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Date:         Mon, 31 Aug 1992 16:20:00 EDT
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From:         "(J. Pilant)" <pilant@NADC.NAVY.MIL>
Subject:      re: AUTOEXEC/NET Question
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R. J. Glew <rglew@CS-ACAD-LAN.LAKEHEADU.CA> writes:
>Can I set up AUTOEXEC.BAT to check and see whether a machine is wired to the
>network?  Why - because I have a number of machines to look after, and in any
>particular day, some may be hooked to the net, others not, and I would like
>to have a common startup configuration.
>
>I have tried the following setup.  The system work fine if the machine is
>wired, but hangs if it isn't.
>
>AUTOEXEC.BAT
>
>@echo off
>prompt [$p]
>path=c:\util
>set temp=d:\
>mode con: rate=32 delay=1
>lh c:\dos\smartdrv.exe > nul
>lh c:\dos\doskey > nul
>call c:\net\net       <--- What I need here is "If wired/connected CALL NET"
>c:
>lh c:\fprot\virstop.exe > nul
>dosshell
>
>NET.BAT
>
>@echo off
>cls
>lh c:\net\wd8003e -n -d 0x60 5 0x280 0xec00 > nul
>lh c:\net\ipx > nul
>lh c:\net\net5 > nul
>:login
>f:login cs_acad_lan
>if not exist z:\public\login.exe goto login

The problem is you assume in net.bat that you connect with a server.  You
need to test the errorlevel of net5 to see if you get a server at all.  If
you get one, continue as before, else exit the net.bat batch file.

/jeff
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Date:         Fri, 4 Sep 1992 10:26:48 EDT
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From:         "(David Lewis)" <kelson@AIS.ORG>
Subject:      Re: releasing plots every hour
              "MSJLE%ECNUXA.BITNET@SUVM.SYR.EDU" at Sep 3, 92 10:26 pm

> In PCONSOLE the individual user has the ability to place jobs on hold.
>
> The queue operators have the ability to prevent a print server from
> servicing a queue.
>
> You could have the queue out there as usual, but prevent the print
> server from printing the jobs.  Then turn it on peridocally.
>
> Or, not even have the print server connected to the queue until you ask
> it to.  There are a number of ways you can force jobs to backup in print
> queues.
>


  I know that, but the problem with that is *I* would have to be there
to turn the queue on and all all the time.. and I (nor the other sys-admin)
can be here all the time to release the plots to the queue.  Unfortunately
if I left it up to the cad operators I dont think it would go real well :-/,
and my boss said he woudlnt want it that way.
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Date:         Thu, 3 Sep 1992 16:51:25 EDT
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From:         "(David Lewis)" <kelson@AIS.ORG>
Subject:      releasing plots every hour

  I would like to be able to hold all the plots we get here and dump
them to the plotter like once every hour... I was hoping to maybe
use the ncl.nlm but it dosent support nprint.  I hate to waste a whole
machine to just sit there and once an hour nprint everything to the plotter
queue.  Is there another way to do this? or maybe a utility or nlm I can
run on the server to do this?

  --Thanks
    Dave


kelson@ais.org
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Date:         Sun, 30 Aug 1992 16:30:00 GMT
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From:         GRG1678@VAX2.QUEENS-BELFAST.AC.UK
Subject:      Re: How to crash a NW311 server, one easy step?

-Mark Medici

True, true, mset.nlm doesn't do anything to the autoexec.ncf - still have to
do that by hand! Still, it saves a lot of bother when you just want to make
changes on the fly on a running machine: don't want to down a server just to
change one small setting!

Tony Sheehan
grg1678@v2.qub.ac.uk

Queen's University, Belfast
Northern Ireland
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Date:         Fri, 4 Sep 1992 14:49:00 GMT
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From:         GRG1678@VAX2.QUEENS-BELFAST.AC.UK
Subject:      Return of Dougmenu...

Dougmenu 1.68 has now reappeared in its former location in the
 pub/MSDOS_UPLOADSdirectory on wuarchive.wustl.edu (note the capitalisation in
 the name).

