Category : Network Files
Archive   : DOSUP8.ZIP
Filename : DOSUP8.TXT

NOVELL TECHNICAL INFORMATION DOCUMENT

TITLE: DOS Client Files Update Kit Number Eight
DOCUMENT ID: TID013923
DOCUMENT REVISION: A
DATE: 27OCT93
ALERT STATUS: Yellow
INFORMATION TYPE: Symptom Solution
README FOR: DOSUP8.EXE

NOVELL PRODUCT and VERSION:
NetWare Client for DOS/Windows

ABSTRACT:

Contains updated DOS client files. This file includes NetWare shells v3.32
(NETX.EXE, EMSNETX.EXE, XMSNETX.EXE), compatible with DOS 3.0 and above
(including MS DOS 6.0), DR DOS 6.0 and Windows 3.0 and 3.1. Support for both
ODI and dedicated IPX are included as well as NETBIOS and other DOS client
files.

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DISCLAIMER
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.
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SYMPTOM:

When using LSL, IPXODI, and MLID drivers, several known anomalies occur.

SOLUTION:

Copy the updated files to the appropriate directories, and reboot the
workstation. Files marked with an "*" are new since DOSUP7.EXE. Files
marked with a "^" have been updated since DOSUP7.EXE.

Self-Extracting File Name: DOSUP8.EXE Revision: A

Files Included Size Date Time Version

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DOSUP8.TXT (This File)
BSD.TXT 17466 11-03-93 11:17a ^
DOSNP.EXE 10,547 07-19-93 3:17p 2.10 *
DOSODIWS.DOC 4916 11-03-93 2:19a *
EMSNETX.EXE 90,430 06-24-93 2:18p 3.32ptf ^
HISTORY.DOC 22041 11-04-93 8:46a
INT2F.COM 640 07-28-88 11:48a
IPX.OBJ 20,340 11-21-91 12:50p 3.10
IPXODI.COM 30,247 10-07-93 4:52p 2.12 ^
LANSUP.COM 21,943 02-02-93 11:54a 1.27
LSL.COM 17,805 09-10-93 3:50p 2.05 ^
NE1000.COM 19,807 07-30-93 9:40a 1.28 ^
NE1500T.COM 29,258 07-30-93 9:41a 1.27 ^
NE2.COM 20,192 07-30-93 9:36a 1.27 ^
NE2000.COM 21,188 07-30-93 9:38a 1.53 ^
NE2100.COM 29,256 07-30-93 9:41a 1.27 ^
NE2_32.COM 19,903 07-30-93 9:39a 1.30 ^
NE3200.COM 26,568 07-30-93 9:41a 1.17 ^
NETBIOS.EXE 24,392 06-22-93 4:09p 3.14 ^
NETX.EXE 78,606 06-24-93 2:18p 3.32ptf ^
NTR2000.COM 24,909 03-31-93 9:46a 1.04 *
ODIINFO.DOC 24499 12-09-92 2:43p
ODINSUP.COM 33,867 02-23-93 8:58a
ODINSUP.DOC 42016 10-28-93 1:07a
PCN2L.COM 21,294 04-28-93 1:12p 1.41 ^
ROUTE.COM 4,882 05-11-93 8:59a 2.10 ^
RPLFIX.COM 1,746 09-30-91 9:39a 1.02
RPLFIX.DOC 2255 02-21-91 2:47p
RPLODI.COM 1,652 03-21-91 2:24p 1.02
TASKID.COM 7,539 01-22-93 10:47a 1.10 *
TBMI2.COM 24,884 06-03-93 4:36p 3.14 ^
TOKEN.COM 27,381 04-12-93 6:27p 1.27
TOKODI.DOC 6882 11-03-93 2:08a *
TRXNET.COM 18,765 12-21-92 2:27p 1.35 ^
XMSNETX.EXE 87,094 06-24-93 2:19p 3.32ptf ^

Solution Specifics:

This README file accompanies DOSUP8.EXE that comprises DOS client files
for NetWare 3.x, 2.1x and 2.2x operating systems.

