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From: srinivas@cse.iitb.ernet.in (Srinivas V)
Subject: Re: Leak in Novell
Organization: Department of Computer Science,IIT, Bombay
Date: Sun, 11 Oct 1992 16:15:28 GMT

I have been folllowing the discussions's on the leak in novell and also as
to what the knock and hack does.  Providing security by hiding information or
the algorithm from the user is no solution. Some day or the other someone is
going to hack.  Data encryption seems to be the only solution.
I feel that the public key encryption should be implemented. The server will 
publicize a key and all nodes communicating with the server will encrypt using
the key. Only the server will be able to decrypt the message as only the server
has both the keys. Similarly at the login time each node/client should be able
to generate a similar set of keys and publicize one of them. All the data 
coming to the client/node will be encrypted using the key publicised by the 
client. Only the client will be able to decrypt the data as it has both the 
keys. No hacker would be able to breakin. Basically the keys would be a 
set of large prime numbers.   Hope somebody from novell is listening!.

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From: hans@pine.circa.ufl.edu (Hans van Oostrom)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: Where to find shareware novell API
Date: 11 Oct 92 00:06:00 GMT
Organization: University of Florida - Dept. of Anesthesiology
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

Can somebody point me where I can ftp a shareware or freeware novell netware
API for C (Borland).  I want to do some simple things like getting the 
username, owner of a file etc.
According to the latest FAQ this exist, but I cannot find it because I 
don't know what the name is.  The FAQ says:

>D. Third Party API's
>
>Libraries are available that are virtual duplicates of Novell's API's.
>Some are commercial, some are shareware, and some are even freeware.
>Try looking around at some of the ftp sites, and see what you can dig
>up.

Most ftp sites I looked don't have an index, so it is hard to find stuff.

Please reply by E-mail, and I will post a summary.

Thanks.

Hans van Oostrom                    KD4MUJ
PO Box J-254, JHMHC                 hans@ufpine                (BITNET)
Gainesville, FL  32601, USA         hans@pine.circa.ufl.edu    (INTERNET)
>>>          Hoe ver je ook gaat, overal zie je landgenoten           <<<
From: lokhorst@vixvax.mgi.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: Need help with LAN Workplace
Date: 8 Oct 92 13:39:43 GMT
Organization: Management Graphics, Inc.


	I have just installed Novell LAN WorkPlace for DOS version 4.01.
I have two problems, one which maybe causing the other:

	1) My primary use for this package is to enable the PC users to
	   send files to a queue on a MicroVax.  This seems to be the
	   only function that _doesn't_ work.  I can get RPS to work,
           (i.e. I get the proper queue status) but not RPR.  Here is
	   the message I get:

		Read error on stdio socket:  Bad file number.

	   Currently I am just using the sample .com file on the VAX and
	   using the SET VERIFY command I see that the error occurs when
	   copying SYS$COMMAND to a file.

	2) After loading EMSNETX I get the following messages:

	   EMSNETX running on DOS Version 5.0

	   A file server could not be found

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.  Send e-mail to lokhorst@mgi.com.

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From: msjohnso@donald.WichitaKS.NCR.COM (Mark Johnson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: Re: Novell and task switching
Date: 9 Oct 92 19:11:14 GMT
Reply-To: msjohnso@donald.WichitaKS.NCR.COM (Mark Johnson)
Organization: NCR Corporation Wichita, KS

In article <1992Oct6.154515.13683@csd.brispoly.ac.uk> f_thomas@csd.brispoly.ac.uk (F Thomas) writes:
>1) does it use pre-emptive or non-pre-emptive multitasking
>2) What does it do with the inactive tasks ?? are they swapped out
>to disk or what ??
>
>Any other information you guru's may have will be most welcome!

Well, I'm not a guru, and I don't work for Novell, but I'll give it a shot
anyway.

1) NetWare 386 is strictly non-preemptive multitasking. 'Friendly' applications
should voluntarily give up CPU control periodically. This usually is not a
problem if an application does lots of I/O. A function call, CRescheduleLast(),
is available to put yourself at the bottom of the execution queue. 

By doing a "set display relinquish control alerts = on" in autoexec.ncf or
from the console, it is possible to see logged alerts anytime some process 
hogs the CPU for > 250 milliseconds. The OS kernel evidently runs a timer
on any process and flags it if it hangs on too long.

2) The inactive tasks just sit there, waiting to get control back where 
they let it go. The memory space is flat, with no virtual memory or 
protection. A general protection exception brings down the system.

Hope this helps.

