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Netware vrs LAN Server ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * If we are gonna let them include all the extra products, maybe I'll include a price/function comparison. I'm real. ********************************************************************** TomG-TeamLS No pitch would be complete without one ... If you're real enough I might even use it to help defend my little LS group from the Netware "herd" mentality running amok in my company now (vbg). ********************************************************************** Keith Blake (The OS/2 Mole) V: (513) 983-8119 (IBMMAIL/USPGC9GC) As we start to look at functions available in add-on packages, it really is not right to compare, say, an async comm pack for remote access with async queue sharing on LS (which IS an exclusive). If we must get a package from another vendor, how many vendors do we want to have pointing fingers at each other when an error occurs? OK, I'll mention LAN Distance, LAN NetDoor, CID (LAD/2 if you wish), LAN NetView (which includes NW management functions as a SUBSET), etc. A look at OS/2 Professional magazine shows many backup/restore products -- including Cheyanne Software's package which is the most popular one for NW. When looking for these packages, look for OS/2 packages, not just LS ones (our certification program is just getting off the ground), after all, LS is not just a file server. It is a full function client server platform running on the most advanced operating system shipping today. Speaking of operating systems, I notice more and more news stories about M$ divorcing from its 'partners'. Interesting, as they continue to get more and more 'in control' of every piece of a system (server, client, database, comm, compilers, etc) they are starting to remind me of a tank. Designed for offense, built to run over anything that gets in the way,... And the first thing you do to defeat a tankis to get the crew to 'button up' so you can get them more easily. Then, one man can knock it out... As long as I am running on on a variety of topics, let me add one more. A while back, I noted that LS was pretty much ignored by Z-D. Well, they mentioned it! PC Magazine, Network Edition (4/26, page 238, 1st col). To save you the trouble, I quote. "Our specification excludes the server based NOSs that we review periodically, such as Novell's NetWare and Banyan's VINES, and products such as Digital's Pathworks and IBM's LAN Server...". How 'bout that? OK, so they were pointing out the fact that they ignore LS, but they DID mention it. Why, I may have the issue bronzed.... Since the topic of the article was peer systems, it is probably just as well, anyway... ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 22:25 on 94/04/19 by GORDY at DALVM41B ] TomG-TeamLS >Why users would buy NW40 and happily run it in NW311 mode (bindery >emulation) eludes me. Sounds like an expensive non-solution. SOme of >them probably went to 40 after buying 312 to boot. Maybe IBM should >charge for fixes ********************************************************************** ═══ 4. LS & XNS (Was: Netware vrs LAN Server) ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TomG-TeamLS Thanks, Matt -- the more the merrier. Might encourage some of our lurkers to jump in with more info (some of this is admittedly gobbledegook to me). I am just gathering info now. Will sort it out later... Come on folks -- experiences, configurations or comments are ALL welcome... We have a chance to accomplish something here. ********************************************************************** ═══ 5. LS & Decnet (was Netware vrs LAN Server) ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TomG-TeamLS Good show! I had heard of this document, but not SEEN it... From earlier comments in this forum, some users have said the DEC utilities don't work, but this indicates they do/should. Is this the procedure y'all followed in installing? ********************************************************************** TomG-TeamLS Hi to all the Dec-Experts Question : Is it possible ( all the existing doc's couldn't answer my question ) to run just the VT 340 emulation with Pathworks for OS/2 with ||||| CM and an Ethernet card (e.g. 3COM 523 / 509) A guy over here said it's not possible to get it run, because both PW and CM uses the same Station ID. Solution 2 Ethercard :-)) ?|? or Token-Ring ( kind of difficult if you want to switch 1200 PC's ) or not to run CM. He said it could perhaps possible to start just the emulation ( LAT ) but he never tried it. Someone else said it should run under OS/2 2.0 but 2.1 is too time critical. ONCE AGAIN CM and PW with Ethernet is the question ( we need just the terminal emulation ). We tried it with PW 2.0 ||| maybe PW 2.0b or c does it. All the PC have have ( not a must || ) LAN- Requester 2.0 or 3.0 ( IBM-produkt, not MICROSOFT ||| ) Thanks to all the rare experts who give me an idea. Robert K. Ibrom This append was created on the External IBMLink system by ********************************************************************** ═══ 6. Separator Pages ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Robert Ibrom, AUDI AG, GERMANY, Tel +49-841-891076, ID: SM.IBMMAIL.DEVW1V29 Tom, If that is the case I