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From: yingling@gw.wmich.edu
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: Unpredictable Lotus 1-2-3 SNAFU - PW/DOS 4.1
Date: 3 Sep 92 19:34:31 EST
Organization: Western Michigan University

A recent massive upgrade to our Pathworks network has resulted in some 
rather unpredictable results...the following upgrades were performed:

	PW/DOS  4.0  --> 4.1
	DOS     4.01 --> 5.0
	Windows 3.0  --> 3.1

The major problem we are encountering now is that only 1 copy of Lotus 1-2-
3 (V2.2) will run at a time; previously we had no difficulty running our 
102 licenses of V2.2.  Now the system responds with:

	1-2-3 cannot start because the Standard Edition network license
	is currently in use.

	                (Press any key to exit)

when we attempt to run any more than 1 copy.

The number of connections is correct when we show the list of registered 
application file services...the ACL's/RMS protections appear to be correct 
throughout the directory structure...DOS-Attribs have been changed from 
only having A to having AR attribtes (didn't help at all)...and a complete 
reinstallation of the software has been completed (didn't help at all)...

Obviously it would be nice if this application would run since our public 
labs will be open for business next week!  I will gladly accept ANY 
suggestions to make this application work...

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Ralph N. Yingling, Director	  yingling@hcob.wmich.edu  (Internet)
College Computing Services
Haworth College of Business   --  Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI 49008		  (616) 387-5356
                                  YES, There really IS a Kalamazoo!
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From: mitton@dave.enet.dec.com (Dave Mitton)
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: Re: asynch decnet
Date: 31 Aug 92 15:57:27 GMT
Reply-To: mitton@dave.enet.dec.com (Dave Mitton)
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation, Littleton MA


In article <01GO17GWHTJM0005MS@INDYVAX.IUPUI.EDU>, "CHRIS A. SCHAEFER" <SYSTEM%GCRC@INDYVAX.BITNET> writes:
>Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
>Subject: asynch decnet
>From: "CHRIS A. SCHAEFER" <SYSTEM%GCRC@INDYVAX.BITNET>
>Date: 26 Aug 1992 09:54:32 -0500
>
>...
>(DEC told me that Asynch Decnet wouldn't run on a faster modem.)
 
	Asycn DDCMP can run at any modem speed, provided that the modem:

- does not insert any characters in a binary (8-bit!) data stream
- does not insert any significant packetizing delays

	Many higher speed modems that use any sort of in-band flow
control or low level protocols that packetize the data stream may interfer 
with the operation of DDCMP.  DDCMP does it's own error detection
and correction that depends on a transparent 8-bit data path.


	Given you are running at 2400 bps, realize that that means that
you can only transfer 240 bytes/second (ignoring overhead) or that running
a 50KB program will take at least 3.5 minutes to load!  So don't expect
blinding performance.  In fact keep the transfer times in mind, and
try to localize your program files so that you use the async connection
only for the data you need.

	Dave Mitton.
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: RE: USE and WINDOWS 3.1 and DOS 5.0
From: bachism <BACHISM@JHUDEV.DEV.JHU.EDU>
Date: 02 Sep 1992 13:01:47 -0400
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You can try executing the command WIN3SETU found in the MSWINV30 subdirectory
of the PCSAV41 service.  I know this solved some problems for me with trying to
use sethost.
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From: wasser@ranger.enet.dec.com (ranger::wasser)
Subject: It's included... without documentation.
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 05:00:58 GMT
X-Posted-Via: NEWS-NOTES gateway (a hack!)

> Is there a DECnet API avaliable for those of us who would like to do
> PC-?? communication via DECnet?

	Yes. Ask for the DECnet-DOS Programmer's Guide (part number
	AA-PAFJC-TK/CEB).  The price in the Spring 92 "PATHWORKS
	Complete" catalog was $41.

	For PATHWORKS TCP/IP (at least Version 1.1) the part number
	for the Programmer's Reference Guide is AA-PESZA-TK/CEB. The
	price on that one is shown as $26.

