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Microsoft LAN Manager - User's Guide for MS OS/2 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Microsoft(R) LAN Manager - User's Guide for MS(R) OS/2 VERSION 2.0 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Microsoft Corporation Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Microsoft Corporation. The software described in this document is furnished under a license agreement or nondisclosure agreement. The software may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of the agreement. It is against the law to copy the software on any medium except as specifically allowed in the license or nondisclosure agreement. No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, for any purpose without the express written permission of Microsoft Corporation. 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Document Number: SY10059-0590 OEM-P787-2Z Table of Contents ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Before You Begin How To Use This Manual Notational Conventions Finding Further Information PART I Learning the Basics ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Chapter 1 Overview How LAN Manager Works Features of LAN Manager The LAN Manager Screen Command-Line Commands Online Help Profiles Services Working with Other Network Products Chapter 2 Getting Started Starting LAN Manager Starting the Workstation Service and Logging On The LAN Manager Screen Using Menus and Menu Commands Using Dialog Boxes Getting Online Help Getting Help with the LAN Manager Screen Getting Help from the Command Line Getting Help with Error Messages Viewing Network Resources Setting the Current Focus Viewing Shared Resources Viewing Users on the Network Understanding User Accounts Viewing Information About User Accounts Changing Your Password Exiting the LAN Manager Screen Quitting LAN Manager Logging Off from the Network Stopping Services Starting LAN Manager Automatically The LANMAN.INI File PART II Using LAN Manager ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Chapter 3 Using Shared Directories Viewing Shared Directories Connecting to a Shared Directory Connecting to a Shared Directory Without Setting the Focus Making a Onetime Connection to a Shared Directory Viewing Your Connections Copying Files over the Network Moving Files Over the Network Running a Program on a Server Disconnecting from a Shared Directory Using Home Directories Chapter 4 Using Shared Printers Printer Queues Using the Print Manager Viewing Printer Queues and Print Jobs Connecting to a Printer Queue Connecting to a Printer Queue Without Setting the Focus Making a Onetime Connection to a Printer Queue Viewing Your Connections Printing over the Network Holding, Releasing, and Deleting a Print Job Disconnecting from a Printer Queue Chapter 5 Using Shared Communication Devices Communication-Device Queues Viewing Communication-Device Queues Connecting to a Communication-Device Queue Sending a Request to a Communication-Device Queue Viewing Your Connections Viewing a Communication Request Deleting a Communication Request Disconnecting from a Communication-Device Queue Chapter 6 Sending and Receiving Messages Sending Messages Reading Messages Using the Netpopup Service Reading Your Message Log Specifying a Different Message Log Stopping and Starting Message Logging Printing Messages Using Aliases Adding an Alias Deleting an Alias Forwarding Messages Stopping Message Forwarding Chapter 7 Customizing Your Workstation Using Profiles Creating a Profile Loading a Profile Controlling Services Pausing the Workstation or Peer Service Continuing the Workstation or Peer Service Stopping Services Starting a Service Getting Workstation Information Reading the Error Log Viewing Performance Statistics Viewing the Workstation Configuration Chapter 8 Using the Peer Service Introduction to the Peer Service Peer Service Features Installing and Starting the Peer Service Using the PUBLIC Shared Directory Additional LAN Manager Services PART III User's Command Reference ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── User's Command Reference Abbreviating Commands Using /yes and /no Options Using Passwords with Commands Using Special Characters with Commands Controlling a Screen Display Using Commands in Batch Programs Command Summary Net Net Access Net Comm Net Config Peer Net Config Workstation Net Continue Net Copy Net Error Net Forward Net Help Net Helpmsg Net Load Net Log Net Logoff Net Logon Net Move Net Name Net Password Net Pause Net Print Net Run Net Save Net Send Net Start Messenger Net Start Netpopup Net Start Peer Net Start Workstation Net Statistics Net Stop Net Time Net Use Net View Net Who Appendix A Menu Commands The LAN Manager Screen View Menu Message Menu Config Menu Status Menu Accounts Menu Help Menu Appendix B Using the MS OS/2 Print Manager with LAN Manager The MS OS/2 Print Manager Window Using MS OS/2 Print Manager with Network Printers Viewing Printers Setting Up a Printer Changing the Settings for a Printer Viewing Queues Adding a Queue Changing Options for a Queue Updating Information in the MS OS/2 Print Manager Window Appendix C Country Codes Glossary Index Before You Begin ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── The Microsoft(R) LAN Manager User's Guide for MS(R) OS/2 is for new and experienced users of Microsoft LAN Manager for Microsoft Operating System/2 (MS OS/2). This manual assumes that you know how to use a personal computer and that you are familiar with MS OS/2. If you are not familiar with MS OS/2, see your MS OS/2 manual(s). Before using this manual, you should read Getting To Know Microsoft LAN Manager to learn terms and concepts specific to a local-area network and to LAN Manager. How To Use This Manual This manual is divided into three parts: Part 1, "Learning the Basics" Part 1 explains how a local-area network works and describes LAN Manager features. It also describes how to start LAN Manager software and use the LAN Manager Screen. You should read this part if you are not familiar with LAN Manager. Part 2, "Using LAN Manager" Part 2 explains how to use shared resources on the network: shared directories, printers, and communication devices. It also explains how to send messages to other network users, customize your workstation, and share resources on your workstation with other network users. You should read this part if you plan to use the LAN Manager Screen for most of your network tasks. Part 3, "User's Command Reference" Part 3 describes each LAN Manager command that can be typed at the MS OS/2 prompt. You should read this part if you plan to use the command line to perform network tasks. Notational Conventions This manual uses different type styles and special characters for different purposes: ╓┌─────────────────┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╖ Convention Use ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Bold Represents commands, command options, and file entries. Type the words exactly as they appear, for example, net use. Italic Introduces new terms and represents variables. For example, the variable computername indicates that you supply the name of a workstation or server. Monospace Represents examples, screen displays, program code, and error messages. FULL CAPS Represent filenames and pathnames in text. You can, however, type entries in uppercase or lowercase letters. SMALL CAPS Represent key names (such as CTRL or F2). KEY+KEY Indicates that you must press two keys at the same time. Convention Use ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── KEY+KEY Indicates that you must press two keys at the same time. For example, "Press CTRL+Z" means to hold down CTRL and press Z. {braces} Enclose required items in syntax statements. For example, {yes | no} indicates that you must specify yes or no when using the command. Type only the information within the braces, not the braces themselves. [brackets] Enclose optional items in syntax statements. For example, [password] indicates a password may be needed with the command. Type only the information within the brackets, not the brackets themselves. | (vertical bar) Separates items within braces or brackets. For example, {/hold | /release | /delete} indicates that only one of the three options can be used. ... (ellipsis) In syntax statements, indicates that you can repeat the Convention Use ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ... (ellipsis) In syntax statements, indicates that you can repeat the previous item(s). For example, /route:devicename[,...] indicates that you can specify more than one device, putting a comma between the devicenames. <Command> Indicates a command button to be chosen within a dialog box. Indicates the procedure for performing a task using the LAN Manager Screen. Command Indicates the procedure for performing a task using LAN Line Manager commands at the MS OS/2 prompt. Finding Further Information In addition to this manual, the LAN Manager manual set includes the following: Getting To Know Microsoft LAN Manager Gives first-time network users an introduction to local-area networks and to LAN Manager. Microsoft LAN Manager User's Guide for MS-DOS(R) Provides guide and reference information about using LAN Manager Enhanced and Basic on MS-DOS workstations. Microsoft LAN Manager Installation Guide Provides information about installing LAN Manager software and using the Setup program to configure workstations and servers. Microsoft LAN Manager Administrator's Guide Provides detailed information about administering the LAN Manager network. Microsoft LAN Manager Administrator's Reference Provides reference information about LAN Manager commands and utilities for MS OS/2 computers, and about the LAN Manager program directory and initialization file. Microsoft LAN Manager Network Device Driver Guide Provides information about network device drivers that can be used with LAN Manager. Microsoft LAN Manager Programmer's Reference Provides information about LAN Manager application program interfaces (APIs). (This manual is optionally available.) Quick references are also available for users and administrators. PART I Learning the Basics ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Part 1 introduces LAN Manager for MS OS/2. Chapter 1 describes how a local-area network works and explains LAN Manager features. Chapter 2 introduces the LAN Manager Screen and explains how to start and stop LAN Manager, log on to and log off from the network, and view network resources. Chapter 1 Overview ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── This chapter describes Microsoft LAN Manager for MS OS/2. It introduces the LAN Manager Screen and explains how to enter commands at the MS OS/2 prompt. It also describes online help, profiles, and LAN Manager services. How LAN Manager Works LAN Manager expands the features of MS OS/2 to let your computer join a local-area network.A local-area network is a group of personal computers that can communicate with each other and share resources. A LAN Manager network is comprised of workstations and servers. Workstations are computers that can use information and equipment on the network. Servers are computers that control information and equipment that workstations use. A server can also be used as a workstation. Information and equipment are made available to you and other network users through a process called sharing.The servers on a network share resources with network users at workstations. Resources can include disk directories, printers, modems, plotters, and scanners. A server can also be set up to let a user at a workstation run a program on the server's processor. You can use a shared resource by connectingyour workstation to the server sharing the resource. The resource is then used as though it were attached to your computer, even if it is actually located down the hall or in another part of the building. To help organize a network, servers and workstations can be set up to belong to a domain. A domain is a group of workstations and servers that is established to simplify network administration and security. After you start your workstation, you log on in a domain on the network, usually one that has the servers you will use most often. You can also use resources that are shared on servers in domains other than the domain into which you log on. The person who maintains the network is called an administrator. A network can have one or more administrators, who share resources at servers, set up and manage domains, and handle network security. If you need a password to connect to a shared resource or if you have trouble using your workstation, ask your administrator for help. Features of LAN Manager This section introduces some of the features of LAN Manager, including the LAN Manager Screen, commands, online help, profiles, and services. The LAN Manager Screen The LAN Manager Screen is a menu-oriented, full-screen interface that allows you to use LAN Manager without memorizing command syntax. Most network tasks can be performed with the LAN Manager Screen. (This figure may be found in the printed book). See Chapter 2, "Getting Started," for information about how to use the LAN Manager Screen. Command-Line Commands In addition to using the LAN Manager Screen to perform network tasks, you can also type LAN Manager commands at the MS OS/2 prompt. (This can be done in another MS OS/2 session or by exiting the LAN Manager Screen.) All network tasks can be performed from the command line. Chapters 2-7 describe procedures for performing network tasks with the LAN Manager Screen, followed by the equivalent command-line command. For tasks that cannot be performed using the LAN Manager Screen, the command-line command is discussed in more detail. For detailed information about all typed LAN Manager commands, see Part 3, "User's Command Reference." Online Help Help is available both from the LAN Manager Screen and from the MS OS/2 command line. The LAN Manager Screen provides context-sensitive help on most topics. From any dialog box, you can get help with the dialog box as well as many associated functions and terms. Profiles LAN Manager allows you to make connections to shared resources, then save a record of these connections in a file called a profile. You can use this profile to automatically reestablish the connections. Connections specified in a profile can replace existing connections or be added to them. For information about creating and using profiles, see Chapter 7, "Customizing Your Workstation." Services A service is a program that performs one of the major functions of LAN Manager. Major services are the following: Workstation The Workstation service is the primary service for a workstation. If the Workstation service isn't running, no other service can run. Once you start the Workstation service and log on, you can use the network and gain access to shared resources. For information about starting the Workstation service and logging on, see Chapter 2, "Getting Started." Messenger The Messenger service lets you receive messages from other network users or from LAN Manager (for example, when your print job has been printed). You can use message logging to save these messages in a file. For more information about the Messenger service, see Chapter 6, "Sending and Receiving Messages." Netpopup The Netpopup service displays messages on your screen as they arrive from other users or from LAN Manager. For more information about the Netpopup service, see Chapter 6, "Sending and Receiving Messages." Peer The Peer service gives your workstation many of the features of a server. You can share resources, such as a disk directory or a printer, with one other user at a time. For more information about the Peer service, see Chapter 8, "Using the Peer Service." Alerter When the Peer service is installed on your computer, the Alerter service sends messages about network events to users. Working with Other Network Products LAN Manager software works with products outside the LAN Manager family. Figure 1.1 shows a network with mixed products. (This figure may be found in the printed book). For example, computers running MS-Net or XENIX (R) network software can share resources with LAN Manager workstations. However, since these servers don't use LAN Manager software, their resources are not visible from the LAN Manager Screen or from LAN Manager commands that display available resources. Chapter 2 Getting Started ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── This chapter explains how to start the Workstation service and log on to the network. The LAN Manager Screen is described, with instructions for moving around the screen using the keyboard and the mouse. Information is provided for getting help with commands and error messages, viewing network resources, and understanding user accounts. This chapter ends with an explanation of how to exit the LAN Manager Screen and quit LAN Manager. If LAN Manager hasn't been installed on your computer, contact your administrator. The procedures in this chapter to tell how to use the LAN Manager Screen, followed by the equivalent command you type at the MS OS/2 prompt. Each LAN Manager command is discussed in detail in Part 3, "User's Command Reference." Starting LAN Manager Starting LAN Manager involves two separate tasks: ■ Starting the Workstation service ■ Logging on to the network When you start the Workstation service, software that lets you use shared resources and send and receive messages is loaded into your computer's memory. Logging on identifies you on the network and establishes you as the user of the workstation. When you log on, you supply your username and password, which identify you as a member of a domain. Domains have names just like workstations and servers. When you log on, you automatically log on in the workstation domain. You don't need to specify the workstation domain; it is specified in the LAN Manager software. You can override the workstation domain by supplying the name of a different domain in which to log on. This domain is called the logon domain. A server called the primary domain controller or a logon server verifies that you are allowed to log on in a domain. On this server, the administrator maintains a record of user accounts, which define the hours that each user can log on and the access that he or she has to resources in the domain. Starting the Workstation Service and Logging On The procedure for starting the Workstation service and logging on to the network using the LAN Manager Screen is given first, followed by the equivalent commands typed from the command line. To start the Workstation service and log on: 1. Start the LAN Manager Screen from the command line by typing net ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── NOTE Typing net /mono improves the LAN Manager Screen display for some computer screens. Try the command with and without /mono to determine which display you prefer. ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── The following message box appears: (This figure may be found in the printed book). Your username should appear in the "Username" text box. If it is not displayed, see your administrator. You can specify a different username by typing over the username that is displayed. 2. To supply a password, press TAB to move the cursor to the "Password" text box, then type your password. The password is not displayed as you type it. 3. To move the cursor to the "Domain" text box, press TAB. Leave this text box blank to log on in the workstation domain. Type a domain name to specify a logon domain. 4. To move to the <OK> command button, press TAB. Then press ENTER. The following message box appears, prompting you to start the Workstation service: (This figure may be found in the printed book). 5. To choose <OK>, press ENTER. Message boxes are then displayed, telling you that the Workstation service is starting, that the logon was successful, and what privilege level you have at your workstation. The privilege level defines the range of action you have at your workstation or on a server. To remove message boxes from the LAN Manager Screen, press ESC. Along with the Workstation service, LAN Manager, by default, starts these other services: ■ The Messenger service, which lets you send, receive, and log messages. ■ The Netpopup service, which displays messages on your computer's screen when they are received from another user or a server on the network. These messages are not part of the LAN Manager Screen; they appear regardless of which application you are using. The Netpopup service requires that the Messenger service be running. These services are described in more detail in Chapter 6, "Sending and Receiving Messages." Command Line To start the Workstation service and log on: 1. Start the Workstation service by typing net start workstation 2. Log on to the network by typing net logon [username [password | *]] [/domain:name] See Net Start Workstation and Net Logon, Part 3, "User's Command Reference." The LAN Manager Screen The LAN Manager Screen lets you browse around the network, locate shared resources, and connect to those resources without having to memorize commands or syntax. Figure 2.1 shows the LAN Manager Screen, noting the elements of the screen. (This figure may be found in the printed book). The fields of the LAN Manager Screen provide the following information: Menu bar Displays the names of menus from which you can choose commands. Current focus Shows the computername of your workstation or the server that is the focus of activity when using LAN Manager Screen commands. Workstation information Provides the following information about your workstation: Your username The username specified when you logged on to the network. Your computername The computername specified when the workstation was started. Your domain The name of your logon domain. This is the domain name specified when you logged on to the network. If you didn't specify a domain name, you automatically logged on in the workstation domain. Note that the workstation domain and the logon domain are the same if you logged on in the workstation domain. Servers in the logon and workstation domains Lists the servers in your logon and workstation domains. Scroll bar Lets you scroll through the servers in the list box with the mouse. Message line Provides a brief statement about the current menu, command, or task. To use the LAN Manager Screen, you select a menu, which displays a list of commands. When you choose a command, a dialog box appears, in which you type information to perform a task. The following sections explain menus and dialog boxes and tell you how to use the keyboard and the mouse to move through them and perform tasks. Using Menus and Menu Commands Menus are the starting point for any LAN Manager Screen operation. The names of all six menus appear in the menu bar across the top of the LAN Manager Screen. When you select a menu, a list of commands appears. Except for Exit on the View menu, each command leads to a dialog box. If a menu command does not contain a highlighted letter, the command is not available. From menus on the LAN Manager Screen, you can perform the following tasks: View View and connect to resources shared on servers, view your workstation's connections, and view information about users on the network. You can also exit the LAN Manager Screen. Message Send, log, and read messages, and specify an alias (a name used to receive messages). Config Log on, log off, use profiles, change and view your workstation configuration, or control LAN Manager services. Status View workstation statistics and the error log. Accounts Change the options for your account and change your password at a server. Help Get different types of help with LAN Manager. When viewing or selecting menus and menu commands, use these keys: ╓┌───────────────────┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────╖ Key Action ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ALT Activates menu names on the menu bar. Highlighted letter Once menu names are activated with ALT, or menu commands are displayed,selects the menu or chooses the menu command containing the highlighted letter. Once a menu is displayed,moves from one menu to another. Once a menu is displayed,moves from one command to Key Action ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Once a menu is displayed,moves from one command to another. ENTER Selects the highlighted menu or menu command. ESC Removes a menu from the screen. ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── To select a menu with the mouse, click the menu name (use the mouse to position the pointer on the menu name and press the left mouse button). The menu appears, and you can choose a menu command by clicking it. Using Dialog Boxes Dialog boxes supply information you use to perform a task. They contain as many as five types of areas, or fields. Each dialog box has a title, which is displayed at the top. Dialog Box Fields Dialog boxes contain one or more of the following types of fields: ■ Text boxes, which receive typed information ■ List boxes, which present a list of items to choose from ■ Check boxes, which let you mark or unmark an option ■ Option buttons, which let you select one of several options ■ Command buttons, which perform an action Figure 2.2 shows a dialog box with four types of fields. (This figure may be found in the printed book). Use the following keys to move around in a dialog box: ╓┌─────────────────────────────────┌───────────────────────────────────────── Key Action ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Highlighted letter Moves the cursor to the field containing the highlighted letter. If the cursor is in a list box or a text box,hold down ALT while pressing the highlighted letter. If moving to a command button, pressing the highlighted letter activates the command button. TAB Moves the cursor to the next field. SHIFT+TAB Moves the cursor to the previous field. ENTER Carries out the actions you specified. Key Action ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ENTER Carries out the actions you specified. ESC Cancels any actions and closes the dialog box. ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── The following sections describe each type of dialog box field. Text Boxes - In a text box, you type information. A text box is surrounded by brackets and contains a series of dots that are replaced with characters as you type. It sometimes holds more characters than appear between the brackets. You can view these characters by using the RIGHT direction key to scroll to the left. Sometimes a text box appears with information provided, such as your username. When in a text box, use the following keys: ╓┌─────────────────────────────────┌───────────────────────────────────────── Key Action ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Moves the cursor one space to the left. Moves the cursor one space to the right. HOME Moves the cursor to the first character in the text box. END Moves the cursor to the last character in the text box. DEL Deletes the character that the cursor is on. BACKSPACE Deletes the character to the left of the cursor. ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Key Action ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── If you are using the mouse, you can scroll the characters in the text box by clicking the left or right bracket. List Boxes - A list box lets you view items by scrolling through a list, or select an item from the list. For example, you can view lists of resources available on a server or lists of print jobs waiting to be printed. Use the following keys to move around in a list box: ╓┌─────────────────────────────────┌───────────────────────────────────────── Key Action ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Moves the cursor up one line. Moves the cursor down one line. Key Action ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Moves the cursor down one line. PG UP Moves the cursor up one page. (A page is the portion of the list that appears on the screen.) PG DN Moves the cursor down one page. HOME Moves the cursor to the top of the list. END Moves the cursor to the bottom of the list. F5 Updates a list. ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Pressing a letter while the cursor is in a list box (including the list box of server names on the LAN Manager Screen) moves the cursor to the next item that begins with that letter. A scroll bar and a scroll box are displayed at the right of the list box. The scroll bar lets you use the mouse to move through a list with more than one screen of information. Click the up or down arrow to move the view up or down one line. The position of the scroll box reflects the position of the information in the window relative to the total contents of the list. You can move through the list with the mouse by dragging the scroll box (positioning the pointer on the scroll box, holding down the left mouse button, then moving the mouse up or down). To select an item in a list box with the mouse, click the item. If the dialog box has a <Zoom> command button, double-clicking an item (positioning the pointer on the item and quickly pressing and releasing the mouse button twice) zooms in on it. Otherwise, double-clicking performs the action corresponding to the first command button listed. If a dialog box has a pair of list boxes, double-clicking an item in one list box often moves it to the other list box. Check Boxes - With a check box, you turn an option on or off. When a check box is marked with an X, the option is on. Use the SPACEBAR as a toggle switch to mark or unmark a check box. To mark or unmark a check box with the mouse, click it. Option Buttons - With an option button, you select one option from a group of options. One option button is always selected, and only one option button can be selected at a time. To select an option button, use the following keys: ╓┌─────────────────────────────────┌───────────────────────────────────────── Key Action ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Changes the selection to the previous option. Key Action ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── option. Changes the selection to the next option. ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── To select an option button with the mouse, click it. Command Buttons - A command button performs a specific action. If a command button does not contain a highlighted letter, the command button is unavailable. To choose a command button, press TAB to move to the button and press ENTER. You can also press the highlighted letter in the command button (if the cursor is in a list box or text field, you must hold down the ALT key while pressing the highlighted letter). To choose a command button with the mouse, click it. Getting Online Help Online help is available for the LAN Manager Screen and for LAN Manager commands typed at the MS OS/2 prompt. Getting Help with the LAN Manager Screen There are two ways to get help while using the LAN Manager Screen: by selecting the Help menu or by pressing F1. The Help menu provides access to help topics. To get information about a menu, command, or dialog box, press F1 while that item is displayed. If you press F1 with no dialog box or menu displayed, the following message box appears: (This figure may be found in the printed book). To remove a help box from the screen, choose <Done> or press ESC. Getting Help from the Command Line Several types of help are available from the command line. Command Line To get a list of commands and topics for which help is available, type net help To display detailed information about command, type net help command To display a command's options, type net help command /options To display a command's syntax, type net command /? See Net Help, Part 3, "User's Command Reference." Getting Help with Error Messages You can get help with error messages received while working in the LAN Manager Screen or from the command line. To get help with an error that occurs while you are using the LAN Manager Screen: Press F1 while the message box is displayed. Command Line To get help with an error message, type net helpmsg message# See Net Helpmsg, Part 3, "User's Command Reference." Viewing Network Resources With the View menu, you can view servers and shared resources on the network, and view users on a server or in a domain. After you log on, a list of visible servers in your workstation domain (and your logon domain, if a domain other than the workstation domain was specified at logon) is displayed on the LAN Manager Screen. You may not have access to all servers listed, and all servers you have access to may not be visible. Your administrator determines whether a server is visible on the network. Check with your administrator to find out which servers are available to you. Setting the Current Focus When you start the LAN Manager Screen, the "Current focus" line and the "Set current focus on" text box display your workstation's computername. This means your workstation is the focus of activity when you use menus and dialog boxes. Using the LAN Manager Screen, you can connect to shared resources and perform other tasks at servers. The first step in performing a task is to set the current focus on the server that is sharing the resources you want to view or use. This makes the server the focus of activity. To set the current focus on a server: 1. Select the computername of a server by scrolling through the list box or pressing the first letter of the server's computername until the name appears in the "Set current focus on" text box. Or you can type the server's computername in the "Set current focus on" text box. 2. Press ENTER, or double-click the server name. The server's computername is then displayed on the "Current focus" line, and a message box is displayed that shows your privileges on that server. Viewing Shared Resources After setting the current focus on a server, you can view that server's directories, printer queues, and comm queues. To view shared resources on a server: 1. Set the current focus on the server that you want to view. 2. From the View menu, choose Available resources. The following dialog box appears: (This figure may be found in the printed book). The dialog box shows the different types of resources available on that server. Available resources include shared directories (Disk), printers (Printer), and communication-device queues (Comm). 3. Choose <Done>. For more information about connecting to and using shared resources, see Chapter 3, "Using Shared Directories," Chapter 4, "Using Shared Printers," and Chapter 5, "Using Shared Communication Devices." Command Line To view shared resources on a server, type net view \\computername See Net View, Part 3, "User's Command Reference." Network Paths Every shared resource on the network is identified by a network path. This is the computername of the server sharing the resource followed by the resource's sharename─the name an administrator assigns to it. The computername is preceded by two backslashes (\\), and the sharename is preceded by one backslash (\). For example, \\SALES\REPORTS specifies the network path for the REPORTS shared directory on the \\SALES server. Network paths are used in dialog boxes and in commands typed at the MS OS/2 prompt. Viewing Users on the Network You can view a list of users whose workstations are connected to a particular server or who are logged on in a particular domain. To view information about users connected to a server: 1. Set the current focus on the server that you want to view. 2. From the View menu, choose Users on a server. The dialog box shown in Figure 2.3 appears. (This figure may be found in the printed book). For each user with a connection to the server, this dialog box lists the username, the computername of the workstation where the user is logged on, the length of time since the connection was established, and the user's full name. 3. To view more information about a user, in the list box, select the username and choose <Zoom>. The dialog box shown in Figure 2.4 appears. (This figure may be found in the printed book). 4. Choose <Done>. 5. Choose <Done>. Command Line To view information about users connected to a server, type net who [\\computername] See Net Who, Part 3, "User's Command Reference." To view users logged on in a domain: 1. From the View menu, choose Users on a domain. The following dialog box appears: (This figure may be found in the printed book). 2. In the "Known domains" list box, select a domain and choose <OK>. A dialog box appears that lists the users logged on in that domain. The fields contain the same types of information as those shown in the "Current Users on Server \\computername" dialog box (Figure 2.3). 3. To view more information about a user, in the list box, select the username and choose <Zoom>. More information about the user appears in the "Information on user username" dialog box (Figure 2.4). 4. Choose <Done>. 5. Choose <OK>. Command Line To view users logged on in a domain, type net who /domain:name See Net Who, Part 3, "User's Command Reference." Understanding User Accounts LAN Manager uses user accounts to control access to domains and shared resources. These accounts contain information about users. In a domain, accounts specify which users can log on. At servers, accounts identify which users can use shared resources. In a domain, your account includes the username and password that you must supply to log on, your full name, a comment about you, and a record of the hours during which you can log on. When you log on in a domain, the domain controller or a logon server verifies that the username and password you supply match those in an existing user account. An account on a server includes your username and the password you must supply to gain access to the server's resources. If the password you supplied when you logged on matches the password in a server's account, you can use the server's resources. Otherwise, you must supply a password when connecting to a resource to gain access. Note that having an account on a server does not guarantee access to all of its resources. Your administrator can set up permissions for each user to control access to each of the server's resources. Viewing Information About User Accounts You can view information about your account, such as your username, account privileges, date of last log on, and logon times. To view detailed information about your user account: 1. To view information about your account in the logon domain, set the current focus on your workstation, or to view information about your account at a server, set the current focus on that server. 2. From the Accounts menu, choose Your account. The following dialog box appears: (This figure may be found in the printed book). If the current focus is set on your workstation, the computername displayed in the dialog box title is that of the primary domain controller. Except for the "User comment" and "Country code" fields, the information in this dialog box cannot be changed. The "User comment" text box lets you add a comment about yourself that others can read, such as your office location or phone extension. This comment is displayed after your name in the "Information on user username" dialog box under the Users on a server or Users on a domain command in the View menu. It is also displayed when you type net who username from the command line. The "User comment" field can have as many as 48 characters. The "Country code" number specifies the language in which servers send messages to you. For more information about country codes, see Appendix C, "Country Codes." 3. Choose <Logon times>. The following dialog box appears: (This figure may be found in the printed book). This dialog box displays the times during which you can use the server's resources. Your administrator determines these times. You cannot edit any of the fields. 4. Choose <Done>. 5. Choose <OK>. Changing Your Password You may need to change your password for an account if, for example, it is nearing expiration. LAN Manager alerts you when your password is expired. See your administrator if you forget a password. To change your password: 1. To change your password in your logon domain account, set the current focus on your workstation, or to change your password at a server, set the current focus on that server. 2. From the Accounts menu, choose Change your password. The following dialog box appears: (This figure may be found in the printed book). 3. In the "Old password" text box, type your current password. 4. In the "New password" text box, type the new password. 5. Choose <OK>. Command Line To change your password, type net password [[\\computername | /domain:name] username oldpassword newpassword] See Net Password, Part 3, "User's Command Reference." Exiting the LAN Manager Screen Exiting the LAN Manager Screen returns you to the MS OS/2 prompt but does not log you off from the network or stop LAN Manager services. You can still use the connections you made from the LAN Manager Screen. To exit the LAN Manager Screen: 1. Press ESC to close each open dialog box. 2. Press F3, or from the View menu, choose Exit. The LAN Manager Screen disappears, and the MS OS/2 prompt appears. To restart the LAN Manager Screen, type net at the MS OS/2 prompt. Quitting LAN Manager Quitting LAN Manager involves two steps: ■ Logging off from the network ■ Stopping the workstation service Logging Off from the Network Logging off removes your username and password from the workstation and cancels any existing connections to shared resources, but does not stop LAN Manager services. If you log off when you won't be using the workstation for a while, no one can use your network identity to use resources to which you have access. To log off from the network: 1. From the Config menu, choose Log off from LAN. If you have any connections, the following message box appears: (This figure may be found in the printed book). 2. To continue logging off, choose <OK>. The following message box appears: (This figure may be found in the printed book). 3. Choose <OK>. Once logged off, you can't use any shared resources. However, the Workstation service is still running. Command Line To log off from the network, type net logoff See Net Logoff, Part 3, "User's Command Reference." Stopping Services When you stop the Workstation service, all network services are stopped and connections to the network are ended. You must restart the Workstation service and log on if you want to use the network again. Alternatively, the workstation can be paused. Pausing puts the workstation on hold but keeps your username and password active. It also pauses any other services, such as Messenger or Netpopup, that are running. For more information about pausing services and stopping individual services, see Chapter 7, "Customizing Your Workstation." To stop the Workstation service: 1. From the Config menu, choose Stop LAN Manager services. A message box appears, warning you that network connections will be canceled: (This figure may be found in the printed book). 2. To continue stopping, choose <OK>. A message box appears, telling you that the Workstation service is stopping. Command Line To stop the Workstation service, type net stop workstation See Net Stop, Part 3, "User's Command Reference." Starting LAN Manager Automatically LAN Manager commands that can be typed at the MS OS/2 prompt can be put in batch files so that they run automatically. You can add LAN Manager commands to the STARTUP.CMD file, which runs whenever you start MS OS/2. For example, to start the Workstation service when you start your computer, put the following command in the STARTUP.CMD file: net start workstation ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── NOTE To maintain network security, do not put your passwords in a batch program. ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── To learn more about batch programs, see your MS OS/2 manual(s). For more information about LAN Manager commands, see Part 3, "User's Command Reference." The LANMAN.INI File As you work with LAN Manager, you'll see that many aspects of your workstation's performance are predefined. For example, when you start the LAN Manager Screen, your username probably appears in the "Log Onto Network" dialog box. Likewise, your workstation is set up to include a computername, workstation domain, and so on. These features or settings are defined in a file called LANMAN.INI, which resides in the LANMAN directory. LANMAN.INI is an initialization file that contains an entry with a default value for each setting. You can change settings temporarily by using the net start command. To change them permanently, edit the LANMAN.INI file. You normally won't need to adjust LANMAN.INI entries. For information about adjusting entries, see your administrator. The LANMAN.INI file is discussed in Chapter 7, "Customizing Your Workstation." Settings and values are defined in the Microsoft LAN Manager Administrator's Reference. PART II Using LAN Manager ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Part 2 provides the procedures for performing network tasks. Chapters 3, 4, and 5 describe how to use shared directories, printers, and communication devices on the network. Chapter 6 tells how to send and receive messages over the network. Chapter 7 discusses how to customize your workstation to make it perform the way you want. The final chapter, Chapter 8, discusses how to use the Peer service (it must be installed on your workstation). Chapter 3 Using Shared Directories ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── A shared directory is a disk directory on a server to which users of the network have access. A shared directory contains files that are available to network users. Using a shared directory, one person can write a report, another person can review it, and a third person can format and print it, all without passing a floppy disk around the office. This chapter explains how to use shared directories. It includes procedures for viewing, connecting to, and disconnecting from a shared directory, and for seeing which shared directories your workstation is connected to. In addition, the command-line syntax for moving and copying files over the network and for running a program on a server is provided. Viewing Shared Directories To see which shared resources are available to you, the Workstation service must be running, and you must be logged on to the network. For information about starting the Workstation service and logging on, see Chapter 2, "Getting Started." The LAN Manager Screen displays a list of visible servers. This includes servers in the workstation domain, logon domain, and other domains (if any) specified in the LANMAN.INI file. To view shared directories: 1. Set the current focus on the server whose shared directories you want to view. 2. From the View menu, choose Available resources. The dialog box shown in Figure 3.1 appears. (This figure may be found in the printed book). Shared directories are listed as "Disk" in the "Type" column. 3. Choose <Done>. Command Line To view shared directories, type net view \\computername See Net View, Part 3, "User's Command Reference." Connecting to a Shared Directory Connecting to a shared directory allows you to use the directory as if it were another disk drive on your workstation. When you connect to a shared directory, you can use files or programs in that directory. You can also send a copy of a file or a program to the directory for use by others. You usually assign a devicename to the directory. A devicename is a name by which your computer identifies a device. A disk drive devicename is a letter followed by a colon. Your computer's floppy disk drives use the devicenames A: and B:, and the hard disk has the devicename C:. If you have a second hard disk, RAM disk, or have partitioned your hard disk, devicename D: might be devoted to it. Shared directories can use the remaining letters of the alphabet as devicenames. To connect your workstation to a shared directory: 1. Set the current focus on the server that has the shared directory you want to use. 2. From the View menu, choose Available resources. The "Resources Available at \\computername" dialog box (Figure 3.1) appears. The list box displays available resources on the server. Directories are listed as "Disk" in the "Type" column. 3. In the list box, select the directory to which you want to connect. 4. Choose <Use resource>. The following dialog box appears: (This figure may be found in the printed book). LAN Manager provides the next available devicename, but you can type a different one. 5. In the "Password" text box, type a password if needed. 6. Choose <OK>. 7. Choose <Done>. The workstation is now connected to the directory you selected. You can use it the same way that you use your workstation's disk drives, as shown in Figure 3.2. (This figure may be found in the printed book). Command Line To connect your workstation to a shared directory, type net use devicename \\computername\sharename [password] See Net Use, Part 3, "User's Command Reference." Connecting to a Shared Directory Without Setting the Focus The LAN Manager Screen allows you to connect your workstation to shared directories on servers other than the server of current focus. This includes servers that are not visible on the LAN Manager Screen and servers in other domains. LAN Manager also lets you connect your workstation to servers on the network that are not running LAN Manager (for example, XENIX servers). Because these servers have different interfaces, their computernames do not appear on the LAN Manager Screen. To connect to a directory on a server other than the server of current focus: 1. From the View menu, choose Used resources. The dialog box shown in Figure 3.3 appears. (This figure may be found in the printed book). 2. Choose <Add use>. The following dialog box appears: (This figure may be found in the printed book). LAN Manager has preselected "Disk" in the "Type of Use" box. LAN Manager provides the next available devicename, but you can supply a different one. 3. In the "Network resource" text box, type the network path of the directory. 4. In the "Password" text box, type a password if needed. 5. Choose <OK>. 6. Choose <Done>. Command Line To connect to a directory on a server other than the server of current focus, type net use devicename \\computername\sharename [password] See Net Use, Part 3, "User's Command Reference." Making a Onetime Connection to a Shared Directory You can use a shared directory without assigning a devicename to it. Do this from the command line by using the network path as part of a pathname in a command or an application program. For example, to use Microsoft Word to edit the LIST.DOC file in the shared directory with the network path \\SALES\FARWEST, start Word and load the file by typing word \\sales\farwest\list.doc The Word program loads the file even though you haven't made a connection to \\SALES\FARWEST. Note that this procedure will not work if a password is needed to gain access to \\SALES\FARWEST. If so, you must first establish access to the directory. Viewing Your Connections At any time, you can view directories connected to your workstation. To view directories connected to your workstation: 1. From the View menu, choose Used resources. The "Resources in Use by username at \\computername" dialog box (Figure 3.3) appears. Devicenames D: through Z: in the "Device" column identify connections to shared directories. 2. Choose <Done>. Command Line To view directories connected to your workstation, type net use See Net Use, Part 3, "User's Command Reference." Copying Files over the Network Use the net copy command to copy a file over the network, to or from your workstation, or between servers. The MS OS/2 copy command can be used in place of net copy, but net copy is faster when both the source and destination are on the same server. Files can be copied from the command line only. Command Line To copy a file, type net copy source [destination] For example: net copy \\production\lists\sales.doc \\production\reports See Net Copy, Part 3, "User's Command Reference." Moving Files Over the Network Use the net move command to move a file over the network, to or from your workstation, or between servers. Files can be moved from the command line only. The net move command differs from the net copy command in that it deletes the file at its source location when it moves the file. Command Line To move a file, type net move source [destination] If no destination is specified, the file moves to the current directory. See Net Move, Part 3, "User's Command Reference." Running a Program on a Server Use the net run command to run a program on a server. Running a program on a server can be done from the command line only. The server must be configured to accept remote program requests. See your administrator for help with using this command. Command Line To run a program on a server, type net run command You can use redirections to take input from or send output to a different location. For information about redirection, see your MS OS/2 manual(s). See Net Run, Part 3, "User's Command Reference." Disconnecting from a Shared Directory You can disconnect your workstation from a shared directory when you are finished using a resource or when you want to use the devicename for a different connection. To disconnect your workstation from a shared directory: 1. From the View menu, choose Used resources. The "Resources in Use by username at \\computername" dialog box (Figure 3.3) appears. 2. In the list box, select the shared directory that you want to disconnect your workstation from. 3. Choose <Stop using>. 4. When prompted for confirmation, choose <OK>. 5. Choose <Done>. Command Line To disconnect your workstation from a shared directory, type net use devicename /delete See Net Use, Part 3, "User's Command Reference." Using Home Directories Your administrator may have set aside a directory on a server for your personal use. This is your home directory. Your home directory is on a server with your username as the sharename. You can use this directory to create and copy files, create and remove subdirectories, and do anything else that you ordinarily do with a directory on your own computer. You can also set LAN Manager permissions on files and subdirectories, allowing other people to use the contents of your home directory. Your administrator can override the permissions you set, since your home directory is part of the server's disk drive. Your administrator also sets a limit on how much disk space you can use for your home directory. To display the name of your home directory, choose Your account from the Accounts menu. For information about permissions, see Net Access in Part 3, "User's Command Reference." Chapter 4 Using Shared Printers ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── With LAN Manager, you can print files by sending them from your workstation to shared printers. This chapter explains shared printer queues and how to view, connect to, control, and disconnect from a printer queue. Procedures are provided for using a printer queue and for finding out which printer queues your workstation is using. Printer Queues A shared printer is one that is available to network users on a server. LAN Manager uses printer queues to hold print jobs. Figure 4.1 shows how jobs sent to a printer queue are printed one by one, usually in the order that the queue receives them. (This figure may be found in the printed book). Printer queues can be set up in different ways: one printer can handle jobs from several queues, or one queue can send jobs to several similar printers. If a single printer receives jobs from several queues, the queues can have different priorities for printing. The printer might receive jobs from a low-priority queue that accepts jobs from all network users and also from a high-priority queue that accepts jobs only from users who need files printed quickly. If several printers receive jobs from a single queue, the server controlling the queue informs users which device printed their jobs. If the Messenger and Netpopup services are running on your workstation, a message is displayed when the print job is printed. Using the Print Manager You can view the contents of shared printer queues and control print jobs with the MS OS/2 Print Manager, in addition to using the LAN Manager Screen or command-line commands. The Print Manager controls printing at your computer. With LAN Manager, it also displays the network paths of shared queues to which your workstation is connected. For information about using the Print Manager, see Appendix B, "Using the MS OS/2 Print Manager with LAN Manager," and your MS OS/2 manual(s). Viewing Printer Queues and Print Jobs You may want to view a list of available printer queues to determine where to send a print job or to monitor jobs that you have sent to a particular queue. To view printer queues and their print jobs: 1. Set the current focus on the server sharing the printer queue that you want to view. 2. From the View menu, choose Printer queues. The following dialog box appears: (This figure may be found in the printed book). For each queue, the name, number of print jobs waiting, and status of the queue are displayed. Each print job is identified with a line containing the username, job number (assigned by the server), size of the job (in bytes), and status of the job. Scroll through the list if necessary. 3. Choose <Done>. Command Line To view printer queues and their print jobs, type net print \\computername See Net Print, Part 3, "User's Command Reference." Connecting to a Printer Queue Connecting to a printer queue allows you to use the queue as if it were a printer attached to your computer. You connect your workstation to a printer queue by assigning a devicename to the queue. Devicenames LPT1: through LPT9: are available for printer queues. To connect your workstation to a printer queue: 1. Set the current focus on the server sharing the printer queue that you want to use. 2. From the View menu, choose Available resources. The following dialog box appears: (This figure may be found in the printed book). The list box displays available resources at that server. Printer queues are listed as "Printer" in the "Type" column. 3. Select the printer queue that you want to use. 4. Choose <Use resource>. The following dialog box appears: (This figure may be found in the printed book). LAN Manager provides the next available devicename, but you can supply a different one. 5. In the "Password" text box, type a password if needed. 6. Choose <OK>. 7. Choose <Done>. Command Line To connect your workstation to a printer queue, type net use devicename \\computername\sharename [password] See Net Use, Part 3, "User's Command Reference." Spooled and Unspooled Queues - LAN Manager uses two types of queues to handle print jobs: spooled and unspooled. Spooled queues are identified with devicenames LPT1: through LPT9:. Spooled queues are used with printers and other devices that require no interaction. Unspooled queues are used with printers thatare configured with a serial interface. Unspooled queues are identified by devicenames COM1: through COM9:. If the queue you are using is attached to such a printer, use the net use command with the /comm option, for example: net use lpt4: \\finance\dotm /comm If you think that the printer you want to use is connected to a serial interface, see your administrator for more information. For more information about unspooled queues, see Chapter 5, "Using Shared Communication Devices." Connecting to a Printer Queue Without Setting the Focus The LAN Manager Screen allows you to connect your workstation to printer queues on servers other than the server of current focus. This includes servers that are not visible on the LAN Manager Screen and servers in other domains. LAN Manager also lets you connect your workstation to servers on the network that are not running LAN Manager. Because these servers have different interfaces, they do not appear on the LAN Manager Screen. To connect to a printer queue on a server other than the server of current focus: 1. From the View menu, choose Used resources. The dialog box shown in Figure 4.2 appears. (This figure may be found in the printed book). 2. Choose <Add use>. The following dialog box appears: (This figure may be found in the printed book). 3. In the "Type of Use" box, select the "Printer" option button. LAN Manager provides the next available devicename, but you can supply a different one. 4. In the "Network resource" text box, type the network path of the printer queue. 5. In the "Password" text box, type a password if needed. 6. Choose <OK>. 7. Choose <Done>. Making a Onetime Connection to a Printer Queue It is not necessary to assign a devicename to a printer queue if you need to print only one file. You can copy the file directly to a printer queue by specifying the network path as the destination of the net copy command. For example, if your current directory contains the PHONE.LST file and you want to send the file to the HOLES printer queue on the \\ADMIN server, type net copy phone.lst \\admin\holes LAN Manager connects your workstation to the printer queue and copies the file to the queue for printing. After copying, the connection is canceled. Note that this procedure will not work if a password is needed to gain access to \\ADMIN\HOLES. If so, you must first make a connection to the queue by assigning it a devicename. Viewing Your Connections You can view the printer queues to which your workstation is connected using the Print Manager or the LAN Manager Screen. To view your workstation's connections to printer queues: 1. From the View menu, choose Used resources. The "Resources in Use by username at \\computername" dialog box (Figure 4.2) appears. If you have a connection to a printer queue, you will see an LPT devicename under the "Device" column. ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── NOTE If a devicename was not assigned to a printer queue connection, the queue will not be displayed in the "Resources in Use by username at \\computername" dialog box unless the "Show deviceless uses" check box is marked. The Print Manager, however, displays all printer queues connected to the workstation regardless of whether a devicename was 2. Choose <Done>. Command Line To view your workstation's connections to printer queues, type net use See Net Use, Part 3, "User's Command Reference." Printing over the Network Once a connection is made, you can use a printer queue as if a printer were attached to your computer. You simply direct the print output to the devicename that you assigned to the shared queue. Many application programs send their output to LPT1: by default. You can also send a file to be printed with MS OS/2 commands by using the devicename assigned to the queue in the syntax of the command, for example: copy report.doc lpt2: or print /d:lpt2 report.doc For more information about using the MS OS/2 copy and print commands, see your MS OS/2 manual(s). To print from a Presentation Manager application, you must do the following: ■ Connect to a shared printer queue. You must assign a devicename to the connection. ■ Set up a printer at your computer. The printer driver you specify must be the same as the printer driver used by the printer at the shared queue. Also, the printer you set up must be connected to the same devicename assigned to the shared queue. For information about setting up a printer, see your MS OS/2 manual(s). ■ Set up a print queue at your computer. The printer you select for the queue must be the printer you set up. For information about setting up a queue, see your MS OS/2 manual(s). After following these steps, you can print a job from a Presentation Manager application by specifying the queue you set up. The job will be printed at the shared printer queue to which you connected. Holding, Releasing, and Deleting a Print Job Holding a print job causes the server to suspend the job until you release it. Deleting a print job removes the job from the queue. An administrator can also hold, delete, or restart a print job if necessary. This can be done if a problem with the printer, such as a paper jam, caused printing to stop. To hold a print job: 1. Set the current focus on the server sharing the queue in which you have a print job. 2. From the View menu, choose Printer queues. The dialog box shown in Figure 4.3 appears. (This figure may be found in the printed book). 3. In the list box, select the print job that you want to hold. Then choose <Hold>. 4. Choose <Done>. The job remains held until you release it. To release a print job: 1. Set the current focus on the server sharing the queue in which you are holding a print job. 2. From the View menu, choose Printer queues. The "Print Queues on \\computername" dialog box (Figure 4.3) appears. 3. In the list box, select the print job that you want to release. Then choose <Release>. 4. Choose <Done>. To delete a print job: 1. Set the current focus on the server sharing the queue in which you have a print job. 2. From the View menu, choose Printer queues. The "Print Queues on \\computername" dialog box (Figure 4.3) appears. 3. In the list box, select the print job that you want to delete. Then choose <Delete>. 4. When prompted for confirmation, choose <OK>. 5. Choose <Done>. NOTE You can also hold, release, or delete a print job from a printer queue using the MS OS/2 Print Manager. Command Line To hold, release, or delete a print job: 1. Get the job number by typing net print {\\computername[\sharename] | devicename} 2. Take the desired action by typing net print {\\computername | devicename} job# {/hold | /release | /delete} See Net Print, Part 3, "User's Command Reference." Disconnecting from a Printer Queue You can disconnect your workstation from a printer queue when you are finished using the resource or when you want to use the devicename for a different connection. To disconnect your workstation from a printer queue: 1. From the View menu, choose Used resources. The "Resources in Use by username at \\computername" dialog box (Figure 4.2) appears. 2. In the list box, select the printer queue that you want to disconnect your workstation from. 3. Choose <Stop using>. 4. When prompted for confirmation, choose <OK>. 5. Choose <Done>. Command Line To disconnect your workstation from a printer queue, type net use {devicename | \\computername\sharename} /delete See Net Use, Part 3, "User's Command Reference." Chapter 5 Using Shared Communication Devices ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── With LAN Manager, you can use communication devices that are shared on the network. This chapter describes communication devices and communication-device queues. Procedures are provided for viewing, connecting to, and disconnecting from a shared communication-device queue. Additionally, how to send and delete a request to a shared communication-device queue is explained. Communication-Device Queues Communication devices,such as modems and image scanners, can be used by only one user at a time. LAN Manager uses communication-device queues (comm queues) to store requests for connections to shared communication devices. Comm queues submit your request to use a communication device, but your request is not transmitted until the communication device is available for use. To make an analogy, using a communication device is like using a telephone: many people can be in line, but only one person can use the phone, while the others must wait. This is different from using a printer queue, which is more like posting a letter. You can write and mail a letter, then go on to other tasks. While you are waiting to use the communication device, you can switch to another program and work on a different task. One communication device can handle requests from several comm queues, or one comm queue can use several similar communication devices. Viewing Communication-Device Queues You may want to view a list of available comm queues to determine which device you want to use. To view available comm queues: 1. Set the current focus on a server sharing comm queues. 2. From the View menu, choose Comm-device queues. The dialog box shown in Figure 5.1 appears. (This figure may be found in the printed book). The "Users ahead" column displays the number of requests preceding your job in the queue. The "Users queued" column displays the number of requests in the queue. 3. Choose <Done>. Command Line To view available comm queues, type net comm \\computername See Net Comm, Part 3, "User's Command Reference." Connecting to a Communication-Device Queue Connecting to a comm queue allows you to use a communication device. You connect your workstation to a comm queue by assigning a devicename to the queue. Devicenames COM1: through COM9: are available. To connect your workstation to a comm queue: 1. Set the focus on the server sharing the comm queue that you want to use. 2. From the View menu, choose Available resources. The following dialog box appears: (This figure may be found in the printed book). The "Sharename" column displays available resources at that server. The "Type" column tells you the type of resource that is available. Comm queues are listed as "Comm." 3. Select the sharename that you want to use. 4. Choose <Use resource>. The following dialog box appears: (This figure may be found in the printed book). LAN Manager provides the next available devicename, but you can type a different devicename. 5. In the "Password" text box, type a password if needed. 6. Choose <OK>. 7. Choose <Done>. Command Line To connect your workstation to a comm queue, type net use devicename \\computername\sharename [password] See Net Use, Part 3, "User's Command Reference." Sending a Request to a Communication-Device Queue Once a connection to a comm queue has been made, you can use the communication device as if it were attached to your computer. To use a communication device, you submit a request to a comm queue through an application program. Be sure your application directs its output to the correct devicename. Many applications send their output to COM1: by default. When the device is free, the server connects your workstation to the communication device. You cannot use the current session for other tasks while a request is pending. But you can switch to another MS OS/2 session and work on another task. Viewing Your Connections At any time, you can view comm queues connected to your workstation. To view your workstation's connections to comm queues: 1. From the View menu, choose Used resources. The dialog box shown in Figure 5.2 appears. (This figure may be found in the printed book). If you have a connection to a comm queue, you will see a COM devicename under the "Device" column. 2. Choose <Done>. Command Line To view your workstation's connections to comm queues, type net use See Net Use, Part 3, "User's Command Reference." Viewing a Communication Request You can view the status of your communication request from another MS OS/2 session. To view a communication request: 1. Set the current focus on the server sharing the comm queue that you want to view. 2. From the View menu, choose Comm-device queues. The "Comm-device Queues on \\computername" dialog box (Figure 5.1) appears. The "Users ahead" column displays the number of requests preceding your job in the queue. The "Users queued" column displays the number of requests in the queue. 3. Choose <Done>. Command Line To view a communication request, type net comm \\computername See Net Comm, Part 3, "User's Command Reference." Deleting a Communication Request If you don't need to use a communication device after submitting a request to a comm queue, you can delete your request. If you have other requests in the comm queue, they will be deleted also. To delete your communication request(s) in a comm queue: 1. Set the current focus on the server sharing the comm queue with your request in it. 2. From the View menu, choose Comm-device queues. The "Comm-device Queues on \\computername" dialog box (Figure 5.1) appears. 3. Select the comm queue from which you want to delete your request, then choose <Purge self>. 4. When prompted for confirmation, choose <OK>. 5. Choose <Done>. Command Line To delete your communication request(s) in a comm queue, type net comm {\\computername\sharename | devicename} /purge See Net Comm, Part 3, "User's Command Reference." Disconnecting from a Communication-Device Queue You can disconnect your workstation from a comm queue when you are finished using the resource or when you want to use the devicename for a different connection. To disconnect your workstation from a comm queue: 1. From the View menu, choose Used resources. The "Resources in Use by username at \\computername" dialog box (Figure 5.2) appears. 2. Select the comm queue from which you want to disconnect your workstation. 3. Choose <Stop using>. 4. When prompted for confirmation, choose <OK>. 5. Choose <Done>. Command Line To disconnect your workstation from a comm queue, type net use devicename /delete See Net Use, Part 3, "User's Command Reference." Chapter 6 Sending and Receiving Messages ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── With LAN Manager you can exchange messages with other network users. In addition, servers can send messages that inform you of conditions that require your attention or of print jobs that are finished. The Messenger service must be started to receive messages from other users and from servers on the network. Messages are stored in a message log. The Netpopup service displays messages as they are received. It displays a message box for one minute on your computer's screen. If the Netpopup service is not running, you can read your messages in the message log. If you are not running the Netpopup service or the Messenger service, you will not be able to read messages that your workstation receives. However, the workstation will emit a beep when a message arrives. This chapter discusses how to use the LAN Manager message exchange features. The procedures for sending a message or file, reading and managing your message log, and adding or deleting an alias are provided. Sending Messages The Messenger service does not need to be running for you to send messages. However, it must be running for your workstation to receive messages. You can send a message to an alias or to a domain. An alias is a unique name to which messages can be sent. A workstation can have three kinds of aliases: ■ A computername, which is added as an alias when the workstation is started ■ An alias added with the Message menu's Alias command or the net name command ■ A username A username is not necessarily included as an alias at a workstation. This is because an alias must be unique on the network, but a user can be logged on at more than one workstation at a time. If a user logs on at several workstations, the username will only be added as an alias to the first workstation at which the user logs on. A domain name is used like an alias for sending messages. Messages sent to a domain name are received by all workstations and servers that specify the domain as the workstation domain. To send a message: 1. From the Message menu, choose Send a typed message. The following dialog box appears: (This figure may be found in the printed book). The "Name" option button is selected. 2. To send a message to a user, in the "Name" text box, specify who is to receive the message. If you are sending to more than one user, separate the names with a space. If you want a copy of the message, you can specify your own alias. 3. To send a message to all users in a domain, select the "Domain" option button, and type the domain name. 4. In the "Message" box, type your message. Messages sent to all users in a domain cannot exceed 128 characters. 5. Choose <OK>. Command Line To send a message: ■ Send a message with one line by typing net send alias message ■ Send a message with multiple lines by typing net send alias message (line 1) message (line 2) [...] When you finish, press ENTER, then F6 (or CTRL+Z), then ENTER again. ■ Send a file as a message by typing net send alias <filename ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── NOTE Limit your file to 4096 bytes, which is approximately one screen of text. If the file is larger, the message may not be See Net Send, Part 3, "User's Command Reference." Reading Messages There are two ways to read messages: through the Netpopup service or through the message log. To receive messages, you must have the Messenger service running. If you want to see messages as they arrive, the Netpopup service must also be running.These services, by default, are started when the Workstation service is started. A message log is a file that stores message when they're received. The default message log file resides in the LANMAN\LOGS directory. Using the Netpopup Service When the Netpopup service is running, each new message is displayed in a message box on your screen. The Messenger service must be running for the Netpopup service to display messages. The following is a typical message box: (This figure may be found in the printed book). To clear the box from the screen, press ESC. (Otherwise, the message box stays displayed for one minute, then disappears). To stop or restart the Netpopup service: 1. From the Message menu, choose Log messages to file. The dialog box shown in Figure 6.1 appears. (This figure may be found in the printed book). 2. Mark or unmark "Enable message popups." An X in the check box means the Netpopup service is running. If an X is not displayed, the service is stopped. 3. Choose <OK>. NOTE The Messenger and Netpopup services can also be stopped and started using the "Start a LAN Manager Service" and "View Configuration for Workstation \\computername" dialog boxes. For more information about starting and stopping services, see Chapter 7, "Customizing Your Workstation." Command Line To stop or restart the Netpopup service, type net stop netpopup net start netpopup See Net Stop and Net Start, Part 3, "User's Command Reference." Reading Your Message Log A message log is a file that stores the workstation's messages. By default, LAN Manager uses the MESSAGES.LOG file in the LANMAN\LOGS directory for the message log. If the workstation receives messages for more than one user or alias, all messages are stored in the same message log. New messages are appended to the log. To read your message log: 1. From the Message menu, choose Read message log file. The following dialog box appears: (This figure may be found in the printed book). You can scroll through the list box to read your messages. 2. To delete the contents of the message log, choose <Clear log>. When prompted for confirmation, choose <OK>. 3. Choose <Done>. Command Line To read your message log, you can use a text editor or type type [drive:path] filename | more The filename is the name of your message log. For more information about the type and more commands, see your MS OS/2 manual(s). Specifying a Different Message Log You can change the name of your message log. To change the name of your message log: 1. From the Message menu, choose Log messages to file. The "Specify Message Log File" dialog box (Figure 6.1) appears. 2. In the "New file" text box, type the pathname of a new file, or use the "Contents of path" list box and the <Dir> command button to select an existing filename. If you do not specify a path, the new message log is stored in the LANMAN\LOGS directory. If you type a filename without an extension, LAN Manager attaches the .LOG extension. 3. Choose <OK>. Command Line To change the name of your message log, type net log [drive:path] filename See Net Log, Part 3, "User's Command Reference." Stopping and Starting Message Logging You can stop and restart message logging. To stop or start message logging: 1. From the Message menu, choose Log messages to file. The "Specify Message Log File" dialog box (Figure 6.1) appears. 2. Mark or unmark "Pause message logging." An X in the check box means that message logging is paused. 3. Choose <OK>. Command Line To stop or start message logging, type net log /off net log /on See Net Log, Part 3, "User's Command Reference." Printing Messages Instead of storing your messages in a message log, you can print messages as soon as they arrive. Command Line To print messages as they arrive, type net log devicename To resume storing messages in a message log, type net log [drive:path] filename See Net Log, Part 3, "User's Command Reference." Using Aliases More than one person can receive messages at a workstation. Since only one user can log on at a workstation at any given time, you need to add an alias for each person using the workstation. However, you can't add an alias that is in use at another workstation. Aliases are deleted when the Messenger service is stopped. Therefore, each time that you restart the Messenger service, you'll need to add any aliases that you want on the workstation. Adding an Alias An alias can have as many as 15 characters. To add an alias to the workstation: 1. From the Message menu, choose Aliases. The dialog box shown in Figure 6.2 appears. (This figure may be found in the printed book). 2. Choose <Add alias>. The following dialog box appears: (This figure may be found in the printed book). 3. In the "New alias" text box, type the new alias. 4. Choose <OK>. 5. Choose <Done>. Command Line To add an alias to the workstation, type net name alias /add See Net Name, Part 3, "User's Command Reference." Deleting an Alias You can delete an alias on your workstation or an alias that is forwarded to your workstation. To delete an alias from the workstation: 1. From the Message menu, choose Aliases. The "Aliases for Messaging" dialog box (Figure 6.2) appears. 2. In the list box, select the alias that you want to delete. 3. Choose <Delete>. 4. Choose <Done>. NOTE You cannot delete the workstation's computername from the alias list. Command Line To delete an alias from the workstation, type net name alias /delete See Net Name, Part 3, "User's Command Reference." Forwarding Messages At times you may need to forward your messages to another alias. Messages must be forwarded to an alias on another workstation running the Messenger service. That workstation then receives and logs messages sent to the alias. To forward messages: 1. From the Message menu, choose Aliases. The "Aliases for Messaging" dialog box (Figure 6.2) appears. 2. Select the alias whose messages you want to forward. 3. Choose <Forward>. The following dialog box appears: (This figure may be found in the printed book). 4. Type the alias to which messages are to be forwarded. ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── NOTE You cannot forward one alias to another alias on the same workstation.───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── 5. Choose <OK>. The "Aliases for Messaging" dialog box (Figure 6.2) shows the alias receiving the forwarded messages in the "Forwarded to" column. On the workstation receiving the forwarded messages, the alias whose messages are forwarded appears in the "Name" column in the "Aliases for Messaging" dialog box. 6. Choose <Done>. NOTE If you receive an error message telling you that the alias cannot be forwarded, it may be because you are logged on to more than one network. If you don't know whether you're on multiple networks, see your administrator. Command Line To forward messages, type net forward alias1 alias2 See Net Forward, Part 3, "User's Command Reference." Stopping Message Forwarding There are two ways to stop message forwarding (without stopping the Messenger or Workstation services): by deleting the alias from the workstation receiving the forwarded messages or by stopping the forward for the alias. To stop receiving messages forwarded to an alias at your workstation, see the procedure for deleting an alias in the "Deleting an Alias" section, earlier in this chapter. To stop forwarding messages: 1. From the Message menu, choose Aliases. The "Aliases for Messaging" dialog box (Figure 6.2) appears. 2. Select the alias and choose <Unforward>. 3. Choose <Done>. Command Line To stop forwarding messages, type net forward alias /delete See Net Forward, Part 3, "User's Command Reference." Chapter 7 Customizing Your Workstation ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── LAN Manager provides several ways to manage workstation resources. This chapter describes how to automatically connect the workstation to a set of shared resources (using a profile). It also describes how to control and adjust services, and view your workstation's configuration. Using Profiles A profile is a file that automatically connects your workstation to a group of shared resources. (The group of connections is defined when you save the profile.) The connections are made when you load the profile. When you save a profile, LAN Manager records your workstation's current network connections under the profile filename that you assign. Later, you can load the profile and regain the connections. For example, you may have a task that requires you to use a particular group of shared resources. You can connect your workstation to the resources and save the connections in a profile. Any time you need to perform the task, you can load the profile rather than make the connections individually. A profile is created using either the Config menu's Save profile command or the net save command. A profile is loaded with the Config menu's Load profile command or the net load command. Profiles are stored in the LANMAN\PROFILES directory unless you specify otherwise. One profile─NETLOGON.PRO─has a special purpose. If NETLOGON.PRO exists, it is loaded by default whenever a user logs on at a workstation. It is useful to save the connections you most often make in NETLOGON.PRO. NETLOGON.PRO is created if you don't specify a filename with the Config menu's Save profile command or the net save command. NETLOGON.PRO is loaded if you don't specify a filename with the Config menu's Load profile command or the net load command. Creating a Profile You can create a profile at any time to save a set of connections. This gives you the flexibility of having a set of connections specific to a task. To save your current connections in a profile: 1. From the Config menu, choose Save profile. The following dialog box appears: (This figure may be found in the printed book). 2. In the "Filename" text box, type the profile name (if you do not type an extension, LAN Manager adds the .PRO extension). You can also use the "Contents of path" list box with the <Dir> command button to select a profile. This replaces the contents of the existing profile with the workstation's current connections. When prompted for confirmation, choose <OK>. 3. Choose <OK>. Command Line To save your current connections in a profile, type net save [[drive:path] filename] See Net Save, Part 3, "User's Command Reference." Loading a Profile You can load a profile to automatically connect your workstation to a group of shared resources. To load a profile: 1. From the Config menu, choose Load profile. The following dialog box appears: (This figure may be found in the printed book). 2. In the "Filename" text box, type the filename of the profile you want to load, or use the "Display files on" option and the "Contents of path" list box. If the profile is not in the workstation's LANMAN\PROFILES directory or in a directory on your computer's path, you must specify its full pathname. If you do not type a filename extension, LAN Manager assumes the .PRO extension. 3. Select one of the "Load options": ■ "Append to existing configuration" adds the profile's connections to your workstation's current connections. ■ "Replace existing configuration" replaces your workstation's connections with the profile's connections. 4. Choose <OK>. To view your new connections, from the View menu, choose Used resources. Command Line To load a profile and view your new connections: 1. Load a profile by typing net load [[drive:path] filename] 2. View your new connections by typing net use See Net Load and Net Use, Part 3, "User's Command Reference." Controlling Services LAN Manager services that can run on a workstation are ■ The Workstation service, which lets you use network resources. ■ The Messenger service, which lets you receive messages at your workstation. ■ The Netpopup service, which displays messages on your screen. ■ The Peer service, which allows you to share resources. This service is described in Chapter 8, "Using the Peer Service." Pausing the Workstation or Peer Service Pausing a service puts it on hold. Unlike stopping, pausing does not cancel connections or change settings. When you pause the Workstation service, you can use your computer's devicenames for local resources instead of network resources. For example, an LPT devicename might be assigned to a shared printer queue. By pausing the Workstation service, you can use the devicename for a printer attached to the LPT port on your computer. Pausing the Workstation service also pauses the Messenger and Netpopup services. Pausing the Peer service keeps a user from connecting to the workstation's shared resources. However, if a user has a connection to a shared resource (before the service is paused), he or she can use the resource after the service is paused. To pause the Workstation or Peer service: 1. From the Config menu, choose Control services. The dialog box shown in Figure 7.1 appears. (This figure may be found in the printed book). 2. Select the service you want to pause. 3. Choose <Pause>. 4. Choose <Done>. Command Line To pause the Workstation or Peer service, type net pause service See Net Pause, Part 3, "User's Command Reference." Continuing the Workstation or Peer Service Continuing the Workstation service restores network connections and reactivates the Messenger and Netpopup services. Continuing the Peer service restores the workstation's shared resources and lets a user connect to them. To continue the Workstation or Peer service: 1. From the Config menu, choose Control services. The "LAN Manager Services" dialog box (Figure 7.1) appears. 2. Select the service you want to continue. 3. Choose <Continue>. 4. Choose <Done>. Command Line To continue the Workstation or Peer service, type net continue service See Net Continue, Part 3, "User's Command Reference." Stopping Services Stopping a service removes software from your computer's memory. Depending on the service, stopping may also cancel connections and delete message aliases. You can stop just one service or all services. When you stop all services, you cannot use LAN Manager until you start the Workstation service. Stopping an Individual Service - Stopping a service has different effects, depending on the service: ■ Stopping the Workstation service logs you off from the network, stops the Messenger, Netpopup, and Peer services, cancels network connections, and deletes message aliases. ■ Stopping the Messenger service keeps your workstation from receiving messages. ■ Stopping the Netpopup service keeps your workstation from displaying a message box when a message is received. ■ Stopping the Peer service cancels any shared resources and cancels another user's connections to shared resources. To stop a service: 1. From the Config menu, choose Control services. The "LAN Manager Services" dialog box (Figure 7.1) appears. 2. Select the service you want to stop. If no status is displayed in the "Status" column, the service is not running. 3. Choose <Stop>. A dialog box similar to the following appears: (This figure may be found in the printed book). 4. Choose <OK>. There is another way to stop the Messenger and Netpopup services: 1. From the Config menu, choose Workstation options. The dialog box shown in Figure 7.2 appears. (This figure may be found in the printed book). 2. Unmark the "Messenger" or "Netpopup" check box. When an X is not displayed, the service is stopped. 3. Choose <OK>. Command Line To stop a service, type net stop service See Net Stop, Part 3, "User's Command Reference." Stopping All Services - To stop all LAN Manager services: 1. Set the current focus on your workstation. 