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- TECHNICAL BULLETIN
- Bulletin #1-271
-
- Date: June 29, 1990
-
- NetWare Utilities on NetWire Included with SFT, Advanced and ELS Level II
- NetWare v2.15
-
- On June 10, 1990, several of the NetWare utilities of SFT, Advanced and ELS
- NetWare Level II v2.15 were replaced with the newer utilities currently on
- Netwire. Most of these newer utilities involved updating the released utilities
- to include the maintenance fixes that have been made available on NetWire during
- the past six months. Maintenance changes such as this are part of the normal
- product lifecycle.
-
- The following explanation lists the files that were changed, the file name on
- NetWire to download, and the reasons for the change.
-
- BINDFIX (BINDFX.ZIP) - BINDFIX v1.2 (dated 10-30-89) will not delete other
- files when executed under a 3.0 shell with dots enabled. (See Technical
- Bulletins 255 and 256)
-
- INSTOVL.OBJ (NSTOVL.ZIP) - When the operating system is redirected by
- HotFix due to bad media, it will not be located above 1024 cylinders. This
- will correct some problems with the NetWare cold-boot loader (dated 12-
- 07-89).
-
- ISADISK (ISADSK.ARC) - This ISA driver (v2.04 dated 02-01-90) is compatible
- with more drives and controllers than the older driver.
-
- LOADER (LOADER.ZIP) - The Non-dedicated LOADER.DAT (dated 02-14-90) now
- functions with a DCB.
-
- LOGIN (LOGIN.ZIP) - LOGIN v2.10 (dated 07-28-89) no longer can set the
- password of an attached server to null when passwords are required on the
- attached server. The 386 LOGIN, which fixes this deficiency, replaced the
- 286 LOGIN. There are some small differences between the 286 and the 386
- login which are documented in the README file.
-
- MAKEUSER (MAKUSR.ZIP) - MAKEUSER v1.02c (dated 05-14-90) will not delete
- other files when executed under a 3.0 shell with dots enabled. (See
- Technical Bulletins 255 and 256)
-
- MENU (MENU.ZIP) - MENU v1.23 (dated 10-04-90) completely unloads itself
- from memory.
-
- NE/2 Drivers (NE2.ZIP) - New certified and tested drivers (dated 11-29-
- 89) include AppleTalk support. These files comprise the LAN_DRV_109 disk.
- (See Technical Bulletin 260)
-
- NE1000 Drivers (NE1000.ZIP) - New certified and tested drivers (dated 12-
- 04-89 and 12-27-89). These files comprise the LAN_DRV_110 disk. (See
- Technical Bulletin 260)
-
- NE2000 Drivers (NE2000.ZIP) - New certified and tested drivers (dated 11-
- 29-89 and 12-27-89) include AppleTalk support. These files comprise the
- LAN_DRV_107. (See Technical Bulletin 260)
-
- NINSTALL (NNSTLL.ZIP) - NINSTALL (dated 10-04-89) no longer locks-up when
- updating the AT driver with the ISA driver under the default configuration
- option. (See Technical Bulletin 253)
- NETWARE OS/2 REQUESTER v1.2 (12REQ0.TXT, 12REQ1.ZIP, 12REQ2.ZIP,
- 12REQ3.ZIP, 12REQ4.ZIP, 12REQ5.ZIP, 12REQ6.ZIP) - Provides NetWare support
- for OS/2 version 1.2.
-
- NETWARE DOS SHELL FOR WINDOWS (DSWIN0.TXT, DSWIN1.ZIP, DSWIN2.ZIP,
- DSWIN3.ZIP, DSWIN4.ZIP) - Provides DOS shell and utility support for
- Windows v3.0 and support for loading the NetWare shell into expanded and
- extended memory. If you are installing Windows v3.0 on a client
- workstation, please follow the directions included with this package to
- replace some of the existing utilities.
-
- NVER (NVER.ZIP) - NVER v3.00 (dated 11-22-89) information is displayed
- correctly from 8088-based machines, nondedicated file server workstations,
- and Token-Ring installations.
-
- PRINTDEF (PRNTDF.ZIP) - PRINTDEF v1.11 (dated 02-14-90) can now copy print
- definitions from one user to another.
-
- SECURITY (215SEC.ZIP) - SECURITY v1.20 (dated 08-23-89) no longer uses a
- grace login from each user when it is run. (See Technical Bulletin 252)
-
- SYSCON (SYS233.ZIP) - SYSCON v2.33 (dated 04-02-90) now shows the correct
- amount of disk space each user is using.
-
- VOLINFO (VOLINF.ZIP) - VOLINFO v2.30 (dated 12-29-89) now encrypts
- passwords on-the-wire like other utilities.
-
-
- If you are having any problems that can be corrected by using these newer
- utilities please download the newer version from NetWire.
-
-
- Additional Information for NetWare v2.15
-
- The following information is not included in the NetWare v2.15 manuals (revision
- 1.00).
-
- o If you are upgrading from NetWare version 2.1, 2.11, or 2.12 and have been
- using the required password length parameter, all user passwords will
- automatically expire to take advantage of increased security. Users must
- enter a new password to properly implement and improve their security.
-
- o When your password expires, the system will ask you to change it. If you
- are not attached to multiple servers, ignore the prompt to synchronize
- passwords by pressing <Enter> to continue.
-
- o Ignore all references to the NETWARE VAP KEYBOARD LOCK and LAN_DRV_002
- diskettes in the documentation. The LOCK.VAP program is no longer
- available. Novell and IBM drivers are contained on the LAN_DRV_001
- diskette; all other drivers are available in the NetWare Supplemental
- Drivers Kit.
-
- o If you have a UPS (uninterruptible power supply) connected to your file
- server, be careful not to disconnect the cable. The system will identify
- a disconnection as a low-battery signal and down the server.