Mounting Your Home Directory on a Macintosh in an ITS Lab

NetWare using the AFP protocol does not work with OS X Lion.

Leopard Login to NDS Using Prosoft Netware Client

Find your HD server name at: www.students.niu.edu/provisioning. 

After you have your HD server name:

1. Log into network through the Prosoft Novell client
2. Click on the Browse tab
3. Click on the World icon
4. Click on NIU
5. Click on NIU
6. Click on Students (scroll down if necessary)
7. Select your HD server name
8. Click on the Mount button
9. An icon representing the user volume will appear on the Desktop
10. Double-click on the user volume icon
11. Double-click on the folder in the window that appears (there will be a number under the Folder)
12. Double-click on the folder that has your Z-ID under it
13. The files and folders associated with your Home Directory are now available

If you use the same workstation in the future (and it has not been re-imaged) your HD may still be available to you. After logging into the Prosoft Novell client, click on the Mount tab. If your HD is listed, select it and click on the Mount button. This information is stored on the workstation and will not move with you if you log into a different workstation.