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Organization: University of Maine System
Date: Tuesday, 1 Sep 1992 10:53:29 EDT
From: Michael E. Goldstein <GOLDSTN@MAINE.MAINE.EDU>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: remote reset failure leaves sys file in use!

I run a lab of PC-286's that boot from a 286 2.15c netware server
via NE2000 clone cards and boot proms.  Sometimes, not often,
a PC in the lab fails to boot properly, hangs at some point after
starting to access the net$dos.sys file on the server, and needs
to be rebooted.  However, after such an event, the net$dos.sys file
becomes unavailable for any station to boot from, for a small amount
of time (10-15minutes).  When I try to look at the file from another
workstation that has already made it to the server, I am told that the
file is "in use".

It seems that the failed boot has left the file in the "in use" state
and it is no longer available for other stations to boot from, until
some type of timeout occurs.  However, according to fconsole, there
are no workstation connections associated with that file AND killing
all connections to the server doesn't clear it.  Only downing the server
will clear the connection before the timeout..

Has anyone else had this problem?  If so, is there a utility that will
clear the file's status and allow other stations to access it?

mike goldstein  goldstn@maine.maine.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
From: cower@csli.stanford.edu (Richard Cower)
Subject: Password checker needed (for Banyan and/or Novell)
Organization: CSLI, Stanford University
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 23:33:42 GMT

I realize this isn't a Novell question, but I can't find a Banyan
newsgroup. Is there anything like this for Novell available? 

We need some software to enforce a password policy in the Banyan Vines
environment. For example, lets say our password policy does not allow the 
use of the letter W in a password. Does anyone know where to get 
software that offers this functionality?

thanks...rich cower   rcower@intel.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: ODI and NCSA Telnet /Ftp
From: gurmeet@{file_server_name}.usu.edu (Gurmeet Bhatia)
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 20:16:40 GMT
Organization: Utah State University (USU)

I am having problems with getting NCSA Telnet and Ftp running with
ODI drivers. I have tried ODIPKT and it does'nt help either. 
I get an error initializing network board. Telnet works off and on
but ftp does'nt work at all...
Any suggestions...
Thanks for any help.
Gurmeet.
From: lee.matheson@synapse.isis.org (Lee Matheson) 
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: Strange Printer Problems
Date: 22 Aug 92 21:54:00 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: SYNAPSE BBS - GATINEAU, QUEBEC - 819-561-4321
Reply-To: lee.matheson@synapse.isis.org (Lee Matheson) 

MS(>Unfortunately this whole thing was setup way before I took this job
MS(>and I inherited its main problem: printing.  When any of the clients
MS(>(with WordPerfect 5.1) print to the server attached LaserJet IID
MS(>(via LPT1 on the server), they get random garbage/junk thrown into
MS(>the documents they submit 50% of the time.  I've tried using WordPerfect
MS(>with AND without (the latter via WordPerfect's built-in Novell print
MS(>support) Novell's CAPTURE.  I've directly connected the LaserJet IID to
MS(>a client and printed successfully.  I booted the server in DOS and used
MS(>a minimal copy of WordPerfect and printed successfully.  Its not
MS(>the client hardware and its not the printer, its somewhere in the Novell cod
MS(>(client side or server side).

MS(>Anyone seen this before?  I'm at wits end on this problem.

I had a similar problem, ... and got my answer on this conference.

Have you tried specifying NO TABS as part of your CAPTURE command?
Try CAPTURE NB NT.

It worked for me.

Good Luck,

Lee Matheson, Ottawa
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Organization: Arizona State University
Date: Monday, 31 Aug 1992 11:57:18 MST
From: <IBUJAM@ASUACAD.BITNET>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject:    32 Bit NIC

We have just finished building a 486/50 file server with an AMI Fastdisk
EISA-SCSI adapter and two Maxtor 8760 drives.  We will be running Netware 3.x
with WP51, Qpro, Windows, and assorted database applications.  Our workstations
will be fitted with 3Com 3C503/16 TP cards.  Eventually, this server will
accomodate approximately 50 users.

  1) Is an EISA NIC indicated?
  2) What cards are recommended?

