4.8. Configuring Novell network using DNS

  1. If you haven't installed the appropriate driver software for your Ethernet adapter, do so now. Descriptions to perform this task is beyond the scope of this document.

  2. Downloaded tcpip16.exe from The Novell LanWorkPlace page

  3. edit c:\nwclient\startnet.bat: (here is a copy of mine)
    SET NWLANGUAGE=ENGLISH
    LH LSL.COM
    LH KTC2000.COM
    LH IPXODI.COM
    LH tcpip
    LH VLM.EXE
    F:

  4. edit c:\nwclient\net.cfg: (change link driver to yours i.e. NE2000)
    Link Driver KTC2000
            Protocol IPX 0 ETHERNET_802.3    
            Frame ETHERNET_802.3     
            Frame Ethernet_II        
            FRAME Ethernet_802.2
    
    NetWare DOS Requester
               FIRST NETWORK DRIVE = F
               USE DEFAULTS = OFF
               VLM = CONN.VLM
               VLM = IPXNCP.VLM
               VLM = TRAN.VLM
               VLM = SECURITY.VLM
               VLM = NDS.VLM
               VLM = BIND.VLM
               VLM = NWP.VLM
               VLM = FIO.VLM
               VLM = GENERAL.VLM
               VLM = REDIR.VLM
               VLM = PRINT.VLM
               VLM = NETX.VLM
    
    Link Support
            Buffers 8 1500
            MemPool 4096
    
    Protocol TCPIP
            PATH SCRIPT     C:\NET\SCRIPT
            PATH PROFILE    C:\NET\PROFILE
            PATH LWP_CFG    C:\NET\HSTACC
            PATH TCP_CFG    C:\NET\TCP
            ip_address      192.168.0.xxx
            ip_router       192.168.0.1
    
    
    Change the IP address in the above "ip_address" field (192.168.0.x, 1 < x 
    < 255) and finally create c:\bin\resolv.cfg:
    
    SEARCH DNS HOSTS SEQUENTIAL
    NAMESERVER xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
    NAMESERVER yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy

  5. Now edit the above "NAMESERVER" entries and replace them with the correct IP addresses for your local DNS server.

  6. Issue a ping command: ping 192.168.0.1 to test the connection to your gateway machine. (This is only an INTERNAL LAN connection test, you can't ping the outside world yet.) If you don't see "replies" to your PINGs, please verify your network configuration.