NOVELL TECHNICAL INFORMATION DOCUMENT

TITLE:              3Com 3C501 OS and WS Drivers for NetWare v2.0
DOCUMENT ID:        TID000117
DOCUMENT REVISION:  A
DATE:               01JUL93
ALERT STATUS:       Yellow
INFORMATION TYPE:   Symptom Solution
README FOR:         ETHRLK.EXE

NOVELL PRODUCT and VERSION:
NetWare Pre 3.11 and 2.2

ABSTRACT:
This file contains the new 3COM Etherlink operating system and workstation
drivers.
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Self-Extracting File Name:  ETHRLK.EXE

Files Included     Size     Date        Time

  ETHRLK.TXT          (This File)
 ACOMDRV.OBJ       2705    2-20-87     10:17a
 BCOMDRV.OBJ       2705    2-20-87      9:31a
 CCOMDRV.OBJ       2705    2-20-87      9:33a
 DCOMDRV.OBJ       2705    2-20-87      9:33a
SHELLDRV.OBJ       1849    2-20-87      9:30a


NEW OS AND WORKSTATION DRIVERS FOR 3COM ETHERLINK

It has been discovered that in some rare instances, the 3Com Etherlink
adapter will hang if an invalid packet is received. Once this occurs, it
will not recognize additional packets. The problem is best seen on large
systems. Workstations left unattended for an extended length of time will
no longer have a valid connection when the user attemps to resume activity.
New operating system and workstation drivers are available to correct
this.

	Operating System Drivers:

	acomdrv.obj
	bcomdrv.obj
	ccomdrv.obj
	dcomdrv.obj

	Workstation Driver:

	shelldrv.obj

In order to install the new drivers, it will be necessary to copy the four
operating system drivers onto a working copy "GENOS-1" diskette. They must
be copied into the "ETHERNET" subdirectory on this diskette, replacing the
currect ones. The workstation driver  must be copied into the "ETHERNET"
subdirectory on the working copy "GENSH-1" diskette. It will then be
necessary to re-generate both the operating system and workstation shell as
done in the initial installation. The new operating system and workstation
shell are then used in place of the current ones.
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