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Date: 20 NOV 92 21:05:50 GMT
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.tcp-ip.multinet
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X-RFC822-From:     adelman (Kenneth Adelman) @ TGV.COM
From: adelman@TGV.COM
Subject:  Re: NFS questions on mounted filesystems and security
Organization: The INFO-MULTINET Community

>	  After experimenting with NFS for a while there are  a  couple
>	  of questions left unanswered. I hope you can help me to  find
>	  the answers on the following questions:

>	  1. Apart from the SHOW DEV NFS, is there a way  to  see  what
>	     filesystems are mounted on remote systems?

    Sort of. The logical names MULTINET_NFSMOUNT_NFSx tell you
what was mounted where. Note that these were only intended for internal
use and the format of the logical names changes in MultiNet V3.2 to
add an additional field (the binary /SEMANTICS value).

>	  2. What does the /SEMANTICS=(NOVMS_ACCESS_CHECK) qualifier do
>	     when  supplied with the NFSMOUNT command? I know what's on
>	     page  6-5	of the manual. But without this semantic quali-
>	     fier  I  have  no	access to directories I own on the unix
>	     system  and which are nonaccessible to the world. It looks
>	     like  the	NFS  RPC  query  on the target unix system runs
>	     under  a username which has no access to such a directory.
>	     What danger is in using this sematic??

    If means that the NFS Client will do a simple UNIX-style access check
without checking any ACLs or firing any security alarms which may be set
on the file. The switch was only added for compatibility with MultiNet V3.0's
behavior which only acted like this.

>	  3. In relation with the first question: where does the client
>	     save  it's information on mounted filesystems, in order to
>	     survive  a reboot? Or is the information in NFS_MOUNT*.COM
>	     used to survive such a reboot?

    It doesn't. You need to remount things using NFS_MOUNT.COM at every boot.

>	  4. Do  I  *really* need to create this NFS_MOUNT*.COM command
>	     procedures, or is there a Unix-like fstab approach?

    You need to create the command file.

								Ken

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Date: 20 NOV 92 21:04:24 GMT
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X-RFC822-From:     adelman (Kenneth Adelman) @ TGV.COM
From: adelman@TGV.COM
Subject:  Re: <None>
Organization: The INFO-MULTINET Community

> >I recently washed my new Alpha Ready TGV T-shirt from Interop and most of the
> >printing went right down the drain. The reds were especially bad.

> We are using an identical T-shirt in-house and can not reproduce the
> problem.  Have you tried contacting your washing machine manufacturer?

    Actually, I was able to reproduce the problem using my Maytag.
I'm pretty sure it was the washer that did it because I generally
don't dry my tshirts in the dryer, although I didn't look at it when
it came out of the washer. I'm going to forward my Tshirt to Stu
to examine when he gets back next week.

							    Ken

Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.misc,vmsnet.misc,comp.os.vms
From: tvrmic02@uctvax.uct.ac.za
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.misc
Subject: Parrellel Port Networks
Date: 17 Nov 92 12:09:28 GMT
Organization: University of Cape Town

I would Like to Know about any parrellel port networks that are around on
shareware for the ibm pc. Does anybody know of any. Please mail me at my
number.
Thanks Mike
Xref: sparky vmsnet.networks.misc:124 vmsnet.misc:1016 comp.os.vms:18038
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: RE: This LISTSERVER is READONLY, message returned
From: NETWORK MANAGER--3-6759 <BRUCE@GENEVA.STANFORD.EDU>
Date: 16 Nov 1992 15:47:50 -0800
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I ditto that re: many redundant messages about the
OS/2 server ...sorrry about FAQ..by the way what does "FAQ"
stand for ??
 
is there a cascade effect somewhere or ?
 
bruce.....
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: UNSCRIBING FROM LANWORKS
From: system@IACRCV.CRC.UIOWA.EDU
Date: 20 Nov 1992 14:28:51 -0600 (CST)
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I'M trying to signoff this list.  Nothing I've tried has worked so far.  I
kept an earlier message which said to send a message to:
 
listserv%miamiu.bitnet@relay.cs.net
 
It doesn't seem work either.  Would someone give me the magic word or
instructions please.  Thank you.
 