Any info or shared experiences would be greatly appreciated.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
From: kca@engin.umich.edu (Jonathan Van Oast)
Subject: special keyboard mappings for TNVT220.EXE needed??
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 92 15:38:57 EDT
Organization: University of Michigan Engineering, Ann Arbor

since this keyboard has keys dos ones dont (like f13-f20, pf1-pf4), i do not
know the syntax (if it even is possible?) for the keyboard mapping files.
the format of each line in these files is: <REMOTE-KEY> = <DOS-KEY>
for example: F19 = Shift F9.  this is fine if the RIGHT side is always a
dos key.  but for me, i would like to do something like F15 = F15, where the
right F15 is the actual F15 button on my keyboard.

i might add here that these (extra) keys *DO* produce different (from the
standard dos keys) keyboard SCAN CODES.  so if there is some way of mapping
the left side to scan codes on the right, this would do the job.  (like
F15 = A0 BF A3 [or whatever]).

thanks for the help.  i will post any answers i find!
-jon, pc&ns u-mich pathology   kca@caen.engin.umich.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
From: s4uhkm@fnma.COM (Howie Michalski)
Subject: Patch BBS -- FREE!
Reply-To: s4uhkm@fnma.COM
Organization: Fannie Mae
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 17:59:13 GMT

The NetWork BBS
(410) 247-3797 [14.4K V32bis N/8/1]

Currently about 70 NetWare files (mainly patches but some others).  Many do not
have file descriptions so you may want to know the name of the file your looking
for before you call.  Files are in PKZip format but retain the original patch-file
name. 

I wont profess this to be the BEST source for NetWare patches/files, but it is
free! 

Cheers,
Howie
From: skar@plains.NoDak.edu (Keith Skar aka Roddy)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: TTS problems
Date: 26 Aug 92 22:35:44 GMT
Article-I.D.: plains.19902
Organization: North Dakota Higher Education Computing Network

When booting our file server today (well today is the first that Ive
heard of the problem happening)....we got an error..

The OS loading was successful, but when it to the TTS(transaction tracking
system)..we got this error.

Abend: Error writing to new transactional backout file.
Power off and back on to restart.

Running process: INIT

Is there anyway to fix this error (My guess is that the volume sys didnt
have enuff storage space for TTS to work.)  but how can we go in and
get rid of some of the space....

hope you understand my questions....and thanks for any replys...
-- 
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
From: kjetilo@bilbo.uio.no (Kjetil Otter Olsen)
Subject: Modem on Novell server.
Organization: University of Oslo
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 14:01:22 GMT




Is it possible for the clients to share a modem on a Novell server ?

Answers in E-mail please.

Thanks in advance!

--Kjetil

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Senior Communication Engineer,     M.Sc.,   C.Sc.
University Center for Information Technology Services (USIT)
University of Oslo, PoBox 1059 Blindern, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
From: kwc@eng.ufl.edu (Ken Colson)
Subject: Re: Network Installation Times
Organization: College of Engineering, University of Florida
Distribution: na
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 92 21:33:51 GMT

In article <rob.47.0@ncc06.ct.louisville.edu>, rob@ncc06.ct.louisville.edu (Rob Miracle) writes:
|> In article <1992Sep1.162439.8316@sci34hub.sci.com> gary@sci34hub.sci.com (Gary Heston) writes:
|> 
|> >>Here is the situation, you work for your University's Computing Department 
|> >>and you specify and install Local Area Networks.  You meet with a department 
|> >>and determine that a LAN is needed.  From the point that the department 
|> >>decides to purchase a LAN, how long does it take until you have the 
|> >>equipment installed and on premisis at the department site.
|> 
|> >There's no set "install time" that applies to all LANs. I can install NetWare
|> >3.11 on a preconfigured server, put cards in two PCs on a bench, and have
|> >them talking in about an hour. However, it will take me a lot more than
|> 
|> I'm sorry, I didn't make my self clear.  I am looking for the bueracratic 
|> time involved, not the physical install.  We can build a server and put a 
|> LAN together in a matter of hours.  That is easy.  I am talking about the 
|> time it takes from the moment the department commits to buy a LAN, until you 
|> arrive on site with parts.  Right now, that is taking about 12 weeks in our 
|> system, most of which is tied to delivery (6 weeks on our current hub 
|> vendor).  But we are interested in the time it takes orders to clear 
|> purchasing, get signed off on, get delivered etc.
|> 

The situation you describe, is my situation here at the University of Florida.
Because we have a place on campus that depts can order computers/networks parts
etc, alot of the red-tape is avoided.  There is no bidding process.  We consult,
design and install all wiring/cards/software/accounts everything. All of the
computers (servers/clients) are custom built to user's specs/or suggestions. 

