I am using DOSEMU 0.98 to connect to a Netware 4.11 server using the internal IPX support and loading VLM v1.21. While I have no SPX (which I know I need to use packet drivers for) everything else works pretty well except the DOSEMU session appears to "hang" if it is left for around 15 to 30 mins. If the session is being used it is fine. Just DOSEMU is also OK. It is only when I connect to the Netware server that the prob occurs. I thought initially that it was due to the Netware "watchdogging" process. This uses SPX to periodically (15 min by default) check if a supposedly idle connection is still alive. Of course with no SPX support in my DOSEMU sessions these wouldn't be able to get these watchdog packets and so the connection would be cleared. This is not what appears to be happening however. With watchdog logging enabled on the Netware console no connections are being cleared in this fashion. I have also actually turned off watchdogging at the server and the client level. Still no joy., Looking at the DOS process in Linux TOP when it has hung "looks" normal (to me but I am no Linux whiz). However when I try to type something onto my hung DOSEMU session the CPU util suddenly goes up to over 80 - 90%.??? I haven't tried DOSEMU v1 yet or looked at debugging DOSEMU or used packet drivers to see what happens. I will but just wanted to send a quick note if anyone else has experienced the same problem. David Milligan