can probably make that fairly easily. Had heard Atlanta, and had received an offer for an upgrade on something that also included $100 off the price of the fall conference, but said it would be in Orlando, which I actually think would be a better choice. Oh well which ever quess I will be there. Jack Hiatt MARC-Life Atlanta Ga. Team OS/2 ********************************************************************** T.I.P.A. FWIW, I understand that the Interchanges will have discounted (maybe even free) LAN Server certification testing available. So, if you go, be sure to brush up on your CLI -- and drop in on the BOF (Brainshare?) to be held the night before (not planned to be a cram session, by the way) to stock up on other interesting tidbits of info... And, Good Luck! Hmmm, if there are six $100 tests and they are free, what does the conf cost again....? ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 02:50 on 94/04/20 by IL26761 at HONE81 ] TomG-TeamLS >If that is the case I can probably make that fairly easily. Had heard >Atlanta, and had received an offer for an upgrade on something that also >included $100 off the price of the fall conference, but said it would be >in Orlando, which I actually think would be a better choice. Oh well >which ever quess I will be there. If it was the same mailing I got, it was a DB2 conference that was going to be in Orlando. I wish I had concrete information about the Fall TIC. At this point, I've heard: None New Orleans Orlando Atlanta and I haven't heard any dates at all. My wife is going nuts! ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 14:21 on 94/04/20 by GORDY at DALVM41B ] John W. Kennedy - Hoechst Celanese - TIPA - Team OS/2 - The OS/2 Hobbit Tom, Thanks for the info, I had heard that testing facilities would be available at the conference, looking forward to it. Jack Hiatt MARC-Life Atlanta Ga. Team OS/2 ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 15:28 on 94/04/20 by NAAO3IY at HONE82 ] T.I.P.A. >My wife is going nuts! What can't wait to get you out of the house, or looking forward to attending??? Jack Hiatt MARC-Life Atlanta Ga. Team OS/2 ********************************************************************** T.I.P.A. >>My wife is going nuts! >What can't wait to get you out of the house, or looking forward to >attending??? > Looking forward to attending _and_ would like to schedule the rest of our summer. What with the NJ, NY, and PA RenFests, the Ohio Light Opera and the Munchkin convention (and some year we'd like to make the Ozmapolitan), having an undated event tends to make us nervous. ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 15:28 on 94/04/20 by NAAO3IY at HONE82 ] John W. Kennedy - Hoechst Celanese - TIPA - Team OS/2 - The OS/2 Hobbit Well, it is in Atlanta this Fall. Sorry, I have no dates (but I'll check.... ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 16:26 on 94/04/21 by NAAO3IY at HONE83 ] TomG-TeamLS John, Hopefully we will get the word on location and dates for the fall conference next week, at least I sure hope so. Hope it doesn't conflict with any of the other items on your list, hope to see you there, where ever there is. Jack Hiatt MARC-Life Atlanta Ga. Team OS/2 ********************************************************************** ═══ 7. Home Directory Size ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * T.I.P.A. The limit is set using the NET USER command, with the MAXSTORAGE parameter. Check the command reference. This does not really limit the user, but allows you to see who has exceeded the value by running the CHKSTOR program. Jack Hiatt MARC-Life Atlanta Ga. Team OS/2 ********************************************************************** ═══ 8. PIONEER DRM-604X CONNECTED TO LS 3.0A ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * T.I.P.A. Kevin, I haven't tried it on a true standalone, but trying it at the server while no one is logged on seems to me to be just like a standalone. I will call Pioneer to see what they say, but I got a feeling (since there was only DOS & MAC stuff in the Doc) that they'll be clueless at first until I male it clear it is going to be on an OS/2 machine. Does anyone out there have a Pioneer Multi-Changer shared? What sort of problems have you experienced (and documented?)? Thomas Haynes EDP Network Specialist ********************************************************************** Allegheny Power Thomas, re: >Does anyone out there have a Pioneer Multi-Changer shared? Yup, we do... no problems with the Pioneers, but I am having some difficulty with a four Toshiba 3401 drive tower attached to the same server as the three 604Xs. The Pioneers work fine, but I get errors accessing the Toshibas and haven't had the time (or the need yet ) to find out why the Toshibas don't work. ********************************************************************** -Scott Samuelson- Washington Public Power Supply System (509)372-5197 Scott, Can you append IBMLAN.INI, CONFIG.SYS, and Hardware on that server? I am especially interested in the SCSI devices, CPU, and T/R card. I have the hard drive as 6, int tape (IBM 4MM DAT) as 3, Pioneer as 2, Hitachi 1 as 1, and Hitachi 2 as 0. All of these are attached to the IBM SCSI that came with the 80-A31. Of course, any other insights are appreciated