SMS: NetWare Client32 for Windows 95 Stops Responding on Logon

ID: Q157838

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Systems Management Server version 1.2

SYMPTOMS

Microsoft Windows 95 clients using the Novell Client 32 (the Client32.nlm file, which has a size of 452,648 bytes) stop responding during the NetWare system login script.

CAUSE

There is a known problem with running external commands from Client 32, as documented in the Novell Technical Information Document (TID) 2906860. This article can be obtained from the Novell web site at http://www.novell.com.

WORKAROUND

A solution is documented in the Novell TID noted above, to allow you to run external login script commands. If the # command within the login script is not given an executable file name with an extension (for example, #DOSVER instead of #DOSVER.COM), the problem will occur.

By modifying the Smsls.scr script, the problem can be alleviated until a newer version of Client 32 is released.

Modifying Smsls.scr

To modify the Smsls.scr file, find it in the Systems Management Server site server's Sms\Site.srv\Maincfg.box\Client.src directory, and then use the following steps:

Make a backup copy of the Smsls.scr file.

Edit the file with any text editor that has a search function, such as Notepad.

Search the Smsls.scr file for instances of the number sign (#).

Change the following instances of "#" to their respective modified entries:


      #%<SMS_LOGON>\dosver
      to:
      #%<SMS_LOGON>\dosver.com

      #%<SMS_LOGON>\netspeed
      to:
      #%<SMS_LOGON>\netspeed.com

      #%<SMS_LOGON>\x86.bin\NLSMSG16 6 /C YN /T Y,30 /M "Slow network detected. Continue"
      to:
      #%<SMS_LOGON>\x86.bin\NLSMSG16.EXE 6 /C YN /T Y,30 /M "Slow network detected. Continue"

      #%<SMS_LOGON>\x86.bin\CLI_DOS /p:%<SMS_LOGON>\%<SMS_VERBOSE>
      to:
      #%<SMS_LOGON>\x86.bin\CLI_DOS.EXE /p:<SMS_LOGON>\%<SMS_VERBOSE>

      #%<SMS_LOGON>\x86.bin\INVDOS /i /l:%<SMS_LOGON>\%<SMS_VERBOSE>
      to:
      #%<SMS_LOGON>\x86.bin\INVDOS.EXE /i /l:%<SMS_LOGON>\%<SMS_VERBOSE>

      #%<SMS_LOGON>\x86.bin\NLSMSG16 11 /M "This version of SMS does not support Windows NT workstations"
      to:
      #%<SMS_LOGON>\x86.bin\NLSMSG16.EXE 11 /M "This version of SMS does not support Windows NT workstations"

      #%<SMS_LOGON>\x86.bin\NLSMSG16 12 /M "that are clients to a Novell NetWare server."
      to:
      #%<SMS_LOGON>\x86.bin\NLSMSG16.EXE 12 /M "that are clients to a Novell NetWare server."

      #%<SMS_LOGON>\clrlevel
      to:
      #%<SMS_LOGON>\clrlevel.com

Save the file.

The Systems Management Server Maintenance Manager service will then copy the updated file to your NetWare logon servers.

NOTE: During the execution of the login script, the Client 32 Logon Results window will display two errors in the form: "Error returned from Dosver & Cli_dos". These errors can be safely ignored; unfortunately, they cannot be prevented.

MORE INFORMATION

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Additional query words: prodsms Novell NLM Client32 hang hangs hung

Keywords : kb3rdparty kbnetwork kbSMS120 smssetup smshowto
Version : winnt:1.2
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbprb