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NOVELL TECHNICAL INFORMATION DOCUMENT
TITLE: APPLETLK.NLM v3.07b
DOCUMENT ID: TID350303
DOCUMENT REVISION: A
DATE: 12AUG94
ALERT STATUS: Yellow
INFORMATION TYPE: Symptom Solution
README FOR: ATK307.EXE
NOVELL PRODUCT and VERSION:
NetWare for Macintosh 3.12
NetWare for Macintosh 3.011
NetWare for Macintosh Pre 3.011
ABSTRACT:
This is APPLETLK.NLM v3.07b, which is the latest version released with NetWare
v3.12. Also included within this file are new versions of ATCON.NLM,
SNMP.NLM, NWSNUT.NLM and AFTER311.NLM. This new APPLETLK NLM includes several
fixes and enhancements.
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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.
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SYMPTOM
This new APPLETLK NLM includes several fixes and enhancements including the
following:
== Router Enhancements ==
(1) We resolved a problem in which the sender's network number in the first
two bytes of the RTMP data portion was byte-swapped in all but the first
packet of responses that required more than one packet. This problem was
caused by a condition in a Phase 1 network, in which a node that learned its
network number by broadcasting RTMP requests could be dynamically configured
with the wrong network number. The sender's network number is now set
correctly when multiple RTMP data packets are sent in response to an RTMP
router data request.
(2) In a previous release of APPLETLK.NLM, the last zone name of one reply
packet and the first zone name of a subsequent reply packet for a multi-packet
reply could be duplicated if routers without zones appeared in the routing
table. Duplicate zones names sometimes appeared in the Chooser. This problem
should no longer occur.
(3) We fixed a problem in which LOAD and BIND commands could fail when zone
names included leading, trailing, or embedded spaces, or when certain keywords
were used in the BIND or LOAD command line. LOAD and BIND commands with LOAD
or BIND command line keywords are now allowed. LOAD commands that use zone
names with leading or embedded spaces are now allowed; however, on the LOAD
command line, the quotation marks in the zone name cannot be preceded with a
space. For example, zone={ "MYZONE"} and zone={"MYZONE "} are NOT allowed.
BIND commands that use zone names with leading, trailing or embedded spaces
are now allowed.
(4) Previously, the AppleTalk router advertised itself as a NetWare router
through NBP using the name "NetWare AppleTalk Stack/Router" instead of the
actual server name. Now the AppleTalk router correctly advertises itself as
"<server name>: NetWare Router @ <zone name>."
(5) The periodic CPU utilization peaks caused by RTMP as observed on slower
machines on large internets has been fixed. Formerly, the CPU utilization as
seen in the Monitor utility went up to almost 100% about every 10 seconds.
This is no longer the case.
(6) The message informing you that an RTMP router has gone down has been
changed from a warning message to an informational message. It no longer
appears on the console screen by default.
== Stack Enhancements ==
(1) We resolved a problem with the AppleTalk protocols in which some users
reported difficulties maintaining idle ADSP connections. In the previous
release of the APPLETLK.NLM, applications such as NetWare for SAA, NetWare
SQL, and some third-party applications could lose their ADSP connections if
the application did not receive transmitted data after a couple of minutes.
For example, a backup application lost its ADSP connection to the Macintosh
during the time it took to change a tape cartridge on the backup device. In
this new release of APPLETLK.NLM, this problem should not occur.
(2) Previously, AFP sessions would hang under certain limited conditions. An
ASP ATP request was checked to determine that it came from the correct remote
endpoint. If this check failed for any reason, AppleTalk disregarded
subsequent requests, causing the AFP session to hang. This problem was fixed
in version 3.06 of the APPLETLK.NLM and should not occur in the latest
release.
== SNMP Support Enhancements ==
(1) APPLETLK.NLM now loads SNMP.NLM v2.08 (the SNMP agent, which is included
with the NetWare 3.12 operating system) when APPLETLK.NLM itself is
initialized. This enhancement means that ATLKSNMP.NLM, provided with NetWare
for Macintosh v3.011, is no longer required and is not included in NetWare for
Macintosh v3.12.
== ATCON.NLM Enhancements ==
(1) The ATCON module now combines Router Statistics and Stack Statistics. The
AppleTalk Statistics information includes both a router counter and a stack
counter.
(2) ATCON now reflects NBP registration for the AppleTalk protocols. The NBP
type of the stack is "NetWare AppleTalk Server."
SOLUTION
Follow the directions in the section called "Installation Instructions."
Self-Extracting File Name: ATK307.EXE Revision: A
Files Included Size Date Time
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ATK307.TXT (This File)
SNMP.NLM 57660 04-06-93 3:44p
ATCON.NLM 112042 05-25-93 9:25a
NWSNUT.NLM 160623 06-15-93 3:40p
AFTER311.NLM 25290 05-25-93 4:35p
APPLETLK.NLM 233846 05-11-93 6:00p
Installation Instructions:
1. Rename APPLTLK.NLM, SNMP.NLM, NWSNUT.NLM and ATCON.NLM to their respective
names with a .OLD extension (e.g. *.OLD).
2. Copy the new files included in this compressed file to SYS:SYSTEM.
3. Down the server and reboot, or unload and reload each of these NLMs as you
would from the AUTOEXEC.NCF file.
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