The Road to Know Where blog has highlighted this new client from Novell.
Here’s how Novell describes it:
“The Novell Client for Windows Vista provides Windows connectivity to NetWare and OES Linux servers. With the Novell Client, you can browse through authorized Novell directories, transfer files, and use advanced Novell services directly from a Windows Vista workstation.”
It gives access to Novell services including authentication via Novell eDirectory, network browsing and service resolution, and secure and reliable file system access. supports both the x86 and x64 versions of Windows Vista and has many of the same features as the Novell Client 4.91 for Windows XP/2003.
Key features
• Support for Novell Open Enterprise Server (OES) 1, OES 2, NetWare 5.1, NetWare 6.0, and NetWare 6.5
• File system integration with NSS and non-NSS volumes via NCP
• Login script processing
• Notification area (Red N) options
• Integrated login with Windows Vista (single username and password)
• NMAS™ client integration
• Forgotten password recovery options
• LDAP contextless login support
• DFS junctions
• Support for 802.1x wireless authentication
• DHCP options
• OpenSLP support
• Shell extensions for Windows Vista�s file browser
• File caching/shared open mode support
• Auto-reconnect
• Cluster failover support
• Property pages, NCIMAN, and updating Client settings
