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Date:         Tue, 14 Apr 1992 09:14:01 EST
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From:         Sue McFarland <MCFARLAND@WILMA.WHARTON.UPENN.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Survey--Please Help
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> 1.  What type of operating system for your file server do you have
> in place?

Novell Netware 3.11


> 2.  Please rate the following according to the operating system:
>     1 as being excellent, 5 as being very poor.
>
>   a)  reliability             2
>   b)  user friendly           3
>   c)  compatibility of PC's   2
>   d)  cost                    2
>   e)  ease of installation    3

> 3.  What type of Cabling is used in your Local Area Network and why was this
>     type chosen?  Twisted-pair, coaxil, or fiber optic cabling.

COAXIL

> 4.  What type of Method Access Protocol do you use and why?
>     Ethernet or Token

ETHERNET
From: CASYS@EMIL.MB3.TU-CHEMNITZ.DE (Christian Andretzky)
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Christian

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Date:         Thu, 16 Apr 1992 10:27:08 +1000
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From:         Maurice Rich <M.Rich@ITC.GU.EDU.AU>
Subject: Re: The "PF1" key using Kermit (VT2XX emulation) please help!

>From NOVELERR@SUVM.ACS.SYR.EDU Thu Apr 16 00:39:55 1992
>Sender: NOVELERR@SUVM.ACS.SYR.EDU
>From: "George Russ: IRM/Network Support Services(ext.6817)"
 <RUSSG@CITADEL.BITNET>
>Subject:      The "PF1" key using Kermit (VT2XX emulation) please help!
>
>We are hoping to use Kermit as a solution here at the College.  It
>is well written and the authors should be commended.  We have however
>been placed with a requirement that all the "PF" keys work as designed.
>We have the VT300.ini and this solves the "PF" keys problem with the
>exception of the "PF1" key.  We have the a TSR program that fixes this but
>it takes up a large amount of memory which cannot be recovered.  Does
>anyone have a solution.   Thanks!!
>
>

What TSR program ?..  sounds like the one I need !


Maurice H. Rich		maurice@itc.gu.edu.au   M.Rich@itc.gu.edu.au
Technical Officer				Ph  +61 7 875 7851
Information Technology Centre			Fax +61 7 875 7877
Griffith University,  Nathan,  Brisbane,  QLD,  Australia. 4122
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Date:         Tue, 7 Apr 1992 09:11:17 EST
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From:         Bill Swartz <bill@PICASSO.OCIS.TEMPLE.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Backups
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              Ray CRC OCIS" at Apr 6, 92 9:43 pm

  Instead of TAR-ing them from the PC side, why not do it from the MAC side.
  There are PD TAR programs from the MAC -- and the interface is nicer. Just
  my .02 worth.
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Date:         Tue, 7 Apr 1992 18:29:04 SLT
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From:         F60C038@SAKSU00.BITNET
Subject:      NOVELL vs. UNIX

      What are the different hardware available for the new 10base T
      technology, which is nothing but a way of offering Novell Networking
      over a Star topolgy ( correct me if I am wrong ) thus providing more
      reliability ?

      Is there a printer sharing device that can use the paralell ports of
      the PC and the printer ? it must be able to provide buffering and
      queueing .

      It must also allow six PCs to print on 2 printers (laser and Dot
      Matrix) thru their paralell ports only .

      I know of QwikShare by Western TeleMatics, but it does not use the
      paralell ports neither for inputs or outputs, it only uses serial
      ports .

      Speed is of the utmost importance, the device must be completely
      transparent to the user .

      I am still considering the options offered by both UNIX and NOVELL
      also reviewing PROs and CONs, as well as gathering info .

      PLEASE REPLY DIRECTLY TO: F60C038@SAKSU00.BITNET
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Date:         Wed, 15 Apr 1992 20:32:38 -0400
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From:         Lance Sprung <sprung@SYS.SMC.COM>
Subject:      Re: Survey--Please Help

 Banyan.&.LanManager.2.Please.rate.the.following.according.to.the.operating.syst
 em.1.as.being.excellent@uu.psi.com,
        5 as being very poor.

