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- CD-ConnectTM Version 1.6
-
- Cogito Ergo Software Inc. & Cross International Corporation (CIC)
- (c) 1994-5 Cross International
- CD-Connect is a trademark of CIC
- Voice: 303-440-7313 - FAX-BBS: 303-442-2616
-
- Technical Support Information:
-
- For the best response to technical issues, please FAX us at 303-
- 442-2616 and provide a copy of your config.sys and
- autoexec.bat for the machine in question as well as a complete
- description of the problem.
-
- CD-Connect Licensing:
-
- CD-Connect is licensed in 5, 10, and 25 user increments. If you
- have the 10 user version , this means that 10 workstations may
- load CDUSER concurrently. These workstations may connect up
- to 5 different (or the same) CD-Servers. This means a total of 10
- workstations may have a combined total of 50 connections at any
- one time. You may load as many copies of CDSERVER on CD-
- Servers as best fits your configuration, but each CD-Server
- requires a different directory.
-
- CD-Connect components:
-
- INSTALL.EXE:
- Installation program to install CD-Connect. This file is not
- copied over to the installation directory.
-
- CDSETUP.EXE:
- This program will initialize data files for CDSERVER.EXE
- and CDUSER.EXE. CDSETUP will setup CD-Connect
- server names, resource names, and network addresses for
- segmented networks.
-
- CDSERVER.EXE:
- This is the CD-Server TSR. After checking for CDROM
- drives previously defined in CDSETUP, it will terminate
- and go resident waiting for CDUSER connections and
- requests. CDSERVER will load itself in conventional
- memory but may be loaded in high memory using the MS-
- DOS 5.0 or greater lh or load high command. Please refer
- to the MS-DOS or DR-DOS manual.
-
- CDUSER.EXE:
- This is the client-side redirector TSR. When the specified
- local drive, CD-Server, and CD-Server resource are
- supplied to CDUSER, it will terminate and go resident,
- communicating with the remote CD-Server. CDUSER will
- first attempt to load itself in high memory, if available and
- there is enough room, then load in conventional memory.
-
- RESOURCE.DAT:
- This file is created the first time you run CDSETUP.EXE.
- CDSERVER requires this file to be in the same directory it
- is run from.
-
- NETADDR.DAT:
- This file is created the first time you run CDSETUP.EXE.
- Both CDUSER and CDSERVER require this file to be in the
- same directory they are run from.
-
- CD-Connect requirements:
-
- Novell Netware 2.X, 3.X, 4.X, Personal Netware, or Netware Lite
- MS-DOS 3.3 or greater (or 100% compatible)
- CDUSER requires 16K of conventional or high memory.
- CDSERVER requires 18K conventional or high memory (with a
- memory manager), 64K of EMS memory, CD-ROM drive and
- drivers, MSCDEX.EXE version 2.0 or greater.
-
- Notes for using CD-Connect with Novell Netware:
-
- CD-Connect and the CONFIG.SYS LASTDRIVE=
- command: The Novell Netware shell, NETX.COM will
- assign the first network drive after the LASTDRIVE=
- command in your config.sys. If LASTDRIVE=E then your
- login drive will be F:. (This is the default if there is no
- LASTDRIVE command in the config.sys.) CDUSER.EXE
- and MSCDEX require a drive letter that is less than or
- equal to the LASTDRIVE= statement. Using the above
- example, and assuming drive C: as a local hard disk,
- CDUSER could use D:, and E: for the redirected CDROM
- drives. If drives D: and E: are local drives or undesirable
- you may use NovellÆs VLMs and set your config.sys to
- LASTDRIVE= Z and use any drive letter from C: to Z:. For
- more information about NetwareÆs VLMs, contact Novell.
-
- CD-Connect and NetwareÆs SPX: CD-Connect requires the
- SPX transport to be loaded for communication. CDUSER
- requires 1 SPX connection to operate and CDSERVER
- requires the number concurrent users for SPX
- connections. The default number of SPX connections is
- 15, however this default may be modified through
- NetwareÆs NET.CFG file, generally located in the directory
- NETX.COM or VLM.EXE if loaded. If you receive the
- message æSPX connection count is too lowÆ message,
- increase the value in your NET.CFG file. (See Netware
- manuals for more information.) CDUSER and CDSERVER
- will also report a warning message if after loading there
- are no more SPX connections available. This is a non-fatal
- error informing you that any other applications that may
- use SPX will not run without the SPX connection count
- being increased.
-
- INSTALLATION
-
- Step 1 - Pre-installation
-
- You must first install your CD-ROM drives(s) on the CD-
- Server according to your drive manufactures instructions.
