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NOVELL TECHNICAL INFORMATION DOCUMENT
TITLE: DOS Client Files Update
DOCUMENT ID: TID014295
DOCUMENT REVISION: A
DATE: 27DEC93
ALERT STATUS: Yellow
INFORMATION TYPE: Symptom Solution
README FOR: DOSUP9.EXE
NOVELL PRODUCT and VERSION:
NetWare Client for DOS/Windows
ABSTRACT:
Contains updated DOS client files. This file includes the v1.10 NetWare DOS
Requester (VLMs) and PBURST.NLM. It also includes NetWare shells v3.32
(NETX.EXE, EMSNETX.EXE, XMSNETX.EXE), compatible with DOS 3.0 and above,
including MS DOS 6.2, PCDOS 6.1, DR DOS 6.0 and Windows 3.0/3.1. Includes
support for both ODI and dedicated IPX, Netbios, DOS client files and MLID
drivers. NOTE: If you are using packet burst over a wide area link, call
1(800)NETWARE for Packet Burst files that optimize the O/S for packet burst
over a WAN link.
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
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.
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
SYMPTOM
Fixes known anomalies with the LSL, IPXODI and MLID drivers.
SOLUTION
Copy the updated files to the appropriate directories, and reboot the
w/s.
Files marked with an '*' are new since DOSUP8.EXE. Files marked with a
'^' have been updated since DOSUP8.EXE.
NOTE: When you expand DOSUP9.EXE, it will automatically create two
sub-directories: NETX (containing the latest workstation shells
that support DOS 3.x to DOS 6.x, including MSDOS 6.2 and PCDOS
6.1); VLMS (containing the latest released NetWare DOS
Requester files v1.10).
Self-Extracting File Name: DOSUP9.EXE Revision: A
Files Included Size Date Time Version
\
DOSUP9.TXT (This File)
IPX.OBJ 20340 11-21-91 12:50p v3.10
LSL.COM 17805 09-10-93 3:48p v2.05
NE2.COM 20192 12-09-93 10:12p v1.28 ^
DOSNP.EXE 10547 07-19-93 3:17p v2.10
INT2F.COM 640 07-28-88 11:48a
PCN2L.COM 21294 04-28-93 1:12p v1.41
ROUTE.COM 4882 05-11-93 8:59a v2.10
TBMI2.COM 24884 06-03-93 4:36p v3.14
TOKEN.COM 27381 04-12-93 6:27p v1.27
IPXODI.COM 30247 10-07-93 4:52p v2.12
LANSUP.COM 21943 02-02-93 11:54a v1.27
NE2_32.COM 19903 07-30-93 9:39a v1.30
NE1000.COM 19807 07-30-93 9:40a v1.28
NE2000.COM 21188 11-23-93 11:31a v1.54 ^
NE2100.COM 29256 07-30-93 9:41a v1.27
NE3200.COM 26568 10-20-93 11:28a v1.18 ^
PBURST.NLM 95736 11-12-92 10:34a v2.00 *
RPLFIX.COM 1838 06-30-93 10:56p v1.03 ^
RPLFIX.DOC 2255 02-21-91 2:47p
RPLODI.COM 1652 03-21-91 2:24p v1.02
TASKID.COM 7539 01-22-93 10:47a v1.10
TOKODI.DOC 6882 11-03-93 2:08a
TRXNET.COM 18765 12-21-92 2:27p v1.35
NE1500T.COM 29258 07-30-93 9:41a v1.27
NETBIOS.EXE 24402 11-19-93 11:05a v3.16 ^
NTR2000.COM 24909 03-31-93 9:46a v1.04
ODIINFO.DOC 24499 12-09-92 2:43p
