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FYI
(Note: 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.)
TITLE: NetWare Lite v1.1 - Summary of New Features and
Enhancements
DOCUMENT ID#: FYI.P.6140
DATE: 03DEC92
PRODUCT: NetWare Lite
PRODUCT VERSION: All versions
SUPERSEDES: FYI.P.6066
LITE FAX DOC #: 2850
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NetWare Lite v1.1 - Summary of New Features and Enhancements
NetWare Lite v1.1 has been developed primarily as a maintenance release.
NetWare Lite v1.1 increases the stability, compatibility, and performance
of NetWare Lite, as well as adding some enhancements and new features.
The following is a summary of the new features and enhancements.
Note: For complete information concerning any of the features or
enhancements summarized in this document, please see the README files on
the NetWare Lite v1.1 diskette.
NLCache
The primary new feature of NetWare Lite v1.1 is a NetWare Lite disk cache
called NLCACHE. This cache can be configured to use conventional,
extended, or expanded memory and can be enabled and disabled from the DOS
command line. NLCACHE dramatically increases the performance of NetWare
Lite.
Due to the length of the information, please download Fax Document 2851
or FYI.P.6075 for more information on how to set up NLCache.
***** WARNING *****
If you choose to use another cache program in place of NLCache, you MUST
turn off the deferred rights feature of the cache to avoid possible
fragmentation or corruption of data! Note: Do not run two caching
programs simultaneously.
IPXSYNC
NetWare Lite v1.1 ships with a utility called IPXSYNC. Until now, if two
workstations, A and B for example, mapped drives to each other in their
STARTNET.BAT files, machine A would fail to map drives to machine B
because machine B had not yet loaded the network software. (Turning on
two or more machines at precisely the same time is almost impossible.)
This problem is solved by the IPXSYNC utility. This synchronization
utility can be placed in the STARTNET.BAT file to make a Lite workstation
pause until all necessary servers have booted and loaded the network
software.
The IPXSYNC utility works from within the STARTNET.BAT file. It should
be run from the STARTNET.BAT file after the server and client but before
the drives are mapped and the printers are captured. The syntax is the
following:
IPXSYNC <string> <number>.
Replace <string> with any string that is to be broadcast over the
network. Replace <number> with the number of computers that have to
broadcast that message before the batch file can continue.
Example: There is a network with three computers (all setup as servers
and clients) and they all have drives mapped to each other. The network
supervisor can put the IPXSYNC utility in the STARTNET.BAT file to ensure
all the computers are up and the network is loaded before the drive
mappings are attempted. The supervisor should put the line "IPXSYNC
Ralph 2" into each STARTNET.BAT file after SERVER.EXE and CLIENT.EXE are
loaded. Each computer, when turned on, will wait for the string "Ralph"
to be returned from the other two machines before continuing on to map
the drives. The user can press any key to terminate the process before
the operation is complete, but this will cause the drives not to be
mapped because the network was not completely operational at the time.
Net Save
NetWare Lite v1.1 ships with a new utility called NET SAVE that will save
all active drive mappings and port captures on a workstation. The NET
SAVE utility is not required but is provided as a convenient way to set
up the network environment.
At the DOS prompt, type NET SAVE. The mapped drives, captured ports, and
DOS environment variables are saved in a file called NLLOGIN.BAT that the
user can add to the STARTNET.BAT file. The next time the STARTNET.BAT is
executed, the saved drive mappings and port captures will be in effect.
The NET SAVE utility is not required but is provided as a convenient way
for a network administrator to set up the network environment.
Notify
NetWare Lite v1.1 ships with a feature called NOTIFY that gives the user
the option to be notified when a print job is completed. This feature is
useful when the network printer is in a different room than the user who
is submitting the print job.
The notify feature is activated by placing a "n=y" parameter in the NET
CAPTURE statement. The default setting of the notify feature is no.
