Novell Client For Windows 95/98 Release Notes 3/10/00 Table of Contents 1.0 Overview 2.0 Installing 3.0 Logging In 4.0 General 5.0 Printing 6.0 Primary Administrative Documentation is HTML 7.0 Legal Information Note: Additional issues associated with this release are located in TID #2955975 at www.support.novell.com. 1.0 Overview These notes describe new features and some issues that have not been resolved for this release of the Novell* Client* for Windows** 95/98 software. Most of these issues will be resolved in future releases. This release supports workstations running the following versions of Windows: * Windows 95a * Windows 95b * Windows 95c * Windows 98 * Windows 98 SE This release does not support the original release of Windows 95. 2.0 Installing 2.1 Update Required on NetWare 4.11 and NetWare 4.2 Servers NetWare 4.11 and NetWare 4.2 servers require an update on the server prior to the installation of this Client. The server update information is located in TID 295244 in the Novell Technical Support database at www.support.novell.com. 2.2 ODI Drivers Not Installed ODI* drivers have not been available since Novell Client for Windows 95/98 v2.2. If you are upgrading an older version of Novell Client and you have ODI drivers currently installed, these ODI drivers may still work. If you are installing Novell Client for the first time, NDIS drivers will be installed. If you do not already have the necessary NDIS driver, you might need to obtain it from the Windows CD-ROM or from the network board manufacturer. 2.3 "The DeviceIDDeleteOrder section in NWSETUP.INI is either incomplete, or incorrect." During installation on Windows 95a, an error occurs if the network board is not configured properly (that is, if the IRQ and port numbers are not correct or they conflict with another device). To solve this problem, configure the network board manually or apply the OSR2 patch from the Microsoft** Web site. 2.4 MFC42.DLL Error Novell Client runs with MFC42.DLL version 4.21.7022 or later. MFC42.DLL version 6.00.8267.0 is installed when you install Novell Client. If an older version is installed over the version installed by Novell Client, the client login fails with an error message similar to the following: "The ordinal 6453 could not be located in the dynamic link library MFC42.DLL." The actual message might vary, depending on the version of MFC42.DLL you are using. To recover from this error, reinstall the correct version of MFC42.DLL. You can find the correct file on the ZENworks* CD at: D:\PRODUCTS\WIN95\IBM_ENU\MFC42.DLL Copy the DLL to the following directory on your workstation: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM 2.5 Incompatibility with Built-In Audio and Video Drivers on Hewlett-Packard Vectra and Compaq Presario Computers Some Hewlett-Packard** Vectra** and Compaq** Presario** computers use drivers for their built-in audio and video features that are incompatible with Novell Client for Windows 95. This incompatibility can cause a general protection fault (GPF)on the workstation. If you use a Hewlett-Packard Vectra or Compaq Presario computer and experience a GPF after installing Novell Client for Windows 95/98, use one of the following methods to avoid a GPF: 1. Update your audio and video drivers. Current drivers can be obtained from your workstation's manufacturer. 2. Install generic audio and video drivers. 3. After installing the client, do not restart the workstation. Return to Windows and shut down the workstation using the Start > Shut Down option. Finally, restart the workstation. 2.6 Unable to find NWUSE.HLP During Installation If you are upgrading Novell Client on a workstation running Windows 95b, you might be prompted for the NWUSE.HLP file during installation. This message occurs due to certain hardware configurations. If you receive this message, you must abort the current installation and uninstall your existing client software using the version of UNC32.EXE that shipped with the Novell Client software that you already have on your workstation. Then, delete the Client32 directory on your hard disk. You can now install the latest version of Novell Client. 2.7 ZENworks 2 Remote Control and Workstation Inventory Not Installed Only the full version of ZENworks 2 includes the Novell Client software that installs Remote Control and Workstation Inventory capabilities to desktops. ZENworks 2 (full) ships on a product CD. If you download a version of the Novell Client from the Novell Web site or if you update to a version of the client that is later than those that shipped with ZENworks 2, you may not have the option to install Remote Control and Workstation Inventory components. 