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Date:         Fri, 8 Jan 1993 12:33:00 LCL
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From:         MTISDELL <MTISDELL@LARSE.COM>
Subject:      Help with Win31 and packet drvs

We setup a station with packet drivers (with both IPX and TCP using
ETHERNET_II packet types). When accessing files from the server under
windows the machine would come to a dead crawl i.e loading mail w/o
packet
drivers takes about 15 seconds, with packet drivers it takes about 15
min.


Results of our tests:

     1) we tried every posible software interrupt for the packet drivers
        and got the same results.

     2) we tried loading the ODI shell IPXODI and ODIPKT (we also tried
        every possible interrupt) and got the same results.

     3) We got out the protocol analizer and this is what we found.
          a) under the standard shell every thing looks fine.
          b) under the packet and odi shells get the following
               XNS Netware unknown type 7777
               Packet type 17
               socket 1105
             I have no Idea what these packets are, but they originate
             from the fileserver and the workstation never responds to
             them. At some points this is the only packet that the server
             is sending (about every 10 seconds) except a keep alive
every
             once in a while.

More info:
Durring our test we have not loaded any TCP stacks or applications.
We have seen the same results on many workstations.
We are using 3com 3c503 cards (All stations tested have been set
with the following settings I/O 350, Int 5, Mem DC000 Note:Only the ODI
packet setup uses the shared memory).

                  Any Idea's would be greatly apriciated

                              Mike Tisdell
                              Internet: mike@larse.com
                              Phone   : 408/988-6600
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Date:         Wed, 6 Jan 1993 11:26:27 GMT
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From:         Richard Letts <R.J.Letts@SALFORD.AC.UK>
Subject:      Re: TCP question

Novell Mail Account writes....
>
>
>         I have a question about the TCP/IP transport NLMs that come
> with Netware 3.11.  What are they and what do they do?  We don't have
> 3.11 now, but are considering moving up to it and one of our needs is
> to be able to access a SUN machine from our arcnet network.  All I need
> is a brief description and explanation of what they do.
>

TCPIP.NLM - provides support for the IP, TCP and UDP protocols.
            no applications are provided.
            If you have more than one network card in the server it acts as a
            router between the network cards IP is bound to
            [can be turned off]
            Supports RIP
            provides a berkeley sockets (like) interface. The differences are
            negligable. need the NLM developers kit to make use of this.

SNMP.NLM  - Provides SNMP agent in the server for MIB1 variables

TCPCON.NLM - a novell-style menu interface allowing you to browse the MIBS on
        devices supporting SNMP.

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Date:         Mon, 4 Jan 1993 17:45:32 CST
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From:         James Poe <DJP1@JSUMUS.BITNET>
Subject:      Netware Lite1.1 and Windows 3.1

  Has anyone set up this combination ( Netware Lite 1.1 and Windows
3.1)

   Novell's documentation talks about problems with caches and
recommends using thiers. I've done this but users are not happy
with the drop in performance.
   This is our 3rd small network with Netware Lite and we've been
happy with the product. This is the first network that has been
running Windows and NWLite and we've had small problems.
   All users are running Windows and Programs locally, just sharing
files and printers through the cable.
    Thanks for the Help!

James
Jacksonville State Univ.
DJP1@JSUMUS.BITNET
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Date:         Mon, 11 Jan 1993 22:27:00 CST
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From:         phenning@PMEH-PO.PMEH.UIOWA.EDU
Subject:      No ECB... No receive buffers... Splat!

 Within the last several weeks, our NW3.11-250 server has developed an
 interesting malady.  Out of nowhere (?), the AFP NLM will start
 dumping messages like "ATALK Warning, sendrtmp - Unable to allocate
 ECB".  Two minutes later, we will get the "Maximum packet receive
 buffers exceeded" (badly quoted)  message.  Right now, the minimum
 receive buffers are at 100, the max at 200.

 When we observe this condition, we try upping the max receive
 buffers, but the ECB allocation errors and receive buffers in use
 (according to MONITOR) keep climbing to whatever new limit we set.

 Next step we generally take is to down the server from the console,
 which is still functioning normally.  However, when it goes down, the
 attempt to notify stations generally hangs the server (or delays it
 so long that I would age considerably before the packets went out).
 So we power-down (eekkk!), and when we come up, our NE3200 board
 refuses to get any protocols bound to it.  We down the server again,
 and when it comes up, everything is peachy.

 It seems from reviewing past traffic on this list that people often
 associate these symptoms with a bad NIC.  Though it seems the
 culprit, the NE3200 in the server seems to work ok for good periods
 of time.  Any other suggestions?


