<<-- Best Viewed : Full Screen using monospace font -->> ================================================================= NetNotify The Newsletter for Network Professionals July 15, 1996 - Volume 1. Edition 6 via FTP - ftp.netcent.com/netnotify/netno1-6.txt via CIS - GO NOVUSER - download netno1-6.txt ================================================================= You may (un)subscribe to NetNotify by sending a message to NETNOTIFY-REQUEST@KI.NET with the word (un)subscribe in your message. Vendors, PR Agencies and MARCOM personnel with important information to get out to the masses should direct inquiries to NETNOTIFY-MARKETING@NETCENT.COM. Mail administrators interested in making NetNotify available to a large number of internal employees and reducing traffic to their Internet gateway should direct inquiries to NETNOTIFY-LISTMASTER@NETCENT.COM. ================================================================= -------------------------------- Sometimes, You Just Gotta Laugh! -------------------------------- Hello again NetNotify subscribers! There's more to this industry than performance statistics and sales pitches. There's humor. Yes indeed, humor. Situations that can have you laughing so hard, you'll be crying up a storm. Case in point. If you noticed, in this edition, we've addressed you as the "NetNotify Subscribers" instead of the "Notified Ones". Hmmmm, why you ask? Well, for that answer and more, you'll really need to ask Dave (last name withheld to protect the guilty). You see, as the publisher for NetNotify, I get a LOT of email. On average, 200-300 private messages per day. But last week, one message really stuck out, from Dave of coarse. The situation is this, Dave was, well, ummmm, how can we say this politely....offended that he was referred to as a Notified one. It seems that Dave's been in the industry for 4 years now, has his CNA, and runs a "large and hectic LAN of 117 users". With this experience, apparently a certain degree of respect is warranted. I was a little skeptical myself, but Dave's 31.3k message describing his experience, and the type of respect that he should be shown (did I mention he was a CNA?) made me think. What did I think about? Hmmmmm. Well. Apparently someone has WAY too much time on their hands. I guess the only thing I can say on this matter: Dave, sit back, close your eyes and cross your legs. Now, repeat after me. I'm good enough. I'm smart enough. And gosh darnit, people like me! Lesson of the Day : NetNotify is supposed to be informative, yet, it should also be FUN. If you don't enjoy reading the newsletter, we're doing something wrong. Sometimes, the funny stuff doesn't come to you automatically though. Let's consider Bob (again, last name withheld to protect the guilty). Bob was an early subscriber to NetNotify. A few weeks ago, he sent us a note requesting permission to post copies of the newsletter on his web site. We were really delighted with this request, and told Bob that as long as it was posted, as is, that would not be a problem. Apparently though, Bob took this to mean that he could post the newsletter, AND change all occurrences of the word NetNotify, to a new newsletter name, and even change the name of the publisher to his own. Hmmmmm. When we reminded Bob what the word COPYRIGHT meant, his response: "You were really serious about that?" Sometimes, you just gotta wonder. In tribute to the Bobs and Daves of the world, we have a very special contest kicking off with this edition -- The BDU Awards. Send in your ballots and you could be the luck winner. Sorry Bob and Dave, you'll need fresh material. Like all things fun and humorous, sometimes you need to get down to business. So, without further delay, here we go! Douglas J. Archell Publisher - NetNotify ======================= What's In This Edition? ======================= Patches and Fixes o NetWare Clients o NetWare IP o NetWare Operating Systems o Novell ManageWise o Cheyenne InocuLAN o Cheyenne FAXserve o Cheyenne ARCserve o Adaptec o Compaq General News and Tidbits o Novell Introduces New Support Number o Upcoming CompuServe Online Conferences o Vulcans Hit MSN With a BANG! o All CompuServe Users Off To Olympics! Education, Seminars, and Conferences o New VB4 Assessment Exam Hits the Streets o Sneak a Peek at Green River New Products and Services o Novell Helps You Bury the Competition! o Sun Microsystems Introduces New Tcl/Tk Plug-In For Netscape o WebAccess Means "One Stop Shopping" o Upgraded MAC OS Improves Performance and Stability o