Tony Sheehan
grg1678@v2.qub.ac.uk

Queen's University, Belfast
Northern Ireland
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Date:         Wed, 2 Sep 1992 14:00:51 MDT
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From:         Rich Brown <rbrown@DIJKSTRA.UNIVNORTHCO.EDU>
Subject:      Charon 4.0 sorry about duplicate mail
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Sorry about the duplicate (or nearly so) posting re: Charon 4.0 --
my system indicated that the message was not delivered but since
I later received replies, well.......

Sorry for the extra junk.....
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Date:         Mon, 31 Aug 1992 15:59:29 PDT
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From:         "(Gretchen Millendore)" <gretchen@CCO.CALTECH.EDU>
Subject:      Re: multiple servers

In bit.listserv.novell you write:

>What is the "best"way of implementing multiple servers?  I have about 400 users
>who want to use the same apps.  Is it better to duplicate apps on each server
>or have everyone attach to one server.  This seems like it would get a bit hair
   y
>trying to keep accounts straight (which server gets the users home account).
>A related question is Can redundancy be built into the two servers so if one
                           ^^^^^^^^^^
>goes down the other will be able to provide some or all services.

I am very interested in finding more out about redundancy in servers, also.
Could you please forward information you receive to me??  Thanks in advance!!

Gretchen Mullendore
First Quadrant Corp
gretchen@cco.caltech.edu
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Date:         Thu, 27 Aug 1992 14:45:38 EDT
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From:         Ken Hirsh <KEN@FACULTY.LAW.DUKE.EDU>
Subject:      Adding workgroup manager for existing users
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Is there a fast way to add a workgroup manager for 600 existing
users?  Using syscon would be too cumbersome.
__________
Kenneth J. Hirsh
School of Law Library
Duke University
Durham, NC 27706
(919) 684-6182
ken@faculty.law.duke.edu
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Date:         Mon, 31 Aug 1992 16:18:08 EDT
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From:         "Loreen E. Lacy" <LIBEM029@SIVM.BITNET>
Subject:      RE: driver for LQ-570

From: Loreen E. Lacy
      SI Libraries  NHB 26A
      (202) 357-1940
Well mucho gracias to Bruce Ferrell for his assistance.  I know have novell and
 xtalk conversing as they were meant to.  I was successful in hooking up with t
he Wordperfect BBS and downloading is next on my list of things to do.  Thanks
for everyone's help.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 So much Star Trek....so little time...........................
vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv
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Date:         Thu, 3 Sep 1992 11:08:00 EST
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From:         "Pat Hackett" <HACKETT@ACC.FAU.EDU>
Subject:      Pathworks/Netware 3.11 coexistence problem
X-To:         novell@suvm.acs.syr.edu

    After receiving several suggestions on how to get pathworks
    and Netware 3.11 working together, I decided to take Brian
    Meeks suggestion and attempt using ODINSUP.

        I am having problems getting ODINSUP to work in order to get Dec
    and Novell working together.  After executing the commands (which
    follow) I can connect to the Novell server, no problem.  But, when
    I try to connect to the Pathworks side, the computer locks up
    AFTER it finds the Pathworks server as or after it attempts to
    connect to network drives and set Environment variables. I've included
    various set-up files below.  I did check in to verify that I had
    updated versions of the lsl and 3c503 files as described in an
    ODIDOC I FTPed to my location.  I also tried it without LANSESS,
    since it seems to have caused other subscribers problems, without
    positive result.  The workstation is a 286 IBM with 3c503 card
    and 2M memory.

    If anyone can see the problem, please let me know.
    Please send responses to me directly and I'll summarize once
    I've got it working.
    Thanks in advance.