2. From the Config menu, choose Stop LAN Manager services. The following message box appears: (This figure may be found in the printed book). 3. Choose <OK>. LAN Manager displays a series of message boxes, telling you that your username is logged off from the network and that the workstation is stopped. Starting a Service You can start LAN Manager services with settings specified in the LANMAN.INI file or with settings that you specify. To start a service: 1. From the Config menu, choose Control services. The "LAN Manager Services" dialog box (Figure 7.1) appears. 2. Select the service you want to start. If no status is displayed, the service is not running. 3. Choose <Start>. The "Start a LAN Manager Service" dialog box appears. Figure 7.3 shows the dialog box for the Messenger service. (This figure may be found in the printed book). 4. Choose <OK> to start the service with LAN Manager default settings. To start the service with settings other than the defaults, see the "Adjusting Service Performance" section, later in this chapter. 5. Choose <Done>. Starting the Messenger and Netpopup Services - There is another way to start and stop the Messenger and Netpopup services: 1. From the Config menu, choose Workstation options. The "View Configuration for Workstation \\computername" dialog box (Figure 7.2) appears. 2. Mark the "Messenger" or "Netpopup" check box. When an X is displayed, the service is running. 3. Choose <OK>. Command Line To start a service, type net start service See Net Start, Part 3, "User's Command Reference." Adjusting Service Performance - LAN Manager services are controlled by options, which have values that determine how the service performs. When you start a service, you can adjust the values of these options for as long as the service is running. When you stop and restart the service, LAN Manager restores the default settings for the options. Default settings are determined by an initialization file called LANMAN.INI,which is stored in the LANMAN directory. This file lists each option and its default value. You should always consult with your administrator before you adjust the value of an option. Service options are listed in the "Start a LAN Manager Service" dialog box and in each service's Net Start reference page in Part 3, "User's Command Reference." To adjust a service's performance: 1. From the Config menu, choose Control services. The "LAN Manager Services" dialog box (Figure 7.1) appears. 2. Select the service you want to start. 3. Choose <Start>. The "Start a LAN Manager Service" dialog box appears. Figure 7.3 shows the dialog box for starting the Messenger service. The "Option" column displays the service's performance options. Each of these options corresponds to an entry in the LANMAN.INI file. The default values are displayed in the "Value" column. 4. To select an option, scroll through the list of options or, in the "Option" text box, type the name of the option you want to change. 5. In the "Value" text box, type the value for the option. 6. Choose <Set>. 7. To change another option, repeat steps 4, 5, and 6. 8. To return to the default settings, choose <Reset> for the specified option or <Reset all> for all options. 9. Choose <OK>. If an invalid value is specified, LAN Manager displays an error message and the "Start a LAN Manager Service" dialog box (Figure 7.3) reappears. Command Line To adjust a service's performance when you start it, type net start service [options] See Net Start Messenger, Net Start Netpopup, Net Start Peer, and Net Start Workstation, Part 3, "User's Command Reference." Getting Workstation Information LAN Manager displays the following information about your workstation: ■ Error messages ■ Performance statistics ■ Configuration information Reading the Error Log Your workstation receives an error message when a network operation fails. Error messages are stored in an error log called ERROR.SAV. When the Messenger and Netpopup services are running, error messages are displayed as they are received. To view the error log and get help with an error message: 1. From the Status menu, choose Error log. The following dialog box appears: (This figure may be found in the printed book). This dialog box lists the service that encountered each error, the error message number, and the date and time the error occurred. 2. To learn more about an error message, scroll through the list to select the message, then choose <Zoom>. The following dialog box appears: (This figure may be found in the printed book). 3. Choose <Done>. 4. To save the contents of the error log in the ERROR.SAV file, choose >. When prompted for confirmation, choose <OK>. 5. To clear the error log, choose <Clear>. When prompted for confirmation, choose <OK>. 6. Choose <Done>. Command Line To view the error log and get help with an error message: 1. View the error log by typing net error [/count:number] [/reverse] 2. Get help with an error message by typing net helpmsg message# See Net Error and Net Helpmsg, Part 3, "User's Command Reference." Viewing Performance Statistics Your workstation keeps a list of statistics about the number and types of tasks it performs. The following types of statistics are described: Network I/O's performed The number of times data was sent or received over the network. Network errors The number of errors related to network transactions. Bytes sent The number of bytes sent during transactions. Bytes received The number of bytes received during transactions. Sessions started The number of sessions that were opened from the workstation at network servers. Sessions start failed The number of sessions that failed to open. Sessions disconnected The number of times a server automatically closed a session from the workstation. Sessions reconnected The number of times the workstation automatically reopened a closed session. Connections made The number of connections made to shared resources. Connections failed The number of connections to shared resources that were canceled unexpectedly. Times buffers exhausted The number of times memory buffer sizes were exceeded. To view the workstation's list of statistics: 1. From the Status menu, choose Workstation statistics. The following dialog box appears: (This figure may be found in the printed book). This dialog box displays the workstation's computername, the date, and the time when the statistics were last updated. The sessions reported in the dialog box are special kinds of connections that LAN Manager makes between your workstation and a server when you first gain access to one of the server's shared resources. The session continues as long as you're using any shared resource on the server. Listings are provided for Redirector (Workstation), Server, and Application (interprocess communication) performance. 2. To clear the list of statistics, choose <Clear statistics>. When prompted for confirmation, choose <OK>. This sets all statistics to zero, and changes the date and time to the current date and time. 3. Choose <Done>. Command Line To view or clear the workstation's list of statistics, type net statistics workstation [/clear] See Net Statistics, Part 3, "User's Command Reference." Viewing the Workstation Configuration Your workstation configuration includes your username, your domains, the version of LAN Manager that you are running, and networks that you participate in. To view your workstation's configuration: 1. From the Config menu, choose Workstation options. The "View Configuration for Workstation \\computername" dialog box (Figure 7.2) appears. An X in the "Messenger" and "Netpopup" check boxes means that the services are running. 2. Choose <Done>. Command Line To view your workstation's configuration, type net config workstation See Net Config Workstation, Part 3, "User's Command Reference." Chapter 8 Using the Peer Service ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── The Peer service gives your workstation many of the capabilities of a server. It lets you share resources with other users on the network and run MS OS/2 server applications, such as Microsoft SQL Server. This chapter describes the Peer service and explains its features. Introduction to the Peer Service A workstation running the Peer service functions as an equal to servers on the network─thus the name Peer. In fact, the terms "Server" and "Peer" can be used synonymously to start and control the Peer service. Your workstation also uses "Server" to identify the Peer service on LAN Manager Screen dialog boxes and on output from LAN Manager commands (such as net start). As with the Server service, the Peer service lets you ■ Share disk, printer, and communication-device resources ■ Use user-level or share-level security ■ Remotely administer your workstation's shared resources, user accounts, and groups ■ Run additional LAN Manager services (listed at the end of the chapter) To learn about managing these aspects of a server, see the Microsoft LAN Manager Administrator's Guide. There are some differences between a workstation running the Peer service and a server. The biggest difference is that the Peer service allows only one user at a time to connect to shared resources. This differs from a server, which allows multiple connections. Other differences are described in the following section. Peer Service Features The Peer service works much like the Server service, with the following differences: ■ The Peer service lets one user at a time connect to the workstation's shared resources. If a user tries to connect to a workstation running the Peer service while another user has a connection, an error message is displayed at the requesting user's workstation. With share-level security, you cannot access your workstation's shared resources if another user has a connection. With user-level security, you can always access your workstation's resources, provided you ■ Create a user account at your workstation with admin privilege and with the username matching the username entry of the LANMAN.INI file. ■ Log on with the username and password matching those in the user account. With user-level security, you can have access to your workstation's resources from only one remote workstation or server at a time. You will be denied access if you attempt to make a connection from one remote workstation or server while having an active connection at another. ■ The Peer service lets the workstation share one printer queue and one communication-device queue. This doesn't mean you are restricted to using just one printer and one communication device with the queues you set up. You can have a group, or pool, of similar devices served by one queue. ■ A printer queue shared with the Peer service can contain print jobs from you and one other user. A user can connect to the queue, submit a print job, then disconnect. Another user can then connect to the queue but cannot submit a job until the queue is empty. ■ There is no limit on the number of users who can use the Peer service's IPC$ resource. The IPC$ resource lets users run programs in the workstation's memory if the Netrun service is running. The IPC$ resource, which is shared by default when the Peer service is started, is available regardless of whether a user is connected to the workstation. The IPC$ resource also provides access for multiple users to distributed applications that use named pipes and mailslots. And it allows users to view your workstation's shared resources. ■ The workstation running the Peer service is "hidden" in a domain. By default, the srvhidden entry in the LANMAN.INI file is set to yes, meaning that the workstation is hidden. It is not displayed on the LAN Manager Screen or with the net view command. You can change this by specifying srvhidden=no in the LANMAN.INI file. ■ The Peer service does not use the console version of the LAN Manager Screen. The Peer service does not recognize the net console command. ■ Peer service sessions remain connected regardless of how long a connection is inactive. Installing and Starting the Peer Service The Peer service is installed with the Setup program when the workstation is installed. A default shared directory called PUBLIC is installed with the Peer service. The Peer service is started automatically when you start the Workstation service. It can be stopped with the net stop command or the Control services command on the Config menu. Using the PUBLIC Shared Directory When the Peer service is installed, LAN Manager creates a directory called C:\PUBLIC on your workstation. This directory is automatically shared every time the Peer service is started. The PUBLIC directory has these features: ■ The sharename of the C:\PUBLIC directory is PUBLIC. The server name is your workstation's computername. For example, if your computername is \\HENRYJ, the network path for the PUBLIC directory is \\HENRYJ\PUBLIC. ■ Users can read files, create new files and subdirectories, and run files in the PUBLIC directory. The default permissions for the PUBLIC directory are R (Read)), C (Create), and X (Execute). You can change permissions and other security features for the PUBLIC directory after it is installed, and share other resources. See the Microsoft LAN Manager Administrator's Guide. Additional LAN Manager Services When the Peer service is running, your workstation can run other services to control network functions. These services, which are installed with the Setup program, are stopped and restarted like other LAN Manager services: Alerter Alerts specified users about network events. Netrun Enables a user at another workstation to run a program in the processor of the workstation running the Peer service. Replicator Copies a master set of directories and files from a server to workstations running the Peer service and other servers that require the files and directories. UPS Provides protection against a power failure by maintaining an uninterruptible power supply (UPS). For information about using and configuring these services, see the Microsoft LAN Manager Administrator's Guide. PART III User's Command Reference ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── This part describes each LAN Manager command that can be typed at the MS OS/2 prompt to perform network tasks. The commands are listed on separate pages in alphabetical order. Each reference page explains the purpose of the command, its syntax, comments about using it, examples of usage, and references to related topics. User's Command Reference ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── This chapter provides a reference page for each LAN Manager command. The purpose and syntax of the command, as well as comments, examples, and cross-references, are provided on each reference page. Reference pages are arranged in alphabetical order. Abbreviating Commands The reference pages spell out all command and service names. If a command has an abbreviation, it is listed on the command reference page.You can abbreviate any command option by typing enough letters to distinguish it from the command's other options. Using /yes and /no Options Many LAN Manager commands require confirmation to complete a task. To expedite the task, you can append the /yes or /no option to the command. These options can be abbreviated /y and /n. For example, the net logon command logs you on to the network.A username and password must be supplied, and the Workstation service must be running before the command can complete the task. If you try to log on and the workstation service hasn't been started, LAN Manager will return the following prompt: The WORKSTATION is not started. Is it OK to start it? (Y/N) [Y]: You must type Y or press ENTER to proceed with the logon. To log on to the network and start the Workstation service without getting a prompt, use the /y option. For example: net logon chrisj daffodil /y Using Passwords with Commands Some commands require that you supply a password to connect to a shared resource. There are two ways to provide one: ■ Type the password on the same line as the command. For example, to provide the password petunia while assigning LPT1: to the PLOTTER shared printer queue on the \\ADMIN server, type net use lpt1: \\admin\plotter petunia ■ Type an asterisk (*) instead of the password. LAN Manager prompts you for the password. For example, type net use lpt1: \\admin\plotter * LAN Manager then displays this prompt: Enter the password for \\ADMIN\PLOTTER: When you type the password at this prompt, the letters are not displayed. This keeps the password confidential. Using Special Characters with Commands A computername, sharename, username, or groupname can contain an MS OS/2 special character (for example, ^ or &). To type a name with a special character in a LAN Manager command, use the MS OS/2 escape character (^) before the character. For example, to log on with the username marksp and the password mrkt&dev, type net logon marksp mrkt^&dev The escape character is not needed when typing a special character in a LAN Manager Screen dialog box. Controlling a Screen Display Some commands (for example, net help start workstation /options) produce more than one screenful of text. To stop the display from scrolling, press PAUSE or CTRL+S. To resume scrolling, press any key. You can also use the MS OS/2 more command to scroll through one screenful at a time, for example: net help start workstation | more This displays one screenful of text. To display another screenful, press any key. For additional information, see your MS OS/2 manual(s). Using Commands in Batch Programs LAN Manager commands can be used in batch programs (.CMD files), such as STARTUP.CMD. For example, you can use commands to start the Workstation service, log you on to the network, or make network connections. Command options can also be included in batch programs. To avoid confusion, do not abbreviate command options. Command Summary The following list tells what each LAN Manager command does: net Starts the LAN Manager Screen. net access Displays or changes a user's permissions for a shared directory or file. net comm Displays information about shared communication-device queues or cancels a request to use a shared communication-device queue. net config Changes or displays settings for a service. (Individual reference pages are provided for net config peer and net config workstation.) net continue Reactivates services suspended with the net pause command. net copy Copies files from a source to a destination. net error Displays or clears error messages stored in the error log. net forward Routes incoming messages from one alias at your workstation to another. net help Provides a list of commands and topics for which you can get help, or provides help with a specific command or topic. net helpmsg Provides help with a LAN Manager error message. net load Loads a profile. net log Controls or displays information about message logging. net logoff Logs a user off from the network. net logon Logs a user on to the network and sets the username, password, and domain at a workstation. net move Moves files from a source to a destination. net name Adds or deletes an alias, or displays a workstation's list of aliases. net password Changes the password for a user account on a server or in a domain. net pause Pauses a LAN Manager service. net print Displays information about a shared printer queue or controls a user's print jobs. net run Runs a program or command on a server. net save Creates a profile containing the workstation's connections to shared resources. net send Sends a message or short file to one or more users on the network. net start Starts a LAN Manager service or displays services that are running. (Individual reference pages are provided for net start messenger, net start netpopup, net start peer, and net start workstation.) net statistics Displays or clears usage statistics for the Workstation or Peer service. net stop Stops a LAN Manager service. net time Synchronizes the workstation's clock with that of a server or domain, or displays the time and date for a server or domain. net use Connects a workstation to or disconnects a workstation from a shared resource, or displays information about workstation connections. net view Displays a list of servers or displays resources being shared on a server. net who Lists users logged on in a domain, at a server, or at a workstation. It also lists information about a user. Net ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Purpose The net command starts the LAN Manager Screen. Syntax net [/mono] where /mono Improves the LAN Manager Screen on a computer with a monochrome screen display. Use this option if you have difficulty viewing the LAN Manager Screen on your computer. Comments After you type net, the LAN Manager Screen appears: (This figure may be found in the printed book). From this screen, you can use menus and dialog boxes to perform network tasks rather than typing LAN Manager commands at the MS OS/2 prompt. See Also For information about See ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── The LAN Manager Screen Chapter 2, "Getting Started" Net Access ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Purpose The net access command displays or changes a user's permissions for a shared directory or file. Syntax net access [drive:pathname] [/add name:permission[ ...]] net access [drive:pathname] [/change name:permission[ ...]] net access [drive:pathname] [/grant name:permission[ ...]] net access [drive:pathname] [/revoke name:permission[ ...]] where drive Is the devicename for the directory on your computer if you are running the Peer service or the devicename assigned to the shared directory containing the resource with permissions you want to change. pathname Is the resource with permissions you want to change. name Is the username or groupname that is to gain or lose permissions. permission Is one to seven letters specifying the types of permission to be given to name for the resource. /add Creates a new set of permissions for a resource that has none assigned. You can type several name:permission strings separated by spaces. You must create a set of permissions for the resource before you can grant or revoke permissions. To keep control over the resource, give yourself P permission. /change Changes one or more users' permissions to use a resource. You can type several name:permission strings separated by spaces. /grant Assigns additional permissions to a resource's existing set. You can type several name:permission strings separated by spaces. /revoke Cancels one or more users' permissions for a resource. You can type several name:permission strings separated by spaces. To list resources that can be shared at a workstation running the Peer service and permissions for those resources, type net access without options. Comments Your administrator may have assigned you a home directory, which is a directory for your own personal use on a server. You can share a directory at your workstation with the Peer service. These directories and their files can be controlled so that only certain users can have access to them. Permissions control a user's access to a file or directory.Permissions are represented by the following letters: R (Read) Read and copy files, and view subdirectories. W (Write) Make changes to files. C (Create) Create files and subdirectories. X (Execute) Run a command or program. D (Delete) Remove files and subdirectories. A (Attributes) Set the physical file flags of the file. P (Permissions) Assign or alter permissions for a resource. Your administrator initially must give you this permission for a resource. Once you have it, you can use net access to assign permissions, including P, to other users or groups. If you create a new file or directory, be sure to assign yourself P permission. Otherwise, you will be denied further access to the resource. Controlling access is usually the job of an administrator. However, you can control access to resources at your workstation when running the Peer service. This discussion is for simple, limited use of the net access command. To learn advanced uses of net access, see the Microsoft LAN Manager Administrator's Reference. If a pathname is not supplied with the net access command, LAN Manager assumes you are changing permissions for the current directory. You can specify either the devicename connected to the resource or the network path of the resource. The following are some conditions under which you can specify a devicename: ■ If you're using the Peer service, specify the devicename on the computer on which the resource is stored. ■ If you're changing permissions on a resource at a server, use net use to assign a devicename to the shared directory in which the resource is stored. Then specify the devicename assigned to the shared directory. When you specify a drive (or pathname) with net access, you get information about a resource's current set of permissions. The display looks similar to the following: Resource Permissions Permissions ────────────────────────────────────────────────────── D:\MASTERDIR BILLRA:RWCXDAP *USERS:RWCDA *CORPOP:RWCDA This display lists the resource you specified, and a two-column list of usernames and groupnames who can use the resource. Groupnames are designated by an asterisk (*). Following each username and groupname is a list of permissions assigned to it. You must have P permission for the resource to get information about it with net access. If you create a new file or directory and want to assign permissions to it, first use the /add option to specify which users and groups will have access. Be sure to add yourself (with P permission), or you'll be denied subsequent access. Use the /grant and /revoke options to add and cancel permissions for users and groups. Use the /change option to change existing permissions for a resource. If you create a file in a directory with permissions, the new file inherits the directory's permissions. Use the net access command only if you want to change the file's permissions. Examples a. To view the permissions for the shared directory connected to the G: devicename, type net access g: b. To set P permission for yourself (your username is billph) and members of the corpcom group for the newly created REPORTS.DOC file in the PUBLIC directory on drive C shared with the Peer service, type net access c:\public\reports.doc /add corpcom:p billph:p c. To add the user jamesro with read and write permissions to the users on your C:\PUBLIC\LISTS directory shared with the Peer service, type net access c:\public\lists /grant jamesro:rw d. To change permissions for the user jamesro to execute and delete for your C:\PUBLIC\LISTS directory shared with the Peer service, type net access c:\public\lists /change jamesro:xd See Also For information about See ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Connecting to shared resources Net Use Shared resources, permissions, Microsoft LAN Manager Administrator's and user accounts Guide Net Comm ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Purpose The net comm command displays information about shared communication-device queues or cancels a request to use a shared communication-device queue. Syntax net comm {\\computername[\sharename] | devicename} net comm {\\computername\sharename | devicename} [/purge] where \\computername Is the name of the server sharing the communication-device queue(s). sharename Is the name of a communication-device queue. devicename Is the name of the device at your computer connected to the communication-device queue. Devicenames COM1: through COM9: are available. /purge Cancels the workstation's pending requests at the specified communication-device queue. Comments When you specify the computername of a server with net comm, you get information about the queues at the specified server. LAN Manager returns a display similar to the following: Communication-device Queues at \\DATABASE Local Sharename Devicename Users ahead Users waiting ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── MODEM1 com1 1 2 MODEM2 0 This display provides four kinds of information: Sharename The sharename of the shared communication-device queue. Local Devicename The devicename at your workstation that is assigned to the shared communication-device queue if a connection has been established to the queue. Users ahead The number of user requests ahead of yours in the communication-device queue. This column has a number in it only if you have established a connection to the queue. Users waiting The number of user requests in the communication-device queue. Examples a. To view information about all communication-device queues on the \\DATABASE server, type net comm \\database b. To view the contents of the MODEM1 queue on the \\DATABASE server, which is connected to your workstation's COM1: devicename, type net comm \\database\modem1 or net comm com1: c. To cancel your requests in the MODEM1 queue on the \\DATABASE server, which is connected to COM1:, type net comm \\database\modem1 /purge or net comm com1: /purge See Also For information about See ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Communication devices Chapter 5, "Using Shared Communication Devices" Connecting to a shared Net Use communication-device queue Viewing a list of visible Net View servers Net Config Peer ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Purpose The net config peer command changes or displays settings for the Peer service. Syntax net config peer [options] where options are as follows: /alertnames:name[,...] Specifies one or more usernames to receive alert messages (such as a printer problem or full disk). Separate multiple name entries with a comma. /srvcomment:"text" Is a descriptive comment (the "Server comment") about the workstation running the Peer service. The comment can have as many as 48 characters. Enclose the text in quotation marks. To display a list of configurable services, type net config without options. Comments The Peer service has many settings that can be set using the net start peer command. This reference page lists two of the settings you are most likely to use with the Peer service. For a complete listing of Peer service settings, see Net Start Server in the Microsoft LAN Manager Administrator's Reference. Changes made with the net config peer command are only in effect for as long as the Peer service is running. When the service is restarted, LAN Manager uses the settings specified in the LANMAN.INI file or with the net start peer command to configure the Peer service. Examples a. To see which services are configurable at your workstation, type net config b. To display the current settings of the Peer service, type net config peer c. To change your comment to "This is Becky's workstation," type net config peer /srvcomment:"This is Becky's workstation" See Also For information about See ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── The Peer service Chapter 8, "Using the Peer Service" Changing settings when starting Net Start Peer the Peer service Net Config Workstation ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Purpose The net config workstation command changes or displays settings for the Workstation service. Syntax net config workstation [options] where options are as follows: /charcount:bytes Specifies the amount of data LAN Manager collects before sending it to a communication device. If /chartime:msec is also set, LAN Manager acts on whichever option is satisfied first. The range is 0-65535; the default is 16 bytes. /chartime:msec Specifies the number of milliseconds for which LAN Manager collects data before sending it to a communication device. If /charcount:bytes is also set, LAN Manager acts on whichever option is satisfied first. The range is 0-65535000; the default is 250 milliseconds. /charwait:sec Specifies the number of seconds LAN Manager waits for a communication device to become available. The range is 0-65535; the default is 3600 seconds. /maxerrorlog:kbytes Specifies the maximum size in kilobytes of the error log file. The range is 2 to the total disk size; the default is 100 kilobytes. /othdomains:names Specifies other domains that the workstation belongs to (up to four, separated by commas). Servers visible in the specified domain(s) can be viewed at your workstation, and messages sent to the domain name(s) are sent to your workstation. /printbuftime:sec Specifies the number of seconds LAN Manager waits before submitting a print job from the MS-DOS command interpreter. The range is 0-65535; the default is 90 seconds. To display a list of configurable services, type net config without options. Comments Changes made with the net config workstation command are only in effect for as long as the Workstation service is running. When the service is restarted, LAN Manager uses the settings specified in the LANMAN.INI file or with the net start workstation command to configure the workstation. Changing the /printbuftime option can expedite printing through MS-DOS applications when using the MS-DOS command interpreter. This option sets the amount of time LAN Manager waits to close a print device. If print jobs are not processed quickly, the value of this option may be too high. Examples a. To see which services are configurable at your workstation, type net config b. To display the current settings of the Workstation service, type net config workstation c. To change the amount of time the workstation waits to submit a print job through the DOS command interpreter to 10 seconds, type net config workstation /printbuftime:10 See Also For information about See ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Controlling and adjusting Chapter 7, "Customizing Your services Workstation" Changing settings when starting Net Start Workstation the Workstation service Net Continue ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Purpose The net continue command reactivates services suspended with the net pause command. Syntax net continue service where service Is either workstation or peer. Comments The net continue command can be abbreviated as net cont. When a service is continued, it resumes running as it was when paused. Continuing the Workstation service reactivates connections to shared resources. Continuing the Peer service reactivates shared resources. See Also For information about See ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Pausing and continuing a network Chapter 7, "Customizing Your connection Workstation" Pausing a LAN Manager service Net Pause Net Copy ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Purpose The net copy command copies files from a source to a destination. Syntax net copy source[+source[+...]] [/a | /b] [destination [/a | /b] [/v]] where source Specifies one or more files, directories, or devicenames to be copied. You can specify multiple files by separating filenames with a plus sign (+) or by using MS OS/2 wildcard characters. destination Specifies which file, directory, or devicename source will be copied to. You can use MS OS/2 wildcard characters to specify multiple files. /a Treats the source or destination as ASCII text. /b Treats the source or destination as a binary file. /v Verifies that information was properly recorded on the destination disk. Comments The net copy command is similar to the MS OS/2 copy command, but it is much faster for copying between directories on a server. You don't need to connect to shared directories to use the net copy command. LAN Manager makes the connections for you during the copy. The net copy command is usually used to copy files, but source can also be a directory (to copy all files in the directory), a devicename (such as A: to copy all files in the current directory of drive A), or the MS OS/2 con command (to copy what is typed at the keyboard). Also, destination can be a devicename (such as LPT1: to copy to the device connected to LPT1) or it can be a network path. If source is a filename, the file is assumed to be in the current directory on the current drive. If destination is an existing file, the file is overwritten. If destination is a file that does not already exist, LAN Manager creates a new file. The new file is given the same name, creation date, and creation time as the source file. If a drive is specified as the destination, LAN Manager copies to the current directory on that drive. If no drive is specified, the source is copied to the current drive. Using the /a or /b Option The /a and /b options perform differently depending on whether they follow source or destination. The /a option is in effect in both cases until the /b option is specified. The /a option causes the file to be treated as ASCII text: ■ Placed after source, /a causes the copying to stop before the first end-of-file character. ■ Placed after destination, /a causes an end-of-file character to be added as the last character of the new file. The /b option copies the file in binary format: ■ Placed after source, /b copies all end-of-file characters. ■ Placed after destination, /b copies all but the last end-of-file character. Using the /v Option ■ The /v option verifies that each sector written on the destination disk is recorded properly. This slows down the net copy command. Example To copy the MAIL.DOC file from the LISTS directory on the \\SALES server to the ADDRESS directory on the \\SALES server, type net copy \\sales\lists\mail.doc \\sales\address See Also For information about See ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Moving files Net Move MS OS/2 copy command MS OS/2 manual(s) Net Error ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Purpose The net error command displays or clears error messages stored in the error log. Syntax net error [/count:number] [/reverse] net error [/delete] where /count:number Displays the specified number of error messages (beginning with the oldest error message). /reverse Displays error messages in order of newest to oldest. Without this option, messages are displayed in order of oldest to newest. /delete Removes all entries from the error log. To display the contents of the error log, type net error without options. Comments This command can also be typed net errors. When a network operation fails, error messages are displayed at your workstation and are sent to an error log. You can get a more detailed explanation for an error message using the net helpmsg command. To get a quick listing of the most recent messages in the error log, use the /count:number and /reverse options together. The error log is stored in the LANMAN\LOGS\NET.ERR file. When the error log is full, no new entries are added until the contents of the file are removed with the /delete option. The size of the error log is specified by the LANMAN.INI file's maxerrorlog entry. You can change the size temporarily using the /maxerrorlog option of the net config workstation or net start workstation command. When you type net error without options, LAN Manager displays the entire error log in chronological order. You see a display similar to the following: Program Message Time ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── NETPOPUP 3151 04-07-90 04:03pm NET3151: Unable to display message POPUP due to OS/2 VIO call error E3 01 01 00 .... WORKSTATION 3193 04-08-90 02:13pm NET3193: A Virtual Circuit error occurred on the session to SALES The NCB command and return code is the data. 96 18 .. For each error, LAN Manager reports the following information: ■ The LAN Manager service that encountered the error (under "Program"). ■ The message number (under "Message") and text. To learn more about the error, use the message number with the net helpmsg command. ■ The date and time the error occurred (under "Time"). ■ Information that is used to solve network performance problems. Examples a. To display the entire error log in chronological order, type net error b. To see the five most recent error messages your workstation has received, type net error /count:5 /reverse c. To remove all entries from the error log, type net error /delete See Also For information about See ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Temporarily changing the error Chapter 7, "Customizing Your log size Workstation" Permanently changing the error Net Config Workstation log size Getting help with an error Net Helpmsg message Net Forward ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Purpose The net forward command routes incoming messages from one alias at your workstation to another. Syntax net forward alias1 alias2 net forward alias1 /delete where alias1 Specifies the alias for which messages are to be forwarded. alias2 Specifies the alias to receive the forwarded messages. /delete Cancels forwarding for alias1; messages sent to alias1 are received locally. Comments This command can also be typed net for. The following rules apply to message forwarding: ■ You can forward messages to only one alias at a time. To change the alias for forwarding, you must use the /delete option to cancel forwarding for alias1, then specify a new alias2. ■ You can't forward messages that have been forwarded to your workstation. To stop receiving forwarded messages, use the net name command's /delete option. This removes the alias from your workstation. ■ Forwarded messages are logged at the receiving workstation if the Messenger service is running and message logging is on at that workstation. ■ If the receiving workstation stops, forwarding is canceled. The net name command shows you the aliases assigned to your workstation, and any aliases to or from which messages are being forwarded. Examples a. To forward your messages (your alias is billph) to patma, type net forward billph patma b. To change the forwarding so that your messages are forwarded to marysl instead of patma, first cancel forwarding to patma by typing net forward billph /delete Now forward your messages to the new alias by typing net forward billph marysl See Also For information about See ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Messages Chapter 6, "Sending and Receiving Messages" Saving your messages in a file Net Log Viewing, adding, and removing Net Name aliases at a workstation Sending messages Net Send Net Help ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Purpose The net help command provides a list of commands and topics for which you can get help, or provides help with a specific command or topic. Syntax net help [command [/options] | topic] net command {/help | /?} where command Is the command you need help with (don't type net as part of command). topic Is the topic you need help with. /options Describes the options available with the command. /help Provides an alternative way to display the help text for a command. /? Displays the syntax for the command. To view a list of commands and topics for which help is available, type net help without options. Examples a. To view a list of commands and topics for which help is available, type net help b. To view information about the net load command, type net help load or net load /help c. To view the syntax for the net load command, type net load /? d. To view the options available for the net error command, type net help error /options See Also For information about See ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Getting help while using the LAN Chapter 2, "Getting Started" Manager Screen Net Helpmsg ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Purpose The net helpmsg command provides help with a LAN Manager error message. Syntax net helpmsg message# where message# Is the four-digit number of the LAN Manager message that you need help with. Comments When a network operation fails, you will see a message similar to the following: NET2182: The requested service has already been started. LAN Manager error messages are preceded by the letters "net" but you don't need to type net with message#. The net helpmsg command provides an explanation of why an error occurred and tells you what action to take to solve the problem. Example To get help with LAN Manager error message NET2182, type net helpmsg 2182 See Also For information about See ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Getting help while using the LAN Chapter 2, "Getting Started" Manager Screen Getting help with LAN Manager Net Help commands Net Load ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Purpose The net load command loads a profile. Syntax net load [[drive:path] filename] where drive:path Tells where the profile is stored. Without a drive letter and path, LAN Manager assumes the profile is stored in the LANMAN\PROFILES directory. filename Is the name of the profile. If it has a .PRO extension, type only the name (without .PRO). If filename is omitted, the default profile, NETLOGON.PRO, is loaded. To restore connections made with the default profile, NETLOGON.PRO, type net load without options. Comments The net load command gives you an easy way to make connections to a set of shared resources by loading a profile. Loading a profile connects your workstation to the resources specified in the profile and cancels all existing connections. To see a list of your workstation's connections, use the net use command. A profile is created with the net save command, which records the workstation's current connections in a profile. If NETLOGON.PRO exists, LAN Manager automatically loads it each time that you log on to the network. ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── NOTE Profiles created on a workstation running the Peer service can contain information about Peer service shares and queue settings as well as workstation connections. When you load such a profile, LAN Manager restores the Peer service to the condition it was in when the profile was saved. If the Peer service isn't running when you load the profile, LAN Manager offers to start it for you. ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Examples a. To load a profile called BUDGET.PRO, type net load budget b. To restore connections made with NETLOGON.PRO, type net load LAN Manager reminds you of the existing connections and asks whether you want to cancel them. Type Y to load NETLOGON.PRO. See Also For information about See ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Using profiles Chapter 7, "Customizing Your Workstation" Creating profiles Net Save Net Log ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Purpose The net log command controls or displays information about message logging. Syntax net log [[drive:path] filename | devicename] [/on | /off] where drive:path Tells where the message log is stored. Without a drive letter and path, LAN Manager assumes the file is to be stored in the LANMAN\LOGS directory. filename Is the name of the message log file. If it has a .LOG extension, type only the name (without .LOG). By default, messages are stored in the MESSAGES.LOG file. devicename Is the name of a device at your computer connected to a printer queue. Messages are printed as they're received. This name can be an LPT devicename (for parallel printers) or a COM devicename (for serial printers). /on Starts message logging. /off Stops message logging. To display information about message logging, type net log without options. Comments Message logging is on by default when the Messenger service is started. The net log command controls the way messages are saved. You can stop and start message logging, change the name of the file that stores the messages, or have messages printed as they're received. You can read the message log with the MS OS/2 type command. You can stop message logging with the /off option and still view messages if the Netpopup service is running. But if the Netpopup service is stopped and message logging is off, your workstation emits a beep when a message is received but neither displays nor logs the message. The default log file pathname is set by the logfile entry in the LANMAN.INI file. The pathname of the default log file can be changed temporarily using the /logfile option of the net start messenger command. Examples a. To see whether message logging is on and learn the message log filename, type net log b. To change the name of the message log file from MESSAGES.LOG to NOVEMBER.LOG, type net log november c. To print messages directly to the printer attached to LPT1, type net log lpt1: See Also For information about See ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Logging messages Chapter 6, "Sending and Receiving Messages" Starting the Messenger service Net Start Messenger Net Logoff ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Purpose The net logoff command logs a user off from the network. Syntax net logoff Comments The net logoff command removes a username and password at a workstation. Logging off does not stop the Workstation service. It simply ensures that no unauthorized person can use your username and password to gain access to shared resources. Logging off cancels all of a workstation's connections. You cannot log off if you are using a shared directory. Before using net logoff, you must change to a local drive on your computer. See Also For information about See ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Starting and stopping LAN Chapter 2, "Getting Started" Manager Logging on Net Logon Net Logon ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Purpose The net logon command logs a user on to the network and sets the username, password, and domain at a workstation. Syntax net logon [username [password | *]] [/domain:name] where username Is the name by which you identify yourself on the network (username can have as many as 20 characters). password Is the password for your account. * Produces a prompt for the password. The password is not displayed when you type it. /domain:name Logs you on in a domain other than your workstation domain. This domain is called the logon domain. To be prompted for a username and a password, type net logon without options. Comments The net logon command establishes your username and password at a workstation. These are used to log you on in a domain and grant you access to shared resources. Logging on also loads NETLOGON.PRO, the default profile, if it exists. Only one user can be logged on at a workstation at a time. You can use net logon to log on with another username or to log on in another domain, but you must first log off. About Usernames If you don't specify a username with net logon, a username is suggested. This username comes from the username entry of the LANMAN.INI file. If this entry is blank, the computername is suggested. About Passwords A password is a confidential word which, together with your username, establishes your identity and gives you access to resources. When you log on to the network or connect to a shared resource, your workstation sends your username and password specified with net logon to a server for verification. The server checks to see if it has an account for you and if the logon password you specified matches the password in your account. If so, you are given access. If not, LAN Manager asks you to supply the correct password. LAN Manager uses accounts two ways. In a domain, a server maintains an account for each user. Once you log on, you can use all the resources to which your account is granted access in the domain. Accounts are also used by individual servers to limit access to their resources. What Is a Domain? A domain is a group of computers on the network. Domains are set up by an administrator. If you don't specify a /domain:name, LAN Manager logs you on in your workstation domain, which is designated by the domain entry in the LANMAN.INI file. Your workstation domain probably includes the workstations and servers you most often work with. When you specify a /domain:name, you are logged on in a domain other than the workstation domain. This domain is called the logon domain. Servers visible in the workstation domain, the logon domain, and the domains listed in the othdomains entry of the LANMAN.INI file are displayed with the net view command. Your workstation will also receive messages sent to all of these domains. When you log on in a domain, you get access to most of the shared resources in the domain. Being logged on in one domain doesn't limit access to resources in other domains. Examples a. To log on in your workstation domain, type net logon LAN Manager asks you for a username, then asks for a password. b. To log on with the username felix and be prompted for a password, type net logon felix * You see the following display: Type your password: Your password is not displayed as you type it. c. To log on in the accounting domain with the username felix and the password freddy, type net logon felix freddy /domain:accounting See Also For information about See ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Logging on to and off from the Chapter 2, "Getting Started" network Logging off Net Logoff Changing your password Net Password Net Move ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Purpose The net move command moves files from a source to a destination. Syntax net move source [destination] where source Is the pathname of one or more files to be moved. Specify multiple filenames by using MS OS/2 wildcard characters. destination Is the pathname to which source is moved. If more than one file is moved, destination must be a directory. If destination is omitted, files are moved to the current directory. LAN Manager won't overwrite an existing file during a move. If destination is an existing file, the move is canceled. Comments Use this command to move files between any two directories you have access to on the network. Moving a file is different from copying a file. Moving relocates the file; copying makes a duplicate. The moved file is given the date and time that the move occurred. You can move files between two remote computers. For instance, while working at workstation A, you can move files between servers B and C. You don't need to connect to shared directories to use net move. LAN Manager makes the connections for you. Example To move all files in drive C's TEXT directory to the BUDGET directory on the \\ADMIN server's REPORTS shared directory, type net move c:\text\*.* \\admin\reports\budget See Also For information about See ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Copying files Net Copy Net Name ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Purpose The net name command adds or deletes an alias, or displays a workstation's list of aliases. Syntax net name [alias [/add | /delete]] where alias Is the alias that you want to add or delete. An alias is a name to which messages can be sent. /add Adds an alias to the workstation. Typing /add is optional; typing net name alias performs the same task. /delete Removes an alias from the workstation. To display a list of aliases in use at the workstation, type net name without options. Comments A workstation can have three kinds of aliases, each receiving messages: ■ The workstation's computername, which is added when the Workstation service is started ■ Your username, which is added when you log on, provided you are not logged on elsewhere on the network ■ Aliases for messaging, which are added with net name or forwarded from another computer with net forward Receiving Messages Messages can only be received at a workstation if the Messenger service is running. If the Netpopup service is also running, a message box displays the message on your screen. If message logging is on, the message is sent to the message log. If the Netpopup service and message logging are both off, you will only hear a beep when your workstation receives a message. The message is neither saved nor logged in the message log. A workstation receives messages sent to any of its aliases or forwarded to any of its aliases with the net forward command. A user does not have to be logged on at the workstation for the aliases at the workstation to receive messages. Adding and Deleting an Alias You can't add an alias to your workstation that is already in use on the network. Similarly, you can't start the Workstation service with a computername that is being used as an alias at another workstation. You can log on with a username that is being used elsewhere as an alias, but the username isn't added as an alias to your workstation. Therefore, you will not receive messages for that username at your workstation. The /delete option is used to remove an alias or to stop receiving forwarded messages from another alias. You can delete any alias in use at your workstation except the computername. Logging off deletes your username alias. Other aliases at the workstation, including the computername, still receive messages as long as the Workstation service is running. Viewing Aliases When you type net name without options, LAN Manager displays a list of aliases in use at the workstation. You see a display similar to the following: Name Forwarded To ─────────────────────────────────────────────── ACCOUNTS JIMMYW LESLIEJ LISAR forwarded to you from EVERGREEN The "Forwarded To" column shows two types of forwarded aliases: ■ An alias to which messages are forwarded (LESLIEJ). It was forwarded from your workstation with net forward. ■ An alias from which messages are forwarded (LISAR). It was forwarded from another workstation with net forward. Examples a. To view the list of aliases at your workstation, type net name b. To add the alias juliewo to your workstation, type net name juliewo c. To remove the alias juliewo from your workstation, type net name juliewo /delete d. To stop receiving forwarded messages for the alias lisar at your workstation, type net name lisar /delete See Also For information about See ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Messages Chapter 6, "Sending and Receiving Messages" Forwarding messages Net Forward Saving your messages in a file Net Log Sending messages Net Send Net Password ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Purpose The net password command changes the password for a user account on a server or in a domain. Syntax net password [[\\computername | /domain:name] username oldpassword newpassword] where \\computername Is the server at which the password will be changed. /domain:name Specifies a domain other than the workstation domain in which the password will be changed. username Is your username. oldpassword Is your current password. newpassword Is the new password, which can have as many as 14 characters. To be prompted for the name of the domain or server, your username, old password, and new password, type net password without options. Comments User accounts are set up to control a user's access to shared resources on a server or in a domain. An account includes the username and password for a user.Accounts perform the same function on servers and in domains. The difference is that an account in a domain controls access to most of the resources shared on the servers in the domain, rather than just one server's resources. If you don't supply a \\computername or a /domain:name, LAN Manager assumes you are changing the password for your account in the workstation domain. Keeping Passwords Confidential To keep your password confidential, you can type an asterisk (*) instead of typing a password. You are then prompted for your password, which is not displayed as you type it. LAN Manager asks for the new password twice to ensure that it is correct. If you forget your password, see your administrator for a new one. You can then use net password to change the new password to one that you want. Examples a. To change your password for the \\PRODUCTION server from rosebud to daffodil (your username is robertch), type net password \\production robertch rosebud daffodil To make the same change, but have LAN Manager ask you for a new password that won't be displayed when you type it, type net password \\production robertch rosebud * b. To change your password in your workstation domain from tulips to daisies, type net password robertch tulips daisies c. To change your account password in the accounting domain from magnolia to orchid, type net password /domain:accounting robertch magnolia orchid See Also For information about See ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Passwords Chapter 2, "Getting Started" Logging on with a password Net Logon Net Pause ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Purpose The net pause command pauses a LAN Manager service. Syntax net pause service where service Is workstation or peer. Comments Pausing a service puts it on hold. The service and its connections are reactivated with the net continue command. Pausing a service differs from stopping a service, which cancels any connections or aliases associated with the service and removes LAN Manager software from memory. Pausing rather than stopping a service has the following advantages: ■ Pausing the Workstation service allows you to use a device at your computer instead of on the network. For example, your workstation's LPT1: devicename may be connected to a shared printer queue with a laser printer. If your computer's LPT1 port is also attached to a dot-matrix printer on your desk, you can pause the network connection and print a quick draft on the dot-matrix printer. To send print jobs back to the shared printer queue, use the net continue command to continue the connection. Pausing the Workstation service keeps your username and password active. It also lets you continue connections without having to remember names of servers, shared resources, and passwords. ■ Pausing