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Date:         Wed, 2 Sep 1992 15:12:14 +0300
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From:         Steve Druck <VUSTEVE@WEIZMANN.WEIZMANN.AC.IL>
Subject:      Please Help Me with an Urgent Arcserve 4 Problem
X-To:         Novell LAN Interest Group <novell@suvm.acs.syr.edu>

Until 3 nights ago I was running Arcserve 4 on one server to
backup another server. Suddenly we are getting the following message:

Failed to login to server <server> as <username> -no such file or directory,5
Please check server name, login ID & password.

Of course I did check the server name, login ID and password and everything
was OK.

The exact message does not appear in the manual. I ran bindfix on both 3.11
server and I tried reinstalling Arcserve but it didn't help.  I don't even have
any idea what file or directory it is complaining about.

I had planned to move entire volumes from one type of disk to another
tomorrow but I surely won't do that without a backup.

Anyone have any ideas?

Thanks

Steve Druck                    Internet: VUSTEVE@WEIZMANN.WEIZMANN.AC.IL
Weizmann Institute of Science  BITnet:   VUSTEVE AT WEIZMANN
76 100 Rehovot                 FAX:      +972(8)344102
Israel                         Phone:    +972(8)342963
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Date:         Fri, 4 Sep 1992 14:35:13 -0400
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From:         wyland@MCIS.MESSIAH.EDU
Subject:      Xircom Pocket Adapters

  I'm interested in the Xircom ethernet pocket adapters for a laptop system.
Two questions.  First, do they connect to the parallel or serial port (9 pin
or 25 pin).  Second, any bad experiences with these when used with Netware?

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Date:         Thu, 3 Sep 1992 12:28:45 -0600
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From:         Joe Doupnik <JRD@USU.BITNET>
Subject:      Re: PSERVER

>I *know* this is a FAQ, but after scanning several hundred posts
>I didn't find the answer. Again, I apologize.
>
>What is the lastest version of PSERVER for NW 3.11 and what ftp
>site can I get it from? Thanks. jrt@kcr.uky.edu
>[]  J. Randall Thompson                                      jrt@kcr.uky.edu []
>[]  University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky                              []
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        The answer to part two, as always, is FTP.IS.SANDY.NOVELL.COM, and
other sites mirroring it (such as netlab2.usu.edu). Stick'em on a Roladex
card for handy reference. Get files FORUM.DOS and NOVCHG.92 as openers to
see what's available.
        Pserver et al utilities are in a series of archive files, the latest
which I can remember off hand is pserv1.zip. Note that pservr2.zip has been
withdrawn by Novell. And, while we are on the subject of upgrades, there are
upgrades for many things in that 60+MB collection of .ZIP files so poke
around and improve your site.
        Happy hunting,
        Joe D.
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Date:         Thu, 27 Aug 1992 00:02:00 GMT
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From:         Bruce Ferrell <0003828481@MCIMAIL.COM>
Subject:      RE: driver for LQ-570
X-To:         Novell LAN Interest Group <NOVELL@suvm.syr.edu>

Loreen,

Give me a call at the number below. I'll be in my office Monday August 31.
Lets see if I can help you get Crosstalk working with Novell.  I support 300
some odd users of which 100 or so use Crosstalk.

And for all the rest of you... Sorry for posting this to the list, but I had no
direct address to reach Loreen.

Bruce Ferrell
LAN Administrator
MCI Western Network Managment Center
Sacramento Ca
916-373-4718

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From: Loreen E. Lacy
      SI Libraries  NHB 26A
      (202) 357-1940
Thanks for the people that responded and sent the driver.
       I have also gotten the driver from WP through the mail.  I was never
able to locate a guru for how to get XTalk and Novell talking.

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Date:         Tue, 25 Aug 1992 18:49:26 EDT
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From:         "J. Pilant" <pilant@NADC.NADC.NAVY.MIL>
Subject:      fast windows from the network
X-To:         NOVELL%SUVM@pucc.PRINCETON.EDU

Brad Willcott <brad@POP.CC.ADFA.OZ.AU> writes:
>...
>- Check the floppy diskette to see if the 'ini' and 'grp' files are on it
>- If so, then copy them to the ram disk over-writing the default ones you
>  have there
>- run windows
>- On existing windows, copy all modified files, or 'ini' and 'grp' (I think
>  that that is all you need) to the floppy.
>
>This process will allow both FAST windows and PERSONALISATION of windows by
>the users, without the requirement for them to have write access to the
>networks server.

