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This forum is supplied for demonstration purposes only and is accessible via the IBM OS/2 BBS system. What you see below is the forum as it existed on 10/30/92. The IBM OS/2 Bulletin Board System (BBS) is IBM's new electronic support offering for OS/2 Version 2.0. With OS/2 BBS you can electronically review OS/2 technical information, submit program defects to IBM, and receive information on how to solve problems. Users of the OS/2 BBS not only include OS/2 customers, but the OS/2 expertise of the entire internal IBM community worldwide. OS2BBS makes all this available via a local or toll free number in most major cities. To request a complete OS/2 BBS Information Package detailing the OS/2 BBS offering and including pricing and registration/access information, please call: 1-800-547-1283. ===== OS2LAN CFORUM created at 01:50:01 on 92/04/08 GMT (by HOPKINS at AUSVM8) IBM UNCLASSIFIED ---------------- The information in this forum is considered by IBM to be external and may be shared by everyone who is given access. This forum is shared with the internal IBM employee conferences. Forum: OS2LAN CFORUM Forum subject: IBM Lan Server/Requestor for OS/2 (LS) This FORUM is provided as a conferencing tool to promote dicussion relating to the installation, customization, and use of IBM Lan Server and Lan Requestor for OS/2 Version 2.0 . Use this forum to present issues, questions, and problems encountered during the use of Lan Server/Requestor in addition to topics relating to DOS Lan Requestor. Contributions must not contain confidential or proprietary information. Each contributor agrees, in placing material in this forum, that IBM and other users are free to prepare derivative works based upon it, and to use, reproduce, perform, display and distribute inside and outside their company such material and such derivative works, without obligation or charge. IBM is not responsible or liable for the use, copying, or distribution of materials placed on this forum, and has therefore no obligation to control such acts. All subscribers are required to abide at all times by the conference rules described in the Bulletin Board Rules under "News and Announcements". All IBM personnel are required to abide at all times by the IBMPC RULES and the IBM Business Conduct Guidelines. IBM personnel will read the CUSTOMER FORUM RULES in IBMPC RULES before contributing. Contributions violating these rules will be deleted by the CFORUM Owner or their delegate, and in some cases by an IBM conference Administrator. The OS2BBS CFORUM is where anyone may raise concerns regarding rules violations found in this and other CFORUMS. The IBM Owner of this forum is: Name: Kenneth M. Hopkins, OS/2 Support Services Mailing Address: IBM Manufacturing and Development 11400 Burnet Road Internal Zip 2900-042/1D003 Austin, Texas 78758 IBM Node/Userid: AUSVM8/HOPKINS ..... 6342 lines pruned at 07:49:32 on 92/09/11 GMT (by FOLGER at YKTVMV) ..... ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 19:54:35 on 92/07/16 GMT (by GORDY at DALVM41B) Subject: NET STATISTICS detailed information Ref: Append at 03:12:24 on 92/07/15 GMT (by CHEUNGLL at HKGVM8) The CNFGLS13 PACKAGE on MKTTOOLS has a file, CNFGLS13 NOTES, that explains the 'number of times you run out' fields and makes some recommendations. As far as I know, these comments still apply to 2.0 Entry server (or the Advanced server when you have FAT disks.) Tom Gordy ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 20:05:18 on 92/07/16 GMT (by GORDY at DALVM41B) Subject: Upgrade to Advanced LS 2.0 Ref: Append at 22:50:06 on 92/07/14 GMT (by GAWOOTEN at SFOVMIC1) The INI file setting from CNFGLS13 will (generally) be OK for LS20 Entry -- with the obvious change to the NET1 line to not try to use NETBIOS$. Entry Server is, effectively, LS132 and is used also when you access FAT file systems with Advanced LS20. Net, your INI should be OK. BUT, that doesn't mean your PROTOCOL.INI file is OK. Make sure the NETBIOS resources you need are defined -- se the spreadsheet's Col E&F for parameters it calculates. Look at Rows13-18. Tom Gordy ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 20:10:19 on 92/07/16 GMT (by GORDY at DALVM41B) Subject: NET STATISTICS detailed information Ref: Append at 18:12:39 on 92/07/14 GMT (by XXMETL15 at TORVMCOP) Correct. LS20 Advanced server is designed to be largely self tuning (for performance, not for number of users, amount of shared resources, eic.) Also, the LS20A does NOT use bigbufs, only the LS20E does. LS20E is used even if you are running LS20A if you access FAT file systems. Alll HPFS and LS20A? Let bigbuffs default and ignore the spreasheet's recommendation. Tom Gordy ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 20:15:17 on 92/07/16 GMT (by GORDY at DALVM41B) Subject: Multiple Domain logon in LS 2.0 Ref: Append at 22:07:26 on 92/07/13 GMT (by MRTOM at YKTVMV) I'd just add that this feature is called External Resources. Just so you know what to look for in the docs! Tom Gordy ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 20:36:45 on 92/07/16 GMT (by GORDY at DALVM41B) Subject: Lan Man to Lan Server Migration Ref: Append at 14:54:25 on 92/07/08 GMT (by USBC238 at OS2CUST) I don't know of any tool do do the migration, but maybe I can help out with your other questions. There is a NETBIOS limit of 254 sessions per adapter card -- but LS20 supports up to 4 adapter cards. Each has its own copy of NETBIOS, so... The IBMLAN.INI file has a parameter, maxusers, which is documented to support a maximum value of 254, but I understand this max is NOT enforced and that you can exceed it. Some other items might be of interest to you, though. How many shares will you need (maxshares)? Connections (maxconnections in the iNI file)? Maxopens? Reqbufs? Also, make sure you have your newest Token Ring Adapters in the server. Busmaster server adapters if you've got 'em -- these are best. 'Shorties' are next best, 'middies' next, and 'regular' 16/4 adapters last. These adapters require CPU resources ('stolen' from the server) to drive the LAN, and I have listed them in sequence from the least demanding to the most demanding of CPU time. Finally, docs say the adapters must be on different rings, and that those rings cannot be bridged. BUT, if you filter NETBIOS traffic at the bridge, they can be bridged. Name filters can also be used if more than server/requesters are using the network. In fact, with a little care and filtering, we have run the bridge in an MVDM! Bridge program MUST be at CSD/PTF UR37463, though. Tom Gordy ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 20:44:33 on 92/07/16 GMT (by GORDY at DALVM41B) Subject: OS/2 LAN Server as a "modem server" Ref: Append at 20:00:28 on 92/07/03 GMT (by UST1013 at OS2CUST) I have not used the product, but previous appenders have said that RemoteVision from Token-Technologies can be used. 415/965-8607. Tom Gordy ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 21:06:15 on 92/07/16 GMT (by GORDY at DALVM41B) Subject: Configurator Worksheets Ref: Append at 13:36:59 on 92/06/29 GMT (by SSIA013 at OS2CUST) I have not updated the CNFGLS13 tool for 2.0. That is not the end of the story, though. There is help comming! Tom Gordy ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 21:09:34 on 92/07/16 GMT (by GORDY at DALVM41B) Subject: srvpipes parameter in IBMLAN.INI Ref: Append at 18:26:18 on 92/06/26 GMT (by V$IGBERT at AUSVM1) I agree with all you say EXCEPT the divide by 40. I use 12. Tom Gordy ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 21:30:16 on 92/07/16 GMT (by GORDY at DALVM41B) Subject: Net start in Config.sys Ref: Append at 22:47:49 on 92/06/24 GMT (by SSIA013 at OS2CUST) If you want logon to be faster, there is some tuning you can do. I'll assume your network does not have any bridges. In PROTOCOL.INI, find the parameters 'netbiostimeout' and 'netbiosretries'. When you logon to the network, NETBIOS searches it for any other station (anywhere) which might be using the same names you have (and it won't add yours as a Messaging name if it finds someone else is already using your name - most of us have seen THAT message.) Timeout on the add name query is 1/2 second (the minimum), and the retry count is 8. The query is sent on remote rings first, then on your local ring (even if you have no bridges!) So, you wait while no remote stations reply -- and you wait for 8 retries. Then the local ring is searched. AND there are multiple names to be added. 14 seconds worth! Set the retry count to 2, and wait less to logon faster. Do NOT mess with the 'dlcretries' value -- it is used for other purposes, and can help your work continue even if you have a 'dity/noisy' network. If you have bridges, you might experiment with a timeout/retries combination until you find a minimum that works for your network. Tom Gordy ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 21:41:53 on 92/07/16 GMT (by V$IGBERT at AUSVM1) ..... OS2LAN CFORUM modified at 22:18:29 on 92/07/16 GMT (by V$IGBERT at AUSVM1) Subject: srvpipes parameter in IBMLAN.INI Ref: Append at 21:09:34 on 92/07/16 GMT (by GORDY at DALVM41B) Thank you Tom for all this useful information. I had gotten the maxusers/40 value from the 1.3 Parameter and tuning guide (pg 5-41). make a note of your maxusers/12 suggestion for future reference. Does this reflect an increased LS 2.0 pipe usage compared to 1.3? | I just realized that 2.0 is likely not at issue in this figure... | so where was the /40 coming from? Giovanni Bertolini ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 01:41:37 on 92/07/17 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST) Subject: Net start in Config.sys Ref: Append at 21:30:16 on 92/07/16 GMT (by GORDY at DALVM41B) Another way to minimize logon time from an OS/2 Req. is to minimize the number of applications in the Public applications folder. Mike Long - CARD Iowa State University - PC/LAN Analyst ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 04:58:24 on 92/07/17 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP) Subject: RIPL OS/2 across 8209 Ref: Append at 14:58:43 on 92/07/15 GMT (by 83200599 at EHONE) I think the problem lies in the 'same' diskette. The RIPL uses 802 for communication and your TR address. It is different for every TR card. Geza Szivos NOVACOR Chemicals (403)-290-6583 ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 15:06:48 on 92/07/17 GMT (by AHEATH at MSNVM3) Subject: workstation clock gets reset correctly to incorrect time! Ref: Append at 06:33:15 on 92/07/14 GMT (by HERRICK at AUSVM2) You folks in Austin might consider making an enhancement on the next CSD to optionally disable the "feature". In the mean time, I've got 2 Mod 80's now so one will never log onto any LAN (and thus will have a time I can trust) and the other I won't ever trust the time on as I will use it for LAN access. Great way to sell hardware! Al ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 17:00:48 on 92/07/17 GMT (by NBLKCXG at OS2CUST) Subject: ATTRIBUTES FOR PUBLIC APPS FOLDER I WOULD LIKE TO SET THE PUBLIC APPLICATIONS FOLDER ATTRIBUTES FOR FLOWED AND TO EDIT THE APPLICATION ICONS. HOW CAN THIS BE ACCOMPLISHED SO THAT THE RESULTS A RE SAVED AND SUBSEQENT LOGON'S WILL PRESENT THE PUBLIC APPLICATIONS FOLDER WITH THE MODIFIED FOLDER ATTRIBUTES? MIKE ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 19:33:42 on 92/07/17 GMT (by GORDY at DALVM41B) Subject: srvpipes parameter in IBMLAN.INI Ref: Append at 21:41:53 on 92/07/16 GMT (by V$IGBERT at AUSVM1) I can't say where someone else gets their numbers, but when I was developing the tuning spreadsheets, I couldn't find ANY information on setting the srvpipes parameter. Some people even thought applications on the server used srvpipes! (See the early SPM/2 docs) The only hint we had was -- if a lot of users sign on at the same time, increase the value. I finally took the maximum number of users (254) and divided by the maximum number of pipes, 20. Bingo, 12 was the number for the spreadsheet. No complaints that it was too low EVER got back to me. It may be generous (I can't prove 40 isn't right, after all), but it works, and I am nothing if not a pragmatist! The CNFGLS13 package contains a file CNFGLS13 NOTES which discusses my logic/reasons (?) for picking the values generated by the tool. Anyway, we also put the 12 value in the NAR Vol 2 (pg 3-55 in my copy - which may not be the same level as yours). Tom Gordy ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 22:24:56 on 92/07/17 GMT (by XXWESB22 at TORVMCOP) Subject: workstation clock gets reset correctly to incorrect time! Ref: Append at 15:06:48 on 92/07/17 GMT (by AHEATH at MSNVM3) Leave automatic synchronization alone! I don't want users to have another option that may screw things up. I suggest a $4.99 solution for your LAN Administrator...A QUARTZ DIGITAL Watch and instructions on how to set the correct time on the servers! Also, with multiple domains is it not possible to set one server to be the timesource for the whole network?? If not, that could be worked on. Gareth "I even have a nice Seiko of my own" Jones ISM - Information Systems Management Regina, SK Phone (306) 781-5109 ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 07:05:06 on 92/07/18 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP) Subject: workstation clock gets reset correctly to incorrect time! Ref: Append at 22:24:56 on 92/07/17 GMT (by XXWESB22 at TORVMCOP) Does netview supports this ckock 'feature' ? This could be syncroni- zed . I'm assuming that the Date-Time on our 3090 is correct. So When the Domain connects to the SNA and to Netview, they should talk about the time. Geza Szivos NOVACOR Chemicals (403)-290-6583 ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 23:00:58 on 92/07/19 GMT (by HERRICK at AUSVM2) Subject: workstation clock gets reset correctly to incorrect time! Ref: Append at 15:06:48 on 92/07/17 GMT (by AHEATH at MSNVM3) Configurable time synchronization is planned to be included in the next release of LAN Server. I had intended to imply that by saying that it wasn't currently in there, but I guess I was a little too subtle about it. Next time I'll use caps for 'currently'. If you can't find another use for your extra mod 80 when this new support gets in there, I'll be glad to take it off your hands. Tom Herrick ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 01:47:48 on 92/07/20 GMT (by PSZILARD at SYDVM1) Subject: LANPASS release A little while ago I wrote an IBM Internal Use Only REXX/2 program to update your user password on all domains that you use. Someone had requested that this be made available outside IBM(!) So, I have started the procedure to do this. It should not take too long, however certain approvals, etc. do have to be met, so I can't predict when it will 'hit' the market. If/when I am told that it is publicly available I shall make a brief announcement here. IBM'ers (e.g. reps. can already access this package on OS2TOOLS under name of LANPASS). If you're impatient, and want to write your own, there is really nothing complex about it. I just use REXX/2 to build a series of NET PASSWORD commands, which are then passed to the OS/2 LS program. END: /* Paul Szilard in Sydney/Oz! */ ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 15:24:07 on 92/07/20 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP) Subject: LANPASS release Ref: Append at 01:47:48 on 92/07/20 GMT (by PSZILARD at SYDVM1) Thanks Paul, This would be real useful. (u.i.: Can I say koszonjuk) Geza Szivos NOVACOR Chemicals (403)-290-6583 NHO-32 801-7th Ave Calgary, Alberta, CANADA T2P 2N6 ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 16:02:22 on 92/07/20 GMT (by XXBCSC76 at TORVMCOP) Subject: Attaching Printers to OS/2 Requesters Ref: Append at 23:31:01 on 92/06/01 GMT (by AMOON at WASVMIC5) I know of two products: Spool+ Version 2.1 from Shany; and LANSpool 3.0 for LAN Server from Intel. Of the two, I like the way Spool+ operates better than LANSpool. With these, you can have up to 32 printers/server where the printers are attached to DOS or OS/2 workstations (max 5 per workstation). Shany can be reached at 415-694-7410. Their technical support is quite responsive and helpful... Bye for now, GLen GLITTLE@BCSC02 Senior Computer Systems Analyst, FICOM Fax: 604 660-3170 ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 20:03:20 on 92/07/20 GMT (by WSRC051 at OS2CUST) Subject: LAN Requester for Netware Fails Under OS/2 2.0-ES I have the March25, 1992 version of the OS/2 LAN Requester for Netware. I get the error message: NWD0115 Error getting connection ID (0x88F). I also get the messag: SYS0059 Unexpected Network Error Occurred. Everything else seems OK. Communications Manager gives me host sessions, and OS/2 isnormal. I am using the LANSUP driver selection. I have tried different things in CONFIG>SYS, but nothing does the trick. ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 15:38:52 on 92/07/21 GMT (by AMOON at WASVMIC5) Subject: DIABLO 630 Printer Driver My customer needs this print driver for OS/2 2.0. He has several Cannon Laser printers and we have been unable to locate any OS/2 printer drivers for these. Apparently, the only thing Cannon will emulate is DIABLO 630. Can anyone help? Ann Moon WCTA, Charlotte, N.C. ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 16:55:15 on 92/07/21 GMT (by SSIA013 at OS2CUST) Subject: Attaching Printers to OS/2 Requesters Ref: Append at 16:02:22 on 92/07/20 GMT (by XXBCSC76 at TORVMCOP) I just caught the back end of this thread... If you are trying to connect additional printers (not connected directly to the server), have you looked into the LEXMARK 4033 solution? It is a box that connects the printer directly to the lan and via software to an LPT port on the server machine... Paul Kurr -- Stockholder Systems, Norcross GA ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 17:19:15 on 92/07/21 GMT (by WZ00624 at OS2CUST) Subject: DOS Requester What is the P: drive for? It is listed as reserved, and cannot be removed. It shows up in the Windows File Manager, and I would prefer that it did not - it is confusing! Secondly, also in Windows File Manager, when I attemp to access a network directory when not logged in, I am prompted to log on. The directory is supposed to connect every time this station is logged in, but it does not show up. I cannot manually connect to the desired resource, dialog appears saying that I'm not currently logged on. Exiting File Manager and re-starting seems to solve the problem. Chris Knoell (MGH) ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 19:05:06 on 92/07/21 GMT (by AT at VIA) ----- Subject: Future of LAN Server Hello... Can someone please tell me the future direction of LAN Server now that IBMhas embraced Netware as an "alternative" network operating system? When does IBM recommend Netware instead of LAN Server? When do they recommend LAN Server rather than Netware? I cannot understand how both network operating systems can be endorsed by a single entity like IBM without one suffering some loss of market share. Much obliged, Lou Lou Breit ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 19:35:15 on 92/07/21 GMT (by NAAO3IY at OS2CUST) Subject: Future of LAN Server Ref: Append at 19:05:06 on 92/07/21 GMT (by AT at VIA) ----- As a matter of fact, IBM has a brief position summary on this. My summary of the summary: Netware is recommended where It's already there and the customer prefers it, Where Apple or Unix is on the LAN, Where a mixture of TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, OSI, Appletalk, etc., is needed, Where Arcnet or other odd hardware is in use, Where something is needed that in turn needs Netware, Where the server must also be a bridge, Where the server must also have the management tools.... LAN Server is recommended where It's already there and the customer prefers it, Where OS/2 and SAA are strong factors, Where IBM hosts are strong factors, Where the strategy of one domain controller handling multiple servers is important, Where client and server should be the same operating system, Where strong system and network management software is needed, Where a non-dedicated server is beneficial, Where price is a factor.... Novell and IBM have agreed to keep their products interoperable. "IBM is committed to enhance our customers' investment in OS/2 and IBM OS/2 LAN Server." And indeed, at PC Expo, IBM demonstrated an OS/2 LAN Requestor that was happily running against an IBM LAN Server, a Novell Netware server, a Microsoft LAN Manager server and a mainframe- based server.... John Kennedy -- Hoechst Celanese, Bridgewater, NJ ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 19:37:58 on 92/07/21 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP) Subject: Future of LAN Server Ref: Append at 19:05:06 on 92/07/21 GMT (by AT at VIA) I'm not an IBM-er but from what I heard is: The LAN Server is a long term strategic application, and IBM is and will be enhancing the capabilities. The NETWARE is what previously the costumers requested, and IBM changed because the market demand. Geza Szivos NOVACOR Chemicals (403)-290-6583 NHO-32 801-7th Ave Calgary, Alberta, CANADA T2P 2N6 ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 20:31:34 on 92/07/21 GMT (by YOUNGR at AUSVM1) Subject: DOS Requester Ref: Append at 17:19:15 on 92/07/21 GMT (by WZ00624 at OS2CUST) If the LASTDRIVE statment in your config.sys is "LASTDRIVE=Q" then your P: (lastdrive-1) is used to get to the DCDB on the domain controller. This is needed to get such information as what applications to put on your application selector. Russell Young ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 12:46:04 on 92/07/22 GMT (by TGILES at HVTVM) - Subject: Public Windows Applications Ref: None Since OS/2 V2 now has "Better Windows than Windows", I installed Microsoft Project on my Server hoping to be able to run it from any 1 requester. If I NET USE E: PROJECT, change to the E: drive and enter WINPROJ, my PC invokes its own copy of OS/2 Windows, then loads and runs PROJECT from the server - No problem there. However, (having deleted use of the alias) if I try to start it as a public app, I get the message "NET8018 - OS/2 Error 2 when loading E:\WINPROJ.EXE I assume that the fact that WINPROJ needs WINDOWS is not reported to my requester so it doesn't load the support (WINDOWS) that WINPROJ needs. Is this assumption correct ?? Is there any way round it ?? If not, this means that I cannot run any Windows App from my server, even though I have the OS/2 Windows code available at my workstation. Trevor Giles, Havant Site 721-4245 ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 12:58:57 on 92/07/22 GMT (by TGILES at HVTVM) - Subject: Selective Process KILL then SHUTDOWN Ref: None I have an LAN based application where the SERVER must run the program all day long to provide a named pipe for information exchange to/from any requester which starts its end of the application. If this is running when I SHUTDOWN the server, it is automatically started when the server is re-booted/powered on. Unfortunately, this happens before the server is fully up and running. I can use NET SEND and KILLP to send a warning message to users, and then KILLP processes that I know will cause problems on a re-boot, but is there any way, once this has been done, of invoking the SHUTDOWN procedure from the command line, preferably bypassing the confirmation request ?? Trevor Giles, Havant Site, 721-4245 ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 13:23:34 on 92/07/22 GMT (by TBHIC at OS2CUST) Subject: Custom Dual Req Install Diskette Is there a technique to generate a LS client custom install diskette that will generate a protocol.ini file which references a Netware ODI driver? I am trying to figure out an automated way to create a dual requester system with the tools available. Right now the time & effort needed to modify the config.sys and protocol.ini file is being counted as a significant negative in the evaluation of OS/2 in my organization. LAPS seems to choke on the ODI drivers. I think this may be because there is not .nif file for the ODI drivers. Can a dummy token.nif (for example) file be created that LAPS will accept and use to generate a usable protocol.ini file ? This still leaves the config.sys modifications which may be amenable to a REXX script. But it would be MUCH nicer if the install program could handle this. Matt Hickman, Chevron Matt@bhice.hou130.chevron.com ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 15:05:28 on 92/07/22 GMT (by V$IGBERT at AUSVM1) Subject: Public Windows Applications Ref: Append at 12:46:04 on 92/07/22 GMT (by TGILES at HVTVM) The workaround is to fold the dos/windows .exe into an OS/2 .cmd file on the server, and define this .cmd file as the (OS/2!) public application; currently only DOS machines can run public DOS apps. Giovanni Bertolini ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 15:17:09 on 92/07/22 GMT (by SSIA013 at OS2CUST) Subject: How close is LS to WPS? Our current configuration is 1.3 LS with OS/2 2.0 Lan Requester... This question deals with whether we should upgrade the LS code to 2.0 I realize that in order to create a Public OS/2 application, I must execute the NET.EXE program and create the application thru it's interfaces (for one application at a time). Now I have just recently install a compiler onto our LS and it created a group with ICONs for the various pieces of the compiler kit (on my local desktop). Now comes the question of how closely nit is the LS (2.0 or 1.3) with relation to the 2.0 WPS. Can I MOVE the group from my desktop to the Public apps group so that it would create a display the group for all those users that have the 2.0 WPS and are logged on with 2.0 OS/Requester? Can I create a public application through the WPS interface (using the program template) and would this be reflected in the LS database. If the above is no, and no, may a make a suggestion that it should be yes and yes. There seems to be a large "gap" between the LS/Requester database management and the 2.0 WPS interface. Also, while on the subject of "it would be nice", if I add a group to the Public applications group I should be able to run a .CMD file before any of the applications contained within that group. -- I have worked around the LIBPATH problem for DLL's and the only thing that the group requires is a bunch of SET statements before the apps within the group is executed. And since all the apps are from the same product (compiler installation), the SET statements are the same for all the EXE files. I realize that with the 1.3 LS that this would not be pratical. But under 2.0 the interface for the public and/or private applications should be placed close to the WPS. Requiring us to go through the OLD TYPE NET MENUS is a little out of sync with the rest of 2.0's interface. Questions, comments, suggestions, and even answers are welcome :) Paul Kurr -- Stockholder Systems, Norcross GA ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 19:23:48 on 92/07/22 GMT (by NAAO3IY at OS2CUST) Subject: Selective Process KILL then SHUTDOWN Ref: Append at 12:58:57 on 92/07/22 GMT (by TGILES at HVTVM) - Quick fix: Don't start your application from the WPS. If you want to be able to do so, then instead of starting the application itself, start a CMD that does a START. Then the CMD, which is all the WPS is aware of, will be long gone before you shut down, so it won't automatically start when you reboot. John Kennedy -- Hoechst Celanese, Bridgewater, NJ ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 19:26:33 on 92/07/22 GMT (by NAAO3IY at OS2CUST) Subject: How close is LS to WPS? Ref: Append at 15:17:09 on 92/07/22 GMT (by SSIA013 at OS2CUST) My understanding is that the present code is one-way. Whenever you log on, LS uses the same code that your compiler install did to create Public Applications afresh. I'd be willing to bet that the sort of thing you're thinking of is in the list of long-term plans, though. John Kennedy -- Hoechst Celanese, Bridgewater, NJ ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 01:08:40 on 92/07/23 GMT (by WZ00624 at OS2CUST) Subject: Future of LAN Server Ref: Append at 19:35:15 on 92/07/21 GMT (by NAAO3IY at OS2CUST) Gee, I thoght that IBM and Apple had agreements that should culminate in net- working solutions for mixed networks. If this is not in the immediate future, then I guess I'll have to abandon LAN Servrer 2.0 or OS/2 2.0 or both. We need Appletalk support on a server that is running OS/2 2.0 - can't do that with Net ware or MS Lan Manager right now! From what been told - it's comming real soon and I'd like to believe that it's true. Any thoughts? Chris Knoell (MGH) ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 20:40:41 on 92/07/23 GMT (by NAAO3IY at OS2CUST) Subject: Future of LAN Server Ref: Append at 01:08:40 on 92/07/23 GMT (by WZ00624 at OS2CUST) The document I have recommends Netware when "Apple or Unix clients are on the LAN". It does not mention Appletalk by name. Perhaps Novell has a "Netware for Apple" that is not the same thing as Appletalk? But I'm just guessing.... I'm afraid this is really out of my reckoning. I'm only just learning how to work with LAN Server, having never used a LAN for anything else but SNA, and know nothing about Netware at all -- I just happen to have this IBM summary sheet in front of me. In any case, note that IBM says "IBM is committed to enhance our customers' investment in OS/2 and IBM OS/2 LAN Server." Not "protect", but "enhance". John Kennedy -- Hoechst Celanese, Bridgewater, NJ ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 21:55:06 on 92/07/23 GMT (by XXACNI16 at TORVMCOP) Subject: net805 disconnect I have a network application running in Foxbase from a dos 5 dlr work station to an os/2 2.0 server. I have set the autodisconnect parameter in the ibmlan.ini on the server to -1, but after about an hour the foxbase application stops with a net805 error on the fileset the application is running on. I did not upgrade the user with LS 2.0 version of DLR because they are really tight on memory and I cant risk losing any. So, my question is - is there anything new I have to set in LS 2.0 to avoid disconnect, or is it probably DLR? Thanks. Sharon Harper, Technical Analyst Nielsen Marketing Research (416) 475-1131 x2618 ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 22:13:41 on 92/07/23 GMT (by WZ00624 at OS2CUST) Subject: Future of LAN Server Ref: Append at 20:40:41 on 92/07/23 GMT (by NAAO3IY at OS2CUST) I guess the iritating part about this is the fact that Microsoft's LAN Man- ager product can do just what I want - but no support for running it on OS/2 2.0, as far as I know it only operates on Microsoft's OS/2 1.3. They implement this entirely on the PC by allowing multiple protocols - Appletalk can be pur- chased for an additional fee, but it is available. The Mac users see nothing but their standard System 7.0 network interface - or so I have been led to believe. Netware only supports OS/2 2.0 as a requestor - not as a server, again as far I as I understand. I just read about a Boston Computer Society meeting that I missed where a rep from IBM described the relationship with Apple. I wish I could have asked her this question. One of the four goals of the partnership as I remember, had to do with recognizing the Mac as part of IBM's corporate strategy - with references to connectivity. Oh well, in a few weeks the Windows and OS/2 conference will be here and I can bother them about it. Chris Knoell (MGH) ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 23:22:51 on 92/07/23 GMT (by SURS001 at OS2CUST) Subject: netpopup blanks windows screen Can someone help. When netpopup screen pop ups while I'm in a windows application my screen goes black. I have to Shift-Esc to get screen back. Windows is running full screen VGA. While desktop is XGA. Byron Campbell State Universities Retirement System ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 18:05:20 on 92/07/24 GMT (by CMBRENNA at ATLVMIC1) Subject: Problems installing LAN Requester 2.0, error LS10034 Ref: NONE I am trying to install an OS/2 Requestor on my workstation 8580-A31, with OS/2 2.0, OS/2 ES, and Lan Requestor for OS/2 2.0. Everything is fine until I tried to install the Lan Requestor I insert the first Diskette and in install a piece of code on my Harddrive and then it asks me to insert the Network Adapter Drivers diskette, I do this and I get the following message: LS10034 - The diskette drive specified does not exist on this workstation. Any idea's what's wrong? the diskette drive works fine with the first install diskette, and it reads/writes fine in normal operation. Thanks CMB ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 21:05:37 on 92/07/24 GMT (by MEDP011 at OS2CUST) Subject: Advanced OS2 LAN Server V2.0 on OS2 V1.3 5050 no DOS Box If I am running OS2 Advanced LAN Server V2.0 on OS2 V1.3 5050 I do not get a DOS Box (session)! How can I load DOS Software on the Server itself? ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 22:03:54 on 92/07/24 GMT (by LARRYS at AUSVM1) Subject: Advanced OS2 LAN Server V2.0 on OS2 V1.3 5050 no DOS Box Ref: Append at 21:05:37 on 92/07/24 GMT (by MEDP011 at OS2CUST) The DOS compatability box is not available on an Advanced Server. The 386HPFS file system and DOS box are incompatable with each other. When the Advanced Server is installed, CONFIG.SYS is updated to remove the DOS box if it is present. You will not be able to run DOS code on the Advanced Server. Larry Sullenger LAN Server Development ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 00:33:38 on 92/07/25 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST) Subject: netpopup blanks windows screen Ref: Append at 23:22:51 on 92/07/23 GMT (by SURS001 at OS2CUST) Byron, I have seen a PM based NETPOPUP that works much nicer than the text based netpo pup. It should be on a BBS site somewhere, and is called NEWPOP. I just found it and here is where it may be available, via modem. call 718-494-0197.. 24hrs 7 days. I have tried this program and it seems to work very nicely, popping up a PM window instead of a text screen. Mike Long - CARD Iowa State University - PC/LAN Analyst ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 18:59:47 on 92/07/25 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP) Subject: Removing \CMLIB from the server I migrated our 1.3 server to 2.0 entry running on 1.30.2 . Since the 2.0 server is NOT using the Comm Mgr, and this is a DEDICATED server, can I just remove the whole \CMLIB directory?? Can I remove someting else too? Geza Szivos NOVACOR Chemicals (403)-290-6583 NHO-32 801-7th Ave Calgary, Alberta, CANADA T2P 2N6 ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 12:26:15 on 92/07/27 GMT (by 86202260 at EHONE) Subject: MS LAN Manager and IBM LAN Server My customer is currently running MS LAN manager. Now he wants to install OS/2 V2.0. Is there any recent news about the compatibility? Microsoft people here say they're waiting for an update to LAN Manager. If that's not very near (which I hope) I'll be able to sell our LAN Server to him. Anyone heard any news on this please? Aysin ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 14:02:07 on 92/07/27 GMT (by N$H52HAL at RALVM11) Subject: Selective Process KILL then SHUTDOWN Ref: Append at 12:58:57 on 92/07/22 GMT (by TGILES at HVTVM) Add the following line to your CONFIG.SYS SET RESTARTOBJECTS=STARTUPFOLDERSONLY This will allow things to start automatically that are in your STARTUP folder or in STARTUP.CMD Start your app from STARTUP.CMD after you start your server. ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 14:13:51 on 92/07/27 GMT (by N$H52HAL at RALVM11) Subject: Public Windows Applications Ref: Append at 15:05:28 on 92/07/22 GMT (by V$IGBERT at AUSVM1) The easiest way to set up PUBLIC APPLICATIONS is to call it from a batch file. When defining it, choose "VIO" as the program type. All of our batch files have @echo off start /dos /FS (for a dos full screen app) start /dos /win (for a dos app in a window) start (for OS/2 app in window) start /fs (for OS/2 full screen) start /pm (for PM apps) exit (to close the window that STARTed the app) I believe that OS/2 2.0 will sense that a prgram is OS/2, DOS, or WINOS2 and start the correct session if just use the START command. I have tried running the windows CLOCK.EXE program from and OS/2 window and it opened a WINOS2 session to run it under. ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 15:05:41 on 92/07/27 GMT (by NAAC4E8 at OS2CUST) Subject: Showing users Logged on with NeTLogonEnum An application written to run on 1.3 and 2.0 to display logged on users works differently under each OS/2 system. Under 1.3 NetLogonEnum shows more users than NetSessionEnum while under 2.0 it is reversed. I found this out by trial and error. So, I now ask the question: what is the difference between a session and a logon? Why the difference between 1.3 and 2.0? Alan Kerl - New York Life Insurance Co. ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 16:36:02 on 92/07/27 GMT (by STEINBOJ at WMAVM7) Subject: MS LAN Manager and IBM LAN Server Ref: Append at 12:26:15 on 92/07/27 GMT (by 86202260 at EHONE) The only "update" coming out for MS LAN Manager is updated requester code to enable workstations to run MS Lan Man on OS/2 2.0. Servers will still be restricted to OS/2 1.3 (which is unfortunate, since servers are often the computers which can benefit most from > 16MB of useable memory). The workstation code for Lan Man on 2.0 is currently in beta test. MS has stated that they have no plans to support Lan Man servers on an OS/2 2.0 base, since they expect such potential servers to migrate to NT when it is available. John Steinbock ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 18:31:39 on 92/07/27 GMT (by N$H52HAL at RALVM11) Subject: Diskless install of LAN Services and Extended Services Ref: NONE For those of you who are installing LS and ES remotely using SRVIFS, I have verified that LS and ES can be installed without booting in between the installs. For the patch to the LSINST process that allows this to work, send a note to: N$H52HAL at RALVM11 If you need the LSINST package to allow you to do the diskless LS install, you can request this package from VM: REQUEST LSINST FROM SWSMITH AT RALVM29 Hal Humphrey N$H52HAL at RALVM11 TL 441-0732 ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 18:35:25 on 92/07/28 GMT (by ZJLH07 at OS2CUST) Subject: NETAUDITCLEAR (no text entered) ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 18:36:26 on 92/07/28 GMT (by ZJLH07 at OS2CUST) Subject: NETAUDITCLEAR After issueing a NETAUDITCLEAR with the Backup option how does one go about get ting to the archived logs created by netauditclear ? ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 20:51:56 on 92/07/28 GMT (by SAILING at RHQVM02) Subject: DUAL PRINTING HI, I WAS WONDERING IF ANYONE CAN HELP ME. I HAVE A PRINT SERVER RUNNING OS/2 2.0. I AM TRYING TO RUN 2 PRINTERS OFF OF THE SAME PRINT SERVER IF ANYONE HAS ANY POINTERS OR IDEAS I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR THEM THANKS....ALEX HARRISON 8/826-4558 SOMERS, NY ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 00:32:11 on 92/07/29 GMT (by IL14761 at OS2CUST) Subject: LAN Requesters I just purchased 2 OS/2 LAN Server (Entry,2.0) packages. I have the following questions: 1. How many requester licenses doew LAN Server give me? 2. How many of these licenses are OS/2 and how many are DOS? 3. If I have users who are now DLR users and they switch to OS/2 can they change to an OS/2 Requester without charge? 4. What is the maximum number of users I can have on a domain? Am I limited to the number of sessions, or is their a maximum number of users set within the software? Is their a greater number of users available with Advanced LS as opposed to Entry LS? Eric Brunsen Eastern New Mexico University ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 01:12:31 on 92/07/29 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST) Subject: DUAL PRINTING Ref: Append at 20:51:56 on 92/07/28 GMT (by SAILING at RHQVM02) Aex, That should work ok with OS/2 LAN Server, I think it supports up to 7? (maybe 6) per server - 3 parallel printers and 3-4 serial printers. You could also have network attached printers with IBM's 4033, or HP Network Printer interface s. HP supports up to 6 network attached printers per server. If using a ISA bus clone, watch your serial and parallel port interupts closely . As far as performance goes, use parallel ports if possible - it will move the print files quicker to the printer. Mike Long - CARD Iowa State University - PC/LAN Analyst ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 15:15:37 on 92/07/29 GMT (by CTLC036 at OS2CUST) Subject: OS/2 2.0 lan req on ethernet We have several PC's that are attached to the ethernet running OS/2 1.3. To access the mainframe, they go accross an 8209 bridge to the token ring, then in through a TIC on the 3745. They also use LAN Req. to get to a OS/2 server on the token ring. We had several problems with LAN Req. logon prior to WR05050, but this CSD seemed to clear them up. We started to install OS/2 2.0 on these machines and Comm. Mgr. is working fine but LAN Req. will not access the servers. They come back with an error: 'Remote node or Domain Server not currently availible'. We have installed OS/2 2.0 on several PC's on the token ring and they seem to be working fine. Any suggestions or are there any current problems open? ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 15:45:46 on 92/07/29 GMT (by IL71568 at OS2CUST) Subject: TOKEN RING BUSSMASTERS ON IBM PS/2 & LAN SERVER WHEN WILL I BE ABLE TO USE THE BUSSMASTER CARD I BOUGHT A YEAR AGO FOR MY DOMAIN CONTROLLER? OS/2 1.3 DOESN'T SUPPORT IT. I WAS TOLD THAT OS2/2.0 WILL (AND IT DOES) BUT THEN I CAN'T USE LAN SERVER 2.0 BECAUSE IT WILL ONLY RUN UNDER OS/2 1.3. JOE KAMPF - MONTANA POWER COMPANY ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 17:10:33 on 92/07/29 GMT (by SYKES at ATLSER) - Subject: TOKEN RING BUSSMASTERS ON IBM PS/2 & LAN SERVER Ref: Append at 15:45:46 on 92/07/29 GMT (by IL71568 at OS2CUST) Lan Server 2.0 supports it today on either OS/2 1.3 or 2.0. Bill Sykes PROFS: ATLVM10(SYKES) IBMMAIL: USIB14BG Internet: Sykes@atlvm10.vnet.ibm.com From: SYKES at ATLSER ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 18:28:21 on 92/07/29 GMT (by USBC238 at OS2CUST) Subject: net.acc What are the differences between the net.acc files in IBM Lan Server 2.0 and Microsoft LAN Manager 2.0? If I backup the MS Lan man net.acc with backacc, will I be able to restore it to a LAN Server 2.0 server (assuming I keep the same server name)? I don't want to have to add all 240 user ids and groups when I change to LAN Server. If possible I would like to see a migration utility from IBM to make the switch. I don't like the MS idea of not supporting OS/2 beyond 1.3 as a server platform. Who knows when NT will be stable enough (or even there) to support a production server environment. Charles Boyce - US Bank, Portland OR ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 18:29:57 on 92/07/29 GMT (by IL32771 at OS2CUST) Subject: OS/2 RIPL PERFORMANCE I am trying to find out if I can RIPL 80 OS/2 PC's at the same time. I have read previous messages that said 32 was a recommended maximum when using OS/2 LAN Server advanced. It did not say what hardware this was using. I am using a PS/2 Mod 90 as a server and will upgrade it to a 486/50Mhz processor and 36MB of memory. Does anyone know if this system will be able to handle RIPLing 80 PC's? Also, in a previous message I say a tuning tip that suggested "increasing the amount of RIPL files which are stored in RAM on the server". Does anyone know how to do this? Has anyone used a RAM disk to load the copy of OS/2 that is used for RIPLing. If so, do the files have to be copied every time you reboot to the RAM disk? ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 10:56:43 on 92/07/30 GMT (by QUINN at DKIBMVM2) Subject: TOKEN RING BUSSMASTERS ON IBM PS/2 & LAN SERVER Ref: Append at 15:45:46 on 92/07/29 GMT (by IL71568 at OS2CUST) In order to use a Token Ring Busmaster adapter on a server you need the following software: OS/2 2.0 LAN SERVER 2.0 (Entry Edition) Your problem is that you are use LAN SERVER 2.0 (Advanced Edition). The Advanced Edition ONLY works with OS/2 1.3. You must obtain the ENTRY EDITION of LAN SERVER 2.0 to use the Busmaster card on a OS/2 2.0 server. Quinn Plattel (Network Administrator) ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 12:45:41 on 92/07/30 GMT (by A157623 at OS2CUST) Subject: OS/2 2.0 lan req on ethernet This is for CTLC036, problem of 7/29/92 15:15:37 Try looking at the settings of ETHERAND_TYPE in the PROTOCOL.INI file. We have set all of ours for the IBM default installation value of I to D. Now we can access 1.3 and 2.0 servers. I do have an open problem with IBM concerning one of our Model 70 PS2 machines. It can access the lan via TCP/IP but the Lan Requester Logon fails every time. Not sure if that is your problem. When I know more, I will post the findings. Larry Mason Texas Instruments ref CTLC036 ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 13:45:02 on 92/07/30 GMT (by DUTCHER at AUSVM1) Subject: OS/2 RIPL PERFORMANCE Ref: Append at 18:29:57 on 92/07/29 GMT (by IL32771 at OS2CUST) The question is not really how many RIPL machines you can hang off of one server, but what level of performance you are expecting at the RIPL clients. The magic number of 32 means that below that number of RIPL clients, performance should be good. Above 32 RIPL machines, performance will degrade. We have 64 RIPL machine configurations in our development labs, it works.....but.... There are many other concerns in your configuration beyond just the server hardware, like what version of OS/2 you will be RIPLing, will you be keeping the SWAPPER file on the RIPL machine or the server, which package of LAN Server(Entry or Advanced) are you using, and many more..... No one can give you a definitive answer on acceptable performance, you will have to decide for yourself. But, I think that you should consider splitting the RIPL task onto multiple additional servers. To answer your other questions, yes you can move some of the files used by RIPL to other locations to help performance. This is done through mappings in the FIT files. David Dutcher LAN Server Development ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 17:29:58 on 92/07/30 GMT (by IL54079 at OS2CUST) Subject: aliases for logon domain Can someone tell me whether there's any way to define external resource printers so that they can be shadowed out of the "Aliases for the Logon Domain" folder? This folder shows up under the Network->LAN server folder, but is empty. We can drag the shadow for the print devices directly out of the server folder (we use othdomains= to make the printer domain visible), but this gets us into difficulty if we have to move printers around in the print domain -- aliases work much better since they provide a level of abstraction for the printers. Reed Snellenberger ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 19:24:57 on 92/07/30 GMT (by KELLS at AUSVM1) - Subject: Showing users Logged on with NeTLogonEnum Ref: Append at 15:05:41 on 92/07/27 GMT (by NAAC4E8 at OS2CUST) These APIs have not changed between 1.3 and 2.0, so I don't understand how you are getting different results? NetLogonEnum returns all the users who were validated by the server when they logged on, During logon they have a session, but the session will disappear if the user is not using any resources at the server that performed the validation. So users returned by NetLogonEnum may or may not be returned by NetSessionEnum (and vice versa). NetSessionEnum returns the list of users who have a session (to use resources) on the server. tim kells ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 19:40:58 on 92/07/30 GMT (by KELLS at AUSVM1) - Subject: net.acc Ref: Append at 18:28:21 on 92/07/29 GMT (by USBC238 at OS2CUST) The file structure of net.acc is identical for Lan Manager and Lan Services, the migration utilities should work fine. The only difference in the use of fields is that Lan Manager uses the SCRIPTS path in the user record to store the path to the logon script. Lan Services does not use this field for anything. The information for initial logon processing for Lan Services is kept in the profile.cmd (for the user) and the DCDB. tim kells ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 01:13:33 on 92/07/31 GMT (by IL32771 at OS2CUST) Subject: OS/2 RIPL PERFORMANCE Ref: Append at 13:45:02 on 92/07/30 GMT (by DUTCHER at AUSVM1) When you RIPL your 64 stations, how long does it take to boot up? Are you also getting Extended Services 1.0 from the server? I would like to be able to boot up the 80 PC's within 5 minutes. This would include OS/2 2.0 base and ES 1.0. I will not hold you to it, but do you think this is possible with 1 server? Rick Kisling Des Moines, IA ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 14:49:09 on 92/07/31 GMT (by DUTCHER at AUSVM1) Subject: OS/2 RIPL PERFORMANCE Ref: Append at 01:13:33 on 92/07/31 GMT (by IL32771 at OS2CUST) RIPLing 64 machines takes a good deal longer than 5 minutes, even under the most ideal circumstances. You have the right idea by spending your money on high-power server hardware, but that is only one piece of the performance puzzle. Many other factors like network protocol, network load, bridges and RIPL client hardware constraints come into play. We do include ES in some of our RIPL testing configurations, but I don't think that is part of our 64 machine testing. If you plan on having all software (base OS/2 plus ES) reside on the RIPL server, then there is no way to RIPL all 80 machines from one RIPL server using LAN Server 2.0 LAN Server 2.0 has a maximum limit of 8K files open on the server. Each RIPL client maintains about 70 open files for the base OS/2 2.0 operating system. Each RIPL client will open somewhere between 50 - 100 files for ES, depending upon your ES configuration. This works out to allow somewhere between 48 - 68 RIPL clients maximum per server for the configuration that you are suggesting. There are ways that you can work around these numbers. If you kept more files on the local hard disk, then that works out to be less open files on the server. For example, keeping all of your ES files on the RIPL client hard disk would help. To achieve your 5 minute performance expectations, then you absolutely must have multiple RIPL servers and should strongly consider keeping ES on the RIPL client local hard disk. For top performance, keep the ratio of RIPL clients per server low. Remember the magic number of 32 RIPL clients per server...... 82 RIPL clients divided by 32 RIPL clients per server equals 3 RIPL servers. Even with 3 RIPL servers, I cannot guarantee you will achieve the 5 minute boot. David Dutcher LAN Server Development ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 14:56:30 on 92/07/31 GMT (by IL63537 at OS2CUST) Subject: NET3062 Again...System Acct Not Config Correctly? I am getting Net3062 error again when I try to start my Domain Controller Server. I have had this problem before and corrected the problem by following the steps in Network Admin Ref #2 3-48 and in OS2BBS item - Append at 5:47 on 92/07/09. When I enter the command on the domain controller, NET USER (additional server name) "", The logon window appears so I logged on with an administrative ID, then I get message "The remote node or domain server is not currently available", I click on ok then receive message NET3672 - you are not currently logged on. Then when I check The NET.ERR file under \IBMLAN\LOGGS it contains message "The user accounts system is not configured correctly". Has anyone experienced this problem or know of a solution???........... ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 02:57:10 on 92/08/01 GMT (by NAAC4E8 at OS2CUST) Subject: Showing users Logged on with NeTLogonEnum Ref: Append at 19:24:57 on 92/07/30 GMT (by KELLS at AUSVM1) - Thanks for the reply, does your response mean that the logon sessions should be at least equal to the number of users with sessions? If so this is not what I was getting back from the NetLogon API. It did return some, but not all the users logged on. I just wanted to understand the process and share this with others..... Alan Kerl - New York Life Insurance Co. ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 07:32:44 on 92/08/03 GMT (by STEPHENC at SYDVM1) Subject: LAN Tracing programs that don't "behave" A "well behaved" LAN Tracing tool sends a "Trace Present Frame" to the LAN (Network) Manager functional address when begining a trace... LAN (Network) Manager then has the option of removing the "tracing" adapter if it is set accordingly... I want to know if the fact that LAN (Network) Manager removes "tracing" adapters is a secure process, ie: does anyone know of "unbehaved" LAN tracing programs that don't announce their presence with a "Trace Present Frame" Stephen Carpenter, STEPHENC @ SYDVM1 ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 17:07:51 on 92/08/03 GMT (by PNWB016 at OS2CUST) Subject: PrfWriteProfileString slow to LAN drive Has anyone seen a problem were the PrfWriteProfile family of OS/2 2.0 APIs are MUCH slower when done to LAN drives?(APIs used to maintain .INI files.) I have a program that runs in 5 seconds when done to a local drive and 25 seconds when done to a LAN redirected drive. (All the program does is 10 PrfWriteProfileString calls.) I've opened an ETR, and so far we have determined that this problem does NOT happen to the LAN that support in Boca uses. They are running with 2.0 on both the requestor and server, my configuration is 2.0 (with 2.0 redirector) on the requestor and OS/2 1.3 (with Lan Server 1.3 at WR05050) on the server. The problem appears to be 2.0 related, since the same program run on a 1.3 workstation has no performance difference between LAN and local drives. I have checked the WRKHEURISTICS and found nothing out of the ordinary between the 1.3 and 2.0 levels. Any suggestions on things to look at? Has anybody else seen this problem when storing .INI files on redirected drives? Thanks for ANY suggestions. Wayne "No space to store INI files on my local drive" Holmes U S WEST Communications ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 18:22:27 on 92/08/03 GMT (by CHARLIEB at AUSVM1) Subject: LAN Requesters Ref: Append at 00:32:11 on 92/07/29 GMT (by IL14761 at OS2CUST) My answers follow each question. 1. How many requester licenses does LAN Server give me? The LAN Server 2.0 -- Entry package does not give you any requester licenses. You must purchase these separately. A requester license is called a "distributed feature license". Even if you have multiple servers you need only one distributed feature per requesters. 2. How many of these licenses are OS/2 and how many are DOS? Each distributed feature license gives you the right to install one requester machine whether it's OS/2 or DOS. 3. If I have users who are now DLR users and they switch to OS/2 can they change to an OS/2 Requester without charge? Yes, if you currently have LAN Server 1.3 and use the special promotional upgrade (which expires on August 24), you will get a distributed feature license for LAN Server 2.0 for each requester currently in use. 4. What is the maximum number of users I can have on a domain? Am I limited to the number of sessions, or is their a maximum number of users set within the software? Is their a greater number of users available with Advanced LS as opposed to Entry LS? There is no set limit to the number of users per domain, it is only limited by performance. There is a limit of 254 sessions per LAN Adapter on a server. Advanced LS will support significantly more users on a given server because it performs better. Charlie Brown ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 18:24:24 on 92/08/03 GMT (by CHARLIEB at AUSVM1) Subject: TOKEN RING BUSSMASTERS ON IBM PS/2 & LAN SERVER Ref: Append at 10:56:43 on 92/07/30 GMT (by QUINN at DKIBMVM2) Sorry, Quinn, this is wrong. The Token Ring busmaster adapter is supported by LAN Server 2.0 -- Entry on both OS/2 1.3 and OS/2 2.0, and by LAN Server 2.0 -- Advanced on OS/2 1.3. The greatest benefit is gained with LAN Server 2.0 -- Advanced. Charlie Brown ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 21:31:47 on 92/08/03 GMT (by IL36962 at OS2CUST) Subject: Alias Creation and User Configuration Is there any way with either the net command and REXX or the C APIs to create an alias and access control profile and add it to each user's definition assigned to a logical drive?I know I can use the net alias and net access commands in a REXX command file but I cannot find a way to assign a logical drive to the alias in each user's definition like you can in the full screen interface. Brian McManamon Ford Credit ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 14:25:07 on 92/08/04 GMT (by KELLS at AUSVM1) - Subject: Showing users Logged on with NeTLogonEnum Ref: Append at 02:57:10 on 92/08/01 GMT (by NAAC4E8 at OS2CUST) There is no permanent correlation between NetLogonEnum and NetSessionEnum. The reason I use permanent is that the validation process will set up a session. If the session times out because the user is not using any resources at that server, he is STILL logged on. All users who are validated by a server are kept in a table. The users in the table are then periodically polled and may be removed from the table after failing to respond. The users are also removed from the logon table when they logoff. NetLogonEnum is returning the list of users in the table. tim kells ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 15:02:13 on 92/08/04 GMT (by SSIA013 at OS2CUST) Subject: TOKEN RING BUSSMASTERS ON IBM PS/2 & LAN SERVER Ref: Append at 18:24:24 on 92/08/03 GMT (by CHARLIEB at AUSVM1) > Yes, if you currently have LAN Server 1.3 and use the special promotional > upgrade (which expires on August 24), you will get a distributed feature > license for LAN Server 2.0 for each requester currently in use. When or how are we supposed to get the "distributed feature license" ? I have several customers that have upgraded to LS Entry 2.0 (including our- selves), the package came, but no "DFL's". Do we need to call someone and specify the number of DFL's ? Will they just show up one day or what? Paul Kurr -- Stockholder Systems, Norcross GA ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 17:18:47 on 92/08/04 GMT (by CHARLIEB at AUSVM1) Subject: Distributed feature licenses Ref: Append at 15:02:13 on 92/08/04 GMT (by SSIA013 at OS2CUST) Paul, I am not in marketing, I am in development. I'd recommend you see your IBM marketing rep on this question of whether or not you got the distributed feature licenses. I have seen the promotional upgrade form, and you are supposed to indicate how many requesters you have actively using the LAN Server 1.3 server. This is supposed to trigger the distributed feature licenses coming back to you in your upgrade package. Charlie Brown ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 13:37:10 on 92/08/05 GMT (by 84816403 at EHONE) Subject: Public Windows Applications Ref: Append at 15:05:28 on 92/07/22 GMT (by V$IGBERT at AUSVM1) I did just that, creating a .cmd file on the server (to start AMIPRO) but it didn't help. Starting the application from the public applications folder I get 'Cannot start RAS2.EXE'. If I put the .cmd file on my requester and start it from an OS/2 command prompt it works. Gary Christen, IBM Switzerland (CHR at CHVM1) ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 14:00:39 on 92/08/05 GMT (by QUINN at DKIBMVM2) Subject: Public Windows Applications Ref: Append at 13:37:10 on 92/08/05 GMT (by 84816403 at EHONE) Have you set the required program type? (OS/2 PM;Protmode;VIO). You must use VIO program type to execute CMD files in Public Applications. Quinn Plattel (Network Administrator) ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 19:59:09 on 92/08/05 GMT (by N$H52HAL at RALVM11) ..... OS2LAN CFORUM modified at 14:54:09 on 92/08/06 GMT (by N$H52HAL at RALVM11) Subject: Diskless install of OS/2 2.0 BASE + LS + ES Ref: NONE The final release of the LSINST package is now available. This release supports 1) Install of LAN Services from a remote drive letter (across LAN) 2) Has "response file" type capability (workstations can be configured by user or admin) 3) Extended Services can be installed immediately after LAN Services (No re-boot needed betweee installs) To offer this service to users in your area, enter this command on VM REQUEST LSINST FROM SWSMITH AT RALVM29 The package includes 1) A utility diskette to help you set up your own server 2) A copy of MY server (You can use this in your area--most people do) 3) Admin documentation 4) User documentation 5) Two disks that are set up to connect to a SRVIFS server and install OS/2 2.0 BASE, LS, and ES. If you have any questions, contact: Hal Humphrey N$H52HAL AT RALVM11 TL 441-0732 ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 09:19:15 on 92/08/06 GMT (by 84816403 at EHONE) Subject: Public Windows Applications Ref: Append at 14:00:39 on 92/08/05 GMT (by QUINN at DKIBMVM2) I made it| Got AMIPRO running from the server, it's just a matter of reading all documentation. In the samples docs is a readme.sam, there they point to readnet.txt if you install on a network. If you follow the instructions AMIPRO is added as an application to the program manager of WIN-OS/2 full screen and can be started from there. No need for defining it as a public application. This works for AMIPRO but I assume it would be the same for other LOTUS Windows applications. Gary Christen, IBM Switzerland (CHR at CHVM1) ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 13:08:25 on 92/08/06 GMT (by NAAG8T6 at OS2CUST) Subject: Lan Server overnight Last nite, I booted my machine and went home. My desktop has auto lockup after 15 minutes, and the lock screen was present when I got in this morning. There are 3 items in my startup folder: Lan Server, Netware Tools, and my personal folder. Lan Server and Netware logon windows were there when I unlocked. The Lan Server logon failed with a message 'Requested network not found' (approx.), the network being 'LS'. It persisted in failing although the server had been up all night, until I selected Cancel in the error box, and reran the Lan Server icon (that worked). The Netware logon worked. Bruce Ferrero (Aetna) ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 14:56:57 on 92/08/06 GMT (by N$H52HAL at RALVM11) Subject: Diskless install of OS/2 2.0 BASE + LS + ES Ref: Append at 19:59:09 on 92/08/05 GMT (by N$H52HAL at RALVM11) There was a typo in the REQUEST line REQUEST LSINST from SWSMITH at RALVM29 ------- ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 18:41:03 on 92/08/06 GMT (by TBHIC at OS2CUST) Subject: Diskless install of OS/2 2.0 BASE + LS + ES Ref: Append at 14:56:57 on 92/08/06 GMT (by N$H52HAL at RALVM11) Is the infomation on how to do a remote install of LS & ES available to us customers also? Matt Hickman, Chevron Matt@bhice.hou130.chevron.com ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 20:47:23 on 92/08/06 GMT (by NAAC4E8 at OS2CUST) Subject: Showing users Logged on with NeTLogonEnum Ref: Append at 14:25:07 on 92/08/04 GMT (by KELLS at AUSVM1) - OK, to give my problem some real numbers, I have a single domain and today our Domain Controller took a hit and had to be re-IPL'd. NetLogonEnum reports 7 users logged on, NetSessionEnum reports 11 sessions on the DC and NET WHO reports 26 users logged on. Curious, half the users show up logged on time-wise before the DC was borught back up, so I guess they were in "the table". Bottom line is I need to be able to display the users logged on to the domain (like NET WHO) and am having difficulty understanding why NetLogonEnum will not give me this information??? Thanks, Alan Kerl - New York Life Insurance Co. ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 23:20:00 on 92/08/06 GMT (by KELLS at AUSVM1) - Subject: Showing users Logged on with NeTLogonEnum Ref: Append at 20:47:23 on 92/08/06 GMT (by NAAC4E8 at OS2CUST) Net Who is a list of users on all the servers in the domain. The list of servers in a domain can be obtained with the NetServerEnum API. The other people are probably on another server in the domain. Also if a userid/machine pair is returned more than once, only the time from the first occurence is displayed because the list of users returned from each call are merged. tim kells ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 11:51:15 on 92/08/07 GMT (by IL61500 at OS2CUST) Subject: REMOTE PRINTING ?? HELLO EVERYBODY, DOES ANYONE KNOW IF REMOTE PRINTING IS SUPPORTED UNDER LANSERVER 1.3 OR 2.0? CAN A PRINTER ATTACHED TO A DOS LAN REQ OR OS/2 REQ BE ACCESSED BY OTHER WORKSTATIONS OR MUST ALL PRINTERS BE ATTACHED TO A SERVER? I KNOW NOVELL SUPPORTS THIS. IF NOT ANY IDEAS? THANKS FOR THE INPUT..... LOU BREIT, DEAN WITTER REYNOLDS ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 12:32:17 on 92/08/07 GMT (by MAKMWY at HKGVM8) Subject: LAN Server 2.0 UPS Service Please help!!! I installed OS/2 2.0 and LAN Server 2.0 Entry and use serial port COM1 to test a UPS supplied Merlin Gerin Company. The UPS machine support all three signals - line failure, low battery and UPS shutdown. I tested it using PS/2 Model 80-111 and Model 95-0KF. Results were very different and neither of the two models worked according to what the manual - Network Admin Ref. Vol 3. Appendix B. 1. When I tested with model 80-111, using the following parameters: signals = 111 voltlevel = 111 batterymsg = 60 batterytime = 90 lowbattery = warning messdelay = 5 messtime = 60 After a power failure, a power failure message was displayed every 60 sec correctly for about 30 mins. Then a low battery message was displayed. However, the server never shutdown itself. I also tested that if power was restored after a AC line current failure the server could generate a power restored message correctly. Then I recharged the battery of UPS and changed the parameter to lowbattery = shutdown and start the testing process all over again. he This time, after the power failure message repeated every 60 seconds for 30 mins, a shutdown message was displayed and after about 2 minutes a final shutdown message was displayed. Then the machine stopped and the UPS was also shutdown. About the testing with PS/2 model 80-111, I have the following questions: 1.1 According to the Network Admin Ref Vol 3, appendix B-2, the lowbattery parameter should take effect only when AC line current is available. However, in my test with Model 80-111, it seems that the lowbattery parameter take effect even when AC line current is NOT available. Was it a mistake of the manual, or a LAN Server problem, or a hardware problem? 1.2 In my test, there was no low battery warning message before the shutdown message. Would the server display a low battery warning message before a shutdown message? 1.3 What is the length of the time between the server getting a low battery signal from UPS and generating a final shutdown message? 1.4 According to the manual page B-3, batterytime is time between power failure and shutdown and is effective only when there is no low battery signal. On the same manual page B-6 fig. B-3, the diagram indicates that the time between low battery and shutdown is determined by the batterytime value. This seems to be an obvious contradiction. Please clarify. 2. Then I tested the UPS using PS/2 Model 95-0KF, using the following parameters: signals = 111 voltlevel = 111 batterymsg = 60 batterytime = 90 lowbattery = warning messdelay = 5 messtime = 60 When AC line current is available, I started the UPS service. Immediately after the service was started, a low battery signal was displayed. However, I am sure that the UPS was running in full battery at that time and the UPS did not generated any low battery signal. The low battery signal was generated just once. It was never repeated according to the batterymsg value. According to the engineer of the UPS vendor, the UPS would never generate any low battery signal when AC line current is available. Then I disconnected the AC line current, there was no power failure message was displayed at the server. Nothing at all happened at the server. Then I tested using Model 95-0KF again using the following parameters: signals = 101 voltlevel = 101 batterymsg = 60 batterytime = 90 lowbattery = warning messdelay = 5 messtime = 60 When AC line current is available, I started the UPS service. Power was obviously OK but the server displayed a power failure message. After 90 sec, it displayed a shutdown message and completed machine shutdown and shutdown the UPS also. About the testing with PS/2 model 95-0KF, I have the following questions: 2.1 Why did the model 80-111 detect power failure correctly but the model 95-0KF just detect the reverse? Power failure signal should be generated by the same UPS through the same pin and at the same voltage to detected by the same software. Is there any different between the serial port of Model 80-111 and Model 95-0KF that can cause this? I read from a SETI saying that there are differences between type II and type III serial ports. Was it related this problem? 2.2 Please give a full description of the pin assignment and voltage specification for PS/2 model 95 serial port to work with LAN Server 2.0 UPS service. Is it the same as Microsoft LAN Manager 2.0 UPS service? 2.3 What is meant by "contact closure UPS" and "signal UPS"? What are the differences between them? This is urgent as we have to give our recommendation of UPS vendor to the customer as soon as possible. Millie Mak HKGVM8(MAKMWY) Finance Marketing Branch, Hong Kong ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 13:14:25 on 92/08/07 GMT (by TBHIC at OS2CUST) Subject: REMOTE PRINTING ?? Ref: Append at 11:51:15 on 92/08/07 GMT (by IL61500 at OS2CUST) HP has a product that allows a NIC card to be installed in their laser printers. You share it on the domain and your print server communicates to it via named pipes. Also, you could set up a pc to be a PCLP server, share printers off that and set it up as an external resource on you LS domain. There are probably other solutions out there, Castelle may have a LS/LM solution too. Matt Hickman, Chevron Matt@bhice.hou130.chevron.com ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 14:07:44 on 92/08/07 GMT (by N$H52HAL at RALVM11) Subject: Diskless install of OS/2 2.0 BASE + LS + ES Ref: Append at 14:56:57 on 92/08/06 GMT (by N$H52HAL at RALVM11) Hit a snag with everyone on vacation and ITO. Gave it kick again today. Will let you know as soon as it is available to the outside world. ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 14:50:48 on 92/08/07 GMT (by DERIDDER at AUSVM1) Subject: Survey on LAN Server 2.0 Installation This survey regards the LAN Services installation program shipped with LAN Server 2.0. The survey is intended for persons who have installed IBM LAN Server 2.0, especially those who have assisted others to install that software. To participate in the survey, copy it to your personal storage, respond to the items, and send the resulting file to DERIDDER at AUSVM1 (Mitch DeRidder, LAN Systems Usability, T/L 678-2572). To copy the survey to your personal storage, issue the following command in FORAVIEW or XEDIT: PUT 578 INSTALL SURVEY A NOTE: If you are using XEDIT without FORAVIEW, first make "Subject" line current (by using the UP or DOWN command), and then type the PUT command given above. PARTICIPANT Your Name: ___________________________________________ Your Job Title: ______________________________________________ Your IBM location: ________________________ Your VM ID and node: ________ at ________ Your Tie-Line: ________ Indicate which of the following duties are part of your job: (Check all that apply, if any.) ___ Planning LANs ___ Requesting or ordering LAN hardware ___ Setting up LAN hardware ___ Requesting or ordering LAN software ___ Installing LAN operating systems ___ Installing LAN applications ___ Administering access to LAN resources LAN DEPLOYMENT AND USAGE 1. For what group(s) do you provide LAN support? (If you do not provide LAN support to a group, enter "None" and skip to Item 4.) 2. For the group you most often support, estimate the following: (Or enter "DK" for Don't Know.) a. How many IBM LAN Servers are installed? ________ b. How many IBM OS/2 LAN Requesters are installed? ________ c. How many IBM DOS LAN Requesters are installed? ________ 3. ìThis item was intentionally omitted.┘ 4. Indicate how the LANs at your site are used: (Check all that apply, or "DK" if you don't know.) ___ To access servers running a LAN operating system ___ To support sessions with other types of host systems 5. ìThis item was intentionally omitted.┘ USE OF THE LAN SERVICES INSTALLATION PROGRAM 6. At your site, approximately what percentage of IBM OS/2 LAN Requester and LAN Server installations are performed by each method? (Enter "DK" if you don't know.) REQUESTERS SERVERS INSTALLATION METHOD _______ _______ Advanced Path _______ _______ Basic Path +_______ +_______ Custom Diskette = 100% = 100% 7. Describe the typical and the least experienced users of the REQUESTER BASIC installation path. (Check all that apply.) Least Typical Experienced User User Possible Descriptors ------- ----------- ------------------------------------- ___ ___ Already knows which LAN protocol drivers to use, without being told ___ ___ Can determine what LAN adapters are installed ___ ___ Is familiar with network services (e.g., Requester and Messenger) ___ ___ Can navigate among directories from an OS/2 or DOS prompt ___ ___ Knows common OS/2 or DOS commands (e.g., COPY, DIR, and MKDIR) ___ ___ Can determine what is installed on the local drive(s) ___ ___ Can redirect local drive letters to remote directories, as needed. ___ ___ Runs applications from the OS/2 or WIN-OS/2 desktop ___ ___ Other (Please describe below.) ___ ___ Not applicable or don't know 8. Describe the typical and the least experienced users of the REQUESTER ADVANCED installation path. Least Typical Experienced User User Possible Descriptors ------- ----------- ------------------------------------- ___ ___ Already knows which LAN protocol drivers to use, without being told ___ ___ Can determine what LAN adapters are installed ___ ___ Is familiar with network services (e.g., Requester and Messenger) ___ ___ Can navigate among directories from an OS/2 or DOS prompt ___ ___ Knows common OS/2 or DOS commands (e.g., COPY, DIR, and MKDIR) ___ ___ Can determine what is installed on the local drive(s) ___ ___ Can redirect local drive letters to remote directories, as needed. ___ ___ Runs applications from the OS/2 or WIN-OS/2 desktop ___ ___ Other (Please describe below.) ___ ___ Not applicable or don't know 9. Describe the typical user of the SERVER BASIC installation path. ___ Already knows which LAN protocol drivers to use, without being told ___ Can determine what LAN adapters are installed ___ Is familiar with network services (e.g., Server and Netlogon) ___ Is skilled at setting up server hardware ___ Can administer a LAN server ___ Refers to documentation as needed ___ Follows written instructions carefully ___ Solves problems readily ___ Other (please describe below) ___ Not applicable or don't know DESIGN OF THE BASIC PATHS 10. Which options should be included in the BASIC installation paths for IBM OS/2 Requester or LAN Server? Basic Paths ----------------- Requester Server Possible Features --------- ------ ------------------------------------------- ___ ___ Choice of target drive for first-time installation ___ ___ Choice of target drive when an earlier version is already installed N/A ___ Choice of server role (domain controller or additional server) ___ ___ Choice of components to install ___ ___ Option to entirely remove the software ___ ___ Choice of components to remove ___ ___ Choice of components to configure N/A ___ Option to initialize the domain control database ___ ___ Option to specify the LAN adapter(s) ___ ___ Option to install LAN adapter drivers ___ ___ Option to select LAN protocol drivers ___ ___ Option to edit PROTOCOL.INI settings ___ ___ Other (please describe below) ___ ___ Don't know or don't care 11. It has been suggested that the Basic paths be removed because users may take those paths when they actually need some features of the Advanced path. What course of action should we take for each Basic path? (Check one in each column.) Basic Paths ----------------- Requester Server Possible Courses of Action --------- ------ ------------------------------------------ ___ ___ Leave the path as it is. ___ ___ Remove the path altogether. ___ ___ Add the most-needed options to the path. ___ ___ Modify the path to include the same options as the respective Advanced path, but design the panels for a less experienced user. ___ ___ Other (Please describe below.) ___ ___ Don't know or don't care 12. If you select the requester Basic installation path on a machine that already has the current version of the requester installed, you are given a choice of refreshing the existing code or changing the LAN names (i.e., the requester and default domain names). Are you satisfied with those options? ___ Very satisfied ___ Somewhat satisfied ___ Neutral or don't care ___ Somewhat dissatisfied (please explain below) ___ Very dissatisfied (please explain below) DESIGN OF THE ADVANCED PATHS 13. Some confusion may have resulted from our use of "Advanced" to denote both an installation path and a server package (i.e., "IBM LAN Server 2.0 - Advanced"). How serious was this problem at your site? ___ Very serious ___ Quite serious ___ Somewhat serious ___ Not at all serious ___ Not applicable or don't care 14. At the "Install and Remove" window in the Advanced paths, you can select components to be installed or removed. How satisfied are you with that window? ___ Very satisfied ___ Somewhat satisfied ___ Neutral or don't care ___ Somewhat dissatisfied (please explain below) ___ Very dissatisfied (please explain below) 15. At the "Configure" window in the Advanced paths, you can select components to configure. How satisfied are you with that window? ___ Very satisfied ___ Somewhat satisfied ___ Neutral or don't care ___ Somewhat dissatisfied (please explain below) ___ Very dissatisfied (please explain below) 16. At the "Configure" window, during an initial, Advanced installation, you are not required to view configuration options for which IBM defaults are set, even though some of those settings may be unsuitable. Should users be required to view the default settings? (Check one.) ___ Yes, users should have to view the settings. ___ No, users should not have to view the settings. ___ Don't care 17. At the "Configure Workstation" window in the Advanced paths, you can configure LAN protocols and adapter drivers. How satisfied are you with that window? ___ Very satisfied ___ Somewhat satisfied ___ Neutral or don't care ___ Somewhat dissatisfied (please explain below) ___ Very dissatisfied (please explain below) ADDITIONAL INSTALLATION TASKS 18. When you install a new additional server, it must be defined to its domain controller before it can be started. Has this requirement caused problems at your site? ___ Yes, people often fail to define the additional server. ___ Yes, people sometimes fail to define the server. ___ No, this is not a problem for us. ___ Don't know 19. Should the installation program attempt to automatically define additional servers to their domain controllers? ___ Yes, it is critically important to make this change to the installation program. ___ Yes, it is quite important to make this change. ___ Yes, it is somewhat important to make this change. ___ No, this change is not needed. ___ No opinion 20. Soon after installing an LAN Server 2.0 - Advanced server with the 386 High Performance File System, a 386 HPFS boot diskette should be prepared using either the MAKEDISK utility or a manual procedure. In the future, should LAN Services installation program attempt to create the boot diskettes automatically? (Check one.) ___ Yes, it is critically important to make this change to the installation program. ___ Yes, it is quite important to make this change. ___ Yes, it is somewhat important to make this change. ___ No, this change is not needed. ___ Not applicable (We don't use the 386 HPFS.) ___ No opinion 21. Before you can run OS/2 2.0 remote IPL requesters, you must unpack the RIPLINST utility from an OS/2 2.0 installation diskette and run it to copy OS/2 2.0 from diskettes. How satisfied are you with this procedure? ___ Very satisfied ___ Sufficiently satisfied ___ Neutral or no opinion ___ Somewhat dissatisfied (Please explain below.) ___ Very dissatisfied (Please explain below.) ___ I have not used RIPLINST. 