

PCShare 2.0

High Performance Server for DOS/Windows-PCs
PCShare provides extremely fast, reliable, feature rich networking services for DOS and Windows PCs. It is fully compatible with standard DOS
and Windows programs, incl. multi user applications, supports entry level PCs and excels in ease of use.
Sharing files and printers is simple and straightforward with PCShare's login program for DOS. Windows users enjoy full Windows integration,
mount drives and printers with a network chooser and examine remote directories in the File Manager with the appropriate PCShare extension.
PCShare allows any standard Windows program to use its networking capabilities by means of the Microsoft WinSock API. PC users access Oracle or Sybase databases, emulate terminals with KeaT erm or teemtalk and view X applications with eXceed or teemX. Commercial solutions like SAP R3 or
company wide electronic mail like HPs OpenMail clients can be used, too. A myriad of Internet software for Telnet, FTP , Gopher, world wide web etc. is supported.
Customizable login scripts can be executed with PCShare's user and machine profiles. Users access Unix oreven issue Unix commands from the DOS
command line with PCShare
s terminal emulation. Unix tape drives can be used to backup local PC data.
Strict security can be enforced by disabling all local PC drives or with diskless boot.
PCShare is based on standards: proven TCP/IP communication, Unix systems, WinSock program interface, ODI network driver interface etc.
PCShare ensures a smooth growth path. It scales from one user to hundreds of nodes, from entry level workstations to most powerful multiprocess
or RISC servers, from a single Ethernet to complex internets.
PCShare coexists nicely with other networks like NetWare or Windows for Workgroups on the same PC. It is a great link between these PC based
networks and powerful Unix systems. It is possible to evaluate PCShare on a few nodes and add more over time without disruption of daily work.
PCShare is designed with crossplatform in mind. It tightly integrates Unix and by means of optional Helios EtherShare also Apple Macintosh. It offers sophisticated printing and is prepared for future Helios OPI 1.2.
Features & Benefits
Performance
E'net 980 KByte/s, FDDI 5MByte/s
Modest Requirements
Only 40 KB conventional PC RAM needed; can be loaded high
Runs even on 8086 or 80x86 PCs with 640 KB RAM under DOS 3.3
Supports ODI compliant adapters for Ethernet, Token Ring, FDDI ...
Ease of Use
Fast installation from CD-ROM
Menu-driven administration
Easy network setup with automatic node address assignments
Provisions for troubleshooting
Full Windows integration
Flexibility
Suite of network services
MS-DOS/PC-DOS 3.3 or newer, Novell DOS 7, Windows, WfW, ...
Full DOS file and record locking
WinSock & LAN WorkPlace API
Coexists with other PC networks
Servers from major Unix vendors like Sun, IBM, HP , SGI, DG, ...
TCP/IP , Unix, NFS, NIS, BootP , ...
System Requirements
PCShare Server
- One of the following Unix systems:
- SunSPARC Solaris 1, SunSPARC Solaris 2
- IBM RS/6000 AIX
- Hewlett-Packard 700 or 800 under HP-UX 9 with PA-RISC 1.1 or newer
- Silicon Graphics Irix 5
- Data General AViiON
- Digital MIPS Ultrix
- Motorola 88K SVR4
- Digital Alpha
- Appr. 5 MB hard disk space
- 16 MB RAM; 512 KB RAM per active client
- TCP/IP network connection
- optional NFS, NIS/NIS+, DNS, BootP , ...
