Article: Q93653
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22
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Last Modified: 19-NOV-1999
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 6.0, 6.2, 6.21, 6.22
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SUMMARY
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When running with MS-DOS version 6.x, Novell's NETX versions 3.31 and earlier
report the operating system version as MS-DOS 5.0.
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NETX version 3.31 and earlier require MS-DOS 5.0 or earlier--it does not run
with MS-DOS 6.0 or 6.2 unless you use SETVER.EXE to trick it. Since SETVER tells
NETX that the MS-DOS version is 5.0, NETX reports the MS-DOS version as 5.0.
This behavior could be a problem for network administrators who configure their
systems to map to specific directories for different versions of MS-DOS,
depending on the version reported by NETX. For example, suppose that machines
running MS-DOS 3.3 are mapped to Y:\DOS\V3.30 and machines running MS-DOS 5.0
are mapped to Y:\DOS\V5.00. In this example, when you use SETVER to tell NETX
you are running MS-DOS 5.0, you are logged onto the Y:\DOS\V5.00 directory.
NOTE: Novell's NETX.EXE version 3.32 is compatible with MS-DOS 6.x. The newer
version of NETX correctly reports the MS-DOS version and correctly maps the
directory. To obtain a new version of NETX.EXE contact Novell.
If you are using IPX, you can find the full NETX version number by using the NETX
/I command.
For additional information, please see the following article(s) in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:
Q121462 Obtaining Latest Novell Client Windows Drivers and DLLs
The products included here are manufactured by Novell, a vendor independent of
Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products'
performance or reliability.
Additional query words: 6.22 6.00 netx.com netx.exe 6.20 dosup8.exe dosup9.exe
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Technology : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS621 kbMSDOS622 kbMSDOS620 kbMSDOS600
Version : MS-DOS:6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22
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