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Has anyone encountered problems using Groupwise with MS' Client for Novell
Networks and NDS installed?  I'm having a terrible time setting this up,
but I also can't (AND I MEAN CAN'T) use the W95 DUN server on my work
machine if I have Novell's Client32 loaded, so I have to use MS' client.

Jim

Tony Rall <rall.tony@epamail.epa.gov> wrote in article
<5bdikj$qj2@trixie.rtpnc.epa.gov>...
> In article <32D715A8.5985@pilot.msu.edu>, mcgrawt@pilot.msu.edu says...
> 
> >Eric Decker wrote:
>  
> >> On Fri, 10 Jan 1997 12:32:41 -0500, Greg Shonting
> >> <shonting@mncppc.state.md.us> wrote:
>  
> >> >>> When I run Windows Explorer and try to create a new folder in any
> >> >>> network drive (I have supervisory access), my workstation would
crash
>  
> ...snip'd discusion of Microsoft's client...
> 
> >I am experiencing the same problem Kelvin is.  Windows 95 workstations
> >running Client32 connected to a NetWare 3.11 server on a Token-Ring
> >network.  All systems are experiencing the same problem - locking up
> >when creating new files/directories on the file server.  In addition,
> >they will periodically reboot when sending mail and meeting requests
> >from MS Mail and Schedule+.  
> >
> >I have tried reinstalling and applying all known patches for Windows 95
> >and the 2.11 version of Client32.  The problem persists.  
> ...snip...
> We have Windows 95, token ring, Netware 3.11.  Not sure which version of 
> client 32 (I remeber going to rev D to fix some problems).  We found
three 
> areas to check for the problems mentioned:
> 
>   1) Look at the client 32 settings and turn off anything resembling
write 
> cache (oportunistic locking, true commit off, etc).  Enforce this via
server 
> based policies.
> 
>   2) Check on the patches for Netware servers.  3.11 needs the shortafx
NLM 
> for folder navigation.
> 
>    3) There is some difference in how client 32 (Both the 95 and the
dos/win 
> 3.1 versions) lock at the server vs older Novell protocols (including the
MS 
> client).  Many applications need patches to function properly.  In our
case, 
> we use GroupWise as the mail package.  It had similar problems to your 
> description until we applied patches designed for client32.
> 
> Having made these changes we can now create folders and reliably email.
> 
> Good luck,
> Tony Rall (not speaking for any large entity)
> 
>