       1     a),
        reliability                 1     2     3     4     5
       1     b),
        user friendly               1     2     3     4     5
       1     c),
        compatibility of PC's       1     2     3     4     5
       2     d),
        cost                        1     2     3     4     5
            e),

 other_________.1.2.3.4.5.3.What.type.of.Cabling.is.used.in.your.Local.Area.Netw
 ork.and.why.was.this.type.chosen?.Twisted-pair@uu.psi.com,
        coaxil@uu.psi.com,

 or.fiber.optic.cabling.TP.-.Used.for.Arcnet.10BaseT.-.For.Ethernet.4.What.type.
 of.Method.Access.Protocol.do.you.use.and.why?.Ethernet.or.Token.ARCNET.Ethernet
 .Because.we.manufacturer.the.NICs@uu.psi.com,
        so.COST.is.the.primary.factor.KAREN@uu.psi.com,
        PLEASE.SEND.ME.A.COPY.OF.THE.FINAL.RESULTS.THANKS!@uu.psi.com

    Thank you for your time,
    Karen Mallory     email kmallory@rcn.mass.edu
    Computer Services
    Salem State College
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Date:         Sun, 12 Apr 1992 21:19:45 GMT-0500
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From:         Frank Piwarski <fpiwarsk@EUROPA.UNION.INDIANA.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Karl-Bridge? Where at?
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Here it is:

Host archive.cis.ohio-state.edu   (128.146.8.52)
Last updated 04:39 30 Mar 1992

    Location: /pub
      DIRECTORY rwxr-xr-x       512  Mar  5 18:35   kbridge
    Location: /pub/kbridge
      FILE      rw-r--r--     46080  Mar  5 18:32   kbridge8.com
      FILE      rw-r--r--     46096  Mar  5 18:32   kbridge1.com
      FILE      rw-r--r--     46096  Mar  5 18:32   kbridge.com
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Date:         Fri, 17 Apr 1992 10:45:00 EDT
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From:         "George Russ: IRM/Network Support Services(ext.6817)"
              <RUSSG@CITADEL.BITNET>
Subject: Re: The "PF1" key using Kermit (VT2XX emulation) please help!

The file you want is Goldkey.uue. it allows the numlock key to map from
the F1 key which is of course PF1 in kermit.  The file is on netlab2.usu.edu
under "misc.  Thanks to Joe Doupnik!
George Russ
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Date:         Tue, 7 Apr 1992 15:23:43 -0400
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From:         J_PASSEN@UNHH.UNH.EDU
Subject:      Novell/Network related jobs
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Does anyone know of a list that exists that posts jobs in the
networking field...preferrable Novell related.

Thanks, Jeff
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Subject: dosup5
Summary: where is it ??
Keywords: dosup5
Date: 13 Apr 92 09:17:54 GMT
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Can anyone tell me where to find dosup5 ??

	-Chris
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Date:         Mon, 6 Apr 1992 11:35:10 EDT
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From:         Henry Wong <GAUHC@CUNYVM.BITNET>
Subject:      UUEncode/UUDecode & Other Utilities

Hi Novellists,
Would Anyone know what FTP sites that I can get the following products
1) UUEncode/UUNDecode {latest version}
2) FTP Products
3) LAN Utilities
4) Dos Utiliies

Special emphasis on #1.  We are trying to expand our shareware library
and also Decode a package sent by mail hence the reason for the request.

Thanks for any and all help
H.W
GAUHC@Cunyvm
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From:         C_NEEFUS@UNHH.UNH.EDU
Subject:      REPOST:Workstation SCSI<>Network WIN3.0 Printing Conflict
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I am trying to install a PLI SCSI adaptor (actually a 16 bit, AT bus,
Future Domain card) in the AT&T 6386 WGS that I use for a workstation
so that I can use a removal cartridge drive. The card works fine, I can
access the removable cartridge drive. All of the local applications seem
to be working o.k. I can log on to our Novell 3.11 server (using ODI,
EMSNETX). DOS based application on the server run o.k. I can print to
the HP LaserJet II connected to the server using NPRINT and from DOS
applications via CAPTURE. I can run the network copy of WIN3.01a and
open Windows Applications. But when I try to print to the network HPLJII
from a windows app it chokes. From EXCEL for example, as soon as I
get the "Printing Page 1", info box my screen goes black and the workstation
locks up, the server "beeps" and displays "1.1.5 Station 3 attempted to use
an encrypted password call" (it's apparently confused).

If I remove the SCSI card from the workstation, all works fine. The default
settings for the SCSI card were: INT 5, I/O address 0140-014f, memory address
range CA000-CBFFF. I've tried the default settings plus various combinations
of INT 5, 7 and DISABLED (documentation indicates that hardware interupts are
not used under DOS), I/O addresses 0140-014f and 0170-017f, and address ranges
CA000-CBFFF, CE000-CFFFF, and DE000-DFFFF.  I've tried adding EXCLUDE lines
for the memory ranges to my QEMM line in config.sys and to [386ENH] section
of SYSTEM.INI.  But all combinations result in IDENTICAL symptoms, so I have
doubts that I'm on the right track.

Any ideas???

