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NOVELL TECHNICAL INFORMATION DOCUMENT
TITLE: APPLETLK.NLM v3.07h
README FOR: ATK307.EXE
NOVELL PRODUCTS and VERSIONS:
NetWare for Macintosh 3.12
NetWare for Macintosh 3.011
NetWare for Macintosh Pre 3.011
ABSTRACT:
This is APPLETLK.NLM v3.07h. 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
Files Included Size Date Time
..\
ATK307.TXT (This file)
AFTER311.NLM 25290 5-25-93 4:35:22 pm
APPLETLK.NLM 234427 10-18-95 12:43:14 pm
ATCON.NLM 112042 5-25-93 9:25:44 am
NWSNUT.NLM 160623 6-15-93 3:40:54 pm
SNMP.NLM 57660 4-6-93 3:44:32 pm
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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