Q: What are my options for connecting Windows 95* to NetWare? A: Windows 95 users have 3 options available to them for accessing their NetWare services. NetWare Client v1.2 for DOS/Windows - This client offers a 16-bit solution today that supports all your current NetWare services including NetWare Directory Services. It is available from Novell with every version of NetWare and can be downloaded for free from Novell's NetWire forum on Compuserve. Users can also purchase a NetWare Client v1.2 for DOS/Windows client kit for $99 that includes diskettes and printed documentation. Microsoft Client for NetWare - Is available from Microsoft with your Windows 95 operating system. This client offers Windows 95 users a good basic connection to NetWare file and print services and is conveniently installed with your Windows 95 desktop. This client does not include NetWare Directory Services (NDS) access however, nor does it support many of the popular NetWare services and features beyond LAN access to file and print services. NetWare Client 32 for Windows 95 - is available as a pre-release product from Novell beginning September 30, 1995 and will ship as a released product from Novell about 60 days later. This client offers full-featured, high-performance 32-bit NetWare services access optimized for Windows 95 connectivity. Q: What is Novell's recommended solution for Windows 95 users? A: Novell customers who need full access to their NetWare services from Windows 95 today should use the NetWare Client v1.2 for DOS and Windows. Using this client will ensure full featured, robust and reliable access to NetWare services including NetWare Directory Services and full availability and supportability of NetWare features like Packet Burst, Packet Signature, SFTIII, NetWare/ IP and more. This client is designed and optimized to fully access all the services of NetWare 4. Novell is also providing an automated upgrade utility to easily migrate from the NetWare Client for DOS and Windows to NetWare Client 32 for Windows 95 as soon as Client 32 is available. Users can get detailed instructions for installing and using this client from Novell's World Wide Web page HTTP://Netwire.novell.com and from Novell's NetWire forum on Compuserve. NetWare Client 32 for Windows 95 is Novell's premier solution for connecting Windows 95 desktops to NetWare. Novell is making available to the general public a full-featured pre-release version of the NetWare Client 32 for Windows 95 on September 30. The Client 32 is designed to offer the richest set of services for integrating Windows 95 with NetWare. Users will be able to download this client for free from Compuserve and get access to the latest advances in NetWare Client connectivity including the new NetWare Application Launcher. Q: What are the advantages of each solution? NetWare Client v1.2 for DOS/Windows .-Available today -Full NetWare Directory Services(NDS) support -Full NetWare / IP support -SFT III support NetWare Client 32 for Windows 95 -Full support for essential NetWare services including NDS -Extended NDS support with NetWare Application Launcher -NetWare/ IP -Superior reliability with advanced auto-reconnect & SFT III built on proven 32- bit technology. -Superior performance for LAN & WAN connectivity Microsoft Client for NetWare -Available today -Included with Windows 95 -Automatic install -32-bit remote printer support Q: What are the disadvantages of each solution? A: NetWare Client v1.2 for DOS and Windows -16-bit TSR based solution -Not integrated with Windows 95 native interfaces -No GUI login support -No integrated installation -No integrated configuration NetWare Client 32 for Windows 95 -Not available as pre-release until September 30 -Not available as a final product until November -Not included with Windows 95 packaged product Microsoft Client for NetWare -No NDS support -Limited protocol feature support -Limits use of NetWare security features and in some instances breaches Novell security. -Limits use of NetWare reliability features -Not enabled for new NetWare services Q: If I decide to use NetWare Client v1.2 for DOS/Windows today, what options are available from Novell to ease the migration from this client to Client 32 under Windows 95? A: NetWare Client 32 for Windows 95 includes an automatic client update utility that will make it easy to update your existing client to Client 32. This update utility relies on the NetWare server as a central point of control for NetWare Client version checking, configuration profiling and version updating. Q: What are Novell's support policies on each solution? A: NetWare Client v1.2 for DOS and Windows Novell provides customers using NetWare Client v1.2 for DOS and Windows with technical assistance for issues related to connecting with Windows 95. NetWare Client 32 for Windows 95 Beta Release - Novell is providing technical support to beta customers who are beta testing NetWare Client 32 for Windows 95. Pre-release - Customers may submit enhancement requests and feedback via E-mail to PRCLIENT@NOVELL.COM during the pre-release phases of development. Final Release Technical support for the final release of NetWare Client 32 for Windows 95 will be the same as for all other NetWare products. Microsoft Client for NetWare Novell and its partners will provide best-effort technical assistance to customers who choose to use the Microsoft Client for NetWare. For enhancement and fixes to this Microsoft product, customers should contact Microsoft at (800) 426-9400. Q: Where can I get more information? A: The following documents are available from Novell's NetWire forum on Compuserve and from Novell's World Wide Web page HTTP://Netwire.novell.com NetWare Client 32 for Windows 95 - White Paper - NetWare Client 32 for Windows 95 - Fact Brief - NetWare Client 32 for Windows 95 - Windows 95 and NetWare Q&A - Marketing Brief - Connecting Windows 95 to NetWare - Press Release - NetWare Client 32 for Windows 95 - Press Release - NetWare Technical Services supports Windows 95 Installing NetWare Client v1.2 for DOS/Windows under Windows 95 - Installation document - Tips &Tricks document *Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.