Client Features

Feature Novell's intraNetWare Client for Windows 95 Microsoft's Client for NetWare Networks

Installation and Configuration Features

   
Extreme ease of use No

Yes

Control Panel setup Yes Yes

Installation program/setup wizard

Yes No (Control Panel only)
Automatic client update (ACU) service Yes No
Number of definable parameters 43 4

Login Features

   
Customizable user interface

Yes

No

Log in to multiple trees simultaneously Yes No
Choose login script while logging in Yes No
Browse Novell Directory Services (NDS) tree and context Yes (usernames, servers, trees, and context) Yes (servers, trees, and context)
Log in to Windows NT or Windows 95 running Microsoft's NetWare 3/2.2 emulation No Yes
Simultaneous login to NDS and NDS for NT Yes No

Management Features

   
Display NDS tree in Network Neighborhood, Explorer, or other multitree-aware interfaces

Yes

No (NDS shown as a domain)

Manage file access rights from Network Neighborhood or Explorer Yes No
Novell Application Launcher (NAL) support Yes No
NetWare Administrator (NWADMIN) utility support Yes Yes (with intraNetWare Client DLLs; rename NETWARE.001)

Autoreconnect Features

   
Reconnect to servers Yes Yes
Reconnect and authenticate to NDS tree Yes No
Reconnect drive mappings Yes Yes
Reestablish open file and file lock states with server Yes No

Advanced Features

   
Advanced NetWare Core Protocol (NCP) support Yes No
16-bit Open Data-link Interface (ODI) and Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS) 3.1 support Yes Yes
32-bit ODI driver support Yes No
16-bit NetWare client application program interface (API) libraries Yes Yes
32-bit NetWare client API libraries Yes No

Protocol Features

   
IPX/SPX support Yes Yes
TCP/IP support Yes Yes
Large Internet Packet (LIP) support Yes No
NetWare/IP 2.1 or higher support Yes No
Packet signing support Yes No
Packet burst support Yes Yes