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From: DSTRATTO@novell.com (Dan Stratton)
Subject: Re: Help installing OS/2 2.0 ? 
Organization: Novell, Inc.
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 22:23:43 GMT

In article <MCEDER.16.722018668@pamir.wasa.shh.fi> MCEDER@pamir.wasa.shh.fi (Mats Ceder) writes:
>From: MCEDER@pamir.wasa.shh.fi (Mats Ceder)
>Subject: Help installing OS/2 2.0 ? 
>Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 16:44:28 GMT
>I try to install OS/2 Netware Requester on a Machine with a SMC-card and 
>OS/2 2.0.
>
>
>The problem begins when I boot the machine, the system finds my SMC-card
>and reports the right settings and right card number, but the system 
>complains when it comes to "device=c:\netware\ipx.sys", the message is:
>
>  Netware for OS/2 2.0 (220629)
>  Protocol option: Novell IPX
>
>  IPX0105: LAN support module not installed
>  SYS1201: The driver c:\netware\ipx.sys on line 60 in config.sys has not
>           been installed.
>
>There are even more error messages but I guess they are a direct consequence
>of this first problem.
>
>Here is a short description of my situation.
>
>Our Novell came with OS/2 Netware Requestor 1.3, and that version messed up 
>my system. I have tried to get upgrades from ftp-sites (ftp.novell.com).
>
>I Now use SMC-drivers v4.4, and I got Netware Requestor files from a file
>on ftp.novell.com (nsd201.zip). After an installation i Have c:\netware in 
>all paths, and the following Netware Requestor statements in my config.sys:
>
>  device=c:\netware\lsl.sys
>  device=c:\netware\smc8000.sys
>  device=c:\netware\ipx.sys
>  device=c:\netware\spx.sys
>  run=c:\netware\spdaemon.exe
>  device=c:\netware\nwreq.sys
>  ifs=c:\netware\nwifs.ifs
>  run=c:\netware\nwdaemon.exe
>  device=c:\netware\vipx.sys
>  device=c:\netware\vshell.sys
>
>I havent found updates to all files, and that might be the problem.
>
>BTW my machine is a 486/33 with 8MB RAM.
>
>--Mats Ceder
>
>
>
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The file you downloaded (nsd201.zip) is not the full OS/2 2.0 requester, it 
is simply an update file for those already owning the requester.  There are 
two ways (legal ways, that is) to get the requester; Novell and IBM.  To 
get it from Novell, call 800-update1.  It's $30, which pays for disks, 
manuals, and shipping. IBM charges a couple of hundred for the requester and 
the Network management map for OS/2.  (BY THE WAY, that $30 is a corporate 
site license).
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From: dseeman@novell.com (Daniel Seeman)
Subject: Re: Mac's on Novell
Organization: Novell Inc., San Jose, Califonia
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 17:48:22 GMT

In article <168A7975E.AWP00JTF@UNCCVM.UNCC.EDU> AWP00JTF@UNCCVM.UNCC.EDU writes:
>We have a Novell network consisting of IBM compatibles.   However, in the
>future, we want to be able to bring in our Macs - as part of the network.
>From all the doucmentation I have read, it appears that this can be done.
>However, my question is would the Mac files still "act" and appear as
>Mac files  - I hope I am saying this clearly - In other words, all I
>want is for the Mac's to be able to share network resources - I don't
>want their files to be affected.  This is probably a simple question
>but I can't seem to findit anywhere.  Also, if anyone is running
>Macs and IBM compatibles on Novell, I sure wouild be interested
>in knowing about any problems encountered.   (Novell 3.11)
> 
Hi,

Macintosh files that are stored on the NetWare server will stay as such (for 
the most part.  There is one rather picky distinction or exception to this
statement.  All files on a NetWare server's disk are NETWARE files.)  As far as
your Macintosh clients are concerned, if they drag-copy a file to the server, it
will continue to look, "act," to be written to, or to be read from as such.  
There is no need to worry about this.

Think Peace...

