NetWare to Windows NT Complete: Integration and Migration [Paperback]

Arnold Villeneuve (Author), Wayne McKinnon (Author)

Book Description

Series: Mcgraw Hill Complete Series | Publication Date: December 24, 1997

For both integration and migration, this text provides an unbiased view of the advantages and disadvantages of NetWare and NT. The authors offer comprehensive information on each tool available for internetworking the two systems. There is step-by-step guidance on installing and integrating both servers. The accompanying CD-ROM provides Windows NT and NetWare utilities, reference documents, electronic copies of integration and migration templates, relevant third-party shareware and freeware programs, and networking technology related to on-line tutorials.

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For many years, Novell NetWare ruled the roost in terms of small network operating systems, but now it's facing serious competition from Windows NT. As new equipment slowly replaces old, many organizations are attempting to make Windows NT and NetWare work together. In NetWare to NT Complete: Integration and Migration, Villenueve and McKinnon explain how the two systems can be made to inter-operate smoothly.

The authors begin by comparing Windows NT and NetWare. Next, they guide the reader through an analysis of the costs and benefits of migrating all or part of a network from NetWare to Windows NT. The authors then begin their technical comparison of the two systems with the protocols that they use to communicate data--IPX/SPX, NetBEUI, TCP/IP, NCP, NetWare IP, and (cursorily) a dozen other protocols. After that, they explain how to get workstations of various kinds to talk to disparate servers; for example, how to get a NetWare node to talk to a Windows NT file server. Logically enough, Villenueve and McKinnon then address server heterogeneity--networks with some servers running Windows NT and other servers running NetWare. The authors pay a lot of attention to Samba, a Windows NT emulator for NetWare. Villenueve and McKinnon conclude with discussion of the management issues involved in migration by outlining specific migration problems and proposing a plan for handling them.

Although the text is not as streamlined as it might be, it is precise and readable. Unfortunately, the conceptual diagrams and many of the screen shots are often small, grainy, and hard to read. The accompanying CD-ROM contains Samba and a bunch of documentation. --David Wall

From the Back Cover

NetWare to NT Complete Intergration and Migration. With the McGraw-Hill Complete Series, you get 100% of what you need to deliver fully funtional applications fast: in-depth information without excess... complete coverage of technical issues, from expert who understand the probems you must solve. Here is the most complete reference on integrating or migrating NetWare and Windows NT-the definitive reference on the new networking tools from Microsoft, Novell, and others. The authors guide you through the process to seamlessly integrate and manage a multiplatform environment of NetWare and NT servers, including support for DOS and Windows 95 clients. Inside Netware to Windowns NT Complete you'll find everything you need to: Tackle the issues you face in integrating Netware and Windows NT workstations and servers; Pinpoint the strong and wak points of both systems, based on the authors' in-the-trenches experience; Integrate Novell NetWare 3.x/4.x and Windows NT together in the same network environment; Migrate from Novell NetWare to Windows NT; Provide a single point of login for Windows 95 to both operating systems; Manage user information in a multiserver network environment; Work through sample integration migration projects using the forms on the companion CD-ROM; Weigh the benefits of integration vs. migration; Avoid common, costly mistakes; Speed the process with expert tips; Provide seamless multiserver access for Windows 95 clients. On the CD-ROM: Tools for integrating your netWare NDS and Windows NT Domains user and group databases; NT deployment tools; A databse with information on 100 networking-related communication protocols; NT and Netware FAQs; Official Microsoft and Novell documentation Glossary of terms and definitions.

Product Details

• Paperback: 912 pages
• Publisher: Computing Mcgraw-Hill (December 24, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0079131719
• ISBN-13: 978-0079131713
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,494,238 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Lots of detail, hampered by poor editing, August 13, 1999

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John Scott ([e-mail]) (Eugene, OR, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: NetWare to Windows NT Complete: Integration and Migration (Paperback)

The authors know their stuff, and they stuff a lot into this book. I found the book difficult to read and use, though, because it is so poorly edited. The most glaring example is that two entire sections of Ch. 7 are hidden out of the table of contents because their heading levels are mis-assigned. That's almost 60 pages, and it is the crucial sections describing Microsoft's and Novell's migration tools. As a technical communicator (-slash-novice network administrator), I consider that a shameful, crippling flaw. The book is also scantily indexed, increasing the difficulty at finding content.

Villeneuve focuses in great detail on low-level network protocols. That's great for helping you understand what's happening, and for debugging problems, but it makes for boring reading sometimes.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Author Comments from Arnold Villeneuve, November 28, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: NetWare to Windows NT Complete: Integration and Migration (Paperback)

Author Arnold Villeneuve comments on the NetWare to Windows NT Integration and Migration book due to be released next month - Dec. 1997. Much has been said by both Novell and Microsoft regarding the benefits of their network operating systems. However, when one reads the marketing and technical literature alone, obviously there is a vested interest by the company in putting the best light on their solution. Both IntranetWare and Windows NT are great server operating systems. And they both accomplish similar objectives. However, there is no doubt that they also take different a different approach to getting there. Herein lies the reason that Wayne McKinnon and I wrote this book - we wanted to provide readers with an independent view of the merits and potential pitfalls of the different product solutions. We also wanted to share our many years of experience in multiplatform integration and migration projects. The result is a well researched, practical guide to integrating and migrating Novell NetWare 3.x or IntranetWare 4.x and Microsoft's Windows NT Server network operating systems. However, we didn't stop at just the servers. We included concise information on how to configure and maintain DOS, Windows for Workgroups, Windows 95, and Windows NT Workstation client in a multiplatform network operating system environment. Support for dual login/logon scripts, roaming profiles, and policies is also covered with practical examples and many screen shots. There is over 100 pages covering client configuration issues alone. Detailed comparisons are made of the server operating systems and supported networking protocol architectures. An initial summary of all possible integration and migration solutions is provided with indepth coverage in later chapters. Migration solutions are also covered in detail including methods for migrating from Windows NT to NetWare should this be your objective. However, due to market reality, a major portion of the migration chapters forcuses on Microsoft's NetWare Migration software to migrated from NetWare 3.x and 4.x server to a Windows NT Domain Directory structure. And once you have migrated we show you how to manage your NetWare servers from a Windows NT Domain if you need to. Not to be outdone however, we also cover the NetWare NT Integration Utility from Novell which allows you to manage your Windows NT Domains from the very powerfull Novell Directory Service hierarchical database. And finally, much of the information can be applied to writing your Windows NT or NetWare certification exams. As you can see, we tried to cover all of the bases - regardless of which side of the network operating fence you sit on. Many companies are migrating from NetWare to Windows NT - we cover this. An equally great number of companies are sticking with IntranetWare 4.x and integrating Windows 95 and NT Workstation clients withing their Novell networks - we cover this too. If you need to support both Novell and Microsoft networking products, this book will help you do it. Arnold Villeneuve

1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Integration of, Not Migration to . . ., December 23, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: NetWare to Windows NT Complete: Integration and Migration (Paperback)

Like all books advocating migration, insofar as it advocates migration from NetWare to NT, this book is absurd.

Integration is another story, however, so long as it is the NT Servers being integrated into the NetWare NDS network, with NDS for NT. Otherwise, integration too will more than likely be a disaster.