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Updated Drrouter.obj for NetWare 3.11 & v2.2 - TID362 (last modified 16AUG1995)
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abstract

This file is for NetWare 3.11 and v2.2. The file fixes a problem found with real-mode external routers. In v2.2 and v3.11, the dedicated real-mode external router does not have a PS/2 flag variable for drivers that require the PS/2 flag.

installation

symptoms

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

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DRROUTER.OBJ 132303 9-04-91 3:59p

This fix is intended for NetWare v3.11 and v2.2, and fixes a problem found with real-mode external routers. In v2.2 and v3.11, the dedicated real-mode external router does not have a PS/2 flag variable for drivers that require the PS/2 flag. This flag is set if the machine is microchannel so that the driver polling the flag can see if it needs to read the POS registers on the microchannel machine for the board settings. If the flag is clear then the machine must be ISA bus.

The existing code for the real-mode router does not check for microchannel machines. As a result, when a user attempts to GEN a real-mode router with a driver that requires the PS/2 flag, the error message: "UNRESOLVED EXTERNAL" appears, and the router will not link.

This new DRROUTER.OBJ checks for microchannel machines.

Installation:

1) Make a backup copy of the DRROUTER.OBJ file that exists on the ROUTEGEN diskette. Additionally, make a backup copy of the existing ROUTER.EXE.

2) Copy this file, DRROUTER.OBJ over the existing DRROUTER.OBJ on the ROUTEGEN diskette.

3) With the ROUTEGEN diskette inserted, execute ROUTEGEN to create a new ROUTER.EXE that contains this fix.

4) After running ROUTEGEN, copy this new ROUTER.EXE to the existing boot disk, (floppy or hard disk).

5) Reboot the router workstation.

solutions

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contents 

Self-Extracting File Name:  routfx.exe

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  DRROUTER.OBJ     132303   09-04-1991   03:59PM
    ROUTFX.TXT       2596   09-17-1993   01:08AM
Document Title: Updated Drrouter.obj for NetWare 3.11 & v2.2
Document ID: 362
Creation Date: 01JUL1993
Modified Date: 16AUG1995
Document Revision: 1
Novell Product Class: NetWare
Novell Product and Version: NetWare 2.2
NetWare 3.11

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