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INSTALLING LANtastic 5.0 IN AN OS/2 v2.* VIRTUAL DOS MACHINE
[This will work for both HPFS and FAT16 file systems]
At a DOS machine:
1. Make a bootable floppy w/COMMAND.COM. Any size diskette will
work.
2. Create the following CONFIG.SYS on the floppy [other devices
may be included, but these are necessary]:
Files=50
Buffers=32
Lastdrive=z
FCBS=16,8
Device=fsfilter.sys
3. Create the following autoexec.bat on the floppy:
@echo off
prompt $p$g
call startnet
At the OS/2 machine:
4. Open a DOS window by doing the following:
a. Double click the OS/2 system icon.
b. Double click Command Prompts.
c. Double click DOS Window Icon.
5. Change to the directory c:\os2\mdos.
6. Copy FSFILTER.SYS to the floppy.
7. Execute the following command: VMDISK X: C:\<PATH>\<FILENAME>.
Where: X: = drive letter of floppy.
PATH = directory path to filename.
FILENAME = name of IMAGE file.
ex: VMDISK A: C:\OS2\MDOS\DOSMACH.IMG
(This step creates the virtual dos image file)
8. Insert the LANTASTI install floppy and copy all the files to
a temporary directory on the C: drive.
(Ex. copy a:\ c:\tempdir)
9. Type EXIT to go back to the OS/2 desktop.
10. Click the right mouse button on the DOS Window Icon to bring
up icon menu.
11. Click on COPY to create a new icon for the DOS VDM.
12. Click on the New Name box and enter a name for the icon.
(ex: DOS VDM).
13. Click on copy to create the icon.
14. Click the right mouse button on the new icon to bring up icon
menu.
15. Click the ARROW next to the OPEN menu option to bring up
Settings menu.
16. Click on SETTINGS to bring up Settings window.
17. Click on Session to bring up Session parameters.
18. Click on DOS Settings to bring up DOS Settings window.
19. Click on DOS_STARTUP_DRIVE.
20. Click on value box and type in the drive:\path\filename as
created in step 8.
21. Click on SAVE.
22. Double click on the upper left corner of the DOS Settings
window.
23. Double click on the icon for the DOS VDM. (You'll get an error
about the control dir)
24. Change to the temporary directory where the Lantasti files
were copied. (C:\TEMPDIR)
25. Run the LANTASTI install program and do the following:
Enter a Machine name
Machine type: Server or Workstation depending on user.
Installation directory: C:\LANTASTI
Network Startup Batch File: Build - A:\STARTNET.BAT
Network Adapter Installed: (Specify adapter)
Adapters Drivers to Install: (Specify adapter or ALL)
Modify Config.sys: NO
Printer Connections: (As needed)
Disk Drive Connections: (As needed)
Set Up Server With: Default Wildcard Account & Resources
Server's Control Directory: A:\LANTASTI.NET (if server)
Perform Installation: (Press Enter on this option to install)
26. When install completes, Double click the upper left corner of
the DOS VDM window to close
27. Restart the DOS VDM window by double clicking the icon and the
network should load without errors.
Sharing OS/2 Resources
To share resources with other nodes on the LANtastic network, be
sure to modify and/or create resources so they are OS/2 type on the
OS/2 server. To do this:
1. Load NET_MGR
2. Select Shared Resources Management
3. Select or create desired resources to share [@printer devices
or drive resources].
4. Modify the resouce by selecting it, then selecting Disk Drive
Type: and choosing OS/2 as the type.