OS/2 Shareware BBS: 8 Other/08-Other.zip/e52os2m.exe/eqnkserv.hlp

OS/2 Help File | 1998-05-27 | 15KB | 426 lines

ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. General Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use the Remote Workstation Control Session window, to view the screen display
of the remote client. The title bar includes the name of the client, the
session state, and the keystrokes mode.

From the menu bar of the Remote Workstation Control Session window, you can
select one of the following:

o Keystrokes
o Session
o Help

Select one of the following for information on the tasks that you can perform
with Remote Workstation Control:

o Changing the session state
o Sending OS/2 commands to the client
o Switching among multiple clients
o Switching between keyboards
o Using the virtual DOS machine on the OS/2 client
o Viewing message logs
o Viewing message help information screen

For tips on optimizing Remote Workstation Control performance, select
Optimizing.

Note:   The help windows that you see after pressing the F1 key are available
only when you are in a keystrokes local mode.  When you are in a keystrokes
remote mode and press the F1 key, you will see the help windows that appear on
the client.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Changing the Session State ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

To change the session state, do either of the following:

o Select the Session pull-down menu, and then select the action to change the
  session state.
o If you are in keystrokes local mode, press the shortcut key associated with
  the action to change the session.

   State      Shortcut Key

   Active     Ctrl+A

   Monitor    Ctrl+M

   Suspend    Ctrl+S

   Terminate  Ctrl+T


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. Switching between Keyboards ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

During an active session, your keystrokes automatically affect the client.

o Press Alt+T to switch keystrokes back and forth between your own keyboard and
  the keyboard of the client.

o To obtain the same effect, move your mouse pointer onto the Keystrokes menu
  item, open Change Keystrokes Mode and select:

   - Keystrokes local to work on your keyboard. Any actions you perform with
     your mouse affect your workstation only.

   - Keystrokes remote to work on the client keyboard. Any actions you perform
     with your mouse affect the client when you work in the client window and
     your workstation when you work in any other windows.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Sending OS/2 Commands to the Client ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The operating-system hot key combinations always affect your workstation and
not the client. They retain their original functions as follows:

Use Alt+Esc to see your full screen or window sessions in rotation. To get the
same results on the client, do either of the following:

o Select Send Alt+Esc from the Keystrokes pull-down menu

o If you are in keystrokes local mode, press the Ctrl+E shortcut key.

Use Alt+Tab to see the system menu for the OS/2 client full screen or window
sessions in rotation. To get the same results on the client, do either of the
following:

o Choose Send Alt+Tab from the Keystrokes pull-down menu.

o If you are in keystrokes local mode, press the Ctrl+U shortcut key.

Use Ctrl+Esc to see the OS/2 window list. To get the same results on the
client, do either of the following:

o Choose Send Ctrl+Esc from the Keystrokes pull-down menu.

o If you are in keystrokes local mode, press the Ctrl+C shortcut key.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Switching among Multiple Clients ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Switch among sessions with multiple clients just as you would among multiple
windows on your workstation. To change to a different client session, do either
of the following:

o Select the new session from your Remote Workstation Control Session window.

o Go to the Window list, and select the new session.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. Using the DOS Box on the OS/2 Client ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

You can use DOS boxes in both a DOS full-screen and DOS window on the OS/2
client. You can select, open, and work in one or more DOS boxes during a
session.

However, you should know the following:

o When you run a graphic application on a DOS full-screen, the image cannot be
  transmitted to your workstation and you see the message, The foreground
  application is in an unsupported mode and cannot be displayed.

o When you run a graphic application in a DOS window, you see the image.

o When you run a text application on a DOS full-screen, you can view your
  screen and control the client keyboard.

o When you run the Personal Communications/3270 Emulation program, there is a
  conflict of resources and Remote Workstation Control does not support this
  program.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. Session ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

From the Session menu, you can select the following:

o Active
o Monitor
o Suspend
o Terminate


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. Active ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use Active to take control of the keyboard and mouse of the client. When you
type on your keyboard, you are working on the client. The output is displayed
on the client.

The client user can take control of the keyboard and mouse by pressing the hot
key, a combination of keys pressed together. The client becomes busy until the
client user chooses a new state.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9. Monitor ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use Monitor to observe the screen of the client. You can view the client screen
but you do not control its keyboard and mouse input. You do not see the mouse
pointer of the client, but you see the effects of what it does.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10. Suspend ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use Suspend to interrupt the session temporarily. The communications link with
the client continues.

You do not control the client or view its screen. Your session window displays
the client screen as it appears just before you suspend the session.

You can select active or monitor without having to restart the session.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11. Keystrokes ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use the Keystrokes menu to determine which workstation, yours or the client,
your input affects. From the Keystrokes menu, you can select one of the
following:

o Change Keystrokes Mode
o Send Alt+Esc
o Send Alt+Tab
o Send Ctrl+Esc

Select Change Keystrokes Mode for descriptions of remote and local keystroke
modes.

Keyboard Users  If you are working in remote mode and want to send Alt+Esc,
Alt+Tab, or Ctrl+Esc to the client, switch into local mode, make your choice
from the Keystrokes pull-down menu, and then switch back into remote mode to
continue working on the client.

Mouse Users  Your mouse affects the window that it points to. If the mouse
points to a part of your own window, it works on your workstation. If it points
to display of the client screen, it works on the client.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12. Change Keystrokes Mode ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use this choice, during an active session only, to determine which workstation,
yours or the client, your input affects.

