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- ANET v 2.0 (c) 1991 r.r. roth
-
- SYNTAX: ANET {command} {user name {password}} { /h /v /m /p /f}
- ANET<cr> calls the Artisoft(TM) LANtastic(TM) NET program
- COMMANDS: Chat - Calls the Artisoft(TM) LANtastic(TM) NET chat utility.
-
- Changepw \\server old_password new_password - Changes users
- password on specified server. See LANtastic(TM) NET CHANGEPW
- User must be logged into server.
- Config - Allows you to configure computer with net menu and then
- saves the information into configuration file.
-
- Echo - Echos special strings to standard output. See LANtastic(TM)
- NET ECHO)
-
- Login - Logs computer into servers and redirects resources
- per preset configuration file. A user name and pass
- word are normally required. If name and password are
- not on command line the program will prompt for infor-
- mation and input it from keyboard.
-
- Login \\server_name - Logs into specified server.(See LANtastic(TM)
- NET LOGIN)
-
- Logout - Logs computer out of all servers and releases all
- redirected system resources.
-
- Logout \\server_name - Logs out of specified server.(See
- LANtastic(TM) NET LOGOUT)
-
- LPT TIMEOUT xx - See LANtastic(TM) NET LPT TIMEOUT.
- LPT COMBINE - See LANtastic(TM) NET LPT COMBINE.
- LPT SEPERATE - See LANtastic(TM) NET LPT SEPERATE.
- LPT FLUSH - See LANtastic(TM) NET LPT FLUSH.
-
- Mail - Calls r3 Mail utility.
-
- Mail user_name \\server filename comment - sends specified file
- to user and server specified.(See LANtastic(TM) Net Mail)
-
- Save - Determines computers current configuration and saves
- it into configuration file.
-
- Show - Displays computers current configuration including
- redirected drives and printers, servers logged into
- and network programs running.
-
- String - Calls r3 String utility(See string LANtastic(TM) NET STRING)
-
- USE - See LANtastic(TM) NET USE
- UNUSE - See LANtastic(TM) NET UNUSE
-
- SWITCHES: /Help - This screen
- /Verbose display
- /Monochrome switch for mono monitors and color adapter cards
- /Password suppresses the password prompt
- /Filename = specifies name of alternate config file ie: /f=test
- will cause anet to use the config file test.cfg.
-
- 1. What is ANET ?
- ANET is an easy to use, self configuring, automatic login program.
- ANET will only run on the LANtastic(TM) Network Operation System.
- It differs from several other automatic login programs in that it is
- self configuring, ie does not require that any files be set up or edited
- to be used. The programs reads the current network configuration of your
- workstation and saves it in a file. This file has a default name of
- ANET.cfg, and is saved in the same directory as the program. When ANET
- is run it reads this file, and attempts to make your system match the
- file as much as possible. To do this ANET will log you onto servers,
- redirect and cancel redirection to disk drives and printer resources.
- ANET will not beep at you (don't you just hate that) and will only issue
- error messages if it cannot logon or redirect a device. It will not
- warn you about duplicate redirections or logins it will just cancel the
- offending redirection or login and issue a correct one. For example, if
- the config file says that prn should be redirected to \\server\@printer
- and prn is currently redirected to \\server1\@printer, ANET will NET
- UNUSE lpt1 and then NET USE LPT1 \\server\@printer.
- ANET provides the functionality of the following LANtastic(TM) commands:
-
- Net (menu system)
- Net Login/Wait***
- Net Logout***
- Net Use***
- Net Unuse***
- Net Show**
- Net Message*
- Net LPT Timeout***
- Net LPT Combine**
- Net LPT Seperate**
- Net LPT Flush**
- Net Chat**
- Net Changepw**
- Net String** (With optional string )
- Net Echo** (With optional string )
- Net Expand** (With optional string )
- Net Clock* (See notes on this below)
- Net Mail** (With optional mail.exe)
- Net /Mono**
-
- * internal only from config file
- ** externally only from command line duplicates LANtastic(TM) NET command
- line.
- *** internally and externally commands are available form command line
- duplicating LANtastic(TM) command line as well as from within config file
-
- SET TIME FROM SERVER
- This is the only thing that I am not satified with yet. There is no
- good way to determine the presence of a NET CLOCK command. I therefore
- had to resort to a kludge. If you want to set the workstations time
- from a server you have to edit the config file (I know HORRORS) and place
- a capital C at the 19th character of the server line. A normal server
- configuration line appears as:
-
- \\server_name 0C
- | ||_Net Clock switch(optional)
- | |__Adapter Number
- |______________Server's Name
- I am not happy with this solution and will welcome any suggestions.