	The prices may have changed since then so call 1-800-DIGITAL 
	for current prices.
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: 3C509 Anyone?
From: "Phil Tuttiett, NZDRI" <TUTTIETT@ECCLES.NZDRI.ORG.NZ>
Date: 02 Sep 1992 12:16:20 +1200
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I've read that 3COM have released the Etherlink III card - a 3C509. According
to the info I have, it's a 16-bit card and comes with "network management
agents integrated into Netware and NDIS drivers" (quote from the sales
blurb).
 
Has anybody seen or tried one yet with Pathworks? Any info would be
appreciated - they're cheaper than 3C503s - and probably perform better
too.
 
Thanks in advance
 
Phil
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From: shaw@mineng.dmpe.csiro.au (Ross Shaw)
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: VAXShare printing and System 7
Date: 28 Aug 92 05:14:54 GMT
Followup-To: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Organization: CSIRO DMPE

We have Pathworks for Macintosh (VMS) V1.0A which we run on a VAX 4200
running VMS 5.5.

We connect into this using a Quadra 700 running System 7 on an Ethernet
connection. We have an Apple LaserWriter IIg also connected to the
Ethernet.

I am trying to set up printing from the VAX to the LaserWriter and have had
limited success. I have set up a queue on the VAX as described in the
manual but each time I send a file the queue crashes and stays in a stalled
state.

I figured out that the wrong Postscript set up was being sent to the
LaserWriter and I tried to change this by hacking my own MSAP$APPLEDICT71
(Version 7.0) code in SYS$LIBRARY:MSAP$DEVCTL.TLB. I am not a Postscript
programmer and this did not work all that well. I have finally got
something going by hacking my own version of MSAP$APPLEDICT71_QUERY and
making sure I always send a file from the Macintosh first to initialize the
printer. This is rather inconvenient.

Does anyone have an idea of how I can fix this? Does anyone have a working
copy of MSAP$APPLEDICT71 that they could send me.

Many thanks in advance.

Ross Shaw            shaw@mineng.dmpe.csiro.au        Phone: +61 3 5411222
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: Pathworks for DOS, Pathworks TCP/IP together on diskless PCs?
From: archerb@gawain.umkc.edu (Barry Archer)
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 15:11:47 GMT
Reply-To: archerb@gawain.umkc.edu (Barry Archer)
Organization: UMKC Academic Computing Services


  Can the Pathworks TCP/IP option be run with Pathworks for DOS on diskless
PCs?  I can understand that the PCs might not be able to use tftp to boot,
but I can't find anything that states that the two cannot be used on remote
boot PCs, yet someone at our local DEC office says that one cannot run the
TCP/IPoption on remote boot PCs.  The server would be a DECstation, but I
don't care how the PCs boot - I just want them to be able to utilize TCP/IP as
well as DECnet once they're up and running...

  Thanks!

     Barry
--

Barry Archer, UMKC Network Whosit
archerb@gawain.umkc.edu	

  "Madness is the result not of uncertainty but certainty."
	- Friedrich Nietzsche

Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
From: HSTAMS@CIPVAX.BIOLAN.UNI-KOELN.DE (Henning Stams)
Subject: How to use OLIFIX.COM with remote boot??
Organization: BIOLAN - COLOGNE UNIVERSITY (FRG)
Date: Tue, 01 Sep 92 08:32:36 GMT
X-News-Reader: VMS NEWS 1.22

Hello,

lately I received OLIFIX.COM which should fix the problem concerning slow USE
command together with some BIOSes.
As far as I understand this program, it has to be started BEFORE LAD.
That wouldn't be a problem with a local booting machine. Since we only use
remote-boot and can't access the load file (depca_h.tsk), how can we manage
to put this program INTO the remote boot task image?

Did DEC release a utility to access the load file or does a modified load
file with OLIFIX.COM exist???

This problem is a REAL problem here, since all those computers simply can't
be used because for example a simple login lasts approx. 3 minutes instead of
10 seconds!
This continues on starting applications a.s.o....

Help is very much appreciated!

Henning (hstams@biolan.uni-koeln.DE)

P.S.: the load file resides on a VAX running VMS 5.3 with Pathworks for VMS
      V 4.0 and the clients use PW for DOS 4.0
From: crle@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: Wanted eXcursion and Backup Info
Date: 26 Aug 92 16:31:00 GMT

Howdy!