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<|>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
James A. Kohler                        |  Phone: 319-335-8654                |
System Manager                         | e-mail: system@iacrcv.crc.uiowa.edu |
Univ. of Iowa Clinical Research Center |                                     |
157 MRF                                |                                     |
Iowa City, Iowa 52242                  |                                     |
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Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: OSITech LaptalkPlus
From: Kyle Gasser <gasser@SSC.WISC.EDU>
Date: 18 Nov 1992 17:26:03 -0600
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        Is there anyone out there who is using a LapTalk Plus Ethernet
adapter on a Compaq LTE?  If so, I'd like to hear from you.
 
        Kyle R. Gasser
        University of Wisconsin
        Madison, WI
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: LAT driver not initialized
From: "Prof. David Miller" <DMILLER%BSU.DECNET@MSUS1.BITNET>
Date: 16 Nov 1992 17:31:00 -0600 (CST)
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Netters
 
When I REBOOT my VAX, I get a message like:
 
LAT-E-LATNOTINIT LAT driver not initialized mumble mumble
 
The message comes out of LAT$SYSTARTUP - the first call on LATCP.
 
How is the driver supposed to be initialized? I mean, at what point in
the startup is the initialization? LAT$CONFIG (that may not be the exact
spelling) declares LTA0 just previous to this LATCP call.
 
VMS 5.4-3 is my system.
 
dave.
msus1::dmiller%bsu.decnet@msus1.bitnet
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Subject: Info wanted for Teamworks
From: "hiles (Maria Hiles)" <hiles@CDCLU1.DNET>
Date: 23 Nov 1992 10:10:28 +0000 (GMT)
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Has anyone out there experience of the Teamlinks software ?  If so I'd be
interested to hear how useful it is, what facilities it gives and any problems
etc.  Also, as it isn't too clear in DecDirect, how do the other
Pathworks-links packages fit in with this ?  Which (if any) are useful and
which bits do you need for what.  Sorry to be so vague  - but I just want some
general information.
 
Our current set up is Pathworks 4.1 with 30+ PCs mainly running Windows 3.1 and
Microsoft Office.  Many of the PCs are 16Mhz 386sx with 4 to 5 Mb memory - is
there a problem with these ?
 
Thanks in anticipation,
 
Maria Hiles
GenRad Manchester
HILES@CDCLU1.GENRAD.COM
From: cole@lea.csc.ncsu.edu (Robert Cole)
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: Problem with LADDRV.SYS, LAST, LAD
Date: 21 Nov 92 15:56:14 GMT
Organization: North Carolina State University

Recently while upgrading to Pathworks 4.1 for DOS, LAST and LAD where
added to the mix to provide access to some new services.  Now, after a
reboot, Windows 3.1 will not run in 386 Enhanced mode.  However, if you
run Windows in Standard mode after a reboot, it will run in Enhanced
mode aftewards (until the next reboot that is).  Not loading the LAD
device driver solves this problem.  Strangely enough, this is not a
problem on all PCs (although it does happen on a mix, PSs and Compaqs).
The PCs without problems are *not* configured differently (as far as I
can tell), file versions, switch settings, etc. are all the same.

Any ideas?  I seem to be mentally bankrupt on the subject at the moment
(and I'm certainly not a Pathworks expert to start with).

Thanks.

Robert G. Cole
cole@lea.csc.ncsu.edu
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
From: garber@aru.dom.uab.edu (David W. Garber)
Subject: Windows for Workgroups
Keywords: Pathworks, Windows, Workgroups
Organization: Univ of Ala. @ Birmingham
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 22:56:34 GMT

Has anyone gotten Windows for Workgroups to work with DEC Pathworks?I've got 
Pathworks 4.1 running with a 3Com Etherlink II adaptor with NDIS drivers.  
Although the Windows for Workgroups manual says that resources can be shared 
in Pathworks networks, when I tried to installWin Workgrps, I got a message 
stating that the network was not compatible.  This seems to be true.  When I 
remarked out the DEC drivers and leftthe Windows NDIS drivers in, I could no 
longer hook up to Pathworks.
Any suggestions?
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: RE: anybody know what happened to INFOVAX?
From: "Ron Wu, SC2-24, 5-2368." <RWU@MATTEC.INTEL.COM>
Date: 20 Nov 1992 06:54:27 -0800 (PST)
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>I know this may not be the right group, but I'm hoping some of the LANWORKS
> members also
>subscribe to INFO-VAX@SRI.COM.  I am, but I haven't been getting any infovax
> mail for the last
>week or so.  Is their something wrong with info-vax, or me?  I still get this
> list, so I don't
>see how it could be me.  Thanks for any info you can provide.
>
>Tom Williams
>williamst@atcf.ncsc.navy.mil
>
        I have been getting 20-30 a day ! lots of traffic, check with
your postmaster for your site.
 