the Peer service keeps users from making any new connections to the resources shared with the Peer service. When the service is continued, new connections can be made. See Also For information about See ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── LAN Manager services Chapter 1, "Overview" Continuing a paused Workstation Net Continue service Stopping the Workstation service Net Stop Net Print ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Purpose The net print command displays information about a shared printer queue or controls a user's print jobs. Syntax net print {\\computername[\sharename] | devicename} net print {\\computername | devicename} [job# {/hold | /release | /delete}] where \\computername Is the name of the server sharing the printer queue(s). sharename Is the name of the printer queue. devicename Is the name of the device at your computer assigned to the queue. job# Is the identification number assigned to a queued print job. Job numbers are unique on the server. /hold Suspends a print job. A suspended job is not printed until the /release option reactivates it. /release Reactivates a job that is on hold. /delete Cancels a print job. Comments The net print command shows you where in a queue a print job is, and it lets you hold, release, or delete a job. Sending a job to a printer queue usually requires connecting to the queue with the net use command and then submitting the print job through an application program. But you can also send a job to a queue with the net copy or the copy command. When you specify a computername with net print (for example, \\SALES), you get information about the printer queues being shared on a server. You don't need to make a connection to a queue to get information about it. The display is similar to the following: Printer Queues at \\SALES Name Job# Size Status ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────── LASER Queue 3 jobs *Queue Active* JACKST 1 2509 Printing on LPT1 JENNYT 3 75 Waiting JENNYT 4 75 Waiting PRT Queue 2 jobs *Queue Active* BENST 5 180 Printing on LPT2 JOHNOC 6 512 Waiting The columns of this display give the following information: Name The sharename of each printer queue. Listed beneath the sharename are the usernames of people who sent print jobs. Job# The number of jobs in each printer queue. Listed beneath the number of jobs is the unique identification number of each job in the queue. Size The size of each print job, in bytes. Status The status of either the printer queue or a print job. The status of a printer queue is controlled by an administrator. It can be ■ Active─Available to receive jobs ■ Held─Suspended ■ Held until─Suspended until the time displayed ■ Pending delete─Being shut down ■ Error─Unavailable due to malfunction The status of a print job can be ■ Printing on devicename─Printing on the printer attached to the server's devicename ■ Spooling─Transferring into the printer queue ■ Waiting─Waiting for a printer to become available ■ Held─Held by the user with the /hold option ■ Held on devicename─Held because an administrator held the queue ■ Paused─Paused by the user or an administrator ■ Out of paper on devicename─Stopped because paper ran out ■ Error on devicename─Stopped because of a malfunction ■ Offline on devicename─Stopped because the printer is offline NOTE If you can't find a particular queue with net print, the queue may be a communication-device queue. Type net view \\computername, where \\computername is the server sharing the queue, to see what "type" of queue it is. If it is a communication-device queue, use the net comm command to control your print jobs. Examples a. To see the printer queues shared on the \\PRODUCTION server, type net print \\production b. To learn about the DOTM queue on the \\PRODUCTION server, type net print \\production\dotm c. If your computer's LPT1: devicename is connected to the \\PRODUCTION server's LASER queue, display the contents of the queue by typing net print lpt1: or net print \\production\laser d. To cancel a print job with the job identification number 7 on the \\PRODUCTION server connected to your computer's LPT1: devicename, type net print lpt1 7 /delete or net print \\production 7 /delete See Also For information about See ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Shared printers Chapter 4, "Using Shared Printers" Using a communication-device Net Comm queue Copying a print job to a printer Net Copy queue Connecting to a printer queue Net Use Viewing servers and queues Net View Net Run ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Purpose The net run command runs a program or command on a server. Syntax net run command where command Is the name of the program you want to run. The program file must have a .EXE extension. You don't need to supply the filename extension. Comments The net run command lets you use another computer's processing power to run a program. You can do this only from the command line. There is no comparable command available through the LAN Manager Screen. You may need the help of your administrator to use this command. To run a program on a server: 1. Get the filename of the program you want to run and the computername of the server you want to use. 2. Connect to a shared directory on the server with the net use command. 3. Change your current directory to the shared directory. 4. Type net run followed by the filename of the program and any options or variables the program requires. If the program being run has options or variables that include filenames, specify the full pathname for each file. If a drive letter is included in the pathname, LAN Manager assumes it's one of the server's drives. Most programs produce some kind of output or data. When you use net run, this output is sent to your screen.To send the output to a file, specify a >pathname to receive the output in the net run command line. LAN Manager creates this file on the current directory. ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── NOTE The net run command cannot be used to run interactive programs such as word processors or spreadsheets. ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Example Suppose you want to run a file-comparison program (with the command name diff.exe) on the \\ADMIN server with the LISTS shared directory. The two files you want to compare are MAILLIST.TXT and ADDRESS.LST, and the file you want to receive the output is NEWLIST.TXT on your drive C. To accomplish this, assign a devicename (such as D:) to the LISTS directory on the \\ADMIN server. Change to that drive, and start the program using the net run command. To do this, type the following: net use d: \\admin\lists d: net run diff maillist.txt address.lst >c:\newlist.txt You can perform other tasks at your workstation while the file-comparison program is running. See Also For information about See ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Connecting to a shared directory Net Use Viewing a list of shared Net View directories on a server Net Save ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Purpose The net save command creates a profile containing the workstation's connections to shared resources. Syntax net save [[drive:path] filename] where drive:path Tells where the profile is stored. Without a drive letter and path, LAN Manager creates the profile in the LANMAN\PROFILES directory. filename Is the name of the profile. If filename is typed without an extension, a .PRO extension is added. To save your workstation's connections in the default profile, NETLOGON.PRO, type net save without options. Comments When you save a profile, LAN Manager creates a file that contains a record of your workstation's current connections. When the profile is loaded, LAN Manager makes the connections listed in the file. If you specify a profile that already exists, you see this warning message: This file already exists. Do you want to overwrite it? (Y/N) [N]: By saving separate profiles, you can conveniently make quick connections to sets of shared resources that you use only at certain times. Or, if others use your workstation, each user can have a personal profile. Another use of net save is to save connections temporarily if for some reason you must stop the Workstation service. ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── NOTE Profiles saved with the Peer service running can contain information about shared resources and queue settings as well as workstation connections. When you load such a profile, LAN Manager restores the Peer service to the condition it was in when the profile was created. ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Examples a. To save your workstation's current connections in NETLOGON.PRO, type net save b. A coworker uses your workstation regularly, and she uses shared directories that you don't use. She saves her profile under the name jane by typing net save jane See Also For information about See ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Profiles Chapter 7, "Customizing Your Workstation" Loading profiles Net Load Net Send ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Purpose The net send command sends a message or short file to one or more users on the network. Syntax net send {alias | * | /domain[:name] | /broadcast} message where alias Is the username, computername, or other name to send the message to. message Is text of the message or the complete pathname of a text file (preceded by <) to be sent. * Sends the message to all aliases in your workstation domain. /domain[:name] Sends the message to all aliases in the workstation domain. If name is specified, the message is sent to all aliases in the specified domain. /broadcast Sends the message to all aliases on the network. Comments Use the net send command to send a message to a user, users in a domain, or all users on the network. An alias must be active on the network to receive a message, and the Messenger service must be running on the receiving workstation. The size of a message that a workstation can receive is limited. This limit is set with the sizmessbuf entry in the LANMAN.INI file. The simplest way to send a message is to type it from the command line. A longer message can be typed over several lines by pressing ENTER after net send alias and after each line of text, then pressing F6 and ENTER to send the message. LAN Manager provides several ways to broadcast a message (send it to many users).You can broadcast messages to all aliases in your workstation domain (use * or /domain), a different domain (/domain:name), or the entire network (/broadcast). Broadcast messages must be 128 characters or fewer. Use this feature with discretion. Examples a. To send the message "Meeting changed to 3 p.m. Same place." to the alias jackst, type net send jackst Meeting changed to 3 p.m. Same place. Another way do this is to type net send jackst Meeting changed to 3 p.m. Same place. To send this message, press CTRL+Z or F6, then ENTER. b. To send the small text file INVITE.DOC to all aliases in the legal domain, type net send /domain:legal <invite.doc c. To inform everyone in your workstation domain that a party is being held in the cafeteria, type net send * There's a party in the cafeteria! See Also For information about See ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Messages Chapter 6, "Sending and Receiving Messages" Forwarding messages to another Net Forward alias Saving or printing messages Net Log Adding aliases Net Name Using the Messenger service Net Start Messenger Net Start Messenger ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Purpose The net start messenger command starts the Messenger service. Syntax net start messenger [/sizmessbuf:bytes] [/logfile:pathname] where /sizmessbuf:bytes Sets the size (in bytes) of the message buffer, limiting the size of messages the workstation can receive. The range is 512-62000; the default is 4096 bytes. /logfile:pathname Assigns a pathname for the message log file. The default message log is MESSAGES.LOG in the LANMAN\LOGS directory. To display a list of services that are running at the workstation, type net start without options. Comments The Messenger service must be started for the workstation to receive messages. A message is sent to an alias with the net send command. LAN Manager uses three types of aliases─a computername, a username, and an alias added with the net name command. There are two ways a workstation can receive messages sent to its aliases: ■ If the Netpopup and Messenger services are running, a message box displays each message on the workstation's screen. ■ If message logging is on, the incoming message is sent to a message log or a printer. The net log command controls message logging, Changes made with the net start messenger command remain in effect only as long as the Messenger service is running. If you're accustomed to using Microsoft Networks for MS-DOS version 1.0 or IBM(R) PC-LAN version 1.2, you can use /mbi:bytes instead of /sizmessbuf:bytes. Example To start the Messenger service with a message buffer size of 5 kilobytes (5120 bytes), type net start messenger /sizmessbuf:5120 See Also For information about See ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Messages Chapter 6, "Sending and Receiving Messages" Controlling network services Net Continue, Net Pause, Net Stop Forwarding messages to another Net Forward alias Logging messages Net Log Adding aliases Net Name Sending messages Net Send Starting the Netpopup service Net Start Netpopup Starting the Workstation service Net Start Workstation Net Start Netpopup ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Purpose The net start netpopup command starts the Netpopup service. Syntax net start netpopup To display a list of services that are running at the workstation, type net start without options. Comments The Netpopup service lets you see messages as they arrive at your workstation. The Messenger service must be running for the workstation to receive messages. The message display is similar to the following: (This figure may be found in the printed book). The message box disappears after one minute or when you press ESC. If message logging is on, the message is saved in the message log. If message logging is off, messages are discarded after they're displayed. See Also For information about See ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Messages Chapter 6, "Sending and Receiving Messages" Controlling network services Net Continue, Net Pause, Net Stop Forwarding messages to another Net Forward alias Logging messages Net Log Starting the Messenger service Net Start Messenger Net Start Peer ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Purpose The net start peer command starts the Peer service. Syntax net start peer [options] where options are as follows: /alertnames:name[,...] Specifies one or more usernames to receive alert messages. Separate multiple name entries with a comma. /maxshares:n Is the maximum number of resources that can be shared simultaneously. The range is 2-500; the default is 16 resources. /security:{user | share} Specifies whether user-level or share-level security is to be used. The default is user. /srvcomment:"text" Is a descriptive comment about the server. The comment can have as many as 48 characters. Enclose the text in quotation marks. /srvnets:name[,...] Lists one or more names of networks on which the server is available. Separate multiple name entries with a comma. /srvservices:service Lists the names of services to start with the Peer service. Separate multiple service entries with a comma. Service names cannot be abbreviated. To display a list of services that are running at the workstation, type net start without options. Comments You can abbreviate peer as server, peer_server, or ps. If the Workstation service is not yet started, you can type net start peer and any net start workstation option and start both services at once. The net start peer command has more options than are listed here, but to use them you must know how to manage a LAN Manager server. For more information, see the Microsoft LAN Manager Administrator's Guide. You can use the Peer service in either of two ways: ■ If you're not concerned about security, you can make a shared directory available to anyone who wants to use it. A default directory is installed with the Setup program and has the sharename PUBLIC. ■ If you are concerned about security, you can learn how to control access to resources. You can also adjust the settings of the Peer service for best performance. At this point, you are the administrator of a server and should refer to the Microsoft LAN Manager Administrator's Guide. When you specify a net start peer option, you override the corresponding LANMAN.INI entry─but only until the Peer service is stopped. You can also temporarily change the following options while the Peer service is running, using the net config peer command: ■ /alertnames:names ■ /srvcomment:"text" Example To start the Peer service and have alert messages sent to johnsw, type net start peer /alertnames:johnsw See Also For information about See ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── The Peer service Chapter 8, "Using the Peer Service" Changing settings while the Peer Net Config Peer service is running Pausing the Peer service Net Pause Stopping the Peer service Net Stop Administering a server Microsoft LAN Manager Administrator's Guide The LANMAN.INI file Microsoft LAN Manager Administrator's Reference Net Start Workstation ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Purpose The net start workstation command starts the Workstation service, optionally adjusting settings that affect the workstation's performance. Syntax net start workstation [options] To display a list of services that are running at the workstation, type net start without options. Command options are grouped into the following five categories: Names Assign a name to your computer or specify parts of the network you'll work with. Times Specify how long the workstation waits for events to happen. Sizes Allocate memory or disk space for the workstation's use. Services Specify which services start with Workstation service. Heuristics Adjust settings that determine how the workstation operates on the network. Each option corresponds to an entry in the [workstation] section of the LANMAN.INI file. When you specify a net start workstation option, you override the corresponding LANMAN.INI entry─but only until the next time that you start the workstation. Names /computername:name Is a unique name that identifies the workstation on the network. If the computername matches any of the following on the network, the workstation will not start: ■ A computername on anyone else's computer ■ A username on anyone else's computer ■ A domain name on the network ■ An alias on your computer or anyone else's Computernames can have 1-15 characters, including letters, numbers, and the following symbols: ! # $ % & ( ) - . @ ^ _ { } /domain:name Is the name of the workstation domain. The range is 1-15 characters. /othdomains:name[,...] Specifies one or more domains that the workstation belongs to (as many as four, separated by commas). /wrknets:names Specifies one or more networks in which the workstation participates. Networks are represented by LANA numbers 0-254 and are separated by commas. Times /chartime:msec Specifies the number of milliseconds for which LAN Manager collects data before sending it to a communication device. If /charcount:bytes is satisfied first, LAN Manager acts on that entry. The range is -1 (never) to 65535000; the default is 250 milliseconds. /charwait:sec Specifies the number of seconds that LAN Manager waits for a communication device to become available. The range is 0-65535; the default is 3600 seconds. /keepconn:sec Specifies the number of seconds for which LAN Manager maintains a connection you're not using before breaking it. The range is 1-65535; the default is 600 seconds. /keepsearch:sec Specifies the number of seconds for which LAN Manager maintains a directory search request before discarding it. The range is 1-65535; the default is 600 seconds. /printbuftime:sec Specifies the number of seconds for which LAN Manager waits before submitting a print job from the MS-DOS command interpreter. Shortening this setting can expedite printing through MS-DOS applications. If print jobs are not processed quickly, the value of this option may be too high. The range is 0-65535; the default is 90 seconds. /sesstimeout:sec Specifies the number of seconds for which LAN Manager maintains a connection to a server that isn't responding. The range is 10-65535; the default is 45 seconds. Sizes /charcount:bytes Specifies the amount of data that LAN Manager collects before sending it to a communication device. If /chartime:msec is satisfied first, LAN Manager acts on that entry. The range is 0-65535; the default is 16 bytes. /mailslots:{yes | no} Determines whether the workstation can receive second-class mailslots and server announcements. The default is yes. /maxcmds:n Specifies the number of NetBIOS commands that LAN Manager can run simultaneously. The range is 5-255; the default is 16 NetBIOS commands. /maxerrorlog:kbytes Specifies the number of kilobytes for the error log on your hard disk. The range is 2 to the total disk size; the default is 100 kilobytes. /maxthreads:n Specifies the number of MS OS/2 execution threads that can use LAN Manager simultaneously. The range is 10-254; the default is 10 threads. /maxwrkcache:kbytes Specifies the amount of memory in kilobytes set aside for large transfers of data. The range is 0-640; the default is 64 kilobytes. /numalerts:n Specifies the number of program tasks that can wait for an alert condition. The range is 3-200; the default is 12 program tasks. /numcharbuf:n Specifies the number of character and pipe buffers that the workstation uses. The range is 0-15; the default is 10 buffers. /numdgrambuf:n Specifies the number of buffers available for receiving information (datagrams) from a server. The range is 8-112; the default is 14 buffers. /numworkbuf:n Specifies the number of buffers that the workstation uses. The range is 3-50; the default is 15 buffers. /sizcharbuf:bytes Specifies the size in bytes of each character and pipe buffer. The range is 64-4096; the default is 512 bytes. /sizerror:bytes Specifies the size in bytes of the workstation's internal error buffer. The range is 256-4096; the default is 1024 bytes. /sizworkbuf:bytes Specifies the size in bytes of each workstation buffer. The range is 1024-16384; the default is 4096 bytes. Services /numservices:n Specifies the maximum number of services that LAN Manager can run simultaneously. The range is 4-256; the default is 8 services. /wrkservices:service[,...] Lists LAN Manager services that start automatically when the Workstation service starts. Names are separated by commas and cannot be abbreviated. Heuristics /wrkheuristics:string Settings for fine-tuning the workstation's performance. For a description of each heuristic, see the Microsoft LAN Manager Administrator's Reference. If you're accustomed to using Microsoft Networks for MS-DOS version 1.0 or IBM PC-LAN version 1.2, you can use the following net start workstation options: /b:n or /nbc:n Sets the number of workstation buffers (same as /numworkbuf:n). /z:n or /nbs:n Set the size of the workstation's buffers (same as /sizworkbuf:bytes). Comments You can abbreviate workstation as wksta, work, redirector, redir, or rdr. You must start the Workstation service to use LAN Manager. You can temporarily change the following options while the Workstation service is running by using the net config workstation command: ■ /chartime:msec ■ /charwait:sec ■ /printbuftime:sec ■ /charcount:bytes ■ /maxerrorlog:kbytes When assigning a computername while starting the Workstation service, typing /computername: is optional; typing net start workstation computername performs the same task. Examples a. To start a workstation with the computername \\FINANCIAL and the logon domain legal, type net start workstation financial /domain:legal b. To start a workstation with the computername listed in LANMAN.INI but limiting the error log to five kilobytes, type net start workstation /maxerrorlog:5 See Also For information about See ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Starting LAN Manager Chapter 2, "Getting Started" Changing settings while the Net Config Workstation Workstation service is running Pausing the Workstation service Net Pause Stopping the Workstation service Net Stop The LANMAN.INI file Microsoft LAN Manager Administrator's Reference Net Statistics ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Purpose The net statistics command displays or clears usage statistics for the Workstation or Peer service. Syntax net statistics [workstation | peer] [/clear] where workstation Shows workstation statistics. peer Shows the workstation's Peer service statistics. /clear Clears the list of statistics. To display a list of services for which statistics are available, type net statistics without options. Comments You can abbreviate statistics as stats. The net statistics command provides information about how the Workstation service or the Peer service is performing. Statistics are recorded as the Workstation or Peer service performs an activity. LAN Manager clears the statistics for a service each time the service is stopped. Use the /clear option to begin a new set of statistics for all services. Workstation Statistics For Workstation service statistics, LAN Manager reports the workstation's computername, the date, and the time when the statistics were last updated. It also provides the following information: Network I/O's performed The number of times the workstation sent or received data over the network. Network errors The number of errors related to network transactions. Kilobytes sent The number of kilobytes sent by the workstation during transactions. Kilobytes received The number of kilobytes received by the workstation during transactions. Sessions started The number of sessions that were opened from the workstation at network servers. Session starts failed The number of sessions that failed to open. Sessions disconnected The number of times a server automatically closed a session from the workstation. Sessions reconnected The number of times the workstation automatically reopened a closed session. Connections made The number of connections made to shared resources. Connections failed The number of connections to shared resources that were canceled unexpectedly. Times buffer exhausted The number of times memory buffer sizes were exceeded. The sessions reported in the display are special kinds of connections that LAN Manager makes between your workstation and a server when you first gain access to one of the server's shared resources. The session continues as long as you're using any shared resource on the server. Peer Service Statistics For Peer service statistics, LAN Manager reports the computername of the workstation running the Peer service, the date, and the time when the statistics were last updated. It also provides the following information: ■ The date when the statistics log was last cleared ■ The number of sessions accepted and the number of sessions disconnected by an error ■ The number of bytes sent and received, and the average server response time ■ The number of errors and violations of passwords and permissions ■ The number of times shared files, printers, and communication devices were used For more information about the net statistics peer display, see Net Statistics in the LAN Manager Administrator's Reference. See Also For information about See ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Troubleshooting for your Chapter 7, "Customizing Your workstation Workstation" Troubleshooting for the Peer Chapter 8, "Using the Peer Service" service Net Stop ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Purpose The net stop command stops a LAN Manager service. Syntax net stop service where service Is workstation, messenger, netpopup, or peer. Comments Stopping a service removes software from your computer's memory and cancels any network connections the service is using. This differs from pausing a service, which puts the service on hold and suspends any network connections. If you're using an application that requires a lot of memory, stopping some optional services can be helpful. Stopping a service has different effects, depending on the service: ■ When you stop the Workstation service, you are logged off from the network and your network connections are canceled. You may want to consider pausing the service to keep your connections intact or saving the connections in a profile using net save before stopping the Workstation service. That way, you can restore the same connections by using net load. ■ If you stop the Messenger service, your workstation won't receive any messages, and your workstation's message aliases are canceled. ■ If you stop the Netpopup service but keep the Messenger service running, messages are sent to your message log if message logging is on. (This is controlled with the net log command.) Otherwise, you won't receive messages. ■ When you stop the Peer service, your workstation stops sharing resources. To see which services are running at your workstation, type net start. See Also For information about See ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── LAN Manager services Chapter 1, "Overview" Loading profiles Net Load Saving profiles Net Save Starting services Net Start Messenger, Net Start Netpopup, Net Start Peer, and Net Start Workstation Net Time ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Purpose The net time command synchronizes the workstation's clock with that of a server or domain, or displays the time and date for a server or domain. Syntax net time [\\computername | /domain[:name]] [/set] where \\computername Is the name of the server you want to check or synchronize with. /domain[:name] Displays the time and date at your workstation domain controller or synchronizes with that server. Use name to specify a different domain. /set Synchronizes the workstation's clock with that of the specified server or domain. To display the current date and time for the server designated as the network's official time source, type net time without options. Comments This command provides a way to check whether your workstation's clock is properly synchronized with the clocks at servers. Examples a. To see the time and date for the domain controller of the accounting domain, type net time /domain:accounting b. To set your workstation's clock to the time and date on the network's designated time server, type net time /set Net Use ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Purpose The net use command connects a workstation to or disconnects a workstation from a shared resource, or displays information about workstation connections. Syntax net use [devicename] [\\computername\sharename [password | *]] net use printdevicename [\\computername\sharename [password | *] [/comm]] net use {devicename | \\computername\sharename} /delete where devicename Assigns a name to connect to the resource or specifies the device to be disconnected. LAN Manager uses three kinds of devicenames. Your computer's floppy disk drives use the devicenames A: and B:, and the hard disk has the devicename C:. If you have a second hard disk, RAM disk, or have partitioned your hard disk, devicename D: might be devoted to it. Shared directories can use the remaining letters of the alphabet as devicenames. Printer queues can use LPT1: through LPT9:, and communication-device queues can use COM1: through COM9:. \\computername Is the name of the server sharing the resource. sharename Is the name of the resource. password Is the password needed to use the resource. Type an asterisk (*) instead of the password to be prompted for the password. The password will not be displayed when you type it. printdevicename Is the name of a printer device. /comm Specifies that an LPT devicename is to be connected to a communication-device (unspooled) queue. /delete Cancels a network connection. To list the workstation's connections, type net use without options. Comments Connecting your workstation to a shared resource lets you use the resource as if it were attached to your computer. For example, net use can connect your workstation to a shared printer queue that uses a high-quality printer. When you use an application program, such as Microsoft Excel, you can print files on the printer by directing print jobs to the devicename assigned to the queue. You can also use the MS OS/2 Print Manager to send print jobs to a shared printer queue. You don't need to assign a devicename with net use to make the queue available to Presentation Manager application programs. The queue must be shared on a server using LAN Manager 2.0. ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── NOTE You can use shared resources without making a connection with net use. The connection is made automatically by some network programs or by MS OS/2 when you specify the network path of the resource with a command. But if the resource is protected by a password, you must establish access with net use. You don't need to assign a devicename to establish access. Just type net use, the network path of the resource, and the password. ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── You cannot delete a connection to a shared directory if it's your current drive or if it's currently used in another MS OS/2 session. You must first change to another drive. Viewing Your Workstation's Connections When you type net use without options, you get information about the workstation's connections. You see a display similar to the following: Status Local name Remote name ───────────────────────────────────────────── OK M: \\FINANCE\SCRATCH DISCONNECTED G: \\PRODUCTION\C ERROR LPT1: \\PRINT1\LASER The "Status" of a connection can be ■ OK─The connection is active. ■ Disconnected─The connection is suspended by the server but will be reestablished when you use it. ■ Paused─The connection is paused by the workstation. ■ Error─The connection has ended and must be deleted. The "Local name" is the devicename assigned to the resource. "Remote name" is its network path. There are two ways to get information about a connection: ■ Type net use devicename. ■ Type net use and the network path of the resource. You must type this command twice; first to establish a connection to the resource, then to get information about it. Either method produces a display similar to the following: Local name COM1 Remote name \\ACCOUNTING\LASER Resource type Comm Status OK #Opens 1 #Connections 1 "Resource type" is the type of resource being used (Disk, Comm, or Printer). "#Opens" is the number of files currently open on this connection. "#Connections" is the number of connections the workstations has to the shared resource. Using the /comm Option The /comm option assigns an LPT devicename to a communication-device queue. A communication-device queue sends jobs directly to devices using serial processing. When you send a request to a communication-device queue, the command that initiates the job will not begin until other users ahead of you in the queue are finished. By contrast, printer queues at a server "spool" print jobs to the server. When you send a print job to a printer queue, it is transferred to the queue and you can resume working at your computer. LAN Manager usually uses LPT devicenames to connect to printer queues. The /comm option tells LAN Manager that even though an LPT devicename is assigned, the connection is to a communication-device queue. Examples a. To assign the devicename E: to the LETTERS directory on the \\FINANCIAL server, type net use e: \\financial\letters b. To assign the devicename LPT1: to the LASER2 printer queue on the \\ACCOUNTING server, type net use lpt1: \\accounting\laser2 c. To disconnect from the LPT1: printer queue, type net use lpt1: /delete d. To make the \\FINANCIAL server's MATRIX shared printer queue available for printing with Presentation Manager application programs, type net use \\financial\matrix e. To disconnect from the \\FINANCIAL\MATRIX printer queue, type net use \\financial\matrix /delete f. To establish access to the \\FINANCIAL server's SCRATCH shared directory, which requires the password tulips, type net use \\financial\scratch tulips g. To assign the LPT1: devicename to the \\SALES server's DOT communication-device queue, type net use lpt1: \\sales\dot /comm See Also For information about See ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Making connections Chapter 2, "Getting Started" Restoring a set of connections Net Load Pausing and continuing Net Pause, Net Continue connections Saving your connections Net Save Checking whether a printer queue Net View is "Print" or "Comm" Net View ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Purpose The net view command displays a list of servers or displays resources being shared on a server. Syntax net view [\\computername] where \\computername Specifies the server whose shared resources you want to view. To display a list of servers in your workstation domain, logon domain, and other domains, type net view without options. Comments When you type net view without options, you see a list of servers similar to the following: Server Name Remark ──────────────────────────────────────────────── \\PRODUCTION Production file server \\PRINT1 Printer room, first floor \\PRINT2 Printer room, second floor When you specify a server with net view, you see a list of resources the server is sharing. The display looks similar to the following: Shared resources at \\PRINT1 Printer room, first floor Sharename Type Used as Comment ──────────────────────────────────────────────────── PRT Print LPT2 Printer pool FAST_PRT Print LPT1 High priority printer PORT Comm Shared Modem FAX Comm COM1 Fax machine D Disk R: Drive D Root The columns give the following information: Sharename The name of the resource. Type The type of resource being shared. Used as The local devicename (if any) assigned to the resource. Comment An optional comment about the resource supplied by an administrator. Examples a. To see a list of servers in your domain, type net view b. To see a list of the resources shared on the \\PRODUCTION server, type net view \\production See Also For information about See ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Shared resources Chapter 2, "Getting Started" Using a resource shared on a Net Use server Net Who ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Purpose The net who command lists users logged on in a domain, at a server, or at a workstation. It also lists information about a user. Syntax net who [/domain:name | \\computername | username] where \\computername Is the name of the server whose users you want information about. username Is the name of the user you want information about. /domain:name Lists users in a domain other than the domain in which you're logged on. To display information about users in the logon domain, type net who without options. Comments When you type net who without options, you see a list of users logged on in your logon domain. The display looks similar to the following: Users on Domain HEADQTRS Time since Username Workstation logon Full Name ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ABIGAIL PRODUCTION 10:11:45 Abigail Martin ARNIEG FINANCIAL 06:19:00 Arnold Gates PHILB SALES 11:23:13 Phil Bates The "Workstation" column lists the computername of the user's workstation. ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── NOTE The net who command provides information about servers using LAN Manager version 2.0. Servers using previous versions of LAN Manager provide information about users connected to it only to users with administrative privileges on the server. ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Example To see a list of users in the headqtrs domain, type net who /domain:headqtrs See Also For information about See ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Displaying a list of servers Net View Appendix A Menu Commands ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── This appendix gives a brief tour of the LAN Manager Screen. It describes information displayed on the screen and explains what you can do with each menu command. The LAN Manager Screen After you log on to the network using the LAN Manager Screen, the screen is displayed, as shown in Figure A.1. (This figure may be found in the printed book). The fields of the LAN Manager Screen provide the following information: Menu bar Displays the names of menus from which you can select menu commands. Current focus Shows the computername of your workstation or the server that is the focus of activity when using LAN Manager Screen commands. Workstation information Provides the following information about your workstation: Your username The username specified when you logged on to the network. Your computername The computername specified when the workstation was started. Your domain The name of your logon domain. This is the domain name specified when you logged on to the network. If you didn't specify a domain name, you automatically logged on in the workstation domain, which is specified in the LANMAN.INI file. Note that the workstation domain and the logon domain are the same if you logged on in the workstation domain. Servers in the logon and workstation domains Lists the servers in your logon and workstation domains. Scroll bar Lets you scroll through the servers in the list box with the mouse. Message line Provides a brief statement about the current menu, command, or task. View Menu The View menu commands let you view shared resources on the server of current focus, make connections to shared resources, view your workstation's connections, view information about users on the network, and exit the LAN Manager Screen. (This figure may be found in the printed book). The following list describes the View menu commands: Available resources Displays the different types of resources available on the server of current focus. These resources include shared directories (disks), printers, and communication devices. Printer queues Displays the printer queues on the server of current focus and the print jobs in each queue. Comm-device queues Displays the communication-device queues on the server of current focus and the number of jobs waiting in each queue. Used resources Displays the resources that your workstation is connected to on the server of current focus. You can connect your workstation to resources shared by servers other than the server of current focus and by non-LAN Manager servers. Users on a server Displays the users that are logged on at the server of current focus. Users on a domain Displays the users that are logged on in a domain. Exit Removes the LAN Manager Screen. Message Menu The Message menu commands let you send, log, and read messages. You can also add and delete aliases and have your messages forwarded. (This figure may be found in the printed book). The following list describes the Message menu commands: Send a typed message Lets you send a message to one or more users on the network. Log messages to file Lets you select the log file that stores your messages, pause and continue message logging, and enable or disable message popups. Read message log file Displays the messages in your log file. Aliases Displays the message aliases on your workstation. You can add message aliases to your workstation, delete message aliases from your workstation, and forward your messages to another user's alias. Config Menu The Config menu commands let you log on, log off, use profiles, view your workstation configuration, control LAN Manager services, and stop all services. (This figure may be found in the printed book). The following list describes the Config menu commands: Log on to LAN Lets you log on to the network. Log off from LAN Lets you log off from the network. Load profile Displays the profiles that you can load to make automatic connections to shared resources. Save profile Lets you save a record of the workstation's current connections as a profile. Workstation options Displays information about your workstation's configuration, and stops and starts the Messenger and Netpopup services. Control services Displays information about LAN Manager services. You can start, stop, pause, and continue services. Stop LAN Manager services Disconnects your workstation from shared resources, logs you off from the network, and stops all services. Status Menu The Status menu commands let you view workstation statistics and the workstation error log. (This figure may be found in the printed book). The following list describes the Status menu commands: Workstation statistics Displays information about your workstation's activities on the network. Error log Displays error messages received at the workstation. Accounts Menu The Accounts menu commands let you view information about your account and change your password. (This figure may be found in the printed book). The following list describes the Accounts menu commands: Your account Displays information about your account. Change your password Lets you change your password at a server. Help Menu The Help menu commands let you access different types of online help. (This figure may be found in the printed book). The following list describes the Help menu commands: General help Describes the LAN Manager Screen and how to use it. Keyboard Tells how to use the LAN Manager Screen with the keyboard. Mouse Tells how to use the LAN Manager Screen with the mouse. Table of contents Displays a list of tasks you can perform with the LAN Manager Screen. Glossary of terms Displays an alphabetical list of terms and definitions used with LAN Manager. Using Help Explains how to use help. About LAN Manager Provides a brief description of LAN Manager. Appendix B Using the MS OS/2 Print Manager with LAN Manager ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── With LAN Manager installed on your computer, several features designed for use with the local-area network are added to the MS OS/2 Print Manager. These features do not appear if LAN Manager is not installed. When the Workstation service is running and you are logged on to the network, Print Manager lets you view and work with printers and queues on the network as well as on your computer. Print Manager is used the same in both cases, but with LAN Manager, you can also ■ View and control print jobs in shared printer queues connected to your workstation. ■ Browse shared printers and queues in your workstation domain and other domains. ■ Specify whether information for network queues is refreshed in the Print Manager window and specify a time interval for refreshing. If you have admin privilege or print operator privilege at a server, you can remotely control shared queues and printers, and jobs in shared queues, with Print Manager. This appendix explains the Print Manager features that are available when LAN Manager is installed on your computer. For information about using Print Manager, see your MS OS/2 manual(s). The MS OS/2 Print Manager Window With LAN Manager installed, the Print Manager window looks almost the same as it does on a computer without LAN Manager. (This figure may be found in the printed book). The Print Manager window shows information about all shared printer queues to which your workstation is connected, as well as any local queues and printers. A shared queue is represented by its network path rather than a printer name. Note that if you connect to a shared queue without assigning a devicename to the connection, the queue is still displayed in the Print Manager window. When you print a file, you can select a shared queue for printing just as you select a local queue or printer. You can also control a shared queue in the same way you control a local queue, provided you have the necessary privilege at the server sharing the queue. With LAN Manager installed, some of the Print Manager menus are slightly different from those on a computer without LAN Manager.The following list shows the menus and commands for the Print Manager with LAN Manager installed. Queue menu Hold queue Suspends printing of all jobs from the queue(s) selected in the Print Manager window. Release queue Reactivates printing for the selected held queue(s). Cancel all jobs Removes all jobs currently in the selected queue(s). Job menu Job details Shows information, such as job name and priority, for the selected job(s). Cancel job Removes the selected job(s) from the queue. Print job next Puts the selected job(s) first in the queue. Start job again Stops the selected job(s) and repeats printing from the beginning. Hold job Changes the status of the selected job(s) so that printing is delayed until the job is released. Release job Releases the selected held job(s). Setup menu Spooler Path Changes the directory in which spooled print jobs are stored. Printers Adds, changes, or deletes a printer. You can also select a port, or one or more printer drivers, and you can set the options for the printer. You must be logged on at the workstation to use this command. Queues Adds, changes, or deletes a queue. You can also enter other settings that the printer driver will use, choose a queue driver, choose one or more printers, and choose a printer driver for the queue. You must be logged on at the workstation to use this command. Application defaults Identifies a default queue and a default printer for your applications. Refresh menu Refresh now F5 Immediately updates the list of queues and jobs. Refresh interval Determines how often information for network queues in the Print Manager window is refreshed. Help menu Help for help Tells how to display help information and how to use the help window. Extended help Displays general help information. Keys help Tells how to use the keyboard with Print Manager. Help index Displays an index of topics for which online help is available. About Displays the version number of Print Manager. Using MS OS/2 Print Manager with Network Printers The following sections describe how to view, set up, and change settings for printers and queues using Print Manager. Viewing Printers Print Manager lets you see which printers are currently set up on your computer or on a remote server. It also lets you add a printer to the list, or change settings for a printer. To view printers: 1. From the Setup menu, choose Printers. The dialog box shown in Figure B.1 appears. (This figure may be found in the printed book). This dialog box shows the names and descriptions of printers set up on your computer. The computername of your workstation is displayed in the "On Server" field. 2. To view printers on remote servers, choose Browse. NOTE The Browse command button is active only when a user is logged on at the workstation. The dialog box shown in Figure B.2 appears. (This figure may be found in the printed book). The computername displayed in the "On Server" text box is from the "Printers" dialog box. The servers in the workstation domain and the workstation's other domains are displayed in the list box. 3. In the "On Server" text box, type the server's computername or, in the list box, select the server. 4. Choose OK. You may need to supply a password to gain access to the server if your logon password is different from the password in your user account at the server, or if the server is running share-level security. If a new password is needed, the dialog box shown in Figure B.3 appears. (This figure may be found in the printed book). If a new password is needed, in the "Enter Password" text box, type the password for the server you selected, then choose OK. The "Printers" dialog box (Figure B.1) appears, displaying printer information about the server you selected. From here, you can add, change, or delete printers at the server (provided you have the appropriate privilege), or browse other servers. 5. Choose OK. Setting Up a Printer Print Manager lets you set up printers to which you can send print jobs. Once you set up a printer, you create a printer queue for it. If you are running a server, the queue can then be shared using LAN Manager. The next two sections show how to set up a new printer and change existing printer settings. To set up a new printer: 1. From the Setup menu, choose Printers. The "Printers" dialog box (Figure B.1) appears. It lists the printers that are currently set up on the server. 2. Choose Add. NOTE The Add and Delete command buttons are shaded (unavailable) if you have neither print operator privilege nor admin privilege. The following dialog box appears: (This figure may be found in the printed book). 3. In the "Name" text box, type a name for the printer. The name can have as many as 255 characters. When users send jobs to the queue, the server sends a message telling when the job has printed. LAN Manager includes the printer's name in the message. 4. In the "Description" text box, type a descriptive comment. The comment can have as many as 48 characters. 5. In the "Device" text box, type the name of the port, or select it from the drop-down list. To display the drop-down list, click on the arrow to the right of this text box, or press ALT+DOWN (the down direction key). ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── NOTE If you want to use a COM port, be sure you first set up the port via the Options menu of the MS OS/2 Control Panel. (From the Options menu, choose Communications port to display the "Communications Port" dialog box. From there, select the COM port and its options, then choose Set.)──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── 6. From the printer drivers list box, select one or more printer drivers that can be used with the printer, then choose Add. The last driver you select becomes the default driver (shown in the display field below the list box). 7. Choose OK. For more information about adding printers, see your MS OS/2 manual(s). Changing the Settings for a Printer The procedure for changing a printer's settings is similar to adding a new printer to your computer. If you want to change a printer's settings, such as its description or printer driver, use the following procedure. To change settings for a printer: 1. From the Setup menu, choose Printers. The "Printers" dialog box (Figure B.1) appears. 2. From the list box, select the printer, then choose Change. The following dialog box appears: (This figure may be found in the printed book). 3. Follow steps 3-6 from the preceding procedure. 4. Choose Change. 5. Choose OK. Viewing Queues Print Manager lets you see which printer queues are currently set up on your computer or on a remote server. It also lets you add a queue and update queue settings. However, you cannot share a printer queue from Print Manager─use the LAN Manager Screen or the net share command to share a queue. To view printer queues: 1. From the Setup menu, choose Queues. The dialog box shown in Figure B.4 appears. (This figure may be found in the printed book). This dialog box shows the names and descriptions of queues set up on your computer. The computername of your workstation is displayed in the "On Server" field. 2. To view queues on remote servers, choose Browse. NOTE The Browse command button is active only when a user is logged on at the workstation. The "Browsing Servers" dialog box (Figure B.2) appears. The computername displayed in the "On Server" text box is from the "Queues" dialog box. The servers in the workstation domain and the workstation's other domains are displayed in the list box. 3. In the "On Server" text box, type the server's computername or, in the list box, select the server. 4. Choose OK. You may need to supply a password to gain access to the server if your logon password is different from the password in your user account at the server, or if the server is running share-level security. If a new password is needed, the "Administrating Server" dialog box (Figure B.3) appears. If a new password is needed, in the "Enter Password" text box, type the password for the server you selected, then choose OK. The "Queues" dialog box (Figure B.4) appears, displaying information about queues on the server you selected. From here, you can add, change, or delete queues on the server (provided you have the appropriate privilege), or browse other servers. 5. Choose OK. Adding a Queue To create a printer queue, you can use either the LAN Manager Screen (or command-line equivalent) or Print Manager. Using Print Manager gives you more control over the queue─you can use the Job Properties command button to define more details about how the queue prints, specifying options such as font and paper size. After you create a printer queue with Print Manager, you can share the queue with the network using the LAN Manager Screen or the net share command. The shared queue retains all the options and properties you defined for it with Print Manager. ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── NOTE Be sure to set up printers for your computer before creating the corresponding queues. ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── To create a new printer queue: 1. From the Setup menu, choose Queues. The "Queues" dialog box (Figure B.4) appears. 2. Choose Add. NOTE The Add and Delete command buttons are shaded (unavailable) if you have neither print operator privilege nor admin privilege. The following dialog box appears: (This figure may be found in the printed book). ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── NOTE The Setup command button is shaded (unavailable) if the queue is on a remote server (accessed via the Browse command button).───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── 3. In the "Name" text box, type a name for the queue. The name for the queue can have as many as 8 characters with an optional 3-character extension. If the computer is using the high-perfomance file system (HPFS), the name can have as many as 255 characters. However, if you want to share the queue, you should limit this name to 8 characters with an optional 3-character extension. 4. In the "Description" text box, type a descriptive comment. The comment can have as many as 48 characters. 5. In the "Queue driver" text box, type the name of the driver, or select it from the drop-down list. ("Queue driver" is another name for print processor.) To display the drop-down list, click on the arrow to the right of this text box, or press ALT+DOWN (the down direction key). For more information about installing new queue drivers through the MS OS/2 Control Panel, see your MS OS/2 manual(s). 6. In the "Separator" text box, type the name of the separator page file, if any. You can type DEFAULT.SEP to use LAN Manager's default separator page. Unless you specify a different path, LAN Manager assumes the separator file is in the C:\SPOOL directory. 7. In the "Priority" text box, type the priority for the queue. The range is 1-9; the default is 5. To set the highest priority for the queue, use 1. 8. In the "Scheduling" text boxes, if appropriate, type the hours during which jobs in the queue will be printed. By default, the text boxes are empty and jobs are printed on a 24-hour basis. If you want to limit the hours that print jobs are printed, type the times in the "from" and "to" text boxes. The time format depends on the country setting for your computer. 9. In the list box, select one or more printers that can be used with the new queue. 10. In the "Printer Driver" text box, specify the default printer driver. Print Manager offers a default name. This is the first printer driver supporting the first printer for the queue. Select from the drop-down list if you want another default driver. To display the drop-down list, click on the arrow to the right of this text box, or press ALT+DOWN (the down direction key). If the selected printers have no drivers in common, the drop-down list is empty. 11. Choose Job Properties if you want to customize settings for the default print driver. A dialog box specific to your default print driver appears. 12. Choose Setup if you want to customize settings for the default queue driver. Another dialog box appears, allowing you to choose from among options, if any, for that specific driver. 13. Choose Add. 14. Choose OK. Changing Options for a Queue You can use Print Manager to change an existing queue's options, such as the name of a driver or separator page used with the queue. To change options for a printer queue: 1. From the Setup menu, choose Queues. The "Queues" dialog box (Figure B.4) appears. 2. From the list box, select a queue, then choose Change. The following dialog box appears: (This figure may be found in the printed book). 3. Follow steps 3-12 from the preceding procedure. 4. Choose Change. 5. Choose OK. Updating Information in the MS OS/2 Print Manager Window The Print Manager window shows activity on local and network printers and queues. You can choose whether to refresh information about network queues and, if so, how often. Information on local queues is refreshed regardless of network queues. To set how often information is updated: 1. From the Refresh menu, choose Refresh interval. The following dialog box appears: (This figure may be found in the printed book). 2. In the "Refresh interval" text box, type the number of seconds. 3. Choose Set. To update network information: 1. From the Refresh menu, choose Refresh interval. 