	I've received an eXcursion promo disk from Digital.  eXcursion for 
Windows allows users to run remote X-Windows applications under Microsoft 
Windows 3.x.  The promo disk didn't really do anything for me. 

	I would like for someone who is using eXcursion for Windows to 
share with me (US) how well it works, intergration/interoperablity problems,
etc...

	Also, Is anyone using Desktop Backup v1.0 Yet??? 

					Thanks...    

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|    Christian R. Leopold              |   Internet: CRLE@GNV.IFAS.UFL.EDU    |
|    University of Florida             |     Bitnet: CRLE@IFASGNV             |
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From: cooper@UTSPH.SPH.UTH.TMC.EDU
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: Thanks...Dec on 486-DX 50mz EISA
Date: 29 Aug 1992 00:33:38 GMT
Reply-To: cooper@UTSPH.SPH.UTH.TMC.EDU
Organization: University of Texas School of Public Health

Thanks for those of you who have responded to my request about
using the DEC board in a 486-50mz EISA computer.

I have been working with the vendor (one of those shade tree computer
companies who buy the pieces and put them togeather).  The DEC board that
we are using is the DEPCA DE100.  Anyway, the tech. replaced the 
mother board with another (the first had a AMI bios; the second has a 
Phoenix bios) and the board worked.  Since he too the mother board out of
another computer, he ordered a replacement which also had an AMI bios).

Again, it does not recognize the ethernet controller. (This is a third
type of motherboard which also used the AMI bios).  We then tried the
board in an AUSTIN 486/50mz DX EISA and it works there.  

As it appears, the Ethernet board seems to work in 486/50mz DX EISAs that 
use the Pheonix BIOS but not the AMI bios.  

The Tech. is suppose to come back Monday with still another board.  Stay
tuned!!
From: MANUEL%SCCCVC@SNYBUFVA.BITNET (Bill Manuel)
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: Leverage for NetWare?
Date: 28 Aug 92 13:43:00 GMT
X-Organization: from SUNY College at Buffalo, NY 14222
X-VMS-Cc: MANUEL
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We are running Pathworks as our administrative PC network, but our "Network
Manager" in conjunction with the Controller has decided that we should place
several Novell networks in administrative offices and use a product set
called Leverage for NetWare from Interconnections Inc. to let those users
access the VAX in addition to our Pathworks users.
 
My initial reaction is that we will accrue added cost and added overhead
on the VAX and gain nothing functionally.  Has anybody had any experience
with the Interconnections product?  Am I missing some benefit that will make
it all worthwhile?
 
Thanks, Bill
 
William C. Manuel                                  Bitnet: MANUELWC@SNYBUFVA
Dir. Computer Services
Corning Community College
One Academic Drive
Corning, NY 14830
From: CF0@PSUALT.BITNET (Craig Farrell)
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: Win3.1 Path4.1 printing problem
Date: 1 Sep 92 19:39:00 GMT
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Original_To:  PCSA

I'm having a printing problem on some DEC 433 pc's.  They are running
WIN3.1 over the net on disk services.  They have a networked IBM
Quickwriter configured without print spooling.  At times from
Word from Windows 1.1a Windows says can not print.  It doesn't
happen all the time but as of late it has.  I have not spent to
much time on this as yet so it could be anything.
 
We have IBM 70's on the same net and they seem to be fine.
Some things I'm going to look at is smartdrv,  true type
fonts etc etc.  I tried deleting and adding the printer
over.
 
I'm open for ideas.
 
