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LANTASTIC® FOR DOS USER’S MANUAL
Instructions for basic networking and day-to-day use

#9860 Edition 2_pdf [1/14/00 – RK]
Manual Writers/Editors: Rhonda Knotts ■ Elizabeth Kane

Online Writers/Editors: Rhonda Knotts ■ Elizabeth Kane
Designer: Rhonda Knotts
CONTENTS
Chapter 1. Introducing LANtastic for DOS ...................................... 1

Welcome to LANtastic 8.0 ............................................................................ 1
Finding the information you need ................................................................ 1
Using the online Help................................................................................... 4
Where to go for technical support................................................................ 4
Chapter 2. Using Shared Drives....................................................... 5

Using LANtastic’s DOS-based interface ......................................................... 5
Making a new drive connection ................................................................... 6
Using an existing drive connection............................................................... 8
Logging in and out of servers ....................................................................... 9
Shutting down your server ......................................................................... 10
Chapter 3. Using Printers............................................................... 11

Making a new printer connection............................................................... 11
Using an existing printer connection .......................................................... 13
Canceling a printer connection .................................................................. 13
Viewing and controlling print jobs.............................................................. 14
Using your own printer .............................................................................. 15
Chapter 4. Using LANtastic Chat, Mail and SEND......................... 17

Using Chat ................................................................................................. 17
Using Mail.................................................................................................. 18
Using SEND ............................................................................................... 20
Chapter 5. Using Login Accounts for Security............................... 21

About the default wildcard account............................................................ 21
About login accounts ................................................................................. 21
Account security features ........................................................................... 22
Creating, modifying and managing your accounts ..................................... 23
Creating a new login account .................................................................... 24
Creating a new ACL group ......................................................................... 26
Deleting an account or ACL group ............................................................. 27
Managing an account with the NET program............................................. 27
Chapter 6. Shared Resources......................................................... 29
About shared resources...............................................................................29
Resource security features ...........................................................................30
Resource and ACL shortcuts........................................................................30
Creating a shared disk or directory resource................................................31
Creating a shared printer resource ..............................................................31
Printer initialization strings and files ............................................................33
Creating other types of shared resources ....................................................34
Chapter 7. Setting Up and Managing Your Servers ..................... 35

Setting the server startup parameters..........................................................35
Working with control directories .................................................................38
Using audit trails .........................................................................................39
Monitoring a server using NET....................................................................41
Flushing a server’s caches ...........................................................................42
Controlling a remote server ........................................................................42
Shutting down a remote server...................................................................42
Using the ALONE program .........................................................................43
UPS support................................................................................................43
Chapter 8. Managing Printing ...................................................... 45

Using the printing feature...........................................................................45
Other LANtastic print control functions.......................................................45
Controlling items in the print queue ...........................................................46
Using despooling options ...........................................................................47
Using multiple printers on one server..........................................................47
Using Remote Printer Server (RPS) ..............................................................48
Chapter 9. Expanding and Changing Your Network.................... 49

Adding or removing a network user............................................................49
Increasing the maximum number of users ..................................................49
Adding or removing a computer.................................................................50
Changing a computer name or sharing status.............................................51
Adding a CD-ROM drive .............................................................................52
Adding or removing a printer .....................................................................53
Improving network performance ................................................................55
Index ............................................................................................... 57
LANTASTIC FOR DOS USER’S MANUAL

CHAPTER 1
Chapter 1
INTRODUCING LANTASTIC FOR DOS

Welcome to LANtastic 8.0 _______________________________
Congratulations on your purchase of the LANtastic® 8.0 local area
network software. To protect your current computer investment,
LANtastic gives you complete DOS, Windows® 3.x, Windows
95/98 and Windows NT 4.0 support. To learn about all of the
features of LANtastic 8.0, see Chapter 1 of the LANtastic
Installation and Setup Manual.
Finding the information you need_________________________

This manual provides instructions for day-to-day use and
management of LANtastic for DOS.
LANtastic 8.0 printed manuals

You get these printed manuals in your LANtastic 8.0 package:
■
LANtastic Installation and Setup Manual (printed)
■
LANtastic Troubleshooting Manual (Trouble.pdf)
■
LANtastic for DOS User’s Manual (this manual)
■
LANtastic for Windows 3.x User’s Manual (3x_um.pdf)
■
LANtastic for Windows 95/98 User’s Manual (9x_um.pdf)
■
LANtastic for Windows NT User’s Manual (L4nt_um.pdf)
LANtastic 8.0 Online Library

Your printed manuals are supplemented by the Online Library on
the LANtastic 8.0 CD-ROM. This library includes comprehensive
information about using LANtastic, whether you’re running
Windows 3.x, Windows 95/98 or DOS. The Online Library presents
information in Adobe™ Acrobat™ Portable Document Format
(PDF) files. These files are convenient to view on your computer
screen because they have Go to Page and Find functions. In many
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cases, they also include hypertext links that allow you to jump
quickly from place to place. And with book-page formatting, they’re
easy to print and keep in a binder.
To view a file in the OnLine Library, follow the steps for installing
the Adobe Acrobat reader in the LANtastic Installation and Setup
Manual or in the LANtastic Readme file. Instructions for navigating
and printing PDF files appear there, too.
Important… If you have LANtastic 8.0 on diskettes, you can obtain the
information in these Online Library files two ways:
■ From Artisoft’s FTP server (see the LANtastic Installation and

Setup Manual for detailed information). All the PDF-version
files in the Online Library are available there.
■ From the LANTASTI directory that was created on your hard
drive by the LANtastic Setup program. Text-format versions
of only the LANtastic for DOS-related PDF files that are
described under “Day-to-day use” below are available. You
can use any text editor, such as DOS EDIT, to open them.
Topics covered in the Online Library files

Day-to-day use In the DOS section of the Online Library, you’ll find
the following files, which provide all the information you’ll need for
day-to-day use and management of your LANtastic for DOS
computers.
■ Print_d.pdf – Detailed instructions on printing with LANtastic
8.0. Also available in text format (in your LANTASTI
directory) as Print.txt.
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Drives_d.pdf – Using drives and sharing files over the network.
Also available in text format as Drives.txt.
■
Imprv_d.pdf – Improving network performance. Also available
in text format as Imprv.txt.
■ Shrres_d.pdf – Instructions for sharing server resources. Also
available in text format as Shrres.txt.
■
Accts_d.pdf – Creating login accounts. Also available in text
format as Accts.txt.
■
Cfgsrv_d.pdf – How to custom-configure your network servers.
Also available in text format as Cfgsrv.txt.
■ Crldir_d.pdf – Instructions for creating multiple control
directories. Also available in text format as Crldir.txt.

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Expand_d.pdf – Expanding and changing your network. Also
available in text format as Expand.txt.
■ Mngprt_d.pdf – Managing LANtastic’s printing features. Also
available in text format as Mngprt.txt.
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Mngsrv_d.pdf – Server management strategies. Also available in
text format as Mngsrv.txt.
Hint… If you’re new to computer networks, check the beginner’s guide to
networking (Beginner.pdf) and the comprehensive glossary of terms
(Glossary.pdf) in the Online Library.
Advanced management information If you need detailed information
about LANtastic’s advanced management features, refer either to:
■
the PDF files in the DOS section of the Online Library
or
■ the LANtastic for Windows Online Manual (in the Windows
3.x online Help)
These two locations provide the same information. The DOS
section of the Online Library includes PDF files listing LANtastic’s
DOS commands (Commd_dw.pdf) and error messages (Errs_dw.pdf)
and it covers the following advanced networking topics: SMB/NCP
support (Clent_dw.pdf), indirect files (Indir_dw.pdf), IPX routable
NETBIOS (Ipx_dw.pdf), LANcache (Lcach_dw.pdf), memory
management features (Memry_dw.pdf), multiple adapters
(Multi_dw.pdf), NBSETUP (Nbset_dw.pdf), NDIS driver support
(Ndis_dw.pdf), LANCHECK (Lncheck.pdf) and remote booting
(Rboot_dw.pdf). For a complete listing of the Online Library’s
contents, see the LANtastic Installation and Setup Manual.
The information in the LANtastic for Windows Online Manual is
intended for both DOS and Windows users. It covers the same
topics mentioned in the previous paragraph, but for convenience,
it’s provided in an easily-searchable Windows 3.x Help system
that’s accessible from the main LANtastic for Windows Help
systems. To use the online manual, at a computer that’s running
LANtastic under Windows, run the LANtastic Net or Network
Manager Help. Then click the green “jump” text at the bottom of the
Contents page.
Hint… The Online Library includes a comprehensive index (Index.pdf) that

lists all the PDF files available. Look under the DOS category to see
a list of all files with brief explanations of their contents. Just click
the name of the file you want, and the hypertext links will
automatically open that file for you.
CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCING LANTASTIC FOR DOS

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LANtastic 8.0 Readme file

The Readme file contains information that became available after this
manual and the online Help were completed. The Readme file is in the
LANtastic program directory (typically C:\LANTASTI) on your hard
drive. Read this file by using a text editor such as DOS EDIT.
Using the online Help _________________________________

When you’re using LANtastic’s DOS interface, you can view Help
information about the screen you’re working on. Move the cursor to
the item you want to learn about and press the F1 key. Use the up
and down arrow keys, or the Page Up, Page Down, Home and End
keys to view more Help information. You can also see more Help
information for that item – or for related items – by pressing the Z
key to “zoom up” to a larger screen. Press Z again when you want to
go back to the smaller screen. To leave Help, press Esc.
Where to go for technical support ________________________

A variety of award-winning technical support services are available
for Artisoft products. For complete instructions on using these
services worldwide, see the Directory of Support Services that’s
included in your package.

CHAPTER 2
Chapter 2
USING SHARED DRIVES

Using LANtastic’s DOS-based interface _______________
From the DOS prompt (C:\>), bring up the DOS-based NET Main
Functions menu by typing NET <Enter>. This menu is your main
tool for using the LANtastic DOS interface.
To select an item on the NET Main Functions menu, press the Up

and Down arrow keys to position the highlight bar over it, then
press Enter. If you’d rather, you can place the mouse cursor on the
item you want and click the left mouse button. To exit the Main
Functions menu, press Esc or click the right mouse button.
Instead of using the NET Main Functions menu, you can type
commands at the DOS prompt. For example, the following
command would let you use another person’s disk drive:
NET USE L: \\LEE\C-DRIVE <Enter>.
For a complete list of LANtastic commands, switches and error

messages refer to the Cmmd_dw.pdf in the Online Library.
Important… This chapter frequently refers you to the LANtastic NET program’s
online Help. If you prefer your instructions in book-style format,
see the file called Drives_d.pdf in the Online Library that’s included
on the LANtastic 8.0 CD-ROM.
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Making a new drive connection ______________________

This section tells you how to make a new drive connection from the
LANtastic NET Main Functions menu. You can make temporary
drive connections that will last only until you turn off your
computer. Or you can create and save permanent connections that
you’ll be able to use the next time you turn on your computer. The
drive connections you set up will be available to you whether you’re
running in DOS or Windows 3.x.
Making temporary connections

1. At the DOS prompt, type NET <Enter> to bring up the NET
Main Functions menu.
2. Select Connect to Other Computers’ Drives <Enter>. The Drive
Connections to Other Computers screen appears.
3. If necessary, move the highlight bar to select the drive letter

on your computer that you want to connect to a drive on
another computer <Enter>.

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4. At the Connect to Computer screen, move the highlight bar to

select the computer with the drive you’d like to use <Enter>.
If the computer you want isn’t listed, press Ins and type in its
name <Enter>. (You’ll have to use this method to log in to
Novell NetWare servers and SMB-based servers such as
Windows for Workgroups).
5. Type in a username and password, if necessary. If the login is
successful, you’ll be asked whether you want to set the time
and date on your computer to match the selected computer’s
clock. Respond to the prompt <Enter>.
A list of drives that this computer shares with other
computers appears. The Directory column lists the names of
these drives and directories. The Access Rights column
indicates the type of access you’re allowed for each drive. (The
Access Rights column doesn’t appear when you’re connecting
to NetWare or SMB drives.)
Note…For information about the types of access that can be
set up in LANtastic, refer to Shrres_d.pdf in the Online Library.
6. Select the drive you’d like to use <Enter>. You’re returned to
the Drive Connections to Other Computers screen. The new
connection is highlighted.
7. Press Esc from each screen to return to the DOS prompt.
You can now start to use the shared drive just like one of your own.
For instructions see “Using an existing drive connection” below.
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Making connections permanent

To make permanent drive connections:
1. From the NET Main Functions menu, select Permanent

Connections Management <Enter>.
2. Select Connect to Other Computers’ Drives. The Drive
Connections to Other Computers screen appears.
3. Follow steps 2 through 6 in the “Making temporary
connections” section above. Then press Esc to return to the
Permanent Connections Management screen.
4. Select Make the Current Connections Permanent. You’ll be
reminded that existing connections will be overwritten. Press
Enter to confirm your new connections setup.
5. You can choose to have the Permanent Connections
Management screen appear at startup. Toggle this option by
selecting it and pressing Enter.
Note… You might be familiar with the SETNET command, which also
allows you to make permanent connections. At the DOS prompt,
type SETNET <Enter>. When you do this, the connections you
make will be saved in a batch file called CONNECT.BAT. This file
is called by your STARTNET.BAT file when you restart your
computer, making all the drive connections you’ve set up
automatically available.
Using an existing drive connection ___________________

When you turn on your computer, LANtastic automatically makes
any computer and drive connections that you’ve already set up and
made permanent, as described in the previous two sections. So if
you want to use a file on another computer, all you have to do is
load an application program and open the file.
If you like to work from the DOS prompt, you can issue DOS
commands such as DIR or COPY to the other person’s drive exactly as
if it were your own. For example, you might type K: <Enter>, then DIR
<Enter>. You can also use the NET SHOW command to view existing
connections. See Drives_d.pdf in the Online Library for details.
Important… Some applications aren’t designed for use in a computer-sharing

environment. Check your program manuals for more information.

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Logging in and out of servers _______________________

If your network uses LANtastic’s security features, you may need
to log in to a server before you can use its drives and printers.
Logging in is the process of identifying yourself as a user with a
pre-assigned username and password.
1. At the DOS prompt, type one of the following commands to

bring up the NET Main Functions menu.
■ If you want to make a temporary login, type NET <Enter>.
When you do this, the connections you make will last only
until you turn off your computer.
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If you want to make a permanent login, type SETNET
<Enter>, then select Make Current Connections
Permanent. When you do this, the logins you make will be
saved in a file called CONNECT.BAT.
2. Select Login or Logout <Enter>. The Connect To Computer

screen appears.
3. To log in to any server on the list, select the server’s name
<Enter> or press Ins to enter a server name.
4. Type in a username and password if necessary. You can also
set the time and date on your computer to match the selected
computer’s clock.
Note… Servers won’t appear in the available servers list if they’re not set
up to broadcast their names on the network. (NetWare and SMB
servers won’t appear in the list at all.) The broadcast option, called
Send Server ID, is described in Cfgsrv_d.pdf in the Online Library.
To log out of a server:
1. From the Connect to Computer screen, select the server you

want to log out of.
2. Press Del. If you want to log out of a group of servers, use an
asterisk to specify that group of servers. For example, you
might type ACCTS_* at the prompt to log out of all servers in
the Accounts Department <Enter>.
Note… You can also use the NET LOGIN/LOGOUT commands to perform
these functions. See Drives_d.pdf in the Online Library for details.
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Shutting down your server ___________________________

If your computer is set up to share drives and printers, it’s a good
idea to follow the guidelines in this section before shutting down
your computer. If other people are using files on your computer and
you shut it down without warning, they may lose any work they
haven’t saved.
Note… If you have the S (System Manager) privilege, you can also shut
down another server from your computer. Refer to Mngsrv_d.pdf for
instructions.
1. At the DOS prompt, press Ctrl+Alt+Del. The Server Shutdown

screen appears.
2. Check the Open Network Files field in the Server Shutdown
screen:
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If it shows one or more files open, check with your
colleagues to see if they want you to keep your computer
on until they’ve finished using your drive.
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If it shows zero files open, press S for Shutdown. Wait for
the notification that shutdown is complete, then turn off
your computer.
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If your LANtastic account has the S (System manager)
privilege, you can schedule your server shutdown in
advance, send people a pop-up notification message and
cancel a pending shutdown. For more information, type
NET HELP SHUTDOWN <Enter> at the DOS prompt.

CHAPTER 3
Chapter 3
USING PRINTERS
Making a new printer connection ____________________
1. At the DOS prompt, type NET <Enter>.
2. From the NET Main Functions menu, select Connect to Other

Computers’ Printers <Enter> to make a temporary connection.
Note… To make a permanent printer connection, select
Permanent Connections Management<Enter>, then select
Connect to Other Computers’ Printers.
3. The Printer Connections to Other Computers screen appears.
This screen shows existing connections to printers on other
computers. There are also a number of available ports that you
can use to connect to other printers. This screen doesn’t show
any connections to printers attached directly to your computer.
4. Select the printer port on your computer that you want to
connect to a printer on another computer. Choose a port that
isn’t already being used by one of your printers or connected
to another computer’s printer <Enter>. The Connect to
Computer screen appears.
Note… If you’d like to connect a local printer port that’s
already in use to another computer’s printer, you can cancel
an individual printer connection, as described in the following
section. If you choose a printer port that’s already in use,
you’ll be prompted to cancel the existing connection before
the new connection is made.
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5. If the computer with the printer you’d like to use is listed,

select it <Enter>. Then skip to step 6. If the computer you
want isn’t listed:
■ Press Ins and type in the computer name <Enter>.
■ You may be asked if you want to set your computer’s clock
to match the time and date of the selected server. You may
also be prompted to enter the username and password
that will allow you to log in to that computer. Respond to
the prompts <Enter>.
You’ll see the list of printers that this computer shares with
your group.
6. Select the printer you’d like to use <Enter>. You’re returned
to the Printer Connections to Other Computers screen. The
new connection is highlighted.
You can now start to send jobs to the shared printer from
applications and from the DOS prompt. Instructions are on page 13.
Making your connections permanent

The computer and printer connections that you made in the
previous section will disappear whenever you restart your
computer. To make your connections permanent, so they appear
every time you turn on your computer, follow the steps under
“Making connections permanent” on page 8.

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Using an existing printer connection _________________

When you turn on your computer, any printer connections that
you set up during software installation become available as soon
as you start your computer and run LANtastic. You can begin
sending jobs to any printers you’re already connected to, either from
within applications or from the DOS prompt.
Here are the basic steps:
1. Open the file you want to print.

2. Issue the program’s print command in the usual manner.
Your print job now goes to the port that was specified when
you set up the application.
For example, suppose you set up WordPerfect ® to print to

LPT1. If you connect your LPT1 port to a printer on another
computer, any print jobs sent from WordPerfect go to the
shared printer.
Note… Make sure the file you’re printing is in a format that
your printer can recognize. For example, if you’re sending a
PostScript file, make sure your printer or resource is set up
for PostScript printing.
Canceling a printer connection ______________________

1. At the DOS prompt type NET <Enter>.
Computers’ Printers <Enter>. The Printer Connections to
Other Computers menu appears.
3. If you want to cancel an individual printer connection, select
that printer port connection then press Del. You’ll be
prompted to confirm the name of the printer that you want to
disconnect (the printer port you selected appears
automatically) <Enter>.
If you want to cancel a group of printer connections, press
Del. When you’re prompted to enter the name of the printer
that you want to disconnect, use an asterisk to specify a
group of printer ports. For example, you might type LPT* at
the prompt to cancel all printer connections using LPT
ports <Enter>.
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Viewing and controlling print jobs ____________________

When you send a print job to a printer on another computer, the
job waits in line until the printer becomes available. The wait may
be long or short, depending on how many other people have sent
jobs to this printer. While your job is waiting, you can view the
status of your print job and even cancel it.
Using LANtastic NET commands and switches at the DOS prompt,

you can view existing printer connections, send print jobs and
control printers. See Commd_dw.pdf to learn about NET SHOW,
NET PRINT and NET QUEUE.
1. At the DOS prompt type NET <Enter>.

2. From the NET Main Functions menu, select View Print Jobs
<Enter>.
3. Select the computer that you sent your print job to <Enter>.
A screen appears showing only the jobs that you’ve sent to
the selected computer.
If you’re using a LANtastic server and have the Q (Super

Queue) privilege, or you’re using another type of server, you
can also view all print jobs sent to the selected computer. To
do this, press F3 and select Show Jobs. Press Enter to toggle
between All and Mine. You can also set which printers will be
displayed and the order in which jobs are listed using the
Show Printers and the Display options.
Note… If you’re using a printer attached to an SMB-based server, such as

Windows for Workgroups or Windows NT, you can see all jobs, but
you can control only those jobs you’ve sent. If you try to delete
someone else’s job, for example, you’ll receive an “Access denied”
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The display shows you the sequence number, the printer to

which the job was sent, the status of the job, the name of
the person who sent the job and any comment that was
included when the file was sent (usually the name of the
file). The status of your print job can be Printing, Immediate,
Waiting, Held, Deleted or Rush. For definitions of these
terms, press F1.
4. Select the print job that you’d like to control <Enter>. When
the Controlling the Selected Print Job screen appears, choose
Show, Delete, Hold, Release, View, Copy, Print or Rush. Press
F1 for definitions of these options.When you’ve finished, press
Esc in each menu until you return to the DOS prompt.
Using your own printer _____________________________

If you work at a server that shares its printer, you’ll have to send
your own print jobs through the network. To do this, you need to
make a LANtastic connection for your own printer as explained
under “Making a new printer connection” on page 11. If you don’t
do this, any print jobs that you send locally may not print correctly
(or may not print at all) if a network print job is sent.
If you don’t want to set up a network connection to your printer,

but still want to print locally, halt your server’s printer queue as
described on page 46 and in Mngprt_d.pdf. To do this, you must
have the Q (Super Queue) or S privilege. Then, go to the DOS
prompt and type NET UNUSE LPTn <Enter>, where n is the number of
the LPT port being used by your printer. Your printer (LPTn) will
now print only your own local jobs.
Note… If you want to stop printing permanently and remove your server’s
printers from the list of shared resources, disable the Printing
Module in the Server Startup Parameters of NET_MGR. For
instructions see the “Printing” section of Cfgsrv_d.pdf in the Online
Library. For solutions to specific printing problems, see the
LANtastic Troubleshooting Manual.
CHAPTER 3. USING PRINTERS

CHAPTER 4
Chapter 4
USING LANTASTIC CHAT, MAIL AND SEND

Using Chat _________________________________________
LANtastic’s Chat feature allows two people to conduct a real-time,
on-screen conversation. To initiate a chat session across the
network, follow the steps below:
1. From the NET Main Functions menu, choose Chat With
Another User. The Chat screen appears.
2. Press Ins and enter the name of the computer you’d like to
call. Then press Enter.
3. A pop-up message informs the person you want to chat with
that you’re waiting for a reply. To complete the connection,
that person needs to type NET CHAT from a DOS prompt or
bring up the Chat Window.
4. Once you see the message <Connect> on the screen, the two of
you can begin to type messages to each other. Your messages
appear at the top of the screen and the other person’s appear
at the bottom. You may both type at the same time, using the
functions shown below. If you type more text than will fit in the
screen, the display scrolls up to give you more space.
Backspace Deletes the character to the left of the cursor.

Home Erases the screen.
Enter Takes you to the next line down.
Del Cancels the session without exiting Chat.
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Using Mail __________________________________________

With LANtastic mail, everyone sends messages to one “post office”
server, where they’re stored in a resource called @MAIL. To read the
messages, everyone logs in to the post office server and reads the
messages that have been addressed to his or her account. (If you
haven’t set up individual accounts on your servers, mail messages
can be addressed to each person’s machine name.)
Here are some guidelines for choosing a post office server:

■ For convenience and security, it’s best to use only one server
as a post office. But if you have a large network or want to set
up mail security, you can use two or more post office servers.
■
Only computers running LANtastic for DOS can be post
office servers.
■
You can have only one mail resource per server, and it must
be called @MAIL.
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Since LANtastic created a mail resource on each server
during installation, you’ll have to create a new one only if
you’ve upgraded from a previous version of LANtastic or
deleted your mail resource. For instructions on creating a
mail resource, see Mlchat_d.pdf in the Online Library.
Sending and receiving LANtastic Mail

1. If you’re starting from the DOS prompt, type NET MAIL <Enter>.
If you’re starting from the NET Main Functions menu, choose
Send and Receive Mail, then press Enter.
2. From the Connect To Computer menu, highlight the name of
SEE ONLINE HELP…
your group’s post office computer, then press Enter. If it isn’t
If you need help when on the list, press the Ins key and type the computer name in
you’re using the NET the box, then press Enter.
program to create Note… During the rest of your work session, you need to
and send mail select the post office computer each time you choose Send
messages, press the and Receive Mail.
F1 key. Help 3. You may be prompted to enter the username and password
information appears that will allow you to log in to the Post Office computer. You
for the screen you’re may also be asked if you want to set the time and date on your
working on. computer to match the selected computer’s clock. Respond to
the prompts <Enter>. You’ll see the Viewing My Mail screen.

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4. In the INcoming Mail field, you’ll see the names of any

messages that have been sent to you. The OUTgoing Mail field
shows items you’ve sent to other people. Both mail lists
include the time and date of each message and any comment
that the sender has attached.
On the Viewing My Mail screen, these keys perform the
following functions:
F1 Displays a Help screen.
F8 Displays a list of all mail messages, whether or not they
were sent to or received by you. This function is available
only if you have the M (Super Mail) privilege.
Tab Moves between lists of incoming and outgoing mail to let
you select a message.
Insert Brings up the Creating a Mail Message menu.
Enter When a message is selected, brings up the Mail Options
menu.
Delete Deletes the selected message. If the selected message was
also sent to other people on the network, you can’t delete
it unless you have the M (Super Mail) privilege.
Creating a message
The Creating a Mail Message menu lets you create and send a new
message using the LANtastic text editor or your own text-editing
program. Press Ins in the Viewing My Mail screen. For more
information about creating a mail message, press F1 or refer to
Mlchat_d.pdf in the Online Library.
The POSTBOX command

You don’t have to go to the post office computer’s Viewing My Mail
screen to see if you have waiting mail. Instead you can type NET
POSTBOX command at the DOS prompt. LANtastic then tells you
if you have mail waiting on the computer you specify, or on any
computer you’re logged in to.
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Using SEND_________________________________________
The NET SEND command allows you to send an unsolicited,
one-line text message to any network computer. If pop-up message
notification has been enabled on the recipient’s computer, the
message will pop up on his or her screen.
Using the server and user options, you can send a message to
everyone connected to a server, or to one person only.
Before you complete the steps in this section, make sure the NET
MESSAGE command is enabled on all computers to which you
want to send a message. This command is enabled by default, and
should be disabled only on servers that are running the ALONE
program. To determine if the NET MESSAGE is enabled:
■
Type NET SHOW at the DOS prompt. If you see the text
“Unsolicited messages will BEEP, POP-UP and SPEAK” in the
information that appears, the NET MESSAGE command is
enabled.
■
If you see the text “Unsolicited messages will NOT BEEP,
NOT POP-UP and NOT SPEAK,” type NET MESSAGE/ENABLE
ALL at the DOS prompt to enable the command.
Note… LANtastic for DOS, Windows 3.x, Windows 95/98 and Windows NT
users can send each other pop-up messages. To send a message,
Windows 3.x users must select Send Pop-Up Messages from the
LANtastic Net window. LANtastic for Windows 95/98 and LANtastic
for Windows NT users must click the Pop-up message button on
the Custom Control Panel.
Here’s the command line syntax for SEND:

NET SEND computer name message <<server> <user>>
Examples:
NET SEND JAMIES-PC “Meeting at 2:00”
NET SEND RHONDAS-AT “Welcome back!” SERVER1 RHONDA
NET SEND * “Backing up server” SERVER1
Hint… If you need further explanation of these command line parameters,

type NET HELP SEND at the DOS prompt.

CHAPTER 5
Chapter 5
USING LOGIN ACCOUNTS FOR SECURITY

About the default wildcard account __________________
During installation, LANtastic automatically created a wildcard
account named “*” on every server. This default wildcard account
allows up to 255 people on the LANtastic network to share all disk
drives and printers without typing in a username or password. This
makes things easy if you aren’t concerned about network security.
You can start sharing disk drives and printers as soon as LANtastic
is installed without setting up any login accounts.
The default “*” account, however, comes with the S (System

manager) account privilege that gives everyone the right to manage
your network servers. To avoid unauthorized or inadvertent
changes to your servers’ software settings, you may want to delete
the wildcard account or give it special privileges. After you delete
the wildcard account, you’ll need to set up login accounts with
associated usernames and passwords. Once you do this, every
server on the network will have its own set of login accounts.
About login accounts _______________________________

If you keep the default wildcard account and don’t care about
network security, you don’t have to create any login accounts. But
if network security becomes important, you’ll want to create login
accounts on every server. Once you’ve done this, only a person with
a valid username and password can log in to a server. There are two
types of login accounts:
An individual account allows an individual user to log in to a server.

Whenever you log in, you’re prompted to type in your username
and password (if a password has been set up for your account).
A wildcard account allows multiple users to log in to the server using

the same prefix. This makes it easy to create one set of accounts
with a common set of features.
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For example, you might set up the wildcard account SALES-* for
all the users in a company’s sales department. Wildcard account
names must end in an asterisk (*). To log in through a wildcard
account, you simply add any name in place of the “*”.
Account security features ____________________________

Login accounts are security features in themselves, since they
allow you to restrict the use of a server to people who have an
authorized account on it. But once you’ve created a set of login
accounts, you can use them as the framework for setting up many
other security features. For example, you can:
■
Assign account privileges to the accounts of the people who
manage your network. These privileges will allow them to
TIP… perform operations like monitoring print queues and getting
Check the Accts_d.pdf notified if there’s a server error.
file in the Online ■
Assign Access Control List (ACL) rights to one or more individual
Library for complete accounts, wildcard accounts, ACL groups or templates
instructions on setting (followed by a wildcard character) such as ACCT-*. ACL
up account security rights give common access rights to a shared resource such
features. as a disk drive or directory.
■
Set up expiration features, such as an account expiration date,
a password expiration date or limited login hours. You can
even disable an account if it won’t be used for an extended
period.
■
Turn off the Broadcast Server ID to all Network Users option in the
server startup parameters, so a user must know the server’s
name before he can log in.
■
Enable the Logins and Logouts notification options, so people
with the O (Operator) privilege get pop-up messages
whenever someone logs in or out of a server.
■
Enable the Logins and Logouts auditing options, so LANtastic
makes an entry in the server’s audit trail whenever someone
logs in or out.
Instructions for setting up the last three account security features

appear in Cfgsrv_d.pdf in the Online Library.

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Creating, modifying and managing

your accounts ______________________________________
LANtastic lets you perform these activities in several ways. For
example, you can:
■ Create a separate set of accounts on each server. By this method,
you go to each server in your network and create a separate
set of login accounts using the NET_MGR program. Each
server’s accounts may be the same as or different from those
on other servers. For convenience, you can copy and paste
existing accounts or import account files from a text editor.
■
Create one set of accounts on a single server to be shared by all
your other servers. LANtastic’s remote accounts feature makes
this easy. Just go to each server on the network and toggle
the Login Accounts option in the Security Configuration
screen to Enabled. You then select the Account Servers
option and enter the name of the server that has the
accounts that you want this server to use. This makes
maintaining individual, wildcard and ACL group accounts
simple, because they’re all stored in one place.
■
Copy and paste existing accounts to another server’s disk. Once
you’ve created one set of accounts, you can copy them to
another server and modify them as desired.
■
Copy all the accounts on one server to a local control directory or
to one on another server. This allows you to quickly set up the
accounts for a new server, or back up the account
information for a control directory.
■
Export and import account files. After you’ve created your
accounts using the NET_MGR program, you can export the
file to a text editor or database program. You can then copy
and edit the account file and use it on multiple servers.
■
Manage accounts using the NET_MGR program. You can change
the name, password, privileges and other parameters that
you set when you created an account by using the Individual
Account Management or Wildcard Account Management
options from the NET_MGR main screen. You can also
disable and delete accounts, as instructed on page 27. For
extra convenience, you can manage accounts on a remote
server from the keyboard of your own server.
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■ Manage accounts using the NET program. Anyone on the

network can view the User Account Status screen using NET.
However, you must have an account with the Account
Modifications option enabled in order to change your
password or disable your account. Instructions for
performing these activities appear under “Managing an
account with the NET program” on page 27.
Note… All of the methods discussed for accounts also apply to ACL groups.
Creating a new login account ________________________

This section tells you how to create a login account on a server in
your LANtastic Network.
1. At the DOS prompt, type NET_MGR <Enter>. The NET_MGR

main screen appears.
2. Choose the type of account you want to set up. Definitions of

individual and wildcard accounts appear under “About login
accounts”on page 21.
■
To create an individual account, select Individual Account
Management <Enter>. The Individual Accounts screen
appears.
■ To set up a wildcard account, select Wildcard Account
TIP…
Management <Enter>. The Wildcard Accounts screen
Wildcard accounts appears. You must then place the selection bar on the
were called group account that you’d like the new account to appear before.
accounts in versions of The order in which you place the wildcard accounts is
LANtastic before 5.0. important. For guidelines, see “Placement order of
wildcard accounts” on page 25.

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3. Press Ins and type in a username <Enter>.

