Dual Network (LAN Manager/Novell) Support (82722)

SUMMARY

To obtain the enhanced functionality of the dual network support of LAN Manager 2.1 (dual support for LAN Manager 2.1 and NetWare) under Microsoft Windows operating system version 3.1, you must make some modifications to your Windows installation.

The following details the settings that must appear in the SYSTEM.INI file, and the specifics on the proper method to install dual network support with Windows 3.1.

Windows 3.1 does not officially support any dual network driver.

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A proper installation of the dual network driver will make the following entries in your SYSTEM.INI:

   [boot]
   network.drv=dualnet.drv

   [boot description]
   network.drv=LAN Manager/Netware Dual Network

   [386Enh]
   network=*vnetbios,vdualnet.386,vipx.386,vnetware.386,vlanman.386

   [Netware]
   RestoreDrives=False
   NWShareHandles=True

Upgrading to 3.1 with Dual Network Support

If LAN Manager 2.1 has previously been installed for NetWare connectivity with Windows 3.0, and the system is being upgraded to Windows 3.1, the Setup program will not make any changes to the network drivers. You will need to manually upgrade your NetWare Windows components. These components are:

NETWARE.DRV
VNETWARE.386
VIPX.386
NETWARE.HLP
NWPOPUP.EXE (optional)
NWPOPUP.HLP (optional)

Additionally, you will need to upgrade your MS-DOS NetWare components. These components are:

NETX.COM
IPX.COM.

You will need to use the Novell WSGEN or SHGEN programs to create an IPX.COM from the IPX.OBJ supplied with Windows 3.1.

Installing Dual Network Support with 3.1

If you already have Windows 3.1 installed and want to install LAN Manager 2.1 with NetWare connectivity (or add the NetWare connectivity to your existing LAN Manager installation), use the LAN Manager Setup program. This will copy the proper files and make the correct entries in your SYSTEM.INI file. Make sure that the WSGEN or SHGEN disk you use to generate a new IPX.COM and copy NETX.COM contains the updated files (IPX.OBJ and NETX.COM) supplied with Windows 3.1.

Installing 3.1 on a Dual Network System

If you already are running LAN Manager 2.1 with NetWare connectivity and want to install Windows 3.1, Windows will detect that you are running LAN Manager 2.1 and install for that network only. After you have completed installing Windows with support for LAN Manager 2.1, you will need to run the NetWare connectivity Setup again from your LAN Manager installation to upgrade your NetWare components and make the necessary modifications to your SYSTEM.INI file (see section above for more information).

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