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???:	Lewis G Rosenthal <os2-netware_users@2rosenthals.com>	?? ???? ?????????
???:	os2-netware_users-owner <os2-netware_users-owner@2rosenthals.com>
??:	[OS2NetWare] Re: Two NICs w/IPX bound; second doesn't work
??:	Sun, 21 Nov 2004 09:59:25 -0500
??:	os2-netware_users@2rosenthals.com

Thanks, Michael. Yes, I should have thought of this. It's actually in the inf: NetWare Client for OS/2 sends out a destination query only on the primary network board. It never queries the secondary (or other) board for a route. If NetWare Client for OS/2 doesn't find the destination using the primary network board, you see a connection error, even if the destination could be found using the second network board. (However, the network on the second network board can be queried using IPX calls from a custom program). Once NetWare Client for OS/2 finds a destination using the primary network board, it stores the route to that destination in a router table and makes a connection. After a connection is made, NetWare Client for OS/2 checks all networks connected to that destination for other possible routes from your OS/2 workstation to the destination. If it finds a secondary route, NetWare Client for OS/2 rebuilds the router tables and stores that route. If the primary connection fails, NetWare Client for OS/2 will use the secondary route to continue transmissions to that destination. If NetWare Client for OS/2 is using a route through the second network board, the primary connection can be broken without causing the secondary connection to fail. However, the secondary network board never becomes the primary board, even if the primary board fails. This means that if NetWare Client for OS/2 needs to find a new destination while the primary connection is down, it can't query for the destination, since queries are only sent on the primary. And there I have it. I suppose I could make the Wi-Fi the primary board by loading it first, but of course, this means that it must always be on (and physically inserted in the machine). Other than that, I may just go back to my dual CONFIG setup. Thanks again for the reminder of what is obviously the problem. To prove it, I should log in via the cable, and then disconnect. If everything works as we expect, I should maintain my connection via the Wi-Fi when the primary goes down. On 11/21/2004 05:54 am, Michael Warmuth thus wrote : Lewis G Rosenthal wrote: [...] However, only LAN0 seems to be binding IPX (i.e., I can't find the LAN from the Wi-Fi interface, LAN1). Is there something else I should be doing to bind both NICs to IPX? I've had systems with two NICs bound to IPX before, but don't remember anything special. There are no board-specific entries in NET.CFG. There is a restriction in the Netware client for OS/2 (documented in some readme): It can bind to more than one interface, but it does only use the first one for searches. So if only the second interface is connected the netware stack cannot find the server / tree. Greetings Michael -- Lewis ------------------------------------------------------------ Lewis G Rosenthal, CNA Rosenthal & Rosenthal Accountants / Network Consultants New York / Northern Virginia www.2rosenthals.com eComStation Consultants www.ecomstation.com Novell Users International www.novell.com/linux/truth ------------------------------------------------------------ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= To unsubscribe from this list, send a message to steward@2rosenthals.com with the command "unsubscribe os2-netware_users" in the body (omit the quotes). For help with other commands, send a message to steward@2rosenthals.com with the command "help" in the body (omit the quotes). This list is hosted by Rosenthal & Rosenthal P.O. Box 281, Deer Park, NY 11729-0281. Non- electronic communications related to content contained in these messages should be directed to the above address. (CAN-SPAM Act of 2003) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

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