ODINSUP.COM 33867 02-23-93 8:58a v1.22
ODINSUP.DOC 42016 10-28-93 1:07a
DEADLOCK.TXT 18073 12-21-93 2:26p ^
DOSODIWS.DOC 4916 11-03-93 2:19a
\NETX\
NETX.EXE 78654 11-17-93 2:14p v3.32 ^
EMSNETX.EXE 90510 11-17-93 2:16p v3.32 ^
XMSNETX.EXE 87172 11-17-93 2:18p v3.32 ^
\VLMS\
FIO.VLM 17914 12-09-93 1:06p v1.10 *
NDS.VLM 8340 12-09-93 1:05p v1.10 *
NWP.VLM 6500 12-09-93 1:05p v1.10 *
RSA.VLM 19552 12-09-93 1:07p v1.10 *
VLM.EXE 36525 12-09-93 1:03p v1.10 *
AUTO.VLM 4447 12-09-93 1:06p v1.10 *
BIND.VLM 4664 12-09-93 1:05p v1.10 *
CONN.VLM 10705 12-09-93 1:04p v1.10 *
NETX.VLM 15622 12-09-93 1:06p v4.10 *
TRAN.VLM 1545 12-09-93 1:04p v1.10 *
PRINT.VLM 7893 12-09-93 1:06p v1.10 *
REDIR.VLM 13633 12-09-93 1:06p v1.10 *
IPXNCP.VLM 9560 12-09-93 1:04p v1.10 *
IPXODI.MSG 3829 10-07-93 4:52p *
GENERAL.VLM 4203 12-09-93 1:06p v1.10 *
READVLM.TXT 42144 12-20-93 11:43a *
DOSRQSTR.MSG 9522 11-19-93 8:56a *
SECURITY.VLM 7978 12-09-93 1:05p v1.10 *
Installation Instructions:
Make a backup of any files currently on your workstation that appear in
the list above.
FOR THE FILES AT THE ROOT OF THE [DOSUP9] FILE:
Note: The files at the root of [DOSUP9] are not shell specific, and
are for use with either NETX or VLM workstation configurations.
Copy the updated LSL, MLID driver, IPXODI and any other needed driver to
the workstations boot drive, where the network files are located.
Reboot, and load the newer drivers.
FOR THE FILES IN THE SUB-DIRECTORY [NETX] UNDER THE [DOSUP9] ROOT
DIRECTORY:
These are the latest NetWare shells that support DOS 3.x - DOS 6.x.
If you are using PCDOS v6.10, please see the note at the end of this
document.
Copy the updated shells (NETX.EXE, EMSNETX.EXE and/or XMSNETX.EXE) to the
workstations boot drive, where the network files are located. Reboot,
and load the newer shell.
FOR THE FILES IN THE SUB-DIRECTORY [VLMS] UNDER THE [DOSUP9] ROOT
DIRECTORY:
If you are using the VLMs (NetWare DOS Requester), add LASTDRIVE=Z to the
workstation CONFIG.SYS file. Please read the READVLM.TXT file for the
latest information about the VLMs.
Copy the following files to the boot drive's NWCLIENT directory:
AUTO.VLM
BIND.VLM
CONN.VLM
FIO.VLM
GENERAL.VLM
IPXNCP.VLM
NDS.VLM
NETX.VLM
NWP.VLM
PRINT.VLM
REDIR.VLM
RSA.VLM
SECURITY.VLM
TRAN.VLM
VLM.EXE
Copy the following files to the boot drive's NWCLIENT\NLS\ENGLISH
directory:
DOSRQSTR.MSG
IPXODI.MSG
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
The following drivers included in this ZIP file now default to the 802.2
frame type. When using these drivers, it is necessary to either use the
802.2 frame type on your server or change the frame type for the
workstation in your workstation NET.CFG file.