3.0 Logging In 3.1 Login Restrictions Set for IPX/SPX Prevent User From Logging In Symptom: Login restrictions are set for IPX/SPX* and the node address. When the administrative workstation is reset, the new client files are automatically updated and the reboot prompt is displayed. After restarting, the workstations that are placed in the restriction list as being able to log in as admin and which now have the new client cannot log in and no administration of the server can be done. Cause: This is a problem with preferring the IP protocol. The allowed addresses assigned in NDS* are IPX* addresses. If the server is bound to IP, the clients are designed to prefer this protocol by default. The result is that the client is attempting to log in to the server using IP but the address is restricted to only allow IPX addresses, causing an authentication failure. This is due ultimately to the IP address not being stored in NDS. Solution: Do not bind IP to the server until static IP addresses have been assigned. Or, change your protocol preference to IPX. 3.2 Associating Login Restrictions with Workstation Objects Login restrictions can be associated with Workstation objects and OUs, but not with groups of Workstation objects. If a policy is associated with a group of Workstation objects, the policy is not effective. Do not associate login restrictions with a group of Workstation objects. Associate login restrictions only with a single Workstation object or OU. 4.0 General 4.1 Dial-Up Networking With LAN Connections Using Dial-Up Networking concurrently with a LAN connection might cause name resolution problems. Servers on the LAN or the Dial-Up connection might not be found. To solve this problem, disable the LAN adapter by doing the following: 1. Click Start > Settings > Control Panel. 2. Double-click System, and then click the Device Manager tab. 3. Double-click the network adapter** you want to disable. 4. In the Device Usage field, check Disable in this Configuration, and then click OK. 4.2 WINSOCK2 Not Set Up Correctly on Windows 95 with Early Versions of DCOM'95 WINSOCK2 is not set up correctly if the clientworkstation has DCOM'95 installed and the version is not 812 or later. WS2Setup.exe closes but no feedback is given to the user about the problem. The following is from the Microsoft Web page: http://www.microsoft.com/Windows95/downloads/content s/WUAdminTools/S_WUNetworkingTools/W95Sockets2/Relea seNotes/ReleaseNotes.asp WS2SETUP.EXE AND DCOM'95 WS2SETUP.EXE will only install on machines that have DCOM'95 build 812 or higher, or no version of DCOM'95 at all. If a version of DCOM'95 prior to build 812 is detected, WS2SETUP.EXE will abort without installing Winsock2 for Windows 95 and an error message will be written to WS2SETUP.LOG. To obtain an updated version of DCOM'95, see: http://www.microsoft.com/com/dcom95/download- f.htm for availability, download instructions and release notes. 4.3 IPX Compatibility and Server Versions This client version requires that the servers hosting Migration Agents be installed with the SP1 (or later) version of NetWare 5. You can also configure CMD servers as Migration Agents to force the client to obtain routing/service information about the IPX network from those servers. 4.4 NetWare Administrator 5.19f Doesn't Run Because Novell Client for Windows 95/98 version 3.2 client sets Use Extended File Handles to OFF by default, the TLS manager in NetWare Administrator 5.19f will not function properly. Setting Use Extended File Handles to ON fixes the problem temporarily, but this setting is reset every time the workstation is rebooted. To resolve this issue, upgrade to Novell Client for Windows 95/98 version 3.21. This version is included with NetWare 5.1 Support Pack 1 and is available for download at www.novell.com/dowload. 5.0 Printing 5.1 Printing to a Volume with Insufficient Space When you print a large file to a volume with insufficient space, Novell Client returns an error that might hang the computer. This occurs because Novell Client cannot retry printing because the volume is out of disk space, and it will not delete the print job in order to make sure that important data will be lost. To resolve this problem, make sure that you have sufficient disk space before you start to print a large file. 5.2 Printer Driver Setup Associating a printer driver with a printer or queue in the printer policy packages requires driver files to be copied to a server. The path that these files are copied to is displayed in the Path box in the Setup Printer Driver dialog box (which is displayed when you select New Driver in the Printer Policy dialog box). Users or workstations must have Read and File Scan rights to this path (SYS:PUBLIC on the server where the queue resides) if the workstation or user package is to be able to download these drivers to the workstation. The printers associated with a package will not be installed if the drivers are not downloaded. When you select a driver to be associated with a printer, you might be asked to enter a path where