Matthew,
I was having a similar problem which required updating my TCPIP.NLM. See
http://index.storsys.ibm.com/adsm/fixes/v2r1/netware...  ip21123.3d2. It
contains STRTL5.EXE, LIBUP9.EXE, and TCP31A.EXE. These are recommended or
necessary Novell updates needed for Novell NetWare 3.X servers for running
ADSM. Dennis

Matthew Warren wrote:

> Hello all,
>
>         I am new to using the ADSM client on Novell platforms, 3.1x and
> have a strange problem.
>         The Novell server can ping the ADSM box, & the ADSM box can ping
> the Novell server but whenever DSMC tries to connect with the ADSM box
> it returns the TCP/IP connection failure below:
>
> TcpOpen: TCP/IP error connecting to server.
> sessOpen: Failure in communications open call. rc: -50
>
>         I have checked dsm.opt etc.. and I was wondering if anyone had
> seen anything similar or if there are any peculiarities of setting up &
> using the DSMC client on Novell 3.1x that could explain it.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Matthew Warren,
> ADSM(FAB) & Unix support.
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