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From: khchan@eng.ie.cuhk.hk (chan ka hei)
Subject: Problems in using dbaseIV 1.5 in Novell Network 2.0
Organization: Faculty of Engineering, The Chinese U. of Hong Kong
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1992 06:44:06 GMT

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Hello everybody,

   I have installed a single user version of dbaseIV 1.5 in a Novell
Network version 2.0. One day when I used commands like:
   dele all for importer = 'CHI' or recall all
the PC simply hanged ( or dot prompt reappear after 15 mins! then I use
browse to view the result, the PC hanged again! )
   Something worth to be mentioned are that:
   The db file contain 17000 records only ( easy job for dbase )
   The command work well in dbaseIII+ running on the same network,
working on the same database.
   I have set the time out config of the Netware to max, i.e. in
SHELL.CFG, there are:
   ipx timeout=40960
   ipx retry = 1000
   Some times before, I ever encountered a problem that indexing on a
database of 700 records will create Network error, after setting the
about config, the problem was fixed. But this time, it doesn't work.
   I also have a Clipper program that having problems with the network:
The print out can't be routed to a network printer (Network error mesag
appear), but can only be routed to a local printer. I have ever fixed
this problem by using the above SHELL.CFG, but once the database getting
bigger (265 records only!), the problem appear again.

   A software dealer tell me that dbaseIV doesn't work well on Network,
he suggest me to use JEN-BMS, a very expensive software written in C.

   Sum up the symptoms above, could any one kindly enough to tell me
that what's the most probable problem? Is my Novell Netware Version too
old? Or I should get a multi-user verion of dbaseIV (the problem appear
when there is on;y one guy using the single version dbaseIV)?

   One more problem: every time after boot up dbaseIV on the network,
I have to move a 'underscore' by the mouse to some 'border' of the
control panel screen in order to get it become a 'solid cursor',
otherwise, after I entered the dot prompt, no cursor will be shown.
Anybody know why?


   Any tiny suggestion is appreciated and urgently required.

   Best Regards.
   Frank Chan ( khchan@eng.ie.cuhk.hk )
From: withers@pdnfido.fidonet.org (John Withers)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: Unix/NetWare printer connectivity.  How?
Summary: Novice question on possible printer configurations
Date: 11 Sep 92 21:20:43 GMT
Organization: The Source for Source Pub Access Unix

Hello all.

I have a NetWare 3.11 network here and several TCP/IP
Unix systems (Pyramid MIS-4, if it matters).  I have
been asked if 'Pyramid' users could be given the
capability of printing on NetWare's printers.  The
converse has also been mentioned.

I have considered NetWare NFS, but I don't need the 'NFS'
part at this time.

Any suggestions?  Commercial, PD, shareware, hacks accepted.

Please post responses, if of interest to all, or mail me
at the address below.  I attempt to read this list every
other day or so.

Thanks in advance.

John Withers
withers@pdnfido.fidonet.org
From: okkola@katk.Helsinki.FI (Tapio Okkola)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: Re: ne2100 & IPX.COM
Date: 8 Sep 92 14:58:29 GMT
Organization: University of Helsinki, Computing Centre

In article <nachtman.30.715945584@fh-ulm.de> nachtman@fh-ulm.de (Peter Nachtmann) writes:


>>My problem is that i have ne2100 and it's driver diskette "lan_drv_.111", 
>>but my shgen or wsgen will not recognize it so I can't get "dedicated ipx".
>>But for our NAS i should have one. What shall I try? Do I have wrong 
>>diskette or what :-)


>   Copy the "*.LAN" files from LAN_DRV_.111 to WSGEN diskette and
>   it will work.

>- Peter -


It will not :-) I had already done that. (And several unimaginable 
variations of theme too) And before someone says "your diskette is 
defective" I say that it is not...

Is there anyone who is capable to help me with this?  I obviously need file 
SNE2100.OBJ and it's related stuff. They were not on our "lan_drv*" diskette.


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Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: Help with DAT backups/software please
From: dave@chmeds.ac.nz
Date: 8 Sep 92 11:46:20 +1300

We have a 3.11 Network running on a 486 eisa server.  

When I inherited management of the system, we had an Archive Python DAT, but no
software or interface boards to run it.  We bought an Adaptec 1522 SCSI card
and Arcserve Solo v2.00, which or supplier assured us would back up both the
Server and any workstations on the Network.

