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- PNETBIOS.DLC
-
- A NetBIOS Dynamic Link Connection Module
- for Use with PROCOMM PLUS for Windows 1.x
-
- Copyright (C) 1992,1993 DATASTORM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - All Rights Reserved
- Documentation written by Mark Chambers
-
- Throughout this document are commercial names of products made by other
- manufacturers or developers. Many of these product names are either
- registered or unregistered trademarks of their manufacturers or developers.
- The owners of these trademarks have never expressed any approval or
- disapproval of DATASTORM products.
-
- o OVERVIEW
-
- This documentation describes the installation and operation of PNETBIOS.DLC,
- a Dynamic Link Connection module that allows PROCOMM PLUS for Windows to
- operate over a Local Area Network that supports the NetBIOS API. Using
- PNETBIOS.DLC, you can access another PC acting as a NetBIOS server anywhere
- on your LAN as if it were attached to your local PC.
-
- o REQUIREMENTS
-
- To use PNETBIOS.DLC, you'll require the following:
-
- 1] An installed copy of PROCOMM PLUS for Windows, version 1.x.
- 2] A network with NetBIOS capability - or, for those networks without
- NetBIOS capability, a NetBIOS emulator. PNETBIOS.DLC was developed and
- tested with version 3.01 revision F of Novell's NETBIOS.EXE.
-
- Note that your connection throughput will vary depending on your network's
- current load - during periods of high traffic, the speed and responsiveness
- of your connection may drop, but performance should return to normal when
- the network is not as heavily loaded.
-
- o INSTALLATION
-
- For those networks without NetBIOS support, a NetBIOS emulator must be
- loaded and resident before you run Windows to ensure that PROCOMM PLUS for
- Windows can recognize a network connection.
-
- PNETBIOS.DLC installation is simple and straightforward: simply copy the
- file to your PROCOMM PLUS for Windows home directory! Your home
- directory contains all of your PROCOMM PLUS for Windows executables (for
- example, the files PW.EXE amd ASPCOMPW.EXE) - the default directory name
- assigned during installation is \PROWIN.
-
- o MAKING THE NETWORK CONNECTION
-
- PNETBIOS.DLC can create three types of NetBIOS connections:
-
- 1. Client (Queried). Select this to specify a host PC each time you
- connect. The target PC defaults to the last specified connection.
-
- 2. Client (Dedicated). Select this to "attach" a connection to a specific
- host PC - unlike a Queried Client entry, PROCOMM PLUS for Windows
- will not prompt you for a host name, and the connection is attempted
- immediately.
-
- 3. Host. This type configures your PC as a NetBIOS server host, allowing
- other NetBIOS users to connect to your PC.
-
- To create a custom PROCOMM PLUS for Windows NetBIOS connection, follow
- these steps:
-
- 1] Open the Setup window and double-click on the Connection field.
-
- 2] Click on the Add button. From the drop-down list box, select DIRECT
- CONNECT.
-
- 3] Click on the Install button.
-
- 4] From the Select Port list box, double-click on one of the NetBIOS entries;
- "NetBIOSQ" for a Queried Client connection, "NetBIOSD" for a Dedicated
- Client connection and "NetBIOSS" for a Server connection. Note that these
- entries will NOT appear unless you loaded NETBIOS.EXE before running
- Windows.
-
- a. If you select the Queried Client connection, PROCOMM PLUS for
- Windows prompts you for a UNIQUE name for the new connection; enter
- a name and click on OK. The Make NetBIOS Connection dialog appears.
- Enter a client name for your PC and the name of the server PC, and
- click on OK. If you enter valid names for the client and server,
- the connection is made - if not, an error message is displayed.
- The Make NetBIOS Connection dialog appears each time you select this
- connection, so you can use it as a "generic" client for any server
- on your network.
-
- b. If you select the Dedicated Client connection, PROCOMM PLUS for
- Windows prompts you for a UNIQUE name for the new connection, the
- client name for your PC and the name of the server PC. Enter all
- three names and click on OK. If you enter valid names for the client
- and server, the connection is made - if not, an error message is
- displayed. Note that a Dedicated Client entry immediately attempts
- to connect to the server as soon as it's selected.
-
- c. If you select the Server (Host) connection, PROCOMM PLUS for Windows
- prompts you for a UNIQUE name for the new connection and a server name
- to assign to your PC. Make sure your client users know your server
- name, since they'll need it to connect. When this entry is selected,
- PROCOMM PLUS for Windows adds the server to the NetBIOS name table and
- then displays a Status window, which includes a Cancel button to
- terminate server operation. Note that PROCOMM PLUS for Windows will
- display a message "Serial port not responding" on the status line
- after you cancel server operation; this message indicates that you
- must select another connection before continuing.
-
- Under PROCOMM PLUS for Windows, the NetBIOS client and server names you
- specify are not case-sensitive.
-
- You've now created a NetBIOS connection entry in your Setup window! For more
- information about specifying this connection as the default or adding it to
- one or more Dialing Directory entries, please refer to your PROCOMM PLUS for
- Windows User Manual.
-
- o TERMINATING A NETBIOS CONNECTION
-
- If you're acting as a NetBIOS client, the Hangup command and Action Bar Hangup
- icon will not work. To disconnect from a server, simply:
-
- 1] Open the Setup window and click once on the Connection field.
-
- 2] Select any other connection.
-
- Alternately, you can also select a Dialing Directory entry containing another
- connection - PROCOMM PLUS for Windows automatically terminates the current
- connection before initiating the new connection.
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