4. Type in a password (optional) <Enter>. If you don’t require a
password, the user will still be prompted for one when she
attempts to log in using the NET menu. However, it’s
necessary only to press Enter to proceed.
Make sure you type in the password correctly. Once it’s
entered, you can’t see what you typed. If the user wants to, he
can change the account password using the NET User
Account Management option in the NET Main Functions
menu.
5. If desired, type in a description of the user(s) included in the
account <Enter>. For example, you might enter the
description “Marketing users’ account” for the wildcard
account MKTG-* or “Sales Executive” for the individual
account RICK-B.
6. In the Concurrent Logins field, type in the number of times
the user can be simultaneously logged in to this server with
this account <Enter>. For wildcard accounts, allow at least
one concurrent login for each person who’ll log in with that
account. For individual accounts, allowing extra logins lets
the user access this server from more than one computer at
the same time.
7. Press Esc to exit each screen.
8. If SERVER is running, you’re asked if you want to use the new
settings immediately. Press Enter to start using your changes
or Esc to use them the next time the server starts.
Placement order of wildcard accounts

As discussed on page 21, for security reasons you should delete the
default wildcard account named “*” when you set up individual and
wildcard accounts with user names and passwords. If, however,
you haven’t deleted this account, select it first when you’re
determining the placement order of your other wildcard accounts.
This ensures that the “*” account stays at the bottom of the list.
This is important because when a person attempts to log in, the
server scans the list from top to bottom and uses the first match it
finds. The “*” account matches any username, so LANtastic ignores
any wildcard accounts listed after it.
You must also make sure that any other wildcard account names
appear below those of matching entries in the list. For example, an
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SALES-JOEL and any other accounts that begin with the letter S.
To place a wildcard account at the bottom of the list, select the
empty position at the end of the list, then create the account. If you
place the selection bar on a wildcard account, the new account will
be placed before the original highlighted account.
Creating a new ACL group ___________________________

ACL groups are one convenient way of giving a group of individual
accounts and/or wildcard accounts common access rights to a
shared resource such as a disk drive.
Note… Detailed information on setting up ACL rights for shared resources

appears in Shrres_d.pdf in the Online Library.
To create a new ACL group:
1. At the DOS prompt, type NET_MGR <Enter>. Choose Security

and Send ID and make sure the Access Control Lists option
is enabled.
2. From the NET MGR main screen, select ACL Group
Management <Enter>. A list of all the existing ACL groups
appears.
3. Press Ins and type in the name of the ACL group you want to
create <Enter>.
4. Type in a description for the ACL group (up to 32 characters)
<Enter>.
5. Add the desired individual or wildcard account that you want
included in the ACL group. To do this:
■
Select the ACL group <Enter>.
■
Press Ins. A list of all individual and wildcard accounts
appears.
■
Select the desired account <Enter>. Repeat this step for
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Deleting an account or ACL group ___________________

1. From the NET_MGR main screen, select Individual Account
Management, Wildcard Account Management or ACL Group
Management <Enter>.
2. In the screen that appears, highlight the desired individual
account, wildcard account or ACL group and press Del. Press
Enter to confirm the deletion.
3. Repeat step 2 until you’ve deleted as many accounts as you
want to.
4. When you’re finished, press Esc to return to the NET_MGR
main screen.
Managing an account with the NET program _________

LANtastic NET includes options that let users manage their own
accounts. While they can’t create or delete accounts, they can
check their account status and privileges, change their passwords
and disable their accounts.
Checking your account status

1. At the DOS prompt, type NET. The NET Main Functions
screen appears.
2. Select User Account Management <Enter>.
3. Select the server with your account <Enter>.
4. Select Show Account Status <Enter>. The User Account
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Changing your password and disabling your account

To perform these operations, you must have an account with the
Account Modifications option enabled.
1. At the DOS prompt, type NET <Enter>. Select User Account

Management <Enter>.
2. Select the server with your account <Enter>.
3. From the User Account Management screen, perform one of
these functions:
■ Select Change Password, press Enter, then type in your old
password <Enter>. Type in your new password, press Enter,
then type in your new password again to confirm it <Enter>.
■
Select Disable Account, press Enter, then type in your
password <Enter>.
TIP…
For more detailed
instructions about
managing your
LANtastic accounts,
see the Accts_d.pdf file
in the Online Library.

CHAPTER 6
Chapter 6
SHARED RESOURCES
About shared resources _____________________________
Shared resources are the disk drives, CD-ROM drives, printers and
other devices attached to a server. All of these devices have the
potential of being shared on the network. You just have to give
them a network name, so LANtastic can identify them and make
connections among them. Giving a device a network name is
known as “creating a shared resource.”
When you installed the LANtastic software, a printer resource

named @PRINTER was automatically created on each server. A
named resource was also created for every hard disk, floppy drive,
disk partition and CD-ROM that LANtastic detected.
To see a list of these default shared resources on a server, choose

Shared Resources Management from the LANtastic NET_MGR
main screen. Each shared resource in the list has the same name
that it uses on your system – for example, C-DRIVE. For a typical
list of shared resources, see the Resources window shown under
“Creating a shared disk or directory resource” on page 31.
If the default resources listed in the server’s Shared Resources

Management screen are all you want to share on the network, you
don’t have to create any more resources. However, if you want to
limit access to certain directories on the server’s hard disk, you’ll
need to use LANtastic to set up each directory as a separately
named shared resource. You’ll also have to set up a new printer or
drive resource if you buy a new printer or CD-ROM drive that you
want to share, or if a server has more than one printer attached.
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Resource security features____________________________

Shared resources can be security features in their own right, since
you can give them access restrictions that allow only authorized
people to use them in designated ways. For example:
■ Access Control List (ACL) rights can be assigned to one or more
login accounts that use the resource. ACL rights give
common access rights to a shared resource such as a disk
drive or directory.
■ Secure directories can be created to organize a drive resource
into areas containing data files and shared applications.
■
File-level security can be set up to restrict access to individual
directories and files within a shared drive resource.
■
Control directory protection can be set up by restricting access
to any resource that contains a control directory.
Important… Security rights on a disk resource are applied downward through the
entire directory. For example, if you define C-DRIVE as pointing to
C:\ and give full rights to that resource, a person keeps those rights
at all levels within that drive – unless file-level security is applied.
For instructions on setting resource security, see Shrres_d.pdf in the

Online Library.
Resource and ACL shortcuts __________________________

When you’re creating shared resources and Access Control Lists
(ACLs), you can save time with a few simple tricks. For example,
you can:
■
Copy the information from an existing resource and paste it to
create another one.
■
Copy and paste an ACL to any shared resource. You can copy
the ACL to resources in other control directories – even if
they’re located on another server.
■
Create an ACL template that allows you to set access rights for
an entire group of users.
For detailed information about these resource and ACL shortcuts,

see Shrres_d.pdf in the Online Library.

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Creating a shared disk or directory resource __________

In order for users to access disk drives, subdirectories and printers
on a server, you must first set up the server’s physical resources
(hard drives and printers) as shared resources using LANtastic’s
NET_MGR program.
1. At a LANtastic computer’s DOS prompt, type NET_MGR

<Enter>. The NET_MGR main screen appears.
2. Select Shared Resources Management <Enter>. A screen like
this one appears, showing all the server’s resources.
3. Press Ins and type a name that will identify the shared
resource for the user <Enter>. This name may be up to eight
characters long, with a three-character extension. For
example, if you want to set up your C: drive as a resource, you
might give it the name C-DRIVE.
4. When NET_MGR asks for the true path, type in the local name
of the server disk drive or directory <Enter>. For example, to
set up your C: drive as a shared resource you’d type C:
<Enter>. To set up your C:\APPS directory as a network
resource you’d type C:\APPS <Enter>.
5. Press Esc to exit each menu. You’ve now created the shared
drive or directory resource.
Creating a shared printer resource ___________________

LANtastic 8.0’s printer resource features give you more choices and
make printing easier. The steps for creating a printer resource are
similar to those for creating a drive resource. The major differences
are that printer resource names must be preceded with an “@” sign
to distinguish them from drive resources, and you must specify the
port where the printer is attached.
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1. At the DOS prompt of a LANtastic computer, type NET_MGR

<Enter>. From the Network Manager menus, select Shared
Resources Management.
2. Press Ins and type in the name for the network printer
<Enter>.
An “@” sign must precede the name. The name, including the
“@” sign, may contain up to eight characters, with an optional
three-character extension. For example, you might type
@PRINTER or @LASER.SML.
3. To create a parallel or serial port resource, select the LPT or
COM port where the server’s printer is attached <Enter>, and
skip to step 6.
TIP… You can also select HP® JetDirect™, CS Print, or Printer Pool
options. Refer to the LANtastic Installation and Setup Manual
If you set up either HP for full instructions on setting up an HP JetDirect printer.
JetDirect or CS Print Refer to step 4 below to create a CS Print resource. To create
resources, you must a printer pool resource, refer to Shrres_d.pdf in the Online
enable either HP Library for instructions.
JetDirect or CS Print 4. To create a CS Print resource, select CS Print <Enter>. The CS
support in the Server Print option provides faster printing to printers attached to a
Startup Parameters Central Station™ than was previously possible.
screen’s Printing ■
Enter the network name of the Central Station that has
Configuration display.
the printer attached <Enter>. You can use up to 15
characters.
■
Enter the adapter number (0 through 253) that you’re
using to connect to the Central Station. Typically this will
be adapter zero <Enter>. Select the Central Station port
that the printer is attached to <Enter>, and skip to step 7.
5. Select the new printer resource <Enter>.
If you selected an LPT port for the printer resource, the
Detailed Information screen appears. The fields on the screen
are different depending on the type of printer resource you’ve
selected. For information about each of the fields in these
screens, select an option and press F1 to learn more about it.
6. Make sure the settings in the menu are correct for your
printer. If not, select the item you want to change, press
Enter, and type in the new information. (If you aren’t certain
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7. Select the Access Control List account to modify any of the

access rights for this resource. See Shrres_d.pdf in the Online
Library for more information on Access Control Lists.
Note… If you’re using Windows 3.x or another application that requires a

special driver to use a specific type of printer, you must set up that
printer according to your Windows or application program
instructions. Having the correct driver installed on the print server
usually isn’t sufficient. You must install the correct driver on each
workstation that uses the printer. For more information on network
printing, refer to Chapter 8 and Cfgsrv_d.pdf in the Online Library.
Options in the Detailed Information screen

For each of the options, you’ll see the name of the field and the
default setting for that field in brackets, followed by the valid range
of values and a description. Select an option and press F1 to learn
more about it. You can also refer to Shrres_d.pdf in the Online
Library for information.
Printer initialization strings and files__________________

The printer setup string allows you to set up different print
resources for the same printer. Each of these resources can use a
different print mode, such as condensed or landscape. These
features are useful when you want to print a job with unique
specifications. For example, you can:
Create a printer setup string that lets you specify a group of control
characters to initialize a printer for a specific mode of printing.
Consult your printer manual for the character options for your
printer. For instructions on creating a printer setup string, see
Shrres_d.pdf in the Online Library.
Create setup and cleanup files that contain control characters like the
setup string. However, these types of files allow you to include more
control codes than the 64-character limit for the printer setup
string. First the setup file initializes the printer for a specific mode
of printing. After the job is printed, the cleanup file resets the
printer, usually to its original mode of printing. For instructions,
see Shrres_d.pdf in the Online Library.
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Creating other types of shared resources ______________

