Windows 95 and Long File Name Support under NetWare

It is possible to use Windows 95 long filenames on NetWare 3.x and 4.x servers, and this is accomplished by loading the OS/2 name space support module (OS2.NAM) on the NetWare server, and then adding the OS2 name space to the relevant volume(s). Note that this has an impact on the RAM needed on the NetWare server as adding an extra name space to a volume increases the memory needed to cache the volume!

During testing within TSD, one issue with this was identified however, in that even if the relevant steps are followed, a NetWare 3.11 server will not provide long file name support to a Windows 95 client (3.12 and 4.x work OK). Also, long name support is only available when using the Microsoft 32 bit client for NetWare (so on a NetWare 4.x server there will be no NDS support); using a real-mode client such as the VLM client shell will prevent long file name support on a NetWare server, even if the relevant server steps have been taken.

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