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Windows NT - Dare To Compare New Products o NDSToolkit - Top Quality NDS Management Tools o Double the Speed, Quadruple the Capacity o Regal Unveils New 5-DISC CD-ROM Jukeboxes! o Clarity Announces Cross-Platform Intranet Solution o CNet Unveils Three Hot New Hubs! o Screaming Along with JAYCOR's Fibre Channel Adapters o Connect 10BASE-T Devices to 100BASE-T LANs with Dayna o First Fast Ethernet Solution for PDS-Based Macs' Promotions and Price Slashing o Free ManageWise Upgrade Offer o CNet Sets New Price Point For NICs/Hubs o Novell's TCP/IP Connectivity Is Cheaper Than Ever Patches and Fixes o NetWare OS/Utility Updates o NetWare Client Updates o Novell Hostprint o NetWare Connect/NASI o NetWare Mac/AppleTalk o Novell NW/IP o Novell/NetScape o Adaptec o Compaq The Winners Circle - Current Contests o Contest 1 - Novell Exam Coupon o Contest 2 - VFX MCPS/MCSE Assessment Tests! o Contest 3 - Dreamlan's NDSLogin Utility ----------------------------------- The Present and Future of NetNotify ----------------------------------- Before jumping right into the newsletter, a couple of notes regarding the services that are currently available and some information on what's to come. 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The polls close May 31! ======================== General News and Tidbits ======================== --------------------------------------------- Another Great Resource is an Email Note Away! --------------------------------------------- Looking for honest reviews of the software that is out there? Looking for unique perspectives on computing? Looking for hot FTP files and cool web sites? What about tidbits of news the media doesn't deliver? CompuNotes delivers! As a free/weekly publication delivered to your email box weekly, we feature all the above! Our writers bring you what you need each week. You'll enjoy every aspect of a CompuNotes issue! We feature up to four software reviews a week, a guest columnist, great FTP'able files and the latest in web sites! To subscribe send a message to NOTES@INLINK.COM with the subject of SUBSCRIBE, and you're in! ------------------------------------------------------- Support on CompuServe for Windows, Windows 95 and NT You're In Good Hands! ------------------------------------------------------- Microsoft may have moved their support services off CompuServe, but the gurus from the Windows Users Group Network (WUGNET) have stepped up to the plate to fill some pretty big shoes! On April 20, WUGNET officially took over 24 of the forums previously operated by Microsoft. Added to their listing of managed forums, WUGNET now covers 38 forums on CompuServe. Servicing over 1.5 million regular users, they are the largest third party independent support organization available worldwide! WUGNET's extremely large user base, combined with the 120 staff supporters, yields some impressive results. Users coming to one of the forums run by WUGNET can usually expect an in-depth response to their technical problems in as little as 3-5hrs. Worst case situations are usually overnight responses: an excellent track record to say the least! WUGNET's long arms of technical expertise stretch far beyond the electronic walls of CompuServe. The folks from WUGNET also produce a line of software and CD's for Windows, 95 and NT. They also have their own line of extensive reference books published by IDG Books Worldwide. For those of you that have benefited from the technical expertise of the WUGNET guru's in the past, and for those who are new to the WUGNET experience, rest assured, you're in good hands! Be sure to visit one of the many WUGNET supported forums on CompuServe. For further information about WUGNET, you can also checkout their web site at http://www.wugnet.com. ----------------------------- OS/2 the Best? Virus says so! ----------------------------- The folks at SSS-Sensible Security Solutions Inc., representatives in Canada of Dr. Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit, have announced their findings for a new virus lovingly know as Pretentious.680. Pretentious is a parasitic non-resident appending *.COM infector. Infected files become 680 bytes longer and have their time stamp set to 62 sec (like the Vienna virus). This change to the time stamp is not noticeable when doing a normal DIR of infected files. When an infected program is run, the virus changes the current DOS disk to C: and infects one file in the current directory on C:. The DOS default drive is not restored to what it was before, but changed to C:. That means if you run an infected program on drive A:, for example, you are returned to the current directory on drive C:. Pretentious does not propagate if there is no C: drive. The virus does not infect files shorter than 255 bytes and longer than 64,000 bytes. It avoids infecting any file with the filemask ??MM????.COM. This means it will avoid infecting COMMAND.COM The presence of the virus is pretty obvious: in any month but January when an infected program is run, the virus will display the following text: "Windows 95 may be dangerous. OS/2 