 We are running:
     A Vectra 486/25T for the fileserver
     NE3200 for the primary net,
     NE2000 for a "broadband" connection,
     3C503 for a low traffic subnet.

 Netware for Mac. NFS. 311pt9 patches.

 Thanks,
 Paul Henning                                paul-henning@uiowa.edu
 Systems Programmer I
 Dept. Prev. Med. & Environ. Health
 UIHC
 The University of Iowa.
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Date:         Tue, 5 Jan 1993 15:31:29 EST
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From:         Anne Liang <GOVE036@TWNMOE10.BITNET>
Subject:      PDF file for PCL mode and Postscript mode switch

Hi,

I have HP LaserJet III and a catridge with it.
I am looking for a PDF file which allow me to print a ASCII file to the
Postscript ready printer.  Would you please show me the right way?

Thanks in advance.

Anne Liang
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Date:         Tue, 12 Jan 1993 15:23:21 -0600
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From:         Charles Finney <cfinney@UMAXC.WEEG.UIOWA.EDU>
Subject:      Mod 95 Abend

We have a Model 95 with 64mb memory, duplexed 512k cache controllers and 4GB
of IBM L12 disk space and a single SMC8003T/A network adapter.  The system
is running NW3.11, Mac NLM v3.011 (100 user), and TCP/IP.  The server abended
with "Clear phantom called with not primary directory number".  It seems I've
seen this discussed on the list before, but I don't remember when.  Can
anyone help?

Thanks.

     Charles E. Finney                    charles-finney@uiowa.edu
     Network Services Group               (319) 335-5399
     University of Iowa

           "Safety!  Where is that to be found?  I am obliged to fight
            for my own life everyday."       Ras Michael
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Date:         Mon, 11 Jan 1993 09:44:56 EST
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From:         SAD.JB@VHLAWSIS.LAW.NYU.EDU
Subject: Re: shared memory cards and windows

I've tried that and I've included and exclude line in the 386 enhanced
section of the SYSTEM.INI file.  I've played around with different interrupts
and different memory settings and nothing seems to help.  If you've gotten
this to work, or something like it what brand of card are you using?
Julie
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Date:         Wed, 6 Jan 1993 15:21:32 GMT
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Comments:     Resent-From: Joe DiMeo <URJDM@NYUCCVM.BITNET>
From:         Joe DiMeo <URJDM@NYUCCVM.BITNET>
Subject:      Re: MCA SCSI-2 Controllers

Probably the simplest thing to do is to purchase a second IBM PS/2 SCSI
Controller w. Cache (The first one is running the hard drive of your
Model 95).  This is a 32 bit SCSI-I controller w. 512Kb of Cache.  I used this
card w. Arcserve 4.0 to drive a Archive Python DAT Drive to 8.4Mb per minute
backing up a 317Mb Core Drive on a PS/2 Model 80-111 and 10.5Mb per minute
backing up the 400Mb SCSI Drive in the PS/2 Model 95-0LF.

Joseph V. DiMeo
Networking Specialist
NYU Administrative Computer Center


----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> I am looking for a 32 bit Micro Channel SCSI-2 controller to work in a PS/2
> model 95 running 3.11.
>
> Any recommendations?
>
Hi there,

Try the BusTek BT-640A MCA SCSI Host Adapter. It is 32bit, SCSI-2
and very hot!

The company MAY now be called BusLogic (not BusTek).

Hope this helps.


Rod.Wilson@barclays.co.uk      "My opinions are my own
Barclays Bank Plc               and do not reflect those
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Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 17:19:05 EST
From: Aengus Lawlor <RBYAML@rohvm1.rohmhaas.com>
Newsgroups: bit.listserv.novell
Subject: Re: Netware and VMS

In article <loren.245@wmkt.wharton.upenn.edu>, loren@wmkt.wharton.upenn.edu
(Loren Miller) says:
>
>Has anybody used File Sharing Services v1.5 from InterConnections to use VMS
>system files from PCs connected to NetWare? We have NW3.11 and a number of
>VAX/VMS systems at this site and it would be nice to be able to share files
>between them easily. I saw this stuff mentioned in DEC Professional and it
>looks interesting. Does anybody have any stories, good or bad, about it?
We use it to allow our Novell users to print to all our VAX connected
printers. it works well, and seems to be quite robust. Performance as a file
server isn't great, but if you've already got active servers, you don't need
to use the VAX as a heavy duty fileserver, just to transparently transfer data
from PC to VAX, so performance isn't that much of an issue.

InterConnections have been responsive to problems calls, and have been helpful
in shipping s/w for a rush project. All my dealings with them have been
positive.