Use a for loop to copy the ini and grp files [ex: for %%a in (*.ini *.grp)...]

This method looks quite nice.  Thanks, Brad!

/jeff
From: JFORD@SEEBECK.UA.EDU
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Subject: OS/2 Private sessions
Date: 29 Aug 92 23:44:19 GMT
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I have gotten Requestor to successfully connect an OS/2 machine to our
server, and can run NETX in a DOS box and get a private login session.
However, when I LOGIN (userid), it goes throught the script and then gives
"Invalid Command...cannot find command.com.." info.

So, what command.com does it want?
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James Ford - Consultant II, Seebeck Computer Center
             jford@seebeck.ua.edu, jford@risc.ua.edu
             The University of Alabama (in Tuscaloosa, Alabama)
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Date:         Thu, 3 Sep 1992 12:45:10 -0500
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From:         "David Datta" <datta@CS.UWP.EDU>
Subject:      Re: FTP Mirror Site

I am not "in that area" but I have a mirror of one of the mirrors on my
site here. (I am mirroring risc.ua.edu) I cannot mirror you directly
(ftp.novell.com) because the mirror software I have cannot parse your
directories.

--
-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
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Date:         Fri, 4 Sep 1992 23:23:02 EST
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From:         Maurice Rich <M.Rich@ITC.GU.EDU.AU>
Subject:      RE: Dos shell from windows crashes after QVTNET27 install
              "GRG1678@v2.qub.ac.uk" at Sep 4, 92 12:00 pm

GRG1678@v2.qub.ac.uk said ...
>
> In my modest experience with Winqvtnet (2.6 rather than 2.7) I have found that
> it *insists* on using its own packet driver glue program, pktint, rather than
> the winpkt you are trying. Pktint comes with WQVT and shouls be run *before*
> starting Windows. Maybe this is your problem.
>
> Tony Sheehan

Thanks for the suggestion Tony, but we solved our problem.  I had a disk
with the contents of winup5.zip (pre win3.1 !!) extracted to it.  I just
extracted winup6.zip straight onto this disk and installed the Netware
Workstation for Windows from it.  It installed some outdated non win3.1
friendly ipx and *net* stuff.  The solution was to run the windows setup
program, select the net 3.26 shell stuff and insert the requested disks as
setup did its stuff !!

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Information Technology Centre			Fax +61 7 875 7877
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Date:         Tue, 1 Sep 1992 17:02:00 LCL
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From:         "(Dave Kearns)" <DKEARNS.TCC@KLAVEN.TCI.COM>
Subject: Re: Internet Services
X-To:         "(NOVELL)" <NOVELL@suvm.acs.syr.edu>

>        The thing to do is have the writers of the material send a copy to
>someone(s) on the list for general use, and I hereby volunteer my machine
>as one candidate for reception: send via anonymous ftp to netlab2.usu.edu
>129.123.1.44, cd incoming, and the author should leave a signed cover note
>describing and releasing the files. This machine is a NetWare 3.11 file
>server. Files will be moved to a directory parallel to novlib after
>inspection. If legal doubts arise files will not be moved over.
>        Joe D.
>        (Joe Doupnik, jrd@cc.usu.edu, (801) 750-2982 voice, -2992 fax)

Many, if not most, Compuserve uploaders do not have FTP access, Joe.
They could possibly email the files to you (the email via the internet
gateway is possible, but file sizes could present a problem).

-dave
From: medici@dorm.rutgers.edu (Mark Medici)
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Subject: Re: netx 3.26 shells
Date: 24 Aug 92 01:31:50 GMT
Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J.

CANSYS@CANISIUS.BITNET (Alan Weitzsacker @ Computer Center (2453)) writes:

>[...]  With the NETX shells
>that came with Windows 3.1, v3.26, I find that the machine name
>is not read from the NET.CFG/SHELL.CFG file. I have LONG MACHINE = MS_DOS
>to have a generic area where MS DOS is located on the network, which
>works under 3.22 of the shell, but not 3.26. 

I don't know why you're having troubles.  I always include
"LONG MACHINE TYPE = ip_name" in our NET.CFG (with "ip_name" replaced
with that particular machine's IP host name).  The only problems I've
seen are when I put the traditional SHELL.CFG stuff (such as this)
after the MLID configuration info.  Moving the SHELL.CFG-type options
to the top of NET.CFG solved the problem.

