NEW SOFTWARE RELEASE
                          ====================

          Product involved: Axis 850 and Axis 851

          Release date: 960815	

          Release type: Production 

          Software version: 2.16

          Software media: AXIS85x   Filename: 85x.216   Size: 1118552

 
          Last preceding
          release:	 2.15

          Flash loading 
          instructions:       See flash.txt document

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          New features in V2.1x:
          ======================

          1. NetWare support
          Plug-and-play, just connect the CD-ROM server and you could access
          from your client using network browsing or "mapping tool"
          The server is presented with a default name based on the serial number.
          For details on parameter settings please refer to the manual.


          2. NetBIOS over TCP/IP (NBT)
          SMB is now supported using also TCP/IP as transport protocol.
          With our implementation a standard W95 SMB client could access our 
          server either via TCP/IP (standard TCP/IP stack loaded) or via NetBEUI
          (standard NetBEUI stack loaded).

          The SMB support:

                       SMB
                        |
                        |
                      NetBIOS
                     /       \
                    NBT    NetBEUI
                     |        |
                  TCP,UDP     |
                     |        |
                    IP        |
                     |        |
                    LLC      LLC




          3. SMB browse support
          At startup the CD-ROM server will announce its default name
          based on serial number in the default group "Workgroup".
          You could then without any configuration access the server
          and the CD's using a network browser (e.g. W95 Explorer).
          Default name and group could be set in the config.ini file.

          4. SMB share level access control
          The parameter SMBuser in the volume files has been removed.
          Standard share level access control is now supported for SMB
          users.

          5. Multisession support
          Our multisession implementation will mount the last 
          created session. If the CD-R was created with Incremental 
          Multisession this means that all old info on the CD will 
          be accessible.
          A standard PC CD-ROM driver will work in the same way.  


          Corrected problems in version 2.12
          ==================================

          1. Copy from DOS prompt with NetWare VLM clients.
          2. Possibility to create file server object in NDS tree.
          3. Stability problems with NetWare NetX clients.

          Corrected problems in version 2.13
          ==================================

          1. A problem causing the performance to be very poor with the 
             FTP Software Windows 3.11 Client has been corrected.   
          2. Improved performance when browsing in Windows 95 with a NFS Client.  
          3. A problem when saving volume files using FTP Software Client has
             been corrected.
          4. The server hung after using 25 different cd's and could only be 
             restarted after a factory default.
          5. If the last byte in the subnet mask was set the NBT announcement 
             was disabled.
          6. The server announcement was incorrect causing browsing problems in
             NT networks.
          7. Failure to communicate with Nakamishi 4 Disc CD-ROM Mini Changer.
          8. Included RFC in axis mib obsolete.
          9. Changes to default.txt will affect all unedited volume files after
             reboot.
          10.Server can now support up to 49 volumes whereof up to 20 can have 
             individual access control settings.
          11.Server now supports 32 bit NFS user and group id's.

          Corrected problems in version 2.14
          ==================================
        
          1. Wrong syntax in mib file.
          2. Executing files on the CD with the Novell NETX client.
          3. Problem with authentication server and W95 Novell client 32
             corrected.
          4. Volume files were not deleted if cd was ejected and no change was 
             made to the file.

          Corrected problems in version 2.15
          ==================================
  
          1. CD-ROM server refused login attempts from Netware and had to be 
             restarted.

          Corrected problems in version 2.16
          ==================================

          1. Server can now support 56 volumes whereof up to 20 can have 
             individual access control settings.
          2. General stability improvements when using NT clients in a Netware
             installation.

          Known problems in version 2.16
          ==============================

          1. SMB network browsing with NT and OS/2 clients not supported.
          2. If the CD-ROM server is rebooted when NetWare clients 
          are connected the clients sometimes need to re-map the server 
          to access the CD's.
         


     


         Best regards

         AXIS COMMUNICATIONS AB