NE1000.COM 19,807 7-30-93 9:40a v1.28
NE1500T.COM 29,258 7-30-93 9:41a v1.27
NE2.COM 20192 12-09-93 10:12p v1.28
NE2000.COM 21188 11-23-93 11:31a v1.54
NE2100.COM 29,256 7-30-93 9:41a v1.27
NE2_32.COM 19,903 7-30-93 9:39a v1.30
NE3200.COM 26,568 10-20-93 11:28a v1.18
If you wish to continue to use the 802.3 frame type, place the following
two lines in the NET.CFG file:
Link Driver <drivername>
Frame Ethernet_802.3
If you were using the NE2000.COM driver, you would replace <drivername>
with NE2000. Be sure to indent the second line and place a carriage
return after the second line.
IMPORTANT Note for PC DOS 6.10 users: (Problem using the %OS_VERSION
parameter)
The default login script, as well as many system login script files
contain the following commands:
MAP INS S1:=SYS:PUBLIC
MAP INS S2:=SYS:PUBLIC/%MACHINE/%OS/%OS_VERSION
The %MACHINE variable applies to the LONG MACHINE TYPE= <Name> parameter
in the NET.CFG file. It defaults to IBM_PC
The %OS variable applies to the DOS NAME= <Name> parameter in the NET.CFG
file. It defaults to MSDOS. PCDOS users typically will create a
directory called PCDOS, and set DOS NAME=PCDOS in the workstation NET.CFG
file. This allows the co-existence of MSDOS and PCDOS with the same
version number to be mapped under the %OS directory. i.e.
SYS:PUBLIC\IBM_PC\MSDOS\V6.00
SYS:PUBLIC\IBM_PC\PCDOS\V6.00
The %OS_VERSION variable applies to the DOS VERSION returned from DOS INT
21h-Function 30h, which is the "GET DOS VERSION" function. We check the
AL register for the major version number, and the AH register for the
minor version number. Using INT 21h, Function 30h for PCDOS v6.00, will
return 6.00 as the version. This matches the DOS VER command from PCDOS
v6.00, which also returns version 6.00. However, using INT 21h, Function
30h for PCDOS v6.10, will also return 6.00 as the version. This does not
match the VER command from PCDOS v6.10, which shows the version as 6.10.
This is similar to what happens with DOS 4.01. The DOS VER command
(which returns an ASCII text string) reports the DOS version as version
4.01, but internally (using the Get Dos Version function call), DOS 4.01
reports itself as DOS version 4.00 to applications.
This means that PCDOS v6.10 users will be mapped to the:
SYS:PUBLIC\IBM_PC\PCDOS\V6.00 directory by default, since INT
21h-Function 30h returns 6.00 as the version, and the NETX.EXE shell
relies on this function to return the correct DOS version. This will
result in invalid command.com errors, if comspec is set to the network
"DOS directory" search mapping.
WORK AROUND OPTIONS
1) Add the following line to the workstation's config.sys file:
DEVICE=SETVER.EXE
At the DOS prompt, type: SETVER NETX.EXE 6.10 (to add netx.exe to
the setver table.)
At the DOS prompt, type: SETVER (to list the elements in the
setver table, to make sure NETX.EXE was correctly added to the
table.)
NOTE: NETX.EXE can be removed from the setver table using the
following syntax: SETVER NETX.EXE /D Only do this if setver
is no longer needed to report the correct DOS version to the
NETX.EXE shell.
Reboot the workstation, and load the network software.
OR, (instead of option 1)
2) Upgrade all workstations from PCDOS v6.00 to PCDOS v6.10, and place
the PCDOS v6.10 files into the: SYS:PUBLIC\IBM_PC\PCDOS\V6.00
directory. This will allow the default mapping of
SYS:PUBLIC\IBM_PC\PCDOS\V6.00 to work for v6.10 PCDOS users.
Patch History:
HISTORY OF FIXES for the current NetWare Shells (NETX.EXE, EMSNETX.EXE &
XMSNETX.EXE) since v3.32 (930217)
SYMPTOM
1) Provides support for DOS 6.x, rather than just 6.0 and below. Added
support for versions 6.x of DOS. (See the note at the bottom of this
document.)