- CD-ConnectÆs CDSERVER requires access to the CD-ROM
- drive(s) via MSCDEX version 2.0 or greater. CDUSER does
- not use MSCDEX. A typical configuration for a CD-ROM
- drive before installation of CD-Connect might look like the
- following: (Using AdaptecÆs AHA 1542B SCSI adapter and
- a NEC-74)
- CONFIG.SYS:
- DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS - Himem driver
- DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.SYS - EMM or EMS driver
- DEVICE=C:\ASW410\ASPI4DOS.SYS - Adapter driver
- DEVICE=C:\ASW410\ASWCDNEC.SYS /D:ASPICD0 CDROM
- driver
- FILES=40
- BUFFERS=40
- LASTDRIVE=F
- AUTOEXEC.BAT:
- PROMPT $P$G
- PATH=C:\DOS;C:\WINDOWS
- C:\DOS\MSCDEX /D:ASPICD0 /L:D /M:12
-
- At this point you should be able to access the CD-ROM
- drive(s) locally on the CD-Server.
-
- Step 2 - Running INSTALL.EXE
-
- Insert the CD-Connect disk in floppy drive A: or B: and
- type: A:\INSTALL or B:\INSTALL
- Enter in the destination path to install CD-Connect files.
- The best place to install CD-Connect is on the file server
- in a directory that is accessible to all users that will be
- using it. Once CD-Connect has completed the file copying,
- it will automatically load CDSETUP.EXE. It is
- recommended you follow along with the next steps when
- configuring and loading CD-Connect programs. You will
- need to have certain rights to add a directory, please refer
- to your Novell Netware manual.
-
- Step 3 - Running CDSETUP.EXE
-
- Select æSet Resource NamesÆ from the main menu.
- a) Enter in the name of this CD-Server. (Example:
- æCDSERV1Æ)
- b) Enter in the maximum number of total open files
- that will be available to remote users. The
- minimum is 20 and the maximum is 225.
- CDSERVER will use this number to allow remote
- users to open X number of files concurrently and
- the remaining files will be available to the
- foreground application on the CD-Server. If this
- number is 40 then your config.sys should read
- FILES=60, which would allocate 40 open files to
- remote users and 20 open files to the foreground
- application on the CD-Server.
- c) Fill in the resource name, drive letter, and
- description for each CD-ROM drive available.
- Pressing the F9 key will search for all CD-ROM
- drives and fill in a default for these fields.
- (Example: æCD1Æ æFÆ
- d) Press F10 to save the changes.
- e) If the maximum number of files specified is
- greater than your FILES= statement plus 20 in the
- config.sys, CDSETUP will prompt you to update
- your config.sys FILES= statement.
-
- Select æEdit Network AddressÆ from the main menu:
- a) Fill in the hexadecimal numbers that represent
- different network segments on your network. If
- you are unsure what numbers to use, consult your
- network administrator. Pressing F9 will attempt to
- search for all known network segments for you.
- Netware Lite and Personal network users should
- use the default value of 1.
- b) Press F10 to save the changes.
-
- Step 4 - Running CDSERVER.EXE:
-
- Type æCDSERVERÆ on the CD-Server. CDSERVER will
- report the drives(s) it is making available to remote users
- and load resident.
-
- Step 5 - Running CDUSER.EXE:
-
- Run CDUSER on the remote workstation with the
- following command line parameters:
-
- /s:ServerName (Name of CD-Server to attach to,
- from step 3a)
- /m:ResourceName (Name of the resource to attach
- to, from step 3b)
- /l:DriveLetter (Local drive letter to assign to remote
- CD-ROM)
-
- Using the examples in the previous steps you would type:
-
- CDUSER /s:CDSERV1 /m:CD1 /l:F
-
- This would assign drive F: as the remote CD-ROM drive
- on CD-Server æCDSERV1Æ and æCD1Æ as the drive you
- want to access. The drive letter you choose need not be
- the same as the drive selected under step 3b. The drive
- letter you choose must be less than the LASTDRIVE=
- parameter in the config.sys.
-
- If you receive the message æUnable to locate CD-Server
- æServerNameÆ, re-run CDSETUP and confirm that your
- network addresses are setup correctly and that
- CDSERVER is running.
-
- You may also supply the command line information using
- these DOS environment variables:
-
- SET CDSRV=ServerName
- SET CDNAM=ResourceName
- SET CDDRV=DriveLetter
-
- You may connect to additional remote CD-ROM drives by
- running CDUSER again and specifying different
- parameters.