Making Your Life Easier with Vycor Enterprise 3.1 Promotions and Price Slashing o Dell Offers NT Server for FREE and Big Price Cuts to Boot! o Novell's Weaving Through the Web with Free 45 Day Offer! The Winners Circle - Current Contests o Contest - The BDU Awards o Contest - Exam Assessment Suite o Contest - Win COLD CA$H Reviewer's Corner o Software o Hardware o Books Getting In Touch with Us ================= Patches and Fixes ================= --------------- NetWare Clients --------------- CLT511.BIN Description - Refresh file for the beta client for MacOS V5.11f3 CompuServe - GO NWGENFILES DIALR1.EXE Description - Windows dialer for LAN WorkPlace 5 and NWC 2. This new Dialer works under Windows 3.1 or 3.11 with Novell's Client32 or the 16bit VLMs. In addition to this file, you must also download DIALR2.EXE and DIALR3.EXE. CompuServe - GO NWGENFILES FTP - ftp.novell.com/pub/updates/dial/nwc2/dialr1.exe OS2C5.EXE Description - Field test patches for NetWare OS/2 Requester V2.11. CompuServe - GO NWOSFILES 08 FTP - ftp.novell.com/pub/updates/nwos/os2ct211/os2c5.exe ---------- NetWare IP ---------- DHCP2B.EXE Description - The NetWare DHCP Server V2.0B. Provides both DHCP and BOOTP for NetWare IP servers. Do not use on servers running MPR 2.x or NetWare Connect. CompuServe - GO NWGENFILES FTP - ftp.novell.com/pub/updates/inet/[product]/dhcp2b.exe FTP - ftp.novell.com/pub/updates/nwos/[os]/dhcp2b.exe NIP318.EXE Description - Update patch for NW IP V1.1. Includes various fixes and support for new parameters. Strongly recommended by Novell for IP V1.1 sites using NW3.12 and NW4.02. CompuServe - GO NWGENFILES NIP319.EXE Description - Updated NWIP.NLM for NetWare IP 1.1. Helps to resolve broadcast storms. DO NOT use with IP V2.x servers. CompuServe - GO NWGENFILES FTP - ftp.novell.com/pub/updates/unixconn/nwip11/nip319.exe NIP22B.EXE Description - Updates NW IP servers to V2.2B CompuServe - GO NWGENFILES ------------------------- NetWare Operating Systems ------------------------- TCPN01.EXE Description - Updated TCP/IP NLMs for NetWare 4.1, 3.12 and MPR. CompuServe - GO NWOSFILES FTP - ftp.novell.com/pub/updates/inet/[product]/tcpn01.exe FTP - ftp.novell.com/pub/updates/nwos/[os]/tcpn01.exe ----------------- Novell ManageWise ----------------- MWLANZ.EXE Description - Update that includes NetWare LANalyzer Agent V1.10a, adds support for 4.1 SFTIII and various bug fixes. Recommended for MW 2.0 owners. CompuServe - GO NWGENFILES ----------------- Cheyenne InocuLAN ----------------- IL0080.ZIP Description - Virus signature update 3.18a for InocuLAN 4.0 CompuServe - GO CHEYENNE ----------------- Cheyenne FAXserve ----------------- FS0043.EXE Description - Provides version of HARDWARE.CDB for FAXserve 3.01a that matches the April 96 certified device list. CompuServe - GO CHEYENNE ----------------- Cheyenne ARCserve ----------------- RAAW6054.ZIP Description - Updated FSTAPE.NLM - recommend patch for ARCserve 6.x. CompuServe - GO CHEYENNE RAAW6055.ZIP Description - Updated FSTAPE2.NLM to resolve multiple scans of infected files when running InocuLAN 4.0. CompuServe - GO CHEYENNE RAAW6056.ZIP Description - Updated CSLICEN.EXE, to fix US version of license utility. CompuServe - GO CHEYENNE RAAW6057.ZIP Description - Updated APROCESS.NLM to provide an incremental/differential backup fix and to resolve invalid header errors when interleaving job with verify. CompuServe - GO CHEYENNE ------- Adaptec ------- 3940V114.EXE Description - Bios Update. Version 1.14 of the AHA-3940 BIOS CompuServe - GO ADAPTEC ------ Compaq ------ To download files, visit Compaq's web site at http://www.compaq.com/support/files/, their ftp site ftp.compaq.com or on CompuServe, GO COMPAQ. SP1992.EXE Description - ROM Patch for Contura Aero dated 05/16/96. Resolves various issues, such as restoring speed settings through standby and updating the RTC, and reclaiming upper memory blocks. SP166x.EXE Description - Softpaq provides SCSI driver for DOS, Windows 3.1 and Windows 95 for Compaq DeskproXL computers. Multiple languages available, replacing X with a value 4-9. SP1649.EXE Description - Integrated NetFlex ENET/PCI Support Disk V3.10 ======================== General News and Tidbits ======================== ------------------------------------ Novell Introduces New Support Number ------------------------------------ Time to update your phone books folks, and with good reason too! The tech support crew at Novell have just opened the gates on their new telephone support number: 1-800-858-4000. This new