-
- ANET also has several trivial bells and whistles, that are not really
- necessary to the program, but most of the code was there so why not?
- They are:
-
- On-line Manual - This manual is available as a continuation of the help
- screen. This is a separate file ANET.man that must be located somewhere
- on the path.
-
- Welcome Screen - If ANET finds a text file ANET.scr in the same directory
- as the program it will display this file rather than the normal ANET
- copyright notice. This is nice for those custom network installations.
- Since this is a text file you can use an ansi graphic editor to product
- quite nice screens. ( A few samples are included *.sc to view them just
- TYPE them out to the screen)
-
- The ANET version of the net login command line will prompt for name
- and password if not supplied on command line. ie ANET LOGIN \\server
- is equivilent to NET LOGIN \\server ?"Please enter your name" ^"Please
- enter your password"
-
- 2. Why use ANET?
-
- As you can see ANET is almost a complete replacement for the LANtastic(TM)
- Net command. If fact you can rename ANET net on most workstations with out
- altering the use of the system at all. If you have a large system ANET
- loads, logs in and redirects drives in less than half the time a batch file
- using the net commands would. ANET also makes it easy to have several
- configurations available on the same computer. Since the config file name
- is based on the user name you can have seperate config files for each user.
-
- Another advantage is the fact that you can use the dos attrib command to
- make the config files read only. This will prevent your more adventurous
- users from easily altering their system, and even if they do change the
- from the net menu it will be restored to it's original value with the
- command ANET LOGIN.
-
- ANET will call the seperate r3 MAIL utility so the users will not need to
- even use the NET menu system. (See Mail for more information.)
-
- 3. How do I install ANET??
- Installation of ANET could not be easier, just copy ANET , ANET.man,
- and if you wish one of the ANET.scr files to a directory on the path.
- If you have the optional program string copy string and string.hlp
- into the same directory. C:\Lantasti is good but not necessary.
-
- NOW run ANET SAVE if the computer is set up the way you want it to be, or
- ANET CONFIG and configure the computer using the net menu system. That's
- it, the configuration file is now set up and ready to be used.
-
- 4. How do I use ANET ?
-
- After ANET is configured, the command can be added to the batch file used
- to start the network. First load the netbios, redir and server then ANET.
-
- 5. Legalities
- ANET is not freeware, nor is it in the public domain. It is a
- shareware program, and the entire program and documentation are
- Copyright (C) 1991, Rick R. Roth, Tucson, Az. You are encouraged
- to copy the package freely, including distribution by BBS, shareware
- library, or other means, provided that (1) the distribution shall
- consist of the original archive containing the program and this doc-
- umentation file, and (2) no fee of more than five US dollars ($5)
- shall be charged for the copy.
-
- 6. Registration
-
- To register your copy of ANET , send a postcard to:
-
- Rick R. Roth
- 4072 E. 22nd St.
- Suite 178
- Tucson, Az 85711
-
- THIS COPY IS LICENSED FOR THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF THE LICENSEE.
- This license is good for one network, and the software can be installed
- on all computers on this network.
-
- 7. Liability
-
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- ║ LIMIT OF LIABILITY ║
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- ║ The author disclaims all warranties, expressed or ║
- ║ implied and assumes no liability for damages either from its ║
- ║ direct use or as a consequence of its use. Have you hugged ║
- ║ your backup today? ║
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-
- I have tested it on several computers and found that found that it works
- well on all of them. All computers have been running LANtastic(TM) NOS v3.03
- and above and all running MS DOS 3.3 and above.
-
- Please note that while the author is an employee of Artisoft, Inc., Artisoft
- is not responsible for the contents of this file; the functioning of ANET
- (or any damages resulting from the use or misuse of the program); and further,
- Artisoft Technical Support and other employees of Artisoft, Inc. are
-
- NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR SUPPORTING THIS PROGRAM!
-
- If you have problems or suggestions when using this program, direct them to
- me Rick R. Roth through one of the following channels:
-
- US Mail: 4702 E 22nd St, SUITE 178 Tucson, AZ 85711
- CompuServ: Artisoft forum, 75300,1377
- Arti-facts BBS: If you have a current account there.
-
-
- Do NOT call the author during business hours for support, this program was
- not written during business hours, it will not be supported during business
- hours.
-
- LANtastic is a Registered Tradmark of Artisoft, Inc.
-
-