-
- Additional Information:
-
- CDSERVER.EXE Command line options:
-
- /U (Unload CDSERVER from memory)
- /V (Get current version)
- /? (Get command line help)
-
- CDUSER.EXE Command line options:
-
- /U (Unload CDUSER from memory and delete all connections)
- /R (Remove a drive connection, must be used with the /L
- parameter)
- /L:DriveLetter (Specifies a local drive letter to redirect)
- /S::ServerName (Specifies a CD-Server to connect to)
- /M:ResourceName (Specifies a CD-Server resource to attach to)
- /C (Load in conventional memory only)
- /H (Load in high memory only)
- /D (Display all resources)
- /O (Overwrite an existing local drive)
- /T:Seconds (Change search timeout)
- /? (Command line help)
-
- Error Messages from CDUSER and CDSERVER:
- The following are errorcodes that are displayed and
- returned to DOS for both CDUSER and CDSERVER.
-
- Error 1: You must be running DOS Version 3.3 or later.
- CDUSER and CDSERVER require MS-DOS 3.3 or greater.
-
- Error 2: Unable to find startup directory.
- An unusual DOS error occurred, probably due to an
- incompatible version of DOS.
-
- Error 3: Unable to find a free vector, please unload one or more
- TSRs.
- There are too many TSRs loaded, unload one or more
- TSRs.
-
- Error 4: IPX is not installed.
- IPX must be loaded. Run IPX.COM or IPXODI.COM
-
- Error 5: SPX is not installed.
- SPX must be loaded. Run IPX.COM or IPXODI.COM. If
- these files are loaded, make sure they do not have the A
- command line parameter.
-
- Error 6: Unable to open network address file, please run setup.
- You must run CDSETUP to initialize the network address
- file NETADDR.DAT. If you have run CDSETUP, make sure
- this file resides in the same directory that CDUSER or
- CDSERVER is loaded from.
-
- Error 7: Unable to open socket.
- CDSERVER or CDUSER was unable to open a socket for
- communications. Edit the Netware file NET.CFG and add
- or increase the æipx sockets = æ parameter. If this does
- not solve the problem, unload any other networking TSRs
- (aside from the Novell startup TSRs) and try it running
- again.
-
- Error 8: Not enough memory to execute.
- There is insufficient memory to run the application. Unload
- one or more TSRs to free up some memory.
-
- Error 9: This Operating System is not supported.
- This computer is not running a supported operating
- system such as the OS/2 compatibility box.
-
- Error 10: Unable to open temporary file.
- The application was unable to open a temporary file for
- writing. Try setting the TMP= environment variable to a
- local drive.
-
- Error 11: Invalid number of startup parameters.
- The application was run without the necessary command
- line parameters. Please review the documentation for the
- program you are trying to run.
-
- Error 12: Unable to unload due to hooked interrupts. TSRs must
- be unloaded in reverse order.
- The TSR you are trying to unload cannot because TSRs
- must be unloaded in reverse order. Unload the TSRs that
- were loaded after the CD-Connect application.
-
- Error 13: Unable to free memory.
- The TSR was unable to free the memory it is using. This is
- probably due to some memory corruption.
-
- Error 14: SPX connection error.
- There was an error code returned when trying to establish
- an SPX connection. Make sure both the node and the CD-
- Server have enough SPX connections defined in the
- NET.CFG file.
-
- Error 15: SPX connection timeout.
- The remote computer did not respond to an SPX request.
- This could be due to very heavy network traffic, a bad
- cable, or bad adapter.
-
- Error 16: TSR must be installed before you can unload it.
- You have attempted to unload the TSR before is was
- unloaded.
-
- Error 17: User aborted search... Exiting.
- You hit the ESC key while the program was doing a
- network search.
-
- Error 18: Maximum local connection limit has been reached.
- The maximum local connection limit of five was reached.
- Unload the TSR and reload with the new parameters.
-
- Error 19: Available SPX connection count is too low.
- There are not enough SPX connection available for
- continued execution. Edit the Netware file NET.CFG and
- add or increase the parameter SPX connections =.
-
- Error 20: Unable to load TSR high.
- There was not enough high memory for the TSR to load
- high and the command line parameter /H was specified. At
- this time, this only applies to CDUSER.EXE.
-
- Error 21: Error on file read.
- One of the data files has become corrupt. Restore from
- backup both .DAT files or delete the .DAT files and re-run
- CDSETUP.
-
- Error Messages from CDUSER:
-
- Error 100: Unable to install redirector.
- Another TSR or device driver will not allow CDUSER to
- install. Try to unload other redirection TSRs.