2. Mark the "Refresh for network queues" check box. 3. Choose Set. Entries for network queues and jobs are updated each time the list is refreshed. Appendix C Country Codes ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── A country code in a user account defines the language in which messages are sent from a server to a user. Messages such as print notifications and alerts are sent from a server to a user's workstation. The country code does not affect the language of error messages and explanation messages generated by the workstation itself. The following table lists available country codes. The default value for the country code is 0. If the default value is specified, messages are sent in the language used in the LANMAN\NETPROG\NET.MSG file. ╓┌──────────┌─────┌───────────────┌──────────────────────────────────────────╖ Country Code Country Code ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Asia 099 Latin America 003 Australia 061 Netherlands 031 Belgium 032 Norway 047 Canada 002 Portugal 351 Denmark 045 Spain 034 Finland 358 Sweden 046 France 033 Switzerland 041 Germany 049 United Kingdom 044 Country Code Country Code ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Germany 049 United Kingdom 044 Italy 039 United States 001 Japan 081 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Glossary ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Account See User account. Administrator The individual responsible for maintaining the local-area network. This person typically configures the network, maintains the network's shared resources and security system, creates user accounts, and helps users. Alert message A message sent by a server to a workstation that informs the user of conditions that require attention. Alerter service A LAN Manager service that enables a server to send error messages and special alert messages to a defined list of users. A workstation running the Peer service can also use the Alerter service to send messages to users. See also Peer service. Alias A name used to receive messages at a workstation. A workstation can have up to 15 aliases, including the computername and username. An alias must be unique on the local-area network. Application program A program used for a particular kind of work, such as word processing or database management. ASCII text A standard text file. See also Binary format. Batch file See Batch program. Batch program An executable program that contains a group of commands that are performed whenever the batch program is run. MS OS/2 batch programs always have the filename extension .CMD. A batch program called STARTUP.CMD runs when you start MS OS/2 . Binary format A series of binary digits (ones and zeros). See also ASCII text. Broadcast message A message sent to all users in a domain or on the local-area network. See also Messenger service. Buffer An area in a computer's memory that is used to store data. Check box An area in a LAN Manager Screen dialog box that has options you can set. Click To position the mouse pointer on a character, and press and release the left mouse button. Comm device See Communication device. Comm queue See Communication-device queue. Command An instruction that provides the necessary information for a computer or a program to perform a specific task. You type LAN Manager commands at the operating system prompt or choose them from a menu on the LAN Manager Screen. Command button A word or phrase enclosed in angle brackets at the bottom of the LAN Manager Screen or a dialog box (for example, <Zoom>> ). Choosing a command button carries out a task or leads to another dialog box. Command line The MS OS/2 prompt. See also Command and Prompt. Command option See Option. Comm-device queue See Communication-device queue. Communication device A piece of hardware that connects to a computer's serial port. Communication devices include modems, image scanners, and serial printers. Communication request A request to use a shared communication device. To use a shared communication device, a user sends a communication-device request to the appropriate communication-device queue. Communication-device queue An unspooled queue that stores communication-device requests, then sends them one by one to a shared communication device connected to a server's serial port. See also Communication device and Unspooled queue. Computer resource See Resource. Computername The name of a workstation or server on a local-area network. In a network path, a server's computername is preceded by two backslashes (for example, \\SALES). Computernames must be unique on the local-area network. Configurable services Services with options that can be modified to meet the necessary requirements. Configuration The way the workstation, server, or local-area network is set up, including both hardware and software. Connect To assign a name of a local device to a shared resource or to gain access to a shared resource with a LAN Manager command. See also Devicename and Shared resource. Connection The software link between a workstation and a shared resource. You make connections by assigning a local devicename on a workstation to a shared resource on a server. See also Session. Continue To restart a LAN Manager service that was paused. See also Pause. Country code A code that is included in a user's account and specifies the user's language. This code determines the language in which messages are sent from the server. Current focus The server or workstation that is the focus of activity when using the LAN Manager Screen. Cursor The lighted shape on the computer screen showing where the next character you type will appear. See also Pointer. Default share An optional feature of the Peer service that causes LAN Manager to automatically share a directory each time the Peer service is started. Device A piece of hardware that is attached to a computer and performs a specific function. There are three types of devices─disks, printer ports, and serial communication ports. See Device driver. Device driver Software that enables a computer to recognize and use a device. Devicename The name of a device on your computer or the name of a device assigned to connect to a shared resource. The devicename is the name by which LAN Manager and your computer identify a communication device, disk device, and a printer device. Three types of devicenames are used for local-area network connections: communication devicenames (for example, COM1:), disk devicenames (for example, E:), and printer devicenames (for example, LPT1:). See also Communication device, Disk device, and Printer device. Dialog box A box that appears on the LAN Manager Screen when a menu command is selected. Dialog boxes typically present a number of options from which you can choose. Sometimes choosing an option from one dialog box causes another dialog box to appear. Directory A table of contents for a disk. The directory listing includes filenames, file sizes, and the date when the file was created or last modified. Disk device A device that stores information. Disk devices are identified by their devicenames. See slso Devicename. Disk directory See Directory Disk drive devicename See Devicename and Disk device. Domain A group of devices, servers, and workstations grouped together to simplify network administration and security. Domains have names and every computer on the local-area network belongs to at least one domain. Being logged on in one domain does not limit access to resources in other domains to which you have access. See also Logon domain, Other domains, and Workstation domain. Domain controller The server that verifies a user is allowed to log on in a domain. This server maintains a master record of user accounts. Double-click To position the mouse pointer on a character, and press and release the left mouse button twice with a quick motion. Drive A disk drive. See also Disk device. Drag To position the mouse pointer on the character that will begin or end your selection; press and hold down the left mouse button while moving your pointer to the other end of the desired selection; and release the left mouse button. Error log A file that stores LAN Manager error messages received by a workstation. Error message A message that appears on your computer screen after LAN Manager or MS OS/2 detects a problem while trying to process an operation or command. Field One of the five areas within a dialog box. See also Check box, Command button, Dialog box, List box, Option button, and Text box. Filename A unique name for a file. Under the FAT file system, a filename can have as many as eight characters, followed by a filename extension. The filename extension consists of a period (.) and as many as three characters. Under the MS OS/2 1.2 high-performance file system (HPFS), a filename can have as many as 254 characters. See also Filename extension. Filename extension A period (.) and one to three characters that can be appended to a filename. For example, LAN Manager profile files have the extension .PRO. See also Filename. Forwarding messages See Message forwarding. Group A set of users who share common permissions for one or more shared resources. Groupname The name assigned by an administrator to a group of users. Hidden server A server that is part of a domain, but does not appear in the list of servers. Home directory A directory on a server that an administrator sets aside for your personal use. Initialization file The LANMAN.INI file. This file is used by the LAN Manager software to determine the default settings for the workstation. See also LANMAN.INI. Interactive program An application program that requires user input. See also Application program. Interprocess communication (IPC) The communication between different processes of a program, between different computers running parts of a single program, or between two programs working together. IPC$ resource An administrative resource that controls how interprocess communication works on a server and on a workstation running the Peer service. See also Interprocess communication. LAN See Local-area network. LAN Manager A software program that expands the features of MS OS/2 to enable your computer to join a local-area network. See also Local-area network. LAN Manager Screen A menu-oriented, full-screen interface for LAN Manager. With the LAN Manager Screen, you can use LAN Manager without having to memorize command syntax. LANMAN.INI An initialization file that determines default settings for computers on the local-area network. List box An area in a LAN Manager Screen dialog box containing a list of items from which you can select. See also Scroll, Scroll bar, and Scroll box. Local Refers to a resource attached to a user's computer. See also Remote. Local devicename The devicename at your workstation that is assigned to a shared queue. See also Devicename. Local name A devicename that you have assigned to a shared resource. See also Devicename and Network path. Local resource See Local. Local-area network A group of personal computers and other hardware, attached by cable, that lets users share information and equipment. Log A file containing a historical list of information. See also Error log and Message log. Log off To remove your username and password from a workstation and cancel connections to local-area network resources, but not stop LAN Manager services. Log on To supply your username and password, which identify you as a user at a workstation and as a member in a domain. See also Domain, Password, and Username. Logon domain The domain (other than the workstation domain) specified when you log on. See Domain, Other domains, and Workstation domain. Logon password The password specified when logging on. See also Password. Logon server The server that verifies your username and password when you log on to the network. Menu A box that appears when you select a name from the menu bar on the LAN Manager Screen. A menu lists several commands from which you can choose. Menu bar The horizontal bar at the top of the LAN Manager Screen that lists the names of menus from which you choose commands. Menu command A command that can be chosen from a menu on the LAN Manager Screen. See also LAN Manager Screen, Menu, and Menu bar. Message alias See Alias. Message box A box that displays messages received at a workstation when the Messenger and Netpopup services are running. See also Messenger service and Netpopup service. Message buffer A buffer used to hold incoming messages. The size of this buffer determines the size of messages that the workstation can receive. See also Buffer. Message forwarding To use aliases to reroute messages from one workstation to another. See also Alias. Message line A message line displayed at the bottom of the LAN Manager Screen that provides information about the current menu, command, dialog box, or task. See also LAN Manager Screen. Message log A file that can be used to store a workstation's messages as they are received. Message logging To save a workstation's messages in a file. See also Error log and Message log. Messenger service A LAN Manager service that enables a workstation to receive messages from other network users. This service also provides the ability to store messages in a log file. See also Netpopup service. MS OS/2 Microsoft Operating System/2. This is the operating system on which LAN Manager runs. Workstations can also run MS-DOS. MS OS/2 prompt See Prompt. Named pipe A connection used to transfer data between separate processes, usually on separate computers. Named pipes are the foundation of interprocess communication (IPC). See also Interprocess communication and IPC$ resource. Netlogon service A LAN Manager service that implements logon security. This service verifies the username and password supplied by each user logging on to the local-area network. Netpopup service A LAN Manager service that displays messages on your computer screen as they arrive from other local-area network users or from LAN Manager. The Netpopup service requires that the Messenger service be running. See also Messenger service. Netrun service A LAN Manager service that lets users, from their own workstations, initiate and run programs on a server or on a workstation running the Peer service. Network path The computername of a server followed by the sharename of a shared resource. A server's computername is preceded by two backslashes (\\) and a sharename is preceded by one backslash (for example, \\SALES\REPORTS). You connect your workstation to a shared resource by specifying a network path. See also Computername, Resource, and Sharename. Network resource A resource that is available to local-area network users. See also Resource and Shared resource. Network security Security used to protect network resources from unauthorized access. Option Part of a command that determines how the command or service works, but which is not required. Option button A button in a LAN Manager Screen dialog box from which you can select one option from a group of options. Other domains Domains other than the logon and workstation domains in which your workstation is a member. See also Domain, Logon domain, and Workstation domain. Password A word that you supply when logging on at a workstation (the logon password) or connecting to a shared resource. The password, together with the username, establishes your identity on the local-area network. See also Logon password. Path The name of one or more directories (for example, REPORTS\ACCT\NORTH). See also Pathname. Pathname The name of one or more directories followed by a filename. For example, the pathname of the MONTHLY.RPT file in the REPORTS\ACCT\NORTH directory is REPORTS\ACCT\NORTH\MONTHLY.RPT. Pause To suspend a LAN Manager service. See also Continue. Peer service A LAN Manager service that enables an MS OS/2 workstation to share directories, a printer queue, and a communication-device queue with one local-area network user at a time. Permission A setting on a shared resource that determines which users can use the resource and how. Pointer A small graphic symbol that shows mouse users their location on the screen. The mouse pointer on the LAN Manager Screen is a small rectangular box. Pool A group of similar devices that receive requests from the same queue. Port A socket in the back of a hardware device (for example, a computer or modem) where a cable is plugged in. Print job A file sent to a printer queue to be printed. Printer device A device that prints information. Printer devices are identified by their devicenames. See also Devicename. Printer queue A queue that manages and routes print jobs to one or more printers connected to a server's serial or parallel ports. See also Spooled queue and Unspooled queue. Privilege level A privilege level is assigned for each user account. The privilege level defines the range of action a user has on the local-area network. Processor The portion of a computer's central processing unit that manipulates information. Profile A file containing LAN Manager commands that automatically connect a workstation to a group of shared resources. Prompt The symbol that tells you an operating system or program is ready to receive a command. You type commands at the prompt. Redirection Changing the default path of data traffic. Redirector The software used to route data traffic on the local-area network. See also Named pipe. Remote Refers to a server, workstation, or resource that is not located where you are currently working. See also Local. Remote computer See Remote. Remote program request A request for access to a program that is not resident on the computer where you are currently working. Remote name The network path used to connect a devicename to a shared resource. See also Devicename and Network path. Remote server See Remote. Replicator service A LAN Manager service that copies a master set of files from one server to other servers and to a workstation running the Peer service. Resource Something that is shared on the local-area network. This includes, but is not limited to, disks, directories, the server's processor, printers, and communication devices. See also Shared resource. Run To start a program or command. Scroll To move data or text up and down, or left and right, in a LAN Manager dialog box. Scroll bar The shaded bar that appears at the right of some LAN Manager Screen list boxes. Use the scroll bar and the mouse to scroll through a list box that contains more information than can be shown in one screen. Scroll box The small box superimposed on the scroll bar that appears at the right of some LAN Manager Screen list boxes. The scroll box reflects the position of the information within the window in relation to the total contents of the list. See also Scroll bar. Server A computer on a local-area network that controls access to resources such as files, printers, and communication devices. A server can also be used as a workstation. Service A program that is one of the main components of LAN Manager. Session A link between a workstation and a server. A session consists of one or more connections to shared resources. See also Connection. Setup program A program that installs LAN Manager software on a workstation or server. Shared communication device See Communication device. Shared communication-device queue See Communication-device queue. Shared directory A disk directory on a server to which users of the local-area network have access. A shared directory contains files that are available to network users. Shared printer See Printer queue. Shared printer queue See Printer queue. Shared resource A resource that is available to users of the local-area network. See Resource. Sharename A name that identifies a shared resource. See also Computername and Network path. Sharing The process by which resources are made available to local-area network users. Software The programs, routines, or instructions written in a computer language that instruct the computer to perform one or more tasks. Spooled queue A queue used with printers that are configured with a parallel interface. Spooled queues are identified with devicenames LPT1: through LPT9:. See also Devicename and Printer queue. String Any contiguous set of alphabetic and numeric characters that will be treated as a unit. Text box An area in a LAN Manager Screen dialog box where you type information. The text box may or may not contain text. Title bar The place at the top of the LAN Manager Screen or a dialog box where titles appear. Unspooled queue An queue used with printers that are configured with a serial interface. Unspooled queues are identified with devicenames COM1: through COM9:. See also Devicename and Printer queue. Uninterruptible power supply (UPS) A battery, attached to a server, that provides backup power for conducting an orderly shutdown if the server's normal power supply fails. UPS service A LAN Manager service that enables a server to use an uninterruptible power supply (UPS). The UPS service protects the server from data loss during a power failure. User Someone who uses the local-area network. User account A user's record on a server or in a domain that defines the hours during which the user can log on and controls the access that the user can have to resources in the domain. Username The name a user types when logging on to the local-area network. This is the name by which the user is identified on the network. Wildcard character A character, used with MS OS/2 directory commands, indicating that any character can occupy the position of the wildcard character. The wildcard characters are the asterisk (*) and the question mark (?). Workstation A computer with hardware and software that enable it to run LAN Manager. Workstation domain The domain into which a workstation is logged by default. Unless another domain is specified during logon, LAN Manager uses the workstation domain. See also Domain, Logon domain, and Other domains. Workstation resource A resource that is attached to or part of a user's computer (for example, a local printer). See also Local. Workstation service A LAN Manager service that enables a computer to use network resources and services. This service must be running for any other service to run. INDEX ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── A Accounts menu Change your password command Your account command Accounts, user viewing your account Alerter service Aliases adding and deleting forwarding sending messages to viewing B Batch programs STARTUP.CMD using commands in C Clocks, computer synchronizing Comm devicenames assigning Comm ports use with printer queues Comm queues see Communication-device queues Commands, net net access net comm net config peer net config workstation net continue net copy net error net forward net help net helpmsg net load net log net logoff net logon net move net name net password net pause net print net run net save net send net start messenger net start netpopup net start peer net statistics net stop net time net use net view net who net working with commands abbreviations for commands summary expediting a command use in batch programs using passwords with Communication devices Communication requests deleting viewing Communication-device queues see also Printer queues, using comm devicenames canceling requests in connecting to disconnecting from using viewing connections to viewing queue information viewing Config menu Control services command adjusting service performance continuing a service pausing a service starting a service stopping a service Load profile command Log off from LAN command Save profile command Stop LAN Manager services command stopping a service stopping the Workstation service Workstation options command controlling Messenger service controlling Netpopup service viewing the workstation configuration Configuration, workstation Connecting defined ConnectingCommunication-device queues Directories, shared see also Printer queues Connections saving viewing Continuing a service see Services Control Panel see MS OS/2 Controlling a service see Services Copying files see Files Country codes Current focus D Deleting a communication request. See Communication requests an alias. See Aliases Devicenames defined for communication-device queues for disks assigning under LAN Manager viewing for printer queues Directories, shared changing permissions for connecting to defined disconnecting from making a onetime connection to viewing DisconnectingCommunication-device queues Directories, shared see also Printer queues Disks, shared see Directories, shared Display see LAN Manager Screen Domain controller Domains belonging to changing your password in defined logon domain primary domain controller sending messages to synchronizing clocks in viewing servers in usernames in workstation domain E Error log changing size of viewing and clearing Error messages viewing information about Exiting the LAN Manager Screen F Files copying over the network moving over the network shared changing permissions for copying moving using Forwarding messages see Messages H Help system displaying a Help message box F1 key for error messages for net commands for the LAN Manager Screen getting help I Image scanners see also Communication-device queues L LAN Manager Screen closing dialog boxes controlling the display dialog boxes check boxes command buttons list boxes option buttons text boxes elements exiting help system menus Accounts menu Config menu Help menu Message menu Status menu View menu Print Manager changes using drop-down lists starting LAN Manager quitting starting automatically starting Language of messages, assigning LANMAN.INI file, defined Local-area network, defined LogError log see Message log Logging messages see Message log Logging off Logging on Logon domain see Domains Logon M Manual organization Manuals, LAN Manager Message log changing the log file controlling message logging default LANMAN\LOGS directory MESSAGES.LOG file reading saving Message menu Aliases command deleting an alias forwarding messages stopping message forwarding Log messages to file command changing the log file stopping the Netpopup service Read message log file command Send a typed message command Messages forwarding deleting an alias effect of multiple networks stopping Netpopup service closing a message box network assigning a language printing reading the message log with Netpopup started receiving messages for several users your own messages sending broadcasting a message to a user to a workstation Messenger service defined pausing starting stopping Modems, shared see also Communication-device queues Moving files see Files MS OS/2 Control Panel Print Manager changes N Names printer names requirements Net access Net comm Net config peer Net config workstation Net continue Net copy Net error Net forward Net help Net helpmsg Net load Net log Net logoff Net logon used in example Net move Net name Net password Net pause Net print Net run Net save Net send Net start messenger Net start netpopup Net start peer Net start workstation Net statistics Net stop Net time Net use Net view Net who Net Netpopup service closing a message box message logging, used with pausing starting stopping Network products, working with other Network see Local-area network Non-LAN Manager servers, connecting to Notational conventions P Passwords changing commands, used with logging on with Pausing a service see Services Peer service adjusting performance of features IPC$ pausing starting statistics stopping viewing settings Permissions changing with the net access command defined Print jobs defined deleting finding a job number holding and releasing viewing Print Manager cloning a printer queue creating a printer queue menus and commands with LAN Manager Refresh menu Refresh interval command Setup menu Printers command Queues command Printer queues cloning with Print Manager connecting to controlling queued jobs creating with Print Manager defined disconnecting from making a onetime connection Print Manager spooled and unspooled using comm devicenames with using viewing with several printers Printers, shared see Printer queues Printers name requirement Printing messages see Messages Profiles appending connections creating defined loading modifying Programs running on a server PUBLIC directory see also Peer service Q Quitting LAN Manager R Reading messagesMessages see Netpopup service Remote programs see also Net run Resources, shared viewing Resources, sharedCommunication-device queues Directories, shared see also Printer queues S Saving connectionsConnections see Profiles Scanners, shared see also Communication-device queues Screen see LAN Manager Screen Sending messages see Messages Servers defined running a program on viewing Services see also the listing for the service adjusting Alerter continuing controlling defined Messenger starting stopping Netpopup starting stopping pausing Peer starting stopping starting stopping Workstation starting stopping Shared resources viewing Shared resourcesCommunication-device queues Directories, shared see also Printer queues Sharing defined Spooler, LAN Manager Starting a service. See Services LAN Manager Screen. See LAN Manager Screen Statistics viewing Status menu Error log command viewing and clearing the error log Workstation statistics command viewing and clearing statistics Stopping a service. See Services message forwarding. See Messages T Time synchronizing the workstation's clock U Users viewing users logged on in a domain users with connections to a server your own account V View menu Available resources command connecting to a communication-device queue connecting to a printer queue connecting to a shared directory viewing shared directories viewing shared resources Comm-device queues command deleting a communication request viewing communication requests viewing queues Printer queues command deleting a print job holding a print job releasing a print job viewing a queue Used resources command connecting to a printer queue connecting to a shared directory disconnecting from a communication-device queue disconnecting from a printer queue disconnecting from a shared directory viewing communication-device-queue connections viewing connections to shared resources viewing printer queue connections Users on a domain command viewing users logged on in a domain Users on a server command viewing users with connections to a server ViewingView menu see Net view W Workstation domain see Domains Workstation service adjusting display for adjusting performance of Messenger service, used with Netpopup service, used with pausing effect on other services starting with batch program starting stopping viewing configuration of Workstation defined viewing configuration of viewing connections viewing statistics