Comments on: NetDrive - Browse FTP File Structures in Virtual Explorer-style Drives

By: Gunigugu

Gunigugu — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:30:36 +0000

Unfortunately, the *new* netdrive from Solution Box is a piece of crap :/

Get the original Webdrive (http://www.southrivertech.com/products/webdrive ) or the free Novell Netdrive (google it)

By: SkipRinPerth

SkipRinPerth — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 09:47:44 +0000

I just looked at the support forum for netdrive.net from Solution Box and this appears to be a separate code base to the webdrive/netdrive code base from South River Technology/Novell. Some differences that may be of interest are:
Netdrive (Novell) runs on win9x thru win XP. Netdrive (SB) and webdrive (SRT) require win 2K or higher. Netdrive (SB) has only been released since May 2008. Timestamps may be an issue in Netdrive (SB) - their site does not provide any info on how they treat timezone issues.

By: NetDrive Expert

NetDrive Expert — Fri, 30 May 2008 05:08:09 +0000

New versions of NetDrive available at http://www.netdrive.net !

By: Richard Steven Hack

Richard Steven Hack — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 22:42:18 +0000

It may not be free, but as the article says, it is “abandonware” - meaning Novell couldn’t care less as their Solutions page says: do a Google search, find somebody who has it for download and get it.

If Webdrive has a problem with that, they should contact Novell and get that statement removed.

Better yet, open source it if it’s obsolete to their business model.

By: WebDrive

WebDrive — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 15:15:28 +0000

NetDrive is not free. It is to be installed and used only in conjunction with a valid Novell Netware 6 license, which is why Novell will not provide a link to it on their website.

NetDrive is based on an old version of WebDrive, from South River Technologies, the creators of the technology. WebDrive was licensed to Novell as NetDrive for a brief period in the late 90’s for ‘exclusive’ use within a Novell Netware LAN.