***************************************************************************** ******************************** NOS600.TXT ********************************* ***************************************************************************** * * * NOTE: The versions of NEWRED.EXE and NEWSRV.EXE in this archive * * are UNLICENSED! For these programs to work for you, you MUST have * * LICENSED 6.0 versions of both REDIR.EXE and SERVER.EXE available on * * your computer. This patch will ONLY work with LANtastic 6.0. * * * ***************************************************************************** ***************************************************************************** PATCH: NOS600.EXE (PATCH 39) FILES: REDIR.EXE v6.00.122 (created from NEWRED.EXE) SERVER.EXE v6.00.122 (created from NEWSRV.EXE) DATE: 05/08/96 PURPOSE: To resolve the following problem reports: ***************************************************************************** Most recent fixes included in this patch are: Problem Report Number: T03431 On rare occasions, the server shutdown menu and the ALONE screen report that server has 65535 files open, when actually all files have been closed. Fixed in SERVER.EXE v6.00.122. Problem Report Number: T12292 DOS prompts that are seven characters or longer become corrupted after receiving the error message 'Duplicate redirection or login'. For example, the prompt C:\LANTASTI> becomes C:\LANTASU>. Fixed in REDIR.EXE v6.00.122. >>> End of Most Recent Fixes <<< ============================================================================= Problem Report Number: T06911 The error "Error in Exe" is returned when running an executable on some NetWare 3.12 servers via NCP support. Likewise, copying files fails with "Invalid Parameter" messages. Problem Report Number: T09922 Unable to use NET menu to make drive assignments to a NetWare server. Problem Report Number: T09646 Receive either "Unexpected Network Error" or "Invalid Function Number" message when attempting to NET USE printer resources on some SMB servers. Problem Report Number: T09198 NET USER did not reliably pass username and password when logging into non-LANtastic systems (SMB and NCP) generating error message "Invalid username or password" or "Access denied." Problem Report Number: T09127 Receive "Invalid Function Number" message when attempting to NET USE drive resources on some SMB servers. Also, unable to create or delete direct- ories on those same SMB servers. Problem Report Number: T08981 Depending on the File-Open mode chosen and if an error occurs opening the file, an error code "Unknown" is returned instead of "Network" when opening files on a NetWare server. Problem Report Number: T08955 An NCP user connected to a NetWare drive under some circumstances opens a file for Read and instead opens it for Write. Problem Report Number: T08556 An incorrect errorcode is passed when a file region is attempted to be opened on a Windows NT server. Problem Report Number: T08293 Intermittently receive error "Login attempt has failed. Invalid parameter" when using the NET menu to redirect a drive to an NCP server when the user is already logged into the server. Problem Report Number: T08243 Unable to use a remote boot image if a previously found image that matched the remote boot users' profile was disabled, even as subsequent matching images were enabled. Problem Report Number: T06915 The error "File not Found" is returned when attempting to copy files to Netware 2.15A server when connected via NCP support. Problem Report Number: T06320 Users get License timeout messages when there should still be available licenses. Problem Report Number: T06174 When using NCP Support with NOS 6, exclusive file locking does not occur, when checking the monitor program, it verifies the file is not loaded in exclusive lock mode. Problem Report Number: T08443 Unable to open more than 100 files concurrently on a NetWare server. Problem Report Number: T08402 NetBench testing utility unable to open client.cfg file Problem Report Number: T08398 Running ATTRIB to view or change attributes on files residing on a NetWare server that were originally flagged Read-Only during the NetWare instal- lation (i.e. SYSTEM, PUBLIC, LOGIN, etc. directories) would display error "File not found" and would not allow checking or changing their attributes. Problem Report Number: T08382 File open fails and the message "Not a document or style file" is displayed when trying to open a file using Microsoft Word for DOS 5.5 when the file is located on a NetWare 2.2 server. Problem Report Number: T08300 Custom application utilizing NCP support fails when closing a duplicate file handle. Problem Report Number: T08234 When doing account maintenance on remote account server, various work- stations get the message "You have been logged off" after flushing the server. Problem Report Number: T08169 Difficulty arises using an INT 24 critical error handler to reconnect to a crashed server. Problem Report Number: T08127 Preparing to send a new mail message from a DOS workstation when the ccmail post office is located on an SMB system displays message on workstation "cc:Mail NFT error verifying database. Database file cannot be unlocked." Problem Report Number: T08060 Error message "Incorrectly formatted packet received" when logging in or NET USEing a resource on an NT 3.5 server via SMB. Problem Report Number: T08027 Printing from a NOS 6.0 workstation running Windows 3.1 and SMB client to a shared printer resource on a WFW311 server will cause the workstation to hang at the print dialog box, bleeping continuously. Problem Report Number: T07975 Running Mail portion of WordPerfect for DOS or Windows on a drive redirected to a NetWare server gives msg "Error reading drive" or "C012." User