is the best operating system! I'll prove it soon..." The above text is kept encrypted in the virus body. Pretentious also contains the non-encrypted text "Gdynia 1996 * v1.0 *" (Gdynia is a large city in Poland). All the text messages are verified by a checksum by the virus. If they are found to be modified (in other words, if the checksum does not match) the virus reboots the computer. This virus was distributed widely via the amateur "Packet Network". This means that the potential for copies of this virus spreading is quite large. The packet network sends binary files in a manner similar to UUE as mail, with multiple copies spreading out on BBSes world-wide. Many BBSes process such files automatically, and append them to their download areas. Even if the file is not read, and decoded as original mail, there is a danger of infection at a later date by a user downloading the infection from a BBS. Samples received by the virus researchers at Dr Solomon's indicate that the initially distributed infected file was infected and then deliberately PKLite'd (compressed) to hide itself. Dr Solomon's FindVirus can scan recursively inside compressed and archived files using the /UNZIP command-line switch. Users of FindVirus 7.55 and above will be able to detect this virus when run with the /ANALYSE switch. A future update to FindVirus (7.61) will allow you to detect and cleanup this virus. If you would like to add detection and cleanup for this virus now, or to download an eval of FindVirus 7.59, be sure to visit Dr. Solomon's web site at http://www.drsolomon.com. --------------------------- NetWare 4.1 Still the Boss! --------------------------- Wondering which Network Operating System (NOS) is still tops? If you guessed NetWare 4.1, and you're a fan of Network Computing Magazine, you're right. Once again, NetWare 4.1 has won the Best NOS title from Network Computing Magazine's "Well Connected" awards. This brings the grand total to 15 awards that have been bestowed on 4.1 since it hit the street in 1994. ----------------------------------- There May be a Santa Claus Dorothy, But There's No PKZIP V3.00 ----------------------------------- Although it's old news, after getting a message from one client about how proud they were to be the first to download the latest version of PKZIP in the office, it's time for a friendly reminder. There is no version 3.00 of PKZIP folks! Well, there is one out there, but it's a Trojan Horse that was first uncovered back in May of 1995. When in doubt, or better still, when you are considering upgrading your system with a new version of PKZIP that you found, contact the folks at PKWARE to be sure! Phone: (414)354-8699 FAX: (414)354- 8559 BBS: (414)354-8670 --------------------------- Roll Call of The Certified! --------------------------- Just how many CNE's are out there? How many MCP's? These are two very common questions asked by thousands of people. You've worked hard to get your certifications, now, are you 1 of 5,000 or 1 or 50,000? Well, to answer those questions we gave the folks at Microsoft and Novell a ring to find out just how many of you are out there. Novell Certifications - Status as of April 30th 1996 CNAs over 97,500 CNEs over 88,800 Master CNEs over 6,500 Microsoft Certifications - Status as of April 2, 1996 * MCSE 6,138 MCSD 1,190 MCPS 42,770 MCT 4,272 *Unfortunately, we were not able to get the April 30th stats in time for publication. We are looking to include detailed statistics on the vendor certifications within the first edition of NetNotify each month. More on this later! -------------------------- You Checked your Notebook? -------------------------- Many have probably seen Toshiba's ads on TV depicting a gentleman standing in the airport, panicking because he checked his notebook instead of keeping it for carry on. His laptop was able to brave the rigors of the airline personnel, but if you're not careful, your notebook may not make it through the airport x-ray machines! There's a new scam being run at many of the countries major airports that could separate you from your expensive light weight buddy: here's how it works. It involves two suspects who look for a potential victim carrying a laptop approaching a security check point in the boarding area. The suspects position themselves in front of the victim passenger. They stall until the passenger puts their laptop on the x -ray conveyor belt. The first suspect then moves through the metal detector easily. The second suspect sets off the detector as they move through, and then begins to slow down the process of emptying pockets, removing jewelry, etc.. While this is happening, the first suspect takes the victims laptop from the conveyor belt as it exits the x-ray machine, and quickly disappears into the crowd. When the victim finally gets through the metal detector, their laptop is gone. There is sometimes a third suspect who will take a hand off from the first suspect, and the computer is out of the restricted area before the victim even knows that it is missing. Although difficult to do at busy airports, try to avoid long lines at boarding area security check