number consolidates the support options from the 800-NetWare phone number with the multiple GroupWare support numbers. Whether you're looking to have the latest top support issues faxed to you, or you want to open a new support incident, this is the place to be for tech support! Novell Support Connection, Web: http://support.novell.com Phone: 800-858-4000 -------------------------------------- Upcoming CompuServe Online Conferences -------------------------------------- The CompuServe clan have some great online conferences coming up over the next two weeks. If you're on CompuServe already, be sure to check them out! If not, this may just be the reason to sign-up today. Unless stated otherwise, all conferences are being held within the CompuServe Convention Center - GO CONVENTION. TUESDAY, JULY 16, 9 p.m. EDT : Authors Beth Collings and Anna Jamerson discuss evidence for alien abductions in each of their families, UFO Forum (GO UFO). TUESDAY, JULY 16, 9:30 p.m. EDT: Beverly Brown discusses keeping a healthy balance between work and home, Women's Wire Forum (GO WWFORUM). WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 9 p.m. EDT: Bill Keithler, manager of the Berger Small Company Growth Fund, takes questions on small-capitol investing. THURSDAY, JULY 18, 9 p.m. EDT: Editorial director Joel Gurin and assistant managing editor Alex Markovich discuss Consumer Reports product testing. SUNDAY, JULY 21, 9 p.m. EDT: Jennifer Niederst, author of "Designing for the Web: Getting Started in a New Medium," discusses creating your first web page. WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 9 p.m. EDT: Todd Stauffer discusses the new book HTML by Example. THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 10 p.m. EDT: Yana Parker discusses writing an effective resume. CompuServe, Web: http://www.compuserve.com Phone: 614-457-8650 ---------------------------- Vulcans Hit MSN With a BANG! ---------------------------- Yes, that's right. Star Trek has hit MSN with a bang, introducing a new service called STAR TREK: CONTINUUM. The official interactive site is dedicated to all Star Trek incarnations. Offering comprehensive archives about this hot series, users can explore strange worlds and engage new and wondrous creatures - ONLINE. Get behind-the-scenes information on one of 7 Star Trek motion pictures and four TV series. Chat in 3D worlds. Become an avatar in Quark's Bar. Pegged as the most comprehensive Star Trek resource around, even if you're not a Star Trek fan, you'll love this new service; now available to MSN members. If there's one thing that can be said about the Continuum...it's.... VERY COOL. Microsoft Network, Web: http://www.msn.com Star Trek : Continuum Web: http://startrek.msn.com ------------------------------------- All CompuServe Users Off To Olympics! ------------------------------------- The house needs to be painted and the boss is throwing more work at you than ever before. So, you can't take the time off work to visit one of the greatest events of all times, the Olympics. Lights, Action. Suspense. Feeling left out yet? Fear not! All the action and excitement will be coming at ya thanks to CompuServe! The new Atlanta Summer Games menu (GO ATLGAMES) is the launching pad you need, right to all the excitement that makes the Olympics an event not to be missed! In-depth coverage and contributions from a wide variety of news sources, such as Time, USA today and Sports Illustrated will make you feel like you're right there. Still not a CompuServe user eh? Oh well, guess that means you'll have even more time to paint the house! CompuServe, Web: http://www.compuserve.com Phone: 614-457-8650 =================================== Education, Seminars and Conferences =================================== ---------------------------------------- New VB4 Assessment Exam Hits the Streets ---------------------------------------- Getting ready to write your 70-65 VB4 exam from Microsoft? Looking for a great assessment tool that's not only PACKED with questions, but is also cost effective? Well if that's you, you're in luck! VFX Technologies, the makers of MCP and CNE Endeavor have released their latest assessment test for the Microsoft 70-65 exam. Jam packed with hundreds of probing questions, MCP Endeavor's latest addition drills students from all angles. Not only will you be presented with the typical multiple choice situations, but MCP Endeavor adds a little zing! True and false, fill in the blank, long answer, short answer, they're all there! Best