NOVELL TECHNICAL INFORMATION DOCUMENT

TITLE:  3.0 Win95 Client RIPs Excessively
TID #:  2946354
README FOR:  9530IPX.EXE

NOVELL PRODUCTS and VERSIONS:
NetWare Client 3.0 for WIN95/98

ABSTRACT:

Updated IPX.NLM for the Novell Client v3.01 for Windows 95/98.



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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:

Backup the IPX.NLM located in the NOVELL\CLIENT32 directory.

Copy the updated IPX.NLM into the NOVELL\CLIENT32 directory.


ISSUE: 

There are 300+ alias object in a container.  When attempt is made to add a user
to a group, the NWADMIN.EXE program has to resolve every alias to determine if
it aliases a group object.  With the Novell Client v2.5 for Windows 95/98 this
takes about 3 minutes.  However, with the Novell Client v3.01 for Windows 95/98
it takes 10-15 minutes.

When resolving names, the Novell Client v3.01 RIPs 4 times for every server in
the referral list that it receives, with a 110 ms wait between each RIP.  The
Novell Client v2.5 RIPs once.  On ethernet, specifying a frame type resolves
the problem by forcing the client to RIP on only one frame.  However, on token
ring setting the frame type has no effect.  Traces shows all 4 RIPs on 802.2 


Self-Extracting File Name: 9530IPX.EXE

Files Included            Size          Date            Time
..\
     9530IPX.TXT   (This file)  
         IPX.NLM        112322     11-5-1998      4:41:28 am



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