Dan Seeman
Novell
Walnut Creek, Ca.
Organization: Arizona State University
Date: Monday, 16 Nov 1992 09:43:04 MST
From: <IBUJAM@ASUACAD.BITNET>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: Re: Downing the server

This is an age old question that has been contested since the dawn of
personal computers (about 12 years ago). This thread has been much
discussed in a number of different forums. The most damaging thing to
the components in your server is the powerup sequence (initial power
surge, drive spinup, mounting volumes, etc.). This must be balanced
against the power draw of your equipment. I would suggest a compromise:
leave the server up M-F and down it over the weekend.
Xref: sparky comp.sys.novell:9724 bit.listserv.novell:17730
From: rslarsen@SSIL (Ron Larsen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell,bit.listserv.novell
Subject: Re: Disk Fragmentation (Speed Disk necessary) ???
Date: 22 Nov 92 00:38:23 GMT
Article-I.D.: SSIL.rslarsen.35.722392703
Organization: University of Oregon
NNTP-Posting-Host: ssil5.uoregon.edu

In article <1992Nov21.143319.22550@cs.tu-berlin.de> ernst@opal.cs.tu-berlin.de (Ernst Kloecker) writes:
>what happens if you create lots of directories and files, delete them and
>do that again and again ?
>
>Does the Netware file system get fragmented ?

Netware handles files and directories in its own way;  which means that you 
don't have to worry about fragmentation at all.

--
From: tlr@darwin.ntu.edu.au
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: Question on Novell to VAX and MVS networks
Date: 17 Nov 92 19:19:36 +0900

We are putting in a Novell LAN and I'm 'feeling' for any problems we may meet 
and/or any software packages we may need to enable us to connect to the 
existing VAX and IBM mainframe network. 

The Novell LAN will be on a Token-ring network

The VAXs are running digital PATHWORKS

The PCs will be running OS2 and have Token-ring network boards. 
 
The Ethernet will be connected to the Token-ring via a Digital router 

We are not keen on running TCP/IP as a solution to connectivity

It was an OS2 LAN, but now they need Novell for database development 
and I'm not allowed to convert the whole thing into a PATHWORKS LAN  
(Sorry digital gals and guys but I tried).

My questions are;

- What support does Novell have for connecting onto a VAX? i.e. disk access, 
  terminal emulation and mail etc; Most books mention it but do not give 
  details.

- Can PATHWORKS software support DECnet and Novell on a token-ring board on 
  an OS2 PC? (I've lost track of what PATHWORKS can do these days)

- What support does Novell have for connecting to an IBM mainframe?
  (again the books mention it but do not give details)

- Are there any other supported products that work like magic and enable
  access to the three platforms (Novell, VMS, MVS)?

- Are we staring down the barrel of a loaded gun with the current PC/Network
  configuration?

I've  got a few Novell books to read, but I thought I'd ask a few questions 
so I can get a bit of direction before I get to deep in it all.

Thankyou in advance for any replys. 

Tom Rush 
System programmer

----Isn't VT100 emulation thru an IBM mainframe a wonderful thing. NOT! ----
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
From: dseeman@novell.com (Daniel Seeman)
Subject: Re: NW4Mac 3.01 & sys7 colour icons
Organization: Novell Inc., San Jose, Califonia
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 19:28:11 GMT

In article <Tony.McDonald-161192165804@launchy.ncl.ac.uk> unregistered@newcastle.ac.uk (Tony McDonald) writes:
>Hi,
>As many of you are no doubt aware, if there is a problem with the desktop
>files, it is not possible to recreate them using system 7 due to sys7 not
>recreating the desktop files on appleshare servers.
>
>The straight fix is to rebuild the files after booting from a system 6.0.7
>floppy. Fine, this works and you get icons back.
>
>But, you don't get the nice 3d colour icons that sys7 has for some
>applications - only the B&W ones.
>
>I know that this is fairly trivial, but does someone have an idea of how to
>get those icons back? The only solution that I can see is to reload the
>software from floppies again :(
>
>This would be acceptable if I only had to do it once, but I've been hearing
>that the desktop files get corrupted rather often....
>
Hi,

For data files, you should be able to just open the data files from it's parent
application and select the "SAVE" feature and the icon should be restored to
it's original form.  The applications on the other hand will have to be copied 
over from floppy like you have seen.  

Why are your DESKTOPs getting corrupted so often?  They really shouldn't get 
corrupted that often.  Just by experience, I can tell you that we rarely rebuild
these databases on our servers and they have been running for quite some time.
Also, we usually just do this re-build to test something, not because icons are
changing, or data files cannot be opened with a double-click.  So, again I will
ask why you are having to rebuild so often?  How do you know you have to rebuild
?  These are good questions to ask yourself because frequent desktop rebuilds 
may indicate more basic problems on these volumes.  Frequent rebuilds may also
indicate a misunderstanding of what this process should be used for.

Let me know if I can help you out...

Think Peace...

Dan Seeman
Novell
Walnut Creek, Ca.
From: cczjtw@vax.nott.ac.uk (John Whitehorn)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: RPRINTER problems.
Date: 19 Nov 92 14:59:31 GMT
Reply-To: cczjtw@vax.nott.ac.uk (John Whitehorn)
Organization: University of Nottingham, UK

I have a Novell Manager on campus with the following problem. 

