
              NOVELL TECHNICAL INFORMATION DOCUMENT

TITLE:              NetWare Connect Maintenance and 4.01 Compatibility
DOCUMENT ID:        TID250049
DOCUMENT REVISION:  C
DATE:               22MAR94
ALERT STATUS:       Yellow
INFORMATION TYPE:   Symptom Solution
README FOR:         PTF442.EXE

NOVELL PRODUCT and VERSION:
NetWare Connect 1.0

ABSTRACT:

PTF442.EXE and PTF440.EXE must be used together.  As a group, they provide the
latest "patches" for NetWare Connect 1.0 and the files required to make
NetWare Connect more compatible with  NetWare 4.01.  Please read PTF442.TXT. 
PTF442 replaces PTF439.  If you already have PTF439, you do not need PTF442. 
Just make sure that in the SYS:SYSTEM directory, on a NetWare 4.01 server, the
NCSCNVRT.NLM file has 45271 bytes and on a NetWare 3.x server, the
NCSCNVRT.NLM file has 31971 bytes.


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ADDITIONAL CONFIGURATION

     Other:

     General

SYMPTOM

     NetWare 4.01 server crashes because of its incompatibility with NCS.

SYMPTOM

     The Install program does not read the license disk.

SYMPTOM

     The "Port license has been exceeded" message is returned.

SYMPTOM

     The "Divide by zero error" message is returned.

SYMPTOM

     The NCS maximum connect timer is not accurate.

SYMPTOM

     The NCS timer starts at host connection time instead of at the remote
     session start time.

SYMPTOM

     The server crashes if a DOWN/EXIT is done while a NWC port is connected.

SYMPTOM

     The service selector shows unavailable services as available to NCS.

ADDITIONAL CONFIGURATION

     Other:

     Dial in Group Users

SYMPTOM

     The Macintosh utility, ARAS Set Password, could not change a password.

SYMPTOM

     At speeds above 9600 bps, lines are dropping and retransmit problems
     occur if the remote workstation has a 8250 or 16450 UART.

ADDITIONAL CONFIGURATION

     Other:

     RNS

SYMPTOM

     Slow performance is experienced when using Remote Node.

SYMPTOM

     Slow performance is experienced when using X.25.

SOLUTION

     1.   Apply PTF442.EXE and PTF440.EXE, then do instructions, 2, 3, and 4.

     2.   Get the latest AIOMDMS.MDC file by downloading the NWCMOD.EXE file
          from NetWire in NOVLIB, Library 9.

          The correction of the "Divide by Zero error" requires the
          application of the AIOMDMS.MDC file, dated 12-14-93 or later, in
          addition to PTF440 and PTF442.

          In addition, the AIOMDMS.MDC will give you the latest modem scripts.

     3.   If you have a 9600 bps, or faster, modem and a fairly error free
          link, you can enhance performance by increasing packet size.  To
          increase packet size, edit the NET.CFG file by adding the following
          line under the Link Driver NRN section:

               PACKET LENGTH n

          n can range from the default of 512 to a maximum of 1428.

          For example, replace n with 1024.

          Similarly, decrease the packet size if your connection is prone to
          errors.

     4.   Speeds above 9,600 bps tend to result in line drops and retransmit
          problems if the remote workstation has a 8250 or 16450 UART.  To get
          dependable, fast performance with Remote Node, Novell recommends
          that the remote computer's serial port have a 16550 UART.  When you
          load NRN.COM, it will inform you if a 16550 UART has been detected. 
          NRN.COM will not inform 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.

     Self-Extracting File Name:  PTF442.EXE     Revision:  C

     Files Included     Size     Date      Time

     \
       PTF442.TXT         (This File)
          AIO.NLM      82980   02-14-94   10:27a
          NCS.NLM      65846   02-09-94    1:29p
          RNS.LAN      23061   02-09-94    1:29p
         NASI.EXE      33238   01-27-94    3:25p
         NASU.NLM      75304   02-10-94    2:39p
       NCSCON.NLM      31436   02-09-94    1:29p
       NWCLIC.NLM      13703   02-09-94    1:27p
       README.NWC      19111   03-10-94   12:14p
      AIOCOMX.NLM      18629   02-09-94    1:27p
      CONNECT.001       1069   03-10-94   10:12a
      CONNECT.RMV       2251   01-15-94    4:58p
      NWCINST.TXT       2209   02-03-94    5:11p
      NWCSTAT.NLM      15666   02-09-94    1:14p
      PRODUCT.DEF        631   02-11-94    1:44p
     CSINSTAL.HLP       2336   03-09-93    6:44p
     NCSCNVRT.NLM      31971   02-09-94    1:22p
     NWCCLEAN.NLM       1694   02-09-94    1:25p
     NWCCNVRT.NLM      52467   02-09-94    1:31p
     NWCNCFRM.NLM      63048   02-09-94    1:26p
     PINSTALL.NLM      95522   09-17-93    2:28p
     \NW3X\
         ARAS.LAN      39031   01-18-94    9:41a
      ARASCON.NLM      27432   02-09-94    1:30p
     \NW4X\
          AIO.NLM      90297   02-14-94   10:27a
         ARAS.LAN      39101   01-18-94    9:42a
         NASU.NLM      89565   02-10-94    2:23p
        PM401.NLM       8113   02-03-94    1:09a
      ARASCON.NLM      27485   02-09-94    1:30p
      NWCCNFG.TXT       1027   02-03-94    5:21p
      SPXFIX2.NLM       1023   11-23-93    8:52a
     NCSCNVRT.NLM      45279   02-09-94    1:28p
     NWCNCFRM.NLM      76331   02-09-94    1:28p