2) Adds support for the NCP return code 150. Now when the shell
receives a 150 return code from Int 21 function 50h, it will put a
24h in the AX register, indicating a "sharing buffer overflow"
error.
3) BACKUP from DOS 5.0 fails when specifying a NetWare drive as the
target drive. Int 21 function 60 was failing (file not found) when
parsing root directory names, such as "f:\".
4) Unable to set PRINT TAIL value in NET.CFG to 0. This has been fixed
in this release.
5) The destination file's date changes with the NCOPY /C option. A bug
in the cache code could cause NCOPY /C to update the destination
file with the current date and time. Specifically, using NCOPY /C
to copy a 30911 byte file would cause the bug. Some other sizes
would not fail.
6) Interrupt 21h function 40h errors were not being passed on to the
application. The shell was clearing the carry flag on write errors,
causing an application to believe that no write error had occurred.
7) Interrupt 21h function 4B01h (load but do not execute) was causing
the workstation to hang.
8) The stack size was increased in order to accommodate the "PRINT
TAIL" parameter in NET.CFG
9) Interrupt 21h function 4409h, which determines whether the specified
device is local or remote, was returning incorrect values when run
on a network drive.
10) The shell was returning an incorrect print job number.
11) If a section of a file is locked with int 21h - 5Ch, and then
another workstation accesses the same file and tries to read the
locked area with int 21h - 3Fh, it will return successful.
Solution Specifics:
Brief Description of the files included in the kit:
DOSNP.EXE: NetWare DOS NP Extender
EMSNETX.EXE: NetWare EMS Workstation Shell
INT2F.COM: Novell Network BIOS Interrupt 2Fh Emulator
IPX.OBJ: Novell IPX/SPX
(No further development is being done on IPX.OBJ. Novell recommends you
use the ODI client software. See ODIINFO.DOC for details.)
IPXODI.COM: NetWare IPX/SPX Protocol
LANSUP.COM: IBM LAN Support MLID
LSL.COM: NetWare Link Support Layer
NE1000.COM: Novell NE1000 Ethernet MLID
NE1500T.COM: Novell NE1500T Ethernet MLID
NE2.COM: Novell NE2 Ethernet MLID
NE2_32.COM: Novell NE2-32 Ethernet MLID
NE2000.COM: Novell NE2000 Ethernet MLID
NE2100.COM: Novell NE2100 Ethernet MLID
NE3200.COM: Novell NE3200 Ethernet MLID
NETBIOS.EXE: Novell NetBIOS Emulation Package
NETX.EXE: NetWare Workstation Shell
NTR2000.COM: Novell NTR2000 Token-ring MLID
ODINSUP.COM: ODI Support Interface for NDIS
PBURST.NLM: NCP Packet Burst Support, Large Internet Packets, and
Packet Signature for NetWare 3.11
PCN2L.COM: IBM PC Network II & II/A MLID
ROUTE.COM: NetWare Source Routing Driver
RPLFIX.COM: NetWare Boot Disk Image Patch Program
RPLODI.COM: Novell RPL ODI
TASKID.COM: Version Task Identification Program
TBMI2.COM: Task Switched Buffer Manager for IPX/SPX
TOKEN.COM: IBM Token-Ring MLID
TRXNET.COM: Novell Turbo RxNet & RxNet/2 MLID
XMSNETX.EXE: NetWare XMS Workstation Shell
VLMs
AUTO.VLM: NetWare auto-reconnect module
BIND.VLM: NetWare bindery protocol module
CONN.VLM: NetWare connection table manager
DOSRQSTR.MSG: NetWare DOS Requester message file (english)
FIO.VLM: NetWare file input-output module
GENERAL.VLM: NetWare general purpose function module
IPXNCP.VLM: NetWare IPX transport module
IPXODI.MSG: NetWare IPXODI Message file (english)
NDS.VLM: NetWare directory services protocol module
NETX.VLM: NetWare workstation shell module
NWP.VLM: NetWare protocol multiplexor module
PRINT.VLM: NetWare printer redirection module
REDIR.VLM: NetWare DOS redirector module
RSA.VLM: NetWare RSA authentication module
SECURITY.VLM: NetWare security enhancement module
TRAN.VLM: NetWare transport multiplexor module
VLM.EXE: NetWare virtual loadable module manager
Brief Description of the document files included in the kit:
DEADLOCK.TXT: Black Screen of Death/Windows Hang suggestions, Also
includes LSL, IPXODI and VIPX parameters and changes.
