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LANtastic Network Operating System Information Update File (README.DOC)
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(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
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AE-2.EXE V1.15
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* 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.
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AILANBIO.EXE V1.15
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* AILANBIO.EXE now properly supports up to 255 NCBs.
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LANBIOS.EXE V2.01
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* The IRQ conflict problem described for AE-2 has also been resolved for
LANBIOS.
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LANCACHE.EXE V1.31
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* 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.
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LANPUP.EXE V3.02
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* Voice mail items cannot be read as text mail items and vice-versa.
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NE3.EXE V1.15
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* NE3 now supports the XEROX switch described for AE-2.
* The IRQ conflict problem described for AE-2 has also been resolved for NE3.
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NET.EXE 09-17-90 4:56pm
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* 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.
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REDIR.EXE V3.02
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* 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.
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SERVER.EXE V3.02
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* 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.