Choose from:

o Keystrokes Local
o Keystrokes Remote

Keyboard Users  If you are working in remote mode and want to send Alt+Esc,
Alt+Tab, or Ctrl+Esc to the client, switch into local mode, make your choice
from the Keystrokes pull-down menu, and then switch back into remote mode to
continue working on the client.

Mouse Users  Your mouse affects the window that it points to. If the mouse
points to a part of your own window, it works on your workstation. If it points
to display of the client screen, it works on the client.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 13. Keystrokes Remote ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use this choice to work on the keyboard of the client. To work on your own
keyboard, press the hot key, and then switch to Keystrokes Local.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14. Keystrokes Local ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use this choice to work on your own keyboard. The remote system will still be
locked out.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 15. Send Alt+Esc ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use Send Alt+Esc to switch to the next window (for example, an OS/2 full-screen
command line) on the client. This command has the same effect on the client as
Alt+Esc does on your workstation.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 16. Send Alt+Tab ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use Send Alt+Tab to rotate through all of the program system windows on the
client. This command has the same effect on the client as Alt+Tab does on your
workstation.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 17. Send Ctrl+Esc ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use Send Ctrl+Esc to switch to the Window List on the client.  This command has
the same effect on the client as Ctrl+Esc does on your workstation.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 18. Terminate ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use Terminate to end a session and the communications link with the client.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 19. session state ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The kind of access that you have to the client during a session.

The session states are:

o Active
o Monitor
o Suspend
o Terminate


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 20. Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Help from the menu bar to see the following kinds of help:

Help index            A list of help topics that you can select for additional
                      help.

General help          A brief overview of the product and its functions.

Using help            An overview of the help facility, the kinds of help
                      available, and how to access them.

Keys help             A list of shortcut keys available.

Note:   The help windows that you get by pressing the F1 key are available only
when you are in a keystrokes local mode.  When you are in a keystrokes remote
mode and press the F1 key, you will see the help windows that appear on the
client.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21. Help Index ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Help Index to see an alphabetic list of topics in help. You can scroll
through the index and select the topic you want to view.

You can also search the index using a keyword or phrase. From the Index Help
window, select Services and then select Search. A pop-up window appears in
which you can specify the keyword or phrase you want to view. Select the
highlighted keyword to view it.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 22. General Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select General Help to see a general overview of the Remote Workstation Control
Session window functions.

Select Keystrokes, Session, and Services for a description of each action.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 23. Using Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Using Help to see a description of the help facility, the different
kinds of help available to you, and instructions on how to access that help.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 24. Keys Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 When two keys are joined by a plus sign (+), use these two keys together. Hold
down the first key and press the second.

Esc
     Close the current window.
Enter
     Opens the currently highlighted item.
Shift+F10
     Display context menu for currently selected object in folder.
Alt+Esc
     Switch to the next open window,full-screen session, or icon that is
     minimized on the desktop.
Alt+Shift+Tab
     Make the desktop window active.
Alt+F4
     Close the current window.
Alt+F5
     Return the window to the size it was and the location it was in before you
     hid or maximized the window.
Alt+F7
     Enable you to move the active window to a different location.
Alt+F8
     Enable you to size the active window with the arrow keys.
Alt+F9
     Remove from the screen the active window and all windows associated with
     it. The windows are hidden or minimized, depending on how the program was
     written.
Alt+F10
     Enlarge the active window to its largest possible size (maximize).
Ctrl+Alt+Del
     Restart the operating system.
Ctrl+Esc
     Display the Window List.
Print Screen
     Print the contents of the window to the default printer.

Shortcut Keys

Use the following keys to use the functions of the Remote Workstation Control
Session window.

To change session

Ctrl+A    Active

Ctrl+M    Monitor

Ctrl+S    Suspend

Ctrl+T    Terminate

To send commands

Ctrl+C    Send Ctrl+Esc

Ctrl+E    Send Alt+Esc

Ctrl+U    Send Alt+Tab

Alt+F4    Exit


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 25. Viewing Message Help Information ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

To view the help information for a message, at the command line of an OS/2
screen, type:

help eqn
xxxx( wherexxxxisthemessagenumber ) .ThemessagehelptextappearsontheOS / 2screen .


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 26. Viewing Message Logs ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The informational and error messages that appear at your system or the client
system are logged in log files. To view the log files on OS/2 systems, edit the
following files in the directory SYSVIEW2\BIN (or the directory in which
NetFinity Server is installed):

EQNMGR.LOG Manager

EQNTG.LOG OS/2 client

To view the log file of the Windows client, type the following at the command
prompt in the directory SYSVIEWW\BIN (or the directory in which NetFinity
Server installed):

eqnddprt drive:\sysvieww\eqndderr.log

where drive is the drive in which EQNDDERR.LOG is located.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 27. Optimizing Remote Workstation Control ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

If you notice that your connection with client is slow, use the following tips
to improve performance.

o Avoid using wallpaper and background patterns in the graphic environment on
  the client.

o Avoid unnecessary mouse movements on the manager. These movements use up
  resources and slow down the connection.

o Use the OS/2 full screen on the client to avoid slow screen relays.

o If the two workstations are connected on a LAN you can maximize the datagram
  lenght to improve performances.

  To maximize the datagram length for the NetBios protocol set the
  USEMAXDATAGRAM = "YES" parameter in the PROTOCOL.INI file.

  Sometimes benefits can be obtained also increasing the Network Time-Out
  parameter in NetFinity Network Driver Configuration both on the client and
  manager workstations.