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RPLKT5.EXE; RPL File Updates - TID2942958 (last modified 05OCT1998)
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abstract

RPLKT5.EXE contains Remote Program Load (RPL) files for NetWare v2.x, v3.1x, v4.x.
Update History:
 RPLKT4.EXE provided updated: RPL.NLM, TOKEN.RPL, and RBOOT.RPL.
 RPLKT5.EXE provides updated: ETHER.RPL, F1ETH.RPL, PCN2L.RPL, RBOOT.RPL, and TOKEN.RPL.

installation

This text file provides a general overview of the contents of RPLKT5.EXE and provides an index of the readme files required to implement each RPL program file in RPLKT5.EXE.
RPLNLM.DOC:
RPLNLM.DOC provides instructions on how to install the RPL.NLM server function and related files on a NetWare v3.x or v4.x File Server:
        RPL.NLM
        RBOOT.RPL
        PCN2L.RPL
        ETHER.RPL
        F1ETH.RPL
        TOKEN.RPL

RPLCOM.DOC

RPLCOM.DOC provides instructions on how to install the RPL.COM server function and related files on a Novell DOS ODI Client:

        RPL.COM
        BOOTNCP.COM
        RBOOT.RPL
        PCN2L.RPL
        ETHER.RPL
        F1ETH.RPL
        TOKEN.RPL

RPLVP1.DOC

RPLVP1.DOC provides instructions on how to install the RPL.VP1 server function and related files on a Novell v2.x File Server or External Router: (Ethernet_802.2 Virtual drivers)
        RPL.VP1
        RPCONFIG.COM
        RBOOT.RPL
        ETHER.RPL
        F1ETH.RPL
        TOKEN.RPL
        A8022.OBJ
        B8022.OBJ
        C8022.OBJ
        D8022.OBJ
        A8022.LAN
        DCONFIG.EXE

Solution Specifics:

The above files allow for RPL "find-found" frames to be communicated between RPL workstations and Novell servers. The RPL proms that are supported are Novell Enhanced Boot Proms and IBM RPL proms.

issue

New to RPLKT5.EXE:

ETHER.RPL, F1ETH.RPL, PCN2L.RPL, RBOOT.RPL, and TOKEN.RPL were updated in RPLKT5.EXE and now use task ID 1 instead of 0.

The RPL files have been changed to use task 1 rather than using a bad task ID
number of 0. The RPL files used to get away with using a bad task ID number of 0 until an OS patch (tskzerfx.nlm) to not allow the use of task 0 was added to the file server.

New To RPLKT4.EXE:

RPL.NLM, TOKEN.RPL, and RBOOT.RPL were updated in RPLKT4.EXE with the following changes:

1. Under rare circumstances BOOTCONF.SYS was left locked open after a workstation would boot using RPL. This has been fixed in RPL.NLM.

2. If a workstation changed to a locally administered address when loading IBM's Lan Support Program, the workstation would lose communication with the file server. This has been fixed in TOKEN.RPL and RBOOT.RPL.

3. On some machines workstations would get the error "Non-System Disk or Disk error Replace and press any key when ready." when trying to open the image file. This has been fixed in TOKEN.RPL and RBOOT.RPL.

4. In some cases, when RPL.NLM is bound to the LAN driver using the PS= and the NODEFAULT parameters, workstations would get the error "RBOOT-RPL-100: Unable to CONNECT to <SERVERNAME>; RPL HALTED". This has been fixed in TOKEN.RPL and RBOOT.RPL.

5. Incorporated changes from IBM for TOKEN.RPL to support an additional range of IRQ's and a 16K page size.

contents 

Self-Extracting File Name:  rplkt5.exe

Files Included       Size   Date         Time    Version   Checksum

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    3CBOOT.NLM       8604   11-02-1992   02:22AM
     A8022.LAN        152   05-12-1993   09:24AM
     A8022.OBJ       3620   04-14-1993   05:19AM
     B8022.OBJ       3620   04-14-1993   05:19AM
   BOOTNCP.COM       5136   10-08-1991   09:48AM
     C8022.OBJ       3620   04-14-1993   05:19AM
     D8022.OBJ       3620   04-14-1993   05:19AM
   DCONFIG.EXE      22701   07-01-1992   07:31AM
    DOSGEN.DOC       2501   02-02-1996   07:35AM
    DOSGEN.EXE      11008   08-05-1993   06:26AM
     ETHER.RPL      16272   01-07-1998   02:51AM
     F1ETH.RPL      12141   01-07-1998   02:44AM
  NEARSERV.DOC        332   02-13-1996   08:30AM
  NEARSERV.EXE       9214   11-22-1993   04:44AM
     PCN2L.RPL      10999   01-07-1998   02:21AM
     RBOOT.RPL       8078   01-07-1998   02:36AM
  RPCONFIG.COM       2744   07-14-1992   03:05AM
       RPL.COM       8318   04-29-1993   05:33AM
       RPL.NLM       6389   05-23-1996   09:24AM
       RPL.VP1       1897   10-05-1993   02:55AM
    RPLCOM.DOC      32353   10-14-1993   11:38AM
    RPLFIX.COM       1838   06-30-1993   04:56PM
    RPLFIX.DOC       4214   10-15-1993   04:16AM
    RPLKT5.TXT       5859   10-05-1998   05:44AM
    RPLNLM.DOC      23229   02-28-1996   02:08AM
    RPLODI.COM       1652   03-21-1991   07:24AM
    RPLODI.DOC       2464   10-15-1993   04:00AM
    RPLVP1.DOC      11310   02-02-1996   07:45AM
     TOKEN.RPL      18676   01-07-1998   02:29AM
Document Title: RPLKT5.EXE; RPL File Updates
Document ID: 2942958
Creation Date: 05OCT1998
Modified Date: 05OCT1998
Document Revision: 2
Novell Product Class: NetWare
Novell Product and Version: NetWare 3.11
NetWare 3.12
NetWare 4.1
NetWare 4.11

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