>Loren Miller              LOREN@wmkt.wharton.upenn.edu

Aengus
--
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Date:         Tue, 12 Jan 1993 10:07:50 -0800
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From:         Blake Swensen <swensen@LCLARK.EDU>
Subject:      CD-ROM software

I sent a message out a while ago if anyone had any information on CD-ROM
software.  I want mount both Mac and IBM CD's on an 3.11 server via SCSI.
Have all the hardware, but am looking for the software/NLM.

Any ideas?

Blake Swensen
Lewis & Clark College
swensen@lclark.edu
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Date:         Tue, 12 Jan 1993 17:43:43 EST
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From:         Anne Liang <GOVE036@TWNMOE10.BITNET>
Subject:      Can't set Use Interrupt to NO in Pconsole

Hi,

We have Netware 386 v3.11(250 user).
We had slow remote-printer problem and heard that it is a difference
between "Interrupt-driven" and "Polling" mode of printer port.

I tried using PCONSOLE to disable the interrrupt feature.  But I had
no chance to do it.  After choosing printer type as "REMOTE PARALEL LPT1"
the cursor jumped directly to the next field instead of the USE INTERRUPT
field.  While the printer type is "PARELLEL LPT1", it's OK. I can set it
to NO, and the printer works as normal.  Is it what should be or have I
missed something?  Thanks for any advice.

Anne Liang
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Subject: Re: Any good PD network monitoring o
From: hamish@terra.cs.waikato.ac.nz (Hamish Marson)
Date: 13 Jan 1993 08:59:29 +1300
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In article <NOVELL%93011116260201@SUVM.SYR.EDU> Novell LAN Interest Group <NOVELL@SUVM.BITNET> writes:
|there is a program called the Gobbler.  You should be able to get a source
|from Archie.
|
|It's good for PD stuff.


The gobbler is now available as a new version that runs under OS/2 2.0 (I
believe it does 1.x as well, but I haven't tried that one), and is available
from dnpap.et.tudelft.nl via anonymouse ftp.

Its just out of beta, and is fully RMON and SNMP compliant. Looks really nice.

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From:         Tanja Davidson <TDAVIDSO@CALS1.CALS.NCSU.EDU>
Subject:      Maynard failure

Any of you maynard users with a 1300 DAT, 90m tapes ever see this
message:

The tape in Maynstream 1 is foreign and cannot be read.
Type any key to continue...

We just got this on a tape that we have been using regularly.  The
tape won't even reformat!  Looking at the tape physically, it looks
like it got rewound too tightly.

Any ideas would be appreciated.--------------------------------
    Tanja Davidson
    NCSU, Box 7645
    Raleigh,  NC  27695-7645
    TDAVIDSO@CALS1.CALS.NCSU.EDU
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From: jdelorey@fairfax.stfx.ca (John DeLorey)
Subject: Sbackup drivers for Adaptec/exabyte and Ultrastor/exabyte?
Organization: University Computer Services, St. Francis Xavier University
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 13:25:04 GMT

Hi,

  What drivers do I need to make sbackup work with my exabyte drive on
and Adaptec 1740 and (on another server) an Ultrastor 24F?

 john
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From: green@wharton.upenn.edu (Scott D. Green)
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Subject: "ATPS:  Printer unexpectedly not hidden"
Date: 6 Jan 93 23:03:57 GMT
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That's the error I get from a Fiery controller driving a color printer from 
a company we'll call X.

It is set up in an AppleTalk zone (using NW4MAC 3.011), along with 4 other 
devices.  They've all got -h -a switches, and they *all* hide.  Seconds 
later, though, ATPS reports the above error (don't ya love the syntax?) on 
the Fiery controller.

Company X's support folks claim they've never seen this before.  Natch.  Of 
course, it's a new product for them, and they're really not used to seeing a 
Novell network sitting on a campus-wide backbone where you've got to hide 
your AppleTalk printers from the masses.  They'd much rather see me unplug 
from the backbone and keep everything neat and isolated.

So, anyone else ever see a printer unexpectedly not hide?  Any suggestions?  
I'll pass them along to Company X, maybe its good for a Malcolm Baldridge 
award or something :).

-scott
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Date:         Fri, 8 Jan 1993 13:35:00 LCL
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From:         MTISDELL <MTISDELL@LARSE.COM>
Subject:      Re: Netware 3.11/DEC MicroVAX i

>We are talking to one of our Health Insurance Vendors about a system
that >they have to allow us to do some cost analysis of our claims data.
It is >written for Oracle 6.0, which they have running on a DEC MicroVAX
back-end.