points, if at all possible. When unable to do so, delay putting your carry on luggage and laptop on the conveyor belt until you are sure that you will be the very next person through the metal detector. As you move through the detector keep an eye on the conveyor belt for your luggage and laptop to come through, as well as watching what others in front of you are picking up. =================================== Education, Seminars and Conferences =================================== ------------------------------------------------ MCP Endeavor - 20 Assessment Exams Now Available ------------------------------------------------ VFX, the publishers of MCP Endeavor, are proud to announce the update to their extensive line of assessment exams for the Microsoft MCPS and MCSE certifications. MCP Endeavor provides users with an extensive database of test questions to help in studying and test preparation. MCP Endeavor presents you with a wide range of question styles and formats such as multiple choice, true and false, fill in the blank, and long answer to really put you through your paces. With 500-1000 questions per exam, it's a steal at $29.95 per exam! On CompuServe, download the files MCPDISK1.EXE, MCPDISK2.EXE and MCPDISK3.EXE for a free evaluation from the WUGNET forum (GO WUGNET). On the Internet, the same files (with the extension ZIP though) can be downloaded from the site ftp://ftp.coast.net/SimTel/win3/network/. VFX Technologies, Email: 70543.366@compuserve.com Phone: (610)265-9222 FAX: (610)265-6007 NetNotify DOC-ID: mcpenfaq ------------------------------------ Important Info for MCP's and MCSE's! ------------------------------------ For all you crazy cat's involved in Microsoft's hot MCP and MCSE certification programs, there are some changes coming down the line and some exams that are being retired that you should know about. Exams being Retired Windows NT 3.1 - Retires on September 30, 1996 Windows NT AS 3.1 - Retires on September 30, 1996 As for the Windows 3.1 exam, there are currently no plans to retire it! New Exams Exchange - Beta should be out some time in July Excel 7.0 VBA - Currently not in development Online Support and Resources for MCP's As you probably already know, Microsoft has moved their support services from CompuServe to the Internet. The MSEDCERT Forum on CompuServe is still active, but plans are in the works to move this resource to the Internet within a month or so. In the mean time, the forum remains active! In addition to this forum, if you are on MSN, you can access the MCP Forum by using the go word MCP. ------------------------------------- Novell Master CNE Requirements Change ------------------------------------- Novell Education has recently changed credits required in the core and elective areas of Master CNE certification. Course 210 Fundamentals of Network Management has now been moved from a Master CNE core requirement to an elective option for CNEs and Master CNEs. Based on this decision, credits have been realigned in both the Core and Elective areas for all Master CNE certifications. Details regarding this can be found in the CNE/Master CNE Participant's Guide which can be obtained from the Novell Education faxback system at 1-800-233-EDUC or 801-429-5363 document #1443, or on the CNE Homepage on the web at http://www.cne.org under CNE/Master CNE program information, CNE Headline News. ----------------------------- Internet Seminars from Novell ----------------------------- Looking for technical solutions and strategies for your company's plans to jump onto the Internet and Intranet bandwagon? If so, how would you like to attend a half day seminar about the Internet and Intranets for free? Well, if you do, you'll be happy to know of Novell's new seminars currently in full swing. These seminars will provide some in-depth solutions for your company using some of Novell's hottest products such as the NetWare Web Server, LAN Workplace and LAN Workgroup, the Boss NOS itself: NetWare, and much, much more! If you're an end user attending the sessions, your name will be entered in a draw for some cool Novell software. If you're a reseller, bonus, there's a special treat in store for you! Seminars are running until June 6th. For registration and location information, call (800)892-2922. ----------------------------- Get the Most From Your AS/400 ----------------------------- Novells host connectivity team and industry expert Roger Pence, Sr. Editor for NEWS/400 Magazine, are hitting the road in June and July for a 9 city tour. This tour offers free seminars showing you how to get the most from your AS/400's. Attendees will experience demo's showing how easy it is to connect your AS/400(s) with NetWare, and interview's with users already feeling the power of the seamless connectivity. Attendees will also receive detailed information on products from Novell and their partners for AS/400 connectivity. Companies with AS/400's won't want to miss this seminar! To register, call (800)892-2922. June 25 - San Francisco June 26 - Orange County, Calif. June 27 - Dallas July 09 - New York July 10 - Boston July 11 - Philadelphia July 16 - Minneapolis July 17 - Detroit July 18 - Chicago ----------------------------- Novell's Connecting the World ----------------------------- The folks at Novell and 30 of their partners are packing their best duds and hitting the road to put on the Connect Your World Solutions showcase. This is a free seminar presenting efficient cost effective business and networking solutions. Users will experience hands-on demonstrations for some of the leading industry technologies making your networks and users easier to manage. Attendees will leave the seminars with lot's of great information, a full belly from the free lunch, cool door prizes, and free software! Ya just gotta love it when it's free! The tour kicks off on May 2nd and runs until July. For date and location information, visit Novell's web site at http://netware.novell.com/special/partner.htm. You can register directly from the web site or for those without web access, call (800)892-2922. ---------------------------------------- NetWare VS. Windows NT - Dare To Compare ---------------------------------------- All you Canadians out there will be happy to hear that Novell is kicking off their Dare to Compare tour across Canada on May 8th. These free seminars will provide a feature by feature comparison of NetWare and NT along with live demonstrations and a ton of information on integrating different platforms with NetWare. Attendees will also receive a free 2 user copy of NetWare 4.1 ([ed.] Is there anyone out there that actually DOESN'T have a 2 user copy of NetWare yet?) and a copy of Novell's Reducing the Cost of Ownership analysis software. To register, call (800)892-2922. May 08 - 48288 - Calgary May 09 - 48289 - Edmonton May 14 - 48290 - Vancouver May 23 - 48291 - Ottawa May 30 - 48295 - Winnipeg June 05 - 48293 - Montreal June 11 - 48292 - Toronto June 13 - 48294 - Halifax ============ New Products ============ --------------------------------------------- NDSToolkit - Top Quality NDS Management Tools --------------------------------------------- If you've been around NetWare for awhile, you'll know that there are hundreds, if not thousands, of third party products available for NetWare 3.x. Unfortunately, there are no where near as many for NetWare 4.x, especially utilities that can make the life of the NDS Administrator and users a little easier. Fear not 4.x fans, help is on the way with DreamLAN's NDS Toolkit. Packed with all sort's of goodies, this toolkit is a must have for any NetWare 4.x administrators out there! For full details on this gem of 4.x utilities, be sure to request the related document from the NetNotify Document retrieval service! DreamLAN Network Consulting, Email: 71333.1700@compuserve.com NetNotify DOC-ID: toolkit ---------------------------------------- Double the Speed, Quadruple the Capacity ---------------------------------------- Users interested in optical drives should check-out MOST's new Jupiter 2 or Nikon's new Beluga drive: 2.6GB Direct-Overwrite Magneto-Optical (MO) drives. The drives offer transfer rates that are double that offered by existing optical drives while also quadrupling the storage capacity. Their incredible speed and capacity make them ideal for image storage and retrieval, and general network applications. Using Nikon's patented LIM-DOW (Light Intensity Modulation-Direct Overwrite) technology permits the drives to carry out the overwrite process in a single pass at a full 3600 rpm, rather than the slower, two- pass process required by earlier technology drives. As a result, the drives provide a sustained read and write transfer rate of up to 4MB/sec and a burst transfer rate of 10MB/sec, which make them the fastest 5¬" MO drives available today. With the drive's 2X speed and average seek time of 24ms, combined with their 4X capacity, they provide performance levels comparable with hard drives. For further information on the Jupiter 2, or the Beluga, check with your local reseller or VAD. Alternately, you can contact MOST and Nikon directly. MOST Inc. Phone: (714)898-9400 FAX:(714)373-9960 Snail Mail: 11205 Knott Avenue; Cypress, CA 90630 Nikon Optical Storage Phone: (415)508-4674 FAX: (415)508-4600 Snail Mail: 1399 Shoreway Road; Belmont, CA 94002 ------------------------------------------ Regal Unveils New 5-DISC CD-ROM Jukeboxes! ------------------------------------------ There's not much in this industry that really gets me excited. I have a deep love for computers and networking, but there are so many new products coming out on a regular basis that, in a way, I've become desensitized to many of them. Regal Electronics has changed that. You see, there's this problem I've had for a long, long time, and that problem is my CD-ROM drive. The drive work's like a charm, but it's a single triple speed unit. I have a growing library of CD-ROM's that I must reference on a regular basis: not an easy task when you only have one CD-ROM drive. To date, I have resorted to eating up hundreds of megabytes of disk space to store my CD-ROM data so I can use multiple applications at once. I have considered purchasing additional CD-ROM drives or one of jukeboxes on the market