Ron
From: DMILLER%BSU.DECNET@MSUS1.BITNET (Prof. David Miller)
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: <None>
Date: 14 Nov 92 21:39:00 GMT
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This list is sick. I'm getting off for a few days.
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: IBM XTs on Pathworks
From: "Themistoklis I. Pentakalos" <MIS5000@UMBCADMN.BITNET>
Date: 19 Nov 1992 08:22:00 -0500 (EST)
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Hi everyone,
 
        We will be installing a dozen IBM XTs in the near future and
would like to hear your experiences with them under Pathworks. Are
there any "known" problems we should be getting ready for?
 
        Thanks!
 
        Themos
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
From: ronm@slc.slac.stanford.edu (Ron MacKenzie)
Subject: RE: Pathworks simulation question
Organization: Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 21:33:44 GMT




TO: julio@servax.fiu.edu
     
>For a master's thesis project in computer science, I would like to develop a
>simulation model of the Pathworks network at this university, FIU.  The
>simulation will focus on the Pathworks servers.  My question is: What are
>the processing steps taken by the server upon the arrival of requests from
>


I DONT KNOW THE EXACT ANSWER, BUT JUST WANTED TO PASS ALONG THE FACT THAT A 
PUBLICATION THAT YOU MIGHT WANT TO READ IN PREPARATION FOR YOU PROJECT IS:

DIGITAL TECHNICAL JOURNAL
DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION
VOL. 4, NO. 1
WINTER 1992
(ORDER FROM DIGITAL PRESS , I HAVE AN ADDRESS IF YOU WANT IT).

THE WHOLE JOURNAL IS ABOUT PATHWORKS, THERE ARE SIX ARTICLES, THE THREE OF 
MOST INTERST TO YOU MIGHT BE:

CAPACITY MODELING OF PATHWORKS CLIENT-SERVER WORKLOADS
PATHWORKS FOR VMS AND ULTRIX FILE SERVER
DEVELOPMENT OF AN OPTIMIZED PATHWORKS TRANSPORT INTERFACE.

I WISH YOU THE BEST.
RON

============================================================================
Ron MacKenzie
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center                    Phone: (415)926-2490
P.O. Box 4349                                         Fax:   (415)926-3515
Stanford, Ca. 94309
                                      Internet: ronm@slc.slac.stanford.edu
============================================================================
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: What is BSHELL?
From: "Greg Oi, East-West Center" <OIG@EWC.BITNET>
Date: 19 Nov 1992 09:42:00 -1000 (HST)
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Ever since PCSA v2.2, we've been dutifully loading BSHELL.EXE as the DOS
command shell on our clients.  What is it for, anyway?  Is it still needed
on v4.1?  (We are still on v3.0 clients, but are about to upgrade.)
 
We run MS Windows v3.1 and would like to increase the environment space in
our DOS windows.  Changing the /e: parameter for BSHELL doesn't make any
difference, and we wondered if we could replace BSHELL with COMMAND.COM and
see what happens if we specify a large /e: parameter.
 
Thanks in advance for any help/suggestions.
 
===============================================================================
Greg Oi                         BITNET:  OIG@EWC
East-West Center
Honolulu, HI
===============================================================================
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: RE: This LISTSERVER is READONLY, message returned
From: "Ron Wu, SC2-24, 5-2368." <RWU@MATTEC.INTEL.COM>
Date: 19 Nov 1992 14:45:20 -0800 (PST)
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  STOP !!!!! STOP !!!!! STOP !!!!!!
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: RCV for Windows
From: ROY RUIZ - STROY <RUIZ@PANAM.BITNET>
Date: 18 Nov 1992 11:25:16 -0600 (CST)
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Hello,
Several computers have been added to our pathworks network, because
of bundling they are using Windows 3.1.  I am currently looking around
for a RCV function for windows to be able to broadcast to these users
as well.  Is there such a thing?
 
 
Roy Ruiz                         |  "Whats a Human?" - Iguana
UT-PA                            |  "Delicious and nutritious
BITNET: RUIZ@PANAM               |   tastes just like chicken" - Batty Coda
Internet: ruiz@panam2.panam.edu  |
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: Win for WG, PWorks, Intel
From: CRAIG WARFORD <WARFORD@UTHSCSA.BITNET>
Date: 20 Nov 1992 13:18:00 -0500 (CDT)
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Original_cc:  WARFORD

I've noticed a couple of messages from people who have gotten Windows for
Workgroups and Pathworks to coexist.  In fact, I followed the steps for setup
given in a previous message.  But I still have a problem.
 