of all, each of MCP Endeavor's 21 available assessment tests, covering virtually all of the most popular Microsoft exam offerings, can be yours, for the insane price of $29.95 each!! VFX Technologies, Inc., Email: vfxtech@ix.netcom.com Phone: 610- 265-9222 Fax: 610-265-6007 Snail Mail: PO 80222, Valley Forge, PA 19484-0222 --------------------------- Sneak a Peek at Green River --------------------------- Staying on the cutting edge of technology is a problem that faces all networking pros. Thanks to Novell's latest program, the Green River Sneak Peek, that task has been made just a little bit easier. Available throughout North America, Europe and Australia, the Green River Sneak Peek program allows CNEs, Master CNEs and other service professionals to learn about the upcoming version of NetWare through selected NAECs. This new and innovative program features two pre-release courses, #519pr - NetWare 4 Green River First Class, and #527pr - NetWare 4.x Green River Update Seminar. Not only will attendees learn about the new bells and whistles of Green River, but they'll also be walking home with a Green River beta copy of their very own! Beginning on August 12th, SRP for each of the one day courses is $149 US. These hot classes will be filling fast, so don't wait. For registration information, contact your local NAEC or Novell today! Novell, Web: http://www.novell.com Phone: 800-247-8731 ========================= New Products and Services ========================= -------------------------------------- Novell Helps You Bury the Competition! -------------------------------------- Novell's latest program enhancements offer some killer perks for Enterprise Consulting Partners, such as improved tools, support services and hot new workshops. These enhanced services will make a big difference in helping Enterprise Consulting Partners far and wide to win bids, and give customers the information they need. Novell's "Opportunity Kits" contain product demos, technical support incidents, education coupons, Novell's Support Encyclopedia and Consulting Toolkit CD-ROMs, white papers and more! Available to Enterprise Consulting Partners, for FREE we might add, Opportunity Kits can be custom designed, and even delivered right to your customer sites....within 24Hrs!! That's just the beginning though. Fee-based 7x24 preferred technical support and free onsite Consulting Skills workshops add the finishing touches to your company's presentations. Enterprise Consulting Partners should tune their secret decoder rings into http://www.novell.com/corp/programs/ncs/ncpp/password/oppkit.html and http://www.novell.com/corp/programs/ncs/ncpp/password/register.html for all the details. What's that? You're not an Enterprise Consulting Partner?? And you're waiting because........?? Novell's Enterprise Consulting Partners, Web: http://www.novell.com Phone: 800-346-6855 or 801-861-7557 ----------------------------------------------------------- Sun Microsystems Introduces New Tcl/Tk Plug-In For Netscape ----------------------------------------------------------- The crew at Sun Microsystems have done it again with the new Tcl/Tk Netscape plug-in. The new tool, which complements the capabilities of Java, allows developers to create small to medium sized Internet applications, and view those apps through the WWW. Tk, a graphical user interface toolkit, is based on the Tcl embeddable scripting language. Tcl/Tk makes it possible to create web pages, providing custom user interfaces and simple animations within the Navigator viewing area. Don't worry folks, although the initial release is for Netscape, future support for additional browsers such as Microsoft's Internet Explorer is in the works. Netscape Navigator users can receive further information about Tcl/Tk and download a free beta version of the Tcl/Tk plug-in from Sun's web site. Sun Microsystems, Web: http://www.sun.com ----------------------------------- WebAccess Means "One Stop Shopping" ----------------------------------- Working on the anywhere/anyplace/anytime principle, WebAccess offers users with an easy to use, single point of access to their Universal In Box through the Internet, and any HTML1.0-compliant Web browser. Available in 18 different languages, this gem of gems provides users with a single interface from which they can retrieve calendar items, voice mail, E-mail, facsimiles and task lists: right over the Internet. WebAccess supports most popular operating systems including NetWare, Unix, OS/2, and in future releases, Windows