NOVELL TECHNICAL INFORMATION DOCUMENT TITLE: WINTOO.EXE Improved WIN2NCS /Win Connectivity README FOR: WINTOO.EXE NOVELL PRODUCTS and VERSIONS: NetWare Connect 1.0 ABSTRACT: Includes an improved version of the NetWare Connect redirector which allows you to use any Windows communications application which uses the standard Windows API calls, whether NASI compatible or not. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOM: 1. System hang when exiting Windows For WorkGroups. 2. Checksum errors and inability to recover from errors when using ZMODEM on Procom or PCAnywhere. 3. CRC errors during file transfers. 4. Problems with some large block transfer packages such as SLIP/PPP packages and/or FAX programs. 5. Hesitation in WINDOWS when doing large data transfers. 6. Lack of reliability with applications that transfer large amounts of data when "Double Buffering On Writes" is disabled. 7. If "Save Window Coordinates" was checked in the mapping utility, it did remain checked upon return to the utility. 8. A spurious installation error when installing on a workstation with DR DOS 7.0. 9. Heavy server utilization when using Windows Terminal (and perhaps other applications), when using hardware flow control 10. Unnecessary memory usage because, resources (ICONs, etc.) that had been allocated for the NASI Mapping utility, were not released. OVERVIEW -------- WIN2NCS should allow you to use any Windows communications application which uses the standard Windows API calls, whether NASI compatible or not. - The "NASI Redirector" stays active at all times when Windows is active (unless you turn it off). It traps all calls to the COM port, and redirects them to a NetWare Connect port. You can define up to 8 NASI Redirected ports within one Widows session. - With the NASI redirector, you do not have load NASI before running Windows. - The Redirector loads and calls NASI.DLL from within Windows and unloads it again when no longer needed. This version of WIN2NCS has been extensively tested with Microsoft Windows 3.1 (both Enhanced and Standard Mode). In addition, this version of WIN2NCS appears work with the following systems (see On-Line Help for information concerning known restrictions). - Windows 95 - OS/2 Warp - Windows For WorkGroups 3.11 The version of WIN2NCS in WINTOO contains the following improvements over the prior version of WIN2NCS: A. Writes are now double buffered. This eliminates the need for blocking mode and can increase performance on some applications 15% to 35% B. Win2NCS can now be installed on a network drive. This allows all users to use the same Win2NCS, but have individual configuration files. C. If a user is logged on to the LAN, the user name and session names will be filled in with the logged in name, the first time security is invoked. D. There is now a box in the "Map Communications Ports" option called "Enable Mapping/UnMapping Of All Ports". If this box is checked, the user can Map or UnMap any of the 8 Com Ports, and the UnMap button will not be grayed for local com ports that do not exist. E. There are now both VGA, and SVGA color palettes. The default palette is VGA, but the user can select the SVGA palette. NOTE: Only use the SVGA palette if the workstation's display driver supports at least 32K colors. F. The following three options are available during SETUP: ---1. The configuration file to be created in the installed directory. Normally used for a local drive install. ---2. Configuration files to be based on the logged in name. This option will assign a different configuration file for each login name. This option allows both Win2NCS and the configuration files to be centralized. ---3. The configuration file to always be on drive C:. This option will create and use a configuration file in the root directory of the users C: drive. This option allows Win2NCS to be centralized, but with local configuration files. See the On-Line Help for more information concerning configuration files. G. 3D Effect The Win2NCS NASI Mapping Utility will now default to the 3D look. Dialogue Boxes in the NASI Redirector that are invoked by a communications application, will have the look of the calling application and not the NASI Mapping Utility. Therefore, if a invoking communications program has the 3D look, the Dialogue Boxes of the NASI Redirector will have that 3D look. H. A new bit map will appear on the screen replacing the status information