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From: mike@sarah.albany.edu (Michael Ciarfello)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: mouse.com in highmem...
Date: 3 Sep 92 17:25:21 GMT
Article-I.D.: sarah.1992Sep3.172521.1503
Organization: State University of New York at Albany

Hi, 
  I am trying to load the microsoft mouse.com driver from the system login
script into high memory.  We have dos 5.0. I am trying:
  #command /c loadhigh k:mouse.com

but it doesn't go in high memory.  If I look at "mem /c", it says
I only have 411K free for use by programs, because the memory is fragmented.


I fixed this problem by putting this command in the system login script:
      . 
      . (Other commands)
      .
   exit "k:mouse.bat"


where "mouse.bat" contains:
   loadhigh k:mouse.com
   call y:menu.bat

This WILL load the mouse driver in high mem and gives me about 513K of 
available memory for DOS, then load the menu.

I don't like this way because it passes control to a batch 
file (thus terminating the sys login script because of the "exit" command)
and then call my sgamenu.

I want to know, either how to load the mouse driver in high memory from the
system login script or how to execute a batch file and return to the system
login script without hanging the computer.  We searched all over the manuals
and couldn't find anything (3 people looked).

Is calling a batch file to run the driver, then execute a COUPLE other
commands from that batch file ok??  It seems like there should be a better 
way. 
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Student Computer Consultant/Computer Science Major
From: davallen@vms.macc.wisc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: best token ring card
Date: 2 Sep 92 14:49:02 GMT
Organization: University of Wisconsin Academic Computing Center

I've got to boost the memory in my 3.11 server past 16MB, which I guess
forces me to replace my IBM token ring cards.  I'm looking for 
recommendations -- what do you think are the BEST token ring cards.  They'll
go in an IBM mdl 80, so they've got to be available in micro channel.

Also, how much higher should I go with RAM?  We've got 2 GB of disk, but
it's not all mounted right now.  Running the standard NLMs, plus TCP/IP, 
and we want to add MAC (apple) support.  Thanks for any suggestions...

	DAve Allen
	Space Science & Engr. Ctr.
	UW-Madison
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
From: pinman@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Patricia C Inman)
Subject: Ideal DOS Workstation Config
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 12:21:16 GMT

I'm in the process of developing a standardized workstation
configuration for my facility.  Specifically memory, but as long
as I'm here, I'd like to visit all options.

Netware 3.11.
The majority of workstations have the following specs:
      386 4M ISA, DOS 5, Netroom, could purchase memory manager
      if need more than DOS 5 and Netroom, 3com nics, ipx, netx,
      mouse, min buffers=50, min files=128, min environment
      space=600.  The only "tsr" will be LANSelect (4k, but swaps
      apps to expanded).  NO Windows.
Apps: WordPerfect, Lotus 2.4, Fox/Clipper Su'87/Clipper 5.0
      databases.  There is more, and each will use expanded, but
      not extended.

I've got plenty to read and play with, but your experiences in
reality will be invaluable.  From specific syntax to where I
should start and what to avoid would all be appreciated.  I'm
starting with DOS5 since it's new to me - oh boy!

I don't want to start a noisy religious war: ipx vs odi etc, so
send mail and I'll summarize and post.

Thanks,
Patty Inman
pinman@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
From: mju@mudos.ann-arbor.mi.us (Marc Unangst)
Subject: Re: Looking for cheap SCSI adapter for NW311, will Seagate ST01 do?
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 00:01:59 GMT
Organization: The Programmer's Pit Stop, Ann Arbor MI

In article <1992Aug24.215042.15410@mits.mdata.fi> mattis@mits.mdata.fi (Matti Suomalainen) writes:
>I am looking for a cheap SCSI adapter for Novell Netware 3.11.
>I have a Seagate ST01 already and was wondering if Seagate or anyone
>has drivers for NW311.

Why would anyone want to use a cheap, slow hard drive controller in
their Netware server -- the place where hard drive performance really
matters most?

-- 
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mju@mudos.ann-arbor.mi.us   | accidentally delete files that they're going
                            | to need later.
From: William.Ehrendrich@mixcom.mixcom.com (William.Ehrendrich)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: BTRIEVE interface
Date: 25 Aug 92 17:05:43 GMT
Article-I.D.: mixcom.1992Aug25.170543.25124
Distribution: usa
Organization: Milwaukee Internet Xchange BBS, Milwaukee, WI U.S.A.


I am looking for a asm interface for btrieve that will work with my
Borland CPP compiler. The one that I have seems to be corrupted. That
tends to bomb things. I have to write a rather large data base for an
application that we are developing. The developement tools that we
have support the interface but I have found their implementation to be
rather combersome.
 
Any assistance would help. 
-- 
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Metro Communiactions                          Commincations Developer         
President                                     & wave of the future
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From: eric.lentz@grapevine.lrk.ar.us (Eric Lentz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: NET5.COM & Remote Reset (was: Re: NET5.COM locking up ...)
Date: 25 Aug 92 06:25:00 GMT
Reply-To: eric.lentz@grapevine.lrk.ar.us (Eric Lentz)
Organization: The GrapeVine BBS *** N. Little Rock, AR *** (501) 753-8121


KS>1.  Where does one obtain net5?  It is not on the WSGEN disk.  In the
KS>interim I'm using net4.  Was able to get HD Workstations to boot onto
KS>novell by using setver with no problem.  The diskless units would not
KS>boot the dosgen'd dos5 disks.

NET5.COM can be found on the DOS 5.0 installation disks.  You'll probably 
want the updated NETX.COM driver available in DOSUP6.ZIP. 

KS>2.  What are the advantages of running LSL, etc with net.cfg, .... 
KS>instead of patching up an IPX with wsgen?  Any problems going the ODI
KS>route vis-a-vis with a diskless workstation?

One advantage:  When the different parts of the ODI (LSL.COM, IPXODI.COM) 
are updated, you can just copy them to the workstations instead of having 
to rebuild IPX.COM.

Another advantage:  I believe using the ODI stuff takes up a bit less 
memory.



--- WinQwk 2.0 a#69
                                                                                                     
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
From: weber@rhrk.uni-kl.de (Christoph Weber-Fahr [KIT])
Subject: Re: IBM Token Ring ODI Driver?
Organization: University of Kaiserslautern, Germany
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 10:25:21 GMT

tpw@nwu.edu (Tim Ward) writes:

>I've got about 10 IBM PS/2's that are about 2.5 years old, running windows
>over token ring.  We'd like to run them with ODI to give them access to the
>IPX network and the IP network on campus.  I am relatively well versed in
>installing ODI drivers for workstations on ethernet.

>Is there an IBM token ring ODI driver?  

Yes. Actually two, one talks direct to the card, the other for the 
IBM LAN Support Program.

>What is it called?  

TOKEN.COM resp. LANSUP.COM

>Where can I get it?

They are in your red box. They are distrubuted by novell. The most recent are
in DOSUP5.ZIP on several ftp-sites.

>What kinds of problems should I be aware of?

If you want to use packet driver interface , you are in trouble. The 
ODIPKT reports with these drivers (as it should) a token-ring driver class. 
All free available TCP/IP software will refuse to run then.
The IBMTOKEN packet driver can not coexist with the LANSUP ODI driver.
Don't ask me why - I never saw a comment from Novell on this.

Regards

Christoph Weber-Fahr

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From: sl7gj@cc.usu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: WD8003E -- HELP!! - And More:  Motherboard problem???
Date: 2 Sep 92 13:32:09 MDT
Organization: Utah State University

Hi once again...
	I just had a flash of inspiration (?), and wanted to bounce it off
all of you fellow netters...  With respect to my problems with the Western
Digital cards, the cause may not be the card at all, but the computer itself.
The computer we are trying to install the card in is put out under the
GECCO (sp?) name.  I know that they are a low-end computer, and would like
to know if anyone else has had problems with them.  I would hate to be
beating my brains out on this problem when it is not the card at all...
	I have tried another working card in the computer, with the same
errors...  (Please see earlier posting: "WD8003E -- HELP!! - More Information"
for the full context of my problem.)  Once again, ANY help at all would be
appreciated!!  Please let me know of any problems (or success) that you have
had with this brand of computer.
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: SiteLock erratic?
From: alastair@ccu1.aukuni.ac.nz (A R Anderson)
Date: Sun, 23 Aug 1992 21:54:49 GMT
Organization: University of Auckland, New Zealand.

We are giving SiteLock a trial with a view to buying it.  Our server is a
TECO 486 running NetWare 3.11.  We have experienced inconsistent performance
from SiteLock, in that the launch of a particular application may or may not
be detected.  So far the phenomenon seems to be random, except that test
applications of very short duration are very unlikely to be detected.  Such
"test" applications don't matter, but for the rest we could not tolerate
unreliability.

We know that SiteLock is a well-established product.  Has anyone else had
strange behaviour from it?

Alastair Anderson
(ar.anderson@aukuni.ac.nz)
From: keith@novell.COM (Keith Brown)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: Re: NetWare NFS NLM slowness
Keywords: NFS
Date: 1 Sep 92 18:53:52 GMT
Organization: Novell San Jose Development Center

In article <la62u7INN27o@cronkite> jts@tundra.Central.Sun.COM (Jim Stewart Sun-Bloomington MN SE) writes:
>
>Accessing a large file (700k +) on their Novell server via NFS took
>6 minutes - and that only resulted in half the file being copied before
>the transfer failed.  However, small files don't seem to be a problem
>at least as far as being transferred successfully.
>
>Does anyone have any experience in tuning a Novell server running the NetWare
>NFS NLM product?

More than you could possibly imagine!

>If so, can you share any tuning parameters you tweaked to 
>deal with performance, especially for large files?

You don't say what hardware platform the server is or which direction the 
transfer is going. If it's a fast server (486/33 EISA +) and the transfer is 
from the server to the Sparc IPC's then your beloved RISC system is too 
damned slow to receive our back to back read responses we pump out. If the 
transfer is from the Sparc to the server and you're using NetWare NFS v1.2 
then it is possible you are running up against something that we messed up 
on. I have my doubts though as what we messed up on would normally require 
you to be doing multimegabyte transfers to the server to observe.

And now the good news. We have long since made allowances for your slow RISC 
clients plus we have fixed our little problem too. You need NFS113.ZIP
which is on ftp.novell.com (137.65.12.2) in either forum 01 or forum 08
(almost certainly 08 by now). Install the patch and if this really is a fast 
server, we'll be making your SPARCserver MP690 GT/Turbo/whatever look like
a rather pricey boat anchor. :-)

And now the bad news. If the transfer is to the server, because your
seeing problems at only 700Kish, I wonder if it's a driver problem?
Take a look at TCPCON under Statistics->IP_Statistics->ipReasmFails.
If this number is cranking up regularly then the driver is losing packets.
I have an RS6000 here that regularly slams a Compaq SystemPro over
a 4 Mb token ring (IBM board in the SP) and the driver hangs in there
just fine. You don't say what your configuration is......

Keith
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Novell San Jose Development Center                      Fax: 408-473-8990
2180 Fortune Drive, San Jose, CA 95131                  Net: keith@novell.COM
From: eric.lentz@grapevine.lrk.ar.us (Eric Lentz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: Mirror copies of FAT don't match on drive
Date: 25 Aug 92 06:25:00 GMT
Reply-To: eric.lentz@grapevine.lrk.ar.us (Eric Lentz)
Organization: The GrapeVine BBS *** N. Little Rock, AR *** (501) 753-8121


TK>We recently purchased a Maxtor XT-8760EH hard drive, simialr to the 
TK>XT-8760E that has given us no trouble for almost two years. The new
TK>drive, however, works great until the second time we try to mount it.
TK>At this point, it tells us that "The mirror copies of the FAT don't 
TK>match" and the drive does not mount.

Do you have the drive defined in your CMOS table?  If so, have you tried 
loading ISADISK.DSK with the '/b' parameter?