     Installation Instructions:

     (These instructions assume that you have already installed NetWare
     Connect.)

     1.   Exit the NWC console if it is running.

     2.   Do an NWCSTOP from the server console.

     3.   Shut down the server.

     4.   Exit to DOS.

     5.   Make a directory on the server's hard disk called PATCH.

     6.   Make a subdirectory under the PATCH directory called DISK1.

     7.   Put the PTF442.EXE file into the DISK1 subdirectory and unzip it by
          typing the following:

               PTF442   <Enter>

     8.   Make a subdirectory to the PATCH directory called DISK2.

     9.   Put the PTF440.EXE file into the DISK2 subdirectory and unzip it by
          typing the following:

               PTF440      <Enter>

     10.  RUN SERVER.EXE.

     11.  LOAD INSTALL.

     12a. On a NetWare 3.11 or 3.12 server, choose "Product Options" and press
          <Enter>.

     12b. On a NetWare 4.01 server, do the following:
          1)   Choose the "Maintenance/Selective Installation" option.
          2)   Choose the "Install Options."
          3)   Press <Insert>.
          4)   Press <F3>.

     13.  Enter the path to the DISK1 subdirectory.

     14.  Follow the instructions.

     15.  Restart NetWare Connect with NWCSTART.

     16.  Reload each of your AIO drivers.

     17.  Copy the following new files to the remote machines (and any
          workstations on your LAN that will function as remote workstations).

               NRN.COM*
               DIALCON.EXE*
               NETWARN.COM*

     18.  Copy the NASI.EXE* file to any workstations on your LAN that will be
          functioning as remote workstations.

     *NOTE:    Novell strongly recommends that you replace the old versions of
               all four of these files on all workstations.

     19.  For instructions on using the new NetWarn utility, see item 1 in
          "Solutions Specifics" section that follows.

     20.  For important information on NetWare Connect, read the README.NWC
          file included in this package.

     NOTE:     NetWare Connect does not currently support X.25 if it is
               installed in a NetWare 4.01 server.

     Patch History:

     PTF439 and PTF440 together superseded PTF436, which was the first
     maintenance PTF for NetWare Connect.  These files do not supersede
     NWCMOD.EXE, which provides the latest modem scripts (AIOMDMS.MDC).

     "Patches" for NetWare Connect will be in three separate series:
         Maintenance
         Third-party AIO drivers for multiport adapter boards.
         Updates of NetWare Connect's modem support.

     To access the most current modem scripts available, go to NOVLIB Library
     9 on NetWire and download the NWCMOD.EXE file.

     NOTE:     All registered owners of NetWare Connect 1.0  (8 port or 32
               port) will be sent a CD-ROM with RunTime NetWare 4.01 and the
               SAME NetWare Connect files that are in PTF439 and PTF440.

     Solution Specifics:

     1.   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, the practicality of program
          execution across the phone lines is severely limited by available
          modem speeds.

          In most cases, it is more effective to use "Remote Control" rather
          than "Remote Node" for the execution of programs that reside on the
          central file server.  (Through experimentation, you may determine
          that some programs execute across the line acceptably, particularly
          with 28.8 modems.)

          Because it is usually advisable to avoid loading programs across the
          line, this PTF includes the NETWARN.COM Terminate-and-Stay Resident
          (TSR).

          After it is loaded, 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
          asynchronous connection becomes tied up for an unacceptable length
          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 5 KB.

     2.   Until the release of PTF439 and PTF440, the NCS feature of NetWare
          Connect could not be used if NetWare Connect was installed in a
          NetWare 4.x server.

     3.   Sometimes, NetWare Connect would appear to install; however, the
          install program could not read the license disk.

     4.   Sometimes, NetWare Connect and the license disk would appear to
          install; however, an attempt to add new ports would result in an
          error message stating the port license had been exceeded.

     5.   Before applying this PTF, if a port in NetWare Connect was left
          configured as unknown, it was advertized as available and an attempt
          to use it would make all the port unavailable.

     6.   The NCS connect timer was not accurate.

     7.   The NCS timer would start at host connection time and not at remote
          session start time.

     8.   The server might crash if you did a DOWN/EXIT while a NWC port was
          connected.

     9.   The Macintosh utility, ARAS Set Password, could not change a
          password.




