Fund@RELAY.PROTEON.COM (02/04/90)
>Greetings: >I am preparing to upgrade our servers to Novell 2.15c. I believe that I >will need to update all of the workstation IPX.com and Net3.com files >for each workstation. Is there a way to do this automatically when a user logs >on to the system--it would check the disk for the resident version and if >necessary download the new files. >Thank you. I don't see any reason why you have to update the workstation drivers if all is going well. You know what they say about something that ain't broke... But if you insist. Create a set of drivers and load them on the network in a shareable directory. You can then exit the user's login script to a batch file, lets say STARTUP.BAT It could look something like this: ECHO OFF REM Check to see if the update has been done IF EXIST C:\LAN\215C.UPD GOTO CONT REM If the dummy file 215C.UPD does not exist, copy the new drivers COPY Z:\PUBLIC\215C\*.* C:\LAN ECHO Reboot to use updated 2.15C drivers :CONT REM Exit to the normal front-end menuing system, etc. NETMENU You will have to create the new directory Z:\PUBLIC\215C and give everyone rights to Read the files. Copy the new IPX and NET3 into this directory. You can flag them Read Only. Create a dummy file in this directory called 215C.UPD. You can do this from the keyboard or with any ASCII editor. The contents of this file is irrelevant. A single space will do. The batch file assumes that all users have their existing Novell drivers in a local directory, C:\LAN. You can change the batch file as appropriate. As a footnote, you don't even have to change the workstation drivers when moving to NetWare 386. The older drivers will still work. They just won't give you encrypted passwords across the cabling. For most folks this is not an issue. Glenn Fund Internet: Fund@Relay.proteon.com Principal Research Specialist CompuServe: 75170,1060 Lockheed Sanders cc:Mail Fund at Proteonwebo DW Highway South Phone: (603) 885-6242 MS NHQ4-0138 Director of The Greater Boston Area Nashua, NH 03061 Novell Users Group. Co-Founder and President of the Affiliation of NetWare Users "ANU Day Is Dawning"
BEEBE@YALEMED.BITNET (Rick Beebe) (02/06/90)
> Create a dummy file in this directory called 215C.UPD. You can do this > from the keyboard or with any ASCII editor. The contents of this file > is irrelevant. A single space will do. A better way to create the file is with: rem > 215C.UPD this creates a 0 length file. It has the advantage of not taking up any disk space on the workstation. Depending on the version of DOS, a file with a single space in it will take up anywhere from 2K to 8K of disk space. I don't know about you, but I need every bit I can get. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rick Beebe (203) 785-4566 ***** ***** ***** * * Biomedical Computing Unit * * * ** * Yale University School of Medicine * * *** * * * 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06514 * * * * ** * * * * * BEEBE@YALEMED.BITNET beebe%biomed.decnet@venus.ycc.yale.edu -----------------------------------------------------------------------------