If someone is in a rush we can custom build their server/clients and begin to  have
them in place in 2 weeks. A normal time for a smallish net (10 users) would be about 2 weeks
to build computers/install wiring and 1 week to get everyone attached and running
network apps.

The various depts on campus pay us for services rendered, 'money' is transferred into
our revenue account in case your wondering.

hope this helps

kwc@tapeworm.engnet.ufl.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell,bit.listserv.novell
From: ernst@opal.cs.tu-berlin.de (Ernst Kloecker)
Subject: How to obtain static socket numbers from Novell ?
Organization: Techn. University of Berlin, Germany
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 13:49:34 GMT

Hi,

I just finished developing an inter-workstation-communication C/C++ library.
It uses a static socket number for service requests. How can I register
this socket number with Novell or get a socket number assigned by Novell ?

Thanks, Ernst.
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
From: dhoward@novell.com (Dirk W. Howard)
Subject: Re: NLM LoginToFileServer
Summary: Problems with using LoginToFileServer with remote servers
Keywords: NLM LoginToFileServer
Organization: Novell, Inc.
Distribution: comp
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 14:35:47 GMT

In article <yuval.714986067@shum> yuval@huji.ac.il (Yuval rakavy) writes:
>From: yuval@huji.ac.il (Yuval rakavy)
>Subject: NLM LoginToFileServer
>Date: 28 Aug 92 07:14:27 GMT
>Summary: Problems with using LoginToFileServer with remote servers
>Keywords: NLM LoginToFileServer
>
>Good day!
>
>  When playing with the NLM SDK, we have noticed that the function
>LoginToFileServer (which suppose to return you a server ID, so you
>can perform file operations on remote servers) does not work. We
>have verified it as follows:
>
> 1) Our own testing program (did not work on remote servers, did work on the
>    local file server)
>
> 2) Trying to use the login command in NWshell to login to a remote server.
>    The login failed.
>
> 3) Compiling and running an example program that is part of the SDK
>    (WATCOM\NOVX\DISLIS). It did not work as well.
>
>We are using Netware 3.11 (pretty new about 1 month old)
>
>Is this problem known?
>What are the latest versions of CLIB ?
>
>P.S.
>  This is the second time we are trying to use a novell documented API and
>it simply does not function. It is pretty hard to design that way isn't it? :-(
>
>Yuval
>
>Yuval@shum.huji.ac.il
>


Make sure that you have not SET REPLY TO GET NEAREST SERVER=OFF.  If you 
have done this, this will cause you problems.  Here is a writeup on the 
issue from the Network Support Encyclopedia.

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FYI: LoginToFileServer Problem in CLib v3.11
   
(Note: The origin of this information may be internal or external to Novell. 
Novell makes every effort within its means to verify this information.  
However, the information provided in this document is FOR YOUR INFORMATION 
only.  Novell makes no explicit or implied claims to the validity of this 
information.)   


          TITLE:    LoginToFileServer Problem in CLib v3.11
   DOCUMENT ID#:    FYI.A.3111
           DATE:    01JUN91
        PRODUCT:    NA
PRODUCT VERSION:    NA
     SUPERSEDES:    NA
 
        SYMPTOM:    NA
  
ISSUE/PROBLEM
   
On NetWare v3.11, if the 'REPLY TO GET NEAREST SERVER' option is set to off, 
an attempted LoginToFileServer() to any remote server will fail in your NLM. 
We don't know of any workaround, other than to set that option back on.