Autoexec.bat file
-----------------
SET COMSPEC=C:\COMMAND.COM
verify on
PATH C:\;C:\DOS;c:\ihs\bin
PROMPT $P$G
cd temp
lsl
3c503
odinsup
c:\decnet\dllndis
c:\decnet\netbind
ipxodi a
cd\

Config.sys file
----------------
BREAK=ON
BUFFERS=30
FILES=40
SHELL=C:\COMMAND.COM /P /E:1024
DEVICE=C:\DOS\ANSI.SYS
device=\HImem.sys
device=\decnet\PROTMAN.SYS /I:C:\DECNET
device=\decnet\DIS_PKT.DOS
device=\decnet\laddrv.sys /D:8
lastdrive=u:

PROTOCOL.INI file
------------------
; PROTOCOL.INI file create by DECNET.OMO V4.0.17
;                         via DECNET.WIK V4.0.26

[protocol manager]
DRIVERNAME = PROTMAN$

[PKTDRV]
DRIVERNAME = PKTDRV$
BINDINGS     = X3C503
INTVEC=0x60

[ETHERLINKII]
DRIVERNAME = ELNKII$
IOADDRESS = 0x300
TRANSCEIVER = ONBOARD
INTERRUPT = 3
MAXTRANSMITS = 12
XMITBUFS = 1

[IPX4MAC]
DRIVER = IPX$MAC
BINDINGS     = X3C503

[DATALINK]
DRIVERNAME   = DLL$MAC
LG_BUFFERS   = 16
SM_BUFFERS   = 6
OUTSTANDING  = 32
HEURISTICS   = 0
BINDINGS     = X3C503
;Specify IRQ level used by workstations network adapter
NI_IRQ	= 3

NET.CFG
---------
Link Support
	BUFFERS 16 2048
	MEMPOOL 2048
Link Driver 3C503
	frame ethernet_ii
	frame ethernet_802.2
	frame ethernet_snap
	frame ethernet_802.3
	port 300
	NODE ADDRESS AA0XXXXXXA1B
Protocol ODINSUP
	bind 3C503


Pat Hackett
Florida Atlantic University

IN%"hackett@acc.fau.edu"   internet
    Hackett@fauvax         bitnet

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Date:         Wed, 2 Sep 1992 17:47:54 MET
Reply-To:     Eric Vyncke <vyncke@idefix.nrb.be>
From:         Eric Vyncke <vyncke@IDEFIX.NRB.BE>
Subject:      Re: Expressview SNMP
X-To:         novell@suvm.bitnet

Not a definitive answer to your posting, but, we have had the same
problem with Synoptics hub.

Their Windows product was not that good...

We redesign a new program (character based) based on a home-made SNMP
implementation. These are in the public domain.

Anon ftp to aix1.segi.ulg.ac.be directory nrb/snmp. You need: ber.*, object.*,
snmp.*, snmpi.c, compile.c and synoptics.c (customize  to Davidsystems).
Of course the ASN.1 description of private MIB is mandatory... (check also
for file compiled.mib, compiled.root.

These programs were developped while I was working in my previous employer
NRB in Belgium. Still be happy to answer your question (see signature).

--

Eric Vyncke, Project Leader
Siemens Nixdorf, Centre Software de Liege, Rue des Fories, 2 B-4020 Liege
Tel: +32.41.201.654     email: vyncke@idefix.nrb.be
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Date:         Thu, 3 Sep 1992 10:20:13 EDT
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From:         "(Duane Kerstetter)" <u2d65@LFKW2.BGM.LINK.COM>
Subject:      Re: multiple servers
X-To:         NOVELL@suvm.acs.syr.edu
              Sep 2, 92 10:08 pm

> >  Duane Kerstetter
>
>    If I was doing this a work, I would spec out and put in one high end
>    server with redundancy built in (mirrord/duplexed drives or drive arrays).
>    the heavy duty super servers have been built to handle the heavy load.
>    Use ONLY 32 bit busmaster cards.  EISA, MCA or Proprietary is OK.
>
>    Have a decent maintenance contract in place.  If you can have a basic
>    hot spare machine, it would be a great test bed for new OS versions and
>    applications.
>
>    If you have reason to believe that your concurrent count will be above 250,
>    then you will have to go with two servers.  ARCServe can be used to both
>    back up your servers to one another and to tape.
>
>    We use Systempros, but there are a number of good machines out there.
>    If I were budgeting for this server, I would put down $50K, which would
>    include the server, disk, OS, tape and network utilities.  Applications
>    would be extra.
>
 thanks for the input.  We will run over the 250 limit so 2 servers  are needed.
I am trying to shoot for at least mirrored drives on both.


