is there a novell client for linux, and if there is does anyone know where to find it?

Here's your answer... you can find anything in the Novell Knowledgebase.
http://support.novell.com/search/kb_index.jsp

Is there a Novell Client for Linux?
http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/10022800.htm

GroupWise Client for Linux
http://www.novell.com/products/groupwise/nix.html

hi found a novell client for linux, installed it but when i enter ther network settings (tree, context, server, username, password, mountpiont) it tells me that it cant mount, anyone got any ideas on this?

Yeah, I just found this, too.

http://www.novell.com/coolsolutions/tools/1518.html

http://sourceforge.net/projects/novelclient/

Do you have NFS enabled on your Novell server? I believe CIFS, AFS, and or NFS have to be enabled for you to map/mount Novell volumes in Linux.

solved my problem - when i installed it it asked for the closest distribution to mine and i chose red hat install, (the other option was debian install) so when i chose the debian install it works fine.

i did have nfs installed.

woohoo!

guess you got it to work :-)

Hey, I was just glad you got it to work. I'm using mainly Windows machines on my Novell network, alongside NetWare servers.

Most of my Linux-ing is done at home. Web servers, firewalls, and the like.

Have you any experiences with Linux within mixed enviornment?

currently running mandrake, on a network of netware servers and windows workstattions. so if thats what you mean then i guess i am.

Well sort of, I'm wondering how the linux (pick your flavor) interacts with the other windows work stations and the server. What are the services I need to install in order to be fully interoperative with both? (Soime of the windows boxes are in a work group - mostly mine)

ok well i'm running mandrake 9.1 at work, with the windows workstations mostly being 2000.
i loaded samba for the windows part, and then for novell i loaded ncpfs, and a novell client for linux (the link is in the above posts). i've also got linneighborhood installed.
hope this helps.