-- 
Mark Johnson                          USnail: NCR Peripheral Products Division
E-mail:  Mark.Johnson@WichitaKS.NCR.COM       3718 N. Rock Rd.
Voice: (316) 636-8189 [V+ 654-8189]           Wichita, KS  67226
[Non-business email: 76670.1775@compuserve.com]
From: keith@novell.COM (Keith Brown)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: Re: Novell and task switching
Date: 8 Oct 92 01:04:03 GMT
Organization: Novell San Jose Development Center

In article <1992Oct6.154515.13683@csd.brispoly.ac.uk> f_thomas@csd.brispoly.ac.uk (F Thomas) writes:
>
>1) does it use pre-emptive or non-pre-emptive multitasking

It is a non-pre-emptive operating system (fundementally it is real time
operating system that is heavily optimised in the area of disk and
LAN I/O. Also thread to thread context switching is incredibly fast, as
indeed it should be in a server OS performing back end transactional
type duties). However, the OS also supports a feature that can be enabled
on an "NLM by NLM" basis called psuedo pre-emption. Basically, the OS
guarantees to pre-empt you on a thread when you make read() and write() 
calls after you have had control of the CPU for a programmable time period.
That time is programmable server wide and is set by the "Psuedo Preemption
Time" parameter at the server console. Pseudo pre-emption is useful
for NLMs that don't need big time control over their execute time and
CPU consumption (eg, NFSADMIN.NLM) and not by ones that do (eg. TCPIP.NLM).
Having said all this, I would strongly recommend leaving "Pseudo Preemption
Time" well and truly alone unless you can be absolutely certain of the
effect it will have. The only way you could be in that postion would be
if you had sources to all the NLMs you are running. As almost nobody can
claim to be in that postion, well. 'Nuff said....


>2) What does it do with the inactive tasks ?? are they swapped out
>to disk or what ??

No. NetWare has heaps of memory management facilities but they are
all "in core".

>Any other information you guru's may have will be most welcome!

I guess one of our goals (and probably one of the reasons NetWare is so
incredibly succesfull) is to ensure that 99.9% of all known consumers
don't have to give a rats tail about any of these issues. All they see
is that it works and it's fast as hell and it costs much, much less than
their mainframes and minis. I could now climb up on to one of my absolute 
fave hobby horses and start expounding the virtues of "the black box that 
works well" but as it's nearly 6pm, I'm off to watch the A's make Torontos
outfielders have to climb in their cars to go retrieve the baseballs
we will be hitting! This time your lucky. :-)

Keith
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Keith Brown                                           Phone: 408-473-8308
Novell San Jose Development Center                      Fax: 408-473-8990
2180 Fortune Drive, San Jose, CA 95131                  Net: keith@novell.COM
From: edm@athena.cs.uga.edu (Ed Maioriello)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: Hangup on filer "Who has rights here"
Date: 15 Oct 92 19:52:55 GMT
Organization: University of Georgia, Athens

Hello All,

Does anyone know what might be the problem with a 3.11 server that causes
a workstation to hang when running filer.  Specifically it hangs when one
goes to DIRECTORY CONTENTS and then selects WHO HAS RIGHTS HERE.  The 
flashing "please wait" dialog comes up, continues flashing ad infinitum and
no more.  At this stage the only resort is a reboot.

It seems to be one particular server; the problem doesn't occur on other 
servers here.  We have run bindfix several times.  The only outstanding 
characteristic of this server I can think of is that it was recently 
upgraded from either 2.15c or 2.2.

Does anyone have any suggestions or answers.

Ed Maioriello		       		            edm @ athena.cs.uga.edu
University Computing & Networking Services   	    edm @ aisun1.ai.uga.edu
University of Georgia  ----------------------------------------------------
Athens, Ga. 30602      | Time is nature's way of keeping everything from
(706)-542-6462         | 	       happening at once.
From: Rick.Ellis@ofa123.fidonet.org
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: Re: Novell 3.11 and latest patches
X-Sender: newtout 0.02 Oct  1 1992
Date: 12 Oct 92  19:32:47

On <Oct 10 19:32> Richard Lee writes:

 RL> Is 311pt8 completely different that 311pt9???  Or do they repeat???
 RL> So, does 311pt1 sovle completely different problems than the others??

