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NSD202.DOC file for NSD #2
NetWare Workstation Kit for OS/2 V2.0
This is the second Novell Service Diskette (NSD #2) for NetWare
Workstation Kit for OS/2 v2.0. It solves minor problems found in
the software.
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* NSD #2 is an update, not an upgrade. The original NetWare Requester *
* for OS/2 v2.0 (to be used with systems running IBM OS/2 v2.0) must be *
* installed first, prior to installing the NSD #2 update. NSD #2 will NOT *
* provide an upgrade from NetWare Requester for OS/2 v1.3 to NetWare *
* Requester for OS/2 v2.0. *
****************************************************************************
Novell Service Diskettes are available on NetWire, NetWare Express,
and to subscribers of the NetWare UpDate program.
****************************************************************************
THESE ARE THE SAME FILES FOUND IN SECOS2.EXE, WHICH ARE THE NETWARE SECURITY
FILES. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE SECURITY ISSUE REFER TO SECURITY.DOC.
****************************************************************************
INSTALLING THE NSD
Step 1 Boot the workstation with OS/2 and open an "OS/2 Window"
or "OS/2 Full Screen." The command line prompt appears.
NOTE: You can press F1 or click the "Help" button for help
during this procedure.
Step 2 Insert the NSD diskette into a floppy drive, change to
that drive, and type the following:
INSTALL <Enter>
An installation window appears.
Step 3 Select "NSD on Workstation" from the Installation menu.
Step 4 Choose a target and source location and choose "OK."
A "Copy Files" window appears.
Step 5 Choose "Copy."
The NSD files are copied to your hard disk. Click "OK" on
the "Installation complete" message.
Step 6 Close the installation program by double-clicking the icon
in the upper left corner of the window.
Step 7 If you use the NetWare Tools utility, you will need to
delete the NWTOOLS.INI file in the OS2 subdirectory of
your boot drive. For example, if OS/2 is installed on D:,
delete D:\OS2\NWTOOLS.INI. This file contains the
settings to restore the window positions from your last
NWTOOLS session. Because of format changes, the old file
is incompatible with the NetWare Tools included with this
NSD. A new NWTOOLS.INI will be created if you exit
NetWare Tools and check the box to save window settings.
Step 8 If you want to set up DOS or Windows virtual sessions, read the
information in the README.TXT file that came on this NSD. This
file was automatically copied to your hard drive with the other
NetWare Requester files.
You must reboot for the changes to take effect.
NEW OR CHANGED DRIVERS
The following driver has been updated since the NetWare Requester
v2.0 was released:
TOKEN.SYS (NSD #1)
PROBLEMS SOLVED BY THIS NSD (#2)
NSD20L02--1 A feature called NCP Packet Signature has been implemented
to enhance security on a NetWare network. This feature is enabled by
default. You can disable it if desired. See the NSD02SEC.DOC text
file for a full explanation of this security feature.
NSD20L02--2 Previously, when using NWTOOLS, you may have been
unable to attach to a new server when you were already attached
to to one server. This problem has been solved.
NSD20L02--3 NETX.COM has now become NETX.EXE. This requires two
changes to setting up DOS and Windows support. The DOS Settings
for DOS_FILES must be set to 214. Also, in the DOS Settings
for DOS_VERSION, the NETX.COM must be changed to read NETX.EXE.
Instructions for setting up virtual DOS and Windows sessions are
fully documented in the README.TXT that came with this NSD. Follow
those instructions.
PROBLEMS SOLVED BY THIS NSD (#1)
Virtual DOS and Windows Support Changes
--------------------------------------------------------
NSD20L01--1 Global virtual DOS sessions will now function properly
when you execute a LOGIN or other NetWare command from your
AUTOEXEC.BAT.
Components changed: VSHELL.SYS, DOSVSHLL.SYS
NSD20L01--2 In the previous version, you may have received an "LSL
out of resources" error when using a DOS application which
connected to many nodes. This no longer occurs.
Components changed: VIPX.SYS, DOSVIPX.SYS
NSD20L01--3 Applications that made frequent requests to the DOS
kernel sometimes used to hang. They now work properly.
Components changed: VIPX.SYS, DOSVIPX.SYS
NSD20L01--4 DOS applications sometimes ran out of memory. This
no longer occurs.
Components changed: VIPX.SYS, DOSVIPX.SYS
NSD20L01--5 Very rarely, your machine would hang when using NetWare
connections from DOS sessions. This no longer occurs.
