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- From: derek@foster.actrix.gen.nz (Derek Foster)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
- Subject: LANtastic, Windoze, CD-ROMs
- Message-ID: <w9g3sB1w165w@foster.actrix.gen.nz>
- Date: Wed, 02 Sep 92 23:20:31 GMT
- Organization: BLUES INC0RP0RATED
- Lines: 38
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- I'm in the process of trying to make the above combination work in
- harmony and have run into a slight problem.
-
- In brief - a certain program is required to access data on one of
- the servers CD-ROMs, but it does not appear to be network aware.
- When executed on another workstation it gives a message to the
- effect that it cannot locate the CD-ROM and promptly goes out to
- lunch. I assume it's checking for MSCDEX on the workstation and
- giving up when it can't find it, or possibly bypassing MSCDEX and
- going for the non-existent device driver..
-
- I found a small program called MXSUB by Digital Solutions (Aus),
- which appeared to work ok (ie: fooled the program into thinking the
- CD-ROM was attached) until I ran Windoze and tried accessing files -
- MXSUB gave a message about an 'unsupported call' being made and
- froze.
-
- Another program CDSHARE by the same company _appears_ to work, but
- I'm hoping to hear from someone else using it without problems
- before plonking down the bucks. I spoke to Artisoft (Aus) who
- confirm that 'they have heard that it seems to work' but couldn't
- give me anything more definite (fair enough).
-
- The setup is 386/SX-25 servers/workstations, LANtastic 4.1,
- LANtastic for Windoze, Windoze 3.1, DOS5..
-
- Would greatly appreciate any tips, hints, magic incantations, which
- people have used in similar situations.. :-) My net access is
- fairly limited (so mail would probably be the best method - I would
- be glad to post a summary) but reply postings will be read and
- appreciated. Thanks in advance..
-
- ..regards Derek.
-
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