
                              TECHNICAL BULLETIN
                               Bulletin #1-271

Date:  June 29, 1990

NetWare Utilities on NetWire Included with SFT, Advanced and ELS Level II
NetWare v2.15

On June 10, 1990, several of the NetWare utilities of SFT, Advanced and ELS
NetWare Level II v2.15 were replaced with the newer utilities currently on
Netwire.  Most of these newer utilities involved updating the released utilities
to include the maintenance fixes that have been made available on NetWire during
the past six months.  Maintenance changes such as this are part of the normal
product lifecycle.  

The following explanation lists the files that were changed, the file name on
NetWire to download, and the reasons for the change.

      BINDFIX (BINDFX.ZIP) - BINDFIX v1.2 (dated 10-30-89) will not delete other
      files when executed under a 3.0 shell with dots enabled.  (See Technical
      Bulletins 255 and 256)

      INSTOVL.OBJ (NSTOVL.ZIP) - When the operating system is redirected by
      HotFix due to bad media, it will not be located above 1024 cylinders.  This
      will correct some problems with the NetWare cold-boot loader (dated 12-
      07-89).

      ISADISK (ISADSK.ARC) - This ISA driver (v2.04 dated 02-01-90) is compatible
      with more drives and controllers than the older driver. 

      LOADER (LOADER.ZIP) - The Non-dedicated LOADER.DAT (dated 02-14-90) now
      functions with a DCB.

      LOGIN (LOGIN.ZIP) - LOGIN v2.10 (dated 07-28-89) no longer can set the
      password of an attached server to null when passwords are required on the
      attached server.  The 386 LOGIN, which fixes this deficiency, replaced the
      286 LOGIN.  There are some small differences between the 286 and the 386
      login which are documented in the README file.

      MAKEUSER (MAKUSR.ZIP) - MAKEUSER v1.02c (dated 05-14-90) will not delete
      other files when executed under a 3.0 shell with dots enabled.  (See
      Technical Bulletins 255 and 256)

      MENU (MENU.ZIP) - MENU v1.23 (dated 10-04-90) completely unloads itself
      from memory. 

      NE/2 Drivers (NE2.ZIP) - New certified and tested drivers (dated 11-29-
      89) include AppleTalk support.  These files comprise the LAN_DRV_109 disk. 
      (See Technical Bulletin 260)

      NE1000 Drivers (NE1000.ZIP) - New certified and tested drivers (dated 12-
      04-89 and 12-27-89).  These files comprise the LAN_DRV_110 disk.  (See
      Technical Bulletin 260)

      NE2000 Drivers (NE2000.ZIP) - New certified and tested drivers (dated 11-
      29-89 and 12-27-89) include AppleTalk support.  These files comprise the
      LAN_DRV_107.  (See Technical Bulletin 260)

      NINSTALL (NNSTLL.ZIP) - NINSTALL (dated 10-04-89) no longer locks-up when
      updating the AT driver with the ISA driver under the default configuration
      option.  (See Technical Bulletin 253)
      NETWARE OS/2 REQUESTER v1.2 (12REQ0.TXT, 12REQ1.ZIP, 12REQ2.ZIP,
      12REQ3.ZIP, 12REQ4.ZIP, 12REQ5.ZIP, 12REQ6.ZIP) - Provides NetWare support
      for OS/2 version 1.2.

      NETWARE DOS SHELL FOR WINDOWS (DSWIN0.TXT, DSWIN1.ZIP, DSWIN2.ZIP,
      DSWIN3.ZIP, DSWIN4.ZIP) - Provides DOS shell and utility support for
      Windows v3.0 and support for loading the NetWare shell into expanded and
      extended memory.  If you are installing Windows v3.0 on a client
      workstation, please follow the directions included with this package to
      replace some of the existing utilities.  

      NVER (NVER.ZIP) - NVER v3.00 (dated 11-22-89) information is displayed
      correctly from 8088-based machines, nondedicated file server workstations,
      and Token-Ring installations.

      PRINTDEF (PRNTDF.ZIP) - PRINTDEF v1.11 (dated 02-14-90) can now copy print
      definitions from one user to another.

      SECURITY (215SEC.ZIP) - SECURITY v1.20 (dated 08-23-89) no longer uses a
      grace login from each user when it is run.  (See Technical Bulletin 252)

      SYSCON (SYS233.ZIP) - SYSCON v2.33 (dated 04-02-90) now shows the correct
      amount of disk space each user is using.  
  
      VOLINFO (VOLINF.ZIP) - VOLINFO v2.30 (dated 12-29-89) now encrypts
      passwords on-the-wire like other utilities.


If you are having any problems that can be corrected by using these newer
utilities please download the newer version from NetWire.


Additional Information for NetWare v2.15  
  
The following information is not included in the NetWare v2.15 manuals (revision
1.00).  
  
o     If you are upgrading from NetWare version 2.1, 2.11, or 2.12 and have been 
      using the required password length parameter, all user passwords will
      automatically expire to take advantage of increased security.  Users must 
      enter a new password to properly implement and improve their security.  
  
o     When your password expires, the system will ask you to change it.  If you
      are not attached to multiple servers, ignore the prompt to synchronize
      passwords by pressing <Enter> to continue.    

o     Ignore all references to the NETWARE VAP KEYBOARD LOCK and LAN_DRV_002 
      diskettes in the documentation.  The LOCK.VAP program is no longer 
      available.  Novell and IBM drivers are contained on the LAN_DRV_001
      diskette; all other drivers are available in the NetWare Supplemental
      Drivers Kit. 
  
o     If you have a UPS (uninterruptible power supply) connected to your file
      server, be careful not to disconnect the cable.  The system will identify
      a disconnection as a low-battery signal and down the server.  
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