Subject Re: [ib-support] Novell and FB
Author Raul Chirea
Hi,

From: "Gerhardus Geldenhuis" <gerhardus@...>


> Hi
> We have a client that runs file sharing and user authentication on a
novell
> network. Would it be posible to add a linux box to the network running FB.
> Clients is Win98, Win95, W2K.

Yes.

> Secondly, should we configure the box to use ipx/spx or can TCP/IP
coexists
> on the same network.

There is no use to configure ipx on Linux because, AFAIK, IB/FB cannot use
it on Linux. Anyway, IPX and IP can coexist on the same network.
An alternative is to configure Linux as file and auth server (with samba)
and stop using Novell and IPX.

HTH
Raul.