Brief description of the binary files included in the kit:

FILE DESCRIPTION

DOSNP.EXE: NetWare DOS NP Extender
EMSNETX.EXE: NetWare EMS Workstation Shell
INT2F.COM: Novell Network BIOS Interrupt 2Fh Emulator
IPX.OBJ: Novell IPX/SPX
(No further development is being done on IPX.OBJ.
Novell recommends you use the ODI client software.
See ODIINFO.DOC for details.)

IPXODI.COM: NetWare IPX/SPX Protocol
LANSUP.COM: IBM LAN Support MLID
LSL.COM: NetWare Link Support Layer
NE1000.COM: Novell NE1000 Ethernet MLID
NE1500T.COM: Novell NE1500T Ethernet MLID
NE2.COM: Novell NE2 Ethernet MLID
NE2_32.COM: Novell NE2-32 Ethernet MLID
NE2000.COM: Novell NE2000 Ethernet MLID
NE2100.COM: Novell NE2100 Ethernet MLID
NE3200.COM: Novell NE3200 Ethernet MLID
NETBIOS.EXE: Novell NetBIOS Emulation Package
NETX.EXE: NetWare Workstation Shell
NTR2000.COM: Novell NTR2000 Token-ring MLID
ODINSUP.COM: ODI Support Interface for NDIS
PCN2L.COM: IBM PC Network II and II/A MLID
ROUTE.COM: NetWare Source Routing Driver
RPLFIX.COM: NetWare Boot Disk Image Patch Program
RPLODI.COM: Novell RPL ODI
TASKID.COM: Version Task Identification Program
TBMI2.COM: Task Switched Buffer Manager for IPX/SPX
TOKEN.COM: IBM Token-Ring MLID
TRXNET.COM: Novell Turbo RxNet and RxNet/2 MLID
XMSNETX.EXE: NetWare XMS Workstation Shell

Brief description of the document files included in the kit:

FILE DESCRIPTION

BSD.TXT: Black Screen of Death/Windows Hang suggestions. Also
includes LSL, IPXODI and VIPX parameters and changes.
DOSODIWS.DOC: Brief description of ODI, Token and LANSUP drivers
DOSUP8.TXT: This file
HISTORY.DOC: History of Shells, changes/fixes
ODIINFO.DOC: Discussion on why Novell is promoting ODI
ODINSUP.DOC: Information and configuration examples for ODINSUP
RPLFIX.DOC: Information on how and when to run RPLFIX
TOKODI.DOC: Token and LANSUP LSB mode and Bit reversal

Installation Instructions:

1. Make a backup at the workstation of the associated files listed
above.

2. Copy the needed files to the workstation, and reboot the workstation
to have the new files take effect.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

The following drivers included in this ZIP file now default to the 802.2
frame type. When using these drivers, it is necessary to use the 802.2
frame type on your server or change the frame type for the workstation in
your NET.CFG (or SHELL.CFG) file.

NE1000.COM 19,807 7-30-93 9:40a 1.28
NE1500T.COM 29,258 7-30-93 9:41a 1.27
NE2.COM 20,192 7-30-93 9:36a 1.27

NE2000.COM 21,188 7-30-93 9:38a 1.53
NE2100.COM 29,256 7-30-93 9:41a 1.27
NE2_32.COM 19,903 7-30-93 9:39a 1.30
NE3200.COM 26,568 7-30-93 9:41a 1.17

If you wish to continue to use the 802.3 frame type, place the following
two lines in the NET.CFG (or SHELL.CFG) file:

Link Driver
Frame Ethernet_802.3

If you were using the NE2000.COM driver, you would replace
with NE2000. Be sure to indent the second line and place a carriage
return after the second line.

PBURST.NLM

PBURST.NLM has been removed from this version of the client update kit.

Note: PBURST.NLM is also used with the BNETX.EXE shell; however,
BNETX.EXE has been deleted from the client update due to a rare problem
that can result in data corruption.

For Packet Burst support at the client, the workstation will need to be
upgraded to the VLM DOS requester technology.

TBMI2.COM - This file is for use with DOS 5.0 Task Swapper, Windows 3.0
or Windows 3.1 (running in standard or real mode).

