>>>We are trying to migrate to using an IP only network using the Netware Client with Windows 2000 machines. But VFP6 is real slow accessing the data this way. The only workaround we've been able to find is to uninstall our VFP app, install the netware client and reinstall our program. Not very palatable for over 130 machines.
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>>>Anyone know of a better way around this?
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>>>TIA,
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>>Are you using the Novell Client32? If so, why? Use the Microsoft client for Netware. I have had no problem with performance using the MS client on Win2000 client and Novell server.
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>Apparently we are using the Novell Client32 because it will support an IP only network, but the MS client won't.
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>Also, everything works fine if we install the Novell client first and then install our VFP app. But we have about 130 machines that are already running the MS client and we're going to have to switch to the Novell client.

I agree with Mark. As far as I know there is no reason to migrate to Novell Client32 from Microsoft Client for Netware Networks unless the Novell server(s) are running in NDS mode only. If Bindery Emulation mode is available the MS client should work fine running on straight IP as long as the server is running IP as well.