1.3 When to Use NetDrive with Novell NetStorage to Access a NetWare Server

If you want to access NetWare storage without using the Novell Client, one of your options is to use NetDrive to access NetWare storage via Novell NetStorage.

In this scenario, NetDrive lets you use Internet-friendly protocols (WebDAV over HTTP) to map a drive to a NetWare server through NetStorage. NetStorage accesses the NetWare server using Novell Core Protocol (NCP™), reads your login script, then displays all of your mapped drives and files from one central location.

After you map a drive to the server, Windows Explorer appears and the drive letter that you mapped through NetDrive appears and functions like normal drives that are mapped using the Novell Client. The only difference is that all of the drives that you mapped through the Novell Client now appear as folders in Windows Explorer. So, with just one drive mapping you can access all of your data that you might otherwise have accessed through multiple drive letters using the Novell Client.

For more information about NetStorage, see the Novell NetStorage Administration Guide.