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- LANtastic Network Operating System Information Update File (README.DOC)
- --------------------------------------------------------
- (C) Copyright 1990 Artisoft, Inc.
- (Revised 10/24/90)
-
- UPGRADING FROM V2.XX TO V3.XX OF LANtastic (Tm) NETWORK OPERATING SYSTEM
-
- When installing LANtastic NOS, a directory called LANTASTI is created when
- the workstation version is installed. When installing the SERVER version,
- two directories are created. One directory called LANTASTI contains all
- the program files. Another directory called LANTASTI.NET contains all the
- server configuration and user information. Inside LANTASTI.NET are two
- hidden directories. The hidden directories are called SYSTEM.NET and
- SPOOL.NET. There are also hidden files in these areas. You should NOT
- simply copy the new version of the software into the existing LANTASTI
- directory. You must run the INSTALL program to update the software.
-
- In previous versions, the printer control file, QCONTROL resided in the
- directory SYSTEM.NET. Version 3.00 and above require the QCONTROL file to
- reside in the SPOOL.NET subdirectory. The INSTALL program will automatically
- move the QCONTROL file to correct location in SPOOL.NET. If you simply copy
- the new version of the software into the LANTASTI subdirectory, NOS V3.00 and
- above will not be able to find the queue control file and will generate an
- error message.
-
- USING NOS V3.02 WITH PREVIOUS VERSIONS OF LANtastic DRIVER SOFTWARE
-
- NOS V3.02 is only compatible with the following versions and above of these
- LANtastic hardware drivers:
-
- AE2.EXE V1.15 LANBIOS.EXE V2.01
- NE3.EXE V1.15 LANBIOS2.EXE V2.15
- AILANBIO.EXE V1.15
-
- Use the driver software on the disk with all network nodes. For example, if
- you are using LANtastic AE-2 adapters in your network, make sure all network
- nodes are running the most recent version of AE2.EXE AND AILANBIO.EXE.
-
- USING LANtastic NOS WITH OTHER MANUFACTURERS' NETWORKING HARDWARE
-
- LANtastic NOS V3.02 and above shipped with Artisoft starter kits (including
- LANtastic Z) will no longer work with non-Artisoft network hardware. To
- use other manufacturers' adapters, you must purchase the Adapter Independent
- (AI) version of LANtastic NOS.
-
- PRINTER TASKS AND PRINTER BUFFERS
-
- There are two new options in the Server Startup Parameters menu: "Printer
- Tasks" and "Printer Buffer." When you upgrade from NOS V2.XX to V3.XX, the
- INSTALL program will set the default number of printer tasks to 1 and the
- printer buffer size to 512 Kbytes. When the field, "Printer Buffer" is set
- to 0, it defaults to the smallest buffer size allowed, 512 bytes. When
- printer tasks are set to 0 it is the same as setting the field "Despooling"
- to DISABLED.
-
- USER ACCOUNTS AND SHARED RESOURCES PRESERVED WHEN YOU UPGRADE
-
- When upgrading from a previous version of LANtastic NOS, all existing user
- accounts and network resources are preserved. This allows you to use all
- the new features of LANtastic NOS, without having to set up your network
- again.
-
- REMOVING THE PEER PRIVILEGE
-
- As of V3.00, LANtastic NOS no longer allows you to assign a user the PEER
- privilege. If you are using an older version of NOS and have a user account
- with the P privilege enabled, the user will still be able to use this
- privilege after you upgrade. The P privilege will not be listed with the
- user's other privileges. To remove the PEER privilege for a user, do so
- BEFORE you install the new version of NOS. To remove the PEER privilege once
- you've upgraded, delete the user's account and create a new one.
-
- USING THE STARTNET BATCH FILE WITH LANBIOS AND NE3
-
- The LANtastic INSTALL program provides you with the option of creating a
- batch file (STARTNET) to bring up the network software. It will run the
- NETBIOS for your adapter, SHARE (optional) as well as the Redirector
- and/or Server programs depending on whether the computer is to be a server,
- a workstation or both. It will also log you in to a server that you
- specify, and redirect a local drive for each available drive on the server.
-
- If you are using an NE3 Ethernet adapter, or a 2Mbps adapter card that
- uses LANBIOS, you may want to edit the INSTALL.FLS or the STARTNET batch
- file to make sure that the correct NETBIOS is run.
-
- NOTE: IF YOU ARE USING A LANtastic 2MBPS CARD THAT RUNS LANBIOS2, OR AN
- AE2 ETHERNET CARD, THE STARTNET PROGRAM WILL RUN THE CORRECT NETBIOS FOR
- YOUR ADAPTER.
-
- PROMPTING USERS FOR INFORMATION WITH NOS V3.XX
-
- In NOS V2.XX, prompting users for usernames and passwords was done using this
- syntax:
-
- NET LOGIN \\SERVER_NAME "?USERNAME: " "^PASSWORD: "
-
- In NOS V3.XX the syntax is as follows:
-
- NET LOGIN \\SERVER_NAME ?"USERNAME: " ^"PASSWORD: "
-
- Notice that the "?" and "^" appear outside the quotation marks. If you've
- created any batch files for V2.XX to prompt users for information, edit them
- to use the new syntax.
