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Date:         Thu, 1 Oct 1992 10:10:32 MDT
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From:         Rich Brown <rbrown@DIJKSTRA.UNIVNORTHCO.EDU>
Subject:      Unknown Server error code

Yesterday our server took an extended lunch break for no apparent reason.
A local admin reset the server and recorded an error code but not the
verbal error, which is what the System Messages book references excluding
a brief 3-digit code list (this one is 8 digits)

Does anyone know what an Error Code 006f0000 is???

Thanks

Rich Brown
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subscribe NOVELADM Gail Thomas
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Date:         Mon, 5 Oct 1992 18:23:42 EDT
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From:         "(cat_walker)" <mtsjej@GSUSGI2.GSU.EDU>
Subject:      primary controller interrupt lost

hi.....i have been getting the error "primary interrupt controller
has deteced a lost interrupt" when i have been loading either
a 3COM 3c503 isa card or an SMCPLUSS isa card.....i have a
Gateway 2000 Eisa 486dx2....i have yanked the token-ring that was
in the box also and tried just loading either of the 2 cards and
each one will still generate that error....i have disabled all
com ports on the Gateway, tried every port/mem/interrupt combination
there is for each board...right now the only board the Gateway
has in it now is an Adaptec 1542b...i thought i had the problem
figured out when i got new drivers for the smcpluss card but it
still generated the lost interupt.....the Server will usually abend
about 24hrs later if left alone.....anyone have any ideas or
suggestions.....THANKS IN ADVANCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


                                               -- jeff
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Date:         Mon, 28 Sep 1992 17:51:44 -0400
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From:         stephen@BOKONON.UUCP
Subject: Re: question:unencrypted password calls=yes

$  If you don't have any < 3x servers, then setting this option
$won't really matter to system security.  Hope this helps.

   Not necessarily true ... many third-party products use
unencrypted calls, because
a) this allows them to target the entire NetWare marketplace
        rather than just those with newer products
b) the encrypted password calls are not part of the API per se

   Even if all of your copies of LOGIN.EXE, ATTACH.EXE, etc. are
recent versions that use encrypted password calls, you may still
have programs around that use unencrypted calls, and those ones
can have their passwords picked off the network just like you
could with the older Novell utilities.

-Steve
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From: jmfres11@ucs.usl.edu (Karthikeyan Gurnswamy)
Subject: Re: "Server Not Found" problems
Organization: Univ. of Southwestern La., Lafayette
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 1992 17:52:44 GMT

In article <01GPGY99LPVK0005CP@uvmvax.uvm.edu> Novell LAN Interest Group <NOVELL@SUVM.BITNET> writes:
>Hope this isn't too long, but I'm at wits end.
>
>We've been having a very frustrating series of "server not found"
>errors on our machines as they attempt to boot from boot ROMS on
>the cards.
>
>Configuration
>Netware 3.11, IBM 386 SLC Server, Kodiak cards in the
>workstations w/ the boot ROMS.  27 Workstations (20 floppy
>only!), an Appletalk segment with 6 macs and a laserwriter.
>
>The other possibility is that something is not right when the
>server shuts down.  I might mention that the students here
>(always logged in as "guest" ) don't always (how about "never")
>log off of the server.  They tend to shut down the machine.  So
>it's possible that some of them were still "logged on" at
>shutdown time, and perhaps even had a file flagged as open.
>
>Any speculation or ideas would be appreciated.

First type:
 
TRACK ON

on the server console. Just switch on one PC on the network and see
if you are getting:

GET NEAREST SERVER 

request on the console.

If you are getting the message:
    PC must boot.
    If PC does'nt boot, check repeaters, terminations and sometimes
    the grounding of the Ethernet card to the PC chassis.

Else:
    Ethernet card problem on the server.                           

Switch on one PC after another and do this experiment. Don't switch off
the PCs turned on until you worked on it (Some continous batch file...)
for atleast 15 minutes. Probably there is some PC's NIC which creates 
this problem too. You can test such situations only SLOW and STEADY ! 
Even with a single PC you might want to down the server, and see if
you are getting the same problem. Hope that helps.
Files open do not create this problem normally - the server is designed
to take care of these problems. 

Karthik
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Date:         Wed, 30 Sep 1992 12:24:54 EST
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From:         Greg Monroe <MONROE@DUKEFSB.BITNET>
Subject:      Re: HOT 486/50 clarificaton

I check with my source about the chip specifics.  He says that the problems
he has heard about only relate to the Intel 486/50DX.  He has not heard
of any problems with other Intel chips.

