I want to run the NWAdmin utility on this machine, but the only item on the menu at the bottom of the screen is ConsoleOne.
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01 Aug 1999
Q.
Dear Ab-end: I'm new to networking, so don't think this is a dumb question. Anyway, I loaded a brand new computer with DOS 6.x (no Windows), and then I installed NetWare 5. I want to run the NWAdmin utility on this machine, but the only item on the menu at the bottom of the screen is ConsoleOne. I don't get a login screen or anything. Do you have any idea what's going on here?
—Baffled in Bakersfield
A.
Dear Baffled: Congratulations! Apparently unbeknownst to you, you've managed to install a NetWare 5 server instead of a workstation. NetWare is a dedicated server operating system, which means that the server is a separate computer that performs services (file storage, printing, and so on) for workstations that are connected to it via the network.
ConsoleOne is a server-based management utility that ships with NetWare 5. You can use it to create user accounts and a few other things, but to get the most advantage of the services that your new server provides, you need to boot up a separate computer, install the Novell client software on it, and then log in to the server. Once you've logged in to the server from your workstation, you can find the NetWare Administrator utility in the PUBLIC subdirectory on the SYS volume. For easy access, you can create a shortcut to this utility on your workstation desktop or add it to the Windows task bar.
* Originally published in Novell AppNotes
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