-
- MAINTENANCE RELEASE NOS V3.02
-
- --------------------
- AE-2.EXE V1.15
- --------------------
-
- * The AE2.EXE now supports the XEROX switch. When this switch is used, all
- transmitted packets will be in the XEROX format instead of the IEEE 802.3
- standard. AE-2 will receive both XEROX and IEEE 802.3 packets whether the
- XEROX switch is used or not.
- WD8003.EXE and NE3.EXE also support this new switch.
- * IRQ conflicts with other hardware in a PC caused some computers to lock up.
- Although two devices should not share an interrupt, this will no longer
- lock up a PC.
-
- --------------------
- AILANBIO.EXE V1.15
- --------------------
-
- * AILANBIO.EXE now properly supports up to 255 NCBs.
-
- --------------------
- LANBIOS.EXE V2.01
- --------------------
-
- * The IRQ conflict problem described for AE-2 has also been resolved for
- LANBIOS.
-
- --------------------
- LANCACHE.EXE V1.31
- --------------------
-
- * If there were a bad sector in a track, all the sectors in the track would
- be read as bad. This has been resolved in V1.31.
- * If AFTER_WRITE_DELAY and LONG_WRITE_DELAY were both set on the command
- line, sometimes their values were erroneously set to 0.
- * A warning message will now be returned if you try to cache disk drives
- larger than 65535 tracks. Drives with more than 65535 tracks will only
- have the first 65535 tracks cached; high track numbers will function as
- if no cache is loaded. Previously, data corruption could occur on these
- drives.
- * You can now use LANcache with programs that create a non-standard partition
- table for boot-up security.
- * LANcache now supports the SHUT_DOWN= switch described for SERVER.
-
- --------------------
- LANPUP.EXE V3.02
- --------------------
-
- * Voice mail items cannot be read as text mail items and vice-versa.
-
- --------------------
- NE3.EXE V1.15
- --------------------
-
- * NE3 now supports the XEROX switch described for AE-2.
- * The IRQ conflict problem described for AE-2 has also been resolved for NE3.
-
- -----------------------
- NET.EXE 09-17-90 4:56pm
- -----------------------
-
- * The NET COPY command now returns an error message if the disk becomes
- full during a copy.
- * The commands NET COPY, NET PRINT and NET DIR now function more like their
- DOS counterparts.
-
- --------------------
- REDIR.EXE V3.02
- --------------------
-
- * When using DOS V4.0, REDIR now returns the correct drive letter in
- critical error messages.
- * Users of Clipper and similar programs may now use the COMMIT FILE
- command to flush data to disk.
- * Some older XT hard drive controllers were compatible with NOS 2.57 but
- not NOS V3.00.
- * "PRN " would not be recognized as "PRN" due to the extra space character.
- * COBOL applications would lock up when trying to execute an .EXE file
- from a COBOL compiled program. This error may also be responsible for
- problems with executing, copying or linking large files across the network.
-
- --------------------
- SERVER.EXE V3.02
- --------------------
-
- * SERVER and LANcache now have a SHUT_DOWN= switch to assign the keystrokes
- for shutting down the server and flushing the cash. The default keystrokes
- are Ctrl+Alt+Del. When you use this switch, Ctrl+Alt will remain constant,
- but you can assign keys A through Z to be used in place of the Del key.
- For example, the command line:
-
- SERVER/SHUT_DOWN=S
-
- would assign the keystrokes Ctrl+Alt+S to shut down the server. This switch
- is useful when running software that traps Ctrl+Alt+Del commands and thus
- prevents you from shutting down the server or flushing the cache.
- * Verbose output for the SERVER program can now be redirected to a file.
- * COM3 and COM4 ports can be used locally. Previously, the SERVER program
- would control COM ports 1 through 4, even though LANtastic NOS only
- supports COM1 and COM2.
- * Users of Clipper and similar programs may now use the COMMIT FILE
- command to flush data to disk.
- * Improper tab expansion would cause the first print job sent to a
- server to have extra characters at the start of the print job.
- * Intermittent rename failures giving the DOS error "Duplicate file name
- or file not found" or the WordPerfect error "Cannot rename file" are
- resolved.
- * PKUNZIP with a D option and other programs would not correctly create files
- when the directory containing the files did not exist. LANtastic NOS will
- now function correctly with these programs.
-
- UPDATE TO THE LANtastic NETWORK OPERATING SYSTEM USER'S MANUAL
-
- Please substitute the following description of the LANCACHE AFTER_WRITE_DELAY
- switch for the one found in the section "Running LANCACHE With Command Line
- Options."
-
- AFTER_WRITE_DELAY-ddd (3) 0-3600
- Every time LANCACHE writes to disk, this interval is reset. If the
- amount of time that you specify (in seconds) for AFTER_WRITE_DELAY
- expires, the cache flushes its data to disk. Setting the value to
- 0 will make the cache immediately write data to disk. The field
- must be set to a smaller value than LONG_WRITE_DELAY, or LANCACHE
- will use the LONG_WRITE_DELAY value.
-
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