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Patch for v2.2 Non-Ded Router.exe - TID361 (last modified 16AUG1995)
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abstract

This patch corrects the failure of a NetWare 2.2 non-dedicated router. If the ROUTER.EXE is larger than 256K, the load image is not recognized causing the router to fail. The patch allows the load image to be up to 512K.

installation

1) Make a backup copy of the existing NPROUTER.OBJ.

2) From the 2.2 ROUTEGEN directory, either on hard drive or floppy, run the ZAPOBJ utility with the following parameters:

    ZAPOBJ NPROUTER.OBJ NEWNPRT.OBJ ROUTESZ.FIX > REPORT.TXT

3) If ZAPOBJ is successful, replace your original .OBJ with the updated one just created (newnprt.obj) and execute ROUTEGEN. Link and configure the router and copy it to your hard drive. This procedure will complete your installation.

Refer to the README.ZAP for further details about ZAPOBJ.

symptoms

1 Self-Extracting File Name: ROUTEZ.EXE Revision: A

Files Included Size Date Time

\
  ROUTEZ.TXT (This File)
 ROUTESZ.FIX 537 2-26-92 10:25a
  ZAPOBJ.EXE 28660 7-31-90 4:24p
  README.ZAP 1797 12-18-91 1:38p

                   README FOR ROUTESZ.EXE
This readme file accompanies ROUTESZ.FIX for Netware v2.2 non-dedicated routers.

Purpose:
This patch corrects the failure of a v2.2 NON-DEDICATED router. If the ROUTER.EXE is larger than 256K, the load image is not recognized. This patch allows the load image to be up to 512K.

NOTE ** This problem does not occur with dedicated real mode and dedicated protected mode routers.

INSTALLATION

1) Make a backup copy of the existing NPROUTER.OBJ.

2) From the 2.2 ROUTEGEN directory, either on hard drive or floppy, run the ZAPOBJ utility with the following parameters:

    ZAPOBJ NPROUTER.OBJ NEWNPRT.OBJ ROUTESZ.FIX > REPORT.TXT

3) If ZAPOBJ is successful, replace your original .OBJ with the updated one just created (newnprt.obj) and execute ROUTEGEN. Link and configure the router and copy it to your hard drive. This procedure will complete your installation.

Refer to the README.ZAP for further details about ZAPOBJ.

solutions

Apply Files Contained in ROUTEZ.EXE.

contents 

Self-Extracting File Name:  routez.exe

Files Included       Size   Date         Time    Version   Checksum

\
    README.ZAP       1797   12-18-1991   01:38PM
   ROUTESZ.FIX        537   02-27-1992   10:25AM
    ROUTEZ.TXT       2307   09-17-1993   01:08AM
    ZAPOBJ.EXE      28660   07-31-1990   04:24PM
Document Title: Patch for v2.2 Non-Ded Router.exe
Document ID: 361
Creation Date: 01JUL1993
Modified Date: 16AUG1995
Document Revision: 1
Novell Product Class: NetWare
Novell Product and Version: NetWare 2.2

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