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From: todd.strauch@med.umich.edu (Todd R Strauch)
Subject: Re: NetWare 3.11 Problems (Server Error)
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 92 15:47:53 EST
Organization: University of Michigan Medical School
Followup-To: comp.sys.novell

In article <77447.similler@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>, "Steve Miller"
<similler@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> wrote:
> 
> I am having a little problem installing a new NetWare 3.11 setup.
> 
> First of all here is the setup.
> 
> Everex Megacube, 16MB of memory, 1GB SCSI drive, Adaptec SCSI controller,
> NetWare 3.11, ARCserve software using DAT drive in server.  1 3Com 3C505
> ethernet card and 1 SMC Arcnet card.
> 
> Here is the AUTOEXEC.NCF file
> 
> file server name MEGACUBE
> ipx internal net 5
> load clib
> load nmagent
> load c:\novell\smcarc port-2e0 int=3 name=netware1
> load c:\novell\3c505 port=300 int=9 name=netware2 frame=ethernet_II
> bind ipx to netware1 net=8024
> bind ipx to netware2 net=A
> load remote steve
> load c:\novell\rspx
> load pserver megacube
> load tapedrv
> load arcserve
> load monitor
> 
> This is an intermittent problem .
> 
> Occasionally the server locks up with the error message.
> 
> Abend:General Protection Processor Exception (Error Code 00000000)
> OS Version Novell Netware 3.11
> Running Process: Server 01 Process
> Stack: F8 AA 02 00 80 etc, etc.
> 
We have experienced similar problems running Cheyenne's software.  During a
recent period where we had our DAT drive off for repairs, we decided not to
load the TAPEDRV NLM as well as the SD NLM (SD is ServerDAT, GigaTrends
version of ARCServe).  We found that our problems disappeared.  

Consultations with GigaTrend indicated that our problem had to do with a 16
bit controller residing in a 32 bit machine, i.e. the controller couldn't
address the same memory space the server could (the 16 bit controller can
not address memory above 16Mb while the 32 bit server could and we have 56
Mb in the server).  It was suggested that we purchase a 32 bit controller
for the DAT drive.  This seemed logical, but we were also in consultation
with another group here on campus that has a machine similar to ours only
it had just 10Mb of memory.  Accordingly, they should not have been
experiencing any problems, but they were.  

We still suspected memory problems with the backup software.  The other
group on campus found that by loading the TAPEDRV NLM closer to the
beginning of the boot cycle, their frequency of ABENDs diminished.  We took
their advice and loaded the TAPEDRV and SD software as close to the
beginning of our AUTOEXEC.NCF file as we could.  Most people that I know,
used the mount all command near the beginning of the AUTOEXEC.NCF file.  If
this is the case with you, load the TAPEDRV and SD software just prior to
this.  We also used the "lock" modifier on the "load TAPEDRV" command. 
This command grabs and holds what memory the TAPEDRV NLM needs, ignoring
the dynamic address that usually takes place on the server.  At least for
now, this seems to have cleared up our problems.

Todd R. Strauch
University of Michigan Medical School
Ann Arbor, Michigan
todd.r.strauch@med.umich.edu
From: brian@SJF.Novell.COM (Brian Meek)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: Re: Lan Workplace for Dos
Date: 21 Dec 92 04:44:15 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Novell, Inc.

In article <1992Dec20.164930.29810@samba.oit.unc.edu> Steve.Bauer@launchpad.unc.edu (Steve Bauer) writes:
>Hello!  Does Novell Lan Workplace for Dos work with a Bootp?  In the
>Documentation it says it works with rarp and I was wondering if it could
>be setup using bootp instead.

As of last Tuesday when v4.1 started shipping... yes, it does.

