XCLN: Using ShivaRemote w/ Exchange (MS-DOS/Real-Mode IPX)

MORE INFORMATION

You may see the following error message: This error should not cause a problem using the Microsoft Exchange MS-DOS client. Simply press ENTER and continue. In the Microsoft Exchange Windows 3.x client, the IPX network number assigned to your computer changed while you were connected to the remote access server. This can happen if you dial in to two different remote networks in one session without restarting your computer between connections. If you are using the Novell NetWare VLMs Version 1.2 or later and ShivaRemote 3.5, you can ignore this error message and your IPX-dependent software will function without errors. The later versions of the VLMs have been designed to handle this problem better than earlier versions. This warning message can be turned off by editing the Sremote.ini file and changing the following line:

   [Options] NotifyIPXAddress=No
				

If you are not using the NetWare VLMs, or if you are using a version of VLMs earlier than version 1.2, close the Dial-In connection and restart your computer. Then dial in to the remote network again.

Installation of the Software

During installation of the Microsoft Exchange MS-DOS client there is a dialog box to select whether or not ShivaRemote should be installed. There is not a separate Setup program for the MS-DOS version of ShivaRemote. Therefore, if you are an MS-DOS-based user and you install the Microsoft Exchange MS-DOS client without ShivaRemote, and at a later date require it, you will need to rerun Setup of the Microsoft Exchange MS-DOS client. For MS-DOS, all of the ShivaRemote files are copied to the Microsoft Exchange client directory.

Follow these steps to configure ShivaRemote for dial-in:

1. Manually edit your Autoexec.bat and Config.sys files as follows:

         Config.sys
         ----------
         device=c:\dos\setver.exe
         device=c:\dos\himem.sys
         device=c:\dos\emm386.exe noems
         shell=c:\dos\command.com /p
         dos=high,umb
         lastdrive=z
   
         autoexec.bat
         ------------
         c:\<path>\lsl.com
         c:\exchange_dir\dialodi.exe
         c:\<path>\ipxodi
         c:\<path>\vlm (or netx)
         set exchange=c:\exchange_dir
         set RPC_Binding_Order=ncacn_np,ncalrpc,ncacn_spx,netbios
   
      The net.cfg (nwclient directory)
      --------------------------------
   
         preferred server=servername
         Link Driver DIALODI
   						

   Make sure you receive no error messages when starting with the newly configured Autoexec.bat and Config.sys files.
2. Run Connect.exe from the Microsoft Exchange install directory.
3. On the Tools menu, click Port Setup, and select the appropriate modem and com port.
4. Click the Options button and select the IPX (only) check box.
5. Specify a Description, Dial-in-Name (a Windows NT account that has been granted dial-in access on the server), Password (a password for the Windows NT account you are dialing in on), and Phone number. Note the account does not necessarily have to be the Exchange Mailbox Primary Windows NT account.
6. Dial the computer running RAS. (Microsoft Exchange Server supports dialing into either a Windows NT RAS server or a Shiva LanRover.)
7. Once connected, quit ShivaRemote Connect (on the File menu, click Exit).
   
   NOTE: The connection is maintained until you start Connect.exe again and click Disconnect.
8. Start the Microsoft Exchange MS-DOS client. Type the User Name (Exchange Mailbox Name), the Password (Windows NT Domain Password), and the Domain (Windows NT Domain Name that your Account is in).