Installing NetWare Client 4.9 SP2 update D for Windows NT Workstation 4.0
This is the final client released that supports Windows NT 4.
Contents
Tools
To follow along you'll need a VM with:
- Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP6a
- Bridged networking (IPX won't get through NAT)
- A NIC thats setup in Windows NT4 (I'm using PCnet-PCI II)
Creating the VM and installing Windows NT4 are out of scope for this document as nothing special is required.
Installing
I'm starting off with a clean install of Windows NT Workstation 4.0 with Service Pack 6a installed. I've also installed Michal Necaseks Windows NT Video miniport driver for Virtual Box for better performance.
Sadly IE 2.0 isn't of much use as it doesn't send the HOST header. So we're stuck with FTP still.
The files we're after are 49CLTNTe.exe, nc49sp2.exe and 49psp2_pkd.exe. They're all available from ftp.zx.net.nz in pub/archive/novell/clients/nt_4.9/
Default directory was C drive - lets move these to the desktop so we don't make a mess.
Run 49CLTNTe. Extracting to C:\TEMP seems good enough.
Extracting...
Done!
Then find the setup program (setupnw) and run it!
I'm doing a Custom install to make sure IPX support is installed.
Defaults look fine.
I need IPX for NetWare 4.11
I'm running NetWare 4.x or later.
Thats the end of the questions! Next up, the installing.
So much for the last of the questions.
Windows CD required...
Installing things...
Binding things...
Installing things...
Time to reboot.
We're back!
The login screen! The Workstation only checkbox lets you login to windows only instead of both windows and netware.
Advanced options - NDS tab
Advanced options - Script tab
Advanced options - Workstation tab
Advanced options - Dial-up tab
Advanced options - NMAS tab
Logging in... (the mouse cursor is animated)
Running login script...
Client installed!
Installing Client Service Pack 2
I don't trust novells self-extracting archives not to make a mess so I moved it into a folder
Usual agree to license
extracting...
done! not too much of a mess.
Find and run setupsp.exe
And answer yes
Updating...
Yes
Updating...
Sure
Updating...
Yes to reboot.
We're back! And they changed the graphics!
Login screen looks the same though (aside from SP2 in the title)
Installing Client Patch D
I've moved the patch into a directory
Agree to the license
Extracting...
If you installed UTF-8 support you'll want to read the readme file. Otherwise, right-click on _49psp2_pkd.inf and choose install
Files are copied then you get to reboot.
More Screenshots
These screenshots were taken before Support Pack 2 and Update D were applied - for some reason one of these patches broke a bunch of things. Possibly due to me not having applied any patches to the server yet.
Now we can get a look at the final client released for Windows NT 4
Selection of items in the Novell program group hasn't changed since 4.11b.
Login screen matches the main one now though (it didn't in the distant past)
Novell Send Message
Send message to...
A message has arrived!
Drives are mapped.
Folder properties has some extra tabs - NetWare Info
NetWare Rights tab
Files have some extra tabs too
Version and copyright info
Mapped drive context menu
Drives have the same extra tabs. Which is weird - on Windows 9x you get a bunch of extra info in here.
Same rights tab.
Inherited rights
Network Neighbourhood. Some NetWare things mixed in with other PCs.
Browsing netware stuff...
The N menu
NetWare Connections
Map Drive
Browsing for something to map to a drive
Disconnect Network Drive.
Capture Printer Port
End Capture
NetWare Utilities submenu
NetWare Copy
Trustee Rights
Trustee Rights
Inherited Rights
Object Properties
Volume Properties! This is what the 9x client shows if you go into a mapped drives properties
Volume Properties: NetWare Volume Statistics
Volume Properties: NetWare Info
Volume Properties: NetWare Rights
Salvage
Purge
User Administration Menu
Personal Information
Work Information
Mailing Information
Edit Login Script
Login Account Information
User Password Administration
Group Membership
Configure System Tray
Client Configuration: Client
Client Configuration: Location Profiles
Client Configuration: Advanced Login
Client Configuration: Advanced Settings
Client Configuration: Advanced Menu Settings
Client Configuration: Default Capture
Client Configuration: Protocol Preferences
Client Configuration: LDAP Contextless Login
Client Configuration: Single Sign-on
Client Configuration: DHCP Settings
Client Configuration: DSCAT Contextless Login
Client Configuration: Update Agent
Network Neighbourhood context menu - we've seen all of this before.
Disclaimer & Comments
I'm not a netware expert, don't have any of those fancy novell certifications and have never administred a netware network; I've just played with it at home occasionally since 2004 or so. Email me if you've got any suggestsions or corrections for this page or any extra information you think is worth including here. My address is david at this websites domain name (without the www bit of course).