TECHNICAL BULLETIN
                                Bulletin #1-258

Date:  December 6, 1989

                           Updated NetWare Utilities

Several NetWare utilities have been updated.  The following list explains the limitations caused by the utilities and identifies the updated files' sizes and dates.  These files are available on NetWire.  NetWare version 2.15 (revision C) also contains the updated files.

NVER

		When NVER was used on an 8088 workstation (such as the IBM PS/2 model 25, the IBM PC, PC/XT, or any other IBM PC-compatible machine), the workstation would hang.  This limitation did not exist on 80286 and 80386 machines. The new NVER.EXE file has this limitation repaired.  It is dated 6/15/89 and is 13,805 bytes.

FCONSOLE

		A console operator with READ, OPEN, and SEARCH rights in a given directory could not see any files from within FCONSOLE.EXE.  This has been fixed.  The new FCONSOLE.EXE file is dated 5/19/89 and is 214,380 bytes.

NINSTALL	

		Previous versions of NINSTALL.EXE (NetWare v2.1 through v2.15 revision A) placed incorrect printer information on the network disk when even parity was selected.  The new NINSTALL utility, explained in Technical Bulletin #1-253, contains this fix.  The new file is dated 10/4/89 and is 145,385 bytes.

		If you have previously installed a printer and defined it to use even parity, you must remove that COM port as a network device using the "Printer Maintenance" option in NETGEN.EXE.  After removing the port, you can redefine the COM port with even parity.  You must replace the old NINSTALL.EXE file with the new file before you redefine the COM port.

LOGIN

		If the MACHINE_NAME variable was used in the login script on a computer running DOS 4.0, the "DOS 3.1 or greater is required" error would occur.  This limitation has been fixed.

		The DOS command BREAK OFF was not properly supported in previous versions of the login script.  This is now supported in the new login utility.

		The new LOGIN.EXE utility is dated 8/15/89 and is 57,143 bytes.


IPX.OBJ, NET2.COM, NET3.COM, NET4.COM

	o	When a user attempted to rename a directory using  FILER, the "file not found" error occurred.  Changes to the shell files corrected this.

	o	When a user attempted to rename a file that another user had opened, the "file not found" error occurred.  The error message has been changed to "access denied."

	o	The dates and file sizes of the new shell files are as follows:

		IPX.OBJ	8/14/89  17,473 bytes
		NET2.COM	8/14/89  38,283 bytes
		NET3.COM	8/14/89  41,733 bytes
		NET4.COM	8/14/89  42,080 bytes

SESSION
		SESSION reported incorrect user login times.  The new SESSION.EXE file now reports the correct information.  The new file is dated 6/29/89 and is 92,415 bytes.

NCOPY
		When a Macintosh file was copied from one area to another with NCOPY, the date created, last modified, and last accessed dates were changed to indicate the date the file was copied.  This information was reflected in the get info screen on the Macintosh.  The new NCOPY utility will no longer change these dates.  The new NCOPY.EXE file is dated 8/2/89 and is 24,626 bytes.

DISK CONTROLLER
		The disk controller selection labeled "IBM AT HARD DISK CONTROLLER OR COMPATIBLE" has been changed to "Industry Standard (ISA or AT Compatible) Disk Controller."


			Note: 

			Since the ISA disk driver that comes with revision C is incompatible with earlier revisions of NetWare v2.15, the driver has not been placed on NetWire.