New Novell NetWare Workstation Files

Novell have recently released an update to the workstation ODI driver set to overcome hanging problems with DOS boxes under Windows and Windows for Workgroups. The new update release is available for download from File Area 37 of Apricot Insight BBS as a file called BSDUP1.EXE (58570 bytes).

What follows is taken from the readme file contained in the distribution archive...... We strongly recommend that the file BSDUP1.TXT is read fully before implementation of the update.

              NOVELL TECHNICAL INFORMATION DOCUMENT

TITLE:			Black Screen of Death
DOCUMENT ID:		TID013403
DOCUMENT REVISION:	A
DATE:			13SEP93
ALERT STATUS:		Yellow
INFORMATION TYPE:	Symptom Solution
README FOR:		BSDUP1.EXE

NOVELL PRODUCT and VERSION:  NetWare Client for DOS/Windows

ABSTRACT:
These newer files fix a problem when using Windows or Windows for Workgroups 
on a network.  The symptom is a blinking underlined cursor in the upper left hand 
corner of the screen when entering a DOS box or DOS application and the 
workstation hangs.
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Self-Extracting File Name:  BSDUP1.EXE   	   Revision:  A

Files Included	Size	Date	
\			
BSDUP1.TXT		(This File)	
VIPX.386		23850	5-11-93	version 1.15 (930511)
IPXODI.COM	30051	4-23-93	version 2.11 (930423)
LSL.COM		17760	7-28-93	version 2.02 (930728)
 
II.A.		Version Compatibility with Dedicated IPX
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Novell officially ceased maintenance on the dedicated IPX driver (IPX.OBJ) 
version 3.10 dated 11-21-91.  The last version of VIPX to explicitly support that 
driver is 1.10.  The current version of VIPX supports IPXODI.COM only.  
It is strongly recommended that you update your dedicated IPX driver with 
IPXODI.COM when using versions of VIPX later than 1.10.

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