The supplier was bending the truth it appears, as the DAT will back up the
server O.K. but, unless I've missed the bus somewhere, it will only back up
 the workstation in which it is installed. Also I was less than impressed 
with the software : it does not provide such information as 
space used/space left on a tape.

Considering that we have used (foolishly it seems) most of our $$$ , I would
appreciate suggestions on cheap solutions (if they exist) for our woes. We
desire workstation to workstation backups as well as scheduling and server
backups.

Thanks in anticipation

Andrew Faid : Network Manager : Oncology Service : Christchurch Hospital
            : Christchurch : New Zealand
            :(my opinions etc are my own...)

Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
From: umcarls9@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Charles Carlson)
Subject: Please help identify this Novell card
Organization: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1992 03:38:44 GMT


My brother picked up the following card that I wasn't able to identify
over the phone, this is the description:

half length 8 bit card
has a BNC and a 15pin connector

Board no: 738-000160-002 Rev B
Assy no: 810-000160-002

desgined by Novell Inc, manufactured by Anthem.

It sounds like an Ethernet card.  Is it an NE1000?  If it was, I would
expect NE1000 somewhere in the numbers.

Thanks...Charles


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Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
From: John@gst-soft.demon.co.uk (GST Software Products)
Subject: No subject
Organization: GST Software Products
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 1992 17:30:11 +0000

Subdirectory restore.

Help!

I've got a Netware386 3.11 volume with erased files and
subdirectories I want to recover.  I can recover files using the file
service RestoreErasedFile but cannot see how to unerase directories
and get the whole subdirectory information back with all the files in
their original places.

Any advice anyone?

Ta


Tom
Someone @ GST Software Products.
Meadow Lane, St Ives, Cambridgeshire, PE17 4LG, United Kingdom.
Tel: 44 (0)480 496789.   Fax: 44 (0)480 496189.
E-mail: user@gst-soft.demon.co.uk
From: k000188@alijku11.edvz.uni-linz.ac.at (Guenther Struggl)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: Help with Mylex Card
Date: 15 Sep 92 15:26:25 GMT
Organization: University Linz
X-UserAgent: Nuntius v1.1a2

Subject: Help with Mylex Card
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
From: jwa@vipunen.hut.fi (Jyrki J Wahlstedt)
Subject: 3+Share->NW3.11
Organization: Helsinki University of Technology, Finland
Distribution: comp.sys.novell
Date: 15 Sep 92 01:02:18

  A while ago some one told in this newsgroup that he had migrated
  from 3+Share-network to NetWare 3.11. Now, I tried to mail him,
  but got no answer. I am interested in knowing the things to be aware
  of, as I am going to be involved in a similar project in near future.
  (Two NetWare servers, both Macs and PCs as workstations, print
  servers etc.)

  Second, I have read there is a package (from Novell AND 3Com) that
  is aimed to help in this process. What does that package contain, 
  what questions and problems does it answer?

  One problem I know now, is the mail, because it should be working
  during the transition until the old  3+Share-servers are taken away.
  For this there should a neat way to forward the mail from 3+Mail
  in the old servers to Microsoft Mail in the new servers. There is 
  no direct mail gateway, if I remember right what I've read. Any
  suggestions (nothing expensive, as the solution is temporary by
  definition)?
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
From: nachtman@fh-ulm.de (Peter Nachtmann)
Subject: Re: Windows 3.1 over Novell
Keywords: Help
Organization: Fachhochschule Ulm, Germany
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1992 10:34:11 GMT

In article <991@cybaswan.UUCP> ccpaulm@cybaswan.UUCP (Paul Matthews) writes:
>From: ccpaulm@cybaswan.UUCP (Paul Matthews)
>Subject: Windows 3.1 over Novell
>Keywords: Help
>Date: 7 Sep 92 09:02:55 GMT


>Hi,
>        Is anyone running Windows 3.1 over a Novell Network ??

>        We've installed it with the 'setup /a' command, and
>        then each user has to run 'setup /n' to install the
>        necessary files in their home directory. Is this the
>        only way to install and run it ? It seems that each
>        local 'setup /n' has a 40K win.com executable instead
>        of running a version in the shared windows directory.
>        Is this the correct/best way to run windows ?