The EXP16.DOS driver that comes with PW is different from the driver that comes
with WFW.  So different, in fact, that PW won't load with the WFW driver, and
WFW won't load with the PW driver.  Either program will load as long as you
use the corresponding EXP16.DOS driver and disable the other program.
 
I have tried various combination settings in the PROTOCOL.INI file, all to no
avail.  I combined both PROTOCOL.INI files so that every possible parameter
that could be added (without causing an error) was added.
 
Any suggestions?  Any one know of a driver that works with both for the Intel
EtherExpress 16 card?  I'm drowning here.
 
I hope this can be solved.  Windows for Workgroups provides a lot of potential
for this institution (4000+), but there's no way we can afford to sacrifice
Pathworks for "neato-whizbang" if "neato-whizbang" can't continue to provide
things that we need.
 
                                        WAR         warford@uthscsa
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
From: stafford@uwovax.uwo.ca
Subject: Re: What is BSHELL?
Organization: University of Western Ont, London
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 15:52:06 GMT


> Ever since PCSA v2.2, we've been dutifully loading BSHELL.EXE as the DOS
> command shell on our clients.  What is it for, anyway?  Is it still needed
> on v4.1?  (We are still on v3.0 clients, but are about to upgrade.)

BSHELL.EXE is needed for remote boot clients, still with PW 4.1.
Local boot clients don't need it.
 
> We run MS Windows v3.1 and would like to increase the environment space in
> our DOS windows.  Changing the /e: parameter for BSHELL doesn't make any
> difference, and we wondered if we could replace BSHELL with COMMAND.COM and
> see what happens if we specify a large /e: parameter.

The /E: on the BSHELL will only change the environment space for the
initial DOS.  To set the environment space for DOS windows in Windows
add the following to your Windows SYSTEM.INI file:

[NonWindowsApp]
CommandEnvSize=1024

This will set the environment space to 1024 (or use whatever you want).
 
==========================================================================
James W. Stafford  (519) 679-2111 (x5068)    james@sscl.uwo.ca
Social Science Computing Laboratory         
University of Western Ontario               
London, Ontario, Canada          N6A 5C2    
==========================================================================
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
From: hamilrk1@bisdpo1.bisdnet.jhuapl.edu ()
Subject: Using PW for OS/2 client with OS/2 V2.0
Followup-To: hamilrk1@bisdpo1.bisdnet.jhuapl.edu 
Reply-To: hamilrk1@bisdpo1.bisdnet.jhuapl.edu ()
Organization: Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 16:41:12 GMT

We have a need to use Pathworks for OS/2 client software with OS/2 V2.0. I've 
read that the OS/2 client software is compatible with OS/2 V1.3. Has anyone 
tried to use the client software with V2.0? Any workarounds etc ...

-Bob Hamilton

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Robert K. Hamilton        hamilrk1@bisdpo1.bisdnet.jhuapl.edu         
Johns Hopkins University  Phone: (301) 953-6068
Applied Physics Lab       FAX  : (301) 953-1093
Bldg. 9-163
Laurel, Md.  20723-6099
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Johns Hopkins University  Phone: (301) 953-6068
Applied Physics Lab          FAX  : (301) 953-1093
Bldg. 9-163
Laurel, Md.  20723-6099
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Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: Eisa machine
From: DMESZZ@DMCS.DND.CA
Date: 20 Nov 1992 08:13:41 -0500
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Hi fellows, I have configured an EISA 486 machine for remote boot on PATHWORKS
4.0 and I found that the performance is very slow. I was wondering if anyone
outhere can share there experience on configuring those beasts. Is there any-
thing else to do besides your regular NETSETUP? Any help would be grately appre-
ciated. Thanks, Jose.
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: PW 4.1-1A update error
From: "Prof. David Miller" <DMILLER%BSU.DECNET@MSUS1.BITNET>
Date: 23 Nov 1992 11:03:00 -0600 (CST)
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Neters:
 
I updated from PW 4.1 to 4.1-1A (VMS 5.1-1) and received the following
message. No reference to it was found in the installation guide or release
notes.
 
        PCFS_PRINT.NEW_DAT not found
        Unable to update the printer database.
 
Although everything appears to be working, I'm wondering if this message has
hidden meaning. Specifically, does this have something to do with the new VMS
5.5 queue manager. Is there something more I must do?
 
Dave.
 