is then disconnected and mail account is corrupted. Problem Report Number: T07873 "Invalid Function Number" returned when NET USEing SMB resources on IBM LANServer and Windows NT systems. . Problem Report Number: T07727 Unable to use PKZIP reliably to compress large files on a redirected NetWare drive. Problem Report Number: T07687 Workstations lock up when trying to use WordPerfect 5.1 on a drive redirected to a NetWare 2.2 server. Problem Report Number: T07662 Unable to copy files to or from a redirected drive Z: that points to a Novell server. Problem Report Number: T07623 Get license timeout messages when there should still be available license slots. Please also download patch NTB600.EXE, as part of the fix is in AILANBIO.EXE. Problem Report Number: T07612 When attempting to open a document in the Paradox databaes, the error "Unable to open table" is displayed if internal share is loaded. If you then click, or select the forward browse arrow, another message "LOCK VIOLATION" is displayed. Problem Report Number: T07204 With NCP_SUPPORT enabled and token ring adapters in the server and workstations, the workstation will lock once the message "NCP Server Found" is displayed. Problem Report Number: T07197 Cannot open KWDICT.IDX file from the Alliance Plus, Circulation Plus and Catalog Plus modules when internal share is loaded. Problem Report Number: T06882 When internal sharing is enabled and the server is set up to do file level security, DOS issues 'Sharing violation' critical errors. Using normal DOS SHARE.EXE works around the problem. Problem Report Number: T06440 SERVER/VERBOSE did not display correct status of the security module. Problem Report Number: T06326 NCP support of REDIR cannot detect hidden subdirectories on a Novell server. Problem Report Number: T06318 Logins give different error messages and behavior depending on whether remote account servers are used. The message for direct account - "ERROR: Invalid username or password, LOGIN has failed." The message for remote account used to be - "You have been denied access on network node reading drive C, Abort, Retry, Fail?" Problem Report Number: T06273 Internal SHARE may not function with some applications if you do not NET USE your own drive. Problem Report Number: T06262 A workstation may appear to pause for a non-deterministic amount of time ranging from a few seconds to a few minutes. Problem Report Number: T06180 SMB connection did not support SMB level 2, requiring a machinename to be identical to the username. Error would manifest by a message "FILE NOT FOUND" or "ACCESS DENIED" on a drive that appears to be successfully redirected to an NT Server using REDIR 6.0 with SMB_SUPPORT. Problem Report Number: T06176 A second workstation trying to concurrently use Paradox for DOS when the database is located on a Netware server would receive "UNHANDLED EXCEPTION 0D at 'HEX address' Error code: FFFC" error, or "Cannot execute %PATH%\PARADOX.EXE," or "Bad Command or File name" depending on the time of execution of the second workstation. Problem Report Number: T06159 If FFRPL remote booting is enabled and EMM386.EXE is loaded at a remote boot server, the error message "Unable to load, Not enough memory" and system halted will occur when trying to load server. Problem Report Number: T06143 Users get an error message "Invalid handle" or "File creation error" when attempting to print on a workstation to a redirected printer port. Problem Report Number: T06137 A FormFeed, Banner page, and Tab translation (NetWare defaults) are always sent on a printjob to an NCP redirected printer with no option to change settings. Settings are still non-changeable, but this patch instead makes the compromise of sending a FormFeed, NoBanner, and NoTabs on all print jobs. Problem Report Number: T05917 Applications lock up during save operations if internal SHARE is enabled. This has been found on some database applications written a few years ago. Problem Report Number: T05855 Multiple diskless workstations trying to boot using find/found will lock the server. Problem Report Number: T05784 "Memory allocation error, Cannot load COMMAND..." when loading SERVER.EXE low and 386MAX v7 is loaded. Problem Report Number: T05755 "Error: Not enough memory - Reduce files, tasks, buffer size, random-access cache, or resource cache" when trying to load SERVER high with QEMM and other memory managers. A new switch /LHIGH has been added to SERVER.EXE. ***************************************************************************** RECOMMENDED INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS: ***************************************************************************** Run the self-extracting executable file NOS600.EXE in your LANtastic network directory (by default, this directory is C:\LANTASTI). Make sure that the files SERVER.EXE and REDIR.EXE are in this directory. Make sure that these copies of REDIR and SERVER are the ones currently used by the network on this machine. Run the NEWNOS.BAT batch file, and follow the instructions to create updated licensed copies of REDIR.EXE and SERVER.EXE. If the machine is not a server (i.e. if it is a workstation only), NEWNOS.BAT will update REDIR.EXE and issue a * WARNING * about being unable to update SERVER.EXE. This is normal for workstation only configurations. Repeat this procedure on all machines on the network. Note that a file SURVEY.TXT is included in this patch. Please take time to review the questions in the survey and return the survey by fax or Email. Thank you for your response. If you have any difficulties, please contact Artisoft Technical Support at (520) 670-7000. Brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. LANtastic is a trademark of Artisoft, Inc. All rights reserved.