but the problem has been cost and real estate. Buying multiple drives can become pricey, and jukeboxes have been anything but cheap. Desktop space is very limited in my lab and my sleek desktop computer that I use most of the time has a serious problem with available space - components are crammed in their tighter than sardines! That's all about to change though. Regal Electronics has hit the streets with two new CD Jukeboxes offering 4X speed and holding up to 5 CD- ROMs, that's 3.2Gb of data you can have available at once! Their CDC-4Xi is a half height jukebox that fits into the space used by a floppy drive, or, the space used by your older single CD-ROM unit. Listed at $399, this PnP ready unit comes equipped with an Enhanced IDE card, cable, audio cable and one Regal 5-disc cartridge. The 4Xi is Win95 and Windows NT compatible and comes with easy-to-use interface/minichanger management software for DOS and Windows 3.1. The CDC-4X is a low-profile subsystem offering full SCSI-II compatibility and a universal switching power supply. This allows for PnP operation almost anywhere in the world for the meager list price of $495! The 4X is Win95 and Windows NT-compatible and includes high- performance multi-platter CD-ROM management and SCSI utility software with support for DOS, Windows 3.1, Macintosh systems, and NetWare. If you're tired of playing the data shuffle, swapping CD's left, right, and center, contact Regal Electronics. Regal Electronics Inc.; Phone: (408)988-2288 FAX: (408)567-1563; Snail Mail: 4251 Burton Drive; Santa Clara, CA 95054 -------------------------------------------------- Clarity Announces Cross-Platform Intranet Solution -------------------------------------------------- If you run the corporate email system, you'll love Clarity's new Compatibility Server. Bridging the differences in platforms and applications, users can transmit and receive documents and messages through email with ease. PC, Macintosh, and UNIX users can continue using their current products to exchange, edit and print fully formatted documents. With conversion being done automatically, users don't even know the server exists! Messages are automatically intercepted, transformed according to user profiles maintained in the system's Address Book, and passed back to SMTP for normal delivery. Available now, the Clarity Compatibility Server is priced at $10,000 per server. The system includes all required documentation and bi- directional converters for all popular UNIX, PC, and Macintosh text, spreadsheet and graphic formats. Be sure to visit their web site if you would like to request free evaluation copies! Clarity Software, Inc. Web: http://www.clarity.com Email: info@clarity.com Phone: (415)691-0320 or (800)235-OPEN Snail Mail: 2700 Garcia Avenue; Mountain View, CA 94043 -------------------------------- CNet Unveils Three Hot New Hubs! -------------------------------- The new 8 port PowerSWITCH SH-1080 switching hub integrates both 10BaseT and 100BaseTX networking technologies in a single unit. Six 10BaseT ports provide switch-selectable, full-duplex 20Mbps Ethernet performance and two 100Base TX ports combine to form the perfect "bridge" between existing 10Mbps networks and the 100Mbps networks. The two Fast Ethernet ports also support the Nway auto-negotiation standard to detect the speed of attached devices. The PowerStack CNFH-1200 is a 12 port Fast Ethernet hub that requires no configuration and supports all major network protocols. It is a simple and easy to use hub for small to medium sized organizations! PowerStacks 12 100BaseTX RJ-45 ports on the front panel can connect up to 12 workstations using Cat5 UTP, one of which can serve as a crossover port to link hubs at 100Mbps! The PowerSWITCH SH-80 is an 8-port Ethernet switching hub offering a potential throughput of 140Mbps. Using high-speed, cut-through technology and advanced switching technology, network delays are a thing of the past! Each of the 8 ports deliver at least 10Mbps of bandwidth to connected devices. 6 of the ports are dedicated 10BaseT ports supporting 20Mbps full-duplex Ethernet when connected to capable devices, 1 is a combination BNC/UTP and the other, a combination AUI/UTP port. The sleek, trim hubs are a steal with SRP at $1,798 (SH-80), $1,998 (CNFH-1200) and $2,688 (SH-1080). Users can purchase the SH-1080I with CView SNMP network management software for $2,888., only $200 more than the 1080! CNet Technology, Web: http://www.cnet.com.tw/ Email: sales@hq.cnetusa.com Phone: (408)954-8000 FAX: (408)954-8866 Snail Mail: 2199 Zanker Road; San Jose, CA 95131 ----------------------------------------------------- Screaming Along with JAYCOR's Fibre Channel Adapters! ----------------------------------------------------- Considering upgrading your network connections? Looking for more bang for your buck? Well if so, JAYCOR's new fibre channel PCI adapters are something you should be looking into! Announced at NetWorld+Interop, these babies scream at a whopping 1063 Megabits per second, setting a new price performance point for high bandwidth interconnections for storage and networks. The new