>Thanks for any help.

>Paul Matthews, Computer Centre, Swansea University, UK

>p.matthews@swansea.ac.uk

Hi, seems you've done your best. WIN.COM looks for user specific files
in that directory, where it has been started from. It won't work from
the shared directory even when flagged SMODE 5.

But you can delete boot specific files like EMM386.EXE, HIMEM, SMARTDRV,
from the user's directory. About 90 KB of files need to be there.

- Peter -

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
From: sanders@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca (Terry P Sanderson)
Subject: Re: printing
Keywords: print, capture,
Organization: UTCS Public Access
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 1992 17:22:54 GMT

In article <1992Sep4.203044.25739@tamsun.tamu.edu> rse8135@dewie.tamu.edu (R.S. Etheredge) writes:
>Howdee,
>How do I switch from printing to the network printer to the printer on the  
>desks of my users? I have tried various l=n configurations in the system  
>login script, to no avail. Someone told me that this is easy to do, but it  
>hasn't worked for me, yet.

If you use CAPTURE, have the second or third lpt: port as the captured port
(i.e. l=2 or l=3). If the user has a printer connected to lpt1:, for example,
to print to that printer they would tell their application to print to lpt1:
(or prn:). If they want to print to the network printer, they tell their 
application to print to lpt2: or lpt3: (whichever one they are redirecting to
the network printer via their capture command. 

You can also set up a print configuration for each user (Using PRINTCON) 
so that no command line options are required for the CAPTURE command.

>Rusty Etheredge
>rse8135@dewie.tamu.edu

Terry P. Sanderson
Supervisor, Information Technology Support
University of Toronto Computing Services
sanders@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca
From: schansen@amc.com (Scott Hansen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: Missing diskspace.
Date: 10 Sep 92 17:47:24 GMT
Article-I.D.: amc.1992Sep10.174724.219
Organization: Applied Microsystems, Redmond, WA

I have a NetWare 2.15c fileserver with 9 drives.  They are all
Maxtor 1140 drives which format out to about 180MB.  Eight of
the drives are duplexed.

One of the logical volumes seems to have some unaccounted for
(missing) diskspace.  Several DOS based utilities (Norton's
FileSize, DOS 5.0 - DIR /S, Xtree/Net) show ~120MB being used
by ~4000 files.  But Novell's CHKVOL reports ~160MB being used
by ~9600 files.

A majority of the diskspace is being used by Macs on this
particular volume.  The Mac VAP is running on a protected mode
bridge.

This server has been up for 250+ days, so I haven't brought
it down and ran VREPAIR or anything yet.  I thought I would
see if anyone had any good ideas or suggestions first.  And
yes I have looked for hidden directories and files.

-Scott
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From: Rob.Bernstein@f124.n7102.z5.fidonet.org (Rob Bernstein)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: system login script #
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 92 09:52:00  -2
Organization: FidoNet node 5:7102/124 - Address Unknown, CT

To: rick.osterberg@channel1.com

In a message of <10 Sep 1992 20:45>, "rick osterberg" (5:7104/2) writes:

 o>
 o>I'm having a slight problem. I'm trying to load Fresh's 
 o>LanAssist from
 o>the system login script. I want to redirect output to NULL. It 
 o>works
 o>from the command line:
 o>
 o>U:\PUBLIC>LA +AA /C >NUL
 o>
 o>That works fine. However, when I add to the system login 
 o>script:
 o>
 o>#FS1/SYS:PUBLIC/LA +AA /C >NUL
 o>

Hi Rick

You canot load a TSR from within a login script.  The easiest solution is to call a BAT file upon exiting the script (ie EXIT xxx.BAT), which in turn calls LA.

regards
Rob


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From: phillips@nucleus.cuc.ab.ca (Leigh Phillips)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: Novell Access Server
Date: 11 Sep 92 03:34:41 GMT
Organization: The Nucleus 16 Lines 403-531-9353 -CNet Amiga-

Hi all, me again asking silly and easy to answer questions on novell netware..
Here Goes... TADA!!!

I would like to receive some information on this item os software. Is it just
an expanded Router Software? What exactly is it's purpose and what do those who
use it use it for??... What is there a price difference from 2 to 8 to 32 port
versions and how well does it support the Digiboard muti- I/O cars??
Basically send my all of the information you have accumilated on this piece of
software... Thank you... and happier trails.. Leigh Phillips..