■ Create a printer pool resource, which consists of an ordered list
of printers. Instead of waiting in line for a single printer, your
print jobs are printed on the first available printer in the
pool. For instructions, see Shrres_d.pdf in the Online Library.
■ Create a global resource, which is defined on one server but
points to remote resources that physically exist on another
server. That way users log in to only one server to use
multiple servers’ resources. They don’t need to know on
which server the resource physically resides. For
instructions, see Shrres_d.pdf in the Online Library.
■
Create a mail resource, which allows you to use LANtastic Mail
to send e-mail across the network. Although LANtastic
created a mail resource on each server during installation,
you’ll have to create a new one if you’ve upgraded from a
previous version of LANtastic or deleted your mail resource.
For instructions, see Mlcht_d.pdf in the Online Library.
■
Create a shared keyboard or screen resource, which allows you
to view the server’s screen from your own computer and send
commands to be run on the server. This has the same effect
as going to the server and typing the command at its
keyboard. Although LANtastic created a shared keyboard
and screen resource for each computer during installation,
you’ll need to create new ones if you’ve upgraded from a
previous version of LANtastic or deleted these resources.
For instructions, see Shrres_d.pdf in the Online Library.
■
Create a spooled keyboard resource, which allows you to send
a batch file to a server. The batch file will be executed on the
server at a time you specify. This makes it convenient to
schedule server backups, since you can send the backup
batch file to the server’s spooler and have it executed after
office hours. Although LANtastic created a spooled keyboard
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resource for each computer during installation, you’ll need to
For additional create a new one if you’ve upgraded from a previous version
information about of LANtastic or deleted this resource. For instructions, see
creating shared Shrres_d.pdf in the Online Library.
resources, check the ■
Create a CD-ROM or other non-DOS drive resource, in addition to
Shrres_d.pdf file in the the CD-ROM resource that LANtastic created during
Online Library. installation. This will be necessary if you attach a CD-ROM
after installing LANtastic, or if you want to share a WORM or
other type of non-DOS drive. For instructions, see
Shrres_d.pdf in the Online Library.

CHAPTER 7
Chapter 7
SETTING UP AND MANAGING YOUR SERVERS

Setting the server startup parameters ________________
LANtastic’s modular design allows you to turn off the parts of
LANtastic that you don’t need for each computer. Special server
startup parameters are provided to make this feature convenient
and to save valuable application memory.
WARNING! The settings you make in the Server Startup Parameters screen can
significantly affect the performance of your computer or network.
Carefully read the information about each parameter in this screen
before setting any values or options.
1. At the DOS prompt, type NET_MGR <Enter>. At the NET_MGR

main screen, select Server Startup Parameters <Enter>.
2. You’ll be prompted to enter a path to the SERVER.EXE file. If
the default path that appears is correct, press Enter.
Otherwise, type in the correct path <Enter>.
3. The Server Startup Parameters screen appears, along with a
screen showing the amount of memory used by the current
server configuration. These screens are shown below. The
Server Startup Parameters screen displays the options
available for setting your server startup parameters. The other
screen may display the Approximate Memory Usage (in bytes)
of the selections made in the Server Startup Parameters screen.
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4. Set the values in the fields. To do this, select a desired field

<Enter>. In some fields this toggles the selection between
Enabled and Disabled; in others you must type in a value or
select a parameter from a table.
5. For descriptions of the fields, see the next section. For
information on configuring your server for improved
performance, refer to Imprv_d.pdf in the Online Library.
6. The values you’ve specified won’t take effect until the next time
you run the SERVER program. If you already have SERVER
running, remove it from memory and run it again. To do this,
make sure Windows isn’t running and press Ctrl+Alt+Del at the
DOS prompt. In the screen that appears, make sure there are
no open network files and press S. To restart your system,
press Ctrl+Alt+Del again. When your computer reboots, the
STARTNET.BAT will be called from your AUTOEXEC.BAT and
will load the LANtastic software.
Important… To ensure that unauthorized people don’t change the server

startup parameters after you’ve set them, create a password for the
control directory on the computer on which you’ve set those
parameters. Whenever someone wants to edit that server’s control
directory or run the NET_MGR program, she’ll be prompted for a
password. Instructions appear in Crldir_d.pdf in the Online Library.
New File System Memory feature

In LANtastic 8.0, the Server Startup Parameters screen includes a
new file system memory option. This option allows you to load the
file system components of the LANtastic SERVER program into
EMS or XMS expanded memory, thus saving conventional memory
for DOS, application programs and other uses. Press Enter on this
option to choose among the following options.
Conventional This is the default memory setting, which you should retain if this
server isn’t using the Maximum Open Files, Cached Resources
and Internal SHARE features of the LANtastic Server program.
(These features are disabled by default.)
EMS (paged) This is the recommended memory management option. You can
choose this option if this server is using one or more of the
Maximum Open Files, Cached Resources or Internal SHARE
features and you want to save conventional memory. To use this
option you need to have an EMS memory manager version 3.2 or
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EMS (copied) If you’re having trouble with the EMS (paged) option above, you
can choose this option in its place – although you’ll sacrifice some
speed. To use this option you need to have an EMS memory
manager version 4.0, such as EMM386.EXE.
XMS If you don’t have an EMS driver, you can choose this option in
place of one of the EMS options above. To use this option you
need to have an XMS memory manager, such as HIMEM.SYS.
The new file system memory feature affects the Maximum Open
Files, Cached Resources and Internal SHARE parameters:
Maximum Open Files [Use CONFIG.SYS] Use CONFIG.SYS (0), 50 – 5100 —

Sets the maximum number of files that can be open
simultaneously. Normally this number is set in your CONFIG.SYS
file with the FILES= statement. The default settings are 100 for a
server and 60 for a workstation. The maximum number of open
files that you can specify in your CONFIG.SYS is 255. If you want to
open more files or you need more open files for local functions, you
can set the Maximum Open Files field to allow from 50 to 5,100 open
files. This causes the server to allocate its own separate files for
network functions rather than using those allocated through the
CONFIG.SYS file. The files allocated through the CONFIG.SYS file are
then used for local functions. Enabling the Use CONFIG.SYS option
instructs the server to use the FILES= value given in the CONFIG.SYS
file. If you choose a memory other than Conventional, such as XMS or
EMS, the file information will be located in the expanded memory.
Important… If you’ve decided not to use the CONFIG.SYS files option and you’re
not using conventional memory, the only SHARE program you will
be able to use is LANtastic’s Internal SHARE.
Note… If you have a large number of people using a single file, specify as
many open files as there are people using it.
SEE ONLINE HELP…

Cached Resources [1] 1 – 57 — Specifies the number of server
For details about each resources that will have user access information cached.
of the fields on the Increasing this value can greatly speed network performance.
Server Startup However, a higher value in this field uses more server memory. If
you choose a memory other than Conventional, such as XMS or
Parameters screen,
EMS, the Cached Resources will be located in the expanded
select the parameter
memory.
and press F1.
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Internal SHARE Press Enter on this option to bring up the Internal

SHARE Support screen. This option allows LANtastic to exceed the
limitations of the DOS SHARE program. This means that file and
record-locking procedures are done more quickly and you can
allow more locks and space for filenames.
If you use this option, make sure the DOS SHARE program isn’t
running. To disable DOS SHARE, delete or comment out the
SHARE command in your CONFIG.SYS file or AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
Use the following three options to enable and configure LANtastic’s

Internal SHARE file-sharing and record-locking feature:
Internal [Enabled] Enabled, Disabled — Select Enabled to configure the

following SHARE operations. Select Disabled if you don’t want
SHARE
the server to use internal file-sharing and record-locking.
SHARE Locks [400] 1-65484—Press Enter to specify the number of

simultaneous locks you want the server to support. If you
choose a memory option other than Conventional, such as XMS
or EMS, the lock information will be located in the expanded
memory.
Name Space [4K] 1-1024K—Press Enter to specify the number of bytes of

file-sharing space you want the server to support. If you choose
a memory option other than Conventional, such as XMS or
EMS, the Name Space information will be located in the
expanded memory.
Working with control directories______________________

All the accounts, resources and server startup parameters that you
create using the NET_MGR program are stored in a network control
directory. When you make a change to one of those settings, you
edit the control directory.
In most cases a server has only one network control directory – the
default LANTASTI.NET. But LANtastic gives you the option of
creating multiple control directories on your hard disk. This means
you can have more than one network configuration saved. You can
then switch control directories whenever your current network
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All changes to control directories are made using the NET_MGR

program. This program also lets you edit the control directories of
servers located throughout the network, allowing you to maintain
all your servers from just one machine. This is especially handy, for
example, if you need to set up a user with a new account on several
servers. From one computer, you can create or copy an account for
that user on any network server.
The Crldir_d.pdf file in the LANtastic Online Library tells you all
about using control directories. The file includes these topics:
“Creating a New Control Directory,” “Selecting a Control Directory,”
“Deleting a Control Directory,” “Backing Up a Control Directory,”
“Restoring a Control Directory,” “Resetting a Control Directory,”
“Requiring a Password for a Control Directory,” “Changing a
Control Directory Password” and “Disabling a Control Directory
Password.”
Using audit trails ___________________________________

Audit trails enhance security by providing a log of what server disk
drives and printers have been accessed by network users and what
types of access were allowed or denied. With audit trails you can:
■
See how many users are making simultaneous requests to a
server. This can help you set appropriate values for several
server startup parameters.
■
Determine how well you’ve distributed the network workload
among your servers.
■
Keep records for billing if you charge for network services.
WARNING! While auditing is a powerful feature, if it’s used improperly it can

slow down server performance. To avoid this, carefully select the
types of user activity you want audited. It’s also important to
regularly clear and delete old audit trails.
Setting up an audit trail

For instructions on setting audit trail options, see the Online
Library file Cfgsrv_d.pdf. To set up an audit trail:
1. At the DOS prompt, type NET_MGR <Enter>. Select Server

Startup Parameters <Enter>.
2. Select Auditing, press Enter, then press Enter again to toggle
the Auditing option to Enabled.

