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Networking I.P.B. 2124 14th December 1992 (JDK)
Department Category Implementation
Network Hardware Advisory
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Updated NetWare Files

We have recently received a number of updated files from Novell. All the files mentioned below can be found in File Area 37 of the Apricot Technical Support BBS.

NCP Packet Signature Security Fix

In response to the recently highlighted loophole in standard NetWare 3.11 security, Novell have released a full fix for the problem. The fix comes in the form of a number of updated files that replace existing files and utilities on the server, and any DOS, Windows or OS/2 workstations connected to the server. The fix has full documentation supplied with it.

The fix files for the NCP Packet Signature fix are......:-

SECDOC.ZIP The NCP Fix documentation
SECSYS.EXE The NCP Fix files for SYS:SYSTEM
SECDOS.EXE The NCP Fix files for DOS/Windows workstations
SECOS2.EXE The NCP Fix files for OS/2 workstations
SECUT1.EXE The NCP Fix files for SYS:PUBLIC (1 of 3)
SECUT2.EXE The NCP Fix files for SYS:PUBLIC (2 of 3)
SECUT3.EXE The NCP Fix files for SYS:PUBLIC (3 of 3)
SECPRN.EXE The NCP Fix files for NetWare Printing

NetWare 3.11 Patch Kit 10

Novell have recently updated the NetWare 3.11 Patch Kit. 311PTA.ZIP contains 42 dynamic patches, a new release of VREPAIR.NLM, and 2 'static' patches (patches that are applied to SERVER.EXE). New patches are....

EAERRFIX.NLM: Fixes an Invalid Semaphore Abend
INDSKFIX.EXE: Fixes 'The sleeping process was prematurely awakened' errors
MPRPSFIX.EXE: Patch to change max physical receive packet size from 4202 to 24682 bytes
OBPRGFIX.NLM: Fix for 'A string with too long a length was passed..' Abend error
RENFIX.NLM: Fix to allow the REN command to work as it does in DOS and NetWare 2.2

Also changed are updated versions of SPXFIX1.NLM, SYNCTIME.NLM and XMDFIX.NLM.

311PTA.ZIP replaces all previous 311PT?.ZIP files. Full documentation is included in the archive.

DOS and Windows 3.x Client Kit Updates

Novell have just released version 7 of the Windows 3.x Client Update Kit, and version 6 of the DOS Client Update Kit. WINUP7.ZIP and DOSUP6.ZIP contain version 3.31 of NETX/XMSNETX/EMSNETX/BNETX, along with version 2.00 of IPXODI and LSL. The Windows NetWare drivers have also been updated. Full documentation is included in both archives.

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