All opinions expressed in this message are those of the Postee.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
From: jdm1@vogon1.pasen.gov (Jonathan D McCown)
Subject: Re: 50 MgHz DX2s, external SCSI (2 topics)
Organization: Vogon Poets Society
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 92 19:43:21 GMT

gary@sci34hub.sci.com (Gary Heston) writes:

>In article <la9v0gINNdnk@news.bbn.com> David Escalante <descalante@bbn.com> writes:

>>1) our local JWP/Businessland engineers advise against using a 50 MgHz
>>486 DX2
>>    in a Novell server, but I can't get them to explain why in about 2
>>weeks of trying

We've installed Gateway 2000 486DX2 50mHz systems as NW 3.11 servers
(Gateway preconfigured with AHA-1542B and a Wren VII) and they are truly
impressive.  The "Speed" rating is ~1345 (a Mod 95 is ~930).  In general
the utilization is very low, but combined with 8-12 MB of memory (big
buffers) you don't get that "server sag" when several users touch off Windows
simultaneously.   We use an "internal router" config in many cases, so
having some CPU to burn is part of our design goal.

I can't speak for Business Land's brand of DX2s, but about $5K can put a
whale of a lot of server on your LAN. (even if the tower case does look
somewhat like a DeSoto.... distinctive to be sure :-) 

No warranty of course, your mileage may vary, I don't work for GW2K...

- Jon
-- 
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psuvax1!vogon1!jdm1                    "You don't want to get locked into   
jdm1@vogon1.pasen.gov                   'open systems'." -anonymous IBM Rep.
From: vanwalle@ocpt.ccur.com (Van Wallendael)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: Re: Anyone using The Network Archivist 2.0?
Date: 11 Sep 92 19:08:26 GMT
Organization: Concurrent Computer Corporation, Oceanport NJ
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL5

Mr D.K. Woodman (dazz@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au) wrote:
: I am looking for anyone with knowledge/opinions of a tape backup system
: called The Network Archivist 2.0.
: 
: I will be backing up a Novell 3.11 system of about 60 users with a
: server disk size of 1 GByte. I want to run it as a workstation-based
: system (not server-based).
: 
: I am considering the option of purchasing this package from the U.S.
: but am concerned about buying it sight unseen (I have read a good
: review of it recently though).
: 
: any replies appreciated
: dazz
>
We are currently using the Network Archivist product from Palindrome Corp..
We use it to backup a total of 7 servers.  It is pretty self sufficient, 
once you get it set up for your rotation schedule.

Only one complaint.  We lost several users email directories at one point.
So naturally we wanted to restore the users entire directory.  The problem
with the Archivist software is that it will retain 20 copies of every file ever
deleted.  So to restore the users email mailbox we would have to restore every
message that was ever in the directory.  There is no way, unless we really 
missed the bus, to say "restore stuff that was here yesterday, but not before".

My only other complaint is that Palindrome has some funky support policies.
If you're not on their "preferred" support plan (extra $$$) then you have
to wait forever for a return call.  If you're not in US, then I would be
verry cautious.

If I had to do it over again, I would probably have stuck with the simple
streaming kind of back up and rotate my own schedule.

Drop me an email if you would like to chat further.

Good luck in your research.
From: eric.lentz@grapevine.lrk.ar.us (Eric Lentz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: Novell data encryption
Date: 13 Sep 92 09:11:00 GMT
Reply-To: eric.lentz@grapevine.lrk.ar.us (Eric Lentz)
Organization: The GrapeVine BBS *** N. Little Rock, AR *** (501) 753-8121

To: unrz39@epix.rrze.uni-erlangen.de (Martin Heyer)

MH>I'm looking for a way to encrypt data on Novell networks (not just pas
MH>Is anybody aware of a software solution ?


Look around for a file called DES.ZIP.  It contains a file 
encryption/decryption utility that should work on Novell networks.



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From: rryan@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: Strange Server Crash ??
Date: 15 Sep 92 16:46:48 CDT
Organization: University of Kansas Academic Computing Services

We have a Novell network, the server is running Netware 3.11.
I must maintain this net, but my office is not in the same building as the net
itself.  