DOSODIWS.DOC: Brief description of ODI, Token and Lansup drivers
DOSUP9.TXT: This File
This README file accompanies DOSUP9.EXE which comprises DOS client files
for NetWare v4.x, v3.x, v2.2x and v2.1x operating systems.
ODIINFO.DOC: Discussion on why Novell is promoting ODI
ODINSUP.DOC: Info and configuration examples for ODINSUP
READVLM.TXT: VLM errata and information sheet.
RPLFIX.DOC: Information on how and when to run RPLFIX
TOKODI.DOC: Token and Lansup LSB mode, Bit reversal, etc
PACKET BURST:
BNETX.EXE has been deleted from the client update due to a rare problem
which can result in data corruption.
For Packet Burst support at the client, the workstation will need to be
upgraded to the NetWare DOS Requester (VLM) technology. v1.10 VLMs have
Packet Burst and Large Internet Packets enabled by default.
For v3.12 and v4.x NetWare, Packet Burst and Large Internet Packets are
enabled by default in the O/S, and do not require or use PBURST.NLM.
v3.11 servers need PBURST.NLM loaded to support Packet Burst and LIP NCP
calls. To turn Large Internet Packets off at a 3.11 server with
PBURST.NLM loaded, or at a 3.12 or 4.x server, at the server console
type: Allow LIP=OFF
If you are using PBURST over a WAN (Wide Area Link), please call
1(800)netware, and request the NLMs for the server, that are optimized
for WAN links.
November 1993 NetWare Application Notes has an article comparing packet
burst under BNETX vs VLMs.
December 1993 NetWare Application Notes has an article with a sample
packet burst configuration for VSAT satellite links.
TBMI2.COM - This file is for use with DOS v5.0 Task Swapper, Windows
v3.0 or Windows v3.1 (running in standard or real mode).
For Windows v3.0, use TBMI2.COM and TASKID.COM.
In the workstation net.cfg add the following parameter:
USING WINDOWS 3.0=ON
TBMI2 is intended for those users running programs which use the IPX or
SPX communications protocols from the DOS prompt in Windows (standard or
real mode). TSRs running under DOS prompts in Windows Enhanced mode do
not need TBMI2, since VIPX.386 will track IPX and SPX functions. If no
DOS applications are being run which require IPX or SPX support, then
neither of these programs are required. To determine whether your
application requires TBMI2, follow these steps:
o Load TBMI2.COM
o Start Windows (In Standard or Real mode)
o Open a MS-DOS prompt
o (for Windows 3.0, load TASKID.COM)
o Start the DOS application in question
o Run the application and then exit.
o Display diagnostic information by typing the following: TBMI2 /D
o If the value in the field named Far Calls Processed is not 0, you
need to run TBMI2.COM.
To get help with TBMI2.COM, type the following: tbmi2 /?
The default configuration for TBMI2.COM is correct for most applications.
For use with the MS-DOS 5.0 task swapper, this file is documented in the
MS-DOS v5.0 README.TXT.
DOSNP.EXE - This is the Named Pipes Extender for DOS. It allows you to
run Named Pipes applications under DOS.
