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From: dave@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au (Dave Schwarz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: Re: Converting 286->386 on Racore
Message-ID: <1990Dec10.064007.18096@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au>
Date: 10 Dec 90 06:40:07 GMT
References: <829@macuni.mqcc.mq.oz> <3963@uniol.UUCP>
Organization: Monash Uni Caulfield Campus (Was Chisholm Inst of Tech)
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In article <3963@uniol.UUCP>,
 mallsop@sunc.mqcc.mq.oz.au (Mark Allsop) writes:
 
>We are upgrading from Netware 286 to Netware 386, and want to connect both the
>new and old fileservers onto the same physical, Racore network.  (Racore is the
>brand of the packet driver, like Ethernet).

>When we place both servers onto the same cable, it becomes impossible to log
>into the 386 server.  We have polling set correctly, and the Racore distributor
>here claims it's not a Racore problem.  The strange thing is, all servers appear
>correctly on the slist, however when you try to log in, an error message comes
>up after the connection times out.

>I know that 2 servers can talk on the same cable, and am hopeing someone out
>there has had a similar problem.  Any help or ideas for me to try would be
>greatly appreciated.

You need to run the correct network drivers and login programs, Netware 386
uses encoding on passwords and the like, you can turn it off though, try it.

dave 
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