Components changed: VIPX.SYS, DOSVIPX.SYS
Named Pipes Changes
----------------------------
NSD20L01--6 You can now receive diagnostic information for Named
Pipes clients in servers from network management programs.
Components changed: NPCALLS.DLL, NMPIPE.SYS, NPSERVER.SYS
NSD20L01--7 In previous versions, intensive asynchronous
transmission sometimes hung the Named Pipes server. This problem
has been solved.
Components changed: NMPIPE.SYS
NSD20L01--8 In previous versions, when you aborted an application
(for example, with CTRL-C), the application would close, but the
Named Pipe would remain open. You may have received various
resource errors as a result. This problem no longer occurs.
Components changed: NMPIPE.SYS
NSD20L01--9 In previous versions, if you had more than 50 Named
Pipes servers, you didn't always see all available servers in the
server listing. Now you can see up to 100 servers at once.
Components changed: NMPIPE.SYS
NSD20L01--10 Your Named Pipes requests are now routed properly when
you're running dual Requesters.
Components changed: NMPIPE.SYS, NWIFS.IFS
NSD20L01--11 ANSI escape characters are no longer used in the
Named Pipes messages and displays.
Components changed: NMPIPE.SYS, NPSERVER.SYS
NSD20L01--12 Named Pipes servers that were used very heavily
sometimes ran out of LSL buffers or other resources. When this
occurred, you no longer had access to NetWare Services. You will no
longer experience this problem.
Components changed: NPSERVER.SYS
NSD20L01--13 DOS Named Pipes clients were not terminating SPX
Named Pipe connections cleanly. Instead, the connection eventually
timed out on the DOS side. Connections now terminate properly.
Components changed: NPSERVER.SYS
NSD20L01--14 Your Named Pipes server occasionally might have hung
on DOSCallNMPipe. This no longer occurs.
Components changed: NPSERVER.SYS
SPX Changes
-----------------
NSD20L01--15 On busy networks, your machine may have had trouble
reliably receiving SPX transmissions. This no longer occurs.
Components changed: SPX.SYS
NSD20L01--16 SPX packets on busy networks are received more slowly
than expected by your workstation. This might happen when your
network becomes congested, for example, when a router becomes a
bottleneck. When your workstation doesn't receive packets as
expected, it sends out packets to determine if the SPX
connections are still alive. In previous versions, these
packets were sent out too frequently, resulting in even more
traffic on an already busy network. We now send out fewer packets
when networks are in a congested state.
Components changed: SPX.SYS
NSD20L01--17 The default for the following NET.CFG option has been
changed from 20 to 15:
Protocol Stack SPX
retry count
Components changed: SPX.SYS
NSD20L01--18 When using SPX, your machine may have occasionally
hung or you may have received SPX transmission errors. These
problems no longer occur.
Components changed: SPX.SYS
Other Changes
--------------------
NSD20L01--19 In previous versions, your system may have hung when
you tried to use some 32-bit applications. The Requester now
functions correctly with these applications.
Components changed: NWIFS.IFS
NSD20L01--20 Previously, some applications--including
PKZIP.EXE--couldn't locate files with eight character filenames and
three character extensions on a NetWare 2.2 server. All files can
now be found.
Components changed: NWIFS.IFS
NSD20L01-21 Applications, such as databases, that do intense
manipulation of records may have frozen or slowed the machine in
previous versions. The Requester now functions properly with these
applications.
Components changed: NWREQ.SYS
NSD20L01--22 Applications that repeatedly request use of a shared
resource (file, device, etc.) over and over may have experienced
problems. These problems no longer occur.
Components changed: NWREQ.SYS
NSD20L01--23 Formerly, you may have encountered errors on RIPL
machines when file copies failed. This no longer occurs.
Components changed: NWREQ.SYS
NSD20L01--24 You used to receive an error message when logging
into a NetWare 2.2 server. The message no longer appears.
Components changed: NWREQ.SYS
NSD20L01--25 When you tried to move a file from one NetWare server
to another on the OS/2 desktop, you used to encounter problems.
First, your machine appeared to hang. Then, after rebooting, you
found numerous empty files had been created on the server you were
trying to move the file to. This problem no longer occurs. Dragging
a file from one server to another now works properly.
Components changed: NWIFS.IFS
NSD20L01--26 The RPRINTER utility now functions properly.
Components changed: RPRINTER.EXE, RPRINTER.HLP