Apparently, Intel has issued a procedure/statement on this problem.  He
had seen a modified version of it from AMI.  The highlights of it were:

  Make sure your chip has a heat sink attached (Intel may be including these
  with 486/50DX chips now) and plenty of ventilation.

  They suggested testing that the CPU's operating temperature is below the
  maximum of 180 Degrees F. (This was quoted from memory and may be off).
  You can do this by running your PC closed up overnight, preferably with
  some diagnostics running, and then checking the CPU temperature with
  a thermometer (a metal meat/candy thermo does well).

Another local suggestion was to mount drives a far as possible away for the
motherboard.  E.G., put half height HDs in the top internal slots or use
the spot in front of the power supply rather than the internal one over
the motherboard (Assuming a normal full size case).

Greg Monroe  <Monroe@DukeFSB.BitNet>
Duke's Fuqua School of Business
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Date:         Thu, 1 Oct 1992 15:05:04 -0700
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From:         LMH@NAUVAX.UCC.NAU.EDU
Subject:      NonMaskable Interrupt HELP

Has anyone experienced this error message:
  NonMaskable Interrupt (Parity Error) Processor Exception
  Parity error was generated by the system board

If so, please let me know how you handled it. Thanks!
Lori Haydukovich
Northern Arizona University
Internet:  lmh@nauvax.ucc.nau.edu
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Date:         Mon, 5 Oct 1992 06:13:09 CDT
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From:         "Ken Johnston,
              Network Coordinator" <KNJ794W%SMSVMA.BITNET@SUVM.SYR.EDU>
Subject:      Preferred Remote Access

Greetings -

Our campus has two major networks - our Novell/TCP/IP and our AT&T ISN
(9600 baud, RS-232 information switch).  What suggestions are there for
the best remote access to our Novell nets?  We are in the process of
buying an intelligent modem pool to suppliment our existing bank of
2400 baud modems that are accessed via the ISN.  Naturally, eveyone
wants eaxctly the same access from off campus that they do on campus!?!
Please send any responses or descriptions of working installations to
me directly to save bandwidth.

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Date:         Tue, 29 Sep 1992 13:00:32 EDT
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From:         BRENT@MOREKYPR.BITNET
Subject:      PC/LAN Service Contracts

Here at Morehead State University we are trying to develop an internal
service contract plan for our 1500 or so PCs.  Of these 1500 or so
PCs about five hundred are HP vectra machines attached to isolated
2.15 and 3.11 NW LANs.  Most of these workstations will come off
HPs service contract in the next two fiscal years.  Some questions:

Is anyone out there selling "in house" service contracts?  Are in
house contracts more cost effective than going with the manufacturer?

What about third party service contracts?

Right now my problems is that HP wants an arm and a leg for parts if
we chose to service these machines in-house.  I would appreciate
hearing how others are dealing with these issues - especially
anyone with experience dealing with HP machines.

Please respond to me directly at brent@morekypr.bitnet.

Thanks
Brent Jones
Senior Microcomputer
consultant
Morehead State University
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Date:         Tue, 29 Sep 1992 12:30:30 -0400
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From:         "(William L. Hadley)" <wlhadley@MWUNIX.MITRE.ORG>
Subject:      Re: KNOCK.EXE Security threat clarified and explained

In bit.listserv.novell you write:

>where can I get a copy of this knock.exe ??
>        please ...

I too would be interested in getting a working copy.  If someone replies
directly to you about how to get it, please take a moment to drop me a note
and let me know how to get it.  I do alot of work with system security and
integrity and have been working with my NetWare admin people with system
security.  Unfortunately, I haven't been able to unzip the copy that was
posted.  I believe my servers are protected, but I would like to verify
that fact for myself.
Thanks in advance!
Bill
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From: martell@ucs.ubc.ca (Jonn Martell)
Subject: Re: Watchdog time out
Organization: University Computing Services, UBC, Canada
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 06:10:42 GMT

From what I can tell, WATCHDOG kicks off computers that are logged in
during time restrictions. Print Servers being logged out by Watchdog, 
probably have time restrictions enabled (by mistake?).
 