cards, FibreStar FCI-1063-CI for copper (DB-9) output and FibreStar FCI-1063-OI for optical connections, support both switched and arbitrated loop network architectures. By integrating the fibre channel transceiver circuits onto the board, they have provided the lowest cost gigabit fibre channel cards on the market today. You could go FDDI, but fibre channel solutions are available for the same cost with many times the bandwidth. For you speed demons out there, Windows NT and Solaris X86 drivers are available with the cards. Jaycor: Contact:Roland Thibodeau, Terry Flanagan Web: http://www.jaycor.com Email: fibrechannel@jaycor.com Phone: (619)535-3122 FAX: (619)535-9763 ----------------------------------------------------- Connect 10BASE-T Devices to 100BASE-T LANs with Dayna ----------------------------------------------------- They did it in 1990 by providing an inexpensive way to connect LocalTalk printers to 10Mbps Ethernet networks. Now they've done it again for 100Base-T Networks. Dayna's new piece of white lightning, the BlueStreak Fast Etherprint 10/100, is a single-port bridge due out in May that will sell for less than $500. This gem offers an incredibly simple and affordable way for you to connect to 100BASE-T Ethernet networks that high-end multiple address bridges just can't compete with. Whether you're looking to connect some of your printers or other 10Base-T devices to your companies 100BASE-T network, be sure to give the good folks at Dayna a ring! Watch future updates of NetNotify for actual pricing and feature info! Dayna Communications, Web: http://www.dayna.com Email: support@dayna.com Phone: (801)269-7200 FAX: (801)269- 7363 ------------------------------------------------ First Fast Ethernet Solution for PDS-Based Macs' ------------------------------------------------ Dayna Communications is now shipping the BlueStreak 10/100 LC Adapter, the first 100 Mbps solution for the large installed base of Macs' with a Processor Direct Slot. The BlueStreak 10/100 LC card provides flexibility by running at both 10 or 100 Mbps speeds from a single RJ-45 jack. Using the NWay. standard, it can auto negotiate between 10 and 100 Mbps speeds, offering a seamless upgrade to 100 Mbps performance so that users can migrate to industry-standard high- performance networking at their convenience. At an estimated price street price of $270, the BlueStreak 10/100 LC card also includes diagnostic LEDs and works with all network operating systems. Dayna Communications, Web: http://www.dayna.com Email: support@dayna.com Phone: (801)269-7200 FAX: (801) 269- 7363 ============================= Promotions and Price Slashing ============================= ----------------------------- Free ManageWise Upgrade Offer ----------------------------- Users who purchase ManageWise between April 15th and July 15th are in for a special treat later this summer. Novell is making a special offer to all of their users to receive a free upgrade to the next version of ManageWise, due out sometime this summer. The next version of ManageWise will include several updated desktop management features that are also included in Intel's LANDesk Management Suite V2.5 and the LANDesk Virus Protect product. If you've been thinking about buying ManageWise, this special offer may be just the reason to break out those cheque books folks! --------------------------------------- CNet Sets New Price Point For NICs/Hubs --------------------------------------- CNet Technology has slashed the prices for a number of their NIC's and shared Ethernet hubs by as much as 33 percent! These jumperless, NE2000 compatible NICs with full auto configuration are a steal! The CN200Eplus, a 16bit Coaxial NIC has been reduced from $69 to $48. The CN600Eplus, a 16bit 10BaseT NIC, reduced from $69 to $42. The CN650Eplus, a 2-in-1 Coaxial or 10BaseT PnP NIC, reduced from $79 to $55. The CN40BC, a PCMCIA Ethernet Type 2 adapter, reduced from $199 to $128. CNet's CN100TX, a 10/100Mbps PCI full duplex 100BaseTX Fast Ethernet NIC, has been slashed from $178 to $128. Last but not least, CNet's CN8800TPC: 8-port workgroup hub with one BNC cascade connector for expansion, cut from $169 to $138 CNet Technologies, Web: http://www.cnet.com.tw/ Email: sales@hq.cnetusa.com Phone: (408)954-8000 FAX: (408)954-8866 Snail Mail: 2199 Zanker Road; San Jose, CA 95131 ------------------------------------------------- Novell's TCP/IP Connectivity Is Cheaper Than Ever ------------------------------------------------- If you've been thinking about purchasing Novell's LAN Workplace 5 for MS Windows or DOS, now is the time! Pricing for Novell's hot TCP/IP connectivity product has been slashed down to size. A single user pack will now run you $249 (a savings of $150!) and the 100 user version will cost a meager $6,995, a whopping $6,000 shaved off the previous list price!! Novell has not only cut the pricing for LAN Workplace, but they've also improved the installation routines to meet the requests of their clients. For those who prefer products in languages other than English, you'll be happy to hear LWP is now available in Dutch, French, Italian, German