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NOVELL TECHNICAL INFORMATION DOCUMENT
TITLE: NetWare Connect Maintenance PTF
DOCUMENT ID: TID250041
DOCUMENT REVISION: A
DATE: 25JAN94
ALERT STATUS: Yellow
INFORMATION TYPE: Symptom Solution
README FOR: PTF436.EXE
NOVELL PRODUCT and VERSION:
NetWare Connect 1.0
ABSTRACT:
PTF436.EXE is the current maintenance PTF for NetWare Connect 1.0. It
improves performance, adds a utility, and solves several problems including
two license problems.
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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
- Install program does not read the license disk.
- "Port license has been exceeded".
- Divide by zero error.
- NCS maximum connect timer not accurate.
- NCS timer starts at host connection time and not at remote session
start time.
- Server crashes if a DOWN/EXIT is done while a NWC port is connected.
- Service selector showing unavailable services as available to NCS
Dial in Group Users.
- Unable to change password using ARAS.
- Lines dropping and retransmit problems at speeds above 9600 bps with
RNS.
- Slow performance with Remote Node.
- Slow performance with X.25.
SOLUTION
1. Apply PTF 436 according to the installation instructions below.
2. The Divide by Zero Error relates to both DIALCON.EXE and
AIOMDMS.MDC. Therefore, some sites must install an AIOMDMS.MDC
dated 12/14/93 or later in addition to PTF 436. As of this date the
latest AIOMDMS.MDC is in PTF434.EXE.
3. Speeds above 9,600bps tend to result in line drops and retransmit
problems if the remote work station has a 8250 or 16450 UART. To
get dependable, fast performance with Remote Node we recommend that
the remote computer's serial port has a 16550 UART. When you load
NRN.COM it will tell you if a 16550 UART has been detected. NRN.COM
will not tell you anything if it detects a 8250 or 16450 UART (this
will be fixed in a future patch). However, after the installation
of this PTF, RNS will support some RNS connections at higher modem
rates than it formerly did. NOTE: many internal modems include 8250
or 16450 UART emulation.
4. If you have a 9600bps, or faster, modem and a fairly error free
link, you can enhance performance by increasing packet size. To
increase packet size, edit NET.CFG by adding the following line
under the Link Driver NRN section: "PACKET LENGTH n" n can range
from 512 to 1428. For example, replace n with 1024.
Similarly, decrease the packet size if your connection is prone to
errors.
5. NetWare Connect's Remote Node service is designed to transfer data
and is reasonably fast for that purpose. However, as with all other
asynchronous remote node products, it is not practical to use
NetWare Connect's Remote Node Service to execute across the line,
programs which reside on the central file server. This PTF
therefore, includes the TSR NETWARN.COM. NetWarn will notify the
Remote Node Service user of the path and size of a "large" file when
it is accessed. This gives the remote user the opportunity to stop
the access before the asynch connection becomes tied up for an
unacceptable period of time.
NOTE: Do not load NetWarn until RNS connection is established.
NetWarn supports the following options:
netwarn [/d | /e | /u | /p | /s ]
/d disables NetWarn
/e enables NetWarn
/u unloads NetWarn
/p displays the path of the executable
/s=n sets the file size in KB which will trigger a warning (n
can range from 0 through 9999)
The default value for n is 5KB.
6. If you are using NRN to connect to an X.25 network, do the
following:
A. Specify the Modem type as "Manual" in DIALCON.
B. Use the AIPAD driver rather than the one supplied by Newport.
C. Add the /PASS option on the server, as follows, when you load
AIOPAD: load aiopad x25board=board_name x25port=port_number
/pass
The /PASS option prevents AIOPAD from performing X.3 processing in data
transfer mode. This allows RNS to operate more efficiently. However, if
you use the /PASS option, the user will be unable to go into command mode
and change X.3 PAD parameters.
Self-Extracting File Name: PTF436.EXE Revision: A
Files Included Size Date Time
\
PTF436.TXT (This File)
AIO.NLM 82509 12-21-93 11:49a
NCS.NLM 66856 12-16-93 3:04p
NRN.COM 33545 10-25-93 11:38a
RNS.LAN 23029 11-12-93 12:57p
ARAS.LAN 39031 12-08-93 10:09a
NASI.EXE 33238 12-14-93 12:05p
NASS.NLM 35673 12-21-93 11:49a
NASU.NLM 76830 12-21-93 11:49a
AIOCON.NLM 71172 10-25-93 11:06a
NWCCON.NLM 91008 10-25-93 10:55a
NWCLIC.NLM 13598 11-19-93 11:38a
DIALCON.EXE 198489 10-13-93 1:09p
NETWARN.COM 2431 11-01-93 12:40p
Installation Instructions:
I. If you have not yet successfully installed NetWare Connect:
1. Copy the following PTF files to the DISK1 directory of the
drive from which you will install Netware Connect.
AICON.NLM
AIO.NLM
NASS.NLM
NASU.NLM
NWCCON.NLM
NWCLIC.NLM
2. Copy the following PTF files to the DISK2 directory of the
drive from which you will install Netware Connect.
DIALCON.EXE
NASI.EXE
NCS.NLM
NRN.COM
RNS.LAN
3. Install NetWare Connect.
4. Copy NETWARN.COM into the NRN subdirectory of NetWare Connect.
5. Copy the following new files to the remote PCs.
NRN.COM
DIALCON.EXE
NETWARN.COM
II. If you have already successfully installed NetWare Connect:
1. Copy the following files into SYS:\SYSTEM on your Connect
server:
AIO.NLM
AIOCON.NLM
ARAS.LAN
NASS.NLM
NASU.NLM
NCS.NLM
NWCCON.NLM
NWCLIC.NLM
RNS.LAN
2. Copy NASI.EXE to SYS:\SYSTEM\NCS on your Connect Server and any
workstations on your LAN which will functioning as remotes.
3. Copy the following files to SYS:\SYSTEM\NRN on your Connect
Server and to the remote PCs (and any workstations on your LAN
which will functioning as remotes).
NRN.COM
DIALCON.EXE
NETWARN.COM
4. Do an NWCSTOP from the server console and down your Connect
server.
5. Restart Netware Connect with NWCSTART.
Patch History:
PTF 436 is the first maintenance PTF for NetWare Connect. It does not
supersede PTF 434. "Patches" for NetWare Connect will be in three
separate series:
- Maintenance
- Updates of AIOMDMS.MDC. (currently PTF 434)
- Third party AIO drivers for multiport adapter boards.
Solution Specifics:
1. Sometimes, Netware Connect would appear to install but the install
program could not read the license disk.
2. Sometimes, NetWare Connect and the license disk would appear to
install, but an attempt to add new ports would result in an error
message saying the port license had been exceeded.
3. The default port configuration is "unknown". This had to be changed
to either a particular modem or "none" by users. After applying
this PTF, "unknown" will simply result in a port not showing.
4. The NCS connect timer was not accurate.
5. The NCS timer would start at host connection time and not at remote
session start time.
6. The server might crash if you did a DOWN/EXIT while a NWC port was
connected.
7. The Macintosh utility, ARAS Set Password, could not change a
password.