Info on v4.1 can be found in sjf-lwp.sjf.novell.com: ~/lwp4dos/lwp41.txt

Thanks,
-- brian
___________________________________________________________________________
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                                Internet mail:  brian@Novell.COM
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
From: u055@csx.cciw.ca (James Sprenger)
Subject: Wanted: lowlevel TP6 routines for file sharing on NW386
Organization: Canada Centre for Inland Waters
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1992 17:40:56 GMT
Keywords: TURBO PASCAL 6.0 NETWARE DATABASE 

I am currently writing a database app in turbo pascal 6 that uses a master
database file (a fixed length pascal RECORD) to update other databases.  I
run into file sharing problems when more than 1 user runs the program and
tries to access the master database.  I've tried using semaphores to lock
file access, and that works, however, it really slows down the process. 
Really, what I need is to share the database file without getting lowlevel
errors.  Can someone suggest something?

Please email me at u055@csx.cciw.ca.  I'll summarize to the NewsGroup(s)...

Thanks,
Later!

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
From: ashah@eos.ncsu.edu (the cool dude)
Subject: Re: Novell upgrade from 3.11 to 3.2 or 4.xx, when?
Originator: ashah@c00028-118dan.eos.ncsu.edu
Keywords: Novell, 3.11, 4.xx, Upgrade
Reply-To: ashah@eos.ncsu.edu (the cool dude)
Organization: North Carolina State University, Project Eos
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 22:45:15 GMT


So r v or r v not going to get
a free upgrade from 3.11 to 3.2 or 4.0 ?

Ajay.
From: bheagney@amiganet.chi.il.us (Brian Heagney)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: Cost of...
Date: 11 Dec 92 03:46:26 GMT
Organization: Amiga Network Information Systems

Hello!

I am currently undergoing the process of getting my CNE, but I was wondering if
it was possible to BUY (at what cost?) Novell's "Network Technologies" CBT
under windows?  

Any info would be appreciated?

How many CNE's are out there?

How long after you complete all tests and send in a pic for your ID card does
it usually take to get the "stuff"?

Thanks!

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From: dseeman@novell.com (Daniel Seeman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: Re: Disappearing Server in Chooser
Date: 18 Dec 92 23:18:05 GMT
Organization: Novell Inc., San Jose, Califonia

In article <1992Dec18.180432.5564@cronkite.ocis.temple.edu> karthik@picasso.ocis.temple.edu (Karthik Sridharan) writes:
>Question to all, we have a 40 station PC and Mac Ethernet network
>and lately, the Netware file server has been acting weirdly. Upon
>moderate to heavy load, and sometimes in no load conditions at all,
>I'm finding that it takes a long time for our file server to appear
>in the chooser selection, and after a while, the server disappears 
>from the chooser and reappears later. This wouldn't be that much of
>a problem, except for the fact that autoattaching Mac's on ethernet
>don't attach anymore. I'm wondering if this is a sign of a performance
>hit or too much traffic on the wire. Our localtalk segment, routed
>from the same fileserver, has no problems autoattaching each time,
>however, only Appletalk protocol is running on the localtalk segment
>while the ethernet segment has IPX (802.3 frame), Appletalk (ESNAP),
>and TCP/IP on it routed from another segment by the same file server.
>
>Anyone come across something similar?
>
Hi,

To answer your last question directly, yes, MANY people have seen this EXACT
same symptom.

Unstable chooser "items (for lack of a better description)" are typically caused
by routing conflicts.  In the NetWare for Macintosh world, this usually means
that a net number has been duplicated.  The net number assigned to the INTERNAL
AppleTalk net (assigned on LOAD APPLETLK.NLM etc...) should be UNIQUE.  No other
NetWare for Macintosh file server nor any other cable on your internet should
use the same net number or include that net number in any net range (for 
extended AppleTalk networks).

Bandwidth usage might cause this, but in this case all of the services on this
net would be slow/unstable.  If you print directly to a LaserWriter, do you
routinely have to re-send the jobs?  If so, you may have an over-used net, and
you should consider reducing the traffic on this net by segmenting the traffic.
But, this is probably not the case here.  It is far more likely that a 
routing conflict is causing this symptom.

I hope this helps.  Let me know if I can be of more assistance...

Think Peace...and Happy Holiday!!!