a .INF file or driver is located. If you are setting up drivers for an NT package while running Windows 95/98, you are asked to enter the path where the NTPRINT.INF file is located. This file is located in the WINDOWS\INF directory (the WINDOWS directory is where NT 4.0 is installed). The easiest thing to do is to copy all of the files from the I386 directory of your NT installation CD to an area on a server or on the workstation and then to copy the NTPRINT file to that same directory. Once you have given the path to the .INF file, a list of drivers displays. Select the driver that you want. You might then be asked where the driver files are located. (If the drivers and the .INF file are in the same directory, you might not be prompted for the location.) If the drivers are somewhere else (usually on the NT install CD if you have not copied them to a different path), then browse to the path or type it in. The files are then copied to the path on the server. If you are setting up drivers for Windows 95/98 while running Windows NT, you are prompted to enter the path to the MSPRINT.INF file location. This file is located in the WINDOWS\INF directory (the WINDOWS directory is where Windows 95/98 is installed). The easiest thing to do is to copy all of the .CAB files from the WIN95 or WIN98 directory of your Windows installation CD to an area on a server or the workstation, and then copy the MSPRINT.INF, msprint2.inf, and LAYOUT.INF files to that same directory. If you are installing drivers for a Windows NT package on Windows NT or a Windows 95/98 package on Windows 95/98, you will not be asked for the .INF files. However, you must still point the install to where the drivers are located, usually the Windows installation CD. If you attempt to copy drivers that are set as Read- Only, then the Microsoft API will copy the files as .TMP files. This will cause problems when users attempt to download the driver because the driver will not be found. Make sure the files in the area that you copy from are not Read-Only. This usually will not be a problem if you follow the above directions. 5.3 "Error writing to : Space to store the file waiting to be printed is not available on the server" or "A write fault occurred while printing" You may experience difficulties printing through NDPS* if your network connection is dropped and later auto-reconnects. To resolve this problem, you must download and install NetWare 5 Support Pack 2 (NW5SP2.EXE) from www.novell.com/download. Instructions for downloading and installing the Support Pack are included with the download. After installing NetWare 5 Support Pack 2 1. At the server console, load NDPSM.NLM to load NDPS Manager on the server. 2. From the NDPS Manager main menu, select Printer Agent List. 3. Select a Printer Agent. 4. Once the Printer Agent information is displayed, select Configuration: (See Form). 5. From the configuration screen, change the Security Level from High to Medium. 6.0 Primary Administrative Documentation is HTML The HTML documentation for Novell Client for Windows 95/98 contains information on installing, configuring, using, understanding, and troubleshooting Novell Client. The HTML documentation is available on the Novell Web site, at http://www.novell.com/documentation. In addition to the HTML documentation, user documentation can be found in Novell Client User Guide located on the red N in the toolbar. 7.0 Legal Information 7.1 Disclaimer, Patents, and Copyright Novell, Inc. makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents or use of this documentation, and specifically disclaims any express or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. Further, Novell, Inc. reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes to its content, at any time, without obligation to notify any person or entity of such revisions or changes. Further, Novell, Inc. makes no representations or warranties with respect to any software, and specifically disclaims any express or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. Further, Novell, Inc. reserves the right to make changes to any and all parts of Novell software, at any time, without any obligation to notify any person or entity of such changes. U.S Patent Nos. 5,349,642; 5,594,863; 5,633,931; and 5,692,129. U.S. and International Patents Pending. Copyright (C) 1996, 1998-2000 Novell, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, photocopied, stored on a retrieval system, or transmitted without the express written consent of the publisher. 7.2 Trademarks Novell and NetWare are registered trademarks of Novell, Inc. in the United States and other countries. Client 32, Internetwork Packet Exchange and IPX, NDS, NetWare/IP, Novell Client, and Open Data-Link Interface and ODI are trademarks of Novell, Inc. All third-party trademarks are the property of their respective owners.