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3. Position the selection bar on each type of event you want to

be audited, then press Enter to enable it. Auditing activities
are described in detail in the Online Library file Cfgsrv_d.pdf.
For each of the options that you enable, LANtastic will record
an audit trail entry.
4. Position the selection bar on Access Allowed or Access
Denied.
5. In the blanks in the Access Allowed or Access Denied field,
type the letter corresponding to the ACL rights you want
audited. Refer to “Access Control List rights” in the Online
Library file Shrres_d.pdf for a complete description of all the ACL
rights, or press F1 for online Help.
You can use the F3 key to quickly set auditing for all the ACLs,
or press the F4 key to remove all the ACL letters.
The settings you’ve specified won’t take effect until the next time
you run SERVER. If SERVER is running, you must remove it from
memory before running it again. To do this, make sure Windows
isn’t running and press Ctrl+Alt+Del from the DOS prompt. In the
screen that appears, make sure there are no open files shown, then
press S.
Viewing the audit trail file

Once the audit trail is created, you can view it using the NET_MGR
Audit Trail Maintenance option.
1. At the DOS prompt, type NET_MGR <Enter>. Select Audit Trail

Maintenance <Enter>.
2. Use the arrow keys to select View Last Few Audit Entries
<Enter>. You’ll see a display similar to this one:

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Copying and clearing the audit trail

The Copy Audit Trail to File option enables you to save server disk
space by copying the audit trail to a file periodically, then deleting
the original audit trail. For example, you might choose to copy the
audit trail file every week or every month and archive these files for
your permanent records. To do this, at the DOS prompt type
NET_MGR <Enter>. Select Audit Trail Maintenance <Enter>. Select
Copy Audit Trail To File <Enter>. Type in the full DOS path of the
file to which you want to copy the log, press Enter, then press Esc
to exit each screen.
The Clear the Audit Trail File option enables you to delete old audit
entries that can take up a lot of space on your server’s disk.
However, bear in mind that the Clear the Audit Trail File option
deletes ALL the entries in the log. If you have entries that you want
to save, first copy the log to a file as described in the previous
section, then clear the audit trail file. To clear the audit trail file, at
the DOS prompt type NET_MGR <Enter>. Select Audit Trail
Maintenance <Enter>. Select Clear the Audit Trail File, press Enter,
then press Enter again to confirm the deletion. This deletes all the
entries in the audit log. Press Esc to exit each screen.
Monitoring a server using NET_______________________

You can use the NET program to find out which users are logged in
to a server and what types of requests they’ve made. If you have the
N privilege, you can also get detailed information about how the
server is being used.
1. At the DOS prompt, type NET <Enter>. Select Monitor and

Manage Server Activity <Enter>.
SEE ONLINE HELP… 2. Select the server you’d like to monitor <Enter>. The Server
For more information Management display appears.
about audit trail file ■
If you have the N privilege, press F3 to get detailed
entries, open the information about how the server is being used. Press Esc
audit file and press F1. to return to the Server Management display.
■ The Server Management display provides information about
server activity at the time it was brought up. To update the
information in the display, press the space bar. Each entry
represents a user accessing the server.
3. Press F1 for detailed information on each of the server activity

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Flushing a server’s caches ____________________________

If you have the S (System Manager) privilege, you can cause a
server to clear and update its account and resource information. If
the LANcache program is running, you can save its information to
disk. For instructions, see Mngsrv_d.pdf in the Online Library.
Controlling a remote server __________________________

LANtastic lets you use the server’s keyboard and monitor from your
local computer. This is useful if you want to run a command on a
server and see the results. For example, you can instruct a remote
server to run a backup batch file and see it on your screen when
the backup is complete. You can even copy an entire server’s
screen to a file or write directly to a server’s screen. For full
instructions on using this feature, see Mngsrv_d.pdf in the Online
Library.
Using a spooled keyboard resource

A spooled keyboard resource allows you to send a batch file of
commands to a server. The server then executes these commands
locally. You can even specify the time at which the spooled
commands are to be executed. To use this feature, the server that
you want to send a batch file to must have a spooled keyboard
resource. Unless it’s been deleted, you shouldn’t need to create a
spooled keyboard resource, because during software installation,
the LANtastic SETUP program created an @BATCH spooled
keyboard resource on each server. To create a new spooled
keyboard resource, see the Online Library file Shrres_d.pdf.
For instructions on running a batch file on a remote server, see

Mngsrv_d.pdf in the Online Library.
Shutting down a remote server_______________________

If you have the S (System Manager) privilege, you can shut down
and/or reboot a remote server without leaving your desk. Any
users logged in to the server will receive notification of the pending
shutdown so they can save their work and close any open files on
the server. You can specify the number of minutes before the
shutdown and the message that users logged in to the server will
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Note… The server you’re shutting down must have Server Control enabled
in the Server Startup Parameters screen.
If you think other people may be using the server you want to shut
down, you can log one or more of them out, or even prevent further
logins. For instructions, see Mngsrv_d.pdf in the LANtastic Online
Library.
WARNING! Remotely shutting down a server that’s running Windows 3.x may
cause lockups and unpredictable activity on that computer. Don’t
attempt to schedule a shutdown unless you can exit Windows on
that computer before the shutdown occurs.
Using the ALONE program __________________________

The ALONE program increases performance on a server if you don’t
want to use it as a workstation. You run ALONE like any standard
DOS-based application. While it’s running, ALONE shows a display
of all user requests to the server. When you want to use the server
for a local task, exit ALONE and use the computer as a LANtastic
peer-to-peer server.
For instructions on using ALONE, see Mngsrv_d.pdf in the Online

Library. A complete list of command line switches that you can use
with ALONE appears in the Cmmd_dw.pdf file in the Online Library.
UPS support _______________________________________

The LANtastic uninterruptable power supply support allows you to
take advantage of the protection that your UPS provides and shut
down a server before a complete power loss occurs. It also provides
protection during partial power outages or brownouts.
For a list of supported UPS types and instructions on using

LANtastic UPS support, see Mngsrv_d.pdf in the Online Library.

CHAPTER 8
Chapter 8
MANAGING PRINTING
Using the printing feature___________________________
Many important print management options are available in
LANtastic, including:
■
Create a print item, such as a batch file, using LANtastic’s text
editor or your own text editor.
■
Send a job to a printer directly from NET.
■
Set up delayed printing so you can send a file to a printer at a
time that you specify in advance. It’s especially convenient if
you want to print a large job after office hours.
■
Control individual printer ports on a server that has multiple
printers attached.
■
Create and control logical printer streams to enable and disable
any printer resource without having to halt the entire print
queue.
For details about each of these options, see Mngprt_d.pdf in the

Online Library.
Other LANtastic print control functions_______________

The Printing and Despooling module in the Server Startup Parameters is
described in the online Help. The options in this module allow you
to improve printer performance and enable or disable many
despooling and automatic disk-space-saving functions. For a
descriptive listing of these options, see Cfgsrv_d.pdf in the Online
Library.
Printer initialization strings and files are explained in Chapter 6. These

features are useful when you want to print a job with unique
specifications. For instructions, see Shrres_d.pdf in the Online
Library.
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The LANtastic Remote Printer Server program, RPS.EXE, is explained on

page 48. RPS lets you share a printer connected to a client without
setting it up as a file server. After your RPS setup is complete, go to
the Server Control Panel window and toggle the Remote Print
Server Support option to Enabled. For instructions on using RPS,
see Mngprt_d.pdf in the Online Library.
Banner pages allow you to easily determine the contents and

ownership of a print file. This is helpful when several people are
sending data to the same printer. For instructions, see
Mngprt_d.pdf in the Online Library.
Redirecting printing to a file, setting up print notification, and using

a server’s printer locally are other useful printing-related features.
For complete details, see Mngprt_d.pdf in the Online Library.
Controlling items in the print queue __________________

When you send data to a network printer, the file is placed in a
temporary storage location on the server. This location is called the
print queue or printer spool area. Here files wait in the order they
were received until the printer becomes available.
Note… Normally LANtastic automatically despools print jobs upon server

startup. If instead you want the server to wait until a NET QUEUE
START or NET QUEUE SINGLE command is given, go to the
Printing module of the NET_MGR server startup parameters and
toggle the Initial Despooling option to Disabled.
Once you’ve sent an item to a server’s print queue, you can still
control the print job. If you’re using a LANtastic server and have the
Q (Super Queue) privilege, you can control any item in the print
queue. If not, you can control only your print jobs. Refer toAccts_d.pdf
in the Online Library for information on setting account privileges.
LOOK ONLINE…
To control a queue item:
For details about each
print queue control 1. At the DOS prompt, type NET<Enter>. Select View Print Jobs
field, select the field <Enter>.
then press F1.
2. Select the network server <Enter> with the print queue you
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The Viewing My Jobs For All Printers screen appears. For

each print job, it displays the sequence number, the
destination printer device, the status of the print job, the
name of the person who sent it, and any comment he has
included. Press F1 to see a list of the possible job queue status
types. You can update the queue display by pressing the
space bar.
3. Select the print job you want to control <Enter>. You’ll see a
menu of options. Press F1 to learn about each one.
4. Select the desired option <Enter>. Then press Esc to exit each
screen.
To halt and restart a print job, press F7 while in the Viewing My

Jobs For All Printers screen. Then press F1 for explanations of the
options. You can also use the NET QUEUE commands and
switches at the DOS prompt. For instructions, see Mngprt_d.pdf in
the Online Library.
Using despooling options ___________________________

LANtastic offers several options for enhancing despooling speed
and efficiency. For example, you can:
■
Move the printer spool area. This is a good idea if you’d like
LOOK ONLINE… to use a larger or faster disk for despooling.
■
Clear the entire spool area without deleting each entry
See Mngprt_d.pdf in
individually.
the Online Library
for details. ■
Set up immediate despooling, so a server can immediately
begin to despool and print a job before all the information
has been written to its disk. A job will print faster because
you don’t have to wait for it to be completely written from a
network computer before printing begins.
Using multiple printers on one server ________________

LANtastic can simultaneously send jobs to multiple printers
attached to your server. To use this feature, you must first set up
each printer as a shared resource, as described in Chapter 6. You
can also set up each printer to print in various modes. Each print
mode can then be set up as a separate network resource.
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To use the simultaneous printing feature, make sure you allow a

printer task for each printer on the server. For instructions on
specifying the number of printer tasks and controlling them, see
Mngprt_d.pdf in the Online Library.
Using Remote Printer Server (RPS)____________________

The LANtastic remote printer server program, RPS.EXE, is installed
with the other LANtastic files. RPS lets you share a printer
connected to a workstation without setting it up as a server.
1. Workstation sends 3. Workstation despools

print jobs to server 2. Server stores job from server spool
printer resource. print job in area to local printer.
spool area.
As shown in the diagram above, workstations send print jobs to one

or more special printer resources on a server. The workstation
running RPS then takes the print jobs out of the server’s queue and
prints them locally.
Since the print jobs are stored on a server’s hard drive, you can
even print to a diskless workstation. Simply make sure the RPS
program is available to the workstation in its boot image or on
another server’s shared drive resource.
If you have a large network with many printers, it may be more

convenient to set up a single server for queuing print jobs, and have
network workstations print the jobs. You can have total control of
LOOK ONLINE… network printing by monitoring only one server print queue. You
can speed up network printing by setting up multiple printers to
For more information service the same shared printer resource. Such a setup is also
about managing convenient, since people need to log in to only one server to use
network printing network print services. RPS lets a single workstation service up to
under DOS, see the 32 printer resources and share up to seven printers.
Mngprt_d.pdf file in
For instructions on running RPS, see Mngprt_d.pdf in the Online
the Online Library.
Library.

CHAPTER 9
Chapter 9
EXPANDING AND CHANGING YOUR

NETWORK
Adding or removing a network user__________________
If everyone is automatically logging in to all servers with no
restrictions, you can add or delete a user without taking any action
at all. The user simply starts or stops using the network. If adding
a new user requires a server to allow more than ten users at the
same time, complete the instructions below for increasing the
maximum number of users. In a network that uses security, you’ll
also have to add or delete accounts and resources. Instructions
appear in Chapter 5 and Chapter 6.
Increasing the maximum number of users ____________

After you finish installing LANtastic 8.0, each of your servers lets
up to ten people use its drives and printers at once. If you want a
server to allow more people to use it at the same time, follow these
steps:
1. Go to the server that needs to allow more users.

2. At the DOS prompt, type NET_MGR <Enter>. The NET_MGR
main screen appears, showing the name of the current
control directory.
3. Select Server Startup Parameters <Enter>.
4. Enter a full path to the SERVER.EXE file that you’ll use with
the control directory you’re modifying <Enter>. The Server
Startup Parameters screen appears.
5. Select Maximum Users <Enter>.
6. Type in the number of simultaneous users that you want this
server to allow <Enter>.
7. Press Esc from each screen to return to the DOS prompt. If the
computer is running Windows, exit Windows.
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8. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del, then press the S key. To restart your

system, press Ctrl+Alt+Del again.
9. Run your LANtastic software.
Note… To obtain faster response time on a server that has many

simultaneous users, you may want to increase the Network Buffer
and Network Task server startup parameters. Instructions appear
in Imprv_d.pdf in the Online Library.
Adding or removing a computer______________________

To add a computer after LANtastic is installed:
1. Install a network adapter in your new computer.
2. Turn off all network computers and cable the new computer
to your network according to the instructions in your adapter
documentation.
3. Install the LANtastic software on the new computer.
4. Go to each computer that will regularly use the new
computer’s disk drive and make a new permanent drive
connection.
5. If appropriate, follow one or more of these steps:
■
If the new computer is a server and you want to allow more
than ten users at one time, increase the maximum
number of simultaneous users.
■
If the new computer is a server with more than one printer
attached, create a shared printer resource and increase
the number of printer tasks.
■
If the new computer is a server and you want to set it up
with account and resource restrictions, use the NET_MGR
program to do so.
To physically disconnect a computer:

1. Turn off the computer you want to remove.
2. Disconnect the network cable from the computer you want to
remove. If you have coaxial cable, attach the cable to the next
computer – and if the computer you removed was an end
node, move the terminator to the new end node.
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4. If the computer you just removed was a server, go to each

computer that used that server’s disk drives and printers.
5. Run SETNET on each computer that logged in to the computer
you’re disconnecting, as described in “Making a new drive
connection” on page 6. Remove any drive connections to
the disconnected computer, then select Make Current
Connections Permanent. This updates the CONNECT.BAT
file.
6. Reboot the computer.
7. Repeat steps 4 – 5 for each computer that has been using the
server you disconnected.
To temporarily remove a computer from the network:

1. Use a text-only editor such as EDIT or Windows Notepad to
edit your computer’s AUTOEXEC.BAT file. Comment out the
call to the STARTNET.BAT file as shown below:
REM STARTNET.BAT
2. Save the changes to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file and exit the

editor.
3. Reboot the computer. It now will operate as a stand-alone
computer and can’t access the network or its resources. To
put the computer back in the network, add the STARTNET
command to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
Note… This computer and its resources won’t be available to the network.
Any NET LOGIN or NET USE commands that reference this
computer should be removed from all batch files on other
computers, or commented out of their STARTNET.BAT files until
the computer is re-installed on the network.
Changing a computer name or sharing status_________

To change the name of a network computer:
edit the STARTNET.BAT file.
2. Change the computer name in the REDIR line and any other
lines where the name appears.
3. Save the changes to the STARTNET.BAT file and exit the
editor.
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4. Make sure the STARTNET.BAT and CONNECT.BAT files on

any other computers with connections to the renamed
computer are edited to reflect the new name.
To change a client to a server:

1. Reinstall the LANtastic software as described in the LANtastic
Installation and Setup Manual. Be sure to choose the Share
My Computer’s Drives and Printers option.
2. Tell your co-workers the new server’s computer name, so they
can begin to make connections to its drives and printers.
If you did install as a server but for some reason the SERVER
program isn’t running, exit Windows and type SERVER <Enter> at the
DOS prompt. Then type WIN <Enter> to go back to Windows. To find
out why your computer isn’t automatically loading the SERVER
program, refer to the LANtastic Troubleshooting Manual.
To change a server to a client:

edit your computer’s STARTNET.BAT file. Comment out the
call to the SERVER program as shown below:
REM SERVER
2. Save the changes to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file and exit the

editor.
Note… Any NET LOGIN, NET USE or other commands that reference this
computer should be removed from all batch files on other
computers, including the WIN.INI file.
Adding a CD-ROM drive _____________________________

1. Install the CD-ROM drive and support software as instructed
in the manufacturer’s manual.
2. Use a text editor to open the server’s STARTNET.BAT file (in
the LANTASTI directory).
3. Add the command that executes the CD-ROM software.
This is an example:
MSCDEX.EXE /D:MSCD004/L:F
To find the exact command you need to use, refer to your
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4. Delete the command that executes the CD-ROM software

from your AUTOEXEC.BAT or CONFIG.SYS file.
5. Set up the CD-ROM drive as a shared drive resource through
Shared Resources Management of NET_MGR.
6. After creating the shared CD-ROM resource, press Enter to
modify it. Select Disk Drive Type <Enter>. Select CD-ROM
<Enter>.
7. In the Server Startup Parameters screen of NET_MGR, make
sure Non-DOS Disk Support is enabled. If it isn’t, use the
arrow key to select it, then give it a setting of 100.
Note… When using a shared non-DOS disk connection, you can’t use
wildcard characters such as “?” and “*” with the DOS DEL and REN
commands. Also, if you can’t see all the files in a shared drive when
you use the DOS DIR command, increase the Non-DOS Disk
Support setting in the server startup parameters.
Adding or removing a printer _______________________

To add a printer after LANtastic has been installed:
1. Connect it to a server as instructed in your printer manual.
2. If the server hasn’t yet been set up for network printing, do so
according to the instructions in the next section.
3. Set up the printer as a shared resource.
4. Go to each computer that will regularly use the new printer
and make a new permanent printer connection.
5. If the server has more than one printer attached, or if the new
printer is attached to a port other than LPT1, follow the
instructions under “To increase the number of printer tasks,”
below.
To set up a server to support network printing:

1. From the NET_MGR main screen, select Server Startup
Parameters <Enter>.
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4. At the Printing Configuration screen, press Enter to toggle the

Printing option to Enabled.
5. Press Esc twice to return to the main screen, then select
Shared Resources Management to create a shared printer
resource for the server’s printer.
6. Return to the DOS prompt. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del, then press the
S key. To restart your system, press Ctrl+Alt+Del again.
7. Go to each computer that will regularly use the printer and
make a new permanent printer connection.
To increase the number of printer tasks:

WARNING! Increasing the number of printer tasks may slow down local
processing of the computer during print operations. However, you
must do this in order to print simultaneously on two or more
printers that are connected to the same server.
1. Go to the server with multiple printers.

2. From the NET_MGR main screen, select Server Startup
Parameters <Enter>.
4. Select the Printing option <Enter>. The Printing Configuration
screen appears.
5. Make sure the Printing option is enabled, then select Printer
Tasks <Enter>.
6. Type in the number of printers attached to this server
<Enter>.
8. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del, then press the S key. To restart your
system, press Ctrl+Alt+Del again.
9. Run your LANtastic software.
To temporarily remove a printer:

Computers’ Printers <Enter>.
2. Use the arrow keys to select the printer you want to remove,
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To permanently remove a printer:

After you disconnect a printer from your network, you need to
delete the printer connections to that printer from all the
computers in your network that used that printer.
1. On each computer that uses this printer, use a text-only

editor such as EDIT or Windows Notepad to open the
CONNECT.BAT file.
2. Remove the NET USE command for the server’s printer from
the CONNECT.BAT file:
NET USE LPT1 \\OFFICE_SERVER\@PRINTER
3. Save the changes to the CONNECT.BAT file, and exit the

editor.
4. Reboot the computer.
5. Repeat these steps on each computer that has been using the
printer you’ve removed.
Improving network performance ____________________

For normal network use, LANtastic’s default server and
workstation configurations provide excellent speed. However, if a
large number of users frequently access the same server, you may
want to fine-tune some parameters to obtain faster server
response. This section points out some of these parameters.
Complete instructions appear in Imprv_d.pdf in the Online Library.
The new File System Memory feature in LANtastic 8.0 allows you to
store the file system components of the LANtastic SERVER
program in XMS or EMS expanded memory. This gives larger
servers a significant increase in conventional memory for DOS,
application programs or other uses. For more information about
the File System Memory option see page 36.
LANtastic’s cache utility, LANcache, can speed up file server response

time for people using your server’s resources. For instructions on
running LANcache, see the file called Lcach_dw.pdf in the Online
Library.
The characters per second option, in NET_MGR’s Detailed Information

Screen for a printer resource, lets you control the speed of your
print jobs.

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The SIZE= and BUFFERS= REDIR switches can speed up the response
time of a file server. Instructions for adjusting these switches
appear in the file called Cmmd_dw.pdf in the LANtastic Online
Library.
The DOS disk buffers command in your CONFIG.SYS file allows you
to allocate the specified number of disk buffers for use by
application programs.
The AILANBIO switches in your STARTNET.BAT file can increase the

speed at which clients can access a server. Instructions for
adjusting these switches appear in the file named Cmmd_dw.pdf in
the Online Library.
LANtastic’s DOS-based ALONE program can increase the speed of a

dedicated file or print server. For instructions on running ALONE,
see Mngsrv_d.pdf in the Online Library.
LOOK ONLINE…
For more information
about server
performance
parameters in
NET_MGR, press F1 in
the Server Startup
Parameters screen.
See also Cfgsrv_d.pdf
in the Online Library.

INDEX
A adding an item to network caches

accounts 21–28 CD-ROM drive 52 caching utilities
changing password 28 HP JetDirect printer 32 block- and file-level 55
checking status 27 network printer 53 effect on performance 55
creating 2, 21–26 network user 49 LANcache 55
deleting 27 new computer 50 flushing 42
disabling 27, 28 Adobe Acrobat PDF files 1 CD-ROM, adding to network 52
individual 22 See also Installation and Setup Central Station, creating shared
login, explained 21 Manual printer resource 32
managing 23 ALONE program 43 changing
managing with NET program audit trail account password 28
27 clearing 41 network 49–56
modifying 23 setting up 39 server to client 52
password, changing 28 using 39 workstation to server 52
placing in ACL group 26 audit trail file Characters per Second option 55
security features 22 clearing 41 Chat feature 17
See also Cfgsrv_d.pdf copying 41 See also Mlcht_d.pdf
User Account Status screen 27 deleting 41 Clent_dw.pdf file 3
wildcard 21, 25–26 viewing 40 client, changing to server 52
other account information Audit Trail Maintenance option commands and switches, list 3
copying and pasting, 40–41 Commd_dw.pdf file 3
exporting and importing auditing 39–41 computer name, changing 51
files, managing accounts advantages 39 CONFIG.SYS file, using to specify
with NET and NET_MGR. record-keeping for billing 39 number of open files 37
See Accts_d.pdf configuring server software
AUTOEXEC.BAT file. See
Accts_d.pdf file 2 Troubleshooting Manual settings 35–38
ACL Group Management option Connect to Other Computers’
26 B Printers option 54
ACL groups banner pages, printing 46 CONNECT.BAT file
creating 26 Beginner.pdf file 3 for drive connections 8
deleting 27 beginner’s guide to networking 3 for logins 9
placing account in 26 billing, using auditing for 39 See also Installation and Setup
setting up 26 block-level caching 55 Manual
ACL rights, explained 22 connecting
adapters C to drives 6–7
multiple 3 cabling. See Hardware.pdf to printer 11–12, 53
Cached Resources parameter 37
57
58
connections network user 49 flushing caches 42

drive print job 47 frame type. See Clent_dw.pdf
making permanent 8 wildcard account 27
using 8 despooling, simultaneous 47 G
glossary of terms 3
printer 11–15 directories, control 2
Glossary.pdf file 3
adding 53 disconnecting
canceling 13 computer 50
H
making new 11–12 printer 55 hardware. See Hardware.pdf
making permanent 12 disk buffers, effect on network Help, online 3, 4
using existing 13 performance 56
HP JetDirect
control directories 39 DOS commands and switches, list
support option 32
3
other control directory See also Installation and Setup
information, creating new, drives
Manual
selecting, deleting, backing connections
up, restoring, resetting, using making new 6–7 I
password. See Crldir_d.pdf making temporary 8 Imprv_d.pdf file 2
controlling using 8 increasing
multiple printers 47 other information. See number of printer tasks 54
print jobs 14–15 Drives_d.pdf 2 number of users 49
printing speed 48 Drives_d.pdf file 2 Indir_dw.pdf file 3
Controlling the Selected Print Job
indirect files 3
screen 15 E
Individual Account Management
creating error messages 3
option 24
accounts 21–26 Errs_dw.pdf file 3
installing
ACL group 26 Expand_d.pdf file 3
adapters, hardware. See
shared resource 29 expanding a network 49–56 Hardware.pdf
CS Print 32 Software. See Installation and
HP JetDirect printer 32 F Setup Manual
printer 31 features of LANtastic 1
Internal SHARE parameter 38
Crldir_d.pdf file 2 File System Memory
IPX routable NETBIOS 3
CS Print resource, creating 32 EMS (copied) 36
Ipx_dw.pdf file 3
EMS (paged) 36
D XMS 36 L
default wildcard account 21 file-level LANcache 55
deleting 27 caching 55 See also Lcach_dw.pdf file 3
delaying printing 46 security 30 LANCHECK
deleting files See also Lncheck.pdf file and
account 27 indirect 3 Troubleshooting Manual
ACL group 27 PDF reference files 1 LANCHECK, using 3
audit trail file 41 sharing 8 LANtastic for Windows Online
text-format version of PDFs 2 Manual 3

59
LANtastic Online Library 1 NET program network

See also Installation and Setup changing password 28 expanding and changing 3,
Manual checking account status 27 49–56
Lcach_dw.pdf file 3 disconnecting a printer 53 installing. See Installation and
Lncheck.pdf file 3 Main Functions menu 5 Setup Manual
loading the SERVER program 52 making performance, improving 2, 55
logging into and out of servers 9 drive connections 6 removing a printer 54
permanent drive connections network control directory
M 8 See control directories
Mail feature 18–19 printer connections 11–12 network performance
creating a message 19 monitoring a server 41 ALONE program 43
POSTBOX command 19 viewing print jobs 46 disk buffers 56
receiving a message 20 NET program main menu options improving 55
sending a message 20 Connect to Other Computers’ networking, beginner’s guide to 3
See also Mlcht_d.pdf Printers 54
manual, printed 1 Monitor and Manage Server O
memory management 36 Activity 41 online Help 3, 4
advanced 3 User Account Management 28 Online Library 1
conventional 36 View Print Jobs 46 finding text-format versions of
EMS (copied) 36 NET_MGR program PDF files 2
EMS (paged) 36 creating index, using to go to files 3
XMS 36 ACL group 26 See also Installation and Setup
Manual
Memry_dw.pdf file 3 shared resources 29
Online Manual, in Windows Help 3
Mngprt_d.pdf file 3 managing
Mngsrv_d.pdf file 3 accounts 24 P
Monitor and Manage Server audit trail 40–41 parallel port resource, creating 32
Activity option 41 control directories 39 password, changing 28
MSCDEX software for CD-ROM shared resources 31 PDF files 1–3
52 setting up audit trail 39 finding text-format versions of
Multi_dw.pdf file 3 NET_MGR program main menu 2
multiple adapters 3 options See also Installation and Setup
multiple printers on same server ACL Group Management 26 Manual
54 Audit Trail Maintenance 40–41 performance parameters, server
Individual Account startup
N Management 24 Cached Resources 37
name of computer, changing 51
Server Startup Parameters 35 Internal SHARE 38
Nbset_dw.pdf file 3
Shared Resources print job
NBSETUP 3 Management 31 controlling 14
NCP support 3 Wildcard Account status, options listed 15
NDIS driver support 3 Management 24
stopping 47
Ndis_dw.pdf file 3 NETBIOS, IPX routable 3
viewing status 14, 15
INDEX
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print queue initialization strings 33 viewing print job status 14

controlling items in 46 making new connections other information. See
viewing 46 11–12 Print_d.pdf 2
print server performance multiple on one server 47 problems. See Troubleshooting
parameters queue status 47 Manual
Characters per Second 55 removing 54
Q
Print_d.pdf file 2 sending jobs to multiple
queue
printer pool resource. See printers on same server 54
controlling print jobs 46
Shrres_d.pdf setup string. See Shrres_d.pdf
33 determining print job status 47
printer resources, creating
sharing 31 viewing jobs in 14–15
CS Print 32
HP JetDirect 32 using your own 15
R
shared 31–33 viewing print job status 14
random access cache 42
printer setup string 33 printing
Rboot_dw.pdf file 3
See also Shrres_d.pdf banner pages 46
Readme file 4
printer tasks, increasing number changing status in queue 46
rebooting remote server after
54 controlling shutdown 42
printers 11–15 items in print queue 46–47 remote booting 3
adding to network 53 print jobs 14, 15 Remote Printer Server (RPS)
as a shared resource 31 speed 48 program 48
connections deleting a print job 47 remote server
canceling 13 despooling 47 controlling 42
making new 11–12 determining print job status shutting down 42
making permanent 12 46–47
removing
using existing 13 managing 3, 45–48 computer 50
controlling other information RPS.EXE, printers 54
items in print queue 46–47 banner pages, redirecting,
resources
creating, sending,
print jobs 14, 15 disks and directories 31
delaying, controlling,
speed 48 printer streams. See drives 31
creating Mngprt_d.pdf 45 explained 29
parallel port resource 32 options other information
serial port resource 32 See Shrres_d.pdf 33 spooled keyboard, CD-ROM,
shared printer resource print job shared keyboard, global,
31–33 controlling 14–15 printer pool. See
CS Print, creating shared Shrres_d.pdf
status options 15
resource 32 printer
viewing status 14, 15
drivers, using creating 31
printer streams, enabling and
Microsoft Windows 33 disabling 45 CS Print 32
other application 33 selected print jobs 15 HP JetDirect 32
HP JetDirect support option 32 status of print job 47 parallel port 32
increasing number of tasks 54 stopping 47 serial port 32

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security features 30 hard disk, organizing and sharing

ACL rights, secure sharing 31 disks 31
directories, file-level increasing number of users 49 drives 31
security, control directory Internal SHARE option 38 files 8
protection. See logging in and out of 9 printers 31–33
Shrres_d.pdf
management 3 resources 29–34
sharing 29–34
Maximum Open Files option 37 Shrres_d.pdf file 2
See also Shrres_d.pdf 2
monitoring server 39 shutdown
RPS (Remote Printer Server) 48
with NET program 41 remote server 42
RPS.EXE 48
multiple print tasks 54 server 10
S program, loading 52 server, canceling 10
S (System Manager) privilege 10 remote simultaneous despooling 47
See also Mngsrv_d.pdf controlling 42 SMB/NCP support 3
security 39–41 shutting down 42 software settings, configuring
account 22 resources, sharing 2 server 35–38
audit procedures 39–41 running 52 software. See Installation and
setting up as a printer 53 Setup Manual
file-level 30
shutting down 10 spool area, moving 47
password 28
spooled keyboard resource 42 STARTNET.BAT file, editing to
Send Server ID 9
startup parameters. See server add CD-ROM drive 52
See also Cfgsrv_d.pdf
startup parameters status
serial port resource, creating 32
UPS support account 27
server
See Mngsrv_d.pdf 43 print job 14–15, 47
adding new 50
server software settings, stopping print job 47
ALONE program 43
configuring 35–38 support, technical. See Directory
audit trails 39 of Support Services
server startup parameters
copying and clearing 41 SYSTEM.INI file changes
Cached Resources 37
setting up 39
configuring 35–38 See Installation and Setup
viewing 40 Manual
Internal SHARE 38
Cached Resources option 37
SETNET command, using for
canceling a shutdown 10 permanent connections
T
changing to client 52 technical support. See Directory of
drives 8
clock, setting 9 Support Services
servers 9
configuring software settings terms, glossary of 3
setting
35–38 time, setting on server’s clock 7, 9
server startup parameters 35
See also Cfgsrv_d.pdf 2 troubleshooting. See
server’s clock 7 Troubleshooting Manual
connecting to printer 11–12, 53
setting up
control directories 38
ACL groups 26 U
See also Crldir_d.pdf
audit trail 39 uninterruptable power supply
flushing caches 42 (UPS) 43
Shared Resources Management
option 31
INDEX
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upgrading LANtastic
See Installation and Setup
Manual
User Account Status screen 27
users, increasing number of 49
V
View Print Jobs option 46
viewing
list of shared resources 29
print job status 14, 15
W
Wildcard Account Management
option 24
wildcard accounts
creating 24
deleting 27
placement order 25–26
planning 21
WIN.INI file changes
See Installation and Setup
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LANTASTIC® FOR DOS USER’S MANUAL

Instructions for basic networking and day-to-day use

Manual Writers/Editors: Rhonda Knotts ■ Elizabeth Kane

Chapter 1. Introducing LANtastic for DOS ...................................... 1

Chapter 2. Using Shared Drives....................................................... 5

Chapter 3. Using Printers............................................................... 11

Chapter 4. Using LANtastic Chat, Mail and SEND......................... 17

Chapter 5. Using Login Accounts for Security............................... 21

Chapter 7. Setting Up and Managing Your Servers ..................... 35

Chapter 8. Managing Printing ...................................................... 45

Chapter 9. Expanding and Changing Your Network.................... 49

LANTASTIC FOR DOS USER’S MANUAL

INTRODUCING LANTASTIC FOR DOS

Finding the information you need_________________________

LANtastic 8.0 printed manuals

LANtastic 8.0 Online Library

■ From Artisoft’s FTP server (see the LANtastic Installation and

Topics covered in the Online Library files

LANTASTIC FOR DOS USER’S MANUAL

Hint… The Online Library includes a comprehensive index (Index.pdf) that

CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCING LANTASTIC FOR DOS

LANtastic 8.0 Readme file

Using the online Help _________________________________

Where to go for technical support ________________________

LANTASTIC FOR DOS USER’S MANUAL

USING SHARED DRIVES

To select an item on the NET Main Functions menu, press the Up

For a complete list of LANtastic commands, switches and error

Making a new drive connection ______________________

Making temporary connections

3. If necessary, move the highlight bar to select the drive letter

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4. At the Connect to Computer screen, move the highlight bar to

CHAPTER 2. USING SHARED DRIVES

Making connections permanent

1. From the NET Main Functions menu, select Permanent

Using an existing drive connection ___________________

Important… Some applications aren’t designed for use in a computer-sharing

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Logging in and out of servers _______________________

1. At the DOS prompt, type one of the following commands to

2. Select Login or Logout <Enter>. The Connect To Computer

To log out of a server:

1. From the Connect to Computer screen, select the server you

CHAPTER 2. USING SHARED DRIVES

Shutting down your server ___________________________

1. At the DOS prompt, press Ctrl+Alt+Del. The Server Shutdown

LANTASTIC FOR DOS USER’S MANUAL

2. From the NET Main Functions menu, select Connect to Other

5. If the computer with the printer you’d like to use is listed,

7. Press Esc from each screen to return to the DOS prompt.

Making your connections permanent

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Using an existing printer connection _________________

Here are the basic steps:

1. Open the file you want to print.

For example, suppose you set up WordPerfect ® to print to

Canceling a printer connection ______________________

CHAPTER 3. USING PRINTERS