as well. If you would prefer to FAX, my number is 412-838-6300. Thomas Haynes EDP Network Specialist ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 11:33 on 94/04/20 by AYP1Z21 at HONE82 ] Allegheny Power Thomas, We have had a 604 shared on the network since right after OS/2 2.0 was released and have had no problems with it what so ever. I had actually installed the box on my standalone machine during the EEP program for 2.0. The only thing that I can find that we had to do special was add the parm /ET to the .add for the the UltraStor driver for the adapter we are using. Jack Hiatt MARC-Life Atlanta Ga. Team OS/2 ********************************************************************** T.I.P.A. Jack, Is there anything else on the SCSI card except the 604X? My SCSI card is pretty clogged with the Hard Drive, int tape backup and two other CD's. Do you have more specific info on the Ultrastor such as estimated price, Model/Part #. If I can get one from my hardware vendor to try I would like to. Or do you think it better to get another IBM SCSI and configure with that. Thomas Haynes EDP Network Specialist ********************************************************************** Allegheny Power Tom This is on an ISA clone system and I will have to check the model that is being used. I was working on that server this afternoon and at this time there is only the CD and 3 HDs on the card. Jack Hiatt MARC-Life Atlanta Ga. Team OS/2 ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 17:12 on 94/04/20 by AYP1Z21 at HONE82 ] T.I.P.A. Thomas, re: > Can you append IBMLAN.INI, CONFIG.SYS, and Hardware on that server? >I am especially interested in the SCSI devices, CPU, and T/R card. I >have the hard drive as 6, int tape (IBM 4MM DAT) as 3, Pioneer as 2, >Hitachi 1 as 1, and Hitachi 2 as 0. All of these are attached to the >IBM SCSI that came with the 80-A31. Of course, any other insights are >appreciated as well. Hardware is PS/2 Model 8595; CPU 486/50; Memory 32mb, Hard disk 1GB at SCSI ID 6 on SCSI adapter 1; two Pioneer 604Xs on SCSI adapter 1 at SCSI IDs 5 and 4 respectively; one 604x on SCSI adapter 2 at SCSI ID 1; one four CD-ROM tower (Toshiba 3401s) at SCSI IDs 6 - 3 respectively. Sorry, but the server is running in production, and I can't get you any specifics on the ROM addresses for the TIC, or SCSI adapters. In my last post, I think I mentioned not being able to access the 3401s properly... Either I've totally lost my mind (quite possible ) or the problem has somehow cured itself, because the 3401s are now accessable again... go figure. At any rate, if you need the info on the TIC and SCSI adapters, I can try to get them for you later when I get a chance to reboot the server. Let me know. **************** IBMLAN.INI ************************************** ; OS/2 LAN Server initialization file Нnetworks┘ net1 = NETBEUI$,0,LM10,32,50,14 ; This information is read by the redirector at device initialization time. Нrequester┘ COMPUTERNAME = SERVER18 DOMAIN = CDROM ; The following parameters generally do not need to be ; changed by the user. charcount = 16 chartime = 250 charwait = 3600 keepconn = 600 keepsearch = 600 maxcmds = 16 maxerrorlog = 100 maxthreads = 10 maxwrkcache = 64 numalerts = 12 numcharbuf = 10 numservices = 16 numworkbuf = 15 numdgrambuf = 14 othdomains = printbuftime = 90 sesstimeout = 45 sizcharbuf = 512 sizerror = 1024 sizworkbuf = 4096 ; The next lines help you to locate bits in the wrkheuristics entry. ; 1 2 3 ; 0123456789012345678901234567890123 wrkheuristics = 1111111121311111110001011120111221 WRKSERVICES = LSCLIENT,MESSENGER,NETPOPUP wrknets = NET1 Нmessenger┘ logfile = messages.log sizmessbuf = 4096 Нlsclient┘ multilogon = no timesync = yes logonverification = domain logonwarningmsgs = all Нnetlogon┘ SCRIPTS = D:\IBMLAN\REPL\IMPORT\SCRIPTS pulse = 60 update = yes Нreplicator┘ replicate = IMPORT IMPORTPATH = D:\ibmlan\repl\import tryuser = yes password = interval = 5 guardtime = 2 pulse = 3 random = 60 Нdcdbrepl┘ tryuser = yes password = interval = 5 guardtime = 2 pulse = 3 random = 60 Нserver┘ alertnames = auditing = no autodisconnect = 120 maxusers = 32 ; The following parameters generally do not need to be ; changed by the user. NOTE: srvnets= is represented in ; the server info struct as a 16-bit lan mask. Srvnet names ; are converted to indexes within Нnetworks┘ for the named nets. guestacct = guest accessalert = 5 alertsched = 5 diskalert = 5000 erroralert = 5 logonalert = 5 maxauditlog = 100 maxchdevjob = 6 maxchdevq = 2 maxchdevs = 2 maxconnections = 128 maxlocks = 64 maxopens = 250 maxsearches = 50 maxsessopens = 80 maxsessreqs = 50 maxsessvcs = 1 maxshares = 16 netioalert = 5 numbigbuf = 12 numfiletasks = 1 numreqbuf = 36 sizreqbuf = 4096 srvanndelta = 3000 srvannounce = 60 ; The next lines help you to locate bits in the srvheuristics entry. ; 1 ; 01234567890123456789 srvheuristics = 11110141111311001331 SRVSERVICES = NETLOGON,LSSERVER,ALERTER,NETRUN,TIMESOURCE srvnets = NET1 Нalerter┘ sizalertbuf = 3072 Нnetrun┘ maxruns = 3 runpath = C:\ Нlsserver┘ cleanup = yes srvpipes = 3 Нservices┘ ; Correlates name of service to pathname of service program. ; The pathname must be either ; 1) an absolute path (including the drive specification) ; OR ; 2) a path relative to the IBMLAN root