NetWare 4.1/9000 Concepts

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NetWare Glossary
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DOS boot record
A record containing information that ROM-BIOS uses to determine which
device to boot from. The boot record can be on either a floppy diskette, a
local hard disk, or a remote boot chip.
ROM-BIOS then runs a short program from the boot record to determine
disk format and location of system files and directories.
Using this information, ROM-BIOS loads the system files (including two
hidden files, IBMBIO.COM and IBMDOS.COM) and the command
processor (COMMAND.COM).
DOS client
A workstation that boots with DOS and gains access to the network through
either
• The NetWare DOS Requester and its VLMs (for NetWare 4).
• A NetWare shell (for NetWare versions earlier than NetWare 4).
With NetWare client software for DOS, users can perform networking tasks.
These tasks include mapping drives, capturing printer ports, sending
messages, and changing contexts.
DOS filenames
DOS versions earlier than 5.x allow the following:
• A maximum filename of 12 characters (8 characters, a dot delimiter, and a three-
character extension)
• A maximum directory pathname of either 64 or 128 characters, depending on the
environment
DOS Requester
The DOS client software portion of NetWare.
See also “NetWare DOS Requester.”