>My question is - will the two systems pass data over the same wire
without
>conflicts, so that I don't have to buy two computers for everyone who
needs >to use this new system? I have a mixture of 3Com and Cabletron
NIC's on the >net now.


No problem at all we have several vaxes, sun's, Mac's and PC all on the
same ethernet.
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Date:         Mon, 11 Jan 1993 09:06:41 EST
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From:         Duane Kerstetter <u2d65@LFKW2.BGM.LINK.COM>
Subject:      Re: shared memory cards and windows
              at Jan 8, 93 4:24 pm

> I have some Cabletron E2119 cards with 16K of shared memory.  I want to
> be able to keep two non-Windows, non-local applications (Accessing our
> minicomputer and our university Student Information System on an IBM
> mainframe) open in Windows at the same time.  When I used the non-shared
> memory Cabletron cards I can get this to work even though it is unstable
> by setting up PIF files.  If I try to do the same thing with the shared
> memory cards it crashes.  Has anyone else had this sort of problem or
> attempted to do this?  If you have a solution or know of another kind of
> ethernet card that would let me do this, please let me know.

Make sure you have the memory your card is using excluded in your memory
manager line in config.sys.   Usually it is of the form "X=c800-cbff"  where
c800 is the starting address of the shared memory segment.


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Date:         Thu, 7 Jan 1993 09:28:32 EST
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From:         SAD.JB@VHLAWSIS.LAW.NYU.EDU
Subject: re: "A Hidden Cost in LAN Maintenance"

I'd like a copy as well of the article.  Thanks, Julie
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Date:         Tue, 5 Jan 1993 12:44:00 LCL
Reply-To:     Bob Abbott <bob.abbott@pcohio.wariat.org>
From:         Bob Abbott <bob.abbott@PCOHIO.WARIAT.ORG>
Subject:      NW for Mac rtmp messages

RHL>From:         "Robert H. Lafond" <LAFOND%PUCC.BITNET@SUVM.SYR.EDU>
RHL>Subject:      NW for Mac rtmp messages

RHL>My server error log constantly has messages like the following:

RHL>1/4/93 10:06:21 am  Severity = 1.
RHL>0.0.0 ATALK Warning: rtmptimer - Net 28947 went down

RHL>1/4/93 10:06:21 am  Severity = 1.
RHL>0.0.0 ATALK Warning: rtmptimer - Range 29208 - 29208 went down

RHL>Do they indicate a network problem?  Does anyone else receive them?  Can
RHL>I ignore them?  What do they mean?  Any comments welcome.  Thanks.

  From NSE:

 SYMPTOM:    How can AppleTalk error messages be turned off?  For
             example, when a segment of a large network goes down,
             there can be many RTMP timer warnings filling up the
             system error log.  On a network with a large number of
             AppleTalk nets, this can become a problem.

ISSUE/PROBLEM

 Loading ATCON with a -L option (load ATCON -L) will add a new menu item
 to the ATCON menu, "Set Logging Bits".  You can then go into that menu
 item and set 'yes' and 'no' flags for sending Fatal, Error, Warning,
 Info, or Verbose type messages to either the server console or the
 system error log.

SOLUTION

 Load ATCON  with the -L option and set the error message flags as
 preferred.

Bob Abbott    Internet: Bob.Abbott@pcohio.wariat.org
                        cj145@cleveland.freenet.edu
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Date:         Tue, 12 Jan 1993 16:14:46 EST
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From:         "Kenneth T. Rogoza" <ROGOZA@FASECON.ECON.NYU.EDU>
Subject:      Problem with FTP server: Netware to UNIX

I just set up an 8088 PC as a FTP server to allow file transfer from
a netware volume to a RS/6000. I can connect but when attempting to
transfer a file from a network drive (the FTP server has been logged
in with appropriate rights to the directory), only the first 4096
bytes get transferred before the system hangs: it can be broken with a
CTRL-C or equivalent on the RS/6000. Test with both ASCII and binary
files yield the same problem: 4096 bytes sent then it hangs up. Any
ideas would be greatly appreciated.
**************ECONOMICS********************
Ken Rogoza, Network Supervisor
C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics
New York University
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Date:         Tue, 5 Jan 1993 10:30:23 -0500
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From:         Stan Kasper <kasper@SYSNEXT.LIBRARY.UPENN.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Gopher Client for ODI?

Have you tried the ODIPKT shim/tsr which you load after the ODI driver
set?

On Mon, 4 Jan 1993, Yoke, Charles wrote:

> Is there a Gopher client available that uses the ODI drivers (instead of
> the packet drivers)?  If so, where can I obtain it.  Please respond to
> me directly.  Thanks in advance for the help.
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