Dan Seeman 
Novell
Walnut Creek,Ca.
From: joeb@arden.linet.org (Joe Beiter)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: Re: Lans interconnection?
Date: 15 Dec 92 02:37:24 GMT
Organization: The Courts of Chaos

In article <1992Dec7.185215.7398@jussieu.fr> nguyenth@amertume.ibp.fr (Bisous Thao!) writes:
>I'd like to connect a Novell lan and a point-2-point lan
>such as Windows for workgroups or Lite...has anybody tried
>it? Does it really work?

We tried Workgroups but some of the 'features' (I belive the drive scanning
stuff and chat) don't work unless its between nodes on the same trunk. I
called them and was told Workgroups does not work completly with "other"
protocols and there are not any current plans to make it compatable.
It seems to work fine on Microsoft's LanManager though.  I'm avoiding it like
plague since Microsoft seems to be trying to create their own world (in which
case you'll end up getting what Microsoft decides you'll get).

- JoeB

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From: keith@novell.com (Keith Brown)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: Re: UNIX to Novell and back
Date: 15 Dec 92 06:04:57 GMT
Organization: Novell Inc., San Jose, Califonia

In article <1992Dec12.172851.26062@eskimo.com> ntprlr@eskimo.com (NightProwler) writes:
>Keith Brown (keith@) wrote:
>: (...) I am posting this to point out that NetWare NFS as it ships 
>: today does *not* currently support NFS access to server based CD-ROMs.
>: Just so you know.
>
>Is this because you can't add the NFS name-space to the CD-ROM volumes?

Among other reasons, yes. ISO 9660 (High Sierra) formatted CDs don't
look *exactly* like any native OS file system format so have to be
handled specially by most operatings systems, including NetWare.

>How does the name-space mechanism work?

Chains, lists of chains, chained chains, chained lists, chains of lists
of chains, complex data structures containing arrays of discriminate
unions, discriminate unions containing arrays of complex data
structures, complex arrays of lists of discriminate unions, lists of
complex discriminate unions pointing to arrays of listed complex data
structures, cunning low level file system code, smoke and mirrors. See
Dan's app note for further information.

Keith
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From: rick@sjsumcs.sjsu.edu (Richard Warner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: Re: Novell FTP sites
Date: 17 Dec 92 20:47:16 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: San Jose State University - Math/CS Dept.

hibanez@wam.umd.edu (guzman) writes:

>Hello...

>	Is the OS/2 Requester a regular part of Netware or does it have
>to be ordered separately?  And also, I know there are Novell ftp
>repositories out there ... can  someone send me addresses?
>Please send to hibanez@wam.umd.edu

I will let someone else answer the question as stated.  But, I would
like to point out that Novell has placed the info from their ftp
server into gopher.  If you have a gopher client, point it at
gopher.novell.com.  There are advantages to everyone in using
gopher over ftp.  First, it is stateless and this results in better
response with a given load (resulting in more folks being able to
access the information at a given time).  Another advantage is the
ability to do full text index searches using gopher/WAIS.  The
Novell gopher takes advantage of this, so you can choose the search
option, give it a keyword, and it will return a list of items that
you can then select from.  I find the gopher access much easier
than ftp access, and it is a win-win given the lower hit each
user places on the server.

>thanks!

>Larry
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
From: tsw@teal.csn.org (Tom Wisdom)
Subject: Fax Server software for dedicated PC?
Keywords: FAX Server
Organization: Colorado SuperNet, Inc.
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 07:13:40 GMT

I am looking for FAX Server software to run on a dedicated PC with an external
FAX modem.  Is there anything available in the <$500 range?  I would also
like to run modem server software on this machine as well.  Would these packages cooperate?  The printer is hooked to the File Server running Netware  3.11.

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
From: jan@wedel.hanse.de (Jan Hinnerk Haul)
Subject: Re: Login.exe errorlevels in batch files?
Organization: None - the genius overlooks the chaos
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1992 16:17:59 GMT

robinson@actrix.gen.nz (Tom Robinson) writes:

>In article <bsw.10.0@utrcv1.res.utc.com> bsw@utrcv1.res.utc.com (Bruce S. Winters) writes:
>> I am attempting to write a batch file on a pc to login to the fileserver 
>> with minimal user input. Does login pass any DOS errorlevel parameters?
>> i.e. when an incorrect password is encounterd ?

