John,

We backup both Novell (both V.4 and now a V.5 server) and Macintosh clients
without problems. Since our ADSM server plastform is MVS, the IPX protocol
is no option; because I only know the ADSM side and not the Novell one, I
cannot give You any configuration details; but we definitely don't have an
IPX - TCP/IP conflict, as our Novell servers also host Web and FTP services.

One last word to Novell: take care that the required versions of .NLM files
(TSANDS.NLM, ...) are installed.

HTH - Alfred Novacek


>What experiences have people had using the Macintosh clients and Novell
>Netware 3.x clients?  We're trying to convince this customer to try ADSM for
>their backups, but they are concerned with these client types since my firm
>doesn't often work with these platforms and don't know where the pitfalls
>are.
>
>Especially of interest is the Novell stuff; the customer has had difficulty
>getting IPX and TCP/IP working at the same time.  How have other people
>dealt with this?  Did they solve the IPX and TCP/IP conflict, or just use
>IPX for ADSM backups?  Any gotchas?
>
>Any info, or better yet, pointers to a reference account I could call, would
>be incredibly helpful.
>
>Thanks!
>
>John Dawson
>jdawson AT tkg DOT com


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