NT. Best of all, current Novell customers can run WebAccess on the same machine as their NetWare Web Server or GroupWise messaging server - thus reducing hardware costs and improving integration. Respectably priced with SRP's of $75 (5 User pack), $360 (25 user pack) and $1380 (100 user pack), WebAccess is currently available for GroupWise 4.1 users, with GroupWise 5 support available by the end of the year. Novell, Web: http://groupwise.novell.com -------------------------------------------------- Upgraded MAC OS Improves Performance and Stability -------------------------------------------------- Improved performance, increased stability and being cost effective is where it's at, and that means System 7.5 V7.5.3. Customers will be introduced to a new universal system folder, allowing endusers to boot systems as far back as Mac Plus. Network professionals will be delighted with updated features, offering improved networking and multimedia support. One button installs, a bootable CD and floppy, reduced installation time and the universal system folder make 7.5.3 a hot commodity. That's not all though! Apple's latest upgrade helps to eliminate some of the causes for Type 11 errors. Drastically improved Internet access through the Apple Internet Connection kit and document design and editing with the OpenDoc component architecture, add even more value. Get all the details and find out first hand how V7.5.3 can make your life just that much easier, contact Apple today! Apple Computer Inc. Web: http://www.apple.com Phone (US): 800-293- 6617, Phone (Cdn): 800-361-6075 FaxBACK: 800-462-4396 ------------------------------------------------- Making Your Life Easier with Vycor Enterprise 3.1 ------------------------------------------------- Pssst. Hey buddy, wanna tip? Unlike NetNotify's friends from Venus, the gang at McAfee actually realizes that networking pro's don't have all the time in the world to horse around. It seems that they've introduced Vycor Enterprise 3.1, a client server help desk suite that can drastically reduce the burden placed on corporate help desks. Apparently, Vycor integrates with McAfee's LAN Management suite. It offers a shared repository of information, a common console, automated data collection mechanisms, and improved messaging capabilities, to name just a few perks. We suggest you surf on over to their site to take a peek for yourself. McAfee, Web: http://www.mcafee.com Phone: 408-988-3832 BBS: 408- 988-4004 Snail Mail: 2710 Walsh Avenue, Santa Clara, CA 95051 ============================= Promotions and Price Slashing ============================= ---------------------------------------------------------- Dell Offers NT Server for FREE and Big Price Cuts to Boot! ---------------------------------------------------------- Are they making too much money, or are they just crazy? Who knows. What we do know is that Dell has slashed prices in the U.S across their PowerEdge network server line; by as much as 18%. Not only that, but running through the end of September, purchase a Dell PowerEdge server and they'll throw in a copy of NT Server, for FREE. Sound crazy? Hmmmm. If you think that's crazy though, you'll think they're really insane when you hear that they'll also factory install and custom configure your software, again, for FREE. Maybe the price cuts and free software are a result of industry component price slashing on memory, processors and tape backup units. That doesn't explain the free NT Server software though, now does it. To be safe, you better give them a call and ask for yourself! Dell Computer Corp. Web: http://www.dell.com Phone: 800-BUY-DELL -------------------------------------------------------- Novell's Weaving Through the Web with Free 45 Day Offer! -------------------------------------------------------- Cut through the aggravation of web publishing with Novell's newly released InnerWeb Publisher and Web Server V2.5. With an SRP of $2,495, InnerWeb publisher comes with all the bells and whistles needed to get your corporate web site purring like a kitten. Not only do you get the fastest Web server on the market, but InnerWeb Publisher also comes equipped with a Web browser, Web-page authoring tool, the runtime version of NetWare 4.1 and an IPX-IP translator. Why use a translator? Well, would you rather install TCP/IP on every desktop?? Users can get detailed information about InnerWeb Publisher from Novell and their Web site. A free 45-day trial version of the NetWare Web Server can also be downloaded, immediately, from