>I have the LOGIN command in our AUTOEXEC files.  If ERRORLEVEL 1 is
>returned, it loops around and the user has to login again.  ERRORLEVEL
>0 is returned for a successful login, all others (wrong password,
>server down, IPX not loaded) that I've come across return ERRORLEVEL 1

You can distinguish between server down and wrong user/password by checking
F:\LOGIN\LOGIN.EXE (with IF EXIST...) - when you can finf that file,
the server is up and running but not the user ;-)

-- 
Jan H. Haul		Tel. +49 40 - 890 57 57		Disc.: Not even *my*
Hamburg, Germany	Fax  +49 40 - 890 51 57		opinion
From: brian@SJF.Novell.COM (Brian Meek)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: Re: ODI and dialup, PPP, SLIP
Date: 15 Dec 92 22:01:50 GMT
Organization: Novell, Inc.

>mike@childsoc.demon.co.uk (Michael Bernardi) writes:
>
>>I've read that LAN Workplace for DOS 4.1 includes support for dialup
>>connections via PPP and SLIP. Does anyone know if these drivers will be made
>>available to those of us who would like dialup connections BUT do NOT need
>>the full blown suite of programs supplied in LW4D.

The ODI driver in question (SLIP_PPP.COM) is part of the Novell TCP/IP
Transport for DOS v4.1, a *component* of LAN WorkPlace.  While it is
essentially a generic ODI driver for serial line support, it does
introduce new media IDs (and indeed new concepts) for SLIP and PPP
(see Joe's message on this topic for the puzzle this presents).  

Now, SLIP_PPP.COM was developed primarily for the benefit of LAN
WorkPlace customers, and the customers who purchase other applications
built upon this version of the Novell TCP/IP Transport for DOS/Windows
(many vendors OEM this TCP/IP software).  When you purchase such a
product, you will be proud to know that you are funding the
development, maintenance and enhancement of this particular driver :-).
In other words, it's not free and will initially only be shipped in
LAN WorkPlace for DOS v4.1 and in LAN WorkGroup.  LWP v4.1 should be
shipping this week, by the way.  I'm confident you'll like it...

>>I'm particularly interested in using this option with MS-Kermit 3.12.
>>                Mike

As you heard, Joe's working hard at it.  Of course, one can use Kermit
with the Novell TCP/IP over SLIP/PPP links now.

Christoph Weber-Farh adds:
>To extend this question, will there be a PPP driver for NW 3.11 Servers ?
>(WITHOUT purchasing the MPR, which seems to contain all new goodies 
>added to Netware recently - why don't they rename it to Netware 3.11
>extension pack :-)

Yes, well... I'm afraid that the same economic laws apply to the 
Internetworking Product folks at Novell as for the rest of the company.  
We must find a way to pay for our over-priced health benefits and such :-). 

-- brian
___________________________________________________________________________
Brian Meek                      Novell, Inc. -- Connectivity Products Group
                                Internet mail:  brian@Novell.COM
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
From: nectar@world.std.com (Jacques A Vidrine)
Subject: NDIS over LAN Support Program
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 16:32:34 GMT

Can someone point me to a NDIS driver that runs on top
of (or concurrently with) LAN Support Program?
-- 
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
From: lam@mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu (Ken Lam)
Subject: Re: Effect of multiple NICs on server performance
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 14:54:52 GMT
Keywords: NICs,server,performance

kent@humu.nosc.mil (Kent K. Kuriyama) writes:

>1)  I would like to add multiple NICs to our server in order to
>segment our network and reduce traffic.  I am proposing having 3
>NICs drive segments connected to various workstations and a fourth
>NIC to tie the server to a campus backbone.

