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- NetWare Workstation for OS/2 v2.01
- Readme file
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- Remote Workstations Not Supported
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-
- The files needed to install and use remote workstations are not included
- in this release. The RIPL files will be available at a later date.
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- Frame Type Default Is Different
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-
- The default frame type for Ethernet ODI drivers (such as NE2000.SYS) has
- changed. In NetWare v3.x and NetWare v2.x, Ethernet drivers defaulted to
- Ethernet_802.3. In NetWare v4.0, they default to Ethernet_802.2.
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- NetWare v4.0 server drivers for Ethernet also default to Ethernet_802.2.
- Servers and workstations use the same frame type to communicate with
- each other.
-
- Routers on the network also have to support the frame type or your
- workstation often will not be able to get a connection. Some routers
- currently in use on your network may not support the new Ethernet_802.2
- default.
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- Your workstation may not be able to connect to a network expecting
- Ethernet_802.3 if you use the Ethernet_802.2 default.
-
- To eliminate a potential conflict, you can define both frame types
- (Ethernet_802.2 and Ethernet_802.3) on your network. For the
- workstation, define frame types in the NET.CFG file. Include a line
- similar to the following, replacing NE2000 with the name of your ODI
- driver:
-
- link driver ne2000
- frame ethernet_802.2
- frame ethernet_802.3
-
- The first frame defined is the only one used for the initial Get Nearest
- Server request. Therefore, if you have some servers that are using only
- one frame type, such as Ethernet_802.3, put that frame type first. That
- way your workstation will be able to make a default connection to those
- servers.
-
- See Chapter 5, "Network Boards and Drivers" of NetWare Workstation for
- OS/2 for more information about frame type.
-
-
- Logging In From Global DOS Not Supported
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-
- Do not log in from a global DOS session. Instead, log in from an OS/2
- session and then switch to the DOS session.
-
- Except for this login difference, you can still set up drive mappings
- for global sessions as instructed in Chapter 3, "Network Access From
- Virtual DOS and Windows" of NetWare Workstation for OS/2.
-
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- Editing Login Scripts for DOS Sessions
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-
- If a user logs in from a private DOS session running NETX.EXE, a NetWare
- v3.11 user login script will execute if it exists. This login script is
- called LOGIN and is located in the SYS:MAIL\userID directory. You can
- edit it with a text editor or a bindery utility from previous versions
- of NetWare such as SYSCON.
-
- If the server is a new NetWare v4.0 installation rather than an upgrade,
- login scripts and the \MAIL\userID directory will not exist. Login
- scripts in NetWare 4.0 are properties of the user object.
-
- You can create the login script on a local drive and use the /S option
- when you login. For example, create the LOGIN.DOS login script on the
- C:\ drive and type the following to log in:
-
- LOGIN /S C:\LOGIN.DOS
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- Running NetWare v4.0 Utilities in DOS_STARTUP_DRIVE Sessions
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-
- In a private DOS session booted from a real DOS kernel (i.e., a session
- with DOS_STARTUP_DRIVE set) running NetWare v4.0 DOS Requester, you may
- receive errors running some of the utilities.
-
- Solve the problem by being logged in from an OS/2 session whenever you
- use a utility from the DOS_STARTUP_DRIVE session. You must be logged in
- to the same server from the OS/2 session as you are logged in to from
- the DOS_STARTUP_DRIVE session.
-
- For example, suppose you logged into server SALES from the
- DOS_STARTUP_DRIVE session. For some utilities to function, you would
- also need to log in to server SALES from an OS/2 session. As long as
- your OS/2 session is logged in, your utilities will function properly.
-
- This condition particularly applies to the PCONSOLE, NETUSER, FILER,
- NDIR, and NPRINT utilities.
-
-
- Request Retries Default Incorrect
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- The Workstation for OS/2 manual and online help incorrectly document the
- default for the "NetWare Requester request retries" NET.CFG setting. The
- correct default is 10, not 20. This lower default helps minimize
- transmission errors with slower ODI drivers.
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