After receiving the message, a user can delete the message by pressing
<Crtl>+<Enter> at the same time.
Auto Reattach
NetWare Lite v1.1 has an AUTO REATTACH feature. Occasionally, a network
board momentarily loses its connection with other network boards in the
network. For example, a workstation on the network is rebooted. Under
NetWare Lite v1.0, when a connection was interrupted, the DOS error
message, "General failure reading device NWLite--Abort, Retry, Fail"
would be displayed and the user would be required to press "Retry" to
reestablish the network connection.
NetWare Lite v1.1 automatically attempts to reconnect to the network when
a connection is lost. This reattach attempt is transparent to the user
provided that the workstation has come back online when the reattach
attempt is made. Otherwise, the above-mentioned DOS error message is
displayed to alert the user that the connection is no longer available.
Net SLIST
NetWare Lite v1.1 ships with an enhanced NET SLIST command that will show
all available Lite servers without requiring the user to be logged into
the network. This feature is helpful to users who wish to know if a
particular server is available before continuing with a log in attempt.
Dynamic Update of Print Screen
The print job screen in the NET utility of NetWare Lite v1.1 is
dynamically updated. This is useful to network supervisors who wish to
monitor printing activity in real time on the network.
Net Send and Net Receive
In contrast to NetWare Lite v1.0, NetWare Lite v1.1 messages, which
appear on the screen as a result of the NET SEND command or as a result
of a completed print job notification, do not suspend the operation of
NetWare Lite v1.1 servers. Furthermore, the NET RECEIVE feature allows a
user to configure the workstation to cause messages resulting from a NET
SEND command to "time out" after a set amount of time. These
enhancements are useful to users who wish to run batch processes while
away from their workstations without NetWare Lite messages permanently
halting those batch processes.
To use the NET RECEIVE command, type the following from the command line:
NET RECEIVE <number>
Replace <number> (0 to 1500) with the number of seconds that you wish the
messages to remain on the screen. If you enter 0 (Net Receive 0), the
message will remain on the screen until <Ctrl>+<Enter> keys are pressed
simultaneously. Note: If you do not use the NET RECEIVE command, the
default setting will require a user to press <Ctrl>+<Enter>
simultaneously to clear the message from the screen.
Note: These enhancements do not apply to Native NetWare broadcasts
(NetWare v3.11, for example). If the NetWare Lite network is part of a
Native NetWare network, broadcasts from Native NetWare will still suspend
both foreground and background processes on the workstation until the
message is cleared from the screen.
Memory Enhancements
The NetWare Lite v1.1 version of SERVER.EXE can be loaded into high
memory in contrast to v1.0. CLIENT.EXE, LSL, IPXODI A, and the board
driver, can also be loaded into high memory.
SERVER.EXE'S default size is approximately 10 KB smaller in NetWare Lite
v1.1 than the default size of SERVER.EXE in the v1.0. Both of these
enhancements allow additional conventional memory to be available for
other applications.
The NetWare Lite v1.1 version of SERVER.EXE and CLIENT.EXE can be
unloaded from conventional memory (they cannot be unloaded from high
memory), by typing the commands SERVER U or CLIENT U.
Note: CLIENT.EXE must be unloaded before SERVER.EXE.
Larger Print Job Packet Size
NetWare Lite v1.1 uses a larger print-job packet size that results in
significantly faster printing than v1.0.
Net Commands Use the DOS Error Level
In NetWare Lite v1.1, all Net commands issued from the command line (NET
MAP) set a DOS Errorlevel of zero upon successful completion and non-zero
for an unsuccessful completion. This is helpful for verifying that the
command completed successfully in a batch file before moving on.
Commands Are More Like Native NetWare
The NET WHOAMI command replaces the NET INFO command. The NET USERLIST
command replaces the NET ULIST command. Also, you can type NET MAP F:=
instead of NET MAP F: if you are used to using native NetWare mapping
commands.
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