NOVELL TECHNICAL INFORMATION DOCUMENT TITLE: DOS/Windows Workstation DOCUMENT ID: TID000448 DOCUMENT REVISION: B DATE: 30AUG93 ALERT STATUS: Yellow INFORMATION TYPE: Symptom Solution README FOR: WSWIN1.EXE NOVELL PRODUCT and VERSION: NetWare Client for DOS/Windows ABSTRACT: NetWare Client kit for DOS/Windows consists of three files; WSDOS1.EXE, WSDRV2.EXE, and WSWIN1.EXE. _________________________________________________________________ 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. _________________________________________________________________ ***Workstation for DOS and Windows*** Availablity of NetWare Utilities _The following utilities documented in Workstation Basics and Installation are not included in this version of the NetWare Client Kit. __NETUSER.EXE "Using NETUSER" page 80 __WSUPGRD.EXE "Using the WSUPGRD Utility" page 125 __WSUPDATE.EXE "Using the WSUPDATE Utility" page 135 _The NETUSER and WSUPGRD utilities are currently available in NetWare 4.x packages only. The WSUPDATE utility is available in NetWare 3.11 and NetWare 4.x packages only. Installing Workstation Software From Diskette _Before exiting the workstation installation utility, make sure that the WSDOS_1 diskette is inserted in the drive from which you loaded the utility. The following error will displays after you exit the workstation installation utility if the diskette is not inserted: __"Insert disk with batch file" __"Press any key to continue . . ." Loading VLMs from a Directory Other Than the Current Directory _The current directory is used for VLMs. To load VLMs from another directory, use the "VLM =" command in the NET.CFG file. _For example __VLM=C:\NWCLIENT\CONN.VLM Specifying a NET.CFG File outside the Current Directory _To specify a path for the NET.CFG file, type a command similar to the following (or put the command in AUTOEXEC.BAT): __VLM /C=C:\NWCLIENT\NET.CFG Disabling VLMs There are three ways to disable a VLM: _1.> Rename the module with a different extension (for example, .SAV). This is the easiest way. _2.> Delete the module (not recommended). _3.> Configure the modules to be loaded in NET.CFG. Below is the syntax that gives the modules required for Directory Services: _NETWARE DOS REQUESTER __USE DEFAULTS = OFF __VLM = CONN.VLM __VLM = IPXNCP.VLM __VLM = TRAN.VLM __VLM = NDS.VLM __VLM = BIND.VLM __VLM = NWP.VLM __VLM = FIO.VLM __VLM = GENERAL.VLM __VLM = REDIR.VLM Change in NET.CFG Parameter Default for Cache Writes _The default for the following parameter under the "NetWare DOS Requester" section heading in Workstation for DOS and MS Windows has been changed to __CACHE WRITES = OFF Don't Use NETX.COM or Related Shells with VLMs _You can't load NETX.COM and NETX.VLM simultaneously. _Use NETX.VLM rather than NETX.COM and related shells. _NETX.COM (and NET3.COM, NETX.EXE, BNETX.EXE, _XMSNETX.EXE, etc.) conflicts with REDIR.VLM; REDIR.VLM won't load if NETX.COM is loaded and vice versa. _However, NETX.VLM is designed to replace NETX.COM and related NETX shells, and is compatible with the NetWare DOS Requester. Avoid Loading VLMs in Expanded Memory with MS Windows _Don't use the expanded memory option (/ME). Run MS Windows with the NetWare DOS Requester only if you use the extended memory option (/MX, preferred) or the conventional memory option (/MC). Settings up MS Windows to Support Global Drive Mappings In MS Windows DOS Boxes _The current version of the VNETWARE.386 software is default enabled to support unique drive mappings for each DOS box. _To enable MS Windows to support global drive mappings across multiple DOS Boxes in MS Windows, add the following heading and command in the MS Windows' SYSTEM.INI file: __[NETWARE] __ NWSharehandles=true Read/Write Calls _If an application makes read/write calls on read only files, enter this line under the "NetWare DOS Requester" heading in the NET.CFG file: __READ ONLY COMPATIBILITY = ON Ignore Incorrect Paradox Workshop Message _Paradox Workshop gives an incorrect error message indicating it can't test or finish applications. Ignore this message. Path Names Must Be Under 64 Characters _VLMs can't support a path name of more than 64 characters. To use longer paths, map a root drive and continue from there. Avoid Using DR DOS MOVE Command _MOVE.EXE in DR DOS causes the loss of the