We don’t have a Novell server and the one we had was running IP and not IPX/SPX.
The network for the ranch had been Novell and one of my friends migrated it to Windows. She’s really sick now and I am having to work on it and trying to get my head around it all.
We’ve been having problems with weird folder and server access issues and the Microsoft liaison guy we had out says the best he can think of is there are things left over from Novell that are still impacting the network. I’m trying to figure out how to find them. Otherwise we have to start all over with GPS software that runs a lot of our equipment and payroll and all that.
I am a total noob and freely admit it!!! But I am learning fast!
So based on your responses I am going to assume the following:
1) you have recently “gained” a network
2) you are unsure of what exactly is on that network
3) you have little knowledge of the security posture of the devices on that network
4) you have permission from the system owners (business?) to add a server to the network and scan the network.
There is two tools that you can download and use to help in your search. The first is called NMAP the second Nessus
NMAP - https://nmap.org/
NESSUS - http://www.tenable.com/products/nessus/select-your-operating-system
You may be able to use NMAP to find the system as it can identify Novell from Microsoft. The idea would be to get the IP address of the system then look at the arp or CAM tables on the switches and figure out what port the IP address is connected to. Then you can follow the cable and get to the system.
Contact me directly and I will send you my email so we can take this off line.