LotLAN INSTALLATION

     LotLAN programs are transferred from the distribution diskette to the
fixed disk with the help of the