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From: adelman@TGV.COM (Kenneth Adelman)
Reply-To: Adelman@TGV.COM (Kenneth Adelman)
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Subject:  Re: What are VMS 5.5 upgrade problems?
To: macy@polar.bowdoin.edu
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> We have a choice of going to 5.4-3 or to 5.5.  What I need to
> know are the problems associated with either choice...  We know that we will
> have to do 5.5 this summer anyway but don't want to do it now if it is a
> tough one.  Specifically:

>	 .  Any known problems with third-party products.  Luckily this system
>	    only runs a few:  Wordperfect, Diskeeper, Lotus, Multinet,
>	    and PSwindows.  (Know that diskeeper and pswindows will require
>	    a fix and can live with that.  Cannot live with WP problems or
>	    Multinet problems.)

    For MultiNet under VMS V5.5 you'll need a special patch (which we
posted to INFO-MULTINET already) to fix a minor incompatibility DEC
added with the new Job Controller.

    MultiNet V3.0 Rev H already includes this fix. If you're running
an earlier revision, you can upgrade by FTPing the patch kits from
the ANONYMOUS directory on TGV.COM. See the 1-README.FIRST file for
more information.

    Also, if you have a DEBNA (but not DEBNI) Ethernet controller, you'll
need CSC patch #0543 from DEC. This patch fixes a problem with reception
of broadcast packets and is required to get ANY TCP/IP product to work
under VMS V5.4-3 or VMS V5.5.

							Ken