Understanding the NetWare Client Software

Novell MS Windows Support

MS Windows DOS

NetWare MS Windows application

NETWARE.DRV

DOS

Requester

IPXODI

LSL

MLID

Network

board

Network

Figure 2-4

Accessing the Network from an MS Windows Application

For example, when you use the NetWare User Tools “NetWare Drives Connections” to connect to a network drive, your client workstation uses this driver.

Running DOS Applications in Enhanced Mode

The following figure illustrates the NetWare task-switching file for enhanced mode, VIPX.386, which synchronizes network calls and responses for DOS sessions.

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