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
From: dweissman@amarna.gsfc.nasa.gov (WiseGuy)
Subject: Re: PDETHER and DEPCA packet driver
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.4-b1  
Organization: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. USA
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 12:17:00 GMT

In article <715146933snx@crynwr.com>, nelson@crynwr.com (Russell Nelson) writes...
%In article <28AUG199209033628@amarna.gsfc.nasa.gov> dweissman@amarna.gsfc.nasa.gov writes:
% 
%   Has anyone besides myself had trouble using v10 of the Crynwr packet drivers
%   and PDEther (packet driver to ODI)?  I am using the DEPCA packet driver
%   loaded as:
% 
%   DEPCA 0x65 5 ? d000
% 
%Try 0xd000 for the last parameter.

I did that too.  Makes no difference.  I tried with the DEPCA driver in
both drivers and drivers3..no difference.  Can I assume that PDEther does
work for someone and that it's not a net.gag?
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From: beecher@watsun.cc.columbia.edu (Ben Beecher)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: Re: WD8003E problems -- HELP!!
Date: 2 Sep 92 04:02:10 GMT
Reply-To: beecher@watsun.cc.columbia.edu (Ben Beecher)
Organization: Columbia University

In article <1992Aug29.192104.58503@cc.usu.edu> slqy8@cc.usu.edu (The Blizzard) writes:
>Hi!
>No matter what I try, I cannot get the packet driver for the
>ethernet card to load correctly on one machine in our lab.
>
>Machine configuration:
>486 clone
>Western Digital ethernet card
>other stuff....
>(We are running TWO monitors on this system.)

Rick,

I was about to send you a message saying I had the same problem, but
after looking at this problem one more time I finally got the packet
driver to work!  I changed the memory address on the command line from
0xCC000 to 0xCC00 and now it loads correctly.  Perhaps your problem is
similar.  What error messages do you get?  I have version .7.1 of
WD8003E, and the command line for my board is:

  WD8003E 0x7F 5 0x280 0xCC00

>We are using BYU's packet driver software, version a.5c (that is what it
>says when I try to load the driver).  
>The version of IPX that we are using is 3.01, Rev. A.  When IPX is loaded
>correctly, it also tells me that my packet driver is versopm 2.01.  (I got
>this from another machine that works properly...)

I am using IPX version 3.02 Rev. A

>Can anyone help me??  Has anyone had this same problem?  ANY help at all
>would be sincerely appreciated!!
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>"The Blizzard"              *        would happen!..."  - (User of our net)
>Systems Analyst/Programmer  *
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>Bitnet:    SLQY8@USU.BITNET *
>=============================================================================


I'm glad I decided to look at this beast one more time before giving
up.  Thanks, Rick!  :-)

Ben Beecher		beecher@columbia.edu
Columbia University	Network Planning Group
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
From: mattis@mits.mdata.fi (Matti Suomalainen)
Subject: Re: NETX vs. EMSNETX vs. XMSNETX
Organization: Microdata Oy, Helsinki, Finland
Date: Sun, 30 Aug 1992 18:25:05 GMT

In article <1992Aug29.102638.23635@news.columbia.edu> chaiklin@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Seth Chaiklin) writes:
>
>I have searched various ftp archives, but I could not find any
>text that discussed the differences between NETX, EMSNETX, and XMSNETX.
>I was just curious, at a general level, about the benefits and
>disadvantages of using one or the other.  I would be  happy to

Emsnet/Xmsnet loads as much as possible of the network shell out of the Low
Memory (640k). Xmsnet uses XMS (eXtended Memory Specification, only on 286+ ) 
as storage where as Emsnet uses EMS (Expanded Memory Specification) page. 
The advantages of these programs is to leave more available Low/Base 
Memory when loaded.

The Disadvantages are possible program conflicks and the decrease of speed on
network operations (disk access, etc.). If I remember correctly, the XMSNET
was about 10% slower than NET.

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From: shedevil@vix.com (Anne P. Mitchell JD)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: Thanks, and a Question about Pegasus Mail
Date: 31 Aug 92 15:34:19 GMT
Organization: Fathers' Rights & Equality Exchange
NNTP-Posting-Host: gw.home.vix.com

Many thanks to *everyone* who responded to my initial cry for help!