Recently, on two - three separate occasions, the server has crashed.  I was not
there when it crashed, nor was anything noted  as having appeared on the screen
re:  errors.  However,  the only thing I do know is that  on each occasion,
users apparently attempted to write to a volume (NOT the system volume), and in
so doing, exceeded the capacity of the volume.  The result (?) was that the
server crashed hard.  When I got out there to reboot it, (no, i don't have a
remote link from my office)  The disk whcih contained the volume in question
was trashed.  
That disk contains (contained) two volumes (neither of them were system
volumes)  Each time this happens, I have to re-create the volumes on that disk
and restore from tape.

My question:

	1) Is it really possible that an attempt to write to a volume which
exceeds the volume's capacity (not the system volume) can crash a server?

	2) ifso,  could that action destroy all volume information on that
entire disk?  

I know about disk quotas.  The volume in question does not have quotas on it...
the other volume on the same disk does.  Yes, I can restrict user quotas...
the only problem being the volume in question is organized by group rather than
user.

I really don't have good information here because I've never seen it happen.  
I jsut get to clean it up afterwards...

If anyone has ideas, please email them to me:

		rryan@tesla.ece.ukans.edu or
		rryan@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu

I'd appreciate any and all assistance.

Thanks in advance.

- Rebecca Ryan
  RSL Laboratory
  University of Kansas

Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
From: alan@oetl1.scf.lmsc.lockheed.com (Alan Strassberg)
Subject: Re: Novell active user count
Keywords: Novell license
Organization: Lockheed M & S Co., Santa Cruz, California
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 92 17:04:24 GMT

In article <1992Sep9.191605.11423@rhrk.uni-kl.de> weber@rhrk.uni-kl.de (Christoph Weber-Fahr [KIT]) writes:
>alan@mailhub.scf.lmsc.lockheed.com (Alan Strassberg) writes:
>
>>	Get NLICLEAR.NLM (Not-Logged-In-Clear user skulker). This
>>	was shipped recently as part of Netware's 3.11 update and is
>
>Which update? I never saw a notification from Novell, not to mention
>an update.

	I received 3 disks which had various zip files with
	maintenance fixes such as PSERVER 1.22, SYSCON 3.66.
	Also included was ENHANCE.ZIP that had the new IDE.DSK
	driver and NLICLEAR.NLM (which was the gem of them all),
	and PBURST.NLM, the packet burst driver. I know some are 
	available, some are not (like PBURST). If there's interest
	I'll post a brief summary.

	Could Novell make NLICLEAR.NLM available (Brian, Keith??) ?
	It's really handy.

					alan

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From: dhoward@novell.com (Dirk W. Howard)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: Re: Novell Lite co-existing with Novell 3.11
Date: 11 Sep 92 14:45:32 GMT
Organization: Novell, Inc.

In article <1992Sep11.010539.161264@zeus.calpoly.edu> kwang@zeus.calpoly.edu (Kevin Wang aka The Scarecrow) writes:
>From: kwang@zeus.calpoly.edu (Kevin Wang aka The Scarecrow)
>Subject: Novell Lite co-existing with Novell 3.11
>Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 01:05:39 GMT
>One of our organizations here on campus is about to setup a small network,
>and they were considering "splitting" up the system.  Since the two groups
>are across-campus, they will most likely be linked through the campus
>ethernet backbone.  However, they don't want to have ALL of their traffic go
>through the network, so they were considering Netware Lite "locally" and use
>the "remote" server for the rest of their access (Sharing files, PMail
>and Charon access, etc)
>
>How feasible is this?  Can Novell Lite and Novell 3.11 co-exist
>peacefully?  My problem is that I know next to nothing about Novell
>Lite.
>
>   - Kevin Wang
>...And now, for your local station identification, on the hour, every hour...
>kwang@hermes.calpoly.edu or kwang@gauss.elee.calpoly.edu
>---
>                               Say WHAT?!?!?!
>   19. Exclusive dedication to necessitous chores without interlude of 
>   hedonist diversion renders John an unresponsive fellow.


They can co-exist, but you will have to load on the workstation both the 
NetWare Lite components and the NetWare shell (NETX).  You would then set up 
or reserve some drive letters for NetWare Lite and leave the rest for native 
NetWare.  You might set it such that NetWare Lite had drives F-M and native 
NetWare has control of drive N-Z.

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