NOVELL TECHNICAL INFORMATION DOCUMENT

TITLE:  Readme for DRVSPC.EXE
README FOR:  DRVSPC.EXE

NOVELL PRODUCTS and VERSIONS:
NetWare Client32 for DOS/Windows 2.1
NetWare Client32 for WIN95 2.1

ABSTRACT:

ODI LAN Driver Specification Version Utility v1.00 (960719).
 This utility displays the ODI specification version of ODI LAN drivers.


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ISSUE: 

Client 32 for DOS/WIN and Windows95 require ODI LAN drivers to be up to a
specific ODI LAN Driver Specification level.  The ODI LAN Driver Specification
Version that a driver is written to can be found in the Novell LABS test
bulletin for that driver.  The ODI driver does not display the Specification
Version that it was written to.  DRVSPEC.EXE will scan ODI LAN drivers for the
Specification string and will display this string if it exists.  If this string
is not found in the driver and there is not a test bulletin for the driver, you
will have to contact the LAN driver manufacturer for the Specification Version
that the lan driver was written to.

 There are three different kinds of ODI LAN drivers, each with a different
Specification Version.  16-bit ODI LAN drivers need to be at least at
Specification Version 4.0.  DRVSPEC.EXE will list the Specification Version
string for 16-bit ODI Drivers as "HSM_SPEC_VERSION: 4.0".  32-bit ODI LAN
drivers written in assembly need to be at least at Specification Version 3.30. 
DRVSPEC.EXE will list the Specification Version string for 32-bit Drivers
written in assembly as "HSM_SPEC_VERSION: 3.3".  32-bit ODI LAN drivers written
in C need to be at least at Specification version 1.10.  DRVSPEC.EXE will list
the Specification Version string for 32-bit Drivers written in C as
"HSM_CSPEC_VERSION: 1.10".

Self-Extracting File Name: drvspc.exe

Files Included     Size     Date      Time

..\
      DRVSPC.TXT     (This file)
     DRVSPEC.EXE           14633         7-19-96     10:50:20 am


Installation Instructions:

Usage: [d:][path]DRVSPEC [d:][path]filename  where filename is an ODI LAN
driver.




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