and Spanish! Windows 95 and NT users should also keep their eyes peeled later this summer for LAN Workplace Pro for Windows 95 and NT!! ================= Patches and Fixes ================= Our Patches and Fixes area of NetNotify provides updated information about new patches/fixes that have been released within the current publishing period. It is important to note that this is not a complete listing of all patches/fixes available since the related product was fist released. We are currently working on compiling master listings containing details of all patches/fixes for various products. These listings will be made available to subscribers only through our document retrieval system. Once available, you will be notified with directions on how to retrieve this information. To conserve on space, and reduce unnecessary bandwidth use, we will not be transmitting the full listings, only the updates. More on this later! We have abbreviated some of the words within the update listing, a summary of which, are provided below: CIM - Compaq Insight Manager DS - Directory Services MS - Microsoft MW - Managewise NPFC - NetWare Programs From Compaq SP - Service Pack SS - Smart Start NDS - NetWare Directory Services NMS - NetWare Management Systems NW - NetWare NWA - NetWare Management Agent NWC - NetWare Connect -------------------------- NetWare OS/Utility Updates -------------------------- To download, GO NWOSFILES on CompuServe or visit Novell's FTP site at ftp.novell.com. 312PT7.EXE - NW v3.12 OS Patches 41FILR.EXE - FILER v4.21 for NW v4.x. Resolves problems with negative numbers being displayed. 41NDS6.EXE - NW DS.NLM v4.89c, DSRepair.NLM v4.35 41RTR3.EXE - 41RTR3.EXE; NW v4.10 Protocol Update IDE.EXE - Latest IDE Drivers for NW v3.12 and v4.02 LIBUP8.EXE - Library Update Files for v3.1x and v4.10 SBACK6.EXE - SBACKUP and support modules: NW v3.1x/v4.X ---------------------- NetWare Client Updates ---------------------- To download, GO NWOSFILES on CompuServe or visit Novell's FTP site at ftp.novell.com. C3295B.EXE - NW Client 32 for Windows 95 Update C3295C.EXE - NW Client 32 for Windows 95 Update DW32P1.EXE - Open Beta Client 32 for DOS/Win Updates DW32P2.EXE - Open Beta Client 32 for DOS/Win Updates NPTR95.EXE - Open Beta Nprinter for Windows 95 NTC5.EXE - v3.5b NW Client for Windows NT Patches ---------------- Novell Hostprint ---------------- To download, GO NWGENFILES on CompuServe or visit Novell's FTP site at ftp.novell.com. HPT006.EXE - HostPrint Maintenance For HostPrint v1.1 for NW v3.1x/v.4.0x HPT007.EXE - HostPrint Maintenance For HostPrint v1.1 for NW v3.1x/v.4.0x HPT008.EXE - HostPrint Maintenance For HostPrint v1.1 for NW v3.1x/v.4.0x HPT009.EXE - HostPrint Maintenance For HostPrint v1.1 for NW v4.1 -------------------- NetWare Connect/NASI -------------------- To download, GO NWGENFILES on CompuServe or visit Novell's FTP site at ftp.novell.com. MAC20.HQX - NWC Mac2NCS v2.0 NWC003.EXE - NWC Maintenance Patch for v1.0.34/v1.0.41 PTF205.EXE - NASI Maximum User Limitation Fix WNCS2B.EXE - NWC Win2NCS Update with 32bit Support. Recommended for NWCv2.0 and v1.0 sites --------------------- NetWare Mac/AppleTalk --------------------- To download, GO NWGENFILES on CompuServe or visit Novell's FTP site at ftp.novell.com. MACFIL.EXE - MACFILE V1.01 - resolves abends during desktop rebuild process MACPT1.EXE - Updated AppleTalk NLMs for NW v4.10 MIPXGW.EXE - IPX Gateway for Apps using MACIPX ---------------------------- Novell Managewise/NMS/Agents ---------------------------- To download, GO NWGENFILES on CompuServe or visit Novell's FTP site at ftp.novell.com. MWINST.EXE - MW Patch - Resolves abends during install when server name starts with "NE" NMA005.EXE - NMA Update to V1.6 for NW V4.1 Support and fixes for NW V4.0/V3.12 NMS002.EXE - NMS V2.0 Update to rev C. Recommend for all NMS V2.0 sites ------------ Novell NW/IP ------------ To download, GO NWGENFILES on CompuServe or visit Novell's FTP site at ftp.novell.com. NIP22B.EXE - NetWare/IP 2.2B Server Update Files --------------- Novell/NetScape --------------- To download, GO NWGENFILES on CompuServe or visit Novell's FTP site at ftp.novell.com. WB2016.EXE - NetScape 2.01E-NOV update - Recommend if running v1.0.1NOV, v1.1NOV or v1.22NOV ------- Adaptec ------- To download, GO ADAPTEC on CompuServe or visit Adaptec's FTP site at ftp.adaptec.com WIN95MPD.EXE - Updated MPD Drivers for WIN95 ------ Compaq ------ To download files, visit Compaq's web site at http://www.compaq.com/support/files.html, their ftp site ftp.compaq.com or on CompuServe, GO COMPAQ. SP1497.EXE - CPQDSKSA.NLM v2.61 - Resolves CD-ROM mounting problems with NetWare using nlm version v2.50 or v2.60 SP1498.EXE - Resolves erratic mouse behavior on Elite units when using Rose Electronics' ServeView or Blackbox's ServerSwitch. SP1522.EXE - CIM Desktop Agent for WIN95. SP1558.EXE - NPFC and Supplement, v3.01a for NetWare. Includes drivers, NLMs and support info for running NetWare on Compaq Servers. SP1559.EXE - WINHELP file that is the on-line docs for NPFC v3.01 rev A. SP1576.EXE - DiskIm-STEALTH64 Video2001 series for WIN95 SP1587.EXE - CD-ROM/Floppy