22. Indicate which of the following alternatives to the existing RIPLINST procedure you would prefer. (Check one.) ___ Alternative 1: Modify RIPLINST so that it provides the option of copying OS/2 2.0 diskette images stored by the SEINST utility. (This alternative would be useful only if you have run SEINST.) ___ Alternative 2: Modify RIPLINST so that it reads as many OS/2 files as possible from the server's fixed disk and then requests OS/2 2.0 diskettes to obtain the remaining files (e.g., additional printer and display drivers). ___ Alternative 3: Modify the LAN Services installation program so that RIPLINST is no longer needed. The installation program would read as many OS/2 files as possible from the server's fixed disk and then request OS/2 2.0 diskettes to obtain the remaining files. ___ Other (Please describe below.) ___ No opinion or don't care 23. How important is it that we implement the option you selected for the preceding item? ___ Critically important (Please explain below.) ___ Quite important (Please explain below.) ___ Somewhat important ___ Not important at all ___ No opinion 24. If you install (or reinstall) remote IPL support during a LAN Server installation, you must later run the GETRIPL utility. Should the functions of GETRIPL instead be performed automatically by the LAN Services installation program? ___ Yes, it is critically important to incorporate GETRIPL's functions into the main installation program. ___ Yes, it is quite important that this change be made. ___ Yes, it is somewhat important that this change be made. ___ No, this change would not be worthwhile. ___ No opinion 25. Have you experienced difficulties in migrating from an earlier release of LAN Server to LAN Server 2.0? ___ No, the migration(s) went very smoothly. ___ Yes, but only minor problems were encountered. (Please describe below.) ___ Yes, serious problems were encountered. (Please describe.) ___ I have not migrated from an earlier release of LAN Server. ___ Don't know. 26. Use the space below for any additional comments about installation of LAN Server 2.0. 27. Use the space below for any comments about this survey. ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 19:02:47 on 92/08/07 GMT (by CHVY002 at OS2CUST) Subject: Multi Domain VS. Single I am about to configure a WAN that will link 20 locations that will be using LAN Server Entry 2.0. All of the workstations that hang off of this WAN are IBM PS/2's and are running OS/2 2.0, ES and LR. What are the pros and cons of ...A) creating seperate Domains in each location vs B) a single Domain? If it is a single Domain do I still run into the old IBM restriction of 50 requesters on one Domain before you degrade performance? John Zawistowski Systems Prog, Chevy Chase FSB ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 22:55:26 on 92/08/07 GMT (by THRUMD at SYDVM1) Subject: REMOTE PRINTING ?? Ref: Append at 13:14:25 on 92/08/07 GMT (by TBHIC at OS2CUST) Another implementation of this approach is the IBM 4033, which should support any brand/type of printer. There are versions for LAN Server and Netware. Dave ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 12:45:52 on 92/08/10 GMT (by IL61500 at OS2CUST) Subject: REMOTE PRINTING ?? Ref: Append at 22:55:26 on 92/08/07 GMT (by THRUMD at SYDVM1) I HAVE ALSO DISCOVERED THAT SHANY SOFTWARE 310-204-0111 MAKES A SOFTWARE PRODUCT THAT WILL ALLOW DOS LAN REQ OR OS/2 REQ TO HAVE THEIR LOCALLY ATTACHED PRINTERS SHARED BY OTHER USERS ON THE LAN. I AM AWARE OF THE 4033 AND HP NIC OPTION. HOWEVER THEY ARE EXPENSIVE. THE MUCH TOUTED BENEFIT OF THE SPEED OF LAN ATTACHED PRINTING AS OPPOSED TO PARALLEL PORT PRINTING IS NOT NECESSARILY NOTICEABLE. MY OWN TESTING FOUND LITTLE SPEED DIFFERENCE. THE MAIN ADVANTAGE IS THE FLEXIBILITY OF PRINTER LOCATION. I CANNOT COMPREHEND WHY IBM CHOSE NOT TO INCLUDE REMOTE PRINTING IN LANSERVER. ANY IDEAS? LOU BREIT ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 18:45:40 on 92/08/10 GMT (by HITTR at OS2CUST) ..... OS2LAN CFORUM modified at 13:46:04 on 92/08/11 GMT (by HITTR at OS2CUST) Subject: Multi Domain VS. Single Ref: Append at 19:02:47 on 92/08/07 GMT (by CHVY002 at OS2CUST) John At the highway department, we have over 500 users defined on one domain control ler. The updating of user information is sometimes slow when you use the full screen interface, but otherwise there aren't any performance problems. We curr ently have everyone in one building in one domain. People attached over split bridges have their own domain and access the main office domain filesets as ext eranl resources. At first, all the remote locations were in one domain, but the reliability of o ur bridges kept causing synch problems. (Educate yourself about synch problems before you implement a multiserver domian.) The bridges normally worked ok, b ut the number of components required to operate them caused the problems (power outages, line problems, bridge failure, etc). If you are confident of your li nk to the main domain then a single domain is much easier. Multidomains increase the amount of user administration. You will find yoursel f logging on and off all the time as well as being an expert at the net admin c ommand. Users accessing filesets in other domains also poses a problem since p asswords would have to be updated at multiple locations (or not used at all). The biggest factor is the stability of the communications link. Hope this help s. Bob Hitt, Missouri Highway & Transportation Department ps An afterthought note, we do have over 500 workstations defined on one domia n, but the users access all the servers on this domain as an external resource. We have dubbed this the "data domain". Users logon to a print server/domain controller which has items in the data domian defined as external resources. I t shounds a little complex, but is actually working out pretty well. This does require 2 userids defined, but the userids in our "data" domain do not require a password. Another benifit of this is that the servers in the data domain on ly do file sharing and thus can be tuned for that function. ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 19:34:39 on 92/08/10 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST) Subject: REMOTE PRINTING ?? Ref: Append at 12:45:52 on 92/08/10 GMT (by IL61500 at OS2CUST) Lou, and others In my testing with the HP NIC I did see a performance difference, especially with heavy graphics/soft fonts. I constructed one page of heavy graphics and softfonts, about 2MB worth. It took 4 minutes to print the page on a parallel conection, and 3 minutes with a Token Ring connection to the Series III HP LJ, 4Mbs token ring. The CPU use on the server also went down 10% for the TR connected HP, so I saw two benefits. So I guess it will depend on what types of printing an organization does whether one of these network interfaces will be of benefit. Mike Long - CARD Iowa State University - PC/LAN Analyst ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 19:54:13 on 92/08/10 GMT (by NAAO3IY at OS2CUST) Subject: REMOTE PRINTING ?? Ref: Append at 11:51:15 on 92/08/07 GMT (by IL61500 at OS2CUST) Every printer has to be controlled by a LAN Server. However, every printer does not have to be _connected_ to a LAN Server. Instead, it can be connected to a 4033, a little green box that plugs into a LAN at one end and plugs into one parallel and/or one serial printer at the other. Software comes with it that makes it look like LPTx to the LAN Server. In other words, printout goes: From the Requester over the LAN to the Server (to SPOOL), and then from the Server SPOOL over the LAN to the 4033 to the printer. The traffic from the Server to the 4033 is carried on a different SAP (sort of a "channel" on the LAN) than the LAN Server traffic, so the 4033 is equally compatible with LAN Server, LAN Manager, Netware, TCP/IP or SNA, just as long as the Server is running an operating system that is supported by the 4033 driver. To the Server, it just looks like any other LPTx-attached printer. LAN Server does not let you print to a printer that is directly attached to a requester; however, with a 4033, you _can_ print to a printer without having a PC close by to it to drive it. Depending on your needs, this may be more or less expensive. John Kennedy -- Hoechst Celanese, Bridgewater, NJ ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 22:00:35 on 92/08/10 GMT (by GORDY at DALVM41B) Subject: LAN Tracing programs that don't "behave" Ref: Append at 07:32:44 on 92/08/03 GMT (by STEPHENC at SYDVM1) Only trace tools which use the IBM TAP chip set will do this. Sniffer and the iBM RTAP use it, but many others use the TI chip set. Tom Gordy ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 22:11:49 on 92/08/10 GMT (by GORDY at DALVM41B) Subject: REMOTE PRINTING ?? Ref: Append at 12:45:52 on 92/08/10 GMT (by IL61500 at OS2CUST) You might want to look at Intel's LANSpool Software. 800/538-3373. Or, use thei FaxBack line, 800/525-3019 and ask for report/product 9607. Tom Gordy ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 10:22:10 on 92/08/11 GMT (by CHEUNGLL at HKGVM8) Subject: Access permission on userid basis Hi, anyone knows how to display (or print) the access permission of each userid defined in the domain ? If this is not possible, how to display or print the overall access control profiles ? Many thanks !! AMY CHEUNG (CHEUNGLL AT HKGVM8) ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 12:53:24 on 92/08/11 GMT (by IL61500 at OS2CUST) Subject: REMOTE PRINTING ?? Ref: Append at 22:11:49 on 92/08/10 GMT (by GORDY at DALVM41B) (no text entered) LOU BREIT ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 12:55:23 on 92/08/11 GMT (by IL61500 at OS2CUST) Subject: REMOTE PRINTING ?? Ref: Append at 22:11:49 on 92/08/10 GMT (by GORDY at DALVM41B) Thanks to Tom and everyone else... Has anyone had any experience with LANSPOOL and OS/2 LANServer? How about any other third party remote printing products. I heard printing from Lotus 123 may be a problem.. Thanks, LOU BREIT, Dean Witter Reynolds ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 12:57:54 on 92/08/11 GMT (by IL61500 at OS2CUST) Subject: Remote Support Options? Howdy, Anyone know of any software products that allow dial up to an OS/2 1.3 LAN Server/Domain Ctrller for remote control purposes? Dial up would be via modem from pc to server. I am aware of Carbon Copy but it does not support OS/2. Much Obliged, LOU BREIT, Dean Witter Reynolds ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 19:03:17 on 92/08/11 GMT (by GORDY at DALVM41B) Subject: LAN Server Performance tests completed by LANQuest Labs Ref: None ***** WARNING - Long APPEND ***** 80 lines to read. LAN Server, LAN Manager, and NetWare Performance Benchmark Comparison Executive Summary IBM has improved the performance of LAN Server dramatically in this new release. For a number of years, LANQuest Labs' performance testing had consistently found Novell's NetWare to be the performance leader, with no close competitor. Starting two years ago, we found that Microsoft's LAN Manager v2.0 (and later v2.1) had caught up to NetWare in performance. However, as recently as last year, our testing showed IBM's LAN Server v1.3 was still lagging far behind. This series of tests demonstrates that such is no longer the case. All three network operating systems (NOS's) performed exceptionally well, indicating that performance should now be relegated to a secondary role when purchasing a LAN/WAN operating system. Connectivity, maintainability, support, ease-of-installation, security, price and other cost/feature issues should now take the leading roles. The most dramatic finding in these Token Ring tests is that LAN Server v2.0 has closed the performance gap with NetWare and LAN Manager. To our surprise, we also found that LAN Server and LAN Manager both outperformed NetWare. Using the same suite of LANQuest Labs tests as in our earlier published reports, we found that with OS/2 as the workstations' operating system (OS), LAN Server v2.0 had the best overall performance. LAN Manager v2.1 was very close behind, while NetWare v3.11 was third. With DOS as the workstations' OS, we found that LAN Manager v2.1 had the best overall performance. LAN Server v2.0 was very close behind when we used IBM's new and not-yet-released NetBios drivers for DOS workstations, referred to in this report as "NetBios Beta". With IBM's current NetBios drivers, performance was significantly lower than both LAN Manager and LAN Server (NetBios Beta), but it was nevertheless nearly equivalent to NetWare 386 v3.11. Overall, each of the three operating systems performed exceptionally well throughout our tests, and all should be considered state-of-the- art. Performance Compared to NetWare Ratios of Network Performance across a Range of Loads OS/2 Wkstn Tests NetWare LAN Manager LAN Server Lotus for OS/2 1.0 Reference 0.9 Times as Fast 1.1 Times Faster DisplayWrite 1.0 2.4 2.4 XCOPY 1.0 2.6 2.5 Overall Results* 1.0 1.7 1.8 LAN LAN Server LAN Server DOS Wrkstn Tests NetWare Manager (current drvrs) (NetBios Beta) Lotus 1.0 1.5 1.4 1.5 Word 1.0 1.3 0.9 1.2 dBase 1.0 1.6 0.7 1.4 Overall Results* 1.0 1.5 0.8 1.4 *Overall Results = Ratios of the Sums of all 15 Test Completion Times- 3 Applications with 5 Network Loads per App. "2.0" means Twice as Fast as NetWare, i.e. took Half the Time to complete the Tests The vast improvement in LAN Server is primarily due to changes in the network operating system's architecture, although two additional factors contributed to the performance differences between this and earlier LANQuest tests. First, these tests were conducted using Token Ring, where both LAN Server and LAN Manager appear to be more efficient than NetWare. Second, LAN Manager uses a server/workstation communication technique that speeds up data transfer and reduces network traffic. IBM employs a similar technique in its OS/2 drivers and not-yet-released NetBios drivers for DOS workstations, and Novell now offers an NLM and corresponding drivers that use a similar approach. June 1992 LANQuest Labs, San Jose, CA <END> ====================================================================== Some SERIOUS work is going on with the server, it would seem. Tom Gordy ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 22:01:57 on 92/08/11 GMT (by XXWESB22 at TORVMCOP) Subject: LAN Requesters Ref: Append at 18:22:27 on 92/08/03 GMT (by CHARLIEB at AUSVM1) I have seen the below before: |The LAN Server 2.0 -- Entry package does not give you any requester |licenses. You must purchase these separately. A requester license My question is with the Advanced Version. How many requesters (if any) are licenced with the advanced???I am fairly sure at least one comes with both. Gareth "I'm not sure I want the answer" Jones ISM - Information Systems Management Regina, SK Phone (306) 781-5109 ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 03:54:57 on 92/08/12 GMT (by EJDIAMO at NYCVMIC1) Subject: LAN Tracing programs that don't "behave" Ref: Append at 07:32:44 on 92/08/03 GMT (by STEPHENC at SYDVM1) I've used a Bytex analyzer which did not announce itself. (On the other hand, it can insert into a beaconing ring, which I don't think IBM TAP or NetGen Sniffer can do). Eric Diamond EJDIAMO at NYCVMIC1 ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 13:29:51 on 92/08/12 GMT (by EJDIAMO at NYCVMIC1) Subject: Remote Support Options? Ref: Append at 12:57:54 on 92/08/11 GMT (by IL61500 at OS2CUST) IBM's DCAF (Distributed Console Access Facility) lets you dial into your server and perform "full screen" activities (but no Presentation Manager stuff). It also lets you transfer files. Announcement letter 290-331 dated 6/19/90 has the details. Eric Diamond EJDIAMO at NYCVMIC1 ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 14:36:15 on 92/08/12 GMT (by XXTPFC01 at TORVMCOP) Subject: OS/2 2.0 VS OS/2 1.3 and LS 2.0 Advanced I've ordered LS 2.0 and I had planned to run it on OS/2 2.0 (I missed the line in the announcement that it is not supported under 2.0) so I would like to know what are the risks of installing LS 2.0 under OS/2 2.0? The installation program allows you to proceed anyway after displaying the message that it requires OS/2 1.3 Did any one try it under OS/2 2.0, is there any features that should not install? And finally why the Entry offering runs under OS/2 2.0 and the advanced does not (quite a surprise to me)? Eyad Saad/Towers Perrin/Montreal, Canada ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 14:37:57 on 92/08/12 GMT (by BROWNCS at AUSVM1) Subject: LAN Requesters Ref: Append at 22:01:57 on 92/08/11 GMT (by XXWESB22 at TORVMCOP) Entry and Advanced are the same with respect to licensing. The server product includes the requester code, but does not license any additional machines. The distributed feature license authorizes you to install the requester code on another machine. This scheme is much simpler for you to administer than schemes where each server has "n" requester licenses. You simply have a license for each machine -- server or requester as appropriate. Our customer council was very vocal on this point. Also, you only have to buy a requester license once, no matter how many servers that requester is using. With n-users-per-server schemes, you end up paying for requesters twice. Charlie Brown ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 15:08:02 on 92/08/12 GMT (by SAWK4ZE at OS2CUST) Subject: OS2 2.0 WorkStation to attach to OS2 1.3 Network I have an OS2 2.0 workstation I need to attach to my existing OS2 1.3 network server what are the steps I need to take to get the workstations on the lan.... Do I need to upgrade the server first or can this wait. CHAWKI ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 18:36:30 on 92/08/12 GMT (by PAULC at AUSVM1) - Subject: OS/2 2.0 VS OS/2 1.3 and LS 2.0 Advanced Ref: Append at 14:36:15 on 92/08/12 GMT (by XXTPFC01 at TORVMCOP) The advanced package of LS 2.0 can be installed on OS/2 2.0 as long as 386HPFS is not installed. This means that Local Security and Fault Tolerance also can not be installed as they require 386HPFS. If the 386 HPFS is installed on an OS/2 2.0 system, it will crash on the reboot. PC ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 19:09:50 on 92/08/12 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP) Subject: OS/2 2.0 VS OS/2 1.3 and LS 2.0 Advanced Ref: Append at 18:36:30 on 92/08/12 GMT (by PAULC at AUSVM1) I forced the HPFS386 to a 2.0 PC once. It is NOT recommended. When I rebooted , I could't boot. Booting from a diskette was't help at all. I ended up to use the FDISK to Remove-Create my whole hard-drive. I lost a whole day. Geza Szivos NOVACOR Chemicals (403)-290-6583 NHO-32 801-7th Ave Calgary, Alberta, CANADA T2P 2N6 ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 19:40:12 on 92/08/12 GMT (by XXMETL15 at TORVMCOP) Subject: Access permission on userid basis Ref: Append at 10:22:10 on 92/08/11 GMT (by CHEUNGLL at HKGVM8) The access profiles are kept with the resources, so you can't get a direct list for a user. You can print the domain definition from the full-screen interface if your printer doesn't break down in the middle of it. There are a bunch of REXX routines from Carolyn Easter of IBM that were available at the OS/2 Tech Conf of '91. Check with your SE or look around the BBS's. The LANACCSS routine would list the access rights for a user. I'm using the same basic technique to create a REXX routine to print a summary of aliases and there access profiles. I may actually get it finished some day. Tom Boyle Productivity Services Metropolitan Life ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 21:06:22 on 92/08/12 GMT (by BROWNCS at AUSVM1) Subject: OS/2 2.0 VS OS/2 1.3 and LS 2.0 Advanced Ref: Append at 14:36:15 on 92/08/12 GMT (by XXTPFC01 at TORVMCOP) The LS 2.0 Advanced package will install on OS/2 2.0, but you should not install the HPFS 386 component (the default is not to install it on OS/2 2.0). If you do force it to be installed your system will be unusable --- HFPS 386 is incompatible with OS/2 2.0. We have committed that HFPS 386 will be upgraded to support OS/2 2.0 in a future release. Advanced Server minus HPFS 386 is equivalent to Entry Server. If you want to run your server on OS/2 2.0 today, save some money and buy Entry Server. Charlie Brown ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 21:07:22 on 92/08/12 GMT (by BROWNCS at AUSVM1) Subject: OS2 2.0 WorkStation to attach to OS2 1.3 Network Ref: Append at 15:08:02 on 92/08/12 GMT (by SAWK4ZE at OS2CUST) I assume you are running LAN Server 1.3 on your OS/2 1.3 server machine. Simply install the requester from LAN Server 2.0 on your OS/2 2.0 workstation. It will connect to a LAN Server 1.3 server. Charlie Brown ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 01:21:55 on 92/08/13 GMT (by CHEUNGLL at HKGVM8) Subject: Access permission on userid basis Ref: Append at 19:40:12 on 92/08/12 GMT (by XXMETL15 at TORVMCOP) Tom, thanks very much for your help. But how to get LANACCSS ? I don't have access to any BBS. Is it somewhere in some tooldisk which I can request ? Many thanks !! AMY CHEUNG (CHEUNGLL AT HKGVM8) ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 15:04:02 on 92/08/13 GMT (by TGILES at HVTVM) - Subject: LAN Use of Serial Device - Plotter on Server Ref: None I have an IBM 7372 Plotter connected to my Server COM1 and it plots ok from the Server. Can anyone describe the method by which such a plotter can be made available to Requesters on my Domain ??? Trevor Giles, Havant Site x4245 ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 15:44:11 on 92/08/13 GMT (by AMOON at WASVMIC1) Subject: Adding another Queue to a Network Printer We have OS/2 LAN Server 2.0 on OS/2 2.0 and customer would like to define several different queues to go to the same network printer. Is this just a matter of creating another Network Printer object going to the same port? Can all queues be active and going to the same port/printer (e.g. LPT1)? Customer plans to get a 4029 and would then be printing in both Postscript and HP LaserJet modes. Would having separate queues (printer objects) be the way to handle that? I am used to the 1.3 Server, but could not find details on how to do this for the 2.0 Server in the manuals. Also, the customer gets confused when the manuals talk about the Print Manager because he sees no such icon. I assume references to Print Manager in a 2.0 environment just refer to the generic print management process represented by the printer objects. Or am I missing something? Thanks, Ann Moon WCTA, Charlotte, NC ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 18:45:39 on 92/08/13 GMT (by FALHOLT at DKIBMVM2) Subject: BUSMASTER TOKEN-RING with MS LAN Manager I have been told that IBM is shipping an NDIS driver with the T-R busmaster adapter. MS LAN Manager supports an NDIS interface. Result: MS LAN Manager can run with Token-Ring Busmaster Adapter. Are there anyone out there who succesfully run an IBM Token-Ring Busmaster Server in connection with a MS LAN Manager on top off OS/2 1.3 SE. Please clarify my confussion Any help will be apriciated. Regards, Torben Falholt ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 18:45:50 on 92/08/13 GMT (by FALHOLT at DKIBMVM2) Subject: BUSMASTER TOKEN-RING with MS LAN Manager I have been told that IBM is shipping an NDIS driver with the T-R busmaster adapter. MS LAN Manager supports an NDIS interface. Result: MS LAN Manager can run with Token-Ring Busmaster Adapter. Are there anyone out there who succesfully run an IBM Token-Ring Busmaster Server in connection with a MS LAN Manager on top off OS/2 1.3 SE. Please clarify my confussion Any help will be apriciated. Regards, Torben Falholt ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 21:19:22 on 92/08/13 GMT (by KUNESH at RALVM17) ..... OS2LAN CFORUM modified at 13:52:52 on 92/08/14 GMT (by KUNESH at RALVM17) Subject: adapter0 vs. adapter1 problem? | After getting a copy of LAN Server User's Guide, changing | net1 in IBMLAN.INI and restarting CM did the trick. I am trying to get LAN Requester started for the first time. I had an IBM T/R card in slot1 when I installed OS2 1.3 CSD 5050 and LAN requester. Since then I have had to move my adapter to slot 2 in my P70 because I installed a long card that only fits in slot 1. When I try to start Lan Requester it terminates with SYS0059: An unexpected network error occurred NET8002: The name of the function detecting the error is rcf2snet. Is there something I need to change in CM or IBMLAN.INI to point to adapter 1? Can I force it to use adapter 1? | Sharon (no longer embarassed now that my new machine works) Kunesh IBM SER I&TSS | Vnet: KUNESH at RALVM17 Network Performance Team | Internet: kunesh@ralvm17.vnet.ibm.com ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 15:07:51 on 92/08/14 GMT (by IL57100 at OS2CUST) Subject: Access Profiles - LS 2.0 I am having a problem with the access profiles of LAN Server 2.0. I turn on the auditing feature of LAN Server. When I did this I started to go messages about access violations, and all my users could not get access to thier home dirves. So I made an alias of the Server Root Drive and gave all access to this alias and I applyed this to all subdirs. This seems to have stop some of the messages but I still get others. I know this is not the way to fix this problem. So if anyone out there known any thing about these please help me out Thank you George Di Martino Skandia America Group (212) 978-2924 George Di Martino ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 17:23:47 on 92/08/16 GMT (by IL58291 at OS2CUST) Subject: REMOTE PRINTING ?? Ref: Append at 12:55:23 on 92/08/11 GMT (by IL61500 at OS2CUST) to print to the queues in 1-2-3, select interface 5(the DOS LPT1) versus #1 r Alan ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 16:21:37 on 92/08/17 GMT (by WZ00545 at OS2CUST) Subject: Netbios names I am trying to increase the number of netbios sessions ncbs and names from the "default" of 8,40,7. I have changed the protocol.ini netbuei_nif section parameters both from CM LAPS and via the editor to no avail. Adapter still opens with 8 sessions 40 ncbs and 7 names. Any idea what I'm missing where? BRIAN K. SPEARS - KONICA BUSINESS MACHINES USA. INC. ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 19:53:46 on 92/08/17 GMT (by TCC3824 at OS2CUST) Subject: Adapter address does not show up it lantran.log I have set up lan & com mngr on two machines. when I view the lantran.log this is what I get. What am I missing in set up so that It will display the adapter address for a universal address? IBM OS/2 LANMSGDD ì02/26/92┘ 2.01 is loaded and operational. IBM OS/2 LAN Protocol Manager IBM OS/2 LANDLLDD 2.01 IBM OS/2 LANDLLDD is loaded and operational. IBM OS/2 NETBEUI 2.01 IBM OS/2 NETBIOS 4.0 Adapter 0 has 35 NCBs, 8 sessions, and 7 names available to NETBIOS app . NETBIOS 4.0 is loaded and operational. IBM - IBM Token-Ring Network Driver, Version V.2.02 IBM OS/2 LAN Netbind IBM Token-Ring adapter data rate is 4 mbps. Kevin McConnell 512-338-7457 Continuum Austin Tx ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 20:04:42 on 92/08/17 GMT (by SUN0012 at OS2CUST) Subject: RIPL DOS5 I tried installing LS 2.0 Entry for the first time today and attempted to load RIPL support for DOS 5.0. All went will until the prompt to load a DOS 5.0 startup/operating diskette. All of our IBM DOS 5.0 packages have three diskettes labeled 1/2, 2/3 and 3/3 (the upgrade packges are labeled this way with the word upgrade appended). The upgrade package also has two diskettes for IBM and Novell LAN support. None of these diskettes seem to satisfy the installation package. What is it looking for? Jim Snively, Sun Companmy, Inc ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 20:29:49 on 92/08/17 GMT (by IL46290 at OS2CUST) Subject: Remote IPL and Lan address We have had great success with remote IPL of an OS/2 2.0 station from a server, and this seems to be a great solution for some of our machines with small hard drives, but we have one small problem. We seem to be forced into using the token ring's burned in 12 digit hex code for the LAN address. Our local data center had a very strict requirement that LAN addresses be of a certain format (designating building number, room number, etc.) for our non-DFT terminal sessions defined through the gateway server. Is there ANY way to use a different LAN address than the burned in hex code on a remote IPL workstation? Elizabeth Parker, University of Florida Information Systems ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 20:53:46 on 92/08/17 GMT (by V$IGBERT at AUSVM1) Subject: RIPL DOS5 Ref: Append at 20:04:42 on 92/08/17 GMT (by SUN0012 at OS2CUST) Install DOS to diskette (boot from the first of your 3 DOS 5.0 diskettes, specify Intall to diskette, and feed it four blank diskettes as requested); this will create the disks LS is looking for. Giovanni Bertolini ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 12:40:05 on 92/08/18 GMT (by LARRYS at AUSVM1) Subject: Remote IPL and Lan address Ref: Append at 20:29:49 on 92/08/17 GMT (by IL46290 at OS2CUST) The burned in address is only needed to do the RIPL. When the OS/2 LAN device drivers are loaded, you can switch to local addressing. Update the PROTOCOL.INI file for each RIPL workstation and add the following statement to the {LANDD_NIF} section: NETADDRESS = Txxxxxxxxxxxx where T indicates a tokenring format address and xxxxxxxxxxxx is the locally administered address. Larry Sullenger LAN Server Development ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 12:57:38 on 92/08/18 GMT (by XXX0956 at TORVMCOP) Subject: Printing through OS/2 server to 5225 attach to AS400 I was trying to print a text doc from an OS/2 req. through the server to a 5225 line printer off AS/400. During the printing process, if I choose the network printer, I am forced to print in WYSIWYG. And the print file never reached the outputq on AS/400. But I can do it without any problem if I send the file either directly from OS/2 req. or OS/2 server. The text editer I use for the text doc is EPM.EXE. Any suggestion! Thanks! Have A Nice Day! Thunder Bay Hydro - Jan Wang ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 17:33:34 on 92/08/18 GMT (by IL46290 at OS2CUST) Subject: Remote IPL and Extended Services I am trying to install extended services on a remote IPL OS/2 2.0 workstation, with very little success. I can't do it from the installation diskettes, it just kicks me back to the OS/2 full screen without a message. I can understand why installing this way couldn't work, since OS/2 and all the configuration information is on the server, but I didn't find a way to do it from the server, either. There must be some facility to use extended services on a remote IPL requestor. Could you enlighten me? Elizabeth Parker, University of Florida Information Systems ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 17:53:47 on 92/08/18 GMT (by LARRYS at AUSVM1) Subject: Remote IPL and Extended Services Ref: Append at 17:33:34 on 92/08/18 GMT (by IL46290 at OS2CUST) If I understand correctly, you have RIPLed OS/2 on your workstation and you are trying to install Extended Services to the local hardfile (drive c:). Is this correct? I have not tried to do this. I will have to check with the Extended Services people to see if they know why it fails. There is a RED BOOK, order number GG24-3875, called "LAN Server 2.0 New Functions and Features", that explains how to install Extended Services on the RIPL server such that you can access Extended Services from the RIPL server. The procedure is much to lengthly to describe here. If you are interested, you should order the RED BOOK. Larry Sullenger LAN Server Development ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 14:25:01 on 92/08/19 GMT (by PRCI041 at OS2CUST) Subject: Remote IPL and Extended Services Ref: Append at 17:33:34 on 92/08/18 GMT (by IL46290 at OS2CUST) If you are trying to install ES to a local hard drive after ripl'ing from a server, it doesn't work. I tried all sorts of ways to do this and couldn't get it to work. A call to the support center resulted in "this isn't supported." There is a guide that tells you how to set up ES on the RIPL server and allow the RIPL'd PC to USE ES, but I haven't tried it. The last alternative is to use a re-directed drive to install ES. If you install LAN requester and get access to a LAN drive, you can install ES from that LAN drive. For example, I copied all the ES diskettes to a drive on our LAN Server (S:\ESGA). Then I log on to the LAN, issue the command, SET SRCDRV=S:\ESGA and then I can install ES or issue the REINST command. This works great, but you do have to get to the LAN drive first. (You cannot install Lan Requester from the RIPL server either - it has to be done from diskettes. I hope IBM corrects these problems soon!) BTW, the directions for using the re-directed LAN drives are documented in a README file that comes with ES. Mark Polly - Progressive Insurance ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 15:38:01 on 92/08/19 GMT (by XXMETL15 at TORVMCOP) Subject: Access permission on userid basis Ref: Append at 01:21:55 on 92/08/13 GMT (by CHEUNGLL at HKGVM8) If you've got an IBM SE, he or she might be able to find the routines on one or the other of IBM's internal tools disks. Other than that, I don't know where you might find them. Tom Boyle Productivity Services Metropolitan Life ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 15:46:37 on 92/08/19 GMT (by XXMETL15 at TORVMCOP) Subject: Access Profiles - LS 2.0 Ref: Append at 15:07:51 on 92/08/14 GMT (by IL57100 at OS2CUST) You will always get access violation messages, since LAN Server does not distinguish between security violations and simple attempts to open a read-only file in read-write mode, etc. You'll just have to learn what to ignore. It's going to a long job reversing your apply to the root alias. You'll need to re-apply the proper access for each individual alias. For the home directories, you can change or re-apply access profiles through the Full Screen. Use Definitions, Access Profile, Servers to get at the Access Profile for the start of each users home directory, change the user profile and re-apply. Tom Boyle Productivity Services Metropolitan Life ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 18:06:44 on 92/08/19 GMT (by TEC05 at OS2CUST) Subject: Using disk Icon to look at dos server hard drives I am running OS/2 2.0 and lanserver 1.0 as a domain. When I attempt to use the drives icon to look at a dos based server's disk a window opens and then closes without ever letting me see the contents of the drive. Doing the same thing on a os2 server works fine. The DOS server is running DOS 5.0 with PCLP 1.34 and lansupport 1.21. Am I doing something wrong that will not allow me to see the D OS server's disk.??? Eric Decker ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 21:08:32 on 92/08/19 GMT (by ILLP033 at OS2CUST) Subject: Busmaster card with LAN Server - Entry Can someone explain to me the scatter/gather feature that is supposedly only available in LAN Server Advanced. What does this provide that is not available in LAN Server Entry??? Is the busmaster card worth it if we only plan to use LAN Server Entry??? ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 21:11:14 on 92/08/19 GMT (by ILLP033 at OS2CUST) Subject: Reporting utilities for LAN Server Are there any reporting programs available for LAN Server??? How many users logged on. Resource utilization. How many are currently using a particular alias. Analysis of security. ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 06:00:12 on 92/08/20 GMT (by CHEUNGLL at HKGVM8) Subject: Access permission on userid basis Ref: Append of 08/19/92 at 15:38:01 GMT (by XXMETL15 at TORVMCOP) Tom, I am an IBM SE but don't know how to get such REXX samples like LANACCSS you mentioned before. Best regards, Amy Cheung (CHEUNGLL AT HKGVM8) ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 22:32:02 on 92/08/20 GMT (by BROWNCS at AUSVM1) Subject: Using disk Icon to look at dos server hard drives Ref: Append at 18:06:44 on 92/08/19 GMT (by TEC05 at OS2CUST) 32-bit apps such as the Workplace Shell don't work well with PC LAN Program servers. Unfortunately those servers don't support the advanced APIs that are available to OS/2 32-bit apps. You can access PCLP server data through the 16-bit OS/2 API, or from 32-bit apps using a subset of the 32-bit APIs (just DosOpen/Read/Write/Close should be OK). Charlie Brown ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 22:34:08 on 92/08/20 GMT (by BROWNCS at AUSVM1) Subject: Busmaster card with LAN Server - Entry Ref: Append at 21:08:32 on 92/08/19 GMT (by ILLP033 at OS2CUST) The busmaster card will certainly work and work well with LAN Server -- Entry. However, you may be spending your money for minimal return as compared to the regular 16/4 card. The HPFS 386 in Advanced Server has special code that takes advantage of a BusMaster adapter, minimizing or eliminating any data movement by the main processor. You will get your money's worth, and more, from the Busmaster adapter with Advanced Server. Charlie Brown ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 22:47:15 on 92/08/20 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST) Subject: Netbios names Ref: Append at 16:21:37 on 92/08/17 GMT (by WZ00545 at OS2CUST) Brian, Does the IBMLAN.INI file also affect what is said when you boot up your machine . Try changing the sessions and commands and names in IBMLAN.INI to see if tha t has any effect on your report of 8,40,7. Mike Long - CARD Iowa State University - PC/LAN Analyst ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 22:54:58 on 92/08/20 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST) Subject: Adding another Queue to a Network Printer Ref: Append at 15:44:11 on 92/08/13 GMT (by AMOON at WASVMIC1) Ann, ============================================================================== We have OS/2 LAN Server 2.0 on OS/2 2.0 and customer would like to define several different queues to go to the same network printer. Is this just a matter of creating another Network Printer object going to the same port? Can all queues be active and going to the same port/printer (e.g. LPT1)? =============================================================================== yes. You would have multiple printer objects all pointed to the LPT1 on the Se rver, share them out as several alias, and then requesters can have these alias 's net used with diferent LPT ports on the requester. Mike Long - CARD Iowa State University - PC/LAN Analyst ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 23:02:47 on 92/08/20 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST) Subject: LAN Use of Serial Device - Plotter on Server Ref: Append at 15:04:02 on 92/08/13 GMT (by TGILES at HVTVM) - Trevor, I would check out the command refernce under the subject Redirecting printing t o a serial device. then I would just share out the queue as a printer using th e an alias. If you just shared the plotter out as a serial device, I think tha t only one requester could use it at a time (no multiple print job spooling) an d only OS/2 requesters could get to it (DOS LAN Requester does not support NET USE COMx alias). Mike Long - CARD Iowa State University - PC/LAN Analyst ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 17:00:31 on 92/08/21 GMT (by IL12431 at OS2CUST) Subject: OS2 2.0 NetBIOS Overhead? When tuning my NetBIOS and 802.2 resources for my NetBios application under OS/2 2.0, it looks as if I'm 'losing' a handful of sessions, commands, and names. My NetBIOS application generates a trace comparing resources requested against resources granted by OS/2. When I configure under OS/2 1.3 I get exactly what I ask for, but under 2.0 it looks like there's about 1 to 5 less of each resource. It's not a consistent variance, BTW. Is there some overhead I should be aware of? Or is this a bug, known or unknown? Compounding matters, one of my accounts not only encounters this 'overhead', but they are losing large (30-50) numbers of resources and the variance sometimes increases when the system is recycled. We all are running under 'GA' code of the base opsys and extended services. I appreciate any insight... ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 17:04:19 on 92/08/21 GMT (by IL12431 at OS2CUST) Subject: OS2 2.0 Full-screen NetBIOS Performance I'm seeing a marked difference in how my NetBIOS application performs in an OS/2 2.0 full-screen session vs. a VIO window. When run under a VIO session my application performs very well. But under a full-screen session the performance is unacceptably slower. My application is a client-server app. When I run both ends on the same machine then I commonly get a NetBIOS timeout. Are these known bugs? Is there something I can do to get around this? Upping the client app's priority is alright when I keep each end app on different machines, but then I lose performance when both ends run out of the same box. ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 17:33:11 on 92/08/21 GMT (by AAAF0CY at OS2CUST) Subject: Reporting utilities for LAN Server Ref: Append at 21:11:14 on 92/08/19 GMT (by ILLP033 at OS2CUST) We've written some of our own (Space usage by alias, number of sessions, ...) Some of them are hookey, number of sessions is a "grep" counting the number of session entries kicked out by the NET SESSIONS command, but they work. Our local LAN Server User's Group is having a meeting next week to share some of this stuff, so I'll know more then. Also, I put a REXX utility called ALIASMOV, which moves aliases between drives and servers, on Pete Norloff's OS/2 Shareware BBS. In general there is an open market for these tools (i.e. there ain't much around). P.S. SPM/2 can be used to look at system resources (CPU usage, RAM usage, ...), but it doesn't give specific LAN resource info. Jim Sauber, MN Mutual ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 21:10:14 on 92/08/21 GMT (by X019347 at OS2CUST) Subject: OS/2 2.0 Lan Server 2.0 Entry UPS Support I have a Computer Room with 5 servers. Do I have to run a cable from the UPS t o Each servers serial port?? Or can I just run one to the Domain Controler and have it tell the rest?? If not how about in LS 3.0 which I hear in going into Beta soon. Is there any difference between Entry and Advanced when it comes to UPS support ?? Jim Grant ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 21:52:10 on 92/08/21 GMT (by ILLP033 at OS2CUST) Subject: Reporting utilities for LAN Server Ref: Append at 17:33:11 on 92/08/21 GMT (by AAAF0CY at OS2CUST) Jim, Thanks for your response on reporting utilities. Let me know what you find at your users group meeting. Hopefully, we can generate some interest in sharing what is out there. I'm sure others are needing more information also. Bill Clark, Illinois Power ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 21:54:29 on 92/08/21 GMT (by ILLP033 at OS2CUST) Subject: Busmaster card with LAN Server - Entry Ref: Append at 22:34:08 on 92/08/20 GMT (by BROWNCS at AUSVM1) Charlie, Thanks for the response on the busmaster cards. We are setting up a database server and are wanting to maximize performance. Sounds like the best deal would be the busmaster with LAN Server Advanced. Bill Clark, Illinois Power ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 20:36:26 on 92/08/22 GMT (by IL47372 at OS2CUST) Subject: LAN SERVER 3.0, Mac Requesters???? I see IBM is making LAN Server 3.0 Code available for Beta. Does anyone know if this release will support Mac requester???? and if IBM has made any strong sta tnments as to when it is coming. Thomas Zingarella Cartier Inc. ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 21:34:41 on 92/08/22 GMT (by USBC238 at OS2CUST) Subject: Maximum Sessions under LAN Server What is the maximum number of Netbios sessions supported with LAN Server 2.0 and 3.0? I need to support a large number of users under a single server. Also if using multiple adapters, is internal bridging supported under either version? Charles Boyce - US Bank, Portland OR ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 22:10:59 on 92/08/24 GMT (by BROWNCS at AUSVM1) Subject: Maximum Sessions under LAN Server Ref: Append at 21:34:41 on 92/08/22 GMT (by USBC238 at OS2CUST) The maximum number of NetBios sessions is the same in LAN Server 2.0 and 3.0 -- 254 per adapter. The big, EXCITING change is that we now support multiple adapters going to the same LAN. So, you can support up to 4 times 254 sessions per server by installing 4 token ring busmaster adapters, even if it's to a single LAN. Charlie Brown ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 22:28:21 on 92/08/24 GMT (by IL14761 at OS2CUST) Subject: WHOAMI program I cannot seem to get the DOS flavor of WHOAMI (DWHOAMI) to work. It does not seem to see the command line variable or do anything else. Any information I can get (Support, or way to contact the author) would be greatly appreciated. Eric Brunsen ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 15:03:06 on 92/08/25 GMT (by SRPIE05 at OS2CUST) Subject: Maximum Sessions under LAN Server Ref: Append at 22:10:59 on 92/08/24 GMT (by BROWNCS at AUSVM1) | | So, you can support up to 4 times | 254 sessions per server by installing 4 token ring busmaster adapters, even | if it's to a single LAN. | 2 questions: Do these HAVE to be busmaster adapters and, more importantly, what kind of load balancing is done on the adapters? I would hate to have a machine that has 4 adapters on it and 100 users all fighting over 1 adapter. Thane Smith - Salt River Project ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 15:25:45 on 92/08/25 GMT (by AMRT04A at OS2CUST) Subject: OS/2 LanServer 1.3 server with OS/2 2.0 workstations We have a Brother CB-8PS Laser printer which is attached to LPT1 on a OS/2 1.3 WR05050 file server named RFSSRVR1. This laser will print in HPCL mode using driver HP LaserJet Series II . It also has a postscript drive using driver PScript.Apple Plus v 42_2 . We then have a proprinter Brother M-1709 using IBM 4201 Proprinter II driver connected to COM1. Using PrintMgr 1.3 we set up 2 printer definitions one for the laser and one for the DotMatrix printer. For the laser we highlighted the two drivers available for the same printer. We then created 3 que's . Que LANHP has a separator file for HPCL printing with the LaserJet Series II driver selected. LANPS que has a separator file for PostScript printing with the Apple Plus v 42_2 . Que LANDOTMX has a separator file for ProPrint with the IBM 4201 Proprinter II driver selected. In LanServer 1.3 we defined the Alias HPCL to point at the LANHP que, Alias PScript to point at the LANPS que, and DOTMATRX to point at the LANDOTMX que. We then per user assign LPT1 to alias DOTMATRX, LPT2 to alias PScript, and LPT3 to alias HPCL in the User Logon Startup settings. Everything works fine this way for OS/2 1.3 workstations. But when we started converting some of these users to OS/2 2.0 workstations we started having problems printing to the 3 printer que's on the OS/2 1.3 file server. As a note the printing problems increased when we applied the latest OS/2 2.0 kernel patch and drop/drag printer fix. At install of OS/2 we selected No Printers which installed the IBMNULL driver. After install we installed the 3 drivers we needed as specified above from the install pop-up on the IBMNULL icon. We then draged the printer icon (not the Network printer icon) from the template folder to the desktop. The network printer icon was not in the template folder at this time. We created 3 printers this way. We gave it the same DOTMATRX, PSCRIPT, and HPCL names so it would match the alias printer names assigned to the user. We highlighted the appropriate driver out of the Default printer driver box. We then assigned it to the LPT1 for DOTMATRX, LPT2 for PSCRIPT, and LPT3 for HPCL to match the LAN SERVER logon assignments. Drag/Drop never has worked to these ICONS, however Exel, PMWord, and Corel do see these drivers. The enhanced editor also would see them. Print to HPCL and DOTMATRX worked as long as the packages supported them. PScript always made it the the OS/2 1.3 server print manager que but would go into imediated Job Paused status or even hang up the laser printer with Ignore data's. We thought maybe the OS/2 2.0 drivers do not work on the laser printer. We took the laser printer off of the 1.3 file server and attached it to physical LPT1 on one OS/2 2.0 workstation. We changed this users logon driver assignments to blank so no conflict would exist with the LPT1 physical verses LPT1 logical assignments. Now I then discovered the NetWork ICON's printers and tried shadows of them, copies of them etc. The net result is I can no longer print at all to my HPCL, DOTMATRX, and PSCRIPT printers as first setup. I also under enhanced editor, 3270 print control, EXEL, etc have a long list of printers when I only have 3 que's. I do have OS/2 drag/drop , right mouse pop-up print, EXEL, and 3270 Print Control working to the LANHP and LANDOTMX que's on the OS/2 1.3 server printers. However I can not get anything at all or a job pause/hang when using the LANPS que. This is where I am now using a copy of the printer ICON's to the desktop from the Aliases for the Logon Domain folder. My HPCL and DOTMATRX regular printers no longer work at all. Is it possible that the ProPrinter and LaserJet drivers I am using did not change at all between 1.3 and 2.0 and hence because they match - they print ? Is it also possible the PostScript will not work through the lan when it did locally attached because that driver I am using has changed between 1.3 WR05050 and 2.0 with the Drag/Drop printer patch? Also OS/2 icon pop-up print, EXEL, enhanced editor, etc now show multiple copies of my LS:\\RFSSRVR1\LANHP, LS:\RFSSRVR1\LANDOTMX printers. Is one a ghost, if so how do I remove it? Also I can no longer print to the LASER in PMWORD anymore because it shows the right que names for the LAN AWARE but shows them as being at NONE port and will not allow print. Can I fake out PMWORD and give it PORT assignments without messing up the other one's that work because they use the fileserver info to locate the LPTx? Is there anyway to have both OS/2 2.0 , applications, etc. all print properly to the 1.3 server attached printers? Could I somehow use the 2.0 drivers on the 1.3 server without messing up the 1.3 work- stations out there? What about assigning a different set of printer, que, and alias definitions in OS/2 lanserver 1.3 for OS/2 2.0 work- station use only? Please download and print this article if you are in a similar situation or have been. I need to have about 10 out of 90 workstations working at minimum acceptable standards before I can start the proper OS/2 1.3 migration plan and update my server!!!! I would just like to find a setup that would allow these 2.0 workstations access to the 3 printer modes on the 2 printers attached to the 1.3 server some how. As Long as they can print out of PMWORD, EXEL, COREL to the supported modes for those products they don't care how they have to do it. The same with printing ASCII files. As long as they can print them through the OS/2 editor or somehow they are happy. If drag/drop does not work thats fine as long as the editor would or visa/versa. I have IBM Account Market Support Representative John Muller also helping us research these difficulties. If you have any information which could help us bring up a few workstations on OS/2 2.0 and still use the OS/2 1.3 Server attached printers your information would be much appreciated. You may contact John Muller at 214-280-2740 or fax him at 214-280-2779. Thanks Ken O. (American Airlines, Tulsa, Ok.) ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 16:05:19 on 92/08/25 GMT (by AMRT04A at OS2CUST) Subject: OS/2 1.3 LanServer with 2.0 Clients OS/2 1.3 Lan Server at WR050 sharing resources with newly installed OS/2 2.0 client workstations using Token Ring. This question applies to installing OS/2 2.0 Extended Edition on PS/2 Model 70's with only 8 Meg of memory, 60 Meg Drive, and running at 16 mhz. These are attached to an OS/2 1.3 WR05050 model 90 File Server. 1 Brother Laser with HPCL and PSCRIPT modes is attached to LPT1. 1 Brother Dot Matrix printer is attached to COM1 on the server. We are not able to upgrade the server at this time but need to bring up some OS/2 2.0 workstations now ASAP. If you are having install problems now, have experienced this type of install before, or know how a 2.0 install should be installed with a 1.3 server and resources please Read the two questions below in the OS2PRINT forum. For Details please see the OS2PRINT forum question OS/2 2.0 client printing - 1.3 Server and Using printer template Fore 1.3 questions from 92/08/25 . Ken O. (American Airlines, Tulsa, Ok.) ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 16:18:08 on 92/08/25 GMT (by SC31402 at AUSVM2) Subject: Maximum Sessions under LAN Server Ref: Append at 15:03:06 on 92/08/25 GMT (by SRPIE05 at OS2CUST) You dont have to have Busmasters, Charlie was just referring to the best possible speed/adapter combo.. There IS load balancing logic which is built into NTS/2 beta. Dan Wiggins -Austin ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 17:27:22 on 92/08/25 GMT (by HEIMSOTH at AUSVM1) Subject: Maximum Sessions under LAN Server Ref: Append at 15:03:06 on 92/08/25 GMT (by SRPIE05 at OS2CUST) The multiple adapter support will work with any adapter types, it's just a question of how many adapters of any given type will coexist in one system. In the case of IBMs non-busmaster Token Ring adapters only 2 can coexist in a system, so to get to 4 TR adapters, at least 2 would have to be busmaster. Load balancing will occur for all adapters if none of the adapters are connected through a bridge. If the adapters are all on the same ring then netbios session establishment is balanced across all adapters. If the adapters are connected to different rings which are bridged to each other, then the netbios session establishment is handled first-come- first-served in order to decrease the traffic through the bridge. In this mode the first adapter to see an incoming call will establish the session so that requestors on the same ring as one of the server adapters will most likely be serviced through that adapter. There is only one mode (balanced or bridged) for the entire system so in a complex environment where 2 adapters are on the same ring and a third is connected through a bridge, the server will operate in bridged mode and no load balancing will occur. Dan Heimsoth ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 17:41:45 on 92/08/25 GMT (by BROWNCS at AUSVM1) Subject: Maximum Sessions under LAN Server Ref: Append at 15:03:06 on 92/08/25 GMT (by SRPIE05 at OS2CUST) No, they don't have to be busmaster adapters. However, most non-busmaster adapters do not support more than one or two adapters per machine. This is a hardware statement, it has nothing to do with software. For example, IBM's 16/4 token ring adapter allows only two per machine (primary and alternate). Charlie Brown ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 18:03:20 on 92/08/25 GMT (by XXVALC01 at TORVMCOP) Subject: OS/2 LanServer 1.3 server with OS/2 2.0 workstations Ref: Append at 15:25:45 on 92/08/25 GMT (by AMRT04A at OS2CUST) I had to install OS/2 2.0 print drivers on my 1.3 server to be able to print over the network. The drivers are upward compatible, but not downwards. Dos and 1.3 requesters have no problem printing. Tony Valenti Valcomp Technology Inc. (416) 850-9111 ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 20:57:50 on 92/08/25 GMT (by TBHIC at OS2CUST) Subject: Maximum Sessions under LAN Server Ref: Append at 17:27:22 on 92/08/25 GMT (by HEIMSOTH at AUSVM1) There was a previous restriction that the network adapters could not be on the same ring nor could the rings those adapters were on be bridged together via source routing. This was a result, as I understand it, of Netbios considerations.That is, there is a one-to-one co-respondence on netbios name to MAC address (adapter) and the netbios name must be unique on a source routed LAN. Has this restriction been overcome??? I would be very interested in the details. A sample IBMLAN.INI and Protocol.ini file would be very useful. Matt Hickman, Chevron Matt@bhice.hou130.chevron.com ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 21:23:51 on 92/08/25 GMT (by USBC238 at OS2CUST) Subject: Maximum Sessions under LAN Server Ref: Append at 20:57:50 on 92/08/25 GMT (by TBHIC at OS2CUST) I second the idea of a sample protocol.ini and ibmlan.ini. As the originator of this thread, I have been trying unsuccesfully to get two token ring adapters to support 254 netbios sessions on each adapter. I realize that there are memory consideration/limitations but the documentation is rather vague on working with netbios on multiple adapters. I would idealy like to support up to 700 netbios sessions an a single server, with all the adapters on the same ring. I have an environment where we have IBM local bridges connecting 4 rings, where all users connect to the single server, and Wellfleet remote routing bridges (only bridging) connecting remote locations. Users at the remote location have access to the server. My problem is that I have 225 users now and I am ready to add 50 more right now. Is this going to be possible with LAN Server 2.0 or do I need 3.0 and NTS/2? (The server is a Compaq SystemPro with Compaq busmaster adapters) Charles Boyce - US Bank, Portland OR ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 14:35:01 on 92/08/26 GMT (by HEIMSOTH at AUSVM1) Subject: Maximum Sessions under LAN Server Ref: Append at 20:57:50 on 92/08/25 GMT (by TBHIC at OS2CUST) NetBIOS did work as you described, but it has been improved to remove the unique NAME-to-MAC address requirement in some special cases. Without getting into too much detail, NetBIOS will now detect when the same name is added to multiple adapters on the same LAN if those adapters are all in the same system. In this case NetBIOS will "share" the NAME between the adapters by only allowing one adapter at a time to respond to CALLs for that NAME. (Just to clarify one other thing, the previous restriction applied to any type of bridge, not just Source Routing bridges.) As for the .INI files, the Install/Config menus should set these up correctly if multiple adapters are selected, but since I just edited mine by hand when I switched to multiple adapters, I can show you the changes I made, with the warning that I'm no expert on the contents of the IBMLAN.INI file so I can't vouch for the accuracy of those changes. In PROTOCOL.INI I changed the bindings for Netbeui, Drivername = netbeui$ Bindings = IBMTOK_nif ---> Bindings = IBMTOK_nif, IBMTOK2_nif and then added a new MAC driver section: {IBMTOK2_nif} <--- the {} should be square brackets Drivername = IBMTOK2$ ALTERNATE In IBMLAN.INI I added a NET2 line: net1=netbeui$,0,LM10, 64, 64, 64 net2=netbeui$,1,LM10, 64, 64, 64 <--- this line was added and changed the wrknets and srvnets lines: wrknets =net1 ---> wrknets =net1,net2 srvnets =net1 ---> srvnets =net1,net2 Those changes took my server from one adapter to two. Dan Heimsoth ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 15:46:00 on 92/08/26 GMT (by TBHIC at OS2CUST) Subject: Maximum Sessions under LAN Server Ref: Append at 14:35:01 on 92/08/26 GMT (by HEIMSOTH at AUSVM1) Excellent, thank you!! Matt Hickman, Chevron Matt@bhice.hou130.chevron.com ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 21:57:19 on 92/08/26 GMT (by NBQHGQ3 at OS2CUST) Subject: Connection to a MODEM from a Workstation My file server has a modem which I can utilize the CarbonCopy and PCPLUS software. Is there a way that I can use PCPLUS and the modem from my work station ?? When I tried it the PCPLUS software appeared to wait for a modem to be connected to my work station. Do I need a redirection of my COMM port and how would I do that ??? Jim Nennig - Baxter Health Care Jim Nennig ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 22:31:23 on 92/08/26 GMT (by GORDY at DALVM41B) Subject: Maximum Sessions under LAN Server Ref: Append at 21:34:41 on 92/08/22 GMT (by USBC238 at OS2CUST) The Bridge program has an announced PTF, UR37463, which will allow it to run in an OS/2 2.0 DOS machine (MVDM). The README for the PTF will give more details on installation. I do not know how much of a PS/2 system's CPU is taken up by a bridge -- or how much/little is left for the server function, though. Bridge will use Adapters 0 and 1. This means the server will have to use Busmaster adapter(s). Tom Gordy ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 14:42:38 on 92/08/27 GMT (by IL44027 at OS2CUST) Subject: OS/2 RPL IMAGES ARE NOT THERE Services for OS/2 2.0. The problem I am having is that even though the OS/2 2.0 RPL services show to be installed there are no RPL images for it. I have also installed RPL for DOS 5.0 and that seems to work fine. I have tried several times to uninstall this and reinstall this program and always the same results. What am I doing wrong??? Has anyone any ideas besides starting from scratch and loading again? Dale Radspinner Simco Electronics 713-483-3574 ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 14:52:33 on 92/08/27 GMT (by SRPIE05 at OS2CUST) Subject: Consolodation of Domain Controllers We are currently working to merge a few domain controllers into a single domain. I can merge the DCDB information fairly easily because I can extract it in a readable format. The BIG problem as I see it is to re-create the userid's on the new domain. I know I can get a userid list and create new userids from that, but I would like to keep the password information intact to create as few user problems as possible. Does anyone know of a way that I can either selectively merge the NET.ACC information or extract it in a form that can be manipulated to create NET commands to create the userids on the new domain? Thanks. Thane Smith - Salt River Project ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 17:40:13 on 92/08/27 GMT (by DUTCHER at AUSVM1) Subject: OS/2 RPL IMAGES ARE NOT THERE Ref: Append at 14:42:38 on 92/08/27 GMT (by IL44027 at OS2CUST) There are no images for OS/2 RIPL. If you are planning on RIPLing OS/2 2.0, then you must unpack and then run the RIPLINST utility. RIPLINST is shipped with OS/2 2.0 and is located on diskette #7. After running RIPLINST, you must then run the GETRPL utlity to complete installation of RIPL. The procedures for installing and configuring the Remoteboot service are documented in the Network Admininstrator Reference Vol. 3 and also the LAN Server Supplement for OS/2 2.0. David Dutcher LAN Server Development ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 17:50:07 on 92/08/27 GMT (by LARRYS at AUSVM1) Subject: OS/2 RPL IMAGES ARE NOT THERE Ref: Append at 14:42:38 on 92/08/27 GMT (by IL44027 at OS2CUST) OS/2 RIPL does not use the image concept. It uses a shared library concept. The shared code is installed in directories beneath the \IBMLAN\RPL directory. For example, \IBMLAN\RPL\IBMCOM LAN TRANSPORT \IBMLAN\RPL\MUGLIB USER PROFILE MANAGEMENT \IBMLAN\RPL\IBMLAN LAN REQUESTER \IBMLAN\RPL\OS2 OS/2 1.3 \IBMLAN\RPL\OS2.20 OS/2 2.0 The LS 2.0 Install handles everything except the OS2.20 directory. You must use the RIPLINST utility on OS/2 2.0 Install diskette 7 to install the OS/2 2.0 code. Larry Sullenger LAN Server Deveopment ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 19:28:06 on 92/08/27 GMT (by XXBCHY11 at TORVMCOP) Subject: Netview Distribution Manager Can someone confirm that Netview Distribution Manager/2 1.0 runs on OS/2 v.2.0 + LAN Server 2.0. Do I need an upgrade ? We use this in conjuction with Annatek's Network Navigator for OS/2. Regards, Joe Smeets WESTECH Information Systems Inc. Vancouver, BC, Canada (604) 663-2795 ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 21:20:01 on 92/08/27 GMT (by GORDY at DALVM41B) Subject: Connection to a MODEM from a Workstation Ref: Append at 21:57:19 on 92/08/26 GMT (by NBQHGQ3 at OS2CUST) Network Administrators Reference, Vol 3, in Chapter 4 discusses the sharing of Serial Device Queues. DOS users, however, do not have the ability to access Server COMx ports -- just OS/2 requesters can do it. Tom Gordy ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 11:37:58 on 92/08/28 GMT (by RFITCH at ATLVMIC1) Subject: Apple Connectivity There are a few APPENDS which discuss Apple connectivity to LAN Server. Does anyone have any information on a planned availability of this feature? Many Thanks in advance..... Randy Fitch (RFITCH/ATLVMIC1) ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 18:18:33 on 92/08/28 GMT (by BROWNCS at AUSVM1) Subject: Apple Connectivity Ref: Append at 11:37:58 on 92/08/28 GMT (by RFITCH at ATLVMIC1) Information on this will be made available soon. Charlie Brown ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 18:22:46 on 92/08/28 GMT (by USBC238 at OS2CUST) Subject: LAN Server Licensing I have a question concerning the licensing of LAN Server Requesters. Let me kn ow if this is a correct understanding. To get 250 concurrent users: 1 OS/2 1.3 Standard Edition $ 150 1 LAN Server 2.0 entry $ 795 1 LAN Server upgrade to Advanced $ 1570 250Workstation requester licenses $ 18750($75/requester) --------- $ 21265 If this is correct, Netware 3.11 250 user looks like a bargin at $ 12495. Also, are there any site licenses for either the DOS or OS/2 requesters? Charles Boyce - US Bank, Portland OR ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 20:19:30 on 92/08/28 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST) Subject: Apple Connectivity Ref: Append at 11:37:58 on 92/08/28 GMT (by RFITCH at ATLVMIC1) Randy, If you need Mac conectivity right away, there is a product called MAC LAN Conne ct that we use to lets Macs access LAN Server files and postscript printers. It runs on a DOS machine and runs their special Appletalk drivers as well as Dos LAN Requester. Any printers or filesets that are net used at the DOS machine can be shared to a Mac. It is from a company called Mirimar. Mike Long - CARD Iowa State University - PC/LAN Analyst ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 22:45:16 on 92/08/28 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP) Subject: LAN Server Licensing Ref: Append at 18:22:46 on 92/08/28 GMT (by USBC238 at OS2CUST) Yes those are the list prizes. As far as I knew IBM is real flexible in volume purchases. I cant speak for them but I'd expect about 50% discount on additional licences. Again I'm not an IBM-er . Geza Szivos NOVACOR Chemicals (403)-290-6583 NHO-32 801-7th Ave Calgary, Alberta, CANADA T2P 2N6 ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 19:33:52 on 92/08/31 GMT (by BROWNCS at AUSVM1) Subject: LAN Server Licensing Ref: Append at 18:22:46 on 92/08/28 GMT (by USBC238 at OS2CUST) Your analysis is correct from a list price point of view.... BUT.... First, you can just buy LAN Server -- Advanced to start and save a little off the LAN Server -- Entry plus upgrade price. Second, there are aggressive discount schedules for volume purchases of any OS/2 software including the distributed feature licenses. I have seen them but I am in development, not marketing. Please see your IBM rep for a quote. Charlie Brown ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 19:36:18 on 92/08/31 GMT (by DUTCHER at AUSVM1) Subject: LAN Server 3.0 Remote IPL (RIPL) Survey If you are currently a LAN Server 2.0 customer RIPLing OS/2 1.3 clients, do you plan on continuing to RIPL OS/2 1.3 once you have migrated to LAN Server 3.0? David Dutcher LAN Server Development ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 20:43:04 on 92/08/31 GMT (by USBC238 at OS2CUST) Subject: LAN Server Licensing Ref: Append at 19:33:52 on 92/08/31 GMT (by BROWNCS at AUSVM1) Thanks for the reply, I will contact marketing and see what I get from that end . Charles Boyce - US Bank, Portland OR ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 20:51:35 on 92/08/31 GMT (by TD02091 at OS2CUST) Subject: LSI0047 After successfully installing 2.0 and ES on a Mod 70 A21 with 120 hard disk space I tried to install Lan server. Did a A: then laninst - the IBM LOGO screen came up fine, after selecting OK the screen displayed an error msg LSI0047 - Local Hard Disk is not installed. Why is Lan server install not recognizing the Hard disk? I've installed on several other machines and never got this error, what the deal? ADGapc ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 22:49:16 on 92/08/31 GMT (by SINCLAIR at AUSVM1) Subject: LSI0047 Ref: Append at 20:51:35 on 92/08/31 GMT (by TD02091 at OS2CUST) Some of the fields in the PBP on the boot sector of the drive are getting set to zeros(I don't know who or why), this causes the dasddriver to build a default PBP which does not contain the information I need. I will make a change to the LS install to avoid this problem. To fix the boot sector for now, you need to start PMDISK. EDIT the volume for the drive. SELECT the BOOT SECTOR. change the following bytes if set to zero byte 14 (Sectors/Allocation Unit) should be 04x for HPFS byte 15 (Reserved Sectors) should be 01x. byte 22 (Media Descriptor) should be F8x. Start counting the bytes from 1. Bill Sinclair ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 11:48:54 on 92/09/01 GMT (by XXCDSX26 at TORVMCOP) Subject: LSI0047 Ref: Append at 22:49:16 on 92/08/31 GMT (by SINCLAIR at AUSVM1) Bill: What is PMDISK? From your description it sounds like a disk editor. Where can one find it? Michael Harper - Cdn Depository for Securities, Ltd ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 15:02:31 on 92/09/01 GMT (by DBXB533 at OS2CUST) Subject: RIPL AND APPLYING FIXES Could anyone tell me how I could apply fixes such as the OS2KRNL fix to the copies of OS/2 that are being RIPL'd using LS 2.0. How do I apply the fixes to copies that have already been defined to users or is there just one place where I make the changes? Frank Valdivieso ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 15:36:34 on 92/09/01 GMT (by DUTCHER at AUSVM1) Subject: RIPL AND APPLYING FIXES Ref: Append at 15:02:31 on 92/09/01 GMT (by DBXB533 at OS2CUST) The base operating systems files that are sent to the RIPL client machines are located in: FOR OS/2 1.3 RIPL--> C:/IBMLAN/RPL/OS2 FOR OS/2 2.0 RIPL--> C:/IBMLAN/RPL/OS2.20 This subdirectory appears as the root C: directory on the RIPL client and is the directory for all commonly shared RIPL files. Changes to files in these directories will affect all RIPL clients. David Dutcher ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 17:43:07 on 92/09/01 GMT (by SINCLAIR at AUSVM1) Subject: LSI0047 Ref: Append at 11:48:54 on 92/09/01 GMT (by XXCDSX26 at TORVMCOP) PMDISK is an PM OS2 tool that will read/write any where on a harddisk. I have been using it, but I sure NORTON or some other disk utility is available that can do the same thing. I know the re-formatting the harddisk is unpleasant, but without being able to change the boot sector, I don't of any other quick way to fix this problem. Bill Sinclair ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 20:07:00 on 92/09/01 GMT (by IL48228 at OS2CUST) Subject: LS 3.0, DOS & Performance With the Lan Server 3.0 beta code installed my machine performs (responds) as well as I would expect until a DOS VDM session is started. As soon as a DOS session is initiated windows begin to take about 10-15 seconds to draw on the desktop. The PULSE program (reliable ?) shows the machine is running about 30% with no active programs, other than the server code. My network connections that were available in OS/2 report a network error when attempting to do a directory on a used resource in both DOS and OS/2 seesions. I have never seen a machine run so slow. I am currently testing on a Mod 57 with 16MB RAM and plenty of disk. Any ideas? Brian Davelaar, City of Tacoma ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 13:57:22 on 92/09/02 GMT (by NR679452 at ATLVM1) Subject: Remote IPL Will OS/2 Lan Server V2.0 support a diskless workstation, such as a 3151 ASCII terminal or a Model 25 without a Harddrive. If not what is the minimum hardware requirement for a requester. Corey Leverette ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 15:29:14 on 92/09/02 GMT (by DUTCHER at AUSVM1) Subject: Remote IPL Ref: Append at 13:57:22 on 92/09/02 GMT (by NR679452 at ATLVM1) I don't know anything about a 3151 terminal, but the model 25 can RIPL all day long. Your memory requirements will depend upon which operating system you plan on RIPLing. Which operating systems you can RIPL will depend upon which processor you have. David Dutcher LAN Server Development ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 19:10:29 on 92/09/02 GMT (by XXULTR04 at TORVMCOP) Subject: Netbios Support in a VDM I have installed Intel's LANSight on our LAN server 1.3 network. This program allows me to view the screens of DOS machines over the network. I would like to run the program that allows me to view the users screens, on my OS/2 V2 machine in a VDM. I believe LANSight uses NETBIOS to get the names of the other workstations logged on to the network. I have run the SETUPVDD program which adds the following statements to the CONFIG.SYS for the virtual LAN support: DEVICE=C:\IBMCOM\PROTOCOL\LANVDD.OS2 DEVICE=C:\IBMCOM\PROTOCOL\LANPDD.OS2 Ultramar Canada Inc. I also placed the following command in the DOS_DEVICE DOS setting: C:\IBMCOM\PROTOCOL\LANVMEM.SYS and the following command in the AUTOEXEC.BAT: C:\IBMCOM\LTSVCG S=12 C=14 N=16 After adding all of these statements as outlined in the Communications Manager Additional Functions Installation Guide, LANSight still can't get information from NETBIOS. Can someone tell me what I am doing wrong. Brian Brookshaw Ultramar Canada INC. ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 19:20:00 on 92/09/02 GMT (by IL80677 at OS2CUST) Subject: Slowdown in Lotus printing We applied WR05050 on our workstation which is running OS/2 EE 1.3 and we noticed a slowdown in printing in LOTUS 123 in either worksheet or WYSIWYG. It took from 3 to 25 minutes to print and the printer is either HP or PSCRIPT. Any idea? ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 20:51:13 on 92/09/02 GMT (by LARRYS at AUSVM1) Subject: Remote IPL Ref: Append at 13:57:22 on 92/09/02 GMT (by NR679452 at ATLVM1) LS 2.0 Remote IPL only supports pc's that are LAN attached and capable of booting either DOS or OS/2. Remote IPL (RIPL) requires one of the following LAN adapters in the client workstation: IBM Tokenring Adapter and Adapter/A IBM PC Network Adapter (broadband and baseband) IBM Adapter/A for Ethernet Networks For DOS clients, the minimum hardware is: DOS compatable processor 640K memory LAN Adapter with RIPL capability For OS/2 clients, the minimum hardware is: OS/2 compatable processor (SE 1.3: 80286 or above, some non-IBM machines may not RIPL SE 1.3, SE 2.0: 80386SX or above) 6MB memory (I would recommend at least 8MB for medialess machines) LAN Adapter with RIPL capability Note: Although not required, a local hardfile is desirable. If a local hardfile is present, the SWAPPER.DAT will go to the local hardfile and not back to the sever. Larry Sullenger LAN Server Development ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 13:51:27 on 92/09/03 GMT (by SSIA013 at OS2CUST) Subject: DLR Faster than OS/2 Req?!? Consider the following: Two machines configured *EXACTLY* the same. One is running DOS 5.0 and DLR (WR06000). The other is configured for OS/2 2.0 (these machines are 486/33 with 8mb of RAM). Executing the same .BAT file that copies a file (large file) from a network drive to another file on the same network drive. Under DLR and DOS the time that this copy takes is: 8 seconds. Under OS/2 2.0 VDM the copy takes: 25 seconds!! Under just an OS/2 full screen with the exact copy under Os/2: 25 seconds!! Is the OS/2 Req *THAT* much slower ... or are we missing something here? Paul Kurr -- Stockholder Systems, Norcross GA ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 17:22:24 on 92/09/03 GMT (by AWGDBWN at OS2CUST) Subject: NON-PM OS/2 2.0 AND LAN REQUESTER Is it possible to logon to a lan server domain from a workstation booted with only an os/2 2.0 full screen session (no pm/wpshell)? With lan requester 2.0, it appears that one cannot logon without starting the LSCLIENT service, and that LSCLIENT requires run-time links to pm dll's. I did this previously under 1.2 and 1.3 to perform os/2 installs as outlined in GG24-3502 "OS/2 in Interconnected Environments Guidelines for Installation and Maintenace." I realize that this is not the supported method of remote installs for OS/2 2.0, but it has worked well and I thought I would give it a try with 2.0. Brian Norwood, Associated Wholesale Grocers, Kansas City, KS ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 14:57:46 on 92/09/04 GMT (by XXVALC01 at TORVMCOP) Subject: Slowdown in Lotus printing Ref: Append at 19:20:00 on 92/09/02 GMT (by IL80677 at OS2CUST) I have had printer slowdowns like this and discovered that my parallel port jumpers were set incorrectly (lpt2 instead of lpt1, and/or interrupt conflicts). Why it worked at all I'll probably never know. Tony Valenti Valcomp Technology Inc. (416) 850-9111 ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 20:47:53 on 92/09/04 GMT (by IL04688 at OS2CUST) Subject: Public Apps folder empty We installed OS/2 on a PS/2 90 with 16 meg RAM and XGA graphics (8514 monitor using LIU/2 and a model comprised of the base, TCP/IP, ES and LS. The user is able to logon to our token ring network with no errors, but when he opens his Public Applications Folder it is empty. Going into Lan Requester shows all of the items highlighted in program starter. A net use reveals all of his allocations were established. We have added and deleted applications with no effect -- Public Apps folder still empty. We have tried changing the view settings for Public Apps folder, but without effect. We had the user logon from another OS/2 2.0 workstation (the server is running OS/2 1.3 EE csd 5050) and everything worked fine. We then reinstalled Lan Requester without incident. Public Applications folder is still empty. (We also have other users using this model with no problems.) Any ideas ?? Leo Tornow ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 21:59:03 on 92/09/04 GMT (by VCORN at AUSVM1) - Subject: NON-PM OS/2 2.0 AND LAN REQUESTER Ref: Append at 17:22:24 on 92/09/03 GMT (by AWGDBWN at OS2CUST) Should be able to logon w/o the lsclient service started if you have a program that just calls the NetWkstaSetuid2 api to logon. The UPM logon command will not work. You start the with req w/o lsclient by typing : "net start req /wrkservices:" I can find or write a NetWkstaSetuid2 logon program if you need one, would just need to figure out how to get it to you. Vance Corn ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 12:31:48 on 92/09/08 GMT (by IL14761 at OS2CUST) Subject: WHOAMI program Answer to my WHOAMI program problem. Problem: Program would not do anything on an 808x based machine. Fix: Program was originally compiled with the G2 command line option which enabled the 80286 instruction set. By re-compiling with G0 the program ran just fine. Eric Brunsen ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 13:17:18 on 92/09/08 GMT (by HOCK at GDLVM7) -- Subject: NETRUN crash Ref: none I have trouble when using the NETRUN facility on LS 2.0. Whenever I try to use it, my server crashes and it is time to power it off and back on. Is this a known problem, or do you need more information to try to debug it? If it's known, is there any way to avoid this nasty problem and use NETRUN? Rich Hock ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 13:36:32 on 92/09/08 GMT (by IL14761 at OS2CUST) Subject: DLR or PCLP & NETLOGON Errlevel I am trying to find answers to the following 2 problems. 1. How can I tell whether a machine is running DLR or PCLP from within my application. Would appreciate any advise. Just point me to the correct API's etc. 2. What (if any) ErrorLevels are returned by Net Logon? Am specifically interested in those returned by incorrect password, user already logged on, rescource assignment failure, network password experation, etc. Thanx, Eric Brunsen Eastern New Mexico University ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 16:26:06 on 92/09/08 GMT (by SADS29F at OS2CUST) Subject: LS 3.0, DOS & Performance Ref: Append at 20:07:00 on 92/09/01 GMT (by IL48228 at OS2CUST) I've had the same problem on 2.0 requesters intermittently since April. I had it repeatably on my 2.0 Entry server, but Development couldn't recreate it - we attributed it to my "messy" upgrade from 1.3. I'm reluctant to try the 3.0 Beta until I can resolve this problem with 2.0 - but hadn't come across anyone with similar symptoms until this item.I'm hoping the 2.0 "Service Paks" will have a fix... Dick Duncan, Alameda County DPD ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 17:04:25 on 92/09/08 GMT (by IL04688 at OS2CUST) Subject: Public apps folder empty The support center in Austin thought that this might actually be a known workplace shell problem in which folders come up empty. They had me boot from diskette and change to the os2 directory and run MAKEINI OS2.INI INI.RC and MAKEINI OS2SYS.INI INISYS.RC, then run ATTRIB C:\WP?ROOT.?SF -s -r -h and DEL C:\WP?ROOT.?SF and reboot. But it did NOT fix the problem. I tried installing a different LIU/2 model, but the final behavior is the same: Logon to IBM Lan Server and the public applications folder appears. Open it and it is empty. Try arrange and sort; still empty. Open Lan Requester, lots of things selected in program starter. Add another app. Close Lan Requester and go back to public applications folder -- still empty. Any ideas ?? Leo Tornow ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 18:18:21 on 92/09/08 GMT (by MATTR at BCRVMPC1) Subject: INT 21 (5E02h) and (5f02h) not working Ref: Append at 19:12:04 on 92/09/04 GMT (by IL26761 at HONE82) A customer is having a problem in OS2PRINT CFORUM using these interrupt functions. Can anyone help that knows what the filesystem does for these calls? Matt Rutkowski ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 19:13:42 on 92/09/08 GMT (by IL44027 at OS2CUST) Subject: Help in setting up RIPL for reference disk I am having trouble setting up an image file for a reference disk under OS/2 2.0 LAN Server Program. I am not sure how to make the autoexec file recognize the command.com file of the reference disk. Am I on the right track?? Most of what I have done so far has been trial and error. Is this the most thorough way of figuring out how to write RIPL images? I've been trying to use the Network Administrator's reference guide but find it does not get very specific. Please point me in the right direction and let me know if there are any reference manuals out there that I can get my hands on to help with RIPL. The RIPL machine I have has no hard or floppy disk and is an PS/2 8555 Dale Radspinner, Simco Electronics, Inc. (713)483-3574 ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 21:29:18 on 92/09/08 GMT (by RDJOHNS at MSPVMIC1) Subject: LS 2.0 NEW FUNCTIONS & FEATURES - RIPLing ES My customer recently acquired this redbook (GG24-3875). It is excellent!! He is currently setting up a server to RIPL OS/2 2.0 & ES workstations. He found a section in the redbook that mentions an available package on OS2TOOLS called "FULLINST". The redbook says this package contains config files for a full & complete install of ES Comm Mgr. This would be a quick & easy way to have all the available Comm Mgr features on his RIPL server. I have been unable to locate the "FULLINST" package on OS2TOOLS or other conference disks. Can someone help me locate this package? Thanks..... ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 21:32:05 on 92/09/08 GMT (by AWGDBWN at OS2CUST) ..... OS2LAN CFORUM modified at 21:45:39 on 92/09/08 GMT (by AWGDBWN at OS2CUST) Subject: NON-PM OS/2 2.0 AND LAN REQUESTER This APPEND was deleted at 17:45:38 on 09/08/92 EST. ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 21:40:47 on 92/09/08 GMT (by LOY2 at DFWVM04) - Subject: OS/2 2.0 Ripl Ref: Append at 12:27:24 on 92/06/08 GMT (by ZJLH07 at OS2CUST) Thanks to this append things are progressing... Now I'm getting an error message which I cannot figure out... "Error opening boot file" Anyone out there know what I've done wrong? Thanks in advance Dick Loy, Roanoke, TX ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 23:23:47 on 92/09/08 GMT (by LARRYS at AUSVM1) Subject: Help in setting up RIPL for reference disk Ref: Append at 19:13:42 on 92/09/08 GMT (by IL44027 at OS2CUST) It sounds like you are using the wrong technique to create the RIPL image. To create a Reference diskette image, use the following procedure: 1. Select the 'Definition' option from the Main panel. 2. Select the 'Images' option. 3. Select the 'NEW' entry. 4. Select 'Create' option. 5. Enter image name, use default of 'Definition file' = NO. 6. When image profile list is displayed, select the image from step 5. 7. Select the 'Make' option (top line). 8. Select "To Server" option. 9. Insert the Reference diskette in drive A. 10. Enter the 'Source Drive' = A and select the appropriate RIPL server from the displayed list. 11. An image of the reference diskette will be created. This image can then be used to RIPL a medialess workstation and run the appropriate hardware configuration steps. Larry Sullenger LAN Server Development ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 02:00:00 on 92/09/09 GMT (by NIC177 at SFOVMIC6) Subject: CONFIG.SYS Errors after installing ES then LS After installing ES and then LS on top of a 1.30.2 EE (which had the LAN Requester, CM and DBM installed) system, I am receiving an error message (see below) at boot time. After pressing ENTER to continue on with the boot, the system (including LAN Requester and comm mgr) seems to operate fine The C:\IBMCOM\PROTOCOL\NETBIOS.OS2 file exists. Why are these messages being displayed?? I want/need to understand these msgs since this migration scenario will be replicated on many machines. Any info is greatly appreciated. Following are copies of the error msgs and relevant CONFIG.SYS entries. Thanks ---------------These are the boot msgs-------------------------------------- IBM OS/2 LANDLLDD 2.01 Installing NETWKSTA.SYS Version 2.0.279 (April 1, 1992) IBM OS/2 NETBIOS 4.0 Adapter 0 has 0 NCBs, 9 sessions, and 6 names available to NETBIOS applications. LT00090: Adapter 0: NETBIOS is not operational. SYS1201: The device driver C:\IBMCOM\PROTOCOL\NETBIOS.OS2 specified in the DEVICE command on line 61 of the CONFIG.SYS was not installed. Line 61 is ignored. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- DEVICE=C:\ibmcom\lanmsgdd.os2 /I:C:\ibmcom DEVICE=C:\ibmcom\protman.os2 /I:C:\ibmcom DEVICE=C:\ibmcom\protocol\LANDD.OS2 DEVICE=C:\ibmcom\protocol\LANDLLDD.OS2 RUN=C:\ibmcom\protocol\landll.exe RUN=C:\ibmcom\protocol\netbind.exe RUN=C:\ibmcom\lanmsgex.exe DEVICE=C:\IBMCOM\PROTOCOL\NETBEUI.OS2 DEVICE=C:\IBMLAN\NETPROG\RDRHELP.SYS IFS=C:\IBMLAN\NETPROG\NETWKSTA.SYS /I:C:\IBMLAN /N DEVICE=C:\IBMCOM\PROTOCOL\NETBIOS.OS2----------->>>>> This is line #61 DEVICE=C:\IBMCOM\MACS\IBMTOK.OS2 DEVICE=C:\CMLIB\APPN\CMKFMDD.SYS ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 13:48:28 on 92/09/09 GMT (by PAULC at AUSVM1) - Subject: CONFIG.SYS Errors after installing ES then LS Ref: Append at 02:00:00 on 92/09/09 GMT (by NIC177 at SFOVMIC6) Looks like you're running out of NCB's. Up the number of NCB's in the PROTOCOL.INI file and see what happens. PC ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 15:20:35 on 92/09/09 GMT (by IL44027 at OS2CUST) Subject: Help in setting up RIPL for reference disk Larry, You got me through the initial setup of the reference disk and I get to the main menu. What is the trick to copying an option disk? I get a message saying that "This selection is not available when running an image of the reference diskette." I had got this far before trying run the reference disk over the network but got the same error. Thanks Dale Radspinner, Simco Electronics, Inc. (713)483-3574 ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 15:58:49 on 92/09/09 GMT (by IL12431 at OS2CUST) Subject: Netbios Support in a VDM Ref: Append at 19:10:29 on 92/09/02 GMT (by XXULTR04 at TORVMCOP) What errors are you getting? Have you allocated more NetBIOS resources for this program? Dave Scheffer, ARGO Data Resource Corp. ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 16:02:23 on 92/09/09 GMT (by DUTCHER at AUSVM1) Subject: Help in setting up RIPL for reference disk Ref: Append at 15:20:35 on 92/09/09 GMT (by IL44027 at OS2CUST) The diskette that is used to create an image must be a bootable DOS system diskette. The Reference Diskette is a bootable DOS system diskette. An Option Diskette is NOT a bootable diskette. You must use the "Install an Option" feature of the Reference Diskette to update your Reference Diskette, then, make an image of the Reference Diskette. David Dutcher ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 16:43:19 on 92/09/09 GMT (by AWGDBWN at OS2CUST) Subject: NON-PM OS/2 2.0 AND LAN REQUESTER Ref: Append at 17:22:24 on 92/09/03 GMT (by AWGDBWN at OS2CUST) Thanks for your reply, Vance. I wrote a program using NetWkstaSetUID2 and it works when I am booted for os/2 2.0 pm. However, it locks up when booted os/2 2.0 non-pm. The problem appears to be that the requester doesn't finish its install. If I use 'net start req' it gets to about the seventh elapsed time dot, and the usual flurry of disk activity is heard when the requester install is finished. However, the elapsed time dots keep on going. If I ctrl-break out and run a program which does a NetServiceControl with an interrogate opcode I get a status of 1 (install pending) and a code of 4294952970. I wrote a program to use NetServiceInstall to start the requester without going through net.exe and it doesn't hang - but it still ends up with an 'install pending'. Any ideas on how to get the requester service to successfully install in a full screen (non-pm) mode? Following is my config.sys: ifs=\os2\hpfs.ifs /c:64 protshell=\os2\cmd.exe /k \startup.cmd libpath=.;\;\os2\dll;\prog\dll;\ibmlan\netlib;\muglib\dll;\ibmcom\dll; set path=\;\os2;\os2\system;\os2\install;\prog;\ibmlan\netprog;\muglib; set dpath=\;\os2;\os2\system;\os2\install;\prog;\ibmlan\netprog;\ibmlan;\muglib device=\ibmcom\lanmsgdd.os2 /i:\ibmcom device=\ibmcom\protman.os2 /i:\ibmcom device=\ibmcom\protocol\landd.os2 device=\ibmcom\protocol\landlldd.os2 buffers=60 diskcache=64,lw iopl=yes memman=noswap,move protectonly=yes country=001,\os2\system\country.sys set keys=on basedev=print02.sys basedev=ibm2flpy.add basedev=ibm2scsi.add basedev=os2scsi.dmd basedev=os2dasd.dmd run=\ibmcom\protocol\landll.exe run=\ibmcom\protocol\netbind.exe run=\ibmcom\lanmsgex.exe device=\ibmcom\protocol\netbeui.os2 device=\ibmlan\netprog\rdrhelp.200 ifs=\ibmlan\netprog\netwksta.200 /i:\ibmlan /n device=\ibmcom\protocol\netbios.os2 device=\ibmcom\macs\ibmtok.os2 rem run=\ibmlan\netprog\lsdaemon.exe I removed the lsdaemon.exe because I noticed that it references pm dll's and starts stoplan.exe, which also references pm dll's, but this didn't make any difference. Thanks for any suggestions you might have. Brian Norwood AWG Kansas City, KS (AWGDBWN at HONE86) ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 17:33:31 on 92/09/09 GMT (by LARRYS at AUSVM1) Subject: Help in setting up RIPL for reference disk Ref: Append at 16:02:23 on 92/09/09 GMT (by DUTCHER at AUSVM1) As David indicated, the Option diskette must be copied to the Reference diskette prior to building the RIPL image. The easiest way is to boot the Reference diskette in a machine that has a diskette drive and use the 'Copy Option Diskette' option. If you do not have a machine that can boot the Reference diskette, you can manually copy the appropriate files from the Option diskette to the Reference diskette. Usually the files to be copied are the *.DGS and *.ADF files. However, some adapters may require additional files to be copied. Larry Sullenger LAN Server Development ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 19:49:07 on 92/09/09 GMT (by WIS0417 at OS2CUST) Subject: Applicaton License Counts With LS 2.0 served software products We have a product called IEF which is a case tool from Texas Instruments. It consists of 3 products each with a differenct license count. At an IBM training course I was told that IBM marketed a product which ran on LS 2.0 which could be use to manage concurrent user counts for served applications but I don't remember the name of the product. I would like to find out the name of this product, cost, and procurement information so I can buy a copy for R&D for use with IEF and perhaps other software products with multiple licenses. Rick Wells, WIS DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION, 608/267-9432 Rick Wells, WIS DEPT of Transportation, 608/267-9432 ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 21:34:21 on 92/09/09 GMT (by MBCSQ11 at OS2CUST) Subject: CONFIG.SYS Errors after installing ES then LS Ref: Append at 02:00:00 on 92/09/09 GMT (by NIC177 at SFOVMIC6) I don't have the technical answer to the error message but perhaps it will comfort you to know this: I get that same msg regarding NETBIOS not being operational frequently on various LAN server machines but it has never caused a problem for our network ... I talked to someone at IBM once about this and they guessed along with me that essentially the CONFIG.SYS boot process is "beating" the token-ring adapter reset.... Brian Treptow Senior Technical Analyst, Miller Brewing Company ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 21:38:56 on 92/09/09 GMT (by MBCSQ11 at OS2CUST) Subject: Applicaton License Counts With LS 2.0 served software products Ref: Append at 19:49:07 on 92/09/09 GMT (by WIS0417 at OS2CUST) I have been looking for a product like this also but never found one. Lan Server 2.0 can of course manage concurrent licenses for a served application as long as you have an alias at the level of the software. This works without error so long as you can get away with having enough drive letters for all the aliases you would need for all your concurrent-use-licensed software... Brian Treptow Senior Technical Analyst, Miller Brewing Company ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 22:09:00 on 92/09/09 GMT (by VCORN at AUSVM1) - Subject: NON-PM OS/2 2.0 AND LAN REQUESTER Ref: Append at 16:43:19 on 92/09/09 GMT (by AWGDBWN at OS2CUST) Try renaming os2\dll\pmwin.dll before starting requester and logging on. Vance Corn ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 22:33:31 on 92/09/09 GMT (by NDIGGS at LSAVMIC4) Subject: E-mail between OS/2 LAN Server and Netware Can anyone out there direct me to an E-mail package that will allow my customer to establish comunications between OS/2 LAN server 2.0 and Netware 3.11 or 2.2. The customer is currently using MicroSoft mail. ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 22:40:18 on 92/09/09 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST) Subject: Public apps folder empty Ref: Append at 17:04:25 on 92/09/08 GMT (by IL04688 at OS2CUST) Leo, Does the empty public apps folder stay with the machine, or with the userid, or only with one userid on one machine? You didn't by accident install the LAN Requester 3.0 Beta code - it has this exact same problem with certain configurations. I have found that the public apps folder under 2.0 seems to be somewhat dynamic ,sometime people do not get all of thier icons and they must logoff/logon to g et all of them, or go into LR full screen and into program starter and del an O S/2 program, wait, and then add the same one back again. This rebulids the pub lic apps group.I would like to see this behavior cleaned up. Good luck, Mike Long - CARD Iowa State University - PC/LAN Analyst ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 23:28:51 on 92/09/09 GMT (by BCFLYNN at NYCVMIC1) Subject: Applicaton License Counts With LS 2.0 served software products Ref: Append at 19:49:07 on 92/09/09 GMT (by WIS0417 at OS2CUST) You may be thinking of the package called VENDOR, which is orderable thru your IBM representative for no charge. Tell your SE that it used to be on MKTOOLS but now must be REQUESTED from Austin. They can find further info on VENDOR FORUM on IBMPC. They should know what that means. Brian Flynn ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 00:30:27 on 92/09/10 GMT (by IL26761 at HONE84) Subject: Applicaton License Counts With LS 2.0 served software products Ref: Append at 19:49:07 on 92/09/09 GMT (by WIS0417 at OS2CUST) There is a package that is available thru your SE or Sales Rep. called VENDOR that is what your are looking for I believe. Think if you search back you can find a post from myself and several others asking where it was. It was originally said to be available here, but after about a month of run-around I was told to get it thru my SE. Which I did. Haven't tried to implement it yet because of the delay in getting it we went on to other things. Jack Hiatt Marc Life Atlanta Ga. ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 00:30:58 on 92/09/10 GMT (by IL26761 at HONE84) Subject: Applicaton License Counts With LS 2.0 served software products Ref: Append at 19:49:07 on 92/09/09 GMT (by WIS0417 at OS2CUST) Correction the posts where in the "IS There" forum. Jack Hiatt Marc Life Atlanta Ga. ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 12:55:29 on 92/09/10 GMT (by WIS0417 at OS2CUST) Subject: Applicaton License Counts With LS 2.0 served software products Ref: Append at 23:28:51 on 92/09/09 GMT (by BCFLYNN at NYCVMIC1) Thanks. I'll pursue this further with our SE. Rick Rick Wells, WIS DEPT of Transportation, 608/267-9432 ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 12:59:30 on 92/09/10 GMT (by WIS0417 at OS2CUST) Subject: Applicaton License Counts With LS 2.0 served software products Ref: Append at 00:30:58 on 92/09/10 GMT (by IL26761 at HONE84) Thanks. I'll pursue this further with our SE. Rick Rick Wells, WIS DEPT of Transportation, 608/267-9432 ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 13:23:24 on 92/09/10 GMT (by AWGDBWN at OS2CUST) Subject: NON-PM OS/2 2.0 AND LAN REQUESTER Ref: Append at 22:09:00 on 92/09/09 GMT (by VCORN at AUSVM1) - Renaming the pm*.dll files did work. Thanks for your help, Vance. Brian Norwood AWG Kansas City, KS (AWGDBWN at HONE86) ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 14:44:36 on 92/09/10 GMT (by SVRN018 at OS2CUST) Subject: LAN Support 1.3? I am trying to get Chameleon's TCP/IP for Windows running with Dos Lan Requester. The people at Chameleon's tech. support say that we need Lan Support program vers 1.3 with the NDIS drivers. What do these drivers ship with? The Lansup drivers with Lan Server Advanced are version 1.25. Am I missing something? (or did Chameleon inhale when they did Windows?) Thanks in advance! Brad Bueche NationsBank EUC/Hotline Technical Support Norfolk, VA ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 18:02:45 on 92/09/10 GMT (by LARRYS at AUSVM1) Subject: LAN Support 1.3? Ref: Append at 14:44:36 on 92/09/10 GMT (by SVRN018 at OS2CUST) LAN Server 2.0 uses DOS LAN Support Program Version 1.25. LSP V1.25 does not support NDIS device drivers. LAN Server 3.0 will ship with LSP V1.31 which will support NDIS device drivers. Larry Sullenger LAN Server Development ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 18:26:44 on 92/09/10 GMT (by JHB369 at PKMFGVM1) Subject: Net9853 error message When I log on from my requester I get the error message NET9853 - 'Your user ID was not added as a message name. The Message service may not be started or your user ID may already be in use as a message name on the network.' How do I correct this? Jim Brown(JHB369 at PKMFGVM1) 8-292-1094 ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 18:40:16 on 92/09/10 GMT (by TSO09 at OS2CUST) Subject: Lan Server Administration I recently inherited responsibility for Lan Administration on a LAN Server network. The current Administrator has made several statements that I don't understand. The network is a mix of 8 to 10 Lan Server 1.3 and 3.0 advanced servers in a single domain, the Domain Controller is 1.3. There are about 200 users, all running OS/2 1.3 or 2.0. The issue is when and how administration functions can be done. I am being told that you must make sure that only one administrator at a time is doing administrative functions.(add/maint user list, applications, or access rights). They tell me that multiple can be defined and that the system will allow multiple to try to work at once, but that we run a high chance of corrupting the NET.ACC file, if there is simultaneous maintenance. This sounds like a bad situation, but a livable one. However they then go on to say that all maintenance should be done off hours when there is no chance of the user id's you are doing maintenance to, are logged on. The argument for Lan Server over Novell is the ease of maintenance on the multiple servers. My personal philosophy is that nothing that "must" be done on off hours is easer!! I would appreciate any comments on if these restrictions are necessary, particularly from Lan Server development people. The person who originally set this network up had several years experience with Lan Server at another company. He insists that whenever they violated these restrictions at his old company, the NET.ACC file would corupt. His past experience was with older releases of Lan Server, please tell me that this has been fixed. Ed Klein ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 19:44:00 on 92/09/10 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP) Subject: Net9853 error message Ref: Append at 18:26:44 on 92/09/10 GMT (by JHB369 at PKMFGVM1) Jim, Please ensure that the computer(requestor) name is NOT the same as your userid. You can change it in the'OS/2 LAN Services Installation/Configuration' (laninst.exe) or editing directly the \ibmlan\ibmlan.ini Look for : ............ ìrequester┘ COMPUTERNAME = IS0944 DOMAIN = NHO32 ................ Geza Szivos NOVACOR Chemicals (403)-290-6583 NHO-32 801-7th Ave Calgary, Alberta, CANADA T2P 2N6 ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 20:18:43 on 92/09/10 GMT (by SVRN018 at OS2CUST) Subject: LAN Support 1.3? Ref: Append at 18:02:45 on 92/09/10 GMT (by LARRYS at AUSVM1) Larry, I just got off the phone with Chameleon. The rep. there says that their information is that the product went into beta in June and the beta period ended at the end of July. He said that they also understood that the person working on this project (i.e. the person to have your IBM rep. contact) was somebody named Toni Sweetland. I say "was" because the Chameleon rep. also states that they understand that Toni is no longer working on the Lan Support program. The Chameleon rep stated that he had a part number for Lan Support version 1.3 as well. He says that the part number that he has for it is 93F2456. He said that he understood that the product could be purchased by itself (i.e. without Lan Server). Could you please tell me if his information is correct? Or where is the confusion coming in here. I see that the product that you mention is version 1.31 not 1.3; is there a 1.3? If there is a 1.3 how do I go about getting it. We may get the 3.0 beta and I assume 1.31 will come with that. Is this correct? But that may take a while. How do I get 1.3 ASAP? Thanks in advance! Brad Bueche NationsBank EUC/Hotline Technical Support Norfolk, VA ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 22:50:17 on 92/09/10 GMT (by LARRYS at AUSVM1) Subject: LAN Support 1.3? Ref: Append at 20:18:43 on 92/09/10 GMT (by SVRN018 at OS2CUST) DOS LAN Support Program V1.3 is a standalone product that can be purchased from IBM (I don't know the part number). LAN Server 2.0 packaged LSP V1.25 as part of LAN Server 2.0. LSP V1.3 was not available when LAN Server 2.0 shipped. LSP V1.31 is a special version of LSP V1.3 (it is LSP 1.3+) that is being provided to LAN Server 3.0. It will probably never be available as a separate product called LSP V1.31. It will only be available with LAN Server 3.0. My guess is that the next external version of LSP V???, will incorporate the feature added for LAN Server 3.0, but I don't know that for sure. Nor do I have any idea when that might happen. LAN Server 2.0 does not know how to handle NDIS device drivers. Even if you had LSP 1.3, you can not just replace LSP 1.25 with LSP 1.3. It might be possible to upgrade a DLR requester on an individual basis by manually copying the 1.3 files. However, you would need to understand the differences between 1.25 and 1.3 so that the appropriate configuration changes could be made. I don't know if DLR would work after doing this. I am NOT recommending that anyone do this, this is pure speculation. If you were wanting to use LSP 1.3 for Remote IPL support, forget it. I don't know if you could ever get it to work. It would take a LOT of manual tweeking to set it up. Then the first time you used the LS 2.0 menu interface to update the client, you would probably lose all the manual changes you had made. Larry Sullenger LAN Server Development ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 23:15:05 on 92/09/10 GMT (by HNDERSON at AUSVM8) Subject: LS 2.0 NEW FUNCTIONS & FEATURES - RIPLing ES Ref: Append at 21:29:18 on 92/09/08 GMT (by RDJOHNS at MSPVMIC1) It is on OS2TOOLS, but its date is 90/06/11 and says it works with OS/2 1.2. You would have to contact the author to get permission to distribute and to find out if it would work with OS/2 V2.0. If he agrees ask him to put it in for EWS (employee written software) __ __ ___ __ __ _ _ | |_| | / \ | \| | | |./ / Hank Henderson HNDERSON at AUSVM8 | _ | / _~_ \ Sincerely | . < on Assignment to OS/2 BBS (TEAMOS2) |__| |__| /_/ \_\ |__|\__| |_| \_\ Tie:8-793-8647 Austin, Texas LNK1SM7 @ IBMLINK - OS/2 BBS ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 15:10:32 on 92/09/11 GMT (by KELLS at AUSVM1) - Subject: Lan Server Administration Ref: Append at 18:40:16 on 92/09/10 GMT (by TSO09 at OS2CUST) Multiple administrators working should no longer corrupt net.acc. In the 1.2 timeframe there were a lot of problems with the net.acc becoming corrupted. These have been eliminated, as long as you are using the 1.3 CSD level 5050 you should have no problems with multiple administrators working simultaneously. The reason for doing administrative work on accounts off hours, probably was done because some changes to the user accounts do not take effect until the next time the user logs on. tim kells ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 16:03:18 on 92/09/11 GMT (by ABLI001 at OS2CUST) Subject: LAN Support 1.3? Ref: Append at 22:50:17 on 92/09/10 GMT (by LARRYS at AUSVM1) Hi Larry, I know that your tag line says that you work for development; but what you say doesn't match with what the doc says. I have in front of me the OS/2 LAN serve r - entry box (04g1051). On the back it says: ...supports...(NDIS).. Remote IPL for both DOS and OS/2... The diskette for LAN support program is marked 2.0, not 1.3 or 1.25. The books in the box specifically talk about NDIS drivers and creating diskettes for rem ote IPL of 1.3 and 2.0 workstations. ->Rich Corbett; ABC Liquors, Inc., Orlando, FL (NASPA: CORBRIC7) ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 16:10:33 on 92/09/11 GMT (by IL47372 at OS2CUST) Subject: Mac Requesters? I was told today by a person I work with That he read IBM will now support Mac requesters on a OS/2 LAN. He can remember what paper he saw it in. Is this true ??? Thomas Zingarella Cartier Inc. ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 19:07:39 on 92/09/11 GMT (by IL42140 at OS2CUST) Subject: OS/2 Pub Apps Icons Is there a way to get the "native" icons for programs defined as Public OS/2 within LAN Server 2.0? I see that on the user's side, they're actually executing some sort of enabler application that fires up the actual .exe file on the server - so I could see why the icons are not showing. Is there a technique using REXX or something that will show the icons? Chris Klann, BETA Systems Inc. ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 20:42:58 on 92/09/11 GMT (by IL46290 at OS2CUST) Subject: Remote Data Services on a RIPL'd station with ES I have successfully RIPL'd several workstations and have them using communications manager and data base manager installed according to the directions in the Red Book GG24-3875-00 "Lan Server 2.0 New Functions and Features". My only problem seems to be that I cannot open the remote data base that we have residing on our data base server. We have no problem accessing it from our standard non-RIPL'd workstations. I am assuming that you have to do something special in addition to the Red Book instructions to get remote data services to work. The only thing I found and tried was to add one additional line to the config.sys DEVICE=C:\CMLIB\RDSLANDD.SYS, but this did not solve the problem. The message that I am getting when I try to open the database (which I have previously cataloged as remote to the remote workstations) is QRW2272W, with an additional code of '0038'. When I looked it up under messages, I was pointed to SQL30080N. Under that error, reason 38 says "Requested resources not available". Can you give me any insight into this problem??? Elizabeth Parker, University of Florida Information Systems ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 20:46:15 on 92/09/11 GMT (by IL46290 at OS2CUST) Subject: Remote Data Services on a RIPL's workstation with ES I forgot to mention, we are using NETBIOS for remote data services. Elizabeth Parker, University of Florida Information Systems ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 02:25:09 on 92/09/12 GMT (by NMM1009 at OS2CUST) Subject: Unable to get license on shared 123W from OS2/LS 2.0 requester We are sharing 123 for Windows from a server running LAN Server 1.3 CSD5050. Under this same alias we have put the license counter that Lotus sends with their network products. If we access this alias from a DLR/Windows 3.1 requester everything works fine. If we access this same alias from an OS2/ LS 2.0 requester from a WINOS2 session we get an error stating that no licenses are available (even when there are know to be some available). Both requesters are using the same alias and have the 123W.INI file in the appropriate sub-directory. They even have the same 123W.INI file. Does anyone have a similar problem or any ideas what might be wrong? Thanks! Don Cantrell, Nissan Motor Mfg Corp. Smyrna, TN 37167 ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 14:56:47 on 92/09/14 GMT (by XXTLRT01 at TORVMCOP) Subject: DOS LAN REQUESTER TRYED TO INSTALL DOS LAN REQUESTER USING A DOS 5.0 SESSION AND A DOS 3.30 SESSION BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE INSTALL PROGRAM WOULD FAIL TO COMPLETE. I THEN BOOTED UP WITH DOS 5.0 AND INSTALLED DOS LAN REQUESTER THAT WAY WITH SUCCESS. RE-BOOTED TO OS/2 AND RAN A DOS 5.0 SESSION AND TRYED TO PERFORM A "NET START" BUT I KEEP GETTING A "NET074: THE NETWORK CANNOT BE STARTED, NETWORK ADAPTER RESOURCES ARE DEPLETED. THERE ARE PLENTY OF NETBIOS NCBS, SESSIONS AND NAME CONFIGURED. CAN ANYBODY SHED SOME LIGHT? Ray Hori TORIBM(XXTLRT01) Telerate Canada Inc. ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 20:42:43 on 92/09/14 GMT (by N$H52HAL at RALVM11) Subject: Unable to get license on shared 123W from OS2/LS 2.0 requester Ref: Append at 02:25:09 on 92/09/12 GMT (by NMM1009 at OS2CUST) We had the same problem with 123 for DOS. We never could get the setup program to work under OS/2. Finally had to boot under DLR to do it. We also had the "0 license" response from the program. Hal ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 20:49:22 on 92/09/14 GMT (by JPICKER at AUSVM1) Subject: DOS LAN REQUESTER Ref: Append at 14:56:47 on 92/09/14 GMT (by XXTLRT01 at TORVMCOP) There are actually two netbios resources that have to be configured. One is system wide, which can be configured by editing the Protocol.ini file found in the \IBMCOM directory. The second one is for each specific DOS session. You need to run the utility LTSVCFG.COM which also resides in the \IBMCOM directory. We recommend the following parameters: LTSVCFG S=12 C=14 This will configure the DOS session for twelve sessions and fourteen commands which is the minimum requirement for DOS LAN Requester to start as a RECEIVER. Jim Pickering DOS LAN Requester Development ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 12:35:39 on 92/09/15 GMT (by LARRYS at AUSVM1) Subject: Remote Data Services on a RIPL'd station with ES Ref: Append at 20:42:58 on 92/09/11 GMT (by IL46290 at OS2CUST) It sounds like Remote Data Services is getting an access denied error or file not found error when it tries to run. If it is an access denied error, turn on auditing on the server for the database directories in the RPL directory tree. Access denied errors will be logged, you can then move the file(s) to the RPLUSER tree and add entries in the client.FIT to map them to RPLUSER. File not found is more difficult, these error are not logged in the audit file. The best way to find file not found errors is to use a network analyzer and look at the data frames flowing on the the wire. However, not everyone has access to such a device. Another possiblity is to use the OS/2 TRACE facility and trace on major_code 48 (file I/O). Do this on the RIPL workstation not the server. This can generate a lot of data, so set it up first. Then turn on trace, do the RDS request, and immediately turn off trace. Then use the TRACEFMT commmand to dump the data. Look for an error on a OPEN request. Larry Sullenger LAN Server Development ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 15:10:39 on 92/09/15 GMT (by X019347 at OS2CUST) Subject: Upgrade from 1.2 to 2.0 BS and LS We are planning to upgrade are single server Domain from OS/2 1.2 ee with LS 1.2 to OS/2 2.0 with LS 2.0 Entry. What is IBM 'Recommended' Way?? Do I goto 1.3 first and then 2.0 or can I go strait to 2.0?? Jim Grant ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 19:46:38 on 92/09/15 GMT (by SC31401 at AUSVM2) Subject: Upgrade from 1.2 to 2.0 BS and LS Ref: Append at 15:10:39 on 92/09/15 GMT (by X019347 at OS2CUST) Upgrading from OS/2 EE 1.2 to LAN Server 2.0 - Entry is documented pretty clearly in the LAN Server 2.0 Migration Handbook. Luckily, since you are moving to the Entry package, migration is fairly simple - you can ALMOST just install and go, but PLEASE follow the backup steps listed in the book just to be on the save side in case something untoward happens. According to feedback from other customers, LAN Server 2.0 upgrade/ migration paths are much better than previous releases, so you should have little/no trouble following the handbook's steps. M.A. Philpot OS/2 LAN Server System Test ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 15:28:37 on 92/09/16 GMT (by IL05357 at OS2CUST) Subject: CNFGLS13 and LS 2.0 and 2 TR adapters I am setting up a server which is hooked up to two token ring networks, a 16M and 4M. The 16M has 3 OS/2 requesters, as well as 8 3270 Gateways (3 sessions each) and a 3174 host gateway connection. The 4M will have 34 Dos stations (PCLP 1.3) accessing files on the server. The server has 4 mainframe sessions, and 2 5250 sessions (on the 16M), and is a 8580-a31 w 12Mb memory running OS/2 1.3 (5050) and ES and LS2.0 entry. I will use the CFGLS13 worksheet and the LS 2.0 performance manual to help set up my config and init files. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.... ...trm Timothy R. Muggli, Sr Tech Analyst, Preferred Risk Group ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 17:07:16 on 92/09/16 GMT (by IL63537 at OS2CUST) Subject: Can't create alias on additional server We are running OS/2 2.0 & OS/2 2.0 Lan Server. I am trying to create an alias from my domain controller which when I go to define it and enter the name of my additional server as the name of the server which the alias resides it does not show up in the F4=List of servers. However, if I show statistics or logs or pre-selected servers the additional server shows up. Also if I assign a user a home file set and tell the Lan Server that the home file set is to reside on the additional server the domain controller server does not list the additional either. Can anyone please inform me on how to correct this situation? Thank you! Peter P. ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 13:23:32 on 92/09/17 GMT (by AMBC006 at MARTLINK) Subject: Net Copy and 0 (Zero) byte files I am trying to use NET COPY with UNC's to backup up directory trees from a server to another server and it seems that Net Copy will not copy a source file that has 0 (Zero) bytes. Is this supposed to happen ? My users would probably look at the number of files in the target directory and compare it to the number of files in the source, if there is a mismatch they will go ballistic (like right through the ceiling). Michael Suszko, Jr (A. M. Best Co., Oldwick NJ) ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 14:23:30 on 92/09/17 GMT (by MRTOM at YKTVMV) - Subject: Net Copy and 0 (Zero) byte files Ref: Append at 13:23:32 on 92/09/17 GMT (by AMBC006 at MARTLINK) A regular COPY or XCOPY command won't copy a zero byte file either. Tom ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 19:27:13 on 92/09/17 GMT (by SAMI3QU at OS2CUST) ..... OS2LAN CFORUM modified at 19:34:35 on 92/09/17 GMT (by SAMI3QU at OS2CUST) Subject: LAN Server/Requester and Ethernet This APPEND was deleted at 15:34:34 on 09/17/92 EST. ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 20:33:47 on 92/09/17 GMT (by DAWNI at AUSVM1) - ..... OS2LAN CFORUM modified at 22:56:04 on 92/09/17 GMT (by DAWNI at AUSVM1) . Subject: Net Copy and 0 (Zero) byte files Ref: Append at 14:23:30 on 92/09/17 GMT (by MRTOM at YKTVMV) | Deleted Append ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 21:45:35 on 92/09/17 GMT (by IL04688 at OS2CUST) Subject: Excel SS for LS 2.0 Config With Lan Server 1.3 there was an Excel spreadsheet to help in the config. Does a similar spreadsheet exist for LS 2.0 and 3.0 ? If so, could it be made available here ? Thanks. Leo Tornow ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 22:11:15 on 92/09/17 GMT (by FRMLSPA at OS2CUST) Subject: CONFIG.SYS Errors after installing ES then LS Ref: Append at 21:34:21 on 92/09/09 GMT (by MBCSQ11 at OS2CUST) We've receive that error message. It seems to be caused by the previous message which says how many Netbios resources are available. If one of the resources says 0, then the "Netbios not loaded" message appears. The message which indicates how many resources are available takes the Netbios sessions, commands, and names values from Comm Manager (\IBMCOM\PROTOCOL.INI) and subtracts the sessions, commands, names values from the "NET1" line of the IBMLAN.INI. This is supposed to tell you how many Netbios resources will be left after the IBMLAN requester does its thing. The "Netbios not loaded" appears because one of the Netbios resources specified in the "NET1" line is greater than the Netbios resources allocated via the PROTOCOL.INI. I think the reason the LAN Server still works is that LAN Requester will grab all it can up to the limit specified in the IBMLAN.INI or the limit on allocation. If you attempted to use Netbios for another app after loading LAN Server, i.e. Database Manager connecting via Netbios, that app would probably fail because LAN Requester will have already sucked up the available Netbios resources. Try increasing your available Netbios sessions, commands, and/or names. Scott Atwell - Farmland Industries ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 22:21:58 on 92/09/17 GMT (by FRMLSPA at OS2CUST) Subject: Consolodation of Domain Controllers Ref: Append at 14:52:33 on 92/08/27 GMT (by SRPIE05 at OS2CUST) You can use a batch file with a list of NET USER user password to create each userid, however, you're not going to find a way to extract a user's current password. The NetUserEnum API returns null in the password field for IBM's proprietary reasons. Scott Atwell - Farmland Industries ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 22:35:14 on 92/09/17 GMT (by AMBC006 at MARTLINK) Subject: Net Copy and 0 (Zero) byte files Ref: Append at 14:23:30 on 92/09/17 GMT (by MRTOM at YKTVMV) - Tom, XCOPY with a /S /E does it extremely well, but XCOPY doesn't support the UNC's. And, of course, with XCOPY there are the small problems with locked files and other stuff. I am using XCOPY currently, but I want to get out of the drive le tter game. I have enough mapping on the VM Mdisks as it is already. Michael Suszko, Jr (A. M. Best Co., Oldwick NJ) ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 15:44:23 on 92/09/18 GMT (by FVXB533 at OS2CUST) Subject: Dialog Driven Remote Installation Has anyone been able to perform a dialog-driven remote installation of OS/2 2.0over the LAN. I have gotten the remote install to work with a response file but have not been successful with the dialog driven. I added the following statements to the CONFIGRI.20 file for the machine I was trying to perform to install on and commented out the other PROTSHELL statement that uses the response file: PROTSHELL=Z:\OS2INST\disk_1\SYSINST1.EXE SET OS2_SHELL=Z:\OS2INST\disk_1\SYSINST2.EXE Z:\ I am able to get the installation procedure to stop but it stops and gives me an error message in the INSTALL.LOG that follows: INSTALL.LOG Installing Operating System/2. Model = F8 Submodel = 0B ABIOS machine Bus Architecture: |-14236| POSIDì00┘ = |545c| POSIDì01┘ = |c884| POSIDì02┘ = |4e68| POSIDì03┘ = |27| POSIDì04┘ = |240a| POSIDì05┘ = |7ff6| POSIDì06┘ = |7ff6| POSIDì07┘ = |0| Disk Type: |0| Greater than 15MB primary partition exists. Copying files C:\CONFIG.BAK -> C:\CONFIG.008 Copying files C:\CONFIG.SYS -> C:\CONFIG.BAK Copying files C:\AUTOEXEC.BAK -> C:\AUTOEXEC.007 Copying files C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT -> C:\AUTOEXEC.BAK Making directory C:\OS2 Making directory C:\OS2\DLL Making directory C:\OS2\HELP Making directory C:\OS2\INSTALL Making directory C:\OS2\SYSTEM Making directory C:\OS2\SYSTEM\TRACE Making directory C:\OS2\BOOK Making directory C:\OS2\MDOS Making directory C:\OS2\MDOS\WINOS2 Making directory C:\OS2\MDOS\WINOS2\SYSTEM Making directory C:\OS2\BITMAP Making directory C:\OS2\APPS Making directory C:\OS2\APPS\DLL Making directory C:\OS2\HELP\GLOSS Making directory C:\OS2\HELP\TUTORIAL Making directory C:\OS2\DRIVERS Copying files Z:\OS2INST\Disk_2\UNPACK.EXE -> C:\OS2\UNPACK.EXE No Dual Boot installed. The system cannot open the device or file specified. Open File Error An error occurred when System Installation tried to open a file. Frank Valdivieso ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 16:20:27 on 92/09/18 GMT (by TBHIC at OS2CUST) Subject: Dialog Driven Remote Installation Ref: Append at 15:44:23 on 92/09/18 GMT (by FVXB533 at OS2CUST) The dialog driven install was the first remote install that I did. I worked fine for me. However, I was installing from a Netware server. Matt Hickman, Chevron Matt@bhice.hou130.chevron.com ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 17:43:42 on 92/09/18 GMT (by FRMLSPA at OS2CUST) Subject: Dialog Driven Remote Installation Ref: Append at 15:44:23 on 92/09/18 GMT (by FVXB533 at OS2CUST) I think you may need to add SET SOURCEPATH=path_for_root_of_DISK1 to your config.sys as well. We've been using an internal IBM tool called SRVIFS which sets up the network connection as an installable file system. I believe you need SET SOURCEPATH for the install program to know to look for DISK1, DISK2, etc directories. Scott Atwell - Farmland Industries ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 18:23:28 on 92/09/18 GMT (by FVXB533 at OS2CUST) Subject: Dialog Driven Remote Installation Ref: Append at 17:43:42 on 92/09/18 GMT (by FRMLSPA at OS2CUST) I followed the instructions in the REDBOOK "Remote Installation and Maintenance" and I have included my CONFIGRI.20 file below. My SOURCEPATH statement is SET SOURCEPATH=Z:\OS2INST. Maybe there something else that I need to change. REM REM Special CONFIG.SYS file to support the remote installation of OS2 2.0 REM to a Remote IPLed workstation. REM REM NOTE!!: The name of the INSTALL.RSP file in the PROTSHELL statement REM must be updated to reflect the name of the install response REM file that will be used to install the workstation. If the REM target drive is not C, update the IFS=Z:\OS2\HPFS.IFS REM statement to autocheck the target drive. PROTSHELL=Z:\OS2INST\disk_1\SYSINST1.EXE SET OS2_SHELL=Z:\OS2INST\disk_1\SYSINST2.EXE Z:\ DEVICE=Z:\IBMCOM\LANMSGDD.OS2 /I:Z:\IBMCOM DEVICE=Z:\IBMCOM\PROTMAN.OS2 /I:Z:\IBMCOM DEVICE=Z:\IBMCOM\MACS\IBMTOK.OS2 DEVICE=Z:\IBMCOM\PROTOCOL\NETBEUI.OS2 DEVICE=Z:\IBMLAN\NETPROG\RDRHELP.200 IFS=Z:\IBMLAN\NETPROG\NETWKSTA.200 /I:Z:\IBMLAN IFS=Z:\OS2\HPFS.IFS /CACHE:512 /CRECL:4 /AUTOCHECK:CD SET USER_INI=Z:\OS2\OS2.INI SET SYSTEM_INI=Z:\OS2\OS2SYS.INI SET COMSPEC=Z:\OS2\CMD.EXE SET SOURCEPATH=Z:\OS2INST REM THE FOLLOWING LINE WAS SPLIT UP SO THAT IT WOULD FIT IN A 80 REM COLUMN DISPLAY. LIBPATH=.;Z:\OS2\DLL;Z:\IBMLAN\NETLIB;Z:\MUGLIB\DLL; Z:\OS2INST\DISK_1;Z:\OS2INST\DISK_2; SET PATH=Z:\OS2;Z:\OS2\SYSTEM;Z:\IBMLAN\NETPROG;Z:\MUGLIB;Z:\OS2\INSTALL;Z:\; SET DPATH=Z:\OS2;Z:\OS2\SYSTEM;Z:\IBMLAN\NETPROG;Z:\IBMCOM;Z:\OS2\INSTALL;Z:\; SET PROMPT=$iì$p┘ SET HELP=Z:\OS2\HELP;Z:\IBMLAN\HELP; SET GLOSSARY=Z:\OS2\HELP\GLOSS; SET BOOKSHELF=Z:\OS2\BOOK;Z:\IBMLAN\BOOK; SET EPATH=Z:\OS2\APPS BUFFERS=30 IOPL=YES rem DISKCACHE=64,LW MAXWAIT=3 MEMMAN=SWAP,PROTECT REM Use the following statement for SWAPPER.DAT on server: SWAPPATH=Z:\OS2\SYSTEM 4096 512 REM Use the following statement for SWAPPER.DAT on workstation. Note that REM this statement can not be used if the C drive will be formatted: REM SWAPPATH=C:\ 1024 2048 BREAK=OFF THREADS=512 PRINTMONBUFSIZE=134,134,134 COUNTRY=001,Z:\OS2\SYSTEM\COUNTRY.SYS SET KEYS=ON REM SET DELDIR=Z:\DELETE,512; rem BASEDEV=PRINT01.SYS BASEDEV=PRINT02.SYS rem BASEDEV=IBM1FLPY.ADD BASEDEV=IBM2FLPY.ADD BASEDEV=IBM2ADSK.ADD rem BASEDEV=IBM1S506.ADD BASEDEV=IBM2SCSI.ADD /LED BASEDEV=OS2SCSI.DMD BASEDEV=OS2DASD.DMD SET BOOKSHELF=Z:\OS2\BOOK;Z:\IBMLAN\BOOK; SET EPATH=Z:\OS2\APPS PROTECTONLY=YES FCBS=16,8 DEVINFO=SCR,VGA,Z:\OS2\VIOTBL.DCP REM Use the following 4 statements for workstations with XGA displays: REM DEVICE=Z:\OS2\XGARING0.SYS REM SET VIDEO_DEVICES=VIO_XGA REM SET VIO_XGA=DEVICE(BVHVGA,BVHXGA) REM Use the following 2 statements for workstations with VGA displays: SET VIDEO_DEVICES=VIO_VGA SET VIO_VGA=DEVICE(BVHVGA) CODEPAGE=437,850 DEVINFO=KBD,US,Z:\OS2\KEYBOARD.DCP Frank Valdivieso ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 22:05:26 on 92/09/18 GMT (by BROWNCS at AUSVM1) Subject: Consolodation of Domain Controllers Ref: Append at 22:21:58 on 92/09/17 GMT (by FRMLSPA at OS2CUST) It's not "IBM proprietary reasons" for not returning the password... LAN Server stores a scrambled version of the password from which the original password can never be recovered. This is a security feature. There is no way to recover or discover a user's password even if you read all the bits on the LAN Server's disks and on the network wires. When you type your password at login, it's scrambled using the same scrambling process the server did... and then it's sent to the server. The server compares what it received with the scrambled version it has stored. For you security experts out there note this is a simplified explanation. More details if you really want them... just ask. Charlie Brown ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 15:38:01 on 92/09/21 GMT (by SRPIE05 at OS2CUST) Subject: Consolodation of Domain Controllers Ref: Append at 22:05:26 on 92/09/18 GMT (by BROWNCS at AUSVM1) >"When you type your password at login, it's scrambled using the same scrambling process the server did... and then it's sent to the server. The server compares what it received with the scrambled version it has stored." That's consistent with most other password schemes and exactly what I expected. But I don't really need to have the passwords in un-scrambled format to accomplish what I need to do. As I see it, I have 2 options: 1 - Either find or write a procedure to pull records out of 1 NET.ACC file and insert them into another. The problem with this is that I can't find any supplied utility or any documentation on the internals for the NET.ACC file. Any ideas where I could look? 2 - Trap the passwords when the user enters them. We implemented a procedure similar to this when we migrated an MVS system from ACF2 to RACF. Is there an exit point within LS that I can get at to implement something like this? Thanks. Thane Smith - Salt River Project - IBMMAIL(USSRP4RP) ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 16:13:17 on 92/09/21 GMT (by NBQHGQ3 at OS2CUST) Subject: CNFGLS for 2.0 ?? When ?? CNFGLS for 1.3 was a great help and valuable tool for tuning LS1.3. When will CNFGLS for 2.0 be available ??? Jim Nennig ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 21:37:07 on 92/09/21 GMT (by NABCA7B at OS2CUST) Subject: LAN Server 2.0 Cache Parameters While reading the Network Administrator Reference Performance Tuning guide, I came across a reference to the /LAZY switch that I had never seen before. On page 6-7 the guide indicates that a drive letter can be specified with this switch. I have two disk drives on our Domain Controller and now I'm wondering if I have Lazywrite turned ON for the "D:" drive. Would a correct use of the CACHE.EXE program be: RUN=CACHE.EXE /LAZY:C:ON /LAZY:D:ON?? I suppose that the default is LAZY:ON for all drives, so unless OFF is specified it's a moot point, but I was curious to see this here since the online OS/2 information never makes mention of the optional drive parameter. I'm also wondering if running CACHE.EXE automatically buffers all disk drives in the system. The documentation is unclear. Also, the Performance Tuning guide makes mention of the FAT system cache parameter DISKCACHE and the HPFS system cache CACHE. In an all HPFS system, is there any need to specify a DISKCACHE parameter? Anyone have any ideas? Michael Laughlin Allied-Signal Aerospace ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 02:11:11 on 92/09/22 GMT (by CORVENA at SYDVM1) Subject: NET4915 Error starting OS/2 1.3 with LS Adv 2.0 Running OS/2 1.3, ES and LS Adv 2.0 with local server security on a model 80-A31 with 16MBytes RAM. When the system starts up and I do NOT logon at the initial prompt, I receive the following error messaage : NET4915: Error 5 occurred while starting the default protect-mode shell: C:\OS2\PMSHELL.EXE and all I can do is re-boot (Ctrl-Alt-Del), then logon at the initial prompt. Once I have logged on, OS/2 starts OK (as well as Server, etc.). My problem is that this machine should be able to re-start automatically after a power outage, and having to logon means that it cannot. Any clues/suggestions ? Alan Corven SYDVM1(CORVENA) IBM Australia ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 02:38:16 on 92/09/22 GMT (by CORVENA at SYDVM1) Subject: Local server security versus unattended backup I am trying to understand how local server security and unattended backup can work together without creating some sort of security exposure. The way I understand it is : In order to allow unattended backup you need a user-id to be logged on to the server. This user-id could be an administrator id, or should at least have read authority to all directories/drives which require backup. If I want the backup software to run on the server itself (because I know the server will be running 24hrs a day), then the admin/backup user-id must also be logged on AT the server. So that this can happen daily automatically, I would leave the admin/ backup user-id logged on at the server all the time. This would effectively allow anyone who gets access to the servers keyboard to at least read (if backup user-id) or even delete (if admin user-id) any files on the server - removing the benefits of local server security ! I know I can use a keyboard lock program, but that is no better security than I had for LAN Server 1.3. Also, to give a backup user-id the appropriate accesses I need to create aliases for the drives/directories and apply the profiles. Applying the profiles MAY override other profiles, unless I create and apply these BEFORE I create others (which I cannot do now, as I already have many alises defined and applied). Is this understanding correct, or am I missing something somewhere ? Can someone suggest an alternative unattended backup methodology which does not compromise the nice features of local server security ? Thanks. Alan Corven SYDVM1(CORVENA) IBM Australia ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 04:53:10 on 92/09/22 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP) Subject: Local server security versus unattended backup Ref: Append at 02:38:16 on 92/09/22 GMT (by CORVENA at SYDVM1) Alan, You can create nice CMD files (or REXX programs) to do the job for you .Do the logon , logoff from the batch prrogram and use the @AT command to execute. Like: Logon MASTER /p:xxx /D:... Sytos "Full Night" Logoff /D ^Z Issue the at command AT time [/EVERY:date[,...] | /NEXT:date[,...]] command The AT runs Detached (unattended) so you can use the Keylock to protect the PC, and still logon¢logoff on time. Geza Szivos NOVACOR Chemicals (403)-290-6583 NHO-32 801-7th Ave Calgary, Alberta, CANADA T2P 2N6 ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 21:00:05 on 92/09/22 GMT (by GORDY at DALVM41B) Subject: LAN Server communicating to requester (or another server) LTLW. I am looking for references - folks who have LS20 and LAN-to-LAN WAN installed, up and running. Problems? Successes? Willing to talk to a prospective user? Or to appear in a list of users? Append here or call me at 817/961-7604. Need your help. Thanks! Tom Gordy ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 21:03:56 on 92/09/22 GMT (by GORDY at DALVM41B) Subject: LAN Server 2.0 Cache Parameters Ref: Append at 21:37:07 on 92/09/21 GMT (by NABCA7B at OS2CUST) Don't know about the LAZY parm, but if you cache anything, you cache everything. And, DISKCACHE is only used for FAT drives (in 2.0). Tom Gordy ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 21:14:43 on 92/09/22 GMT (by GORDY at DALVM41B) Subject: CNFGLS for 2.0 ?? When ?? Ref: Append at 16:13:17 on 92/09/21 GMT (by NBQHGQ3 at OS2CUST) This has to be counted as an 'opps!' You may be familiar with a product now in Beta, CID. In CID, there is something called SCM in its own Beta (don't know what it'll be called when it announces.) The Systems Config Mgr. contains many of the 'rules' from my spreadsheets. Improved, of course, since the SCM stuff is an Austin product and I'm just one guy in Dallas. SCM was intended for LS20, and I agreed with the development team to not do a spreadsheet for 2.0. Then, CID came along and SCM was added to it. But, CID was LS30 oriented, so -- LS20 slipped between the cracks. Not intentional, I assure you. But, all the same, there is no CNFGLS20. CNFGLS13 can be used for LS20 with a few exceptions. I know it doesn't set all the parameters, but the Entry server can pretty much use it as is Some mods you might make -- 1. The NET1 line uses NETBEUI$, not NETBIOS$ 2. For Advanced Server, ignore the 'numbugbufs' recommendation. 3. " " " " " 'diskcache' " 4. " " " add diskcache number to hpfs' cache value. 5. The srvheuristics' value for DLRs (digit 15 or 16) should be a '1'. CNFGLS13 will set it to '0' if there are fewer than 60 DLR's. LS20A uses bigbufs only for print data, and the defaults are fine for that type of use. DISKCACHE is used only for FAT drives (which means, with the LS20E server.) Memory calculations are probably off -- to be safe, subtract 1 Meg from cache. Check with SPM/2 when available. Use the generated values to be found to the right of the top screen -- not the generated INI file found at the bottom of the spreadsheet. Then, plug the numbers into the LS20 INI file and PROTOCOL.INI file. Sorry for our confusion, but this may help you out. Nobody tried to 'abandon' y'all. Tom Gordy ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 22:09:44 on 92/09/22 GMT (by XXVALC01 at TORVMCOP) Subject: LAN Server 2.0 Cache Parameters Ref: Append at 21:03:56 on 92/09/22 GMT (by GORDY at DALVM41B) My understanding is that if you install on an HPFS drive, write caching is automatically enabled. However if you add another partition you must specify LAZY to enable write caching on it. Tony Valenti Valcomp Technology Inc. (416) 850-9111 ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 16:01:48 on 92/09/23 GMT (by ELIBOW at OS2CUST) Subject: Program Starters for OS/2 Requesters We are currently running OS/2 Lan Server 1.3 lvl 5015 on our domain controller. We are getting ready to upgrade to Lan Server Entry 2.0, and are trying to get a few questions resolved first. None of our OS/2 2.0 requesters get a public application folder on their desktop. We would prefer to give access to applications in this manner rather than give resource allocations for apps that may only be used occassionaly. The help screens say we should get this folder, but I have not found out how to get it. Could you please let me know how to have this folder created upon logon to the server? Thanks, Eric Libow Eric Libow ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 18:26:17 on 92/09/23 GMT (by USBC238 at OS2CUST) Subject: Lan Manager Conversion I am about to convert a server from LAN Manager 2.0c to LAN Server 2.0. Has anyone had any experience in doing this? My main concerns are the relationship between the Net.acc and DCDB. Since LAN Manager did not use the DCDB, will I be able to port the net.acc over to a new system? Also, I have not tried this yet, but are the ACLs backed up with backacc c: /s from LM able to be restored with a restacc c: /s from LAN Server? I did try to copy an existing net.acc to an existing LAN Server and the server errored on trying to start. (this was a brute force experiment that I did not expect to work, but was worth a try.) Where can I get any reference to the format of the net.acc? In some past appends, I received some information that the conversion "should" work. I need to know if it "WILL" work. I don't want to enter all 200+ users and all 150+ sharenames again.... (although I relize that over time we will convert sharenames to aliases and utilize home directories that take the DCDB into account) Thanks in advance for any "real" information. Charles Boyce - US Bank, Portland OR ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 19:41:04 on 92/09/23 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP) Subject: Lan Manager Conversion Ref: Append at 18:26:17 on 92/09/23 GMT (by USBC238 at OS2CUST) Charles, I can't answer for the question, but in the net.acc there are more information, than just the userid\password, so you can't copy it over to another PC. (Drive,volumelabel\volume #\directory names.) PS:the backacc and restacc does come with LS2.0 Mig diskette. Geza Szivos NOVACOR Chemicals (403)-290-6583 NHO-32 801-7th Ave Calgary, Alberta, CANADA T2P 2N6 ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 21:05:34 on 92/09/23 GMT (by USBC238 at OS2CUST) Subject: Lan Manager Conversion Ref: Append at 19:41:04 on 92/09/23 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP) I figured that was the case with the net.acc file. However, what if I took an LM server, backed up the net.acc, reformat, installed LAN Server, restored the directory structure, and then tried to use the old net.acc? (Probably fail...huh?) What I'd really like to do is to pipe the info out of the LAN Manager version and pipe the relevant info into the LAN Server version. In order to do this though, I need detailed information on the format and contents of both net.accs. Is this available? I have programers who can write our own migrations utilities, if I can get some info. Charles Boyce - US Bank, Portland OR ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 21:12:01 on 92/09/23 GMT (by XXTPFC01 at TORVMCOP) Subject: Missing DLLs files from OS/2 RIPL Image I have the following setup: OS/2 2.0 with LS 2.0, one requester machine successfuly does RIPL but when I try to execute Excel on the requester (Excel was installed on the requester machine before it became a RIPL station) I get a message stating that COMMDLG.DLL and SHELL.DLL are not found. I checked the server image of OS/2 2.0 and those files are there but there are not on the RIPL image. Why? What other files can be missing after completing the RIPLINST procedure? Eyad Saad/Towers Perrin/Montreal ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 21:15:03 on 92/09/23 GMT (by XXTPFC01 at TORVMCOP) Subject: Missing OS/2 Desktop Icon From Win/OS2 session on RIPL station I have the following setup: OS/2 2.0 with LS 2.0, and a requester machine performing a RIPL. That works but the WIN/OS2 session does not have the OS/2 desktop icon, and CTRL-ESC does not work to switch back to OS/2 desktop, ALT-ESC however works. Where is the OS/2 Desktop icon? Thanks Eyad Saad/Towers Perrin/Montreal, Canada ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 21:43:37 on 92/09/23 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP) Subject: Lan Manager Conversion Ref: Append at 21:05:34 on 92/09/23 GMT (by USBC238 at OS2CUST) If you use the proper backup (like Sytos) wich backs up the EA-s AND the access control rights,.... I don't knew. ( I don't have the time to try it.) When you format\install you creating a NEW net.acc, with NEW access profiles to the directory entries. Geza Szivos NOVACOR Chemicals (403)-290-6583 NHO-32 801-7th Ave Calgary, Alberta, CANADA T2P 2N6 ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 00:33:42 on 92/09/24 GMT (by IL13321 at OS2CUST) Subject: ABILITY TO RESTRICT HOME DIRECTORY SIZES I WOULD LIKE THE ABILITY TO RESTRICT USERS HOME DIRECTORIES TO A CERTAIN MB SIZ E. I JUST FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE GIVING THEM TOTAL ACCESS TO WHATEVER IS REMAINING ON THE SERVERS DRIVES. PEOPLE DON'T WATCH THEIR DISK SPACE AND WHEN THEY SEE A DRIVE WITH 120MB THEY TEND TO GO WILD. I WOULD LIKE TO RESTRICT THEIR USAGE TO ABOUT 10 OR 20MB OF A SERVERS DISK. CHARLIE ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 13:39:13 on 92/09/24 GMT (by LARRYS at AUSVM1) Subject: Missing DLLs files from OS/2 RIPL Image Ref: Append at 21:12:01 on 92/09/23 GMT (by XXTPFC01 at TORVMCOP) I checked all the packed files on the OS/2 2.0 install diskettes and COMMDLG.DLL and SHELL.DLL do not appear to be part of the base OS/2 2.0 operating system. I suspect that they are installed by Excel. The most obvious solutions are: 1. Copy these files to the ..\RPL\OS2.20\OS2\DLL directory. 2. Update the RIPL copy of CONFIG.20 to add the local hardfile path to the LIBPATH statement. If you do this, be sure to add the local hardfile reference to the END of the LIBPATH. Larry Sullenger LAN Server Development ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 14:06:33 on 92/09/24 GMT (by DUTCHER at AUSVM1) Subject: Missing DLLs files from OS/2 RIPL Image Ref: Append at 21:12:01 on 92/09/23 GMT (by XXTPFC01 at TORVMCOP) Those two files must be part of the Excel package. You have two options: 1) if those files exist on your local RIPL workstation hardfile then you can edit the CONFIG.SYS for that workstation and and the local path into the LIBPATH statement. The CONFIG.SYS for that workstation will be: C:/IBMLAN/RPL/MACHINES/machine_name/CONFIG.20 2) if those files exist somewhere on your server hardfile then you can copy them into your RIPL directory tree so that your current LIBPATH statement can find those files. You can copy the files into the directory: C:/IBMLAN/RPL/OS2.20/OS2/DLL David Dutcher LAN Server Development ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 14:11:26 on 92/09/24 GMT (by DUTCHER at AUSVM1) Subject: Missing OS/2 Desktop Icon From Win/OS2 session on RIPL station Ref: Append at 21:15:03 on 92/09/23 GMT (by XXTPFC01 at TORVMCOP) Read the file C:/IBMLAN/README.DOC. It discusses how to complete the installation of the WIN-OS/2 desktop for RIPL machines. You have to make some manual updates to your SYSTEM.INI file. David Dutcher LAN Server Development ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 14:14:54 on 92/09/24 GMT (by BROWNCS at AUSVM2) Subject: Missing OS/2 Desktop Icon From Win/OS2 session on RIPL station Ref: Append at 21:15:03 on 92/09/23 GMT (by XXTPFC01 at TORVMCOP) Check the README that comes on the first requester diskette. There is a section that covers exactly your situation. Some manual editing of the Windows .ini files is required, and it's spelled out in the README. Charlie Brown ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 14:16:48 on 92/09/24 GMT (by BROWNCS at AUSVM2) Subject: ABILITY TO RESTRICT HOME DIRECTORY SIZES Ref: Append at 00:33:42 on 92/09/24 GMT (by IL13321 at OS2CUST) There is no enforced real time restriction, but the CHKSTOR command is available for auditing users' home directory space utilization. It can be automatically run several times a day if needed, and it can send alerts to the operator for users who are exceeding their assigned space limits. Charlie Brown ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 14:39:59 on 92/09/24 GMT (by V$IGBERT at AUSVM1) Subject: Missing OS/2 Desktop Icon From Win/OS2 session on RIPL station Ref: Append at 21:15:03 on 92/09/23 GMT (by XXTPFC01 at TORVMCOP) Warning: long, redundant append. From the readme.doc on the LS Requester disk 1: ---------------------------------------- WIN-OS/2 FOR A REMOTE IPL SYSTEM ---------------------------------------- The RIPLINST utility does not configure the WIN-OS/2 desktop. The administrator must update the SYSTEM.INI file prior to creating Remote IPL workstations. This file may be copied from an installed OS/2 2.0 system, or manual updates may be made as described below. This file must be updated for WIN-OS/2 to function properly on the Remote IPL system. The path to the default SYSTEM.INI file is \IBMLAN\RPLUSER\DEFALT20\OS2\MDOS\WINOS2\SYSTEM.INI. To update the file manually, edit the above file and make the following changes or additions. The parameters that specify VGA values are dependent on the type of display attached to the Remote IPL system and must be updated accordingly. Also, the language.dll parameter in the boot.description section and the keyboard.dll parameter in the keyboard section are dependent on the language to be used on the Remote IPL system and must also be updated accordingly. ìboot┘ useos2shield=1 os2shield=winsheld.exe system.drv=atmsys.drv WOS2VDMApps=!clipwos2,!ddeagent fonts.fon=vgasys.fon fixedfon.fon=vgafix.fon oemfonts.fon=vgaoem.fon display.drv=vga.drv atm.system.drv=system.drv language.dll= ìkeyboard┘ keyboard.dll= ìboot.description┘ language.dll=English (American) Giovanni Bertolini ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 15:41:53 on 92/09/24 GMT (by XXMTBD03 at TORVMCOP) Subject: Requester missing files I have successfully installed LS 2.0 - Entry on several servers, and am now attempting the same with a few OS/2 requesters. The installation follows a clean(newly formatted) install of OS/2 V2 and procedes without a hitch. After re-booting the requester starts successfully, but when I attempt certain 'NET ...' commands I get the following messages NET3502: OS/2 error 2 has occurred. SYS0002: The system cannot find the file specified NET START, NET NAME, NET ERROR seem to work fine but NET USE and NET do not. I haven't tried any others. NET ERROR returns There are no entries in the list. Any Ideas? Tryed Re-installing, no change. Rolph Poorter Metro Toronto School Board ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 01:16:34 on 92/09/25 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST) Subject: Program Starters for OS/2 Requesters Ref: Append at 16:01:48 on 92/09/23 GMT (by ELIBOW at OS2CUST) Eric, Have you defined a public os/2 app on the LAN Server and then added to the OS/2 users logon application assignments? Mike Long - CARD Iowa State University - PC/LAN Analyst ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 14:08:54 on 92/09/25 GMT (by BROWNCS at AUSVM2) Subject: Requester missing files Ref: Append at 15:41:53 on 92/09/24 GMT (by XXMTBD03 at TORVMCOP) You are missing the "installation aids" from your original OS/2 2.0 install. Go back and reinstall OS/2 2.0, specifying the aids this time. Sorry about the non-intuitive error message. We have added a check in LAN SERVER 3.0 to make this problem easier to resolve for you. Charlie Brown ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 15:33:08 on 92/09/25 GMT (by KEHLD at OS2CUST) Subject: Local server security versus unattended backup Ref: Append at 04:53:10 on 92/09/22 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP) Have you tried to run SYTOS PLUS on a LS 2.0-Entry Server? We are having problems getting to work. DIANE KEHL Missouri State Highway Patrol ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 15:59:15 on 92/09/25 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP) Subject: Local server security versus unattended backup Ref: Append at 15:33:08 on 92/09/25 GMT (by KEHLD at OS2CUST) You need the Sytos 1.35 to use it with OS/2 2.0 . They are offering it for 70$ upgrade from previous version. (It works 1.3 too) I just faxed back my offer. Geza Szivos NOVACOR Chemicals (403)-290-6583 NHO-32 801-7th Ave Calgary, Alberta, CANADA T2P 2N6 ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 19:10:42 on 92/09/25 GMT (by STEVEF at AUSVM1) Subject: IBM Named Pipe lovers treat !! Ref: Append at 14:16:16 on 92/09/25 GMT (by BROWNCS at AUSVM2) Two very good things for those of you using and writing named pipe Here is some good news for those of you writing or using named pipe applications across the network: 1) We have rewritten some key sections of the IBM LAN Server named pipe code that have given customers problems in the past. This should greatly enhance named pipe reliability especially under heavy stress conditions. This could give us an edge over competitors who have not carefully designed their named pipe server code for reliability and speed. 2) The popular book "Client Server programming with OS/2 2.0" includes benchmarks which indicate IBM OS/2 named pipe support is much faster than Novell's named pipe support. The authors seem to like named pipes for usability considerations as well. It is great to see the word getting out because we in the labs have spent a lot of time making IBM LAN Server named pipes the fastest and easiest to use interprocess communication mechanism in the industry. Steve French LAN Development ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 23:47:12 on 92/09/28 GMT (by IL34375 at OS2CUST) Subject: LAN Requster # of NCBs vs 2nd NET1 param LS 2.0 OS2 V 2.0 LAN Requester IBMLAN.INI file How does the number of NCBs parameter on the NET1 line (2nd last parameter) compare to the maxcmds parameter in the requester section? Specifically, do any other parts of LAN requester use NCBs and therefore maxcmds should be le ss than the NET1 parameter or does it normally make sense (on a requester) to s et maxcmds equal to the NET1 parameter? If there are other uses for NCBs, what are they and how should the NET1 parameter be allocated? ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 13:19:24 on 92/09/29 GMT (by XXTCAN19 at TORVMCOP) Subject: NET START REQ IN STARTUP.CMD I am having to leave a floppy disk in drive A: during my NET START REQ statement in my startup.cmd file. No big deal but it would be nice if I could fix it. If no diskette in inserted the requester will hang at the second dot. Any ideas? Rick Menard Transport Canada ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 21:11:54 on 92/09/29 GMT (by KEHLD at OS2CUST) Subject: Local server security versus unattended backup Ref: Append at 15:59:15 on 92/09/25 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP) Thanks!!! I just received our upgrade notice in the mail today. Diane Kehl Missouri State Highway Patrol ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 21:26:20 on 92/09/29 GMT (by KEHLD at OS2CUST) Subject: Remote Installation I am having a problem trying to run a remote install. I have followed the procedures outlined in the RED BOOK: "OS/2 Version 2.0 Remote Installation and Maintenance" through Chapter 5. We are running a 16mps Token-Ring LAN. My test workstation is an 8557 which was pre-installed with OS/2 2.0 Base. I thought the problem might be that OS/2 2.0 already existed, so I did a low- level format of the hard drive from the reference diskette. I then restored my system partition from the reference diskette and tried my remote install with my 2 diskettes (Installation disk and LT disk). The machine boots from the disk fine and prompts to insert disk #2. After reading disk #2 for a while, I get returned to an A:\ prompt. Does anyone have any ideas as to what I may be doing wrong? Diane Kehl Missouri State Highway Patrol ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 22:41:40 on 92/09/29 GMT (by HNDERSON at AUSVM8) Subject: Remote Installation Ref: Append at 21:26:20 on 92/09/29 GMT (by KEHLD at OS2CUST) Diane, Normally after a low level format, you have to FDISK the drive and then FORMAT the partitions with either FAT or HPFS. I don't think you did that, did you? __ __ ___ __ __ _ _ | |_| | / \ | \| | | |./ / Hank Henderson HNDERSON at AUSVM8 | _ | / _~_ \ Sincerely | . < Staff OSS to OS/2 BBS (TEAMOS2) |__| |__| /_/ \_\ |__|\__| |_| \_\ Tie:8-793-8647 Austin, Texas LNK1SM7 @ IBMLINK - OS/2 BBS ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 09:04:18 on 92/09/30 GMT (by DAWNI at AUSVM1) - Subject: NET START REQ IN STARTUP.CMD Ref: Append at 13:19:24 on 92/09/29 GMT (by XXTCAN19 at TORVMCOP) Check your path statements in your CONFIG.SYS. I have heard of this happening before when there was an A:\ in someone's path statements. Dawn ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 15:49:01 on 92/09/30 GMT (by KEHLD at OS2CUST) Subject: Remote Installation Ref: Append at 22:41:40 on 92/09/29 GMT (by HNDERSON at AUSVM8) Hank-- Shouldn't the Remote Install Response File take care of the formatting problem? In my response file, I have the following parameters: FormatPartition=1 (so the partition will be formatted) BaseFileSystem=1 (for HPFS) Diane Kehl Missouri State Highway Patrol ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 15:49:02 on 92/09/30 GMT (by TRP1027 at OS2CUST) Subject: Redirected Installation using NTS/2 I'am having a problem using NTS/2 for a redirected installation. After the system has been downloaded, and the Client machine is re-booting, it hangs displaying the single OS/2 logo with the comment 'Loading, Please wait'. The display flashes, and I wind up with a distorted OS/2 logo and a band of blue vertical lines about one inch high across the top of the screen. I,ve checked to be sure the drivers that were downloaded are correct, and they seem to be. I can load the machine fine from a set of diskettes. Has anyone experienced this problem? Any help woul be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance Don Swam. Don Swam T. Rowe Price Associates (410-581-6299) ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 19:54:04 on 92/09/30 GMT (by HNDERSON at AUSVM8) Subject: Remote Installation Ref: Append at 22:41:40 on 92/09/29 GMT (by HNDERSON at AUSVM8) Diane, I believe it should, but from a few remote installs the I've done, there were a few times I had to FDISK, then format with FAT. There has been discussion on a bug with HPFS, that results in format- ting the HD by FAT, then formatting for HPFS. Jerry Sitbon had report ed the problem, (fix not yet availabel), and a way to circumvent the problem. __ __ ___ __ __ _ _ | |_| | / \ | \| | | |./ / Hank Henderson HNDERSON at AUSVM8 | _ | / _~_ \ Sincerely | . < Staff OSS to OS/2 BBS (TEAMOS2) |__| |__| /_/ \_\ |__|\__| |_| \_\ Tie:8-793-8647 Austin, Texas LNK1SM7 @ IBMLINK - OS/2 BBS ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 19:11:52 on 92/10/01 GMT (by RMSV200 at OS2CUST) Subject: DOMAIN CONTROLLER TUNING I AM TRYING TO TUNE A DEDICATED DOMAIN SERVER FOR A NETWORK WITH 200 DLR/RIPL USERS. THIS IS A NEW INSTALLATION AND IS NOT IN PRODUCTION YET. THE SERVER IS A MODEL 57 16MB RAM 160MB HD IBM 16/4 BUSMASTER T/R ADAPTER RUNNING OS/2 2.0 AND LS 2.0 ENTRY. MY QUESTION IS SINCE THIS MACHINE WILL SERVE ONLY AS DOMAIN CONTROLLER HOW SHOULD I SET THE IBMLAN.INI, PROTOCOL.INI AND CONFIG.SYS PARAMETERS FOR 200 TO 250 USERS (ALLOWING FOR RAPID GROWTH). THERE ARE 3 ADDITIONAL SERVERS FOR FILE, PRINT, RIPL AND APPLICATIONS SERVICES. THE DOMAIN SERVER WILL BE ON OUR BACKBONE SEGMENT AND THE OTHER SERVERS WILL SERVE THIER RESPECTIVE SEGMENTS. MOST TUNING RECOMMENDATIONSASSUME A MIXED BAG OF SEVICES AND THAT WILL BE FINE FOR THE ADDITIONAL SERVERS. ANY SUGGESTIONS??? JOHN MAY (RUPPMAN MARKETING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 20:30:10 on 92/10/01 GMT (by WZ00624 at OS2CUST) Subject: Mac Requesters? Ref: Append at 16:10:33 on 92/09/11 GMT (by IL47372 at OS2CUST) Would someone from IBM please divulge the status of the Mac Requesters for LS! I was at the OS/2 & Windows show in Boston in AUGUST and Mac client support was supposed to be available "very soon". I know that it is separate from the LS 3 version, but was expecting it BEFORE not AFTER that release. I have seen no written info on this subject and a comment is needed at this point. Chris Knoell (MGH) ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 21:48:39 on 92/10/01 GMT (by WBWORD at AUSVM1) Subject: Redirected Installation using NTS/2 Ref: Append at 15:49:02 on 92/09/30 GMT (by TRP1027 at OS2CUST) Don, I need more info. What "system" (code) did you download? Also, would you append your answer on the LSYSBETA forum using the same subject? We moniter the LSYSBETA forum daily and were lucky someone called your append on this forum to our attention. Thanks. Bill Word, LAN Systems Customer Readiness ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 23:11:19 on 92/10/01 GMT (by BROWNCS at AUSVM2) Subject: Mac Requesters? Ref: Append at 20:30:10 on 92/10/01 GMT (by WZ00624 at OS2CUST) We are working on Macintosh client support for LAN Server. We haven't yet announced anything about it. Expect to see a beta program and a product announcement soon. We always planned it to be close behind LAN Server 3.0, but never ahead of it. I'm sorry if you got that impression. Charlie Brown ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 13:38:13 on 92/10/02 GMT (by IL54080 at HONE86) Subject: LS20FX fixes for IBM LAN Server/Requester 2.0 Ref: Append at 22:31:23 on 92/08/26 I have downloaded the LS20FX and installed them both on a LAN Server 2.0 Advanced and several LAN Requesters running on OS/2 2.0 with ES installed. One of my users modified his CM configuration and verified the new configuration, which changed the PROTOCOL.INI as follows: It added the line: ADAPTER = "PRIMARY" in the ìIBMTOK_nif┘ section. When he rebooted his machine the full screen OS/2 logo was displayed and the machine stopped booting. He waited for several minutes and finally pressed the ENTER key. At that point a message was displayed as follows: LT20023: An unrecognized parameter %1 was found in PROTOCOL.INI. After this message the PC finished the startup process but the LAN Requester and CM failed to start. We compared the Protocol.ini with one prior to changing the CM configuration and the only difference was the line above. In the old Protocol.ini the ìIBMTOK_nif┘ section had a line that had PRIMARY. The ADAPTER = and quotes were not present. We remarked the ADAPTER = "PRIMARY" line and added just PRIMARY and rebooted the PC which completed startup without a problem? Why is this happening? any ideas?? Is it a bug in the new IBMTOK.OS2 driver or should the IBMTOK.nif file be modified? Thanks, John. ROTOCOL.INI ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 14:11:08 on 92/10/02 GMT (by WZ00624 at OS2CUST) Subject: Mac Requesters? Ref: Append at 23:11:19 on 92/10/01 GMT (by BROWNCS at AUSVM2) Charlie, I'm a little confused, doesn't a big sign in a booth at the OS/2 & Windows show represent some sort of announcement <g>? OS/2 is called the Premier Server platform but does not support the 2nd largest group of clients at all. IBM is at least one year behind every other LAN vendor in this respect. I do have the feeling that OS/2's Macintosh support will be superior if some of the most per- sistent rumors are correct. Now, how about peer services for the Mac? Chris Knoell (MGH) ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 16:03:31 on 92/10/02 GMT (by PJE7360 at OS2CUST) Subject: Icons For Public Applications Is there a way to get the pretty Icons to appear for Applications served out on an OS/2 LS LAN? I have several Clients who have written custom applications a nd would like to serve them out with their custom Icon. Any help is appreciated.... Richard Ellison - Software Consultant - Duke Power Co. ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 16:39:42 on 92/10/02 GMT (by STEVEF at AUSVM1) Subject: INT 21 (5E02h) and (5f02h) not working Ref: Append at 18:18:21 on 92/09/08 GMT (by MATTR at BCRVMPC1) I do not believe that the network filesystem is called on either of those calls. If you have a small testcase, please send it to me and I will verify. ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 17:41:13 on 92/10/02 GMT (by CASON at GDLVM6) - Subject: Resetting an administrator's password? Ref: Append at 19:41:04 on 92/09/23 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP) We have a server machine that was set up several month's ago. The administrator USERID and PASSWORD was changed from its defaults and the new id/password has been lost. The network never really got started, so I could wipe out any of the files that already exist and start over, but the trouble is, I don't know which ones to kill. How do I reset the administrator USERID/PASSWORD? Stan Cason - Systems Analysis Eng. - D/852 - 855-3143 ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 18:15:00 on 92/10/02 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST) Subject: Mac Requesters? Ref: Append at 14:11:08 on 92/10/02 GMT (by WZ00624 at OS2CUST) Chris, Don't Macs already have peer serivices with System 7? Mike Long - CARD Iowa State University - PC/LAN Analyst ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 18:21:28 on 92/10/02 GMT (by BROWNCS at AUSVM2) Subject: Icons For Public Applications Ref: Append at 16:03:31 on 92/10/02 GMT (by PJE7360 at OS2CUST) You can certainly do this but not through the LS Public Applications facility. You can define a program object on your machine which has as its path and/or its working directory a redirected drive or (better) a UNC name (i.e. \\server\netname). The Workplace Shell will pick up the icon from the server and put it into the program object. Charlie Brown ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 18:25:03 on 92/10/02 GMT (by BROWNCS at AUSVM2) Subject: Mac Requesters? Ref: Append at 14:11:08 on 92/10/02 GMT (by WZ00624 at OS2CUST) Please note that LAN Server 3.0 hasn't been announced yet either. That doesn't mean it's not coming!! Charlie Brown ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 20:05:29 on 92/10/02 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP) Subject: Resetting an administrator's password? Ref: Append at 17:41:13 on 92/10/02 GMT (by CASON at GDLVM6) Do an install over the top of it. Go to Advanced Install and select UPM to replace. IF you get a message about to reinitialize the Accounts select YES. (you do loose ALL the userid-s and other access control stuff too.) Geza Szivos NOVACOR Chemicals (403)-290-6583 NHO-32 801-7th Ave Calgary, Alberta, CANADA T2P 2N6 ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 21:31:04 on 92/10/02 GMT (by WZ00624 at OS2CUST) Subject: Mac Requesters? Ref: Append at 18:15:00 on 92/10/02 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST) Mike, Yes with each other. The requesters that are curently availabe (Novell, MS) are just that - requesters for clients. My understanding is that peer services will be available in LS 3.0 for OS/2 clients only. Could this be reasonably ex tended to Mac clients to share Mac resources with the PC's? BTW I think that Mac client support does include the ability to use Appletalk printers - at least it does in the MS product. The Mac peer function could be provided by Macintosh emulation running on an OS/2 system which has been rumored to be in the works... To further confuse the client/server issue, its my impression that while it is client support that is offered, it is provided by the server, not software that is loaded on the Mac like a traditional PC requester. This provides Apple users with a single interface that is less confusing. Chris Knoell (MGH) ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 22:20:04 on 92/10/02 GMT (by USBC238 at OS2CUST) Subject: Net.acc and DCDB Back to this subject... (I still have not received any info from IBM on this) I am in the process of converting LAN Manager servers to LAN Server (I really do want to use IBM product). I installed a copy of LAN Server on a System Pro that was a LAN Manager Primary domain controller. I setup the LAN Server as a Primary domain controller. When I restored the NETACC.BKP to NET.ACC, I could start the requester, server, and netlogon. All user IDs and ACLs stayed and everything seemed to be OK until I tried to start LSServer. I got an error saying the domain controller database does not exist. I went to reinstall and selected the option to reinitialize the domain controller database. That reset everything to original install state. When I restored the net.acc again I could not start lsserver. I need the lsserver service to administer the server. How can I create a DCDB using information from a LAN Manager net.acc? I have 230 users defined, and I don't want to create them again. Please tell me there is a way to do this.... Charles Boyce - US Bank, Portland OR ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 01:18:52 on 92/10/03 GMT (by IL26761 at HONE84) Subject: NetBios Status Problem Could you please submit this to the OS2BBS as a beta problem? This is also a problem in the GA. Description: A program on a remote machine does a NetBIOS STATUS request of a machine running OS/2 2.0 NetBios to determine its status The OS/2 machine does an IPE: The system detected an internal processing error at Location ##0f00:0d0f-0002:0d0f 60000, 2008 048600b4 PaulDev private, 92/08/19 The system is stopped. Record etc..... ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 14:46:37 on 92/10/05 GMT (by USBC238 at OS2CUST) Subject: Need for help Can any one point me in the right direction to get help with the net.acc file? All I want is format, content and how it interacts with the DCDB. There must be documentation on this somewhere. Charles Boyce - US Bank, Portland OR ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 17:52:22 on 92/10/05 GMT (by SVRN018 at OS2CUST) Subject: NET 823 This is a 1.3 question, but I dont know where else I could possibly get any info on this. I have been doing support for about 2 years now and on three occasions I have talked to users (I do phone support) who are getting the NET 823 error. The DLR manual gives a very generic explanation of this code and isnt much help. Basically, the user tries to access the application and is denied this with the NET 823 message. On all occasions the app. is either a Paradox program or Paradox itself. None of these calls have ever been resolved. Two of the calls we just let die (its an art form that only help desk people can understand). The third problem is occuring in a high profile dept. and it is not going to die. I HAVE managed to shift the responsibility to another dept. (our WAN/LAN dept). The only problem now is that I am getting moved into WAN/LAN and the problem will now be mine!!! In this paticular dept. after they get the NET 823 (which, again, is when they try to access Paradox) they go into the eternal beep on their stations and sometimes cant get back into the app for hours. I know the beep is a comm. over-run and they were having that problem before the NET 823 errors started. We have 2 servers running there at 1.3 5050. We have the DCDB on one server (Paradox itself is actually running on this machine), and then we have an additional server that is running the Paradox application. Both servers are old model 80's. The DCDB has about 100+ people accessing it. And there are rights for about 40 people for the Paradox app on the additional server. Any ideas will be greatly appreciated! We will be upgrading to 2.0 soon... will this help? Brad Bueche NationsBank EUC/Hotline Technical Support Norfolk, VA ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 20:50:54 on 92/10/05 GMT (by KELLS at AUSVM1) - Subject: Net.acc and DCDB Ref: Append at 22:20:04 on 92/10/02 GMT (by USBC238 at OS2CUST) Charles, I talked with the DCDB person (I own net.acc) and we couldn't come up with anything. We checked a couple of ideas but came up empty. We need to know what errors are being logged by lsserver. Look in the error log by typing "net error", and post the errors, along with any hex data, that lsserver is logging when trying to start. starting up. tim kells ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 21:08:26 on 92/10/05 GMT (by KELLS at AUSVM1) - Subject: Need for help Ref: Append at 14:46:37 on 92/10/05 GMT (by USBC238 at OS2CUST) If you want to see the contents of net.acc, contact your rep and tell him/her you want the ACCUTIL PACKAGE on OS2TOOLS. It contains a utility to dump the contents of net.acc. There currently is no tool to look at the contents of the DCDB. The only interaction between net.acc & the DCDB is that net.acc contains the users home directory and a special userid, SYSASID, that is created when LSSERVER starts. LSSERVER also gets some of the 'machine definition' from net.acc. tim kells ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 21:49:58 on 92/10/05 GMT (by CASON at GDLVM6) - Subject: Resetting an administrator's password? Ref: Append at 20:05:29 on 92/10/02 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP) Thanks, I think the USERID and PASSWORD are back, because I can logon/logoff the User Profile Management Screens. But when I try to logon to the Requester I keep getting the error The remote node or the domain server is not currently available. What do I need to do to make the domain server available? Stan Cason - Systems Analysis Eng. - D/852 - 855-3143 ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 22:14:32 on 92/10/05 GMT (by USBC238 at OS2CUST) Subject: Net.acc and DCDB Ref: Append at 20:50:54 on 92/10/05 GMT (by KELLS at AUSVM1) - The error is NET8250 - The doamin control database (DCDB) does not exist on this workstation. Either restore the DCDB or change the role of this workstation to MEMBER. To add a little more to the scenario, I reinstalled the LAN Server and reinitilaized the domain controller database. I then restored the old net.acc. LSserver was then able to start. It seemed that the second install did something different to the DCDB. I am now running LAN Server advanced under 1.3, with requester, server, lsserver, netlogon, rpl, and time source. Thanks for the help. Charles Boyce - US Bank, Portland OR ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 22:16:52 on 92/10/05 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP) ..... OS2LAN CFORUM modified at 22:25:33 on 92/10/05 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP) Subject: Resetting an administrator's password? Ref: Append at 21:49:58 on 92/10/05 GMT (by CASON at GDLVM6) What error do you get from 'Net start Req' ? | | See the prev (322) message thread. | Geza Szivos NOVACOR Chemicals (403)-290-6583 Fax:(403)-290-5900 NHO-32 801-7th Ave Calgary, Alberta, CANADA T2P 2N6 ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 13:27:36 on 92/10/06 GMT (by CASON at GDLVM6) - Subject: Remote node or domain server not available Ref: Append at 22:16:52 on 92/10/05 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP) If I do a net start req I get a service already started message. NET2182: The requested service has already been started. If that's the case, then why can't I log on? Stan Cason - Systems Analysis Eng. - D/852 - 855-3143 ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 13:37:04 on 92/10/06 GMT (by GALLISON at AUSVM1) Subject: LS20FX fixes for IBM LAN Server/Requester 2.0 Ref: Append at 13:38:13 on 92/10/02 GMT (by IL54080 at HONE86) You are right, ADAPTER='PRIMARY' is bogus. I do not know why this is happening, but this is the second report of this I have seen. The line should just be "PRIMARY" (no quotes) as it was before the 'fix'. I'll send this along to the NTS/2 folks. Gary Allison OS/2 LAN Server Development ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 14:29:30 on 92/10/06 GMT (by WZ00624 at OS2CUST) Subject: Cabletron NIC Does IBM support the Cabletron NIC's? They claim to have the correct drivers for LS 2.0 (NDIS), but would like to know if IBM supports a wider variety of cards than were shipped with the LS 2.0 package. Chris Knoell (MGH) ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 16:18:07 on 92/10/06 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP) Subject: Default drive mapping by groupID Is it possible (if yes, how, if not when can I <g>) to set up a group level of default drive mapping ? What I'd like to have is If I add a userif to a group ,let's say LOTUSERS, than at the next logon they inherit the two necessary drive mappings. (Gee,I come from Novell...) Geza Szivos NOVACOR Chemicals (403)-290-6583 Fax:(403)-290-5900 NHO-32 801-7th Ave Calgary, Alberta, CANADA T2P 2N6 ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 15:31:48 on 92/10/07 GMT (by BOI0006 at OS2CUST) Subject: Adding ES RIPL to existing OS/2 2.0 RIPL Server I would like to add an Extended Services RIPL service to a server that already has the it's code configured to RIPL OS/2 2.0 base. The RED BOOK "OS/2 2.0 LAN Server New Functions and Features" appears to give very good instructions on how to do this for a NEW server..(chapter 9). Can someone enlighten me on a method to add this service to a server without changing the existing \CMLIB on the server? I think I would just like to add the CMLIB 'fullinst package' as a seperate subdirectory, but I'm not sure of the implications, and how to do it. I would think this would chew up more disk space than would have been used had I just enabled this service to begin with, but I can't think of anythi ng else to do. Scott Baer ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 16:14:29 on 92/10/07 GMT (by WZ00533 at LINK21) Subject: Utilities Ref: Append at 19:40:58 on 92/07/30 GMT (by KELLS at AUSVM1) I have a few IBM utliities to query Netbios and 802 information. The names are NCBSTAT.EXE DIRSTAT.EXE and NETSESS2.EXE. They work fine in OS/2 1.3 EE and OS/2 Lan Requester 1.3. They don't, however, work with OS/2 2.0 and OS/2 Lan Requester 2.0. Does anyone know if there are 2.0 versions of these utilities? Dave Ferrey - Bethlehem Steel Corp. Bethlehem PA. ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 18:46:40 on 92/10/07 GMT (by LARRYS at AUSVM1) Subject: Adding ES RIPL to existing OS/2 2.0 RIPL Server Ref: Append at 15:31:48 on 92/10/07 GMT (by BOI0006 at OS2CUST) If the \CMLIB on your server currently supports the types of connections that will be used by the RIPL clients, then you can xcopy the CMLIB to the RIPL tree and use the Red Book instructions for setting it up. If the server does not have the desired connection support installed, then will need to install it. The ES Install will not let you install directly to the RIPL tree. You must install on the server first and xcopy everything to the RIPL tree. Larry Sullenger LAN Server Development ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 19:52:53 on 92/10/08 GMT (by SURS001 at OS2CUST) Subject: Can't reinstall LAN Server Our server had a problem today and I ended up missing some lan server files. tried to reinstall and the install proccess said server was already installed. We wiped out IBMLAN,IBMCOM,CMLIB,and MUGLIB. Still get message that server is installed. What is causing me to still get the message and how do I reinstall LAN Server 2.0. Byron Campbell State Universities Retirement System ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 22:35:41 on 92/10/08 GMT (by IL42721 at OS2CUST) ..... OS2LAN CFORUM modified at 22:42:59 on 92/10/08 GMT (by IL42721 at OS2CUST) Subject: Windows application metering on OS2 Lan Server Now that Windows has become very popular both in OS2 2.0 and in its own right, I am stuck with a problem that did not exist in the Dos world. I need to find a product that does software metering (like what Lotus provides with its appls) or what Sitelock and Sabre do for Novell networks. If anyone is aware application software I could use please let me know. Thanks Robert E. Young workstations.Thanks for any suggestions............Is RNAF available, would it work in this capacity ? ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 13:23:18 on 92/10/09 GMT (by PAULC at AUSVM1) - Subject: Can't reinstall LAN Server Ref: Append at 19:52:53 on 92/10/08 GMT (by SURS001 at OS2CUST) Why can't you reinstall? Even though you get a msg that says the server is already installed, you can still keep going and replace LS. PC ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 14:37:28 on 92/10/09 GMT (by USBC238 at OS2CUST) Subject: Netbios configuration in Protocol.ini I have just converted a server from MS LAN Manager 2.0c to IBM LAN Server 2.0 advanced. In the LAN Manager protocol.ini, I had set NCBS=255 and SESSIONS=254. When I tried the same parameters in LAN Server I get a message on boot saying that there are not enough resources to load netbios. I played around with the parameters and found that the largest number I could get is NCBS=160 and SESSIONS=160. What is different? None of the hardware has changed. I have 240 users defined and I have 190 active most of the time. When the netbios does load it shows that there are 110 NCBS, 128 Sessions, and 141 Names available. How do I get the resources back? I need help! Charles Boyce - US Bank, Portland OR ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 20:08:06 on 92/10/09 GMT (by DSMARTT at AUSVM1) Subject: Netbios configuration in Protocol.ini Ref: Append at 14:37:28 on 92/10/09 GMT (by USBC238 at OS2CUST) Many of you may already know this, but just in case you don't.... The OS/2 LAN Server 2.0 ship-group publications are available in BookManager format as a separately orderable item. I'm not positive what the retail price is. The media is 3.5" diskettes. The following books are included: Network Admin Ref. Vol.1: Planning and Installation Network Admin Ref. Vol.2: Performance Tuning Network Admin Ref. Vol.3: Network Administrator Tasks Network Admin Ref. Supplement for OS/2 2.0 Problem Det. Ref. Vol.1: Problem Determination Guide Problem Det. Ref. Vol.2: LAN Alerts Problem Det. Ref. Vol.3: LAN Error Messages OS/2 LAN Requester User's Quick Reference DOS LAN Requester User's Quick Reference DOS LAN Requester Windows User's Guide LAN Support Program User's Guide Migration Handbook In order to use the softcopy books, you must have BookManager Read/2 Version 1.2.1 (or BookManager Read/DOS). If you're running on OS/2 2.0, you must have the May BookManager CSD. ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 20:22:32 on 92/10/09 GMT (by DSMARTT at AUSVM1) Subject: LAN Server Softcopy Publications Ref: Append at 20:08:06 on 92/10/09 GMT (by DSMARTT at AUSVM1) I forgot to give you the order number. It's S96F-8317. ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 22:11:14 on 92/10/09 GMT (by SURS001 at OS2CUST) Subject: Can't reinstall LAN Server Ref: Append at 13:23:18 on 92/10/09 GMT (by PAULC at AUSVM1) - I couldn't go on. It kept taking me back to the C prompt. The whole sub- directory had been deleted. What I had to do is make a dummy net.acc file and make directory \ibmlan\services. Copied the net.acc file into that and then only would it let me remove lan server. Byron Campbell State Universities Retirement System ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 14:26:24 on 92/10/12 GMT (by HEIMSOTH at AUSVM1) Subject: Utilities Ref: Append at 16:14:29 on 92/10/07 GMT (by WZ00533 at LINK21) Those utilities probably use the 802.2 or NetBIOS External APIs. These interfaces are not necessarily installed when the Lan Requester is installed since it interfaces directly to the NETBEUI device driver using a special single-user ring-0 NetBIOS interface. The multi-user ring-0 NetBIOS interface is implemented in the NETBIOS device driver and the ring-3 NetBIOS interface is implemented in the ACSNETB DLL. If these modules are installed then the NetBIOS utilities should work. To use 802.2 utilities like DIRSTAT you would need to install the 802.2 protocol (LANDD, LANDLLDD and ACSLAN) but it would probably not make sense to install 802.2 just to run DIRSTAT. Since NetBIOS traffic no longer runs through the 802.2 protocol stack DIRSTAT would be reporting nothing. Dan Heimsoth ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 18:22:24 on 92/10/12 GMT (by FRMLSPA at HONE84) Subject: Resetting an administrator's password? Ref: Append at 21:49:58 on 92/10/05 GMT (by CASON at GDLVM6) You may have to do a NET ACCOUNTS command to set the role to /ROLE:PRIMARY. Scott Atwell - Analyst Programmer - Farmland Industries, Kansas City, MO ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 18:22:57 on 92/10/12 GMT (by FRMLSPA at HONE84) Subject: Utilities Ref: Append at 16:14:29 on 92/10/07 GMT (by WZ00533 at LINK21) I'm using DIRSTAT which I downloaded from this system under 2.0. I'm interested in the Netbios utilities as I have been unable to find something to "show me more". Could you help point me to where you got the NB utils? Scott Atwell - Analyst Programmer - Farmland Industries, Kansas City, MO ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 18:50:36 on 92/10/12 GMT (by DBEELER at WASVMIC1) Subject: Leiden Univ. Security Exposure The 10/5/92 issues of Information Week (pg. 24) and PC Week (pg. 12) refer to a program developed at Leiden Univ. in the Netherlands that can breach LAN security. The Info Week article says that this would be an exposure to OS/2 LAN Server. Does anyone know if this is accurate, and if so, is IBM developing a fix which will prevent entry? Dave Beeler ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 19:30:51 on 92/10/12 GMT (by XXCEGA01 at TORVMCOP) Subject: Excelan 205T Cards Can anyone point me in the right direction for acquiring an NDIS driver for these cards. We wish to use some of these cards we have existing, but don't have the drivers for them. Jeff Johnstone (Centra Gas B.C. Inc) (604)380-3300 ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 19:52:06 on 92/10/12 GMT (by IL41468 at HONE86) Subject: Leiden Univ. Security Exposure Ref: Append at 18:50:36 on 92/10/12 GMT (by DBEELER at WASVMIC1) Dave: The problem is in Netware. Novell has already fixed the 'hole' and the fix is on their boards (and I think CIS). Sorry but I don't know the number maybe someone else does. J.M.Schaeffer ('John' AIMS Sandy, Utah) ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 22:41:51 on 92/10/12 GMT (by HEIMSOTH at AUSVM1) Subject: Netbios configuration in Protocol.ini Ref: Append at 14:37:28 on 92/10/09 GMT (by USBC238 at OS2CUST) The messages at IPL time are referring to the NETBIOS External API and not the interface to NetBIOS that the Lan Server product is using. The numbers that are put in the message for NCBs, etc are the values from PROTOCOL.INI minus the amounts that the Lan Server is configured to use, which are specified on the "net1=..." line in IBMLAN.INI. The NETBIOS External API is for NetBIOS applications other than Lan Server, and if you don't have any you can take the NETBIOS.OS2 device driver (do NOT remove NETBEUI.OS2, you still need that) out of CONFIG.SYS and you won't get the NETBIOS messages at IPL time and Lan Server will still work fine. You will still need to change both PROTOCOL.INI and IBMLAN.INI when configuring the numbers of NCBs, SESSIONS and NAMES. Dan Heimsoth ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 22:44:55 on 92/10/12 GMT (by XXCMSY01 at TORVMCOP) Subject: Missing RIPLINST Program??? I am installing OS/2 RIPL for a diskless wstn. All was going well until one screen indicated that I should run the RIPLINST procedure which is shipped with OS/2. I can't find it on my system but found it on diskette 7 of the product. Can someone tell me how to install the program. I can't find instructions in any manual. Bob Schuett CMT Systems Calgary ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 23:05:42 on 92/10/12 GMT (by IL12885 at OS2CUST) Subject: IRMALAN DOS CLIENT IN VDM I am successfully running the DCA IrmaLAN DOS workstation client (LAN78SXT.EXE. .. a DOS netbios application) from emulated DOS VDM and a DOS 5 VMB. It seems I can only run it from local workstation DASD, though. Question: Why can't I run it from a redirected "V" drive on the server ? I have ADMIN rights to the alias and the code on the server is the same as that on my local drive. Does the virtual netbios have problems with redirected drives that even a DOS 5 VMB won't solve?LAN78SXT communicates fine across th e LAN using netbios the the DOS IrmaLAN/EP gateway, shouldn't it work with LAN Server SMB's? COLBY HARPER - WASHINGTON PUBLIC POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 00:51:58 on 92/10/13 GMT (by LARRYS at AUSVM1) Subject: Missing RIPLINST Program??? Ref: Append at 22:44:55 on 92/10/12 GMT (by XXCMSY01 at TORVMCOP) I am assumning that you are installing LAN Server 2.0. The instructions for RIPLINST are in the Network Administrator Reference Supplement for OS/2 2.0, chapter 4 (S04G-1080). The steps are: 1. If you are running LAN Server 2.0 on OS/2 2.0, skip to step 2. If you are running LAN Server 2.0 on OS/2 1.3, do the following: - Make a temporary directory. - Change directory to the temporary directory. - Copy the file UNPACK.EXE from OS/2 2.0 diskette 2 to the temporary directory. - Remaining in the temporary directory, proceed to step 2. 2. Insert OS/2 2.0 diskette 7 into drive A and issue the following command: UNPACK A:\RIPLINST 3. Type in the following command RIPLINST 4. When the IBM logo is displayed, press Enter. 5. The OS/2 Installtion for Remote IPL window is displayed. IMPORTANT: The only thing on this panel you should change (if necessary) is the target drive id. You must install the OS/2 code to the same drive where you told LAN Server Install to put IBMLAN\RPL. DO NOT change any of the path information except for the drive id. Larry Sullenger LAN Server Development ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 14:25:23 on 92/10/13 GMT (by USBC238 at OS2CUST) Subject: in Protocol.ini Ref: Append at 22:41:51 on 92/10/12 GMT (by HEIMSOTH at AUSVM1) If the IPL messages are not relevent to the operation of LAN Server, how do I find out how many netbios resources are available to LAN Server?Are there any netbios monitering programs out there? Charles Boyce - US Bank, Portland OR ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 15:03:10 on 92/10/13 GMT (by SC31402 at AUSVM2) ..... OS2LAN CFORUM modified at 15:24:43 on 92/10/13 GMT (by SC31402 at AUSVM2) Subject: in Protocol.ini Ref: Append at 14:25:23 on 92/10/13 GMT (by USBC238 at OS2CUST) Ok, let me take a try at this one. The number of resources available to LAN Server can be found by the NET1 line in the IBMLAN.INI, the last three numbers being SESSIONS, NCBS, and NAMES.. (ex. NET1=netbeui$,0,LM10, 32, 50, 14 ) The PROTOCOL.INI in /IBMCOM has these same three parameters (SESSIONS, NCBS, NAMES) which are the pool from which NET1 takes its resources. So, from this, the PROTOCOL.INI parameters should be greater than or equal to the ones in the NET1 line. If it is greater than, the remaining resources will be available for EXTERNAL NETBIOS apps, but if the parms in PROTOCOL and NET1 are equal LAN Server is using all the resources and there will be none available for EXTERNAL NETBIOS resources(which prompted your first append). If you want the parameters equal(in PROTOCOL.INI and NET1) you can remove the NETBIOS.OS2(which is the external NETBIOS driver) line from the CONFIG.SYS to spare yourself the boot message(which Dan H. explained earlier). Hoped this helped and didnt make things worse... Dan Wiggins -Austin ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 16:32:18 on 92/10/13 GMT (by FDRCS15 at OS2CUST) Subject: RIPL not working with 2.0 Window Support and XGA We have been able to RIPL OS/2 2.0 workstations OK using VGA displays. When we try and RIPL an XGA workstation the PM Desktop comes up in XGA but the Windows desktop only comes up in VGA. If we try and edit Win.ini and System.ini to support XGA the Windows Desktop does not come up. The DOS command line appers but then it switchs back to the PM Desktop. We are trying this in Windows Full Screen Mode. Dwight Warak, First Data Resources ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 19:11:07 on 92/10/13 GMT (by WZ00533 at LINK21) Subject: Utilities Ref: Append at 14:26:24 on 92/10/12 GMT (by HEIMSOTH at AUSVM1) Thanks for your response. I have ACSNETB.DLL in my IBMCOM\DLL libpath. The program I would really like to get running is called NETSESS2.EXE dated 12/05/88. The error I get is "Error 34 in call to NetBIOS" I realize you may not know about that program but hey... why not ask anyway <g>. My goal is to take a look at NetBIOS type information, i.e. what names are in the name table, send and receive statistics, number of available commands, names etc. Are you (or anyone) aware of any other utilities to query this type of information. Thanks again Dave Ferrey - Bethlehem Steel Corp. Bethlehem PA. ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 19:56:46 on 92/10/13 GMT (by HEIMSOTH at AUSVM1) Subject: Utilities Ref: Append at 19:11:07 on 92/10/13 GMT (by WZ00533 at LINK21) I have that same version of NETSESS2 on my 2.0 requestor and it seems to work fine. Could you check LANTRAN.LOG to see if NETBIOS is loading sucessfully? If it isn't you may need to bump up the PROTOCOL.INI values for NCBs, SESSIONS and NAMES or bump down the values for these in IBMLAN.INI. Dan Heimsoth ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 22:28:48 on 92/10/13 GMT (by IL06950 at OS2CUST) Subject: Move DOS DLR & LSP to Extended Memory IBM'rs -- Your LAN Server would be more attractive to folks like us who have to support mostly DOS and Windows natives, if you could minimize the lower memory usage of DOS LAN Requester and LAN Support Program to free up the 640K region for large applications. How about providing users with an option to move the bulk of the 130K requirement to extended memory? Bill Soong, Univ of Hawaii Comp Ctr ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 02:34:42 on 92/10/14 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST) Subject: DLR & LSP to Extended Memory Ref: Append at 22:28:48 on 92/10/13 GMT (by IL06950 at OS2CUST) Bill, You should be able to move a goodly portion of LSP to UMB's with DOS 5.0 DEVICEHIGH commands, and 64K of DLR can be placed into EMS with /EMS in DOSLAN.INI, and even more of DLR can be placed into UMB's with /UMB in DOSLAN.INI. If you have a system with lots of UMB, you could get almost all of DLR and LSP up there. Mike Long - CARD Iowa State University - PC/LAN Analyst ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 13:26:23 on 92/10/14 GMT (by SSIA013 at OS2CUST) Subject: LSP to Extended Memory Ref: Append at 02:34:42 on 92/10/14 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST) We ran into a problem (or two, or three) using UMB's and EMM386... One very strange problem was that an application that was supposed to be networkable and sharable on the LAN suddenly started getting Sharing Violations when the app started accessing a shared file.... We where able to solve the problem by either moving to QEMM (without DOS=UMB), or by getting rid of EMM386 com- pletely (DOS=HIGH works fine). Anyway we solved our problem by loading QEMM386 onto our machines, or moving the user to OS/2. Note this was at DLR level 6000 Paul Kurr -- Stockholder Systems, Norcross GA ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 22:51:30 on 92/10/14 GMT (by IL06950 at OS2CUST) Subject: Re: Move DLR & LSP to Extended Memory Aloha Guys, Thanks for your input. Often times, much of the UMB area get reserved for add-in boards and/or 64K of contiguous space is not available for EMM386 ... also, we may be too cheap to buy another memory manager :-) If IBM software would make use of their extended memory and let HIMEM.SYS do its thing, then that would make a lot of happy campers, including our 80286 brethren. Bill Soong, Univ of Hawaii Comp Ctr ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 14:22:34 on 92/10/15 GMT (by SSIA013 at OS2CUST) Subject: Re: Move DLR & LSP to Extended Memory Ref: Append at 22:51:30 on 92/10/14 GMT (by IL06950 at OS2CUST) One other "problem" with moving alot of the code of DLR out of the 1mb space.. Programs typically are not executable up there under DOS, and if so, there's the problem of switching to and from protected mode, which is a very time consuming thing (esp for the 286). So, any gain you might get from memory under 640kb, you would trade for *LOTS* of waiting for network transactions. Paul Kurr -- Stockholder Systems, Norcross GA ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 18:22:27 on 92/10/15 GMT (by DWAH1 at OS2CUST) Subject: LS20FX installation The install instructions for LS20FX indicate that NETWKSTA.200 should be replaced on both the RIPL server and in the IBMLAN library used by the RIPL workstations. However, for the WKSTA*.EXE and IBMTOK.OS2 files, it only says to update those files on the RIPL server. Why shouldn't these files also be updated in the libraries used by the RIPL workstations? Also, the instructions indicate that the apar numbers should be added on a line at the end of the install log. This works fine for the server, but the RIPL workstations don't have install logs - how do we keep track of service on RIPL workstations? William Hansen ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 00:16:42 on 92/10/16 GMT (by NAAO3IY at HONE82) Subject: Can't reinstall LAN Server Ref: Append at 19:52:53 on 92/10/08 GMT (by SURS001 at OS2CUST) C:\OS2\INSTALL\EEINST.PRO, for one. John Kennedy, Hoechst Celanese (The OS/2 Hobbit) ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 06:05:51 on 92/10/16 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP) Subject: Order in LIBPATH,PATH,DPATH. What is the preferred directory order in PATH,DPATH,LIBPATH on a system where Base,ES,LS installed as a Requester and what is for a server ? Since LAPS, CM, ES, and LS are ALL playing with my config.sys, at every re-configuration I used to see those directories in different order. The stations are connected to IBM LS2.0, over TokenRing, and 3278 in CM. Geza Szivos NOVACOR Chemicals (403)-290-6583 Fax (403)-290-5900 NHO-32 801-7th Ave Calgary, Alberta, CANADA T2P 2N6 ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 18:04:35 on 92/10/16 GMT (by IL63537 at OS2CUST) Subject: DLR Application Autostart Is there a way to have an application automatically start up once you log on to the lan instead of having to select the application from the program starter main menu for DLR workstations ? thank you Peter P. ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 03:21:39 on 92/10/17 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST) Subject: DLR Application Autostart Ref: Append at 18:04:35 on 92/10/16 GMT (by IL63537 at OS2CUST) Peter, Would putting the commands to start up the application in the PROFILE.BAT file work for you? (normally Z:\DCDB\USERS\userid\PROFILE.BAT). PROFILE .BAT runs before the full screen NET menu comes up. Mike Long - CARD Iowa State University - PC/LAN Analyst ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 01:14:42 on 92/10/19 GMT (by SACG78X at OS2CUST) Subject: DLR UNABLE to LIST FILES in HOME DIRECTORY I am currently running OS/2 2.0 and LAN server 2.0. I have several DLR users who are unable to list files in their home directory. I have looked at their home directory under the admininstator panel in show they are OS/2 users. Is the a way I can change this back to DOS? Or do I have a problem? Willie Lee ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 14:40:04 on 92/10/19 GMT (by IL63537 at OS2CUST) Subject: DLR Application Autostart Mike, Thank you for responding to my question. However I could not find profile.bat anywhere. I am currently using OS/2 2.0 and OS/2 2.0 LAN Server. Does this make a difference? Again Thank you Peter P. Peter P. ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 18:13:27 on 92/10/19 GMT (by IL63537 at OS2CUST) Subject: DLR Application Autostart Mike, I took a chance and just created one, it works great !!! Thank you very much Peter P. Peter P. ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 22:30:49 on 92/10/19 GMT (by HNDERSON at AUSVM8) Subject: Leiden Univ. Security Exposure Ref: Append at 18:50:36 on 92/10/12 GMT (by DBEELER at WASVMIC1) FOR ALL BBS'ers See statement in News & Announcements concerning this -------- Just added today!!! ___ __ ___ __ __ _ _ | |_| | / \ | \| | | |./ / Hank Henderson HNDERSON at AUSVM8 | _ | / _~_ \ Sincerely | . < Staff OSS to OS/2 BBS (TEAMOS2) |__| |__| /_/ \_\ |__|\__| |_| \_\ Tie:8-793-8647 Austin, Texas LNK1SM7 @ IBMLINK - OS/2 BBS Please do something..! Lead, follow or get out of the way. ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 14:09:56 on 92/10/20 GMT (by MATT at AUSVM1) -- Subject: LS 3.0 using native NetBIOS and NetBIOS for TCP/IP Ref: None in the current forum This is an append to OS2LAN CFORUM that has been pruned off. I have revived it because of recent questions on the subject. It shows just how smart our customers are. I have tried Chuck's procedure on the entry server for both LS 2.0 and 3.0 (beta and golden); it works. Thanks, Chuck. Matt Barkley, PS LAN Systems -- OS2LAN CFORUM app. at 05:02:36 on 92/06/30 GMT (by SAAQ71T at OS2CUST) Subject: TCP/IP Questions Ref: Append at 17:58:56 on 92/06/23 GMT (by TBHIC at OS2CUST) We've been able to run set up an OS/2 2.0 Requester to run both protocol stacks (IBM NetBEUI on 802.2 and IBM NetBIOS for TCP/IP on TCP/IP) using a single Token-Ring adapter. This workstation could NET USE against one of our OS/2 LAN Server 1.3 servers (NetBEUI, 802.2 on Token-Ring) and then NET USE against a WAN accessible Ungermann-Bass server (RFC compliant NetBIOS, TCP/IP on Ethernet). To get to the U-B server, our TCP/IP stuff went through an 8209 Bridge to get from our Token-Ring to our Ethernet, then through a CISCO connected 56 KB line to get to the remote Ethernet. I haven't done exhaustive testing, but I had no trouble moving files from our OS/2 LAN Server to the remote U-B server and vice versa. The configuration isn't trivial, but it's not impossible. My CONFIG.SYS goes something like this: DEVICE=D:\TCPIP\BIN\INET.SYS DEVICE=D:\TCPIP\BIN\IFNDIS.SYS DEVICE=C:\IBMCOM\PROTOCOL\NETBEUI.OS2 DEVICE=C:\IBMCOM\PROTOCOL\NETBIOS.OS2 DEVICE=C:\IBMTCPNB\NBDRIVER.SYS (the IBM NetBIOS for TCP/IP driver) IFS=C:\IBMLAN\NETPROG\NETWKSTA.200 DEVICE=C:\IBMLAN\NETPROG\RDRHELP.200 DEVICE=C:\IBMCOM\MACS\IBMTOK.SYS Note that the IBM NETBEUI.OS2 and NETBIOS.OS2 drivers were loaded before the IBM NetBIOS for TCP/IP driver. The NETBIND call is located farther down in the file. In the PROTOCOL.INI file, the NETBEUI_nif module didn't change. I added a NETBIOS_nif module with the following two lines: DriverName = netbios$ Bindings = IBMTOK_nif The file also contains the TCPIP_XIF module, DriverName = TCPIP$ Bindings = IBMTOK_nif In the IBMLAN.INI file, I had to modify two lines: Under the networks section, net1=netbios$,0 (this is for the IBM NetBIOS for TCP/IP) net2=netbeui$,0,LM10,32,50,14 (this is for the IBM NetBEUI) and farther down, wrknets=net1,net2 The only other requirement was access to a NetBIOS Name Server. I think we were using a DOS machine running Wollongong software to provide this service. I'm currently working on an OS/2 LAN Server configuration which would allow either DOS or OS/2 requesters running NetBEUI, 802.2 on Token-Ring or DOS requesters running RFC NetBIOS, TCP/IP on Ethernet to connect to the server. I'm also going to try the FTPD and NFSD services to provide additional connectivity. I think it can be done and would sure consider working with you to figure out optimal configuration settings. If you want additional info, let me know. Chuck Immich Boeing Computer Services - Wichita, Ks. ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 15:39:43 on 92/10/20 GMT (by IL62928 at OS2CUST) Subject: lan server v1.3 csd5050; message net355 cannot logon (no text entered) ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 21:01:16 on 92/10/20 GMT (by USBC238 at OS2CUST) Subject: Multiple adapters on the same ring I am trying (unsuccesfully) to get a LAN Server 2.0 Advanced server to start with netbios being tied to two adapters on the same ring. I have the protocol.ini configured to support as many names and ncbs that memory allows. At boot it shows how many are still available to netbios applications. However if, in lanman.ini, I specify wrknets and srvnets = net1, net2 I get an error saying theat the workstation name already exits on the network. I thought that LS 2.0 supported multiple adapters running netbios on the same ring? Isn't there supposed to be a name resolution feature to allow a single workstation name to be shared by multiple adapters? If this is not a feature of LS 2.0, is it a feature of LS 3.0 or NTS/2. If NTS/2 can I use that with LS 2.0? As a side note, is there any reason I should wait before going to LS 3.0? I am (still) in the process of converting a large LAN Manager network to LAN Server. So far the conversion has not gone as smooth as I thought it would. I think I have all the kinks ironed out (except for getting the 254 sessions and 255 NCBS I had with LAN Manager). Will this conversion be easier with LS 3.0? Should I go to 2.0 and then migrate to 3.0 when 3.0 is more situated in the market place (tested and debugged). Charles Boyce - US Bank, Portland OR ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 22:37:14 on 92/10/20 GMT (by DUTCHER at AUSVM1) Subject: Multiple adapters on the same ring Ref: Append at 21:01:16 on 92/10/20 GMT (by USBC238 at OS2CUST) The multiple adapter support on the same LAN is a feature of LAN Server 3.0. David Dutcher LAN Server Development ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 13:51:44 on 92/10/21 GMT (by NABCA7B at OS2CUST) Subject: Connection Manager v1.6 On the Migration Utility Disk is a program called CONMAN that is basically a Presentation Manager, graphical, NET USE. It's really a great program but I have one problem with the program and I'm wondering am I the only one? I have an XGA adapter that may be part of the problem. The problem is that the text for the resources is too big for the icons and everything gets run together on the screen. What's really needed is some way to change the font size to something more reasonable for my display adapter. When I choose half- graphics I can't read any of the text at all! Does this happen on a VGA? Anyone ever heard of this program? Michael Laughlin Allied-Signal Controls & Accessories ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 03:15:02 on 92/10/22 GMT (by BROWNCS at AUSVM2) Subject: Multiple adapters on the same ring Ref: Append at 21:01:16 on 92/10/20 GMT (by USBC238 at OS2CUST) First, as David Dutcher pointed out, multiple adapters on the same LAN is a feature of LS 3.0 and is not supported in LS 2.0. Second... I would advise you to go now to LS 3.0 if you have a window of opportunity now. You can think of it as the first LS 2.0 CSD if you want to. There are lots of fixes in it that are not in the golden LS 2.0. We are very confident in its quality. I am assuming that you do not have any OS/2 1.3 systems in your network... remember that LS 3.0 supports only OS/2 2.0. Charlie Brown ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 17:11:44 on 92/10/22 GMT (by IL54488 at OS2CUST) Subject: Number of users cannot exceed 10? At one of the sites here, OS/2 2.0 LAN server/requester was installed (not by m e). After starting the LAN Server, I go to the users' stations also running OS/ 2 2.0 with requester. I can sign on for the users up to 10 stations. At the 11t h station, I get the error message that some of the logon assignments cannot be completed, and a few users later, I get logon unsuccessful. Straight from the box, we should be able to run 32 users. What I am missing? I tried to increase some parameters in IBMLAN.INI with the exact same result. I then tried increasing the x1, x2, and x3 parameters in NETx of IBMLAN.INI with also increasing the equivalent parameters in PROTOCOL.INI. I get the SAME RESU LTS!!!WHAT DO I DO NEXT? I need help FAST. Thanks. J.-C. Vaugeois (212) 241-0128 ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 21:29:19 on 92/10/22 GMT (by WZ00845 at OS2CUST) Subject: Remote Access Server (RAS) Is there a product, IBM's or third party, which performs the same functionality as Microsofts Remote Access Server with their LAN package? We want to use LAN Server, but require this feature. For those that don't know, RAS allows a machine to have network access via modem. Jim. Jim Karl ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 14:42:43 on 92/10/23 GMT (by NABCA7B at OS2CUST) Subject: Number of users cannot exceed 10? Ref: Append at 17:11:44 on 92/10/22 GMT (by IL54488 at OS2CUST) It used to be that the Server out of the box would support a lot fewer than 32! But we continuously change the settings in IBMLAN.INI, so I don't know what the defaults were anymore. First of all, dig out the Network Administrator Reference Volume 2: Performance Tuning. As far as I know, the LAN Server spreadsheet that could be obtained for tuning LAN Server 1.3 is not available for LAN Server 2.0, so this book will be your only resource. Second, Pay close attention to exactly how many shares a user is given when they log in to the Server. Then take a look at the settings for the following parameters: maxconnections maxlocks maxopens maxsessopens maxshares The default IS 32 for the maxusers parameter, but that doesn't mean that each user can share 52 aliases when they log in without fiddling with a few parameters. Read the Performance and Tuning Guide very carefully and check all the settings for the srvheuristics settings as well. The defaults are not necessarily what you want to run with. Good luck. Michael Laughlin Allied-Signal Aerospace ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 17:11:49 on 92/10/23 GMT (by STEFANY at WASVMIC1) Subject:Remote Administration of OS/2 LAN Server Is anyone aware of a product (IBM or non-IBM) to allow LS administration from "home" (dial-up)? Thanks, Vivian Stefany STEFANY at WASVMIC1 ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 19:30:01 on 92/10/23 GMT (by JMSABOL at AUSVM1) Subject: Remote Administration of OS/2 LAN Server Ref: Append at 17:11:49 on 92/10/23 GMT (by STEFANY at WASVMIC1) I think there are several ways of doing this. First, IBM sells TCP/IP for OS/2, you could use slip (Serial Line Internet Protocol?) to establish a remote console to a LAN Server. This would be using the TN (Telenet) application from TCP/IP and the LAN Server Full Screen Interface and/or Command line interface. One vendor I know sells tools that provide this function as well as other LAN admin function is Shany. Shany is located in CA and has several products that are complementary to LAN Server. They have both OS/2 and DOS clients/servers allowing a DOS (home) machine to administer a OS/2 (office) machine, or any combination of the OSs. Another possibility is using NetView, I think DCAF is the tool that is used to establish a remote console to a machine. JMS ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 18:07:50 on 92/10/26 GMT (by CI16017 at OS2CUST) Subject: Multiple Token Ring Adapters We are about to start testing a scenario to decrease the number of servers we use at our larger offices. We are using OS/2 2.0 w/ LAN Server 3.0. We are using an IBM PS/2 95 w/ 4 Token Ring Bus Master adapters. Our target offices are using a collapsed backbone configuration. We are trying to decide if we should insert all 4 adapters into the backbone ring or insert one in each of four floor rings. Are there some load balancing advantages to inserting all 4 adapters into some backbone ring? Dave Blatcher ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 18:44:46 on 92/10/26 GMT (by USBC238 at OS2CUST) Subject: Multiple adapters on the same ring Ref: Append at 03:15:02 on 92/10/22 GMT (by BROWNCS at AUSVM2) It's too late to go to 3.0 for me - I made the conversion to 2.0 this weekend.However, what is this about 3.0 supporting only OS/2 2.0 workstations? What about DOS and Macintosh? Also we have over 200 workstations on our existing LAN, of which only 20 are at OS/2 2.0, the rest are all OS/2 1.3. We are not going to upgrade the 1.3 to 2.0 until it is stable. Is 3.0 going to support 1.3 ever? will be out any day now, but is there going to be anything put out for extended services? I am also curious as to how this will work with Database out of Toronto, Comm Mgr out of Raliegh and LAN out of Austin. If fixes need to be made, will each group issue there own, or will it be a bulk fix? Charles Boyce - US Bank, Portland OR ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 18:58:00 on 92/10/26 GMT (by USBC238 at OS2CUST) Subject: Upgrading from LAN Manager to LAN Server A note of thanks to everyone who helped me with my questions on converting from LAN Manager to LAN Server. The conversion went smooth except for ACLs. It seemed that even though I restored the ACLs that were backed up from LAN Manager, they did not come over to LAN Server. I had to go in and create aliases for all 160 share names I had. Other than that, I now have what seems to be better response from the workstations and I love the ability to do server administration from workstations. I do have some questions on logon scripts. It seems to me if I add a user, I used to be able to specify a logon script under LAN Manager. I don't see where to do this in LAN Server except at the command line by typing NET USERS xxxx /scriptpath:xxx.cmd. Is there an easier way of doing this? Charles Boyce - US Bank, Portland OR ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 20:06:41 on 92/10/26 GMT (by UNCS018 at HONE82) Subject: Cleaning up the Desktop Here is an interesting tip I picked up from an IBM person. After installing your desktop (LAN,CM,DATABASE, ETC) you might want to clean up the desktop clutter to make it easier for you users. I reduce the number of ICONS on the desktop to two. This allows more of the background picture to display, and if the WPS crashes (seldom right?) it will rebuild itself much faster as this is the slowest part of the restart. To accomplish this I create another folder (or use the MAIN folder created by LAN requestor install). I then place a shadow or copy of theprograms that I use frequently into this folder. All other folders are moved into OS/2 SYSTEM folder. I then adjust the size of the folders to contain the objects and set the sort flag to always sort. This also makes it less necessary to get to the desktop to open another folder because if you have both of these folders open you can use CTRL-ESC to access them. Leonard "Did you backup your desktop yet?" Campbell ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 20:18:11 on 92/10/26 GMT (by TBHIC at OS2CUST) Subject: Multiple Token Ring Adapters Ref: Append at 18:07:50 on 92/10/26 GMT (by CI16017 at OS2CUST) Dave- My understanding is that if all TR cards are on the same ring, there will be an automatic load levelingdone. However, if they are on seperate rings, they will respond on a first come, first serve basis. There is a performance hit going through a bridge (the last time we tested it was around 20% on large file transfers going through 2 bridges). Matt Hickman, Chevron Matt@bhice.hou130.chevron.com ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 20:19:39 on 92/10/26 GMT (by GORDY at DALVM41B) Subject: in Protocol.ini Ref: Append at 15:03:10 on 92/10/13 GMT (by SC31402 at AUSVM2) There is an explaination of many of the inter-relationships among the INI and LAN configuration parameters in a 10 page document that is a part of the CNFGLS13 PACKAGE on MKTTOOLS. Your SE should be able to get a copy of the package for you. It includes a spreadsheet (for 1.3, not 2.0) which calculates some recommednded values for the parameters for you. CNFGLS13 can be used for LS20 with a few exceptions. 1. The NET1 line uses NETBEUI$, not NETBIOS$ 2. For Advanced Server, ignore the 'numbugbufs' recommendation. 3. " " " " " 'diskcache' " 4. " " " add diskcache number to hpfs' cache value. 5. The srvheuristics' value for DLRs (digit 15 or 16) should be a '1'. CNFGLS13 will set it to '0' if there are fewer than 60 DLR's. Memory calculations are probably off -- to be safe, subtract 1 Meg from cache. Check with SPM/2 when available. Use the generated values to be found to the right of the top screen -- not the generated INI file found at the bottom of the spreadsheet. Then, plug the numbers into the LS20 INI file and PROTOCOL.INI file. Tom Gordy ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 20:23:33 on 92/10/26 GMT (by GORDY at DALVM41B) Subject: Leiden Univ. Security Exposure Ref: Append at 18:50:36 on 92/10/12 GMT (by DBEELER at WASVMIC1) This problem was with NetWare. Novell provided a fix. It was broken within 6 hours. Don't know if they have a second fix. LS20 has no problem. One report I heard (no confirmation) said the NW problem was architectural - hard to fix. I am sure Novell is working on it. Tom Gordy ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 20:39:52 on 92/10/26 GMT (by TBHIC at OS2CUST) Subject: Upgrading from LAN Manager to LAN Server Ref: Append at 18:58:00 on 92/10/26 GMT (by USBC238 at OS2CUST) Are logon scripts supported with LS 2.0? I used them with LS 1.3, but when I tried to report a problem, I was told that they were not a supported component. Theoretically LAN Server and LAN Manager converge at the 2.0 level, but if logon scripts are supported there is little evidence of it in the documentation. User profiles may be the way IBM wants you to go. Matt Hickman, Chevron Matt@bhice.hou130.chevron.com ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 21:06:53 on 92/10/26 GMT (by GALLISON at AUSVM1) Subject: Multiple adapters on the same ring Ref: Append at 18:44:46 on 92/10/26 GMT (by USBC238 at OS2CUST) Looks like a little clarification is in order. LAN Server 3.0 runs only on OS/2 2.0. Other clients, DOS, OS/2 1.3, and Macintosh (when available), can connect to a LAN Server 3.0 server just as they did with a 2.0 server. The point is that only the workstation running LAN Server 3.0 or LAN Requester 3.0 must use OS/2 2.0. DOS LAN Requester is part of the LAN Server 3.0 package and requires DOS, naturally. I can not speeak for how Extended Services plans to handle corrective service. Corrective service for LAN Server will naturally be separate. Hope this helps. Gary Allison OS/2 LAN Server Development ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 22:05:35 on 92/10/26 GMT (by NAAO3IY at HONE83) Subject: Multiple adapters on the same ring Ref: Append at 18:44:46 on 92/10/26 GMT (by USBC238 at OS2CUST) LAN Services 3.0 requires an OS/2 2.0 _Server_. Workstations can be 2.0 or lower releases of OS/2, DOS or Macintoshes. John Kennedy, Hoechst Celanese (The OS/2 Hobbit) ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 00:23:44 on 92/10/27 GMT (by BROWNCS at AUSVM2) Subject: Multiple adapters on the same ring Ref: Append at 18:44:46 on 92/10/26 GMT (by USBC238 at OS2CUST) Charles, LAN Server 3.0 supports all kinds of clients: DOS -- with PCLP or LS DLR 1.3/2.0/3.0 Windows -- with LS DLR 1.3/2.0/3.0 Macintosh (with the addon LAN Server for Mac package) OS/2 1.3 -- with EE 1.3 or LS 2.0 requester OS/2 2.0 -- with LS 2.0/3.0 requester What you have heard is that the LAN Server 3.0 OS/2 requester runs only on OS/2 2.0, it does not run on OS/2 1.3. However, the *server* will continue to support OS/2 1.3 clients running previous release requesters. So you can make your transition at your own pace. To answer your other question... you will see LAN Server, Extended Services, and OS/2 each with its own service pak schedule and deliverable. We aren't tied to each other. At this point in time LAN Server 3.0 is the best and latest level of LAN Server in the field. If you are looking for the latest levels of everything go with OS/2 2.0 + service pak + LS 3.0. Charlie Brown ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 00:27:37 on 92/10/27 GMT (by BROWNCS at AUSVM2) Subject: Multiple Token Ring Adapters Ref: Append at 18:07:50 on 92/10/26 GMT (by CI16017 at OS2CUST) Interesting question. There are some tradeoffs here. My first reaction is to put the adapters directly on the four rings rather than on the backbone. That will get the server closest to the clients and keep the high volume traffic off the bridges -- while still maintaining full connectivity and redundancy between the rings (i.e. if one adapter fails the users on that LAN can still contact the server across two bridges). You will lose some load balancing in this environment but as long as the average load across the rings isn't wildly out of kilter I think the better course is to put the adapters on each ring. Charlie Brown ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 13:38:20 on 92/10/27 GMT (by TIERNEYC at FSHVMDC) Subject:ERR_PIPE_BUSY Named Pipes I have a PS/2 that communicates with a second PS/2 via Named Pipes. I am using OS/2 1.3 with OS/2 2.0 LAN Server. All my pipe commands are issued from my main process. When the main process is the only process running, I can successfully DosClose both response and command pipes and DosOpen the response pipe and DosMakeNmPipe the command pipe. However, when I have a chile process running ( this process does nothing but increment a counter and DosSleep) the return code from the DosClose is good but the return code from the DosOpen and DosMakeNmPipe is 231 ERROR_PIPE_BUSY. If the pipes close successfully how can they be busy ????? Can anyone Help ? Thanks Cathy Tierney Fshvmdc Tierneyc ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 14:40:04 on 92/10/27 GMT (by PAULC at AUSVM1) - Subject: Leiden Univ. Security Exposure Ref: Append at 20:23:33 on 92/10/26 GMT (by GORDY at DALVM41B) There is also a good article about this in 'Network World', Oct. 12th issue, page 13. PC ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 14:50:14 on 92/10/27 GMT (by DWAH1 at OS2CUST) Subject: LS20FX Installation I'm very dissatisfied with the help available via this bulletin board. I submitted an item twelve days ago and haven't gotten any replies yet. Since I needed the information within my lifetime I opened a problem with defect support and they were able to help me. Does anybody in IBM actually have responsibility for making sure items submitted to this bulletin board receive an answer, or is this just a way of wasting more of my time? William Hansen ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 15:12:34 on 92/10/27 GMT (by USBC238 at OS2CUST) Subject: Multiple adapters on the same ring Ref: Append at 21:06:53 on 92/10/26 GMT (by GALLISON at AUSVM1) Gary, thanks for the clarification. That is what I suspected. I did not think there would be access to only 2.0 clients. Charles Boyce - US Bank, Portland OR ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 15:16:24 on 92/10/27 GMT (by USBC238 at OS2CUST) Subject: Upgrading from LAN Manager to LAN Server Ref: Append at 20:39:52 on 92/10/26 GMT (by TBHIC at OS2CUST) If that is so, it looks like I have quite a bit of work ahead of me converting to profiles. Could IBM comment on if logon scripts are or are not supported in LS 2.0? I do (or did) use them quite extensively in the LAN Manager world and they are easy to maintain. Charles Boyce - US Bank, Portland OR ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 15:30:05 on 92/10/27 GMT (by IL22458 at OS2CUST) Subject: restoring LAN Services icon Hardly a major problem, but bothersome nonetheless. Due to a delightful series of circumstances, I have recently had to recreate my desktop. In doing so, I have LAN Services back on my desktop, but the icon is the generic folder. I don't remember what it used to be, but I would like to get it back to normal. For that matter, the same thing is true of my Extended Services object. My thanks to anyone who can provide me with what, where, and how. Tim Rice Legislative Information System (Illinois) ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 17:55:12 on 92/10/27 GMT (by IL41468 at HONE81) Subject: LS20FX Installation Ref: Append at 14:50:14 on 92/10/27 GMT (by DWAH1 at OS2CUST) William: First of all I am not IBM, I am just another user. If you have a problem of a serious nature you're first contact should be to support. This is a BBS not a support line. If you post a problem here, you answer could come from other users. The other users maybe internal to IBM or external. The internal IBM users are just like you and me - users. They have no special contact to the OS/2 support or development. At times the OS/2 support and development people are present on these boards, but with the current effort to get out the service pack they have not had much time. Yes, someone from IBM will answer your problems, but not necessary in these fora. The fore are a method for creating unstructure dialogs between users and at times IBM developers but they are not formal. Use option 2 on the OS2BBS menu to electronically submit a problem. I have done this with good results. At times I have also submitted the problem this way and also posted to the fora. A lot of times another user who has had a similar problem can give my more data the IBM support. J.M.Schaeffer ('John' AIMS, Sandy Utah) ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 18:13:05 on 92/10/27 GMT (by MCI1078 at OS2CUST) Subject: LS2.0 Public DOS Apps on OS2 2.0 Req. Desktop I've been administering a 1.3 Domain with a few 2.0 requesters and have created several .CMD files to enable the users to access DOS Public Apps from their desktop (I set them up as Public OS/2 Apps on the server). I was told (@ a PS/2 Forum Conference) that after I upgraded the server to LS 2.0, Public DOS apps would appear on OS2 2.0 client's desktops. I'm now in the process of upgrading the Domain to LS2.0 and just tried to add Harvard Graphics as a Public DOS app. to the starter of an OS2 2.0 client.....the Public App. folder doesn't show up. Was I lied to at the conference? Will I have to continue to rely on .CMD files for my DOS apps? Ed Lefkowitz - MCI Arlington, VA ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 20:57:01 on 92/10/27 GMT (by SC025203 at AUSVM8) Subject: Leiden Univ. Security Exposure Ref: Append at 18:50:36 on 92/10/12 GMT (by DBEELER at WASVMIC1) Dave, There was a "News" article on this very topic placed in "News and Announcements" for the OS/2 BBS users. I'll see if I can send you a copy. Stephen Poole OS/2 Service and Support - IBM Austin, TX ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 21:19:42 on 92/10/27 GMT (by SC025203 at AUSVM8) Subject: LS20FX Installation Ref: Append at 14:50:14 on 92/10/27 GMT (by DWAH1 at OS2CUST) William, I'm sorry I missed your original item or I probably would have tried to find an answer. The install instructions from development on the LS20FX did not cover exactly the question that you posed. To answer your overall question about the forums on the OS/2 BBS, no, there is no commitment by IBM to answer every item or question posted on the forums. They are a device for exchanging information among many different customers, customer types, and all IBM internals that spend time (voluntarily) on the forums. We have started getting a bit more dedicated support for some of the newer product forums being created but this is not a commitment by IBM that every item is going to receive a response by an IBM person. Many of the IBM personnel on these forums cannot speak officially on positions or fixes made available on the BBS. There is an official channel for reporting problems with any IBM OS/2 based software or product; or any fix distributed for these that is not documented with "AS IS ONLY". The LS20FX and LS13FX are fully supported. The official channel on the OS/2 BBS is on the main menu, item "IBM Support". The submenu of this has "Submit an OS/2 Problem Report". You could have submitted your problem via this method and you would have received a response within 48 hours maximum, although usually these BBS Problem Reports have been getting a voice response from someone in support within 4 hours. The BBS Problem Report is supposed to be for "defects" only, but we allow quite a bit of leeway with this and your question on LS20FX would have received a reply. I hope this clears up any confusion you may have had about the IBM Support position with respect to the customer forums. There are many IBM'ers inside and out of customer support for all the various IBM products that spend time on these forums. Many others within IBM contribute suggestions as do a lot of the customers. But the forums are not "committed" IBM support. The "IBM Support" option and the BBS Problem Reports are. Stephen Poole OS/2 Service and Support - IBM Austin, TX ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 22:37:57 on 92/10/27 GMT (by KELLS at AUSVM1) - Subject: Upgrading from LAN Manager to LAN Server Ref: Append at 15:16:24 on 92/10/27 GMT (by USBC238 at OS2CUST) If you have logon scripts, then they should work. The Lan Server user interface will only work with User Profiles. The logon scripts work because that code existed in what we picked up from MS. To the best of my knowledge, none of it has been disabled. It's there, it should work, the command line interface commands should also work (if any), but is not supported, which is also why it is not documented. tim kells ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 22:41:01 on 92/10/27 GMT (by SC025203 at AUSVM8) Subject:ERR_PIPE_BUSY Named Pipes Ref: Append at 13:38:20 on 92/10/27 GMT (by TIERNEYC at FSHVMDC) Cathy, When using named pipes over a LAN, you may need to use the DosConnectNPipe and DosDisConnectNPipe from the server application. Refer to the discussion on these and named LAN pipes in the OS/2 2.0 Programming Guide (NOT the PM Programming Guide), Chapter 9. The error you mention (ERROR_PIPE_BUSY) is documented as the return you will get when a requester attempts to open a pipe that the server has not issued a disconnect and reconnect on. Stephen Poole OS/2 Service and Support - IBM Austin, TX ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 00:28:41 on 92/10/28 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST) Subject: LS2.0 Public DOS Apps on OS2 2.0 Req. Desktop Ref: Append at 18:13:05 on 92/10/27 GMT (by MCI1078 at OS2CUST) Ed, I think youwill have to rely on CMD files to start DOS apps from the OS/2 2.0 requester when moving from LS1.3 to LS2.0. The other infomation you had seems to be a mistake. Mike Long - CARD Iowa State University - PC/LAN Analyst ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 00:38:29 on 92/10/28 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST) Subject: restoring LAN Services icon Ref: Append at 15:30:05 on 92/10/27 GMT (by IL22458 at OS2CUST) Tim To get the group folder icon put back onto the LAN Services folder, open the settings on the Main, DOS Programs, OS/2 programs, or whichever icon is the correct one. Then go to general, edit the icon, select all, copy, exit the icon editor, exit the settings for that folder. Now open up the LAN Services folder settings, general, edit, paste, save, exit icon editor, exitsettings. The LAN Services icon should now look like it did in the begining, with six little boxes inside of a white box with a blue-green top. Mike Long - CARD Iowa State University - PC/LAN Analyst ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 20:41:08 on 92/10/28 GMT (by IL22458 at OS2CUST) Subject: restoring LAN Services icon Ref: Append at 00:38:29 on 92/10/28 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST) Mike, Your tip worked just fine. I appreciate your help. Regards and much thanks. Tim Rice Legislative Information System (Illinois) ----- OS2LAN CFORUM appended at 16:40:29 on 92/10/29 GMT (by GALLISON at AUSVM1) Subject: Peer Networking / MS Windows for Workgroups Ref: Append at 20:18:11 on 92/10/26 GMT (by TBHIC at OS2CUST) Have the forum participants seen or read about Windows for Workgroups (WFW)? If so, what do you think? Is this function valuable to you? You may have read in PC WEEK that a similar offering is in process for OS/2 2.0. In LAN Server 3.0, a function call Peer Services is avail. that allows some limited peer connectivity. What is proposed is a much more integrated approach that implements basic network operations in the Workplace shell. (BTW this is not a reaction to WFW, it has been under discussion for some time). Do you think this is strictly a small business solution, or do you think this has applicability in the enterprise as well? What types of capabilities would you like to see in this function over and above File sharing, print sharing, and network DDE? Gary Allison OS/2 LAN Server Development