive to a network drive.

4Logging in with a username and (usually) a password.

NetWare prompts you for your username and password and then completes the network connection.

The way users actually perform these steps depends on how the network supervisor has set up the network and the client workstation.

All four steps can be accomplished automatically so that the only thing users do is type their passwords. For more information, see Chapter 6, “Setting Up NetWare Client Workstations to Log In.”

For example, users can log in to the network by typing

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