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║ GT-HELP ║ Setting GT up for a LAN network
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Up to 10 copies of GT can be run on a network.  It is probably best
to get a node running stand-alone first, then add the network capability 
when you are satisfied with the general operation.

I will assume this is not the first program you have configured to run
across the network - if it is, you have some other reading to do first.

 
┌───────────────────┐
│ DOS configuration │
└───────────────────┘
 
The suggested configuration should include :
 
    In config.sys:              fcbs=24,12          (min)
                                stacks=62,512       (min)
                                buffers=25          (max)
                                   
    In autoexec.bat:            share /F:6144 /L:70 (min)
 
 
┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Each station running GT should have a separate copy of the GT.CNF file.│ 
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
    
Normally they are all called GT.CNF, but each station needs a slightly
different configuration - so GTPATH must point to a different directory on 
each station.
    
  
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│ Choose one of the stations to be station 0 (PID 0 in GT's terms). │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
 
Station 0 is the one that manages the user records.  
 
a)  Set its GTPATH in the environment to a local directory, copy your 
    existing GT.CNF there (I assume its mostly correct already), start 
    GT, execute ALT-I and find the LAN parameters (37).
    
 
b)  Set PID number to 0, and assign an arbitrary name to it.
    
 
c)  Set the LAN path to a drive and directory that can also be accessed
    from the other stations.  This is where GT will store the user 
    files.  A new (empty) directory is probably best.
    
 
d)  Set some path names (ALT-I 26) :
    
    i)  Unique local directories:       Download
                                        Capture
                                        Log
                                        
    ii) Shareable directories:          Dflt File Area
                                        Dflt Msg Base
                                        Sys Msg Path
                                        BBS/CBS file path
                                        
    The shareable directories can be on remote stations if you wish.
    You are not obliged to share them between all copies of GT, but you 
    would usually want to.
    
 
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│ Set other stations │
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Set the other stations similarly, noting that :
 
a)  their PIDs should be unique numbers in the range 1 to 9
    
b)  their LAN paths should all point to the same directory as station 0
    (though its path will probably be referred to differently when 
    accessed remotely).

c)  their GTPATHs should all be local directories with no sharing
    
d)  If you want it to start up with the same defaults as station 0, use 
    the same 'shareable' directories as station 0.  
    
 
┌────────────────────────┐
│ Install the text files │
└────────────────────────┘
    
a)  For the moment, put all your BBS and CBS files into the shared 
    BBS/CBS file path.  The result of this will be that all stations
    should look the same to callers.
 
    Except that if you intend to run netmail: 
    
            Nodelist.bbs, routing.bbs, schedule.bbs - the netmail 
            software does not presently use the BBS/CBS path.  These 
            must go in the GTPATH directory on whichever station you 
            intend to run netmail.
            
            GTMDIR.BBS - if running netmail, you will need a GTPATH 
            copy of this on the netmail station.
            
    Note:   If you later wish one of the stations to look different to 
            the others, you can place a copy of any of these files in 
            the GTPATH and edit it there.  That will then take 
            precedence over the shared copy in the BBS/CBS path 
            directory.
        
    In the case of the GTMDIR and GTDIR files, this assumes that you can 
    'address' the file area and message base directories uniformally 
    across the network.  The easiest way to do this is to assign unused
    drive letters to the appropriate drives :
    
        lastdrive=z         (in config.sys)
        subst m: c:\msgs    (autoexec.bat on station 1)
        subst m: j:\msgs    (autoexec.bat on station 1)
    
    This allows the message base directories to be referred to as
    m: even though the individual stations may address them differently.
 
##MMR 2.16ß  !link JP  8-09-90  8:24 


