NetWare client

NetWare client definition - computer

The software in a desktop client machine that supports the IPX and NCP protocols required to access a NetWare server. Microsoft and Novell provide NetWare clients for Windows, and Unix and Macintosh support is also available. As of NetWare 5, which fully supports IP, NetWare clients include the IP protocol. The NetWare client used to be known as the NetWare shell.



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