Novell's Guide to Integrating NetWare® 5 and NT [Paperback]

J. D. Marymee (Author), Sandy Stevens (Author), Gary Hein (Author)

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Publication Date: August 20, 1999 | ISBN-10: 0764545809 | ISBN-13: 978-0764545801 | Edition: 1

Maximize your mixed environment. Combine the speed, performance, and scalability of NetWare 5 with Windows NT Server's BackOffice. With complete coverage of Novell and Microsoft networking technologies and integration utilities, this practical guide brings you the tools and techniques you need to integrate your systems seamlessly into one environment. Three network experts provide concrete, professional advice for understanding, deploying, and managing a mixed network that includes NetWare5 servers and Windows NT servers and workstations.

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Novell's Guide to Integrating NetWare(r) 5 and NT Maximize Your Mixed Environment Combine the speed, performance, and scalability of NetWare 5 with Windows NT(r) Server's BackOffice(r). In Novell's Guide to Integrating NetWare(r) 5 and NT, three network experts provide concrete, professional advice for understanding, deploying, and managing a mixed network that includes NetWare 5 servers and Windows NT servers and workstations. With complete coverage of Novell and Microsoft(r) networking technologies and integration utilities, this practical guide brings you the tools and techniques you need to integrate your systems seamlessly into one environment. Inside, You'll Find Just What You Need to...
* Master integration challenges, such as applications sharing, multiple directories, and single user logins
* Synchronize network directories with NDS (Novell Directory Services(r))
* Deploy emulator services like Microsoft's file & print services for NetWare
* Eliminate the administrative burdens of NT Domains with NDS
* Install ZENworks to manage NT Workstations
* Automate access to network resources with real-world scripting solutions
* Select the best networking products to implement with the Solutions Guide
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About the Author

About the Authors .... J. D. Marymee began teaching Novell courses in 1985, and joined Novell's Education Division in 1988. He currently works on operating system integration efforts, platform products, and distributed services. .... Sandy Stevens, CNE(r) and CNI(SM) - and former instructor for the Novell Technology Institute - is a freelance writer and consultant. .... Gary Hein has worked at Novell for 7 years in technical support, consulting services, marketing, and engineering. He is currently a corporate stategist for Novell.

Product Details

• Paperback: 447 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (August 20, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764545809
• ISBN-13: 978-0764545801
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,181,714 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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I am a lifelong student of Technology and Innovation, the human spirit and the quest we all share to improve ourselves and the world we live in. My writings are usually about characters overcoming significant challenges, visions of what the world could look like someday or practical guidance that individuals can use to better theirl lives, businesses or the people around them.

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a complete solution for Novell and NT integration!, November 16, 1999

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Ryan Rollings (Shreveport, Louisiana) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Novell's Guide to Integrating NetWare® 5 and NT (Paperback)

Of all the books on computers, networking, technology, and testing that I have ordered and read, this book is the most easily understood and complete instruction yet. 7 Years of networking has taken me through many books to learn the craft and I always find myself searchng for more resources. The book "Novell 5 and NT" will get you 99% there and give you sources for the things it doesn't. This book is a high-paying career all by itself. Learn Novell and NT integration and you will be highly sought after. How do I know? It's my job! How did I learn? This book!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars More than a little outdated, July 25, 2000

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Chris Hair (Colorado Springs, CO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Novell's Guide to Integrating NetWare® 5 and NT (Paperback)

Although published in 1999, this book is more than a little outdated. About 1/3 of the book centers on the utility, "Novell Administrator for Windows NT". The book touts the utility as a free snap-in to NWAdmin, allowing a network administrator to administer NT Workstations and Servers through NDS. Herein lies the major problem with the book: the "Novell Administrator for Windows NT" is no longer available. It seems that after speaking with a Novell salesperson that the replacement is "NDS Corporate Edition", which is certainly NOT free. I have not figured out whether the book's content concerning Novell Administrator for Windows NT applies to NDS Corporate Edition, and I am not willing to pay thousands of dollars for the NDS Corporate Edition product to test it out.

3.0 out of 5 stars this book will get the job done - if you know how to read it, January 24, 2002

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This review is from: Novell's Guide to Integrating NetWare® 5 and NT (Paperback)

Nowhere in this book does it claim to be a study guide for the Integrating NetWare and NT exam, however I'm sure many people will buy this book for just that purpose (myself included). The best book to study for the Integrating NT exam of course is to read the white book, however if you cannot get your hands on one, you do not have many choices. Pretty much the only viable alternative you have at that point is this book and the Sybex book - which is very outdated but still covers NT itself very well, which is essential for the exam and for getting the most out of this book. If you are going to use the Sybex book together with this book to prepare for the Integrating NT exam, make sure to take all of the other Novell tests that you need first, in order to get as good of a feel as possible for what Novell tests for on their exams. Then read the Sybex book (read everything about NT in there, and skip the chapters on integrating it with IntraNetware), followed by this book. In this book you can safely skip the first three chapters. Chapter 3, the one on NT networking, is the one where the authors do their worst Microsoft bashing, and as another reviewer here said, that chapter is practically unreadable. However, do make sure to read Chapter 5, in which the Novell Client is discussed, Chapter 6, in which synchronizing the directories is discribed, Chapter 7, which discusses NDS for NT, and Chapter 10, in which ZEN Works is discussed, very carefully. As you read those chapters, make yourself a list of EVERY last NLM, exe, command, vxd, etc. that you come across, along with a note of what that file or utility does and where it fits in. Also write down every procedure, where they are done, how you get to them, and what they do, and then memorize them. I have to emphasize that you do this for EVERY utility, file and procedure, no matter how obscure and insignificant they may seem from the text. If you do that, then IMO you will have a very good chance of passing the test with confidence.