- at least one network adapter; multiple adapters for load balancing in heavy
duty environment
PCShare Client
- Any PC under MS-DOS/PC-DOS 3.3 to 6.2 or Novell DOS 7; optional
Windows 3.x , Windows for Workgroups
- Appr. 150 KB hard disk space or optional diskless TCP/IP boot
- 640 KB RAM; PCShare needs less than 40 KBconventional RAM and can be
loaded high
- ODI compliant network adapter for Ethernet, Token Ring or FDDI;
adapter may be onboard, ISA, EISA, MCA, PCI or PCMCIA
Network
- Ethernet, T oken Ring or FDDI
- Any TCP/IP network with arbitrary topology
- Unix name and directory services are supported
- BootP is supported
Installation, Administration and Configuration
Server Installation
- Installation within minutes from CD-ROM with simple script (creation of an installation tape from the CD-ROM is an option)
- Automatic creation of a public volume with all PCShare programs and utilities
- Automatic creation of a public volume with all PCShare programs and utilities
- Automatic creation of a guest account
- Installation by experienced user feasible Client Installation
- Fast Installation from only one PC disk with menu-driven, graphical PCINST program
- Automatic configuration for Windows
- Creation of a subdirectory with PCShare's STARTNET.BAT file and a few other files
- Only the
Lastdrive
parameter is adjusted in CONFIG.SYS, no other changes are applied
- ODI drivers for many network adapters already included; other may be used instead easily
- Absolutely no TCP/IP configuration on the PC with PCShares automatic address assignment; optional use of hosts file or BootP
- Easy publishing of local PC printers for use by Unix print queues, access restriction optional
- NetWare client software provided in license from Novell and stored on PCShare server
Server Administration
- Convenient, fool-proof server management with menu-driven, graphical PCADMIN program
- Special system & printer administrator groups
- Remotely from any PCShare PC or terminal
- Managing Unix users, groups and printers; optionally based on NIS yellow pages
- Exporting of volumes and printers for PCShare
- Gathering of extensive statistics on usage etc.
- Checking client network configuration & status
- Defining TCP/IP configuration incl. addresses
- Setting security options
- Adjusting character mappings for print output
Product Highlights
PCShare DOS Login and Windows Chooser
PCShare's services are accessed with a DOS login tool, a Windows chooser or by batch programs. There is full Windows integration including
the help system. PCShare does not require extensive training for PC users and will easily be accepted by even unexperienced users.
File Services
PCShare offers extremely fast file services. Due to its great performance PCShare allows to boot hundreds of PCs remotely from a server and to run
Windows with diskless PCs. All Unix disk space including NFS volumes, CD-ROM, MO etc. can be used for PC file services. Unix directories appear
as DOS drive letters. Long Unix names are automatically mapped to proper DOS names. DOS file and record locking is fully supported.
Print Services
PCShare allows PCs to print to Unix spool systems and also to redirect Unix print queues to locally attached PC printers. It is very easy to set u
p Unix spoolers and to redirect Unix print queues to PC printers in the network. The output to locally attached PC printers remains under the full
control of Unix and Windows is not burdened with these print jobs. PCShare offers flexible character mapping to get proper output on various pri
nters.
Standard TCP/IP Stack for Windows
PCShare provides Microsoft WinSock and Novell LAN WorkPlace program interfaces. The stack is implemented as DLL and Windows driver. There is no
need to preconfigure TCP/IP sessions, both TCP/IP program interfaces can be used simultaneously, TCP/IP sessions do not take up conventional DOS
memory and there is virtually no limit on the number of concurrent sessions.
PCShare Terminal Emulation
PCShare includes an enhanced ANSI terminal emulation with ISO7, ISO8, PC and HP character set, 36 user definable function keys and black on white
representation. It solves the basic needs of most users. For experts the terminal emulation accepts Unix commands at the DOS prompt and launches a
session for executing the command. The terminal emulation is extremely fast and displays up to thirty screens a second.
User and Machine Profiles
The administrator can set up login procedures so that every time a certain PC is booted or a certain user logs in, individual batch programs are
executed. This is a convenient and user friendly method to spread important news, synchronize user or configuration data, check for viruses or enf
orce certain activities like starting TSRs.
Security Options
PCShare can be configured to automatically disable local PC drives when connecting to a PCShare server or to boot diskless from server.
PCShare "tar" Programm
PCShare provides a DOS tar program so that any PC can share Unix tape devices for remote backup.
Easy TCP/IP Setup
Despite standard Unix methods for setting up IP addresses an unrivaled automatic way is offered.
Flexible Licensing Scheme
PCShare comes with a floating license for the PCs. The server license is tied to a specific machine and for a certain number of simultaneous
users. The server also acts as license server for the TCP/IP stack. There is an attractive one server/one user kit for single PC solutions.
License expansions for additional 1, 5, 10, 20 and 100 users are available.
Convenient Update to PCShare 2.0
Existing installations can easily be updated PC by PC without interrupting daily work. When the new PCShare 2.0 software is installed on
an existing 1.4 server, the old server will continue to run in compatibility mode. PCShare 1.4 clients can then be updated over the network
whenever appropriate.