Microsoft KB Archive/136489

= PC Ext: External Access Up to 50 NetWare Network Connections =

Article ID: 136489

Article Last Modified on 10/30/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Mail for PC Networks 3.2
 * Microsoft Mail for PC Networks 3.2a
 * Microsoft Mail for PC Networks 3.5

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This article was previously published under Q136489



SUMMARY
The External Mail program, included with Mail for PC Networks, can access up to 50 network connections by using the Novell NetWare VLM redirector.

NOTE: In earlier versions, External was limited to 8 network connections with the older IPX - NETX redirector combination.



MORE INFORMATION
The following CONFIG.SYS, AUTOEXEC.BAT, and NET.CFG sample files provide an example configuration for an External workstation:

CONFIG.SYS
 DEVICE=c:\dos\himem.sys device=c:\dos\emm386.exe noems SHELL=c:\command.com /e /p:512 BUFFERS=30,0 FILES=50 LASTDRIVE=Z

AUTOEXEC.BAT
 @echo off PATH=c:\;c:\dosc:\nwclient cd \nwclient lh lsl lh 3c509 (or other Multi-Link Interface Driver (MLID) network card) lh ipxodi lh vlm login {mta login name} {password} map f:=sys:maildata map g:=server2\sys:maildata map h:=server3\sys:maildata . . .  (additional drive mappings as needed) . . . external or a batch file that starts external

NET.CFG
 show dots = on  file handles = 50

LINK SUPPORT buffers 8 1586 Mempool 4096

Link Driver 3c509 port 300 int 10 Frame Ethernet_802.3 Protocol IPX 0 Ethernet_802.3 NetWare DOS Requestor First Network Drive = F  Connections = 50 NOTE: The indentions in the NET.CFG file are required.

For more information about the NetWare VLM redirector, please refer to "Inside NetWare 3.12" by Debra Niedermiller-Chaffins and Drew Hetwood published by New Riders Publishing.

Additional query words: 3.20 3.20a 3.50

Keywords: KB136489

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