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Our thanks to Jim Dunmyer for providing the following information!
Using MFM/LAN with the TBBS V2.3 file interface:
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Set up your LAN so there is a drive that is common to both the BBS and
the CD-ROM nanny. That is, when you do a "DIR [drivespec]" from either
the BBS machine OR the CD-ROM nanny, you should see the same, exact
thing. With Lantastic, the syntax might be:
NET USE B: \\BBS\E-DRIVE
This line is in the STARTNET.BAT on both the BBS *and* the nanny, and
causes the above-mentioned "DIR B:" command to look at the E: drive on
the BBS. Note that using the B: specifier in this manner is legitimate
and will work fine, but any "real" B: drive on either machine is unusable
while the LAN is running. This "NET USE" command should point to a
unique drive letter that is unused by anything else. It might work with
other setups, but be careful!
Here's an example STARTNET.BAT for the nanny, using Lantastic configured
for IPX:
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rem starts Lantastic & CD-ROM
lsl
ne2000
ipxodi a
odinsup
ai-ndis bind_to=ne2000 receive_buffers=4 no_receive_holdoff
ailanbio
rem share /f:4096
redir cdrom logins=6
MSCDEX /D:MSCD005 /M:24 /L:W /V
net login \\bbs user
net clock \\bbs
net use b: \\bbs\e-drive
==================================================================
Do not proceed until you have this "common" drive concept working!
==================================================================
Install MFMLAN.EXE on the CD-ROM nanny.
Install your MFM.KEY in the directory on the BBS drive where MFMLAN is
told to look for files. This is set in CEDIT, under the "slow, remote
drive" setup configuration, within the "Other, File Handling" area.
While in CEDIT, specify your "Slow, Remote Drives", and your "Staging
Directory". Be sure to set "Stage Method=1" (MFM). TBBS will make the
directories beneath the \STAGE directory.
Run MFMLAN on the nanny; the command line should be:
MFMLAN B:\MFM\ /T1
This will cause MFMLAN.EXE to look in the BBS' B:\MFM (actually on E:,
remember?) once per second to see if there are any requests.
If you want to use Pioneer changers on the nanny, you can use Pioneer's
XDISC.EXE utility, and when MFMLAN sees a request for a file on "Y3:",
it will call that program to mount disk number 3 and get the file. Note
the spelling of the utility's name, it is NOT "XDISK.EXE".
Tips:
You don't need a hard drive on the CD-ROM nanny, but if you want to
shell out to DOS to recomment .ZIP files during the copy, you'll
probably want a RAM disk. You don't need everything on the RAM disk,
only COMMAND.COM, MFMLAN.EXE, and a few other essentials; a 750K RAM
disk is big enough.
To do the re-comment, change record number 811 in STANDARD.LNG to read:
Copy %1%2
^JB:\UTIL\QZC.COM %P%s B:\MFM\COMMENT.TXT
^J%NAME%
^J
This runs a program called "QuickZipComment.COM", others will work fine.
When starting up MFMLAN.EXE, do a "DEL B:\MFM\LAN*.*" to clean up any
leftover stuff. This is necessary if your nanny hiccups for any reason.
It is unnecesary to load SERVER.EXE on the nanny unless you want to
access the CD-ROMs from another workstation for some reason. And, you
never want to stage the [copied] files on the nanny's hard drive, that
defeats the entire purpose of the nanny concept.
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For more information on the LAN Workload Manager, aka "MFM/LAN" please
drop by the GW Associates Customer Support System at (508) 429-8385 or
call Pete White voice at (508) 429-6227. We're always here to help.