-
- Error 101: You must supply a CD resource name with /m:
- CDUSER requires the /M:Resource name to connect to a
- CD-Server. See CDUSER Command line options for more
- information.
-
- Error 102: You must supply a CD Server name with /s:
- CDUSER requires the /S:Server name to connect to a CD-
- Server. See CDUSER Command line options for more
- information.
-
- Error 103: You must supply a drive letter with /l:
- CDUSER requires the /L:Drive letter to connect to a CD-
- Server. See CDUSER Command line options for more
- information.
-
- Error 104: CDUSER is already loaded for drive [DriveLetter]
- CDUSER is already loaded for this drive. Unload CDUSER
- or specify another drive letter.
-
- Error 105: Maximum number of redirectors already installed.
- The maximum total number of redirectors limit has been
- reached. Unload CDUSER from another workstation or
- upgrade to the next highest user version.
-
- Error 106: Unable to locate CD-Server [ServerName]
- CDUSER was unable to locate the server specified. Make
- sure the name specified is correct (run CDUSER -d to find
- out). If you still cannot see the server, verify that the
- network addresses are correct (through CDSETUP).
- Otherwise, try running CDUSER /T:5 to increase the
- search timeout.
-
- Error 107: Drive [DriveLetter] is greater than LASTDRIVE
- LastDriveLetter]
- The drive letter specified is greater than the LASTDRIVE
- parameter in the config.sys. Increase the LASTDRIVE
- parameter, decrease the drive letter passed to CDUSER, or
- use Netware VLMs.
-
- Error 108: Drive [DriveLetter] is already assigned
- Another application (such as Netware) is using this drive.
- Choose another drive or run CDUSER with the /O option.
-
- Error 109: There are no available drives; change LASTDRIVE= in
- your CONFIG.SYS
- Increase the LASTDRIVE= parameter in your config.sys.
- For example, it is common to put Z in as the last drive.
-
- Error 110: Could not find CDUSER installed for drive [DriveLetter]
- Not used at this time.
-
- Error 111: Could not find any CD-Servers.
- No CD-Servers could be found. See error 106.
-
- Error 112: You cannot load CDUSER.EXE when CDSERVER.EXE
- is loaded.
- You are attempting to load CDUSER then CDSERVER is
- loaded. Simply access the local version of the CD-ROM
- drive(s).
-
- Error Messages from CDSERVER:
-
- Error 200: Unable to locate EMM driver.
- CDSERVER requires EMS memory to run. Add an
- extended memory manager to your config.sys file such as
- EMM386.SYS or EMM386.EXE.
-
- Error 201: EMM version must be 3.0 or greater.
- The EMM driver you are using is out of date. Load the
- newest version.
-
- Error 202: CDSERVER requires 4 EMS Pages (64K).
- There is not enough EMS memory to load CDSERVER.
- Decrease the amount of EMS memory other TSRs are
- using such as disk caches.
-
- Error 203: No available CD-ROM drives.
- CDSERVER could not detect any CD-ROM drive(s). Make
- sure MSCDEX is loaded and communication with the CD-
- ROM drives(s) is open.
-
- Error 204: Server with the same name already loaded on
- network.
- You are attempting to load another workstation CD-Server
- with the same name as another CD-Server. Copy
- CDSETUP and CDSERVER to a different directory, run
- CDSETUP and configure this workstation with a different
- CD-Server name.
-
- Error 205: You cannot load CDSERVER.EXE when CDUSER.EXE
- is loaded.
- CDSERVER and CDUSER cannot co-exist at this time.
-
- Error 206: CDSERVER is already loaded.
- You have attempted to load CDSERVER twice. CDSERVER
- can only be loaded once.
-
- Error 207: Unable to open network resource file, please run
- CDSETUP.EXE
- CDSERVER needs the file RESOURCE.DAT. Make sure this
- file is in the directory the CDSERVER.EXE was run from.
-
- Error 208: lease re-run CDSETUP.EXE or adjust the FILES
- parameter in your CONFIG.SYS to: FILES = [Number]
- The number of files in your config.sys is too low or the
- number specified in CDSETUP is too high.
-
- Error 209:A servername was not defined in the resource.dat file.
- Please run CDSETUP.EXE and define a servername.
- No server name was specified in CDSETUP. Please re-run
- CDSETUP and enter a name.
-
- Cross International Corporation assumes no responsibility for
- errors or omissions in this document. Nor does Cross make any
- commitment to regularly send updates of the information
- contained herein to its customers (unless specifically requested).
- Product specifications may change without notice.
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