Installing the NetWare for Macintosh Software

To install the Macintosh NLMs by using the INSTALL utility, follow these steps:

  1. At the server console, add the Macintosh name space to all volumes that will support Macintosh clients by typing these commands:

    LOAD MAC <Enter>

    ADD NAME SPACE MACINTOSH TO VOLUME name <Enter>

    name is a single volume name. If you have already added the Macintosh name space to a volume, you do not need to add it again at this point, but it does no harm to do so.

    If the server supports Macintosh clients on multiple volumes, repeat the ADD NAME SPACE command for each volume. (You do not need to repeat the LOAD MAC command to add the name space to additional volumes.) See The Macintosh Name Space if you would like more information.

  2. Insert the NW_MAC diskette into the file server's floppy drive.

  3. Load the INSTALL utility.

    At the console prompt, type

    LOAD INSTALL <Enter>

  4. Select Product Options in the main INSTALL menu.


  5. Press <Ins> to install NetWare for Macintosh.


    The installation procedure prompts you for the location of the product's source.

  6. If the NW_MAC diskette is in the A drive, press <Enter>.


    If you are using a different floppy drive, or if you copied the installation files to another DOS drive, delete the characters "A:" and enter the drive letter (and path, if applicable) before pressing <Enter>.

  7. To confirm the use of the current STARTUP.NCF, press <Enter>.


    If you do not wish to edit the current STARTUP.NCF file, delete the characters following the ">" prompt, enter a drive, path, and the filename STARTUP.NCF, and then press <Enter>. If you edit a STARTUP.NCF file other than the current one, you must copy it to the directory containing SERVER.EXE. Otherwise, when you later boot the server to activate AppleTalk, the system will use the wrong STARTUP.NCF file.

  8. To begin the file transfer, select Install NW-MAC and press <Enter>.


    If you choose "Cancel installation," you return to the "Currently Installed Products" window.

    Press <Enter> to begin the installation. A window displays messages indicating that files are being transferred. When the file transfer is complete, the "Editable Configuration Files" menu appears.

  9. If you have prepared the configuration data you need, configure NetWare for Macintosh; otherwise, go to Step 10.

    Please see the examples in Simple Network Configurations or More Complex Network Configurations for step-by-step instructions.

    NOTE:  Before you begin configuring NetWare for Macintosh, please be sure to read the READ_ME.1ST file on the NW_MAC diskette or MAC UTILITIES diskette. (The file contents are the same on either diskette.) This file contains vital information about the NetWare for Macintosh software and specific issues of which you should be aware before you install the software on your NetWare v3.12 server.

  10. Press <Esc>.


  11. Exit the INSTALL utility, saving your changes.


If the Server Has Macintosh Clients on Token Ring

If the file server will support Macintosh clients connected to Token Ring, you must manually copy the ATTOKLLC NLM a from the NW_MAC diskette to the SYS:SYSTEM directory of the server(s) on which you install NetWare for Macintosh. For example, use this command:

NCOPY A:ATTOKLLC.NLM SYS:SYSTEM <Enter>

See Using Token Ring with Macintosh Clients and the configuration procedure that follows that section for instructions on configuring the ATTOKLLC NLM in the server.