>	  +-----------+
>	  |           |   Campus backbone
>	  | Server    |------------------------
>	  |           |
>	  +-----------+
>           |   |   |
>	   |   |   |
>         Seg  Seg Seg
>	  1    2   3

>    Traffic will be predominantly IPX between workstations and
>server with some IP between segments and segment-to-backbone.  I realize
>that Novell routes first then serves file requests.

>    Question:  How much of a load am I imposing on the server by having
>it support 3 NICs (1 per segment) vice 1 NIC?  Qualitatively speaking:
>Is this a dumb thing to do?

How much traffic is on you existing net. segments?  If it is alot then the
additional nics will help.  But!!!!!!

the server will not route IP!!!!!!!!!!!!  <===I don't know if you can install
					      the MPR nlms to make 3.11 an IP
					      router though?  Kinda expensive.

a cheaper way would be to do this and install the additional nics into the
server as needed and add KarlBridge(from OSU) to just let IP protocols pass
thru onto the network segments(I assume they are ether).  You'd need a couple
of free ATs and ethernet cards.

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From: trygves@fdh.hsf.no (Trygve Storr|nningen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: novell interrupt
Date: 15 Dec 92 11:22:33 GMT
Reply-To: trygves@fdh.hsf.no
Organization: Finnmark College


Can anybody please help me finding the interrupt for getting
the current login_name and current station_name in Novell 3.11...

I have searched the "Interrupt List" by Ralf Brown, but couldn`t
find anything on this subject ...

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
From: tgbrown@synapse.bms.com (Tom G. Brown)
Subject: Re: Packet receive Buffers ever skyward
Originator: tgbrown@synapse
Organization: Bristol-Myers Squibb PRI
	<TGBROWN.92Dec8163434@synapse.bms.com> <bsw.13.0@utrcv1.res.utc.com>
	<1992Dec10.011501.5416@netcom.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 20:17:47 GMT

To All

Well I think I have resolved my ever skyward ecb problem.  It seems
that the very old NE3200 driver V3.11 which I was using was having
problems on the network.  I upgraded to 3.18 and the problems seemed
to go away!

By the way the sniffer scan showed nothing wrong with the adapter
except that it was a bit slow to respond.

--Tom Brown
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
From: RFARR@NOVELL.COM (Rich Farr)
Subject: Re: Univel <--> Netware 3.11 or 4.0
Organization: Novell, Inc.
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 05:09:11 GMT

In article <Bz8p63.Gvt@wimsey.bc.ca> skl@wimsey.bc.ca (Samuel Lam) writes:
>From: skl@wimsey.bc.ca (Samuel Lam)
>Subject: Re: Univel <--> Netware 3.11 or 4.0
>Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 08:06:01 GMT
>In article <RFARR.26.0@NOVELL.COM>, RFARR@NOVELL.COM (Rich Farr) wrote:
>>You can also mount the NetWare volumes as part of 
>>your unix file system, and share data transparently.
>
>Would the UnixWare box be able to see the UNIX name-space associated
>with a NetWare volume on the 3.11 server, or would it be restricted
>to using DOS 8.3 file names on that volume?
>
>...Sam
>-- 
><skl@wimsey.bc.ca> -- Connectivity Technology Inc.
Yes, UnixWare includes an NLM and a NAM for preserving full Unix filenames 
and access control on the NetWare server.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
From: markw@fuzzball.dell.com (Mark E. Wallace)
Subject: Re: Novell FTP sites
Organization: Dell Computer Corporation
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 23:30:33 GMT

The OS/2 2.0 Requestor must be purchased separately from Novell.

As far as ftp sites. Dunno of any.

Mark

In article <1992Dec16.150849.1451@wam.umd.edu>, hibanez@wam.umd.edu (guzman) writes:
|> Hello...
|> 
|> 
|> 	Is the OS/2 Requester a regular part of Netware or does it have
|> to be ordered separately?  And also, I know there are Novell ftp
|> repositories out there ... can  someone send me addresses?
|> Please send to hibanez@wam.umd.edu
|> 
|> thanks!
|> 
|> Larry
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