From: iiitac@swan.pyr (Alan Cox) Subject: Re: Novell under Linux Date: Fri, 8 Oct 1993 14:02:48 GMT
In article <1993Oct7.174944.13044@super.org> becker@super.org (Donald J. Becker) writes:
>In article <1993Oct7.134351.14366@kth.se>,
>Mattias Olsson <mattias@shogun> wrote:
>>I woder if it is possible to make my Linux machine work as an Novell server
>>and an Unix server at the same time.
>>Is it possible and IF, how do i do it , what programs do I need ?
>>If it is not possible ,could I make my Linux machine access an Novell server ?
>
>No, it's not possible. Novell treats the details of their protocols as a
>trade secret.
>
The novell protocols are available from novell for various amounts. IPX is
freely documented. SPX is about $1000 but I'm told Xerox SPP is identical
_PLEASE_ has anyone got any freely distributable Xerox SPP code/documentation.
The novell server spec costs you $15000 + royalties providing you only
want to write a client, or $30000 + royalties otherwise. Needless to say the
final output has to be binary only and subject to a novell license. Reading
their license rules by my interpretation its also impossible for us to do
because you would seem to have to bar disassembly of your final result, which
is not allowed in the EEC.
Bits of NCP are known, and I hope eventually enough will be known to write
limited NCP support into Linux, for the moment I'm poking around at IPX,
tho this will have to wait until the new network code is finished.
Alan
iiitac@pyr.swan.ac.uk