When you start Windows after installing the real-mode NetWare ODI drivers with the VLM redirector, you may receive the following error message:

When this occurs, the Network Neighborhood icon is not available on the desktop.

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The redirector is not loaded if the exclusion line "EXCLUDE VLM=NETX.VLM" exists in the Net.cfg file.

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Use any text editor (such as Notepad) to edit the Net.cfg file. Remove or disable the exclusion line listed above. After you make this change, save and then close the Net.cfg file and then restart your computer.

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The Netx.vlm module of the NetWare DOS Requestor (VLM) must be loaded if you have installed the Novell NetWare (Workstation Shell 4.0 and above) network client in Windows.

However, if you exclude the Netx.vlm module by placing an exclusion line in the Net.cfg file, the module is not loaded with the VLM redirector.

Note that the error message stated in this article can also occur if the start net batch file has been disabled in the Autoexec.bat file when you are using a real-mode VLM redirector with NetWare 3.12.

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