alerter = services\alerter.exe dcdbrepl = services\dcdbrepl.exe dlrinst = services\dlrinst.exe genalert = services\genalert.exe ; Correlates name of service to pathname of service program. ; The pathname must be either ; 1) an absolute path (including the drive specification) ; OR ; 2) a path relative to the IBMLAN root lsclient = services\lsclient.exe lsserver = services\lsserver.exe messenger = services\msrvinit.exe netlogon = services\netlogon.exe netpopup = services\netpopup.exe netrun = services\runservr.exe remoteboot = services\rplservr.exe replicator = services\replicat.exe requester = services\wksta.exe server = services\netsvini.exe timesource = services\timesrc.exe ups = services\ups.exe *************************** CONFIG.SYS ******************************* IFS=C:\IBM386FS\HPFS386.IFS C:\IBM386FS\HPFS200.386 /I:D:\IBMLAN /USEALLMEM /A:* RUN=D:\IBMLAN\NETPROG\CACHE386.EXE /LAZY:ON /MAXAGE:5000 /BUFFERIDLE:500 PROTSHELL=C:\OS2\PMSHELL.EXE SET USER_INI=C:\OS2\OS2.INI SET SYSTEM_INI=C:\OS2\OS2SYS.INI SET OS2_SHELL=C:\OS2\CMD.EXE SET AUTOSTART=PROGRAMS,TASKLIST,FOLDERS,CONNECTIONS SET RUNWORKPLACE=C:\OS2\PMSHELL.EXE ********************************************************************** ═══ 9. Domain Controller Having UPM Problems ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * SET COMSPEC=C:\OS2\CMD.EXE We are experiencing an infrequent problem on our domain controller. A couple of times our DC has given us an error message of NET8232 when attempting to log off. This has happened after the server has been up for at least 21 days. A reboot always cures the problem, but is not always practical as soon as the problem occurs. The NET8232 says to wait until the add'l server is started before attempting to logoff. The 3 add'l servers are all started (a NET START SERVER at all 3 verifies this) We do have a Backup DC. All servers are at IP07001 and 2.1 Golden. Has anyone else seen this? Any workarounds? Any reasons why? Any more support info needed? Thanks. Thomas Haynes EDP Network Specialist ********************************************************************** ═══ 10. NET Resource available to DOS\WINOS2 ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Allegheny Power What network resources are available in a DOS or WINOS@ session. This question is prompted by attempting to use a communications package in the DOS session and receiving error messages saying there are not enough COMMANDS available. ********************************************************************** Dave Blatcher This sounds like a configuration problem. You set the number of sessions and command available in a DOS box with a program called LTSVCFG.COM. It resides in the IBMCOM directory. I not sure of the syntax. Russ Young ********************************************************************** ═══ 11. Logging on in the morning ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * DLR Development Here's a question that hopefully is an easy one. Occassionally when I log on in the morning, the only thing that I get is my home directory. I don't get Public Apps, I don't get my printer and I don't get about a dozen drive assignments. It's quickly cured by logging off and logging on, but I would like to know why this occurs. Gary Pool MO Dept. Social Services ********************************************************************** * EPM * Nothing is so smiple that it can't get screwed up. Gary, We had this problem prior to putting on a UPMLAN.DLL fix. This was in a multi server domain only. The README from the APAR is attached. Thomas Haynes EDP Network Specialist Allegheny Power ********************README.TXT******************************* Customer : BURROUGHS WELLCOME CO Files needed for APAR : IC04933 RELEASE : R3000 * UPMLAN DLL CRC Value : 05DD Byte Size : 46040 PATH ON SERVER : \IBMLAN\NETLIB PATH ON REQUESTER : \IBMLAN\NETLIB PATH ON RIPL : \IBMLAN\RPL\IBMLAN\NETLIB This fix should only be applied to Lan Server 3.0 code. NOTE: Please rename your old files before applying these fixes. NOTE: All files are sent in binary format. ********************************************************************** Ref: 1 1274200 3X311 B352 A07 C000 > We had this problem prior to putting on a UPMLAN.DLL fix. This was >in a multi server domain only. The README from the APAR is attached. > >Thomas Haynes >EDP Network Specialist >Allegheny Power Gee, I knew this would be an easy one! Thanks a lot. I might just wait until 3.01 of LS is available since I've been living with it this long and because it is so infrequent. Gary Pool MO Dept. Social Services ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 14:07 on 94/04/20 by POOLMWV at HONE83 ] * EPM * Odo, any more Jell-O in the fridge? Odo?...Odo?? Gray, has your server had its first cup of coffee? (Sorry, but I just could't resist ) Wish I had a better response to the question... ********************************************************************** ═══ 12. Extra args sent by NET.EXE when using NET ADMIN ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TomG-TeamLS Hello. I am writing a 'command filter' of sorts that will sit between NET.EXE and CMD.EXE to filter out (and reject) some commands that an administrator may execute using NET ADMIN. I do this inserting of my .exe by pointing COMSPEC to