http://webnlm.novell.com. ===================================== The Winners Circle - Current Contests ===================================== This month, in addition to our COLD CA$H contest, we have two new contests for NetNotify subscribers. Just for reading the newsletter and answering a few simple questions, you can walk away with some really cool prizes, or even COLD CA$H! ------------------------ Contest - The BDU Awards ------------------------ Ever been asked a question from a user, and you couldn't believe that they actually asked it? Have you been asked a tech question, so crazy, that it had you in stitches for weeks? Or maybe you think you've got the ultimate tech support horror story to tell? If so, we would love to hear from you! By sending an email describing the incident to BDUAWARDS@NETCENT.COM, you'll be entered in a draw for a free copy of the latest release from NewRiders' Publishing: The CNE3 Resource Library. Jam packed with technical data, the resource library provides in-depth information preparing you for the Novell CNE exams, such as Service and Support, Networking Technologies, 3.1x to 4.1 Update, 3.x Administration and Advanced Administration, and MORE! Along with all the great information, thousands of dollars worth of product discounts are available to readers of the CNE3 Resource Library. Even if you're not pursuing your CNE3 designation, this is a resource you'll use over and over again! The doors for this contest close August 31st, 1996. Each of the entries will be reviewed by a panel of judges, resulting in one winner to be announced in an upcoming edition of NetNotify. In your entry, be sure to provide us with your name, snail mail address and phone number. IMPORTANT - Please do NOT provide the name of the user in question. The purpose of this contest is to provide a little fun and excitement for networking professionals: NOT to embarrass or humiliate a user. Naming the user will result in IMMEDIATE disqualification. All entries submitted will be compiled and made available through our document retrieval service. ------------------------------- Contest - Exam Assessment Suite ------------------------------- To celebrate their latest assessment exam release, VFX Technologies has another contest offering for the Notified ones! Simply by answering the following questions, your name will be entered in a draw to receive 5 Microsoft assessment exams of your choosing. Doors on this gem close August 15th, 1996. Q1. The latest assessment exam from VFX Technologies covers which Microsoft exam? 70-65, 70-60, 70-51 or 70-151. Q2. How many assessment exams are currently available in the MCP Endeavor suite? Q3. What is Novell's newest technical support phone number? Q4. What is the web address for that "spacey" new service on MSN? Q5. Aside from MCP Endeavor, what other assessment tool is produced by VFX Technologies? Entries should be emailed to VFXCONTEST@NETCENT.COM. In your message, be sure to include your full name, mailing address and phone number! ----------------------- Contest - Win COLD CA$H ----------------------- At NetNotify, we're having a subscription drive and that means COLD CA$H, in your hands, just for referring new subscribers. Each time you refer a new subscriber to NetNotify, tell them to send a message to CONTEST-COLDCASH@NETCENT.COM letting us know who sent them. On August 31st, we will be drawing 5 names out of the hat and each will win $100! There are no restrictions on the number of times that your name can be entered. ================= Reviewer's Corner ================= The following product reviews are scheduled to be available within our next edition of NetNotify. -------- Software -------- o Quarterdeck WebCompass Professional o Quarterdeck WebAuthor o Quarterdeck Internet Suite 2.0 o PCN o White Pine Software Enhanced CU-SeeMe -------- Hardware -------- o Epson PhotoPC ----- Books ----- o NDS Troubleshooting (NRP) o Web Publishing Unleashed (SAMs) o Upgrading and Repairing PC Networks (QUE) o Using Windows 95 - Platinum Edition (QUE) o Using HTML - Special Edition (QUE) ======================== Getting In Touch with Us ======================== Publisher - Doug Archell internet:darchell@netcent.com SnailMail: 1760 Storrington St, Pickering Ont. LIV 2Y1 Phone: (905)839-3114 FAX: (905) 839-6304 ListMaster - internet:netnotify-listmaster@netcent.com Suggestion Box - internet:netnotify-suggest@netcent.com Marketing - internet:netnotify-marketing@netcent.com END OF NEWSLETTER # Copyright c DJA Systems, 1996