       Craig Farrell                       Penn State Altoona Campus
       CF0@PSUALT.bitnet                   225 CLRC Building
       (814) 949-5295                      Altoona PA,  16601
From: MARTINHER@URVAX.BITNET (HERB MARTIN)
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: PW for Mac remote connections
Date: 2 Sep 92 06:38:00 GMT
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>Can a MACINTOSH client connect to a VAXshare volume when....
>
>the MACINTOSH client is remote and connected to ethernet through two routers
>(Cisco routers on a fiber backbone), using DECnet to the VAX.
>The ROUTERs will not route APPLE-TALK.  If so what am I missing in my setup?
>
>
>_______            __________             __________          _________
>|     | THINWIRE   |        |   FIBER     |        | THINWIRE |       |
>|     |____________|        |=============|        |----------|       |
>|MAC  |   DECNET   | ROUTER | DECNET ONLY | ROUTER |  DECNET  |  VAX  |
>|     |  APPLETALK |        |             |        | APPLETALK|       |
>-------            ----------             ----------          ---------
>
 
Yes.  You do have to turn on Appletalk on the Fiber though.  Appletalk
works (with our DECnet) across our Fiber, Ethernet, and T1 links.  It
even allows dial-up ARAP (apple remote access protocol) to work via
our Cisco routers.
 
You probably would like to subscribe to the Cisco mailing list.  It's
at Cisco@Spot.Colorado.Edu but THAT is NOT the subscrition address.
Sorry, I don't have that available.
 
You can send Cisco Customer Sercice questions direct at:
  cs@cisco.com
 
They are very efficient responding to such requests.
 
 
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Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: Security products needed
From: kim@SKADE.MAINZ.DK
Date: 27 Aug 1992 21:45:20 +0000
Reply-To: kim@skade.mainz.dk
Organization: erik mainz a/s, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Comments: Warning -- original Sender: tag was KIM@LOKE.MAINZ.DK

   I am crossposting this to info-vax and LANWORKS, sorry if you get
   it twice.
 
   At a site that has several hundred terminals on DECservers AND PCs
   using PathWorks, there is a wish for some better/easier mechanism
   for access control.
 
   Currently the site uses the traditional username/password, but
   would like to investigate other technologies that would relieve
   users from having to remember passwords, change them at intervals
   etc.
 
   Some techologies that come to mind are fingerprint recognition,
   voice recognition etc. but there could easily be others that my
   imagination cannot grasp.
 
   I would like to receive from anybody who has any ideas or
   experiences in this area,  good or bad.
 
   Of cause I would prefer to use the same technology on both platforms
   (terminal and PC) but I recognize that this may not be possible, so
   don't let that limit your response.
 
   Please reply directly to me, I will summarize to the list(s) if I
   am asked to..
 
   If you can suggest other lists that might be able to help, I will
   also welcome this type of information.
 
   Thank you and regards
 
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Kim Wohlert             |Internet:    kim@mainz.dk
erik mainz a/s          |Phone:       +45 38 34 77 88
Dortheavej 7            |Fax:         +45 31 19 16 25
DK-2400 Copenhagen      |
Denmark                 |Home phone:  +45 42 24 63 23
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Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: RE: *** Xircom Pocket Ethernet II Adapter problems.
From: Chris Hose <CHOSE@SITVXC.BITNET>
Date: 26 Aug 1992 17:26:47 -0500
X-VMS-Cc: CHOSE
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I have two and they both work for me, here are the details.
 
One is about a year or so old (PE10B2-32K) and I haven't used it is in awhile,
but when it was working (V3.1 pathworks) everything was fine.
 
The second is brand new (PE2-10BX) and it is configured with a DEC laptop.
we had it configured with the DLL supplied by Xircom, which is easy to setup.
Let netsetup think everything is normal and then after the procedure is done
replace a new DLL with the one netsetup used.
We currently have is going with the NDIS drive and novell co-existance. This
also works fine.
 
Let me qualify these answers with the following disclaimer.  We don't regularly
use the netsetup.  In general when we get a working config we just hack our
own procedure to install (cookie cutter) it on the systems where we need it.
So all of the above where done in a similar manner of just replacing the old
file with the new one.
 
It works great but if we only didn't have to plug in the Xircom it would
work better.
 