DMILLER@VAX1.Bemidji.MSUS.EDU
Bemidji (Minn) State University
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: Summary: What does LANSESS do?
From: alistair@myrddn.mits.com.au
Date: 20 Nov 92 15:44:58 +1000
Nntp-Posting-User: alistair

In article <1992Nov18.085903.5@mits.com.au>, alistair@mits.com.au (me) writes:
> What does LANSESS provide?  In the Pathworks for DOS Client Commands
> Reference, it states that LANSESS enables you to connect to file
> services.  However, this seems to work fine without loading LANSESS.

After several quick replies, I now know that LANSESS provides access
to disk services using the LAST protocol instead of DECnet as a
transport.  This is supposed to be faster in some circumstances.

I tried a few tests (typing files out), and didn't see much difference
in performance (however the tests weren't extensive, and I wouldn't
call them conclusive).

One person mentioned that LAST is a "non-routable" protocol.  (I'll
summarise when I find out the implications of this).

To determine whether a file service is using LAST or DECnet, from the
PC type:

	ncp show known links

A connection to Remote # 64 is a file service link, if it is missing,
LAST is being used.  On the VAX type:

	mc ess$lastcp show active node

There will be one link for each virtual disk, and an extra link if
file services are being accessed using LAST.

Thanks very much to:

	Gerry Magennis
	Don Katz
	Carl Karcher

for their help.


Thanks,

Alistair Grant

Internet:     alistair@mits.com.au
Alternate:    alistair%mits.com.au@ucsvc.ucs.unimelb.edu.au
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: RE: Help Reqd Printing Graphics On HP LJII
From: Alan Cantrell <CANTRELL@VUCTRVAX.BITNET>
Date: 20 Nov 1992 13:05:52 -0600
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Did you say Pathworks 4.2a?  Is PW 4.2 out now?
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Subject: RE: Novell
From: Ta Fuh Chiam <chiam@VULCAN.CBA.OHIOU.EDU>
Date: 20 Nov 1992 08:29:12 -0500 (EST)
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>I am faced with the addition of a NetWare lan to our existing PATHWORKS and VMS
>LAN.  Are any of you out there managing both PATHWORKs and NOVELL lans on the
>same net?  Is you NetWare clients talking to your VMS systems (file sharing,
>terminal emmulation, etc...)?
>
>I have been doing PCSA since v1.0 and have little or no experience with
>NetWare.  ANY help will be greatly appreciated?
 
Yep. DEC sells a package called PATHWORKS for DOS Netware Coexistence that
allows you to run both PATHWORKS and Netware at the same time. If what we hear
will come true, a future release of PATHWORKS will have Netware IPX included.
 
Ta Fuh Chiam
============================================================================
Ta Fuh Chiam
Ohio University, College of Business Administration / Phone: (614)593-2088
Management Information Systems                        FAX:   (614)593-0319
Copeland Hall 22                   INTERNET : chiam@vulcan.cba.ohiou.edu
Athens, Ohio 45701, U.S.A.            or    : chiam@ouvaxa.ucls.ohiou.edu
                                   BITNET   : CHIAM@OUACCVMB
                          Use my first Internet address if at all possible.
Disclaimer: What I have said are my opinions, not of anyone else.
============================================================================
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Subject: RE: SQL*Net and PATHWORKS
From: "USA::TDP11242" <TDP11242%USA.decnet@USAV01.GLAXO.COM>
Date: 20 Nov 1992 10:50:00 -0500 (EST)
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I have installed "beta" copies of Oracle's SQL*NET TCP/IP for Windows and
have had different degrees of success (remember that it is beta).
 
I implemented it on pc's running DECnet and FTP's PC/TCP 2.10 from FTP
 Software.Oracle's product supports this transport in both beta copies.  The
 problem
that we are experiencing is with our VAX cluster.  When I make the SQL connect
on the PC I receive a 6136 connect error. (the manual and log file complainthat)
the handshake has timed out or something).  When I make the SQL connect the
second time it ALLWAYS works! Hmmm?  Seems that the orasrv spawn process is too
slow. When I make the SQL connect to our unix (ultrix) machines, it works
the first time ALLWAYS. Hmmm?
 
This is a mystery to me and Oracle isn't much help. FTP is not at fault because
I can run X and everything else on the pc without timeout or communication
errors.
 
If anyone is using the above product suites together and it is working, I am
very interested in your solution.
 
Thanks,
 
Tom POWell (BARTman)
tdp11242@usav01.glaxo.com
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