Swapping Support for the LTE 5000 Family for WinNT v3.51. SP1592.EXE - Compaq Options ROMPaq Firmware Upgrade v2.29 rev A - for Compaq Fast-SCSI-2 Hard Drives,Compaq SMART SCSI Array Controller, Compaq SCSI DAT and Tape drives. SP1621.EXE - CIM Host Agent for SCO OpenServer 5.0 SP1626.EXE - Disk images of WinNT 3.51 SP4 DFP Upd v2.60 SP1632.EXE - Updated CPQAS6FX.NLM corrects invalid license for Arcserve 6.0 for NetWare when installed through SV2.50A. SP1822.EXE - Firmware Upgrade for Deskpro and Prolinea units with EDO SIMMs. Resolve intermittent POST 202-Mem Mismatch Error during warm boot ** There will be other products/services added to the Patches/Fixes section of NetNotify, but if you have a specific request on what you would like added, be sure to drop us a line at the suggestion ID! ===================================== The Winners Circle - Current Contests ===================================== What better way to finish off the newsletter by offering you the chance to win some cool stuff! In this edition, 3 vendors have been generous enough to offer some goodies, ripe for the picking! Entering one of the three contests in this edition of NetNotify couldn't be easier, just answer the questions provided and send your answers, along with your name, address and phone number, to one of the following email addresses and you just might be a winner! Contest 1 - Email CONTEST-050501@NETCENT.COM Contest 2 - Email CONTEST-050502@NETCENT.COM Contest 3 - Email CONTEST-050503@NETCENT.COM All answers to the questions can be found in one of three places, this edition of NetNotify, a referenced document from the NetNotify document retrieval service, or from one of the demo's referenced here. Good luck, and be sure to review the contest Rules posted later in this newsletter! ------------------------------ Contest 1 - Novell Exam Coupon ------------------------------ 1. Which course is being moved from the core Master CNE requirements to electives? 2. In the CNE/Master CNE Participant's Guide, what is the second elective listed in the Master CNE Infrastructure and Advanced Access elective pool? 3. From the information available on the CNE Homepage on the web, what is the last day that you can take the test that is being replaced with the tests for courses 210 and 216? 4. Name the largest third party independent support organization available world wide. 5. How many CD-ROMs will the CDC-4x hold? 6. Which fibre channel adapter announced at Networld+Interop transfers data at 1063 Megabits per second? 7. How many ports are there on the BlueStreak Fast Etherprint 10/100? ------------------------------------------- Contest 2 - VFX MCPS/MCSE Assessment Tests! ------------------------------------------- 1. What version of FindVirus will allow you to detect and cleanup the Pretentious virus? 2. Which company makes the Jupiter 2? 3. As of April 2, how many MCT's were there? 4. How many 10BaseT ports does the SH-1080 have? 5. How many different assessment exams are currently available in MCP Endeavor? 6. From the demo of MCP Endeavor, how many questions are included within the eval version for each MCP Endeavor assessment test? 7. From the demo of MCP Endeavor, what is the first pull down menu option from the main MCP Endeavor window? --------------------------------------- Contest 3 - Dreamlan's NDSLogin Utility --------------------------------------- 1. How many awards has NetWare 4.1 won since 1994? 2. Name the Sr. Editor from NEWS/400 magazine that will be touring with Novell. 3. Which product will allow your users to send documents via email to users on different mail systems, without having to worry about conversion? 4. The cost of the CN8800TPC was reduced from $169 to what? 5. Can NDSLogin resolve duplicated user object names? 6. Do you need to set a Name Context in the NET.CFG for each workstation in order for NDSLogin to function properly? 7. Can NDSLogin help you with mobile user logins? ----- Rules ----- 1. Contest begins May 5th and ends Friday May 31st. 2. To enter, contestants must correctly answer the questions provided for each contest offering. Answers must be sent via email to the appropriate email address along with the full name, address and phone number of the contestant. 3. Contests are open to all subscribers of NetNotify except employees of DJA Systems, their representatives, their affiliated agents and/or promotional agencies, and anyone directly or indirectly related to the promotion as well as anyone residing with them. 4. You may submit one entry for each contest offering. But, you may only win 1 prize per edition of NetNotify. 5. By entering the contest, you agree to have your name published within NetNotify without any compensation. 6. Contest winners are responsible for any and all provincial, state or federal taxes owing for their winnings. 7. Winners will be notified via email and must accept the prize as shown. No substitutions will be allowed. ========================== Copyright and Distribution ========================== NetNotify is provided as is, with no warranty expressed or implied. 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