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Date:         Thu, 3 Sep 1992 06:29:52 +0300
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From:         Steve Druck <VUSTEVE@WEIZMANN.WEIZMANN.AC.IL>
Subject:      OK, I'll try to field this one
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>When using Word Perfect 5.1 over Netware 3.11 everything works well
>until we try to use EMM386 to provide access to the UMB for things
>like our mouse driver etc.  With EMM386 loaded, the keyboard shift
>status becomes confused, so typing a character gives its
>shifted/control/alt equivalent.
>
>      Barry Downes <B.Downes@edn.gu.edu.au>

I had this wierd one occur to me on an IBM PS/2 running IBM DOS 5
after I installed Windows 3.1.  It turned out that Windows decided to
change my pointer to HIMEM.SYS and EMM386.EXE to the version in its
own directory and these were not compatible with the IBM DOS.

Pointing back to the IBM DOS versions set things right. Windows 3.1
works without problems as well.

Hope this helps,

Steve Druck                    Internet: VUSTEVE@WEIZMANN.WEIZMANN.AC.IL
Weizmann Institute of Science  BITnet:   VUSTEVE AT WEIZMANN
76 100 Rehovot                 FAX:      +972(8)344102
Israel                         Phone:    +972(8)342963
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Date:         Fri, 28 Aug 1992 16:33:30 CDT
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From:         JFORD@SEEBECK.UA.EDU
Subject:      charon40.zip
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charon40.zip is also available on risc.ua.edu (130.160.4.7) in the directory
/pub/network/pegasus.


----------
James Ford - Consultant II, Seebeck Computer Center
             jford@seebeck.ua.edu, jford@risc.ua.edu
             The University of Alabama (in Tuscaloosa, Alabama)
From: medici@dorm.rutgers.edu (Mark Medici)
Newsgroups: bit.listserv.novell
Subject: Re: 32-bit Ethernet Cards
Date: 24 Aug 92 01:26:20 GMT
Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J.

We're presently using two NE3200's in our administrative server.  It
works fine, and contrary to other messages I've seen here, is faster
than the fastest 16-bit board we have.

We got one of the SMC dual-interface EISA cards, but the driver was
buggy.  We just got a beta of the new driver, and plan on trying it
next weekend.

BTW Ray, I'm concerned about your message that the NE3200 in a
workstation with Win31 trashes files on the server.  We had planned
on taking one of the NE3200's out of the server and putting it in
a workstation.  I'll be sure to do some thorough testing on this!
-- 
_________________________________________________________________________
RUCS     | Mark A. Medici, Systems Programmer III, User Services Division
User     | Rutgers University Computing Services, New Brunswick, NJ 08903
Services | [medici@gandalf.rutgers.edu]                    [908-932-2412]
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From:         Loren Aman <AMANL@COLUMBIA.DSU.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Internet Services
X-To:         NOVELL@suvm.acs.syr.EDU

In article <9208312237.AA20782@la.sjf.novell.com> you write:
>To all NetWare users:
>
>Novell is looking for ways to improve on the services offered to its customers
>via the Internet.  For that reason, I am posting this message requesting any
>input you might have as to how better the Internet user might be served.
>Please include specific information about the FTP server, technical expertise
>offered via the listserv, etc.

Several times I ftp forum.zip and find a file that looks like something I can
use, but the corresponding file on the ftp server is not the newest or I am
unsure whether or not it is the newest because the dates and times of the
files on the ftp server do not match up.  One example is tokenb.zip.  In the
forum descriptions it states the file was updated July 1992, but I cannot find
a tokenb.zip with that date in the ftp directories. I think most of this would
not matter if there was a single document for Netware 3.11, for instance,
that would list newest versions of *.DSK, *.LAN, Netware Shells, Patches, and
Utilities or a listserv format that would mail the updated list every so often.

I would also like to see a location for the 3rd party directories on
Compu$erve.

Also, I would like the Application Notes made available for free, or if you
have a subscription, be able to ftp back issues for free.  95$/year for an
app notes subscription isn't too bad, but $15/issue for back issues is kind
of rude.


