NOVELL TECHNICAL INFORMATION DOCUMENT

TITLE:  RPLKT5.EXE; RPL File Updates
TID #:  2942958
README FOR:  RPLKT5.EXE

SUPERSEDES:
167792.exe
RPLKT4.EXE

NOVELL PRODUCTS and VERSIONS:
NetWare 3.11
NetWare 3.12
NetWare 4.1

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.


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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:

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.


Self-Extracting File Name: RPLKT5.EXE

Files Included            Size          Date            Time
..\
      RPLKT5.TXT   (This file)  
      3CBOOT.NLM          8604     11-2-1992      2:22:58 am
       A8022.LAN           152     5-12-1993      9:24:12 am
       A8022.OBJ          3620     4-14-1993      5:19:04 am
       B8022.OBJ          3620     4-14-1993      5:19:12 am
     BOOTNCP.COM          5136     10-8-1991      9:48:20 am
       C8022.OBJ          3620     4-14-1993      5:19:20 am
       D8022.OBJ          3620     4-14-1993      5:19:28 am
     DCONFIG.EXE         22701      7-1-1992      7:31:48 am
      DOSGEN.DOC          2501      2-2-1996      7:35:40 am
      DOSGEN.EXE         11008      8-5-1993      6:26:22 am
       ETHER.RPL         16272      1-7-1998      2:51:26 am
       F1ETH.RPL         12141      1-7-1998      2:44:16 am
    NEARSERV.DOC           332     2-13-1996      8:30:56 am
    NEARSERV.EXE          9214    11-22-1993      4:44:48 am
       PCN2L.RPL         10999      1-7-1998      2:21:18 am
       RBOOT.RPL          8078      1-7-1998      2:36:22 am
    RPCONFIG.COM          2744     7-14-1992      3:05:00 am
         RPL.COM          8318     4-29-1993      5:33:30 am
         RPL.NLM          6389     5-23-1996      9:24:54 am
         RPL.VP1          1897     10-5-1993      2:55:46 am
      RPLCOM.DOC         32353    10-14-1993     11:38:06 am
      RPLFIX.COM          1838     6-30-1993      4:56:12 pm
      RPLFIX.DOC          4214    10-15-1993      4:16:00 am
      RPLNLM.DOC         23229     2-28-1996      2:08:06 am
      RPLODI.COM          1652     3-21-1991      7:24:30 am
      RPLODI.DOC          2464    10-15-1993      4:00:46 am
      RPLVP1.DOC         11310      2-2-1996      7:45:10 am
       TOKEN.RPL         18676      1-7-1998      2:29:04 am



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