the first time you invoke Win2NCS. The bit map will disappear and permanently be replaced by status information after the Map Communications Ports option is selected or the Win2NCS mapping utility is exited. I. New Global Mapping Options ---1. The option to enable or disable double buffering on reads. ---2. The option to enable or disable double buffering on writes. ---3. (DTR Control and RTS Control) New options to allow changing how DTR and RTS will act. ---4. Maximum ECBs Requested This option is available for support of OS/2 and Windows 3.1 Standard Mode. Under unusual conditions the user may be required to change the default value. See The On-Line Help For More Information. ---5. The option to either enable or disable the 3D look of the NASI Mapping utility. ---6. "Selected Gray Screens" allows the user to enable, or disable Gray Screens for the; Map Communications Ports Dialogue Box, Global Mapping Options Dialogue Box, and the Select Colors Dialogue Box. NOTE: To create the effect of the previous release, disable the 3D effect and the Selected Gray Screens. ---7. A "Defaults" pushbutton has been added to allow the user to reset the Global Options to the preferred settings. J. The maximum number of services that can be displayed in the Map Communications Ports option of the NASI Mapping Utility has been increased from 100 to 512. K. The "Set Maximum Ports" option in the NASI Mapping Utility will now allow single keystroke entry when setting the maximum number of ports (instead of having to clear the entry). L. Win2NCS will now work with OS/2. M. The install files are now flagged read/write to make it easier for the administrator to erase them. N. The README.WRI file can now be read prior to installation. O. The following ability will be enabled with the version of NetWare Connect which will follow NetWare Connect 1.0. NOT FOR NETWARE CONNECT 1.0 --------------------------- The option to enable the Security Dialogue Box to prompt for 4.X context by checking the Prompt User For 4X Context in the Global Mapping Options. If the Netware Connect is a 1.X server or is running on a 3.X server, this entry is ignored. SOLUTION: 1. The Win2NCS NASI Redirector now unhooks from the COMM.DRV prior to exit. 5. Double buffering is now implemented on reads to accurately reflect read status and potentially increase performance. 6. Double buffering is now implemented on writes to accurately reflect write status. 7. "Mode Of Operation" changed in "Global Mapping Options" to default to blocking mode. 11. All RTS and DTR state notification changes will now be trapped and a network packet will only be issued if the new state is different than the previous state. History: WINTOO.EXE supersedes WINNCS.EXE. Self-Extracting File Name: wintoo.exe Files Included Size Date Time ..\ WINTOO.TXT (This file) ATTNASI.EX_ 3326 5-16-95 1:34:26 pm CTL3DV2.DL_ 11194 8-31-93 12:00:00 am DIRNASI.DL_ 29032 5-16-95 1:34:24 pm INTNASI.DL_ 2746 5-16-95 1:34:24 pm MAPNASI.EX_ 49625 5-16-95 1:34:26 pm MAPNASI.HL_ 32710 5-16-95 1:34:28 pm MSCOMSTF.DL_ 37722 3-23-92 12:00:00 am MSDETECT.IN_ 3742 3-23-92 12:00:00 am MSDETSTF.DL_ 13519 3-23-92 12:00:00 am MSINSSTF.DL_ 36858 3-23-92 12:00:00 am MSREGDB.IN_ 1169 3-23-92 12:00:00 am MSSHARED.IN_ 1032 3-23-92 12:00:00 am MSSHLSTF.DL_ 7888 5-16-95 12:00:00 am MSUILSTF.DL_ 3611 3-23-92 12:00:00 am NASI.DL_ 26620 5-16-95 1:34:24 pm NOTNASI.EX_ 5920 5-16-95 1:34:26 pm NSETUP.DL_ 13282 5-16-95 1:34:28 pm NSETUP.IN_ 756 5-16-95 12:00:00 am NSETUP.MS_ 2103 5-12-95 12:00:00 am NSETUPH.IN_ 299 4-22-95 12:00:00 am NWCALLS.DL_ 67608 11-2-93 12:00:00 am NWIPXSPX.DL_ 15803 11-2-93 12:00:00 am README.WRI 9088 5-16-95 1:34:28 pm SETUP.EXE 24624 3-23-92 12:00:00 am SETUP.LST 603 9-12-94 12:00:00 am SETUPAPI.IN_ 11015 3-23-92 12:00:00 am _MSSETUP.EX_ 6622 3-23-92 12:00:00 am _MSTEST.EX_ 49647 3-23-92 12:00:00 am Installation Instructions: 1. Create a directory (C:\TEMP). 2. Copy WINNCS.EXE into C:\TEMP. 3. Unzip WINNCS.EXE. 4. Start Windows. 5. Use File Manager to go to C:\TEMP. 6. Run SETUP.EXE from C:\TEMP. For further details, regarding the Redirector, bring up on-line Help after installing it. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Any trademarks referenced in this document are the property of their respective owners. Consult your product manuals for complete trademark information. -----------------------------------------------------------------