lfreeman@phad.hsc.usc.edu (Leny Freeman) (04/06/91)
We are having problems with our Novell Remote Access Server
hanging (who isn't) :-). Any help or advise is greatly
appreciated. Also if there are any publications that may cover
the NAS, we will RTFM inside and out. All of the necessary
information is as follows:
SYMPTOMS
When text scrolls down on the remote terminal it freezes, even in
DOS doing a 'dir'. The session can always be viewed at the
server. Sometimes the session can be reset and other times
attempted resetting locks up the server. The one consistent
symptom is that no other remote session can login when the other
session is frozen.
the problem is somewhat alleviated on, direct connect, when the
flow control is XON/XOFF.
We have applied PTF245.ZIP from compuserve.
The equipment we are using is as follows:
SERVER:
Mitac 386/33 minitower, 16M RAM, 1.2M diskette, no hard disk
IBM DOS 3.3
3 wnim boards
everex cga/printer board
Novell Access Server software 1.01
shadow RAM has been disabled
configured for 12 ports and have tested with 2
(ports 3-12 are unconnected and temporarily set for direct to
speed intialization)
port 1 is for dialup with a Practical Periferals 2400 modem
remote software is Onlan/Pc
port 2 is direct asynchronous 19,200 bps
remote software is Onlan/Pc and procomm 2.4.2
ATTEMPTED REMEDIES
set i/o speed from 10 to 8 mhz
set cpu speed from 33 to 8 mhz
disabled RAM cache
enabled/disabled shadow RAM
I/O recover on/off
all combinations of the above
CONFIG.SYS
device=A:\access\qemm.sys maps=20 handles=40 ram
include=D000-DFFF exclude=CA00-CBFF
device=A:\access\nasdisk.sys /P14 /S
device=A:\access\nasdisk.sys /P9 /S
files=100
buffers=25
stacks=0,0
device=A:\access\ipxspx.sys
device=A:\access\lptdrv.sys
device=A:\access\standio.sys
shell=A:\command.com /e:1024 /p
The latest files from the PTF245 are reflected in the listings
that follow.
EXE FILES
Directory of A:\ACCESS
NASWNIM EXE 5211 04-03-91 1:31p
ANYWNAS EXE 63447 08-15-90 10:52a
DIALBACK EXE 1202 03-15-90 8:56a
DV EXE 129702 09-14-90 8:32a
FIXRAMD EXE 853 08-04-89 9:01a
LOGIN EXE 96171 05-29-90 1:52p
MODTERM EXE 35031 07-27-89 1:00a
OFFLAN EXE 2048 12-22-89 1:00a
ONFILE EXE 41495 01-05-90 5:36p
NASCP EXE 205684 02-22-91 2:06p
SIGNON EXE 32143 12-22-89 12:02p
TESTWNIM EXE 16363 12-13-89 5:51p
SYS FILES
Directory of A:\ACCESS
IPXSPX SYS 37206 04-03-91 1:32p
LOADHI SYS 1089 11-04-88 4:22a
LPTDRV SYS 922 11-30-89 12:23p
NASDISK SYS 1979 07-20-89 3:48p
QEMM SYS 37102 07-10-89 1:00a
STANDIO SYS 825 02-26-90 12:19p
COM FILES
Directory of A:\
COMMAND COM 25307 03-17-87 12:00p
IPX COM 36950 04-03-91 12:25p
Directory of A:\ACCESS
IPX COM 36950 04-03-91 12:25p
ACCESS COM 9964 07-10-89 1:00a
DVANSI COM 1998 04-28-89 2:26p
DVNET COM 42250 05-22-90 12:26p
LOADHI COM 2430 11-04-88 4:22a
QEMM COM 2148 11-04-88 4:22a
COMMAND COM 25307 03-17-87 12:00p
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