Also, make sure you're using "LONG MACHINE TYPE", not just "LONG MACHINE".
The former is the correct syntax.  Also, if you set LONG MACHINE TYPE,
I believe you also need to specify "SHORT MACHINE TYPE = IBM", or some
NetWare menu utils may not work properly.
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_________________________________________________________________________
RUCS     | Mark A. Medici, Systems Programmer III, User Services Division
User     | Rutgers University Computing Services, New Brunswick, NJ 08903
Services | [medici@gandalf.rutgers.edu]                    [908-932-2412]
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From:         Ray Todd Stevens <RAY@SAFETY.NWSCC.SEA06.NAVY.MIL>
Subject:      way off the subject but I need a contact

I am attempting to locate anyone who is working with a fire
department in software design, development, or installation,
especially in a Novell envirnment.  Please reply directly to me, and
don't waste anymore of these poor peoples bandwidth with replies to
the list.
Ray Todd Stevens
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From: MAILBOX@ZEUS.ICE.NL (Zeus Mailbox)
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Subject: Dougmenu Users
Date: 3 Sep 92 09:36:18 GMT
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Hello everybody...

Are there any dougmenu users out there ??
If you are, send a message to henno@zeus.ice.nl, iam making a query
for all users of dougmenu. Maybe there is need for an list on this
subject...

Greetings...

Henno.


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Date:         Thu, 3 Sep 1992 16:29:29 EST
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From:         JAY SISSOM <JSISSOM@INDYCMS.BITNET>
Subject:      IPX Programming Problem

This message gets really detailed, so if you don't program in assembler
or C using netware calls, you can ignore this.

I am writing a program that sends and receives IPX packets.  I have a
problem with the IPX call Get_Local_Target (BX = 2).

When I call Get_Local_Target and it returns the target address (not
a bridge address), it works fine.  When it returns a bridge address,
the BP register is destroyed.  My documentation doesn't mention this.
Is this a known 'feature' (pronounced bug)?

Thanks
Jay Sissom
Indiana University Department of Medicine
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From:         "Christoph Weber-Fahr [KIT]" <weber@RHRK.UNI-KL.DE>
Subject:      New on ftp.uni-kl.de

Hello,

Two new file on ftp.uni-kl.de:

-rw-r--r--  1 524      informat   490866 Aug 30 19:15 charon40.zip

The new Charon 4.0, recently announced on this list.

-rw-r--r--  1 524      informat    97042 Aug 30 19:15 drc20.zip

The recent version of "David's Readme-Compiler". A tool to create
executable READMEs. It is written by David Harris, most of you know
as example the guide.exe in the PMAIL distribution.

The files are, as usual, in pub/pc/novell.

Regards

Christoph Weber-Fahr

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From:         Bob Newlin <DBHIVE@DUKEMVS.BITNET>
Subject: Re: Windows NT and NetWare ?

>
> >their plans for creating a netware server for NT?
>
> I have no direct knowledge of this whatsoever, but in the hallowed traditions
> of USENET am willing to share my deep insights.
> You gotta figure that Novell's survival depends on NT's failure.
> That is why they are putting NetWare onto Unix, under the name of UnixWare.
> This will be the Clash of the Titans. Novell OWNS the server market. MS OWNS
> the OS market. Someone's going to get hurt.
> I'll bet that Novell is busy porting NetWare to NT as a contingency plan,
> but would never publicly admit that, as it would undermine their marketing
> position.
>
I agree with this general analysis.  The wild-card is OS/2 and/or its
associated server.  As a hedge against Windows NT, I would think that
Novell would be su				pporting their server under OS/2, but the
requestors I go					t were late, are buggy and slow.  It should be
an interesting fight!
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From:         GMARTIN@UCSVAX.SDSU.EDU
Subject:      Please add me to mailing list
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I am not a memember

ber of your mailing list. Please add to your mailing list and alsohave relies
 send to me directly.

My mailing address is:

Gmartin@ucsvax.sdsu.edu

Thanks.,
Thanks.,




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From:         stephen@BOKONON.UUCP
Subject: Re: login script help

$>How can one test DOS environment variables in a login script?
$Try this syntax:
$  if "%<WORKSTA>" == "PC" then
$      MAP ins s16:=sys:old_version
$    else
$      MAP ins s16:=sys:new_version
$    end

   Note that this is not present in older versions of LOGIN.EXE; it
is not available in Advanced 2.15, for example, so if you want to use
it on an old network, look in the manual first to make sure it will
work.