Each version of 311pt?.zip contains all the patches that were available when
it was released.  You only need the latest.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
From: d88-jwa@byse.nada.kth.se (Jon Wtte)
Subject: Novell API for Macintosh?
Originator: d88-jwa@byse.nada.kth.se
Organization: Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
Distribution: comp
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 17:39:48 GMT


Okay, since noone here gave any good ideas on mac<->windows
connectivity, I now narrow my scope. Is there an API for
the Novell network services for the Mac. Are there more than
one? How solid, easy to use, integrated into the OS, etc.
are they?

-- 
 -- Jon W{tte, h+@nada.kth.se, Mac Hacker Suedoise (not french speaking) --
 Engineering: "How will this work?" Science: "Why will this work?" Management:
 "When will this work?"  Liberal Arts: "Do you want fries with that?"
                     -- Jesse N. Schell
From: dseeman@novell.com (Daniel Seeman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: Re: HP LaserJet IIIsi Postscript
Date: 16 Oct 92 23:35:00 GMT
Organization: Novell Inc., San Jose, Califonia

In article <Six.34.0@London.Fields.UK> Six@London.Fields.UK (Nicola Six) writes:
>Anyone out there having problems with the LaserJet IIIsi switching modes, 
>from PCL to Postscript. If banner pages are turned on for PCL jobs  and the 
>printer is in PS mode it doesn't make the switch to PCL and print the banner 
>page, it bombs. There are other occasions during which the printer doesn't 
>make the switch to PCL without screwing-up. Anyone having similar problems ?

Hi,

Try configuring the printer to use PostScript as it's DEFAULT MODE.  This is the
ONLY way I have ever seen it working...

Think Peace AND PLEASE V-O-T-E-VOTE!!!

Dan Seeman
Novell
Walnut Creek, Ca.
From: losburn@teal.csn.org (Lynn Osburn)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: Netware/6000
Date: 8 Oct 92 15:49:53 GMT
Organization: Colorado SuperNet, Inc.

At work they think they want to run Netware/6000 on as RS/6000.

Who is already doing this, and how does it integrate with an existing
net and servers?  Does Netware take over the 6000, or does it run under
AIX?  How big a performance hit is it?  Can the 6000 be a non-dedicated
server?

post here, or email if you prefer and I will summarize.
losburn@csn.org

-Lynn
--
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
From: GJAMES@HUSKY1.STMARYS.CA (GJames)
Subject: Dial in service
Organization: Saint Mary's University
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 13:24:37 GMT


We presently dial into our Novell servers using tele-replica. This allows 
users to dial into a pc which acts as an I/O server.

Are there any other packages out there that perform a similar function?


Thanks
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
From: keith@novell.COM (Keith Brown)
Subject: Re: Novell & pc/tcp problems
Organization: Novell San Jose Development Center
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1992 03:30:12 GMT

In article <921009110138@minimillian.ftp.com> backman@vaxeline.ftp.com  (Larry Backman) writes:
>
>Aw shucks, and here I thought Novell really cared about clients of all types
>and sizes :-).

Oh, we do. That is why Larry, you are able to call 1-800-REDWORD, register
yourself as a professional developer, purchase yourself a copy of
"Network C for NLMs v2.0 (d)" and set about implementing a PCNFSD.NLM
your goodly self. You do appear to be the one that needs it. Or must we
do *everything* for you? :-)

Keith
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Keith Brown                                           Phone: 408-473-8308
Novell San Jose Development Center                      Fax: 408-473-8990
2180 Fortune Drive, San Jose, CA 95131                  Net: keith@novell.COM
From: rfranken@mcs213i.cs.umr.edu (Richard Brett Frankenberger)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: Re: Leak in Novell
Date: 15 Oct 92 15:22:47 GMT
Article-I.D.: umr.1992Oct15.152247.17878
Organization: University of Missouri - Rolla

In article <71.2ad035c7@forthd.uucp> johnl@espace writes:
>     If I have concurrent connections set to 1 and login as Supervisor,
>     won't this help prevent a breach?
>
No.  The hacking workstation DOES NOT LOGIN as supervisor (in KNOCK.EXE, it
does, but in HACK.EXE, it does NOT) - it simply sends a packet that looks like
it came from the workstation where SUPERVSIOR is logged in.  Logging in as 
supervisor would enable this hack, not disable it.

> I have encryption off - what can I expect if I suddenly turn it on?

Try it and see.  We have it turned on, but don't run too much other then regular
workstations.  If you run into problems (Log messages like STATION XX tried to
use an unencrypted password and programs that no longer work) then turn it
off.
 