A workstation running MS DOS 5.0 and Windows 3.1, has an attached printer on
LPT1 which is being serviced to the network by RPRINTER running on the same
workstation.

When the user issues a print from WordPerfect (for DOS, called from Windows) he
gets:

"This application has violated system integrity" 

The workstation then hangs and a reboot is required, if another workstation on
the network issues a print, no problem. 

S/W Versions: Novell v3.11
              RPRINTER v1.21

Anyone else suffer this, or better still know the cure?

	John Whitehorn
From: dominik@perm.geologie.uni-freiburg.de (Dominik Ulmer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: Dayna LocalTalk card in Novell server
Date: 19 Nov 1992 15:51:36 +0100
Organization: "Geologisches Institut, Freiburg, Germany"
NNTP-Posting-Host: perm.geologie.uni-freiburg.de

Hello,

 we want to use our Novell server (netware 3.11 with netware for Macintosh)
for routing between a EtherTalk and a LocalTalk network. We installed 
a Dayna LocalTalk board LT200 PC in the server and got the module dl2000.lan
from the next anonymous ftp site. However, when we try to load the dl2000
on the server, it cannot find and initialise the board. Is this the wrong
software for this board or do we have to check something else ?

Any help is appreciated,

  Dominik

Setup: I/O-address : 240, interupt: 5
-- 
Dominik Ulmer, Geologisches Institut, Albertstr.23-B
D-7800 Freiburg i.Br., FRG
Phone +49 761 203-2408   Fax +49 761 203-2463
e-mail: dominik@perm.geologie.uni-freiburg.de
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
From: maniac@unlv.edu (Eric J. Schwertfeger)
Subject: Re: Mirroring under 3.11 Questions [repost]
Organization: Too many
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 92 17:36:05 GMT

In article <1992Nov17.232424.49912@ccvax.ucd.ie> ctoomey@ccvax.ucd.ie writes:
>For those of you who may have missed the point: you CANNOT `mirror'
>successfully using IDE drive (that is, 2 IDE drives in the Master & Slave
>position on the one channel [say, that Compaq Deskpro server you have with 2 of
>their Conner drives...])  If the master drive fails, then slave is `lost'
>without it's master.  If the slave fails, the OS will set the master looking
>for the slave.  In either case, your server dies - trust me, I've seen it:  the
>server for the catering department of the national airline, no less [probably
>saved some lives, that :-D]

Actually, something similar happens regardless.  Novell shuts down if
it looses either of the duplexed partitions.  Oct 25, 1992 will be a 
day of infammy for quite a while at one of our customer sites.

either way, you can get the file server back up by reconfiguring the
setup.  With IDE drives, you'd need to remove the dead drive, which
you would anyway to get it repaired, and set the other IDE drive up
to go solo.  With SCSI drives, you can just unmirror the drives.



-- 
Eric J. Schwertfeger, maniac@cs.unlv.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
From: wfp@Turing.ORG (William F. Pemberton)
Subject: ODI, ARCNET, and BTRIEVE
Organization: The Turing Project, Charlottesville Virginia.
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 17:35:36 GMT


I am having problems getting BTRIEVE (the NLM) to work on a workstation that
is running the ODI.  The workstations on the same network that are running
IPX/NETx work just fine.

I have SMC arcnet cards and the drivers from SMC.

When a Btrieve call is attempted by an ODI workstation, I get error 91 (server
error).  Anyone got any ideas?

Thanks!
Bill Pemberton
(wfp@turing.org)
From: perch@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Andy Perch)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: 3.11 server crashes
Date: 17 Nov 92 22:50:36 GMT
Organization: University of Pennsylvania

Hi--

Our 3.11 server is crashing intermittantly (about once a week) with
the following message on the console:

  Abend General Protection Processor Exception (error code 00130000) 
  OS version Novell Netware v3.11 (100 user) 2/20/91
  Running process Interrupt service routine (nested count 2)
  Interrupted Process: Server 01 process (sometimes Polling Process)

I would really appreciate it if someone can tell me what this might
suggest.

Thanks,
Andy

Andy Perch
University of PA  School of Engineering and Applied Science
perch@eniac.seas.upenn.edu
215-898-9346
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
From: shef@ipla01.hac.com (Ian B. Shef)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: Re: Getting CUTCP or NCSA telnet to work with ODI driver
Date: 20 Nov 92 18:20:05 GMT
Organization: Hughes Missile Systems Co., Canoga Park, CA.