I ftp'ed, downloaded and installed Pegasus (Pmail)...it's
great..thanks *so* much for the pointer!

Question:  Is there any companion program or routine which not only
alerts you like newmail.exe does, but allows you to go directly into
your email without exiting out of the current application and going
back through the menu?  [We are using 5th Generation's "Direct Access
Network" menu program, btw.]

2nd question:  Is there any way to change the escape once newmail has
notified you from "control-enter" to something else [like maybe the
escape key]?  

Thanks!


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From: lfreeman@phad.hsc.usc.edu (Leny Freeman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: Fax servers
Date: 27 Aug 1992 10:37:06 -0700
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Distribution: usa
NNTP-Posting-Host: phad.hsc.usc.edu

We are considering the installation of a fax server for our 3.11 network.  This is new territory for me.  Does anyone out there have any good or bad experiences with fax servers?  If so please e-mail.  Thanks in advance.

Onward thru the fog.
(quote from some smart dude who helped me once, forget his name)
From: kelson@ais.org (David Lewis)
Subject: Re: 56 or 64Kb enough?  LAN/LAN Links
Organization: UMCC
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 01:51:00 GMT

In article <1992Aug26.144216.42576@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu> vonwaadn@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu writes:
>Question:  How much bandwidth will I need?  It would be nice 
>if I could make the connection with one 56 or 64Kb channel 
>on an existing T1 line.  Two channels would be another easy 
>possibility.
>

  We have 2 segments connected together with a 64K curcuit... its ok for
small amounts of traffic, but if your gonna have a lot of traffic (
like constant access to the filer server or constant sessions on the
as/400 then you will DEFINETLY want something higher... personally
I dont even think 2 64k channels would hold the traffic.  We have
only a couple people who actually use the circuit here in a constant
manner, and it gets DOG slow when a couple of us are sending data.


Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
From: gary@sci34hub.sci.com (Gary Heston)
Subject: VREPAIR and backup software
Reply-To: gary@sci34hub.sci.com (Gary Heston)
Organization: SCI Systems, Inc., Huntsville, Al.
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 13:13:31 GMT

Two fairly quick questions:

  Can VREPAIR from NW 3.11 be run on a 2.15 server, or will it eat the
	older bindery for lunch? It'd be nice to have one set of clean-up
	utilities to keep track of, instead of two.

  Does anyone have a name/number for the producers of a backup product 
	called "PowerSave"? We recently got a 4mm DAT (Legacy 2200D) which
	came with Sytos Plus. Sytos Plus sucks worse than regular Sytos
	(only got 1.74 GB on a 2.2 GB tape, incredibly S-L-O-W, halts with
	an idiotic screen when it comes to a file without an owner or has
	a problem reading files, so it has to have constant attention, etc.)
	One of our customers, who will be needing to send us large amounts 
	of data on DATs, uses PowerSave, and I think it'd be a great excuse
	to justify some better software. I have to swap DC6150s with the 
	Sytos/Wangtek combo, but it still runs faster than the Syplus/Legacy.

Thanks!
Gary
 
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From: glazer@ohstpy.mps.ohio-state.edu (Jon Glazer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: <None>
Date: 26 Aug 92 15:24:01 EDT

Is there a mailing list that corresponds to this newsgroup?  I'd like to get
this news via my email instead of the news since I do not have easy access to
the internet (news at least).
 
Thanks,
Jon
From: eric.lentz@grapevine.lrk.ar.us (Eric Lentz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: Accessing 20 meg ram under 3.11
Date: 25 Aug 92 06:25:00 GMT
Reply-To: eric.lentz@grapevine.lrk.ar.us (Eric Lentz)
Organization: The GrapeVine BBS *** N. Little Rock, AR *** (501) 753-8121


S.>    I have a 486 clone with 20 meg of ram using a Maxtor IDE 200 meg d
S.>When the server comes up it only uses 16 meg of ram. Is there a switch
S.>to load in bootup to get 3.11 to recognize my 20 meg.

Look up the REGISTER command.  It's entered at the server console.  In 
fact, I think the exact command you need is:

        REGISTER 1000000 4000000

...but don't quote me on it!  <g>


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