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[Richard Zimmerman]

> I have connected to a Novell server but I keep dropping the connection.
> I am connecting from a Mandrake 8.1 box to a Novell 4 server.  I configure
> IPX with this command:
> ipx_configure [--auto_interface=on --auto_primary=on
> and then I use ncpmount to mount the server.  Has anyone experienced a
> similar problem?

   I also connect my Linux box to our Novell 4.11 server. I use the
following in my /etc/rc.d/rc.local file:

# Setup Novell ipx on eth0
ipx_interface add -p eth0 802.2
ipx_configure --auto_interface=on --auto_primary=on

I'm surmising that since your not using ipx_interface to bind IPX to your
network card that ipx_configure tends to "forget" where it's suppose to be?
Just a guess. The Linux IPX-Howto section 7.1 explains it in more detail.

I only use the connection for backing up the Linux box to the Novell drive
so it can be written to the DAT tape. I use the following to mount the
Novell server:

ncpmount -S sbn -U linux -P ########## -V sys /mnt (# replaces actual
password)

This works great for me. Never any problems...

Hopes this helps...

Richard

Richard Zimmerman                                     richard@knbpower.com
System Administrator / Manager                   ke4rit@earthlink.net
K&B Transport, Inc.
Elkhart, Indiana                     Advanced SKYWARN weather spotter

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