CHAPTER 1: Networking-NetWare and LAN Concepts

LANs

LANs, WANs, and MANs

Characteristics of Network Communications

The Physical and Electrical Nature of Cabling

Connectors: The Connecting Pieces

LAN Topologies

LAN Protocols

LAN Standards

Cabling Access Methods

Network Cabling Transport Subsystems

CHAPTERS 2: Making the Physical and Logical Connections

SLIST

LOGIN, WHOAMI, USERLIST

SYSCON -- Viewing Your LOGIN Restrictions

Navigating from the DOS Shell

Navigating from Netware's Filer

CHAPTER 3: Exploring NetWare's Directory Structure

Volumes of Information

Directories and Access Rights

Storage Space on the Volume and Directory

MAP for Directory Structure

Navigating in the Directory Structure

The Purpose of MAP ROOT

Shortcuts with MAP

Mapping Network Drives using Numbers

Creating Search Drives

Deleting Search Drives; using S16 to Create Search Drives

MAP Insert

Adding Drive Mappings with Session

Changing Drive Mappings with Session Menu Utility

CHAPTER 4: Working with Files and NetWare's Security Rights

NDIR

Sorting with NDIR

Renaming Directories and Working with RENDIR

Working with NCOPY and FLAG

Using SALVAGE

Controlling Directory File Attributes and Trustee Rights in FILER

Navigating the Directory Structure in FILER

Making Directories and Copying Files in FILER

Dealing in Multiples -- Modifying Attributes for Multiple Files

Dealing one-on-one -- Renaming, Copying and Changing File Attributes for a Single File in FILER

Using Grant and TLIST -- Changing Trustee Rights; Using Rights and Allow -- Changing Effective Rights

Deleting an Entire Directory Structure with FILER

CHAPTER 5: Access Rights -- Working with NetWare's Users and Groups in SYSCON and FILER

Creating New Uses with NetWare

Associating New Users with Groups and Managers

Working with NetWare's Account Restrictions

Other Account Restrictions -- Station, Time, and Disk

Establishing the Inherited Rights Mask in FILER

Logging in as xxxUser -- Viewing Established Rights

CHAPTER 6: Working with Network Printing

Getting Started with CAPTURE

Controlling Network Printing with PCONSOLE

Inserting Print Jobs into the Queue -- Controlling Entries

Working with Print Jobs Held in the Queue -- Controlling Entries

A Bit of CAPTURE, PCONSOLE, and Learning to Delete Print Jobs

Using NPRINT

CHAPTER 7: Setting up Print Services

Establishing a Print Queue

Establishing a Print Server

Assigning Your Print Queue to Your Print Server

Assigning a Printer to Your Print Server

Establishing a Remote Printer for Your Workstation

Controlling a Printer from PCONSOLE

CHAPTER 8: Automating the Workstations: Working with LOGIN Scripts and Custom Menus

Getting Started with LOGIN Scripts

Using MAP and DRIVE in LOGIN Scripts

Adding Persuasion to Your LOGIN Scripts

Simulating the System LOGIN Script

Creating a Simple Menu with NMENU

Compiling, Running, and Adding Your Menu to Your LOGIN Script

CHAPTER 9: Windows and NetWare

Navigating NetWare User Tools

NetWare User Tools -- NetWare Connections

NetWare Drive Connections

NetWare Send Messages Window

NetWare Printer Connections and NetWare Settings Windows

CHAPTER 10: Electronic Messages -- FirstMail in 3.12

Getting Started with FirstMail

Read, Reply and Forward a FirstMail Message

COMMAND SUMMARY

GLOSSARY

INDEX