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Date:         Fri, 2 Oct 1992 13:00:29 EDT
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From:         "(Dave Brookshire)" <david@UMBC3.UMBC.EDU>
Subject:      Re: printing advice
              92 4:40 pm

>
>  On Wed, 30 Sep 1992 11:26:00 EST SHEL SAX (802)388-3711X5323 said:
>  >Being new to Novell setups, I'd like to ask for printing advice.  We're
>  >setting up a 20 workstation classroom/lab and need to provide printing
>  >services.  The current plan calls for one laser printer and two ink jet
>  >printers. First question, what printers would you recommend. Second, does
>  >anybody make a 'black box' or interface for a printer so that it can sit on
>  >the network cabling directly rather than having to hang of a server or
>  >workstation running rprinter.  Thanks.
>
>Two answer both questions, I would recommend an HP Laserjet II, IID, III, or
>IIID.  There is an interface available from HP that will allow it to act as

  [..stuff deleted..]

If you've got the bucks, I would strongly..no let me rephrase, STRONGLY
recommend the QMS PS1700.  It provides, builtin, just like the separate HP
interface, ethernet access to you lan (in either TCP, or IPX).  SIMULTANEOUSLY
it also allows input from its centronics, serial, and appletalk interfaces.  As
far as languages, it allows you to print HPGL, PostScript, regular ASCII stuff,
...,... in the fly-  you don't have to manually switch modes between, say,
ASCII and Postscript of the HPIIIsi.  Another nicety(sp?) is the duplexing
option available, which allows you to print on both sides of the paper.

Finally, it has the fastest image processing image.  Its PostScript interpreter
is, undisputably, even by HP, the fastest around.

>
>The company I found selling this box is MISCO, 1-800-333-5640.
>The prices for the "box" are $495 for 1 port, and $595 for the 2 port version.

Also, you may like to look into the MYLAN box.  Sorry...don't have any further
info.  Write me if you need it, and I will dig it up.


David
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  Academic Computing Services
  Microcomputer & Network Support
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Date:         Mon, 28 Sep 1992 07:55:34 -0600
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From:         Joe Doupnik <JRD@USU.BITNET>
Subject:      Re: GPI running MUXPRC

>Joe,
>
>Thanks for the response. Unfortuneately, two of the occurrances
>have happened in the middle of the night when we traditionally
>have nothing but SAP, RIP, NBP, etc traffic. All the servers
>are running 2.2 except one which is running 3.11. Each is in a
>different building isolated from the campus network with a bridge or
>a port on our "backbone router". Any other suggestions? Its only
>happening about once a week on different servers so I'm at a loss
>as to where I can place a protocol analyzer to catch the culprit(s).
>All our servers are econfiged. We have a lot of Appletalk, IP, and
>LAT traffic as well as the 8137 stuff. But again, 2 or 3 times its
>happened at night. Thanks for any suggestions.
>
>Gary Flynn
>James Madison University
---------------
Gary,
        Well, so much for my speculation on the cause (old NW being clobbered
by mixed net traffic while using old Novell 802.3 pkts). The theory might have
some relevance though. Here several times a week I see a flurry of incomplete
packets from one or two stations, as recorded on the NW 3.11 screen. It sort
of looks like a bad board or wiring (I vote for a failing board). My line
also is bridged (now) but has a wide variety of frame kinds (Apple, DEC,
IP, IPX, ISO-IEEE802.2, whatnot). I have found that PC clients can be stopped
cold by Unix workstations blasting out 8-16KB of full length back to back
UDP packets; the 8-bit Ethernet boards get overwhelmed. So monitoring for
such long bursts might be worthwhile.
        Joe D.
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Date:         Fri, 2 Oct 1992 08:47:34 EST
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From:         CS06999 <CS06999@MONTCOLC.BITNET>
Subject:      help! NETBOIS causes TCP/IP to abend

sorry if this was posted twice, received the following message
the last time I sent it....

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*---------------- original drivel -----------------*

help!!!

just completed a conversion from IBM's lan support program to odi and
novell's netbios. For some reason whenever I load Novell's netbios,
start windows, and click on some of my TCP/IP applications* I receive
this message "EMM386 exception error # 06"  or a "divide overflow"
message appears. Is my NETBIOS version wrong, or have I incorrectly
specified something in my NET.CFG file??? Help would be appreciated!

