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INITIAL SETUP & INSTALLATION OF FeatherNet PRO! v1.10
IF YOU HAVE ALREADY INSTALLED FeatherNet PRO! v1.10 go to
the section marked with a "***". You should still read over
this version of INSTALFN.DOC and make sure you have not
missed anything.
FeatherNet PRO! comes with an automated setup program called
INSTALFN.EXE. This program will install the "Default"
FeatherNet PRO! BBS structure. This structure includes all
necessary files, directories and file attribute changes (You
MUST, in multi node applications run all .EXE files as READ
ONLY). In addition, INSTALFN creates and modifies all the
necessary default .BAT files.
THE AUTOMATED SETUP:
The automated setup of the FeatherNet PRO! BBS System is
quite simple and you can have a board up and running in the
matter of a few minutes if you follow a few guiding steps
outlined below.
First, choose a temporary directory to work from. We will
assume that you have probably done this as you are reading
these directions, but for the sake of it, we include this
step. You should not choose a directory in which you will
have as your BBS HOME directory. A good choice would be
\TEMP or \WORK.
Second, you must unzip the distribution package that you
received into the temp work directory, in most cases this
will be a single file called FNP110SW.ZIP. Inside this .ZIP
file are four (4) smaller .ZIP files labeled as FNP110x.ZIP
(Where "x" is A-D). UnZIP *** ONLY *** FNP110A.ZIP!
Type: PKUNZIP FNP110A
You now have access to the two (2) DOC files and the instal-
lation program, INSTALFN.EXE. DO *** NOT *** UnZIP the B-D
.ZIP files as the installation program will do that for you.
Unzipping these additional files in advance will cause an
ERROR.
Third, PRINT OUT THE DOCUMENTATION. While the initial
installation is quite simple to accomplish, the full power
and configurability of the FeatherNet PRO! BBS System can
not be realized without reading the documentation and
learning about all it's various features.
It is important that you understand that there are THOUSANDS
of configuration options within the FeatherNet PRO! System
and you can not expect to learn everything in the program in
a night and can not expect to have an installation program
setup everything for you, in the exact format you want.
This installation program will setup a running version of
the FeatherNet PRO! BBS System with minimal input from you
using DEFAULT menus and configuration. You will then have
to edit and mold the BBS to your own tastes. Before running
INSTALFN we recommend that you read through the
documentation thoroughly and familiarize yourself with the
various sections.
Before you run INSTALFN, you should know that it will ask
you a few questions which you can decide upon now. These
questions are as follows;
WHAT DRIVE WILL YOU BE RUNNING FeatherNet PRO FROM?
WHAT DIRECTORY DO YOU WANT FOR A BBS HOME DIRECTORY?
WHAT IS THE NAME AND LOCATION OF YOUR TEXT EDITOR?
WHAT IS THE NAME AND LOCATION OF YOUR ANSI DRAWING PROGRAM?
┌────────────┐
│ IMPORTANT! │
└────────────┘
YOU MUST HAVE SHARE.EXE LOADED! DO NOT SKIP THIS STEP. IF
YOU FINISH THE INSTALLATION AND THINGS AREN'T RUNNING, IT IS
DUE TO SHARE.EXE NOT BEING LOADED!
BE SURE TO HAVE YOUR ANSI DRIVER LOADED!
Normally this will be located in your CONFIG.SYS file in the
C:\ directory. If your using DOS's ANSI.SYS, there would (or
should) be a line entered like this:
DEVICE=C:\DOS\ANSI.SYS
If you needed to add the ANSI.SYS line, reboot your computer
now. Change back to your temp directory.
TYPE: INSTALFN
This will bring up the first installation screen which will
ask the drive and directory you wish to use as the HOME BBS
directory. The home BBS directory is the directory where
most all the BBS's executable files will be placed for use
by all nodes of the system and what all the sub directories
will be built off of.
Example: C:\FNET
Next, select "Y" to have the BBS HOME directory placed in
your path statement "SET NODE=1" added in to your
autoexec.bat file. Your CONFIG.SYS will be scanned to make
sure you have enough file handles and environment space, if
not, they will be adjusted upwards.
Next, enter "Y" to INSTALL FeatherNet PRO!
At this point, INSTALFN will create the required sub
directories under your specified HOME directory and move the
appropriate files to each of them. It will also modify your
SFN.BAT (the SFN batch file is the main batch file to Start
FeatherNet PRO!) file to show the correct paths.
When done, INSTALFN will ask you if you wish to run FNETSM,
the system manager or Quit, it is suggested that you run
FNETSM at this time and finish the initial setup.
Once in FNETSM you will be prompted for the PATH and
FILENAME of your TEXT EDITOR.
Example: C:\QED\QE.EXE
Next it will prompt you for your ANSI EDITOR such as
TheDraw.