    - Brett    (rfranken@cs.umr.edu)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
From: d88-jwa@dront.nada.kth.se (Jon Wtte)
Subject: Re: Novell API for Macintosh?
Originator: d88-jwa@dront.nada.kth.se
Organization: Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
	<D88-JWA.92Oct16141902@byse.nada.kth.se>
	<1992Oct16.163406.6660@novell.com>
Distribution: comp
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 21:36:21 GMT

> dseeman@novell.com (Daniel Seeman) writes:

> Novell has two products available for Macintosh product developers.
> Available are the "NetWare for Macintosh Developers's Kit (SDK)" as
> well as the "NetWare AppleTalk Interfaces for NLMs (SDK)."  Both
> products are available through Novell of Austin (Tx).  Please call
> them @ 1-800-REDWORD.  They will certainly help you obtain the
> products you require...

Thanx for the answer!

For those of us outside the US (including me who asked the question)
is there a number that doesn't start with 800? And even better, a
fax number, too!

Cheers,

						/ h+

-- 
 -- Jon W{tte, h+@nada.kth.se, Mac Hacker Suedoise (not french speaking) --

  "From now on I will re-label the EQ on the deck as Fizz and Wobble
   instead of HF and LF."
From: keith@novell.COM (Keith Brown)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: Re: Netware NFS lprm and ABEND
Date: 8 Oct 92 17:35:15 GMT
Organization: Novell San Jose Development Center

In article <718536955snx@childsoc.demon.co.uk> mike@childsoc.demon.co.uk (Michael Bernardi) writes:
>
>Subject: Netware NFS lprm and ABEND 
>
>>I was wondering if anyone else had heard of/seen/encountered a problem
>>with Netware NFS V1.2 whereby trying to remove a print job from a queue
>>using the lprm command causes the Netware server to abend.
>>
>>If so, is there is known solution/bug fix for this.
>
>I've had this problem too.

Yep, this one is real enough I'm ashamed to admit. It doesn't abend *every*
time an lprm is executed but, as it is not exactly an uncommon occurence, it 
did make me wonder what in Gods name QA were smoking when they.... well, 
anyway, enough of my frustrations. Thankfully, UNIX users do not appear
to use lprm that often. If they did, we would be street pizza.

The fix for this lives in NFS114.ZIP which is on both ftp.novell.com
in forum 08 or on sjf-lwp.novell.com in the nw311/nwnfs_1.2 directory.
My apologies.

Keith
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Keith Brown                                           Phone: 408-473-8308
Novell San Jose Development Center                      Fax: 408-473-8990
2180 Fortune Drive, San Jose, CA 95131                  Net: keith@novell.COM
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell,bit.listserv.novell
From: dfuller@nyx.cs.du.edu (Desi Fuller)
Subject: Frame Size & NW386
Organization: Nyx, Public Access Unix @ U. of Denver Math/CS dept.
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 92 22:00:42 GMT


We recently purchased a Network General Distributed Sniffer System - a 
network analyser.  I have been capturing data on our network and I am trying
to understand why so many frames are exchanged by a workstation logging in
and the file server - over 1000 packets.

We are running Netware 3.11.  The server and workstations have Proteon 16Mbit
Token Ring cards.  We are running ODI Drivers.

The question is, what determines frame size?  Is there a setting in NW386
at the server?  Is there a setting in NET.CFG at the workstation?  I was told
that setting a file to Shareable Read-Only has something to do with frame size
from the server.  If so, when is it important to set executables or batch
files to SRO?

- Anand Modak

(using Desmond Fuller's mail account)

Anand Modak       - Network Manager             American Red Cross
                                                Jerome H. Holland Laboratory
Office - (301) 738-0894                         15601 Crabbs Branch Way
FAX    - (301) 738-0794                         Rockville, MD  20855-2743
--
Desmond S. Fuller - Network Administrator       American Red Cross
                                                Jerome H. Holland Laboratory
Office - (301) 738-0898                         15601 Crabbs Branch Way
FAX    - (301) 738-0794                         Rockville, MD  20855-2743
Xref: sparky comp.sys.novell:8055 bit.listserv.novell:15376
From: IMAGING.CLUB@OFFICE.WANG.COM ("Imaging Club")
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell,bit.listserv.novell
Subject: NetWare/VINES Integration
Date: 8 Oct 92 15:54:56 GMT
Organization: Mail to News Gateway at Wang Labs

The September 28 issue of LAN TIMES has a rather interesting
article entitled "NetWare/VINES Integration Via One LAN
Adapter Card."  This article describes how the integration
was performed at the Student Loan Marketing Association in
Washington, using software tools from a software development
firm.  (This article has nothing to do with Wang LAN products
or integration services.)  If anyone would like a xerox copy
of the article, please send me your address and I will be
happy to air mail you a copy (including our VINES friends in
the Netherlands).  (There's a big, useful graphical diagram of the
total installation, plus a listing of the Protocol.ini file, so that
is why it makes sense to send out xerox copies, rather than Email a
rekeyed copy.)

