DEL MAR COLLEGE
CIS 306 - Managing NOVELL® Networks

Instructor: Michael P. Harris
C O U R S E   I N D E X

Course Description:

This course is a fundamental study into managing a ® Netware Local Area Network (LAN). How this communication takes place, the language of communication protocols, hardware interfaces used to communicate, and most important, the software which controls a computer's communication will be studied. Special emphasis will be placed in the areas of: networking hardware & media, local area network (LAN) topologies, access methods, electronic mail (E-mail), multi-user software, and distributed processing.

Course Materials:

• SYLLABUS

• Novell Networking Primer
  1. What is a Computer Network?
     Benefits of Computer Networking
  2. Hardware Technology
  3. Connecting Network Devices
  4. Controlling Data Transmission
  5. The Network Operating System
     Desktop Operating Systems
     Application Software
  6. Internetworking
  7. Real World Networking
     Host Access
     Wide Area Networking
  8. High-Speed and WAN Technologies
  • 100Base-TX
  • 100VG-AnyLAN
  • Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI)
  • X.25
  • Frame relay
  • Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM)
  • Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN)
  • Synchronous Optical Network (SONET)
  9. Global Networking

• Download:   The Intel Guide to Networking
  A graphical interactive CAI networking tutorial - (597K)

• NETWARE v3.12 BASICS
  • Part 1 - Introduction to Netware
  • Part 2 - Menu and Command Line Utilities
  • Parts 3, 4, & 5 - Booting Up, Logging In, & Login Scripts
  • Parts 6, 7, & 8 - Mapping, Messaging, & Management
  • Part 9 - Printing

• NOVELL IntranetWare v4.11 Installation
  • Chapter 1, "Getting Started," introduces the tools, documentation, and help programs you can use as you set up your network. Also included is a checklist of set up tasks.
  • Chapter 2, "Understanding Networks and Novell Directory Services," explains several important networking concepts, including Novell Directory Services^TM (NDS^TM), Directory trees, and NDS objects and their properties. It also introduces the Novell Easy Administration Tool (NEAT) that has been developed for this version of IntranetWare.
  • Chapter 3, "Installing the Server," helps you prepare and install your server.
  • Chapter 4, "Setting Up the Network," provides an overview of several setup tasks, such as installing Novell Client^TM software on the administrator's workstation, logging in to the network, and running QuickStart or NEAT to set up user and group accounts.
  • Chapter 5, "Installing Online Documentation," explains how to install the online documentation onto the server or how to access it from the documentation CD-ROM, whichever you prefer. Also included are instructions for launching Netscape* Navigator to view the documentation and instructions for searching for and printing product information.
  • Chapter 6, "Installing Client Workstations," introduces the Novell client (workstation) software included with IntranetWare for Small Business. Several clients are included; each is designed for a specific desktop platform and function. This chapter also explains how to install the clients from either CD-ROM or from diskettes.
  • Chapter 7, "Accessing the Network," provides instructions for logging in to and out of the network using Novell clients for Windows*, DOS, OS/2*, or Macintosh*.
  • Chapter 8, "Upgrading to IntranetWare Small Enterprise," provides instructions for upgrading from NetWare 3^TM. An overview of procedures for upgrading other Novell operating systems along with cross references to detailed instructions in the online documentation is also included.
  • Appendix A, "Manually Selecting Drivers for Hardware Devices," provides instructions for loading hardware drivers (for hard disks, network boards, and other hardware devices) if Install cannot autodetect them.
  • Appendix B, "Creating Client Installation Diskettes," provides instructions for making client diskettes so that you can install client software on workstations that don't have CD-ROM drives. (If the workstation has a CD-ROM drive, you can install directly from CD-ROM.)
  • Appendix C, "Using NetWare Application Launcher," provides steps on creating an icon for the NetWare Application Launcher (NAL) and explains how to access the NAL icon and your applications.
  • Appendix D, "Upgrading Personal NetWare," provides steps on upgrading from Personal NetWare to IntranetWare for Small Business.

• NOVELL Intranetware v4.11 Administration
  • Chapter 1, "Where To Start," gives you a checklist of what should have been set up at this point and where you need to start in this manual to finish setting up your network.
  • Chapter 2, "Setting Up and Managing Users and Groups," guides you through the process of setting up users and groups for your Directory tree and network. It also explains how to change user and group properties, access network applications, and perform some printing tasks.
  • Chapter 3, "Setting Up Network Printing," explains how to complete your network printing setup, from cabling your printers to activating each workstation attached to your network for network printing.
  • Chapter 4, "Using Login Scripts," explains how users can take advantage of login scripts to simplify the login process. It includes sample commands and conventions, and explains identifier variables.
  • Chapter 5, "Managing the Network and Servers," explains in brief what types of tools are available for network management.
  • Chapter 6, "Setting Up and Managing the Network File System," provides background information on how the file system works, how to plan an effective file system for your company, how to manage the the file system with NetWare Tools, how to load applications onto your server, how users can access applications from workstations, and how file system rights are used.
  • Chapter 7, "Setting Up Modem and Internet Access with NetWare Connect," provides information on how to install and configure NetWare Connect^TM and how to set up workstations and laptop computers to take advantage of NetWare Connect Services.
  • Chapter 8, "Understanding Network Security," discusses ways you and your users can protect data, the servers, and the Directory tree from viruses and intruders.
  • Appendix A, "Troubleshooting," lists networking hardware problems and provides solutions.
  • Appendix B, "Installing Additional Licenses," provides instructions for loading additional Small Business license packs to your server as your company grows and you need more user connections to the network.

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• Novell NetWare 4.11 Online Documentation (HTML)
  http://www.novell.com/documentation/en/nw4/docui/index.html
• Novell IntranetWare I Online Documentation (DynaWeb)
  http://doc1.provo.novell.com/web/nw411.english
• Novell NetWare/InternetWare 4.11 Online Manuals
  http://www.novell.com/documentation/en/kayak/nw411inw.html

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NetWare 4.11 Getting Started

• Guide to NetWare 4 Networks
• NetWare/IntranetWare - Installation
• NetWare/IntranetWare - New Features
• NetWare/IntranetWare - Upgrade

Intranetware for Small Business

• IntranetWare Administration Guide
• IntranetWare Installation Guide

NetWare 4.11 Clients

• NetWare Client 32 for Windows 95 User Guide
• NetWare Client 32 for DOS and Windows 3.1x User Guide
• NetWare Client for Mac OS User Guide
• NetWare Client for DOS and Windows User Guide
• NetWare Client for DOS and Windows Technical Reference
• NetWare Client for OS/2 User Guide

NetWare 4.11 System and Services

• Supervising the Network
• Auditing the Network
• Btrieve Installation and Operation
• Installing and Using NetSync
• NetWare for Macintosh File and Print Services
• Print Services

NetWare 4.11 Communications

• NetWare 4.11 AppleTalk* Reference
• Basic Protocol Configuration Guide
• Advanced Protocol Configuration and Management Guide
• NetWare 4.11 IPX Reference
• Novell Guide to NLSP Migration
• NetWare I/P Administrator's Guide
• NetWare 4.11 TCP/IP Reference

NetWare 4.11 Enhanced Security

• NetWare Enhanced Security Administration
• NetWare Enhanced Security Server
• Security Features User Guide

NetWare 4.11 Reference

• Concepts
• System Messages
• Utilities Reference

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