Problems running FileMaker Pro with Novell NetWare are often attributed to the incorrect installation of workstation drivers. If all of the drivers that work together are not updated together, you may get a network connection but not necessarily all of the support needed for record locking, file locking or transmission of(broadcasting) a hosted FileMaker Pro file.
FileMaker Pro works with all versions of the updated drivers provided they are ALL updated together. When Novell makes an update available, there are many files included. All of the files used in the system should be updated at the same time. The README files included with each update explain this in more detail.
FileMaker requires IPX/SPX v3.10 and Netx v3.26 or above. However, more recent drivers are available.
In the past, the Workstation drivers were updated in files on the Novell forum of CompuServe called NetWire. They were called DOSUPX.EXE and WINUPX.EXE. These files will soon be removed from NetWire if they aren't already.
The new naming convention for updates is VLMUPX.EXE, NET33X.EXE, and WINDRX.EXE (where X represents the update level).
The contents of these files are outlined below.
NET33X.EXE contains the following files:
NETX.EXE 78749 05-24-94 8:53a
EMSNETX.EXE 90605 05-24-94 8:55a
XMSNETX.EXE 87273 05-24-94 8:57a
\NETXWIN\
NETWARE.DRV 126256 02-23-94 9:53a
NETWARE.HLP 34348 02-12-92 3:12p
The Net33x.exe file includes the NetWare driver set v2.02 for workstations using NETX and Windows 3.0 or 3.1. Note: DO NOT MIX THESE FILES ON WORKSTATIONS USING THE NETWARE DOS REQUESTER (VLMs). No further development is being made on: NETX.EXE, EMSNETX.EXE and XMSNETX.EXE. The latest updates and future development to workstation drivers will be to the VLM drivers. To get the latest info on the client requester download VLMUPx.EXE , (where x stands for the latest rev).
WINDR1.EXE contains the following files:
NWPOPUP.EXE 4,592 10-28-93 8:06a
\VLMDRVS\
1252_UNI.001 727 05-31-94 12:39p
UNI_1252.001 2,264 05-31-94 12:39p
UNI_COL.001 1,752 04-04-94 12:22p
UNI_MON.001 4,312 04-04-94 12:22p
437_UNI.001 727 04-04-94 12:22p
UNI_437.001 2,904 04-04-94 12:22p
UNI_850.001 2,776 04-04-94 12:22p
850_UNI.001 727 04-04-94 12:22p
NWUSER.EXE 5,072 10-28-93 8:12a
NETWARE.HLP 419,701 08-29-94 1:15p
NETWARE.DRV 165,456 09-22-94 11:22a
\NTSWD\
NTSWD.EXE 109,056 10-06-94 1:32p
NTSWD.TXT 4,814 10-04-94 10:58p
\READMES\
WINVLM.TXT 13,026 09-15-94 5:00p
VLMWIN.TXT 2,369 10-01-94 2:37p
\STANDARD\
TBMI2.COM 24,973 01-06-94 11:55a
TASKID.COM 7,539 01-22-93 10:47a
TBMI2.MSG 3,315 11-10-93 8:42a
TASKID.MSG 1,654 01-22-93 10:47a
\VXDS\
VIPX.386 23,855 05-23-94 9:51a
VIPX.DOC 40,790 06-09-94 9:57a
DEADLOCK.TXT 20,899 09-15-94 4:49p
VPICDA.386 11,063 01-30-94 10:58a
VNETWARE.386 15,645 08-17-94 3:38p
WinDRx.exe contains updated Windows Driver files for workstations using either VLMs or NETX. This file includes NETWARE.DRV v3.03 pre-release for workstations using the VLMÕs with Windows 3.0 or 3.1. NETWARE.DRV v2.02 and its HLP file are version specific for NETX and are available in Net33X.EXE.
***IMPORTANT NOTE: The updated VIPX.386 v1.19 included in this file, needs to be used with LSL.COM v2.12, and IPXODI.COM v3.00 from VLMUP1.EXE. It must not be mixed with any other versions of the related files.
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VLMUP1.EXE contains the following files:
ODIINFO.DOC 24499 12-09-92 2:43p
\ODIDRV\
NE2.COM 22147 10-14-94 10:03p
NE2.INS 250 05-31-94 1:54p
DOSNP.EXE 10579 01-24-94 9:19a
INT2F.COM 640 07-28-88 11:48a
PCN2L.COM 21294 04-28-93 1:12p
ROUTE.COM 4897 03-15-94 9:02a
TOKEN.COM 27381 04-12-93 6:27p
LANSUP.COM 23224 08-31-94 9:10a
NE2_32.COM 21836 10-14-94 10:06p
NE2_32.INS 258 06-22-94 2:36p
NE1000.COM 21646 10-14-94 10:00p
NE1000.INS 502 03-15-94 9:08a
NE2000.COM 23023 10-14-94 10:02p
NE2000.INS 623 03-15-94 8:59a
NE2100.COM 31059 10-14-94 10:07p
NE2100.INS 558 03-14-94 11:35a
NE3200.COM 28422 10-14-94 10:09p
NE3200.INS 376 03-14-94 3:02p
RPLFIX.COM 1838 06-30-93 10:56p
RPLFIX.TXT 2255 02-21-91 2:47p
RPLODI.COM 1652 03-21-91 2:24p
TRXNET.COM 20670 09-22-94 7:32p
TRXNET.INS 517 06-22-92 4:07p
NE1500T.COM 31061 10-14-94 10:07p
NE1500T.INS 564 03-14-94 11:35a
NETBIOS.EXE 24402 11-19-93 11:05a
NTR2000.COM 26689 09-22-94 5:55p
NTR2000.INS 534 07-19-94 4:43p
ODINSUP.COM 34298 08-01-94 5:18p
ODINSUP.DOC 44764 10-04-94 2:24p
\VLMS
\
FIO.VLM 18186 09-22-94 12:05p
LSL.COM 18309 09-22-94 7:48p
LSL.MSG 3571 08-16-94 9:21a
NDS.VLM 8508 09-22-94 12:04p
NMR.VLM 9858 09-22-94 12:04p
NWP.VLM 6636 09-22-94 12:04p
PNW.VLM 10099 09-22-94 12:05p
RSA.VLM 19560 09-22-94 12:05p
VLM.EXE 37061 09-22-94 12:03p
AUTO.VLM 4527 09-22-94 12:04p
BIND.VLM 4688 09-22-94 12:04p
CONN.VLM 10841 09-22-94 12:03p
NETX.VLM 16818 09-22-94 12:05p
TRAN.VLM 1553 09-22-94 12:04p
PRINT.VLM 7989 09-22-94 12:05p
REDIR.VLM 14705 09-22-94 12:05p
IPXNCP.VLM 10043 09-22-94 12:03p
IPXODI.COM 39321 09-15-94 4:02p
IPXODI.MSG 4089 09-15-94 4:02p
NETCFG.TXT 13321 09-29-94 7:19a
PACKET.SIG 3720 01-20-94 10:31a
GENERAL.VLM 4533 09-22-94 12:05p
DOSRQSTR.MSG 9450 09-14-94 3:16p
RXMONSTK.COM 11383 09-22-94 7:39p
RXMONSTK.MSG 2542 09-21-94 8:14a
SECURITY.VLM 7986 09-22-94 12:04p
VLMUp1.exe contains all the updated DOS client files for use with VLMÕs or Netx. It contains v1.20 of the NetWare DOS Requester (VLMs), Netbios, DOS client files, and MLID drivers. This is an update to the NetWare Client for DOS and Windows that ships with NetWare v3.12 and v4.x (they will also work with NetWare 3.11).