Michael.Willett@OFFICE.Wang.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
From: viking@iastate.edu (Dan Sorenson)
Subject: Re: 3.11 and 2.15c server on same ethernet?
Keywords: 2.15c 3.11 netware coexistence ethernet
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames IA
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 19:08:35 GMT

In <robinson.719023456@knuth> robinson@knuth.mtsu.edu (David Robinson) writes:

>We are about to install a new server running (for the first time)
>Netware 3.11.  We currently have 2 servers running 2.15c.
[...]
We're running thinnet ethernet throughout.  We've been told by a
>local vendor that we can't run 2.15c with 3.11 on the same ethernet
>without adding bridges which the vendor offered to supply for a not
>inconsiderable price...     so, I have a few questions... 

>Can I run a 3.11 server on the same ethernet with these 2.15c servers?

	You'd better be able to do it -- I'm not having any problems with
2.15c and 3.11 servers connected on the same thin-wire, let alone on the
same internal ethernet lan.  Tell your vendor to try it himself.

	Just make sure they have different addresses and names so there
are no conflicts that way, and you should be fine.

<Dan Sorenson, DoD #1066 |"I see angels on Ariels in leather and>
<z1dan@exnet.iastate.edu | chrome, Swooping down from heaven to >
<viking@iastate.edu      | carry me home."   ---    R. Thompson >
<ISU thinks I need more education, which they provide for a fee.>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: Old Tape Backup Unit.... HELP!!!!!!
From: lambrechtsen@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz (Peter Lambrechtsen)
Date: 8 Oct 1992 05:31:28 GMT
Reply-To: lambrechtsen@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz
Organization: Wellington City Council (Public Access), Wgtn, Nz
NNTP-Posting-Host: kosmos.wcc.govt.nz

Here is the realease doc for the card..... IF ANYONE KNOWS ANYTHING... I WILL
BE VERY VERY VERY happy.......

Here it is


                SBACKUP (1.05)  /  SRESTORE (1.92)
              SOFTWARE RELEASE DISKETTE INFORMATION
DATE:  February 24,1987
  BY:  Angelito Reyes
RELEASE DESCRIPTION:
     This diskette contains SBACKUP.EXE,SRESTORE.EXE and
READ.ME that are normally use by Users. Other files in this
diskette are for INTERNAL USE ONLY.
DISKETTE CONTENTS:
          1. SBACKUP. EXE  (VERSION 1.05)
             Server offline tape backup utility program.
          2. SRESTORE.EXE  (VERSION 1.92)
             Server offline tape restore utility program.
          3. READ.    ME
             Tape interface board configuration procedure
             and information.
          4. MODIFIED.DOC
             Contains SBACKUP/SRESTORE release modification history.
          5. TAPEUTIL.DOC
             Contains more detailed procedure of SBACKUP/SRESTORE
             utility program base on existing Novell User Manual.
             (LITERATURE MAY NEED THIS TO ENHANCE OUR USER MANUAL.)




PEter


From

Peter Lambrechtsen
AT Lambrechtsen@Kosmos.wcc.govt.nz
Smile life could be worse......So i did and it was :-(
I would if i could but i can't so i won't
From: bob_groendyke@macgate.csuchico.edu (Bob Groendyke)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: Re: Question about log out drive
Date: 10 Oct 92 00:37:21 GMT
Organization: CSU Chico
NNTP-Posting-Host: bob-mac.csuchico.edu
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mccau002@acpub.duke.edu (Gary McCauley)

Dirk's lo.bat suggestion works but if you just put this in \public,
you'll get a message after the user is logged out, something like:

Invalid drive: Z:\public\lo.bat

this is because the batch file was executed on Z (a search drive). DOS
objects to losing the drive before it finishes with the program. So if
the message bothers you, use 2 batch files, 1 in \public (in the search
path) that contains:
f:
lo.bat

and another batch file named lo.bat (or whatever) in f:\login that
contains just:
logout    (calling the .exe)

this way the batch file you execute is on F:, and F stays around after
the user is logged out, which makes DOS happy.

Course you could just have a search path to F:\login too I guess, and use
1 batch file, or not worry about it at all...

Bob Groendyke
bob_groendyke@macgate.csuchico.edu