[newbie] how can I connect Linux-Mandrake 8.1 to a Windows/Netware LAN?

[Matthew James]

Hi…new to Linux (and UNIX) so please forgive ignorance. I have configured the network parameters on Netconf, and when I try to open the local network tree I get an error ‘could not connect to host localhost’. I read this:   You need to set up the lisa / reslisa daemon in order to be able to browse the network. on some linux distros (e.g. suse 7.2) you can use the system configuration tools to start lisa automatically, otherwise setup the reslisa daemon in kcontrol.   Konqueror connects to that daemon (on localhost) to browse the local network.   After starting reslisa you should be able to browse the network using the url rlan:/   So I autoconfigured the lisa and reslisa daemons as root, rebooted, but still the same error. Any help please? Are there other steps I need to take? Thanks,   Matthew