                      NetWare/IP 2.1 Release Document
                              README.TXT



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                                   CAUTION
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Always back up your system before implementing any program/utility revision
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operating system .OBJ files, bindery utilities, and drive and volume 
operation.

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                                   CONTENTS
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Welcome to the NetWare/IP 2.1 product! This document contains 
last-minute information that is not included in the documentation. 
It includes the following sections:

     Specifying a TCP/IP Frame Type During Installation
     Upgrading the NetWare DOS Requester (VLM)
     Installing LAN WorkPlace over NetWare/IP
     Installing NetWare/IP over LAN WorkPlace
     Using the Nearest Server Parameter
     Default Client Configuration
     
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Specifying a TCP/IP Frame Type During Installation
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Step 5 of the client installation procedure prompts you to
select a driver for your network board. If you already have
a driver loaded to memory, the installation program automatically
detects the driver. If you do not have a driver loaded to memory,
the installation program displays a list of network boards.

After selecting or confirming the correct network board, you must also
ensure that you specified a frame type that is compatible with TCP/IP.
For more information on compatible frame types, see "Configuring Other
Frame Types" in Chapter 4 of the NetWare/IP Client Guide. 

To select or confirm the frame type, complete the following steps
before you exit the client installation form:

1. Highlight the network driver listed under Step 5 of the installation
   form and press <Enter>.

2. Press <Enter> to select the specified driver from the list.

3. If the specified frame type is TCP/IP compatible, use <Esc> to
   exit to the main installation form. If the specified frame type is
   not TCP/IP compatible, select the frame type field. 

4. Select a TCP/IP compatible driver from the list; for example, for an
   Ethernet network, select ETHERNET_II.

5. After selecting the appropriate frame type, use <Esc> to exit to the 
   main installation form.

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Upgrading the NetWare DOS Requester (VLM)
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Before installing a newer version of the NetWare DOS 
Requester, you should make backup copies of your STARTNET.BAT 
and NET.CFG files, which are located in the C:\NWCLIENT 
directory by default. After you install the new VLMs, 
you can then restore the STARTNET.BAT and NET.CFG files 
using these backup files. If you do not backup these files, 
you can still restore them using the STARTNET.BNW and NET.BNW 
files, which are created by the NetWare/IP Client installation 
program.

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Installing LAN WorkPlace Over NetWare/IP
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If you install the LAN WorkPlace 4.2 or earlier software 
after installing the NetWare/IP client software, be sure 
to complete the following tasks:

      1. Check the AUTOEXEC.BAT file to ensure that the 
         STARTNET.BAT line is not commented out.

      2. In the AUTOEXEC.BAT file, comment out the 
         CALL LANWP.BAT line.

      3. Merge the contents of the LANWP.BAT file with 
         the STARTNET.BAT file.

Note: If the TCP/IP software on the LAN WorkPlace diskettes 
      is newer than the TCP/IP software on the workstation, 
      the LAN WorkPlace installation program will automatically 
      install the newer version.

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Installing NetWare/IP Over LAN WorkPlace
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If you install the NetWare/IP client software on a workstation 
that already contains the LAN WorkPlace 4.2 or earlier product, 
be sure to merge the contents of your existing LANWP.BAT file 
with the STARTNET.BAT file that the NetWare/IP installation creates.

Note: If your existing LAN WorkPlace contains newer TCP/IP 
      software than the NetWare/IP client software, the 
      NetWare/IP installation program will ask you whether 
      it should overwrite the existing software. You should 
      select "NO" so that the newer TCP/IP software is maintained
      on your system.

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Using the Nearest Server Parameter
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If your NetWare/IP network contains both 1.1 and 2.1
servers, use the following guidelines when adding
values for the Nearest Server parameter on your client 
workstations:

   - To specify a NetWare/IP 2.1 server in the client's
     nearest server listing, you can use the server's 
     IP address, hostname, or subnetwork address.

   - To specify a NetWare/IP 1.1 server in the client's
     nearest server listing, use the server's subnetwork 
     address.

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Default Client Configuration
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By default, the client will use the NetWare/IP configuration 
as found in the NWIP.CFG on disk WSDOS_1. A sample file named 
NWIPCFG is shipped on disk WSDOS_1.