Chris Neefus, Univ. of NH, Office of Biometrics
C_NEEFUS@UNHH.UNH.EDU
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Date:         Fri, 10 Apr 1992 13:29:00 MST
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From:         RUSS@OSPNOV.VPRC.ASU.EDU
Subject:      Not enough MCB's
X-To:         NOVELL%SUVM.BITNET@asuvm.inre.asu.edu

I am getting and error about not enough MCB's when running ICOT's Omnipath
Gateway software on a 286. I can not find a handy referrence in the ICOT
documentation or the Netware on-line help. Does someone out their know how to
increase MCBs on a 286 PC and where the I would find documentation on the
subject.

Thanks.
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From:         Joe Doupnik <JRD@USU.BITNET>
Subject:      Re: Weird cable problem

>I'm posting this for the folks at my husband's company.  They are about to
>switch to NetWare but with the home-grown stuff they use now, they are using
>what appears to be standard thin-net cable.  However, the stuff is very flakey
>and bumping it with your toe can cause the entire network to come down.  I
>didn't go looking at the whole run but it appears to be in spec and set up with
>standard T connectors.  Anyone know what might cause these problems?
>
>Please reply to me directly, no need to waste list bandwidth on many answers.
>I'll post a summary.
>
>Janet
>janetp@ca.novell.com
---------------------
        If the coax is good quality RG 58, a substantial if, then a common
fault I've discovered with such home grown wire plants is bad BNC connections.
Some people are sold twist-on connectors; please discard those immediately.
Frequently the center conductor is not crimped, so down goes the net with
the slightest disturbance. Or they can't figure out how to get the wire
into the connector properly and a whisker is ready to short things, and so
on. Much trouble with people making such bad connections. Another infamous
one is adding stubs from the Tee connector. A company I rescued had these 2"
stubs to fit into the cramped quarters of diskless PCs and they wondered why
performance was poor and unstable. IBM RS/6000's have similar problems and
I have managed to keep stubs off them.
        A rapid simple check on this is to use an Ohm meter. Go to one end,
remove the terminator (there is one I hope), look down the cable and see
about 52-58 Ohms (terminator plus cable resistance). Values removed from
these are prima facie evidence of wiring troubles. Electronic meters are
best, and can be used even while on line.
        If connectors need to be replaced I recommend high quality
replacements, meaning Amphenol BNCs, part number 36775. There are too many far
eastern pieces of junk which look ok to the untrained eye. A good crimp tool
will cost about $70 and it's worth every penny. So is a good cable stripper,
the kind which rotates around the cable with cutter blades. Figuring system
down time costs hundreds of dollars per day these tools pay for themselves.
        If the cable plant is in need of refurbishment and the BNC stuff is
a mystery then let me know and I'll put together a Janet Care Kit and send it
off (BNCs, tools, throwaway instructions).
        Good luck,
        Joe D.
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Date:         Wed, 8 Apr 1992 13:29:30 -0500
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From:         Michael Squires <mikes@IUVAX.CS.INDIANA.EDU>
Subject:      NETWATCH and LANWATCH

I got a copy of NETWATCH from netlab1.usu.edu, thanks.

It is part of the CMU PCIP distribution and allows one to look at packets
on the wire as they go by.  LANWATCH is sold by ftp Software and adds
some protocol decoding to NETWATCH; neither NETWATCH nor LANWATCH do the
kind of hardware testing and extensive protocol decoding that things
like the Sniffer can do, but they may still be useful tools.

A commercial tool that can be useful is EMONITOR from Brightwork; it will
perform some simple cable tests and tracks usage.

NETWATCH is a security hole for Ethernet networks, it captures the contents
of all packets to a disk file.

--

Mike Squires (mikes@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu)     812 855 3974 (w) 812 333 6564 (h)
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Date:         Tue, 14 Apr 1992 12:28:00 EDT
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From:         TUINSTDW@SNYPOTVA.BITNET
Subject:      Re: lost path directories using system login scripts

greg --
   I've observed similar behavior in a 2.15 NW server here: succesive
logins seem to lose paths/search drives from the top of the search path
list.  I'm not authorized to experiment with the setup so I don't know
the exact cause, but I do notice that the system login script does "map
inserts" starting with S2:, not S1:.
   My guess is that scripting map inserts "from the top" would keep path
items from disappearing.  It's not too much of a problem here, though,
because the machines are public access and automatically log on when booted.
Rebooting restores all mappings to the intended configuration.
   --dwight tuinstra     tuinstdw@snypotvb.BITNET
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Date:         Wed, 15 Apr 1992 02:11:07 GMT
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From:         "Dr.Ross Lazarus" <rml@EXTRO.UCC.SU.OZ.AU>
Subject:      Re: Dial-in access
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I do it the following way just about every day. Cost is a dedicated
workstation on the net - since it's mine and I'm not physically there
to use it when I'm working at home, that's not a problem.

