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- !NetUtils - © James Aylett December 1991 V1.15
-
- NetUtils is designed for you, the network system manager to be able to
- control the network from your monitor computer.
-
- A few words are needed about its operation :
-
- Net On toggles on/off when you click on it. It controls the state of the
- network modules inside your computer. You cannot be 'controlled' by another
- computer over the network if your Net On does not have a tick beside it, but
- you can't control other peoples either.
-
- Utilities leads to a sub-menu :
-
- The sub-menu contains another four sub-menus, three of which designate
- rooms of computers, or maybe area in the school or wherever you have the
- network. The top three sub-menus are the same :
-
- Warn gives a warning over that room of a reset coming soon.
-
- Reset now resets all the computers in that room at once.
-
- 2 mins issues a warning and then, after 2 minutes resets all computers
- in that room.
-
- The other sub-menu in Utilities is Other Utils. This contains the same
- utilities as the other three, except the timed reset, but they can be
- applied to a single computer. It also contains a notify, and an option to
- change the network you are using for these operations.
-
- Warn/Reset these options are as above : click on them, and then type in
- the station number.
-
- Notify : click on the option, type in the station number, and then the
- message followed by <RETURN>.
-
- Net : this leads to a sub-menu which contains four preset net numbers
- (0-3) plus the number 4. Clicking on the last option allows you to type
- in your own number. This only selects a network for the operations
- available using this program, not for any other net utils programs that
- may be floating around.
-
- TO SET THE STATION NUMBERS FOR EACH ROOM.
-
- Load up the program !RunImage from the !NetUtils directory. The directory
- can be entered by double-clicking on the application icon with <SHIFT> held
- down. In PROCstartup, near the beginning of the program three variables,
- ROOM1$, ROOM2$ and ROOM3$ are set up. Change these to the names of the areas
- or rooms that you use. Then, at the end of the program, there is a list of
- data with some REM statements to explain how it is set out. You can enter
- the station numbers of the computers in each area here. The defaults given
- there are merely to show how the numbers should be set out. Once you have
- made the necessary alterations, save !RunImage and load !NetUtils again.
-
- Any comments, suggestions or queries should be addressed to me at :
-
- James Aylett,
- 1 Avon Drive,
- Alderbury,
- Salisbury,
- SP5 3TA
-
- You can refine and re-write the main program all you like, but this file
- should not be altered. If the other files need to be changed, then you can.
-
- James Aylett.