it, and thus NET.EXE calls me instead of CMD.EXE directly. I thus intercept ALL the arguments NET.EXE sends when a NET ADMIN is issued. My question is this: I have noticed that NET.EXE tacks some of its own arguments on AFTER the specified command, either 3 extra ones or 4 (that I have ever seen); will these extra arguments ALWAYS be there, and will they ALWAYS be the same (on the same server)? The answer may be classified, if so please send to me directly or call me. If my question is not clear, let me know! Thanks! - Gordie Grout ********************************************************************** ═══ 13. Netbios resources ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "This quote intentionally left blank." We have installed in a LAN Server two T/R adapters: one 16/4 II and one LANStreamer. The reason is, that we need a huge netbios ressources because of Netview/DM. We realized now, that in the protocol.ini there is only one entry in netbios section, used by all adapters. This means, that we can not specify more resources that are valid for the 16/4 adapter| right? Or we install two LANStreamer, that we can use more. right? This append was created on the External IBMLink system by ********************************************************************** Peter Guttinger / Switzerland / Tanos AG Peter, I would have thought that there would have been 2 distinct sections in your protocol.ini file, one for the T/R II and one for the LANStreamer, each with their own, sperate netbios resources. What I have found is that when you are allocating netbios recources in the protocol.ini, the total amount of memory that all the resources take up HAVE to be <= 64K. We have LANStreamer cards in our LAN Server and we are only able to get about 180 sessions and names before we get errors when we boot up. All of this is explained in the manuals that come with LAN Server. Good Luck. ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 18:15 on 94/04/20 by CHNZP10A at ELINK2 ] John McMullen, TEAM OS2 and TIPA, MCI, Atlanta GA When you put your NetBIOS resources requirements into PROTOCOL.INI EACH adapter gets the same numbers. If you say 200 sessions, 255 commands and 100 names, you willl get that many on each of the adapters and your system will have twice the number (400,510,200) you specify. ********************************************************************** ═══ 14. NCB error with two LANStreamers ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TomG-TeamLS Steve, I used to be part of KWI Customer support organization, that is until Nov 29, 1993, when I left to come to work here at MCI. I used to support this product. Granted, it has been a few months since I've worked with the product but here are some things to check. 1) There are major problems with the LANStreamer cards from IBM. (I assume you are using the LANStreamer/32 cards) IBM fixed the problem last Oct 22 but if your like we are, we just received our servers and they still came with the old cards. IBM has told us that June 1 is the expected ship date for the new cards and in the meantime we had to increase the DMA to 1 and turn fairness off on our cards to prevent data corruption. You may want to give IBM a call for more info. 2) There's a utility on DISK #1 of the install package for ADW that will go out and give you information regarding your netbios setup. Forgive me but I forgot the name of the program. The KWI support center "should" be able to give you this information. If you do call, tell everyone I said HEY!!!! :-) ********************************************************************** ═══ 15. "6 access-denied error" message ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * John McMullen, TEAM OS2 and TIPA, MCI, Atlanta GA I too would like to get rid of these annoying error messages. Are you by chance running Wordperfect for Windows off of the LAN? ********************************************************************** ═══ 16. LAN Server 3.0 to link PS/2 (OS/2), ThinkPad (DOS), & P70 (Win) ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Leonard "Tired of pressing ESC" Campbell I would like to link my 3 computers together using IBM's LAN Server 3.0. These computers are a desktop PS/2 running OS/2, 2.1, a Model 700C Thinkpad running DOS and a Ps/2 Model P70 (386-based) running Windows. This is an experimental kind of thing at home to give me experience with the LAN Server 3.0 while I learn something in the process. Since the 700C doesn't have the PCMCIA card, I would like to know exactly all of the software and hardware needed to do this. I understand that I will need the LAN Server running on the OS/2 machine and the Requester software running on the DOS and Windows machines. The connection between the ThinkPad and PS/2 with OS/2 will involve a 9-pin connection into the serial port on the ThinkPad which will have a DB-25 with 10 pins going to a printer terminal interposer with output to a gender changer which has 25 sockets which will finally go into the PS/2 machine. I'm not sure what will go from the PS/2 to the P70. Anyway, please give me your ideas. Bud Bradford, HOB AT AUSVM8, 512-823-8094, Austin. ********************************************************************** Thanks. I'm not sure if I understand you correctly. Are you saying that you want to establish a lan using the serial port? If so, I don't think that LAPS has "Serial" support within it. The first thing that you need to do is setup the LAN physical layer (Token Ring/Broadband/Baseband etc, etc). Then you need to get that installed on all your machines. For the 700c you might want to go with a Xircom adapter (or simular). They have drivers for DOS and/or OS/2. Then after that, install laps/lan server/requester. Paul Kurr Servantis Systems, Inc. ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 23:52 on 94/04/20 by HOB at AUSVM8 ] Norcross, GA You might be able to experiment with LAN Distance to get at least two of the machines connected (perhaps via modem). If you want to experiment just with the Server and having it send ********************************************************************** ═══ 17. 4039 network printing ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * commands to itself, you could use the LOOPBACK driver. I have an LS 3.0 server with an attached 4039 10R. There are 2 print objects defined, one for PostScript and one for PCL5, with both pointing to LPT1. The printer always detects which mode to use, so everything's fine. I added an OS/2 requester, defining 2 network printers to it, one for each mode. This was working fine as well, for a while. Recently, I began to be unable to print PS from the req. The output was going to the correct queue, but using the PCL5 printer instead of the PS printer (I hope I've got my terms right here). After much frustration and fiddling, I got the PS print to work by deleting both printers from the server and requester, deleting the alias for the PCL5 printer, and recreating the PS printers on both systems. Then I added the PCL5 alias and printers back, and everything still works. The strange thing is that the PCL5 now goes to the PCL5 queue but uses the PS printer. This is the opposite of when PS didn't work, but at least in this scenario both modes seem to print OK. It appears that since both printer objects are pointing to the same device (LPT1), network printing uses whichever was created first. Is this true? Is there a way to avoid this confusion? Is there a better way to enable printing in both modes on the same printer? I haven't found much helpful in the docs, so thanks in advance from one who's flying by the seat of his pants. ********************************************************************** Tim Rice Legislative Information System (Illinois) Tim, You could try this. Set up one printer on the server. Use the IBMNULL driver. Then setup 2 printer queues on the requester one using PS and one PCL5. This should then work. The IBMNULL driver will just pass whatever it receives to the printer and it will do the switching. Hope this helps. Julian Swales ISM - Information Systems Management Corp. CAWSTSDT@IBMMAIL ********************************************************************** ═══ 18. One or More Aliases Failed ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Regina, SK, Canada, S4S 7H1 PH#:(306)566-2047 Fax#:(306)566-2053 This may be related to one of the recent questions posted, but mine is happening much more often. We have a multi-server environment with about 120 users. It seems that the same users keep getting a message at time of logon that "One or more of your aliases have failed". They logoff and logon, and same thing. Yet, they can issue the correct NET USE commands and attach to the missing aliases. If this is a "bug", I am hoping that 3.01 will correct this. If it is not a bug, I'm open to suggestions. I had just finished downloading all the patches when I read about 3.01, so I figured I would wait and apply the changes "cleanly" instead of piece by piece. Thanks! Brian C. Spahr (908) 562-2624 Lead Programmer/Analyst ********************************************************************** Commercial Life Insurance, a UNUM Company If this is specific to certain workstations, it may be the UPMLAN.DLL fix may need applied. It is referenced in a recent append (week of 4/18) with the subject of Logging On.... Thomas Haynes EDP Network Specialist ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 18:32 on 94/04/21 by UNMT100 at HONE82 ] Allegheny Power Brian, have you just recently upgraded the code on your servers? I had the same problem at my old company when we upgraded versions of LS. I had to go into each users logon file assignments and redo each of their setup to fix the problem as something had clobbered our DCDB. Once this was done, we had no problem. Just a thought. ********************************************************************** ═══ 19. OS/2 LAN Req problems ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * John McMullen, TEAM OS2 and TIPA, MCI, Atlanta GA > Originally appended to OS2LAN CFORUM at 22:07:57 on 94/03/31 GMT Does your LANTRAN.LOG file have any problems in it? Julian Swales ISM - Information Systems Management Corp. CAWSTSDT@IBMMAIL ********************************************************************** ═══ 20. Format for LIST.x files request (again) ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Regina, SK, Canada, S4S 7H1 PH#:(306)566-2047 Fax#:(306)566-2053 > Originally appended to OS2LAN CFORUM at 20:24:18 on 94/04/06 GMT | | This append is being resent as it appears to only be available on | the Canadian shadow. | What we do here is set up one of each type of user and just copy the resulting List files wherever they need to go. Saves us figuring how they have to look and makes cloning users possible. One note. Make sure to either do an appropriate Net access command or to touch all the users with the FSI in order to enable definitions. Gareth "Praying for the death of the FSI" Jones ISM - Information Systems Management Regina Sk Can. ********************************************************************** ═══ 21. Multi-Logon Problems. ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * (306) 787-4075 TeamOS/2, OS/2 Ambassador & Generally Nice Guy > Originally appended to OS2LAN CFORUM at 11:40:16 on 94/04/19 GMT | | This append is being resent as it appears to only be available on | the Canadian shadow. | I'm experiencing some problems with the multi-logon feature of LAN Server 3.0. I wish to inhibit users from logging on from more than 1 workstation at a time. The multilogon parameter is set to 'No' as per the documentation. Everything works as expected if the user logs in via the LOGON.EXE command. i.e. Says "User already logged on at another workstation." However,using the LAN Server API, NetWkstatSetUID2 (pg. 3-274 of LAN Server API Ref.), to do the logon allows multi-logons despite the IBMLAN.INI setting. Is this a bug or if there something else I'm required to do when using the API? I notice there is a return code from the API called NERR_AlreadyLoggedOn. Thanks.. ********************************************************************** ═══ 22. What to do with installs... ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * David Campbell TD Bank (416) 944-6132 > Originally appended to OS2LAN CFORUM at 21:25:27 on 94/04/14 GMT | | This append is being resent as it appears to only be available on | the Canadian shadow. | OK, Here's the scoop. I am trying to install a server that will be somewhat remote from me. I don't want to go out there any more than I have to. Here is what I have... Lan Server 3.0 & IP7001,7005 and WRC7020 OS/2 2.1 GA, Public Fixes, and XR06200. Now I'm frustrated about having LS 3.0 & fixes as i *JUST* received the CD ROM (with IP07001, IP07003) and I was *HOPING* to get LS 3.01 (that was the reason for ordering it as opposed to the Additional Licence...) But...What do I install now? And What do I install for the Base OS?? OS/2 GA, OS/2 GA&fixes, OS/2 GA & SP ??? This normally would not be such a burning question but I don't want to go out remotely more than I have to. Gareth "Needing a Galactic Civilizations fix..." Jones ISM - Information Systems Management Regina Sk Can. ********************************************************************** ═══ 23. LT20029 error when IPL'ing with LAPS for first time ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * (306) 787-4075 TeamOS/2, OS/2 Ambassador & Generally Nice Guy > Originally appended to OS2LAN CFORUM at 19:18:54 on 94/04/14 GMT | | This append is being resent as it appears to only be available on | the Canadian shadow. | Make sure that your cable is connected properly to your network. Julian Swales ISM - Information Systems Management Corp. CAWSTSDT@IBMMAIL ********************************************************************** ═══ 24. Reconnect of Home directories ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Regina, SK, Canada, S4S 7H1 PH#:(306)566-2047 Fax#:(306)566-2053 > Originally appended to OS2LAN CFORUM at 20:57:38 on 94/04/13 GMT | | This append is being resent as it appears to only be available on | the Canadian shadow. | Is the automatic reconnect of Home directories being looked at? I know that if they were defined as alias's it would be no problem but ours are not done that way. The reason I ask is we just had a nasty server outage. All of our alias' reconnected when the server returned except for the home directory. If it would also reconnect it would help make the system look more robust instead of us having to tell the users to logoff and log back in again to fix their problem. Views anyone? Julian Swales ISM - Information Systems Management Corp. CAWSTSDT@IBMMAIL ********************************************************************** Regina, SK, Canada, S4S 7H1 PH#:(306)566-2047 Fax#:(306)566-2053 For what it's worth, if you just make the home directories aliases named Нuserid┘, shared at server startup, they will reconnect. You don't have to rearrange anything; leave them defined as home directories, just as they are. Just also define them as aliases named Нuserid┘. The problem isn't that home directories don't reconnect -- it's that things that aren't shared at server startup time don't reconnect. At a guess, home directories are implicitly share-when-required. ********************************************************************** ═══ 25. NET.EXE problem ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * John W. Kennedy - Hoechst Celanese - TIPA - Team OS/2 - The OS/2 Hobbit > Originally appended to OS2LAN CFORUM at 23:34:51 on 94/04/10 GMT | | This append is being resent as it appears to only be available on | the Canadian shadow. | I am unable to run the NET command to get my full screen interface. It was working fine and now I get: NET3502: OS/2 error 191 has