There's a shareware package called telereplica (tr3-18.zip in simtel
modems directory I think) which has a host module (runs on the network
workstation) and a replica module (which I run at home on a PC). The
package does everything the commercial ones do EXCEPT GRAPHICS (but even
at v32, they'r far too slow to use, so I switch to local mode to run HG
or whatever and upload the resulting .ch3 file). It has a very neat
ringback feature, so I don't pay for calls and very good security.
Highly recommended.

PCAnywhere and Carbon Copy use the same principle but cost much more.

This method is expensive if you have to lose a workstation on the net
for each remote user, but since remote users are often also local users
who normally have a dedicated machine, this method is often quite cost
efficient. It involves absolutely NO mucking about with the server and
that's one big plus !
In bit.listserv.novell you write:

>I know that this has been asked several times but....

>What are some ways to provide dial in access to a NetWare 3.11 network.
>At first this will be just to run PMail be later people might want to run
>large software packages.  Send me pros and cons and I will summerize to
>the list if anyone is interested.

>Carl Sockwell
>CSOCKWEL@UA1VM Bitnet
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Date:         Wed, 8 Apr 1992 17:15:58 MDT
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From:         fhammond@NMSU.EDU
Subject:      Re: HP JetPort
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              92 1:59 pm

We are using the HP ports for our HP's in our student labs.

We love 'em!

We have some of the NetPorts from Intel. They are not as fast or as reliable as
 the HP cards.

It is especially hard to work with graphics and the NetPorts.

Go get 'em HP.
>
>  > I just got the hp mailing ($199 for a JetPort, an interface
>  > card which plugs directly into your HP Laserjet II/III and
>  > lets you get right on the ethernet/token ring, unlike a
>  > NetPort (Intel) which still involves a relatively slow
>  > parallel port).  Claims to work with Netware, LanManager and
>  > Unix.  I'm just wondering if anyone has experienced one of
>  > these, how it stacks up, etc..
>
> We're using HP's ethernet card in our IIIsi.  It works MUCH better than
 Intel's
>  Netports.
> --
> Rick Ellis
> Internet: rick@ofa123.fidonet.org
> Compuserve: >internet:rick@ofa123.fidonet.org
> BBS: 714 939-6401 (HST/V.32bis)
>
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Date:         Mon, 13 Apr 1992 17:07:53 EST
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From:         Jeff <jeff@IUS.INDIANA.EDU>
Subject:      Best config for DOS/OS2/Mac
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*** JSB:
          I'm no expert, but I believe that you must include the DOS
         calcs for every volume.  And another thing I found out:  The
         numbers you get with the formulas are *MINIMUM* amounts of
         RAM needed.  If you are going to have lots of files and
         directories, you will need additional RAM.

         Jeff
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         *** Replying to:

Important (perhaps ignorant) question:  Do I have to include the DOS calcs
if the OS/2 and MAC volumes are only going to support either OS/2 or MAC?

Please reply direct and I'll summarize for the list....if there is enough
interest.



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:         Tue, 14 Apr 1992 10:23:00 MDT
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From:         Joe Doupnik <JRD@USU.BITNET>
Subject:      Re: BOOTP - PS

>Does either BOOTP or RARP NLMs exist, and if so where can I get them?
>Thanks, again
>   Paul C. Manning
>   Senior Computer Officer
>   Dept. of Computing Studies
>   University of Leicester
>   University Road
>   Leicester LE1 7RH
>   U.K.
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Paul,
        NW 3.11 will pass neither BOOTP nor RARP packets unaided. RARP is
a physical layer broadcast to all RARP servers on "this" network; it should
never be routed. Bootp is a UPD IP broadcast and may have a physical layer
broadcast address as well. Bootp "should" have a directed IP broadcast
address rather than 255.255.255.255. Bootp may be routed.
        That said, Novell has an experimental Bootp FORWARDing NML. They
also have an experimental RARPserver NLM. The Bootpfwd.nlm item is available
directly from sjf-lwp.novell.com and you will need the updated experimental
tpcip.nlm too. I have packaged both as bootpfwd.zip on netlab2.usu.edu,
cd misc. Bootpfwd works very nicely.
        Rarpserv.nlm comes from the same place, and a copy is on netlab2.
However, people have remarked that the server may crash if IP forwarding
is also active.
        Look on netlab2 for the collection of RARP and Bootp material I
have collected. Less Netware related queries on these IP things might better
be addressed to the TCP/IP News groups for a fuller discussion.
        Joe D.
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