 
 
Chris Hose
Mgr. of Networking and Telecommunications
Stevens Institute of Technology
Hoboken, NJ 07030
Chose@vaxc.stevens-tech.edu
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
From: ant@brolga.cc.uq.oz.au (Anthony Murdoch)
Subject: Re: ...DEC ethernet board and 486/50dx
Organization: Prentice Centre, University of Queensland
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 06:33:25 GMT

cooper@UTSPH.SPH.UTH.TMC.EDU writes:
>	Has anyone out there been able to get DEC's DEPCA ethernet board
>to work in a 486-50mh DX  computer.  I recently got a no-name brand PC
>(that is what you get when you work for the state and have to accept low bids)
>that has an AMI -EISA motherboard.  According to the manual it is suppose to
>support both 8 and 16 bit boards (both ISA and EISA).  The only other boards
>in the machine are the TVGA board and an SCSI -EISA disk controller.

DEC cards are unsupported in anything better than a 16MHz AT.  That said
(ducking for cover :) I had problems with using a de200 on a 486 EISA
machine.  This was only a 25MHz, but the symtoms where - we has a 25MHz
ISA 486 - de200 works fine, replace motherboard with EISA board - de200
doesn't work.  We got the supplier to take the motherboard and the de200
back to their offices for testing.

They discovered that the de200 was overheating with the eisa board.  They
could actually keep the de200 working by spraying it with spray freeze :)

Our solution - we bought a Western Digital card.  It's now been running in
that machine for almost 2 years with never a problem.

ant
From: SYSMGR@IPG.PH.KCL.AC.UK
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: Pocket adapters
Date: 27 Aug 92 13:35:52 GMT
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Originally-to: EARN"lanworks@bitnet.miamiu"
Originally-from: PHCLUS::SYSMGR       "Nigel"
Mailer:        Janet_Mailshr V3.4 (23-May-1989)

Several of my colleagues would like to plug their notebooks in to Pathworks.
I'd be grateful for recommendations of ones that DO work with a minimum
of hassle! (This probably translates to "comes with a bug-free NDIS driver.
Most vendors lose interest if you say "NOT Novell")
 
If you mail me, I'll summarise. Thanks in advance,
 
		Nigel Arnot
 
		NRA%ipg.ph.kcl.ac.uk@nsfnet-relay.ac.uk   (internet)
		NRA%uk.ac.kcl.ph.ipg@ukacrl.bitnet        (bitnet)
		NRA%ipg.ph.kcl.ac.uk@cunyvm.cuny.edu
		etc...
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
From: wasser@ranger.enet.dec.com (ranger::wasser)
Subject: eXcursion On-Line Documentation
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 05:01:46 GMT
X-Posted-Via: NEWS-NOTES gateway (a hack!)

> The [eXcursion for Windows] manual only covers installation and error 
> conditions. 

	That's because the rest of the manual is built into the 
	software in the form of help text.
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: RE: *** Xircom Pocket Ethernet II Adapter problems.
From: Gregg Pentecost X6228 IC44 <PENTECOST@BROOK.BITNET>
Date: 27 Aug 1992 09:57:40 -0400
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>         Has anyone ever got one of these things to work?
 
I had no problem setting one up on a Dell 325nc notebook.  We're using
thinwire, though.  Just followed the instructions in the XIRCOM manual.
I assume you set the parallel port (to bidirectional, I believe.)
Hopefully, the other responses solved the problem.
 
Gregg.
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
From: akk9180@ritvax.isc.rit.edu
Subject: BROADCAST & DOS 5.0
Reply-To: akk9180@ritvax.isc.rit.edu
Organization: Rochester Institute of Technology
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 16:57:45 GMT

Hello - We are running Pathworks on some DS5000 (ULTRIX).  Client rev is Pathworks
4.1.  Has anyone else experienced a PC system hang when "broadcasting" to a
client who is in the DOS 5.0 edit program?  Any solutions?  Thanks in advance!

					Alok Kapoor
From: crokerg@topaz.ucq.edu.au
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: bug in eXcursion server. (access list)
Date: 31 Aug 92 16:01:12 GMT
Organization: University of Central Queensland, Australia

Anyone know if there is a fix about for eXcursion. The Access list with version
1.0 allows anyone to take a snap shot of your screen (using either tcp/decnet
transports) with xwd, with an empty access list!!!

Did i install this product wrong???
Is this a known bug. ??

Any info greatly appreciated.

Looks like I'm not using this product, as people can rip off my screen!!

G.croker@ucq.edu.au
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