In article <1992Nov17.190038.14729@ucsu.Colorado.EDU> barr@tramp.Colorado.EDU (BARR DOUG) writes:
>I have a board that has an ODI driver with it. No packet driver is available.
>We have access to CUTCP telnet, which normally uses a packet driver. Is there
>an interface between these? If so where do I get it? 

I use NCSA telnet, which normally uses a packet driver.  To interface to
the ODI driver for my board I use ODIPKT, which is a "shim" between
packet driver applications and ODI drivers.  I am using version 1.1 .
The author gives his address two ways:  ddl@harvard.harvard.edu and
ddl@das.harvard.edu .

I'm not sure where I got my copy, but probably wuarchive.wustl.edu  .
Consult the archie server for more information.

Good Luck,
Ian

-- 
Ian Shef  262/C58             0070326@ccmail.emis.hac.com or shef@ipla01.hac.com
Hughes Missile Systems Co.    uucp: ...!usc!hacgate!ipla01!shef (maybe?)
P.O. Box 7928                 phone: 818-702-4365
Canoga Park, CA 91309-7928    Any opinions expressed are author's own.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
From: birdman@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Christopher Kush)
Subject: Help! No F: Drive!
Organization: Northwestern University, Evanston Illinois.
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 21:09:50 GMT

We are running MS-DOS 5.0 and 5-user Netware 3.1.1
We are using the newest ipx.com and xmsnetx.com files.
One, only one of our workstations has trouble, and it is the following:
We log in from it, and it tells us that we have successfully attached to the
server.  However, any attempt to switch to the F: drive, meets with an "Drive
not valid" error. 

1)	Have we blown our user quota without knowing?
2)	Or is it something else entirely?

Please *mail* any responses.

Thanks in advance,
_________
_/__\_._| christopher s. kush / birdman@nwu.edu / (708) 467 2067
_\@_|_._| computer systems / programming, industrial research laboratory
___/____| 1801 maple avenue, evanston, illinois 60201 - 3135
__/_____| mesg y; cat /core | write root &; mesg n
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
From: joet@dcatlas.dot.gov (Joe Trott)
Subject: Re: 2.15: Hot Fix stopped, server abended
Organization: U.S Dept. of Transportation
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 21:24:15 GMT

cjmarsha@slate.mines.colorado.edu (Charles Marshall) writes:

>What causes Hot Fix to stop running on a 2.15 server?  The error
>message in the SYS$LOG.ERR says HOT FIX TURNED OFF ON DRIVE 1.  The server
>just stopped running at the same time.  No error messages on console.

>Likely causes?

Did you run out of Hot Fix blocks?  Of all of the numbers shown by FConsole,
I think Hot Fix remaining is one of the more critical.  If a disk is going to
die, that number will suddenly start decreasing at an accelerating pace.

-JTT

Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
From: greg@irl.ise.ufl.edu (Greg O'Rear)
Subject: Garbage queue names
Reply-To: greg@ise.ufl.edu (Greg O'Rear)
Organization: Industrial Research Lab - Univ. of Florida
Distribution: na
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 92 19:09:48 GMT

I've noticed when running SECURITY on my 3.11 server, all my print queues
have garbage for their full names, even when PCONSOLE shows otherwise.  Is
this a problem?  If it is of any use, my version of SECURITY.EXE is dated
1-28-91; PCONSOLE is 2-11-91.  Apologies if this is an AAQ (anciently asked
question).
--
Greg O'Rear (orear@ise.ufl.edu)
Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Florida
From: O.B.Schou@lut.ac.uk
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: Re: Metering Software
Date: 15 Nov 92 16:51:29 GMT
Reply-To: O.B.Schou@lut.ac.uk (OBSchou)
Distribution: comp.sys.novell
Organization: Loughborough University, UK.

>
>Try APPMETER from FUNK Software.  We use it at our site.  It is very good.
>It consists of an NLM module.  It also meters WINDOWS applications.
>
>Ajay Barve
>Center for Accounting Software Evaluation
>University of Texas at Arlington.

Sounds nice.  Anyone know where to get this in the UK??

Bertil.
O.B.Schou@uk.ac.lut (JANET) else try OBSchou@lut.ac.uk (Elsewhere)
From: nimrod@jeremy.enet.dec.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: Writing ODI drivers in C
Date: 17 Nov 92 16:41:40 GMT
Reply-To: nimrod@jeremy.enet.dec.com ()
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation


Hello,

I'm going to write client ODI driver. I would like to hear and get tips about
your experience in writing this kind of driver in C (TURBO-C).

The interface between HSM (my part in the driver) and MSM and TSM is defined by
Novell. This interface is assembly style (parameters are passed by registers in
both call and return directions).

