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GRACELAN PC RESPONDER INSTALLATION
I. DESCRIPTION
The GraceLAN PC Responder is a DOS program for PC's and PC
compatibles running on an AppleTalk network. The program gathers
information about your machine's hardware and software and returns
that information to the GraceLAN program running on an Apple
Macintosh on the network. With this information, the network manager
can use GraceLAN to instantly determine the capacity and setup of all
PC's on the network, as well as all the Macs.
The GraceLAN PC Responder is a memory resident program (also known as
a TSR, for Terminate-and-Stay-Resident). When you start the
Responder, it first gathers and saves all the information it will
return to the GraceLAN program, then terminates using DOS's memory
resident feature. From this point on the Responder stays in memory,
quietly working in the background, responding to requests for its
information from the GraceLAN program. The Responder uses very little
memory and in no way interferes with any currently running program.
UPDATES (as of 2-25-91)
* Corrected a bug in reporting the DOS version number.
* Corrected a bug when reporting the video adapter other than
VGA.
II. REQUIREMENTS
* MS-DOS or PC-DOS 3.1 or higher.
* An AppleTalk-compatible Network Adapter.
* AppleShare PC 2.0 Software from Apple.
* Uses only 2K of RAM.
III. INSTALLATION
First, copy the Responder program, GLRESP.COM, to the directory on
your hard disk that contains the AppleShare PC programs. For
example:
COPY A:GLRESP.COM C:\ASPC
To run the program, simply type GLRESP followed by your name. For
example:
GLRESP John Doe
The name will appear as your user name on the GraceLAN program, so be
sure to use a name that will fully identify you to the network
administrator. Note that you can use spaces in the name.
To make sure the Responder program is loaded every time you boot your
PC, it's best to add it to your AUTOEXEC.BAT file. Please note that
the AppleShare PC programs must be loaded before GLRESP.COM is run.
Listed below are several examples of what you should add to your
AUTOEXEC.BAT file to run AppleShare PC and the Responder in various
configurations. The examples assume you are using Apple's LocalTalk
Network Adapter. Note: the words after the '#' symbol are just
descriptions and should not be entered into the batch file.
A. Minimal Configuration for Running the GraceLAN Responder
Add these lines if all you want to do is run the GraceLAN Responder
program, without using any other AppleTalk services (uses about 46K
of RAM total):
CD\ASPC # Switch to the AppleShare PC directory
LSL # The "Link Support Layer" program
LTALK /NAME=LTALK$ # The LocalTalk device driver
ATALK # The AppleTalk Protocol Stacks driver
COMPAT # "Compatibility" module with AppleTalk 1.2
GLRESP Jim Buck # The GraceLAN PC Responder program
CD\ # Switch back to the root directory
B. Configuration for Full AppleShare PC Services
Add these lines if you want to use both printer and file sharing
services of AppleShare PC, along with the GraceLAN responder (uses
about 139K of RAM total):
CD\ASPC # Switch to the AppleShare PC directory
LSL # The "Link Support Layer" program
LTALK /NAME=LTALK$ # The LocalTalk device driver
ATALK # The AppleTalk Protocol Stacks driver
ASP_WS # The AppleTalk Session Protocol driver
ASHARE # Provides AppleShare filing services
MINSES # Translates REDIR's DOS calls for network
REDIR # DOS compatilbe network redirector
PAP_WS # The Printer Access Protocol driver
APRINT # Provides AppleShare printing services
ANET AUTO # Auto-connect to shared printers and files
COMPAT # "Compatibility" module with AppleTalk 1.2
GLRESP Jim Buck # The GraceLAN PC Responder program
CD\ # Switch back to the root directory
C. Configuration for AppleShare PC Printer Services Only
Add these lines if you only want to use the printer services of
AppleShare PC, along with the GraceLAN responder (uses about 76K of
RAM total):
CD\ASPC # Switch to the AppleShare PC directory
LSL # The "Link Support Layer" program
LTALK /NAME=LTALK$ # The LocalTalk device driver
ATALK # The AppleTalk Protocol Stacks driver
PAP_WS # The Printer Access Protocol driver
APRINT # Provides AppleShare printing services
ANET AUTO # Auto-connect to shared printers
COMPAT # "Compatibility" module with AppleTalk 1.2
GLRESP Jim Buck # The GraceLAN PC Responder program
CD\ # Switch back to the root directory
D. Configuration for AppleShare PC Filing Services Only
Add these lines if you only want to use the filing services of
AppleShare PC, along with the GraceLAN responder (uses about 113K of
RAM total):
CD\ASPC # Switch to the AppleShare PC directory
LSL # The "Link Support Layer" program
LTALK /NAME=LTALK$ # The LocalTalk device driver
ATALK # The AppleTalk Protocol Stacks driver
ASP_WS # The AppleTalk Session Protocol driver
ASHARE # Provides AppleShare filing services
MINSES # Translates REDIR's DOS calls for network
REDIR # DOS compatilbe network redirector
ANET AUTO # Auto-connect to shared files
COMPAT # "Compatibility" module with AppleTalk 1.2
GLRESP Jim Buck # The GraceLAN PC Responder program
CD\ # Switch back to the root directory