--- WinQwk 2.0 a#69
From: dstratto@novell.com (Dan Stratton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: Re: Print Queues
Date: 25 Aug 92 21:19:16 GMT
Distribution: comp
Organization: Novell, Inc.

In article <bard.714770365@seymour> bard@seymour.ucs.ualberta.ca (Barry Ard) writes:
>From: bard@seymour.ucs.ualberta.ca (Barry Ard)
>Subject: Print Queues
>Date: 25 Aug 92 19:19:25 GMT
>Is it possible to put the netware print queues somewhere other that
>SYS:SYSTEM ? NW-MAC lets you specify the volume and directory.
>
>Barry Ard				bard@seymour.ucs.ualberta.ca
>Faculty of Business
>University of Alberta
>Edmonton, AB Canada

NOPE
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
From: dhoward@novell.com (Dirk W. Howard)
Subject: Re: Help Desk products, Windows, and server losing time
Organization: Novell, Inc.
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 14:24:40 GMT

In article <1992Sep1.102102.25461@state.systems.sa.gov.au> gcosbcb@state.systems.sa.gov.au writes:
>From: gcosbcb@state.systems.sa.gov.au
>Subject: Help Desk products, Windows, and server losing time
>Date: 1 Sep 92 00:51:02 GMT
>This is my first attempt to post an item on the Internet so I hope it all
>works.
>
>[stuff deleted]
>
>3) Our Novell Servers continually lose time.  Over a month, unless we rest 
the>time, they lose about 15 mins.  Is there anything around to fix this?  I 
would>prefer an official Novell fix.


Download 311pt7.zip from either NetWire or ftp.novell.com at 137.65.12.2.  
In this file is a NLM called SYNCTIME.NLM.  Here is part of the README on 
this.

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SYNCTIME NLM 2131 12-17-91 4:17p
   
This patch forces the server's date/time to be synchronized to the
hardware's clock at specified intervals.  This NLM eliminates the gradual
loss of time experienced by the server due to "missed" clock ticks while
the server is in real mode.
   
Note: This file should not be confused with TIM386.ZIP located on NetWire,
which is for NetWare 386 v3.10a and specifically refers to v3.10a in the
documentation that comes with that file.

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From: d8olsth@dtek.chalmers.se (Thomas Olsson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell,bit.listserv.novell
Subject: Re: Looking for great tape backup software.
Date: 29 Aug 92 12:03:04 GMT
Organization: Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg Sweden

nazario@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu writes:

>I'm looking for poeples opinions who have had experience with tape
>backup software, good or bad.

>The ones I've heard of most are 

>	sytos
>	palindrome
>	arcserv
>	emerald.

>I'm looking for the ultimate tape backup software.  Something that can
>run in a WS or FS and backup the local file server, remote servers and
>Mac, DOS, OS/2, Windows and (eventually) NT workstations.  Is there
>anything close out there?

I have used arcserve and it works fine. We run it on a FS and we backup yhe FS,
DOS Workstations and OS/2 workstations. It can be controlled from any WS.

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From: dstratto@novell.com (Dan Stratton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: Re: Problem installing 2.2
Date: 27 Aug 92 14:44:26 GMT
Organization: Novell, Inc.

In article <1992Aug27.094646.89896@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au> steved@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au writes:
>From: steved@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au
>Subject: Re: Problem installing 2.2
>Date: 27 Aug 92 09:46:46 +1000
>In article <1992Aug26.204200.6423@cs.uwp.edu>, datta@cs.uwp.edu (David Datta) writes:
>> Some history: We have a Gateway 386 that was used as a server running
>> 2.2. It had 2-200MB [Maxtor LXT213A] hard drives being mirrored and
>> they both failed at the same time. (1 controller and 1 motor.) We got a
>> new drive [Maxtor 7213AT]. We are now trying to re-install netware. The
>> machine boots and works fine with the new drive. When trying to install
>> 2.2, we get the following error.
>>
>> ABEND: Improper ROM Parameter table for DISK Controller.
>                  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>The disk you are using is not in the ROM table. I'd bet you have selected
>the user defined drive in the CMOS config. I had this problem too.
>>
>> I have checked and the parameters and they are correctly set to:
>>
>> C:683 H:16 S:38 WP:1698 LZ:1698
>>
>> Any suggestions?
>
>My "work-a-round" for this was to put my disks parameters in the ROM.
>This required a new BIOS ROM to be burned, with appropriate checksum.
>
>There must be a better way.
>
>The other "work-a-round" is to choose a drive config in the table that
>gets the most from your drive.
>
>SteveD.