I thought about having assembly routines which will satisfy the Novell defined
interface and from there call C using the standard C interface.

Does any of you have experience with this kind of interface in ODI?
If so, is it possible to share it and get pointers to it?
What problems do you think I might have?

I'll appreciate any information.

/Nimrod Diamant
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
From: kevin@edscom.demon.co.uk (Kevin Broadey)
Subject: NDW: SmartCan protection for network drives - how?
X-Disclaimer: These opinions are mine: others available on request.
Organization: EDS-Scicon, Milton Keynes, UK
X-Newsreader: GNUS 3.14.1
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 11:45:04 GMT

I've got Norton Deskton for Windows, version 2.0.  My PC runs on a
Novell LAN.

I've just got round to installing the SmartCan TSR to get rid of that
annoying "SmartCan protection is not available - delete anyway?" warning
I get whenever I try to delete anything.  It works fine for my hard
drive, but nothing I delete from a network drive is UnErase'able.

My guess if that SmartCan is pretty dumb and always trys to put its
"smartcan" directory in the root of the drive being protected, even when
I doen't have the right priveleges to do this.

Is there any way of getting SmartCan to stash deleted files somewhere I
can write to?

TIA
--
.signature: no such file or directory
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
From: daniel_s@lsa.lan.mcgill.ca (Daniel Shap)
Subject: Missing deleted.sav directory
Organization: Law Student's Association, Mcgill University
Distribution: na
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 22:22:02 GMT

Hi, 

I am missing the directory deleted.sav. I used ndir to try and located it in 
the root but to no avail. Of course, I discovered this right around the time 
when I happen to need deleted.sav the most. Does anyone know why its not 
there?
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
From: AWP00JTF@UNCCVM.UNCC.EDU
Subject: NBACKUP Question
Organization: UNC Charlotte
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 15:37:08 GMT

I have a question about NBACKUP.  My computer has the following:  5 1/4 disk
drive (A), 3 1/2 inch drive (B) - hard drive C.  In addition, I have an interna
l tape drive located directly under drive B.  When I want to use NBACKUP, it
can't identify the tape drive location - I guess because I do not know what to
tell it - if I specify B, naturally it goes to the B drive and If I tell it C
it wants to go to the hard drive.  And I can't figure out a way to get around t
this.   Any ideas?   Thanks in advance - Judy.
From: jrd@cc.usu.edu (Joe Doupnik)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: Re: Write ODI driver in C
Date: 18 Nov 92 12:50:26 MDT
Organization: Utah State University

In article <1992Nov17.173019.28668@vbohub.vbo.dec.com>, nimrod@jeremy.enet.dec.com writes:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I'm writing an ODI client driver.
> 
> I thought about the possibility to write it in C.
> 
> I thought to have Novell defined interface routines in assembler
> which will call my C routines.
> 
> Does any of you have experience with it?
> Any ideas why should'nt it work?
> 
> I'll appreciate fointers to such 'wrapper' or 'jacket' routines.
> 
> /Nimrod Diamant
-------------
	Building an extra layer of local calls will hurt performance, for
no gains. Whether you use C or assembler is a matter of personal preference
and what you are willing to pay for the extra push/pops C generates. Less is
definitely better in this area. If ease of programming is an issue then maybe
this is not the time to generate a driver, since performance and compactness
are the primary constraints.
	You don't distinguish between a board driver and an applications
protocol stack; they are rather different parts of ODI. If you are doing
the latter then look at MS-DOS Kermit v3.12 source code, where this is all
done.
        Joe D.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
From: rfranken@mcs213i.cs.umr.edu (Richard Brett Frankenberger)
Subject: Re: Downing the server
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 23:27:02 GMT
Organization: University of Missouri - Rolla

I'm surprised no one has brought up the performance issue ... a 3.11 server
automatically tunes itself as it runs.  If you down it every weekend, then
every Monday, you will have a period of less-than-optimum tuning while the
server re-tunes itself from the default values. 
 
If you elect to down the server nightly or weekly, then I suggest that you find
out what some of the optimum settings for the various parameters are and
SET then in your AUTOEXEC.NCF so the server will not have to re-tune
itself everytime it comes up (personally, I run each server for about a
month or so and then see where most of the parameters end up, and then do some 
calculations on my own, and set the parameters to the values I find to be
optimum initially, and then set the limits of those parameters to the values
I determined to be optimum, so the server can't increase them due to a burst
in traffic).
 
My personaly opinion about downing the server is never do it (except when needed
to install additional hardware, etc., of course), but there are definitely two
sides to this issue, and neither side is probably "correct."
 
     - Brett

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