fake root mapping. This is because MOVE obtains the current path and attempts to perform a CD command on that path. NDIR Error in Compaq DOS 5.0 and DR DOS 6.0 _In Compaq DOS 5.0 and DR DOS 6.0, the following _commands give an error: __NDIR servername/volume: __DIR servername/volume: __CD servername/volume: _This is because DOS treats "/" as an option specifier when it does its preprocessing. Users can instead map a drive and use drive letters instead of the server/volume syntax. If Your MS Windows SYSTEM Directory Is on the Network _The workstation installation creates a SYSTEM directory on the workstation and copies files into that directory. Make sure after installation that you copy those files to the MS Windows SYSTEM directory on the network. First Available Drive Is Different _The conventional NetWare Shell for DOS used drives after the LASTDRIVE parameter; NetWare DOS Requester starts using the first available drive before the LASTDRIVE parameter. Consequently, users often see drive D: as the first NetWare drive rather than drive F:. To maintain compatibility with existing batch files, you may _want to add the command like "FIRST NETWORK DRIVE =F" under the NetWare DOS Requester portion of the NET.CFG file. _Otherwise, batch files assuming drive F: is the first drive must be altered, or drives D: and E: must be substituted (see DOS SUBST command). _In any case, the LASTDRIVE parameter should be adjusted to something above the default value of E:. Login Drive Prompt Appears To Be a Root Mapped Drive _Because NetWare DOS Requester is a redirector on the back-end of DOS, no directory path can be in the drive structure maintained by DOS when the parent of the directory is unaccessible. _This is the case with an unauthenticated connection and the drive mapped to the SYS:LOGIN directory. Users see "D:\>" instead of "F:\LOGIN>" when they first load the DOS client software. DOS Current Directory Structures Aren't Updated with RENDIR.EXE _NCPs that use a path won't function properly. To fix this problem, RENDIR.EXE will be changed to back up a directory before renaming the current one and will then forward to it. IPXODI.COM Version 2.0 or Greater Required _To support the packet burst ODI, the SFT III checksums, and _the NetWare management responder, IPXNCP.VLM requires IPXODI.COM version 2.0 or greater to be loaded with support for checksums and GNMA enabled (the version and the API support level are treated separately in IPXODI). Unicode Tables Copied to Workstation _Workstation installation copies Unicode tables for all languages and code pages to the workstation. _For American English you only need the following: __UNI_COL.001 __UNI_MON.001 __1252_UNI.001 ___UNI_1252.001 _If you use only American English, consider deleting other unicode tables to conserve disk space. Self-Extracting File Name: WSWIN1.EXE Revision: B Files Included Size Date Time WSWIN1.TXT (This File) ET.IN_ 1773 07-27-93 3:24p NETWARE.DR_ 86952 03-30-93 11:21a NETWARE.HL_ 22805 02-09-93 11:17p NOVELL.BM_ 41006 04-17-92 10:53a NOVLOGO1.BM_ 10731 01-28-92 4:58p NWADMIN.IN_ 147 01-20-93 5:19p NWCALLS.DL_ 65147 05-18-93 1:00p NWIPXSPX.DL_ 15056 05-18-93 1:00p NWLOCALE.DL_ 19435 05-18-93 1:00p NWNET.DL_ 90022 05-18-93 1:00p NWPOPUP.EX_ 2307 01-14-93 2:57p NWPSRV.DL_ 63922 05-14-93 5:29p NWRCON.PI_ 223 01-03-92 1:25p NWUSER.EX_ 2163 02-04-93 7:44p TASKID.CO_ 4929 01-22-93 10:47a TBMI2.CO_ 8997 01-28-93 1:31p VIPX.38_ 10173 05-12-93 8:43a VNETWARE.38_ 5623 06-29-93 3:48p WSWIN_1 7993 07-27-93 3:56p NLS 08-30-93 5:23p ENGLISH 08-30-93 5:23p NETWARE.HL_ 22805 02-09-93 11:17p NETWARER.DR_ 86952 03-30-93 11:21a TASKID.MS_ 907 01-22-93 10:47a TBMI2.MS_ 1618 01-28-93 1:30p FRANCAIS 08-30-93 5:23p NETWARE.HL_ 25763 05-13-93 2:16p NETWARER.DR_ 87293 04-05-93 2:04p TASKID.MS_ 990 05-25-93 12:39p TBMI2.MS_ 1796 05-21-93 11:17a DEUTSCH 08-30-93 5:24p NETWARE.HL_ 26271 05-01-93 11:13a NETWARER.DR_ 86940 06-01-93 4:44p TASKID.MS_ 1051 05-25-93 12:36p TBMI2.MS_ 1869 05-21-93 11:12a ITALIANO 08-30-93 5:24p NETWARE.HL_ 25813 05-13-93 1:44p NETWARER.DR_ 86858 06-03-93 8:37a TASKID.MS_ 996 05-25-93 12:42p TBMI2.MS_ 1721 07-02-93 11:26a ESPANOL 08-30-93 5:24p NETWARE.HL_ 25006 04-30-93 3:59p NETWARER.DR_ 87084 05-12-93 5:10p TASKID.MS_ 1032 04-08-93 11:08a TBMI2.MS_ 1813 07-02-93 12:49p ÿ