NOVELL TECHNICAL INFORMATION DOCUMENT TITLE: AFPFIX2.NLM Macintosh Patch for NetWare 3.11 DOCUMENT ID: TID000025 DOCUMENT REVISION: A DATE: 01JUL93 ALERT STATUS: Yellow INFORMATION TYPE: Symptom Solution README FOR: AFIX2.EXE NOVELL PRODUCT and VERSION: NetWare for Macintosh Pre 3.011 ABSTRACT: This file contains AFPFIX2.NLM. This patch fixes the problem when a Macintosh, running System 7, would lose its connection to the NetWare 3.11 file server, running NetWare for Macintosh v3.0, or v3.01, when the server's bindery is closed. The server bindery is closed during a backup of the server. The patch works with either the 20, or 100- user versions of NetWare for Macintosh. _________________________________________________________________ DISCLAIMER THE ORIGIN OF THIS INFORMATION MAY BE INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL TO NOVELL. NOVELL MAKES EVERY EFFORT WITHIN ITS MEANS TO VERIFY THIS INFORMATION. HOWEVER, THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THIS DOCUMENT IS FOR YOUR INFORMATION ONLY. NOVELL MAKES NO EXPLICIT OR IMPLIED CLAIMS TO THE VALIDITY OF THIS INFORMATION. _________________________________________________________________ Self-Extracting File Name: AFIX2.EXE Files Included Size Date Time AFIX2.TXT (This File) AFPFIX2.NLM 3492 12-12-91 4:17p PATCHMAN.NLM 8923 10-10-91 10:20a README PTF-W-022 This is AFPFIX2.NLM. This patch resolves the problem of a Macintosh running System 7 losing its connection to the NetWare v3.11 file server running NetWare for Macintosh 3.0, or 3.01, when the server's Bindery is closed. The server bindery is closed during a backup of the server. The patch will function with either the 100-, or 20-user version of NetWare for Macintosh. To install the patch to the AFP.NLM: (a) Copy PATCHMAN.NLM and AFPFIX2.NLM to SYS:\SYSTEM. (b) Add the following commands to AUTOEXEC.NCF: LOAD PATCHMAN LOAD AFPFIX2.NLM The lines should be added after the LOAD AFP command line. (c) Down the server and re-boot, or manually load PATCHMAN and AFPFIX2 at the NetWare console. ÿ