For Windows 3.0, use TBMI2.COM and TASKID.COM. In the workstation NET.CFG
add the following parameter:

USING WINDOWS 3.0=ON

TBMI2 is intended for those users running programs which use the IPX or
SPX communications protocols from the DOS prompt in Windows (standard or
real mode). TSRs running under DOS prompts in Windows Enhanced mode do
not need TBMI2, since VIPX.386 will track IPX and SPX functions. If no
DOS applications are being run which require IPX or SPX support, then
neither of these programs should be run. To determine whether your
application requires TBMI2, follow these steps:

1. Load TBMI2.COM.
2. Start Windows.
3. Open a MS-DOS prompt.
(for Windows 3.0, load TASKID.COM.)
4. Start the DOS application in question.
5. Run the application and then exit.
6. Display diagnostic information by typing the following:
TBMI2 /D
7. If the value in the field named Far Calls Processed is not 0, you
need to run TBMI2.COM.

To get help with TBMI2.COM, type the following: tbmi2 /?

The default configuration for TBMI2.COM is correct for most applications.
For use with the MS-DOS 5.0 task swapper, this file is documented in the
MS-DOS 5.0 README.TXT.

DOSNP.EXE

This is the Named Pipes Extender for DOS. It allows you to run Named
Pipes applications under DOS.

Novell Named Pipe Route Enhancements

DOS Clients

The default has been changed to not maintain a local Named Pipe server
router table. When a request for a DosOpen, DosWaitNmPipe, or
DosCallNmPipe is received the protocol will query the network for the
whereabouts of the Named Pipe server specified. This means NCP services
must be available, for example, NETX.EXE or VLMs must be loaded before
DOSNP.EXE

The following parameters can be used in the NET.CFG to configure
DOSNP.EXE.

NP Max Machine Names = n where n is a number between 4 and 50. Replace
n with how many named pipe servers you want in the table. (This statement
in the NET.CFG will make the client maintain a local Named Pipe server
router table.) (This parameter should not to be used with NP Max
Sessions) The default is 10.

NP Max Sessions = n where n is a number between 4 and 50. Replace n
with the number of Named Pipe servers you want to communicate with at
once from the remote router. (This parameter should not to be used with
NP Max Machine Names) The default is 10.

NP Max Open Named Pipes = n where n is a number between 4 and 128.
Replace n with the maximum number of named pipes that can be opened at
once. The default is 4.

RPLFIX.COM

RPLFIX is used to allow workstations to remote program load (RPL)
properly with MS-DOS 5.x and above. This utility must be run after the
boot image file (usually NET$DOS.SYS) has been created using the DOSGEN
utility. RPLFIX will directly modify the boot image file; the boot image
file's size and last modified date will be different after RPLFIX has
been run. RPLFIX only needs to be run against the boot image file once.
Attempts to run RPLFIX against an already modified boot image file are
detected by the utility, and no further modifications will be made to the
boot image file.

Follow the instructions for DOSGEN (setting up remote reset workstations)
in the Novell reference manuals. For NetWare 2.x, this information can
be found in Chapter 9 of the Supervisor Guide, or Chapter 2 of the Using
the Network manual. For NetWare 3.x, this information is found in
Appendix D of the Installation manual. After performing all steps as
outlined in the appropriate manual to create the boot image file, run
RPLFIX.COM. The remote workstation will likely hang during the reset
process if you are resetting using DOS 5.x or above and the boot image
file has not been modified by RPLFIX.

RPLFIX can be found on the WSGEN diskette, or in the WSGEN subdirectory
if you are installing using a network drive. After you have located
RPLFIX.COM, map a drive to the LOGIN subdirectory on the file server you
wish to remote reset from. The DOSGEN procedure instructed you to create
a boot image file in that subdirectory (usually named NET$DOS.SYS). If
the drive you mapped to SYS:LOGIN was the F: drive, then you would enter
the following:

RPLFIX F:NET$DOS.SYS

RPLFIX only needs to be run if the version of DOS loaded on the floppy
diskette used with DOSGEN is 5.x or greater. Earlier versions of DOS do
not require that this utility be run.

Note: If you renamed your boot image file, then you must use the new
filename with RPLFIX:

RPLFIX [d:]

where [d:] is the drive letter where the image file is located, and
is the name of the file created with the DOSGEN
utility.




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