-Steve
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From:         Gary Miller <DOSMILLE@IDBSU.BITNET>
Subject:      CD-Rom/Novell/Cisco

I have two Meridian Data Systems CD-Roms which reside on two different ethernet
segments. The problem I have is that the CD-Roms can only be seen by clients
who reside on the same segment as the particular CD-Rom.  We are running Novell
3.11 and are routing IPX with a Cisco AGS+ rev. 8.2(7).  The BYUIPX 3.10 and
Netx 3.26 are being utilized.
I
I have tried using the "novell helper-address -1.ffff.ffff.ffff" cisco option
,which Meridian said usually works, but with no success.  Meridian also said
that they use "Type 20" broadcasts.  What is a Type 20 Broadcast?

Has anyone encountered this yet?  What do I have to do to enable all Novell
clients across my 14 ethernet segments to see all available CD-Rom servers?

Thanks again.

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From:         "(Gilg Seeber)" <Gilg.Seeber@UIBK.AC.AT>
Subject:      HD drivers
X-To:         novell@suvm.bitnet
X-cc:         Peter.Seethaler@uibk.ac.at

I'm running into troubles attempting to install NetWare v3.11 on an
Acer 1120SX, equipped with a Seagate 410 MB HD, directly connected to
the mother board. I have created a small DOS and a large NetWare 386
partition. The following problem ocurred with either ISADISK.DSK or
IDE.DSK: I encounter an abnormal end with the message

   Abend: Nonmaskable Interrupt (Parity Error) Processor Exception
   Parity error was generated by the system board

whenever I try to define a volume with 4k blocks or, having defined a
volume with 8k blocks, try to mount that volume.

I wonder, if one of the gurus out there would have some advice for me.
Thanks a lot.

Gilg Seeber
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From:         Jaap van Ginkel <Jaap.vanGinkel@HTO.RHIJ.NL>
Subject:      Re: Problems with charon 4.0
X-To:         Chezy@novelty.tau.ac.il, NOVELL@suvm.acs.syr.edu

>
> 15:55:12 Info: Using DISK for VROOM Swapping
> Network initialization failed, error code=-1
> Network Failed to Initialize
> Press <ESCAPE> To Exit
>


YCHARON -ext -1


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From:         Joe Doupnik <JRD@USU.BITNET>
Subject:      Re: FoxPro & Telnet

>I've got a slight problem.
>
>I have a Novell 3.11 ethernet network with on the same
>line a UNIX box to which I communicate using either
>NCSA Telnet or MSKermit 3.11.
>
>All of this works fine using ODI and the ODI-
>packetdriver shim.
>
>What I need to do now is run my Foxpro application and
>have it query the UNIX based database via a Telnet
>session. There is a server in place and functional on
>the UNIX box and I can query it succesfully in single
>sessions but now I need to make it transparent to the
>Foxpro application user.
>
>In short I need to setup and send telnet session
>commands from within Foxpro.
>
>Does anybody know how to go about doing this??? I hope
>somebody can point me in the right direction or mention
>software to do this.
>
>Lex Makkus                     BITNET<PA_IBBA@HNYKUN51>
>University Hospital Nijmegen   Tel. +31-80-615-422
>Dept. of Pathology             Fax. +31-80-540-520
>Nijmegen
>The Netherlands
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        The best you can do, I believe, is to make the Unix data base file(s)
visibile to the PC. Certainly the communications process you describe is
not doable by a Foxpro program plus DOS plus an external Telnet program.
The simple cheap solution is to abandon the Foxpro program and write one
which runs on the Unix machine, with the controlling user logged into the
Unix machine. Alternatively, the Unix data base can be mounted as another DOS
disk drive via NFS and the Foxpro program then accesses it as if it were a
regular disk drive. The normal Novell NFS option for NW 3.11 servers does not
mount Unix file systems for DOS (it does the opposite), but PC-NFS (or
equivalents from Beame and Whiteside in Canada and FTP Software Inc in the US)
can do so. I want to say that Novell's Flex/IP product can too, but I am
uncertain on that point this morning. Even with this approach one encounters
binary vs text problems: byte ordering and numerical representation differences
between machines when dealing with binary quantities. Only text survives most
of this transportation, and the LF vs CR/LF line terminators arise here too.
        Joe D.
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