occured SYS0191: *** Cannot be run in an OS/2 session. I have reinstalled the FSI but to no avail. Ideas anyone. I have scanned my drive for other NET.EXE but none there. Help..... Julian Swales ISM - Information Systems Management Corp. CAWSTSDT@IBMMAIL ********************************************************************** Regina, SK, Canada, S4S 7H1 PH#:(306)566-2047 Fax#:(306)566-2053 While there may be no other NET.EXE on your system, it seems like the NET.EXE that you have on your system is the wrong one. LS 3.0 has NET.EXE for OS/2 that was about 153056 in size. Check to ********************************************************************** ═══ 26. LS30 printer Alias problem ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * make sure that yours is similar in size. > Originally appended to OS2LAN CFORUM at 21:42:15 on 94/04/11 GMT | | This append is being resent as it appears to only be available on | the Canadian shadow. | We have 3 out of 13 printer alias' which we were moving from one server to a dedicated print server. We deleted the alias and now when we try to recreate it we get a NET9817 error message. It states that the alias is already being shared. Not true. At least I can't find it anywhere. We have shut all of our servers down and restarted them. If I use a new name for the alias everything work fine. This is happening on 3 out of the 13 we moved. Ideas anyone? Julian Swales ISM - Information Systems Management Corp. CAWSTSDT@IBMMAIL ********************************************************************** ═══ 27. cc:Mail & CID ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Regina, SK, Canada, S4S 7H1 PH#:(306)566-2047 Fax#:(306)566-2053 > Originally appended to OS2LAN CFORUM at 14:33:20 on 94/04/12 GMT | | This append is being resent as it appears to only be available on | the Canadian shadow. | Does anyone know if Lotus has a CID enabled version of their install routine for cc:Mail yet? I have seen in some documents that they have a direction to support this but don't know if they have yet. Julian Swales ISM - Information Systems Management Corp. CAWSTSDT@IBMMAIL ********************************************************************** ═══ 28. PATH NOT FOUND MESSAGE WHEN LOGGING ON ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Regina, SK, Canada, S4S 7H1 PH#:(306)566-2047 Fax#:(306)566-2053 > Originally appended to OS2LAN CFORUM at 20:55:36 on 94/04/12 GMT | | This append is being resent as it appears to only be available on | the Canadian shadow. | Thomas, Could it be that your logon Icon that you are using has some extra stuff in the parameters or working diretory field under the setting? Just an idea.. Julian Swales ISM - Information Systems Management Corp. CAWSTSDT@IBMMAIL ********************************************************************** Regina, SK, Canada, S4S 7H1 PH#:(306)566-2047 Fax#:(306)566-2053 Julian, I tried finding something strange, but there's nothing there. Also, the title bar for the help window that tells me the path is not found states Workplace Shell, so it appears to be a workplace shell error. Thomas Haynes EDP Network Specialist ********************************************************************** ═══ 29. Net Use from a DOS application ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Allegheny Power > Originally appended to OS2LAN CFORUM at 20:58:24 on 94/04/12 GMT | | This append is being resent as it appears to only be available on | the Canadian shadow. | Bob, What you have to do is load the Virtual DOS LAN API support on the workstations from which you want to do this. You then have to find a C programmer to write a program to the API's to do the net use. This is what we did and it works great. Julian Swales ISM - Information Systems Management Corp. CAWSTSDT@IBMMAIL ********************************************************************** ═══ 30. DCDB replication problems ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Regina, SK, Canada, S4S 7H1 PH#:(306)566-2047 Fax#:(306)566-2053 > Originally appended to OS2LAN CFORUM at 21:01:17 on 94/04/12 GMT | | This append is being resent as it appears to only be available on | the Canadian shadow. | John, get LS 3.01. This is supposed to fix the Backup DC problems. There is supposed to be a CSD to bring LS 30 up to 3.01 but it isn't quite ready yet. However I believe that you can get the new packages with it already incorporated. I am sure someone will correct me if I am wrong. Julian Swales ISM - Information Systems Management Corp. CAWSTSDT@IBMMAIL ********************************************************************** ═══ 31. LAN Resource Management ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Regina, SK, Canada, S4S 7H1 PH#:(306)566-2047 Fax#:(306)566-2053 Is there a tool out there of recent vintage which provides function (managing LAN server resources, aliases and drive letters) comparable to the GIME tool on OS2TOOLS? This tool is vintage 7/91... ********************************************************************** ═══ 32. LAN Srv 3.0 DOS Req Install ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Jim Martin The DOS LAN Requestor install program will not run on a machine with MS- DOS 6.2 installed. DOSCHK reports an incorrect DOS version. Using SETVER doesn't help. What do I do???