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In article <Cn8LKK.J22@csfb1.fir.fbc.com> wrolf@csfb1.uucp (Wrolf Courtney) writes:
>In article <94074.214603U41602@uicvm.uic.edu> Rich Chong <U41602@uicvm.uic.edu> writes:
>>I'm trying to get IBM's TCP/IP for DOS  working on a Netware LAN.
>>Netware workstations talk ODI, that particular TCPIP talks NDIS.
>>The usual solution is to use a shim like ODINSUP. I can't seem to
>>get it working tho. It appears that a device driver needs to get
>>loaded, but after we've loaded other things on with autoexec.
>>For instance,
>>
>>CONFIG.SYS:                           AUTOEXEC.BAT
>>
>>      :                                    :
>>device=DXMA0MOD.SYS                   LSL
>>device=DXMC0MOD.SYS                   TOKEN
>>device=\TCPDOS\BIN\PROTMAN.DOS ...    ODINSUP
>>device=\TCPDOS\BIN\DOSTCP.SYS         NETBIND
>>                                      IPXODI
>>                                      NETX
>>
>
>This has one obvious problem - TOKEN.COM writes directly to the token-ring
>card, bypassing and stomping all over DXMA0MOD.SYS and DXMC0MOD.SYS.
>
>I am not familiar with IBM's TCP/IP for DOS, but let me suggest the following
>approach:
>
>a)  Check that IBM TCP/IP for DOS works OK, without the Netware LSL through
>    NETX.
>
>b)  Replace the TOKEN.COM with LANSUP.COM, and check that Netware works
>    OK.
>
>c)  Combine them, but make sure that whoever opens the adapter first, leaves
>    EXTRA.SAPs for the other protocol (probably just one.)  This parameter
>    is passed to the DXMx0MOD.SYS drivers by the first stack to run.  If
>    LANSUP.COM runs first, then put the parameters in the LANSUP section of
>    net.cfg.  Check Novell's manuals for exact parameters.
>
>This approach would have the multiplexing of the card handled by DXMx0MOD.SYS.
>If you instead want to have ODI handle it, then you could load TOKEN.COM,
>eliminate the "device=DXMx0MOD.SYS" statements, and again get them to work
>one at a time.  Right off the top of my head all you need for ODI itself is
>LSL and TOKEN.COM.  This approach may be 5-10% faster, and also works
>on non-token-ring networks (with substitution of the appropriate ODI driver
>for the card.)
>
>Wrolf
>
>
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If you still have problems I suggest calling IBM support
at 1-800-237-5511.  They can help you with configuration
and open up a problem report if necessary to get your
problem fixed.

Jim Spink
IBM