NOVELL TECHNICAL INFORMATION DOCUMENT

TITLE:              Selected VLMs Updated Since the v1.10 Release
DOCUMENT ID:        TID021397
DOCUMENT REVISION:  A
DATE:               16JUN94
ALERT STATUS:       Yellow
INFORMATION TYPE:   Symptom Solution
README FOR:         VLMUP2.EXE

NOVELL PRODUCT and VERSION:
NetWare Client for DOS/MS Windows 1.1

ABSTRACT:

This file contains the following v1.11 VLMs that have been updated since the
v1.10 client kit was released:  VLM.EXE, AUTO.VLM, CONN.VLM, FIO.VLM,
GENERAL.VLM and REDIR.VLM.  It also contains an updated IPXODI.COM file for
use with drivers that need to set a NET:NODE address dynamically.

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SYMPTOM

Various anomalies manifested in the v1.1 VLMs listed: VLM.EXE, AUTO.VLM,
CONN.VLM, FIO.VLM, GENERAL.VLM and REDIR.VLM.

SOLUTION

Use the updated VLMs located in this file.

Self-Extracting File Name:  VLMUP2.EXE     Revision:  A

Files Included     Size     Date      Time

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  VLMUP2.TXT         (This File)
     FIO.VLM      17914   04-12-94   11:06a
     VLM.EXE      36635   03-14-94   10:55a
    AUTO.VLM       4479   03-14-94   10:57a
    CONN.VLM      10705   03-14-94   10:56a
   REDIR.VLM      13665   04-12-94   11:06a
  IPXODI.COM      30126   03-14-94    8:43a
 GENERAL.VLM       4203   03-14-94   10:58a


Installation Instructions:

1.  Make a backup copy of the existing VLM files located in the workstation's
\NWCLIENT directory.

2.  Make a backup copy of the existing IPXODI.COM file located in the
workstation's \NWCLIENT directory.

3.  Copy the updated VLMs and IPXODI.COM files to the workstation's \NWCLIENT
directory.

Solution Specifics:

The following are the changes made to the VLMs listed above since the v1.10
client kit.

AUTO.VLM
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o  Added changes which will allow a workstation to reconnect to multiple
servers, if the workstation loses connection to more than one server.

o  Added support to identify a connection as "waiting to be reconnected."

CONN.VLM
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o  Added support to identify a connection as "waiting to be reconnected."

FIO.VLM
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o  Fixed a bug in renegotiating packet size in a burst when NetWare has
encountered bursts fragments from a previous burst.

o  Closed a window that could cause, and was causing in some WAN cases, old
frames from previous bursts to confuse the current burst.

Note:  For the PBURST fixes to work, please download PBURST.EXE from NOVLIB
Library 05, and apply the server fix for packet burst.

GENERAL.VLM
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o  Added a new API used by VNETWARE.386 v2.04 or later.  This fixed possible
problems when exiting Windows and the user is unable to establish a default
connection and drive in the SYS:LOGIN directory.

REDIR.VLM
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o  Corrected a problem with REDIR.VLM for usage with NFS for LAN WorkPlace. 
The problem was showing up when files were being copied from a local to a
Network drive.  The date and time was being modified.

o  Corrected a problem with REDIR.VLM for usage with Pathworks.  The change
corrects a condition that would cause a "NET810: Unexpected Network Error"
when using Pathworks.

VLM.EXE
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o  Added code to check the local NODE Address in IPXODI.  If the NET:NODE
address in IPXODI is a -1 (all F's), then VLM.EXE will skip the connect and
map portion of the VLM load sequence.  This allows the VLMs to load more
quickly when a network is not present.  This situation requires that a valid
NET:NODE address be set by software after the initial load and before
connecting to a network.

o  Modified a "Fixup procedure" to correctly handle the global memory move
properly.  This procedure is only used by those VLMs that do not wish to do
the fixups and global memory moves themselves.  All Client VLMs shipped in the
v1.10 client kit, at this point in time, do not use this API.  This change was
needed for some third-party VLMs.

IPXODI.COM
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o    New code was added to allow dialer utilities to change the net and node
addresses dynamically.

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