Example: C:\TDRAW\THEDRAW.EXE
Once this is done you will be switched immediately into
FNCFG the FeatherNet configuration editor. There is a
detailed section in this manual on FNCFG, but for now you
need to worry about a very few things. You should quickly
answer the questions in the General Information Screen 1
about the BBS name, the SysOp name and make sure you enter
your registration number or 000 if you are not registered.
For now you can press <PgDn> TWICE which will bring you into
the MODEM, NODE and SUBSCRIPTION Information Screen. Here
you need to input your modem initialization string. If you
are not sure about this step, please see the sections in
the documentation under "FNCFG - MODEM/NODE/SUBSCRIPTION" &
the section "SysOp Utilities - MODEMSET". Answer the COMM,
FOSSIL, BAUD RATE, and LOCKED PORT questions. Next, skip to
the bottom of the screen and answer the NODE questions, for
now we will assume you are setting up node #1. If you are
using a network or another Multi tasked you must answer "Y"
to that question. If you are running a SHAREWARE or Multi
Line Registered package you MUST have SHARE loaded in your
AUTOEXEC.BAT or CONFIG.SYS file.
For now, that is all that must be done here. Press <ESC> to
the MAIN FNCFG menu then <ESC> once again where it asks if
you want to quit, answer "Y" here and MAKE SURE YOU HIT "Y"
WHEN IT ASKS IF YOU WANT TO SAVE YOUR INFORMATION!
When done, [PRESS ANY KEY]
*** *** *** *** *** *** *** **** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
IF YOU ARE A REGISTERED USER AND RECEIVED THIS DISKETTE FROM
US VIA MAIL:
Change to your \FNET directory and type: ATTRIB -R *.*
Copy the FNET.EXE file from the directory /REGISTER on your
diskette into your BBS HOME directory, the default BBS Home
directory is /FNET.
Change to your \FNET directory and type: ATTRIB +R *.EXE
*** *** *** *** *** *** *** **** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Re-BOOT your computer at this time for all changes to take
place.
Once the re-boot has taken place you should change to your
node 1 directory [CD\FNET\NODE1] and type FNETSM. Once in
FNETSM press "A" or <ENTER> to EDIT USERS. RECORD ONE MUST
BE THE SYSOP! Furthermore, it MUST be the SAME name as you
entered in FNCFG in the SYSOP NAME FIELD and the SAME NAME
the BBS was registered under. Please make sure you fill in
all your information here making sure to hit "F2" to fill in
the second page of information.
When finished, press <ESC> and then <ESC> or "Q" to return
to the main menu of FNETSM and then press "B" or Arrow Down
to CREATE USER INDEX FILES and press <ENTER>. Press <ESC>
to leave FNETSM.
Your system is almost ready to run. There are a few more
items that you need to complete first. Change to the \FNET
directory. You will find an unregistered copy of DSZxxxx.ZIP
(xxxx = date of release). You will need to unarchive this
file in the \FNET directory or another directory that is in
your PATH statement. DSZ is needed before ANY files may be
uploaded or downloaded.
You have 30 days to evaluate DSZ. You may register DSZ and
other fine products by Chuck Forsberg for a nominal fee by
contacting:
Omen Technology, Inc.
P.O. Box 4681
Portland, OR 97208
(503) 621-3406 [Voice]
Some of the file protocols defined will not work until it is
registered. You can remove those protocols by editing the
file FNETPROT.DAT in the \FNET\FNSYS directory and defined
in the FNP110-x manuals. Next you need to change to the ULT
directory (\FNET\ULT) and setup ULTester, FeatherNet PRO!'s
Upload processor. Instructions for this are provided in the
SysOp utilities section of the manual.
After you have completed these steps you are finished! Your
board, while not completely setup for your particular style,
is ready and can be placed on-line to accept calls! (Make
sure SHARE is loaded if needed!)
Go to your \FNET\NODE1 directory and type: SFN
There you go. You may log on with the SysOp logon command.
(Not too hard, was it!)
Once you see it is running, * MAKE A BACKUP *! You can then
continue onto rerunning FNCFG and detailing your new BBS!
The FeatherNet PRO! installation program will be completed
within minutes (3 or less usually).
In the event you incur any problems with your installation,
please call our Support BBS and leave a message. We answer
all messages within 24 hours or less. When requesting help,
whether by message or voice, please include or have at hand
the following information:
1) All system and program information requested
on the "BUG REPORT" page of the FNP110-B.DOC
file.
2) The "DEMOG CODE" found in the file "DEMOG.COD"
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ "THANK YOU" again for trying FeatherNet PRO! v1.10! │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
FeatherNet Software, Inc.
P.O. Box 260666
Tampa, FL 33685-0666
(813) 249-8422 [BBS]
(813) 249-8322 [Voice]