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From: ljwilson@utkux1.utk.edu (L. Jack Wilson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell,comp.databases
Subject: Novell 2.15c & DOS 3.x & > 32MB files
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Date: 27 Apr 91 14:26:24 GMT
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I finally understand how DOS 4.x accesses larger than 32MB partitions (after
reading the excellent description from SIMTEL20:

(    pd1:<msdos.info>
     dos40dsk.zip

written by IBM's Wyn Easton).

My question:  What method does Novell Netware 2.15c use to allow DOS to
access network drives > 32MB in size?  Obviously a translation method of
some kind is employed, but does anybody know any specifics, or can point me
to a good source of information?

The question arose when one of our users at the university began having
problems converting a database file > 32MB on a network drive > 32MB. 
Since the workstation in question was running DOS 3.3, the first reaction was
to upgrade to DOS 4.0.  But after thinking a minute, why should this matter,
because the workstation is ALREADY capable of accessing > 32MB via
Novell!  The only explanation would be if the program in question (CLARION)
doing the massive database conversion was setting up some temporary files on
the workstation's hard drive using information incompatible with DOS 3.3's
32MB filesize limit.  But here again, Novell should be able to handle it, unless
(CLARION) internally is doing its own disk bookkeeping, bypassing
DOS/Novell.

Any comments?

Thanks.
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