Novell Named Pipe Route Enhancements
DOS Clients - The default has been changed to not maintain a local Named
Pipe server router table. When a request for a DosOpen, DosWaitNmPipe,
or DosCallNmPipe is received the protocol will query the network for the
whereabouts of the Named Pipe server specified. This means NCP services
must be available i.e. NETX.EXE or VLM's must be loaded before DOSNP.EXE
The following parameters can be used in the Net.cfg to configure
Dosnp.exe.
NP Max Machine Names = n where n is a number between 4 and 50.
Replace n with how many named pipe servers you want in the table.
(This statement in the Net.cfg will make the client maintain a local
Named Pipe server router table.) (Not to be used in conjunction with
NP Max Sessions) Default is 10
NP Max Sessions = n where n is a number between 4 and 50. Replace
n with the number of Named Pipe servers you want to communicate with
at once from the remote router. (Not to be used in conjunction with
NP Max Machine Names) Default is 10
NP Max Open Named Pipes = n where n is a number between 4 and 128.
Replace n with the maximum number of named pipes that can be opened
at once. Default is 4
RPLFIX.COM - RPLFIX is used to allow workstations to remote program
load (RPL) properly with MS DOS 5.x and above. This utility must be run
after the boot image file (usually NET$DOS.SYS) has been created using
the DOSGEN utility. RPLFIX will directly modify the boot image file; the
boot image file's size and last modified date will be different after
RPLFIX has been run. RPLFIX only needs to be run against the boot image
file once. Attempts to run RPLFIX against an already modified boot image
file are detected by the utility, and no further modifications will be
made to the boot image file.
Follow the instructions for DOSGEN (setting up remote reset workstations)
in the Novell reference manuals. For NetWare v2.x, this information can
be found in Chapter 9 of the "Supervisor Guide", or Chapter 2 of the
"Using the Network" manual. For NetWare v3.x, this information is found
in Appendix D of the Installation manual. After performing all steps as
outlined in the appropriate manual to create the boot image file, run
RPLFIX.COM. The remote workstation will likely hang during the reset
process if you are resetting using DOS 5.x or above and the boot image
file has not been modified by RPLFIX.
RPLFIX can be found on the WSGEN diskette, or in the WSGEN subdirectory
if you are installing using a network drive. After you have located
RPLFIX.COM, map a drive to the LOGIN subdirectory on the file server you
wish to remote reset from. The DOSGEN procedure instructed you to create
a boot image file in that subdirectory (usually named NET$DOS.SYS). If
the drive you mapped to SYS:LOGIN was drive F, then you would enter the
following:
RPLFIX F:NET$DOS.SYS <ENTER>
RPLFIX only needs to be run if the version of DOS loaded on the floppy
disk used with DOSGEN is 5.x or greater. Earlier versions of DOS do not
require that this utility be run.
NOTE: If you renamed your boot image file, then you must use the new
filename with RPLFIX:
RPLFIX [d:]<boot image file> <ENTER>
where [d:] is the drive letter where the image file is located, and
<boot image file> is the name of the file created with the DOSGEN
utility.
RPLODI.COM
How and When to Use RPLODI.COM
When a user has the traditional Novell Remote Boot PROM that sends a
Get-Nearest-Server packet to connect to the server, the workstation will
hang after the MLID (such as \NE2000.COM) loads. Use RPLODI.COM only
with Novell Remote Boot PROMS, and ensure it is loaded before the MLID.
Use RPLODI.COM only with Novell Remote Boot PROMS. Do not use RPLODI.COM
with IBM RPL PROMS. The RPLODI.COM intelligence was built-into the
following files:
TOKEN.RPL
ETHER.RPL
PCN2L.RPL
F1ETH.RPL
RBOOT.RPL
For Novell Remote Boot PROMS, RPLODI.COM is implemented as shown in the
following AUTOEXEC.BAT, and RPLODI.COM must load before NE2000.COM (the
MLID driver):
LSL
RPLODI
NE2000
IPXODI
NETX
