SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP11592
PART NUMBER:  N/A
FILE NAME:  NFT.NLM
TITLE:  NFT.NLM Fix for Multicast Problem
VERSION:  2.58A
LANGUAGE:  English

CATEGORY:  Fix

DIVISIONS:  Comm-Network

PRODUCTS AFFECTED: Compaq servers with FEC teamed NC series NICs

OPERATING SYSTEM:  Novell NetWare 5.0

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  FEC teaming with NFT.NLM

PREREQUISITES:  N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE:  September 1, 1999

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION:  4.X

SUPERSEDES:  N/A

DESCRIPTION: Random clients will be unable to login to a
NetWare server that is running FEC teaming, while other clients will be
able to login successfully.

This version of NFT.NLM (2.58A) fixes a multicast issue in the previous
version of NFT.NLM (2.58). With NFT.NLM version 2.58, multicast packets
received on the secondary ports of the FEC team are filtered out, preventing any
clients using a secondary port in the team from logging in to the server.
NFT.NLM version 2.58A resolves this issue.

HOW TO USE:

1. Download the SoftPaq to a directory on your hard drive and change
   to that directory.  The file that is downloaded is an self-extracting
   executable with a filename based on the SoftPaq Number above.

2. From that drive and directory, execute the downloaded file
   and follow the on-screen instructions.  Enter "Y" to confirm
   the unpacking of files into the downloaded directory.

3. After the files have been unpacked, you may delete the
   SoftPaq file downloaded in step 1.

4. On the NetWare server, replace NFT.NLM (version 2.58)
   with NFT.NLM (version 2.58A)

5. Reboot the server, or reload the NFT.NLM module.

6. After the installation is completed, you may delete the files
   unpacked in step 2.

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