- Loren Aman
  Sr. Systems Programmer
  Dakota State University
  amanl@columbia.dsu.edu
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Date:         Fri, 28 Aug 1992 16:25:40 PDT
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From:         Mark Edson <DI603@CALPOLY.BITNET>
Subject:      Novell/Windows problem
X-To:         Windows Listserv <WIN3-L@UICVM.BITNET>,
              Jeff Nadel <di380@CALPOLY.BITNET>, NOVELL@SUVM.BITNET

Anyone have this problem before me?

We are installing Netware 3.11 on all machines in our computer lab.
All non-386 machines run windows fine, but our 386's (all
Gateway 386/25's) cannot run windows in 386 Enhanced mode.

Real mode and Standard mode work fine, but when trying to run in 386 mode,
the title screen shows up, but then  the screen switches back to text mode
(cursor flashing in top left corner) and the machine just sits there.

We have followed the instructions in the Windows manual and in the
Windows Resource Kit for installing Windows on a Novell server, including
the specific instructions for using 'setup /n' to install the *.ini files
(and others) onto the specific workstation, but to no avail.  We have not
yet tried installing Windows 3.1 (we are currently using 3.0) on any of the
machines, but that will probably be tried this weekend.

Our configurations are as follows:

Gateway 2000 386/25
4MB Ram
120MB Western Digital IDE Hard drive
3COM 16-bit ethernet cards (specifically not using IRQ 2, because Novell said
    that was a conflict with windows)
Diamond Speedstar SVGA cards w/1MB

Pls. reply to this me personally, and I will post the result.

Thanks in advance

---------------------------------------------------------------
Sender:
   Mark Edson, PC Software Technition/Assistant Manager
   Academic Computing Services, California Polytechnic
   1 Grand Ave, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

   Office Phone: 805-756-6549          Home Phone: 805-756-6629
   Internet: medson@nike.calpoly.edu   BITNET: DI603 AT CALPOLY
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Date:         Mon, 31 Aug 1992 13:06:54 CDT
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From:         Tom Hansen <realeasy!tomh@UWM.EDU>
Subject:      Intel EtherExpress with OS/2 V2.0 Requester???
X-To:         novell@suvm.bitnet

I need to know if there is a ODI driver available for the Intel
EtherExpress card that will work with the OS/2 V2.0 Requestor.

Any help appreciated.

Thanks!


---
Tom Hansen
Executive Systems, LTD., a.k.a.  REAL/Easy Software
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Date:         Tue, 1 Sep 1992 09:34:00 ADT
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From:         JGARDIN@HUSKY1.STMARYS.CA

Recently, we divided a single segment into two segments via a CISCO router.
Orgiginally on the single segment (ACADEMIC) we had a nuber of Novell
Fileservers. (Using a mix of Netware versions 3.11, 2.2 and 2.15). On this
single segment we had two print servers running. These operated without any
problems until.......

About a week ago we made the split. Now we have an ACADEMIC and ADMIN segment
joined by the CISCO Router. These segments use different network address
numbers. After the change over everything seemed to work just fine until.....

A user gave me a call and informed me that they were not getting their print
requests out. I checked the Print Server on the ADMIN segement and found it to
be hung. I rebooted it and found that it would hang after 10 mins.. and then
loose it's connection. I also found that if I ran RPRINTER from the ACADEMIC
segment and tried to access the Print server on the ADMIN segment I could cause
the PServer to hang. The same result could be had from running RPRINTER from
the ADMIN Segment to a PServer on the ACADEMIC segment to access the print
server on the ACADEMIC segment. This is a problem if a user wants to run
RPRINTER from another segment.

I can print from a workstation on the Academic segment through the PSERVER on
the ADMIN segment without any problems.

Does the PSERVER and RPRINTER software work only on a single segment and not
across multiple segments? (Via a router). Do we have old versions of the
software? Is there something simple that I could be overlooking?


PSERVER.EXE
RPRINTER.EXE

If anyone has any suggestions please let me know.


John Gardin
Saint Mary's University
Halifax, Nova Scotia
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