This was a known problem with using a user definable drive type with the 
isadisk driver in 2.2.  This problem goes away if you use the ide driver.  
It is available on netwire or ftp as ide286.zip in library 03.
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
From: gary@sci34hub.sci.com (Gary Heston)
Subject: Re: 50 MgHz DX2s, external SCSI (2 topics)
Reply-To: gary@sci34hub.sci.com (Gary Heston)
Organization: SCI Systems, Inc., Huntsville, Al.
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 14:32:52 GMT

In article <la9v0gINNdnk@news.bbn.com> David Escalante <descalante@bbn.com> writes:

>1) our local JWP/Businessland engineers advise against using a 50 MgHz
>486 DX2
>    in a Novell server, but I can't get them to explain why in about 2
>weeks of trying
>    to set up a meeting.  Anyone know if this is a problem, and if so,
>why?

Obviously, they don't have them on hand to sell you; if they have to 
special-order it, it'll cut into their margins. If they're unwilling to
explain their recommendations, stop calling them and call elsewhere.


>2) I would like to hook up external SCSI drives to a server.  It already
>has an
>    Adaptec 1740 in there for a DAT tape.  But I don't see a "SCSI.DSK"
>    with the Netware distribution disks for 3.11.  Do I use the "AHA1540?

You should be able to install a driver from Adaptec; which one depends 
upon your operating mode of the card. Use AHA1540 if you've jumpered the
board to emulate that, or AHA1740 if you're running the card in native 
mode. The drives are all on the same disc from Adaptec, and can be had
for ~$60.

> What 3rd 
>    parties have people had success with?  Do THEY provide the driver? 

I've got 5 servers running 1542Bs and SCSI drives, all of which are running
fine with the Adaptec drivers.

>And finally, 
>    can I run a SCSI and an ISA drive on the same server at the same time
>(putting
>    both drivers in the startup file)?

I haven't tried this, but it should work as long as the hardware is not
conflicting with itself.


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Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
From: datta@cs.uwp.edu (David Datta)
Subject: Problem installing 2.2
Organization: University of Wisconsin - Parkside
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL5
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 20:42:00 GMT

Some history: We have a Gateway 386 that was used as a server running
2.2. It had 2-200MB [Maxtor LXT213A] hard drives being mirrored and
they both failed at the same time. (1 controller and 1 motor.) We got a
new drive [Maxtor 7213AT]. We are now trying to re-install netware. The
machine boots and works fine with the new drive. When trying to install
2.2, we get the following error.

ABEND: Improper ROM Parameter table for DISK Controller.

I have checked and the parameters and they are correctly set to:

C:683 H:16 S:38 WP:1698 LZ:1698

Any suggestions?

-- 
-Dave datta@cs.uwp.edu: Man made machines make music for the man.  Now
machines make music while the man makes plans. A second generation, a
generation lost. While the man prepares for the holocaust.- A Flock of Seagulls
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
From: mcdon_s@firefox.vlsiphx (Steve McDonald)
Subject: DOS ODI Problems
Reply-To: mcdon_s@firefox.vlsiphx
Organization: VLSI Technology, Inc.
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 92 19:14:13 GMT


I have been working with an Accton 8WB 8bit twisted pair ethernet 
card to access a Novell network.  Now there is a need to access a 
VAX.  I have been able to load the ODI driver but when I run NET5
no file server can be found.  There is no problem accessing the 
network through the normal (non-ODI) means.

I have seen some discussion on the subject of ODI but  because I 
am relatively new to the Net I think I missed the parts I need.
Any help anyone can give will be greatly appreciated.

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Steve McDonald
If ya ain't the lead dog...
the view never changes!!!