* applications do not use netbios use odinsup instead

netbios version is 3.02 revision c


*------------ net.cfg --------------*

file handles = 60*
show dots = on
GET LOCAL TARGET STACKS = 5

netbios command = 16
netbios sessions = 2
netbios send buffers = 4
netbios receive buffers = 4
netbios broadcast delay = 5
netbios broadcast count = 1
netbios internet = on
ipx sockets = 20
spx connections = 20

link driver token
        max frame size 1536
        frame token-ring
        frame token-ring_snap
        protocol ipx E0 token-ring

protocol ipx
        bind token

protocol odinsup
        bind token


*----------------------------------*

thanks in advance


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Rick Morrow              +                                       +
Montgomery College       +                                       +
51 Mannakee St           +                                       +
Rockville MD 20850       +                                       +
(301)-251-7234           +***************************************+

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Date:         Mon, 28 Sep 1992 08:54:43 EST
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From:         KASPER@PENNDRLS.UPENN.EDU
Subject:      Corrupt Bindery

I powered on my 3.11 file server and got the console message that
a block in file NET$VAL.SYS was bad and being redirected to a HOTFIX block.
Well, that was it for user accounts including the SUPERVISOR.  I can not
signon to any account.  Now the bindery files exist but are corrupted in
some way.  What can I run from the console to fix the bindery?

-Stan Kasper
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Date:         Thu, 1 Oct 1992 17:22:44 +0000
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From:         pcm@SYS.CSD.LE.AC.UK
Subject:      Rconsole & ODI

We're having problems with Rconsole and ODI.  When using certain stations
(running ODI) the workstation fails to get a response from a server with
rconsole and from then on the server cannot be accessed with rconsole from
anywhere.  If rpsx is unloaded, it hangs and the file server console
becomes useless.  It seems to happen with BICC and RM ethernet cards in IBM
model 55s and 70s.

Is there a fix for this?

TIA
==================================================
   Paul C. Manning
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   Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
   University of Leicester
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Date:         Thu, 1 Oct 1992 17:55:23 MEZ
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From:         MEvers <I0020102@DBSTU1.RZ.TU-BS.DE>
Subject:      nwlite1.1 under os/2

Anyone from novell listening?

There is an unofficial patch for nwlite 1.0 that lets it run under os/2 2.0 -
but where is the patch for the "new" nwlite 1.1?
It crashes the task as soon as you load nwlite1.1 server in a dos box - so the
pach seems not to be "build in" in version 1.1]

How about posting a ftp-site to get the patch (if availeble) from?

thanks, Matthias


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Date:         Fri, 2 Oct 1992 09:57:09 EST
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From:         Greg Monroe <MONROE@DUKEFSB.BITNET>
Subject:      Network security/Test results and question for Novell.

I have just completed a couple of experments here which should be of
interest to folks.  Having a couple of 2.11 servers still in service,
(on the way out, but low priority), I was concerned about the "KNOCK"
problem.  So, I wrote my own version (no, I will not pass it out!) and
tried it out.  Here is the experimentally determined results (most of
which are easily deduced from the theory).

Flame retardant:  The information here has been explained before recently,
  so this is not a "security breach"

Problem statement:  Netware file servers running software with a version less
  than (but not equal to) 3.11 will let a login occure 1 out of about 10,000
  times without password verification. If the password used in the attempt is
  a null password, the intruder detect mechanisms do not work.

Results:  A 2.11 file server was breached both with and without intruder
  detection on with a max of 31,000 tries and a min of 900.  The estimated
  average was around 7500 odd, (the sample size was small and exact numbers
  not kept).  However, if the attempt to break in used a station not in the
  id's restricted list or out side an id's time limits, the attempt failed.

  A 3.11 server was never broken into using this method (attempted 70,000+
  logins).

Conclusion:  Obviously a valid problem (no surprises here).  Servers with
  this problem should be fixed using Novell's supplied patches.  Here's
  their names/locations on novell's ftp server and mirrors (ftp.novell.com)

  3.10 - novlib/04/310pt1.zip - A NLM fix.
  2.15 - novlib/03/sec286.zip - requires a net gen.

NOVELL:  Will this patch work with all 2.1x version?  I have not tried it on
  my 2.11 production site for fear of problems.

  Since, the 2.15 patch could be a problem for folks without support, these
  results suggested a second 'not so secure but better than nothing' path.

  1.  Restrict the SUPERVISOR account to a physically secure set of
      workstations, e.g your private PC and another.  This should be more
      than 1 to allow access if a NIC dies!

  2.  Limit your user id to as small a subset of nodes as possible.  For
      example, our FSB admin accounts can only be logged onto from an
      administrative subnets.  They can not be accessed from the student
      labs or other university sites. (It was set up this way long before
      this problem).

  John Baird's famous utilities (jrbutil.zip on various ftp servers) are a
  good choice for setting large numbers of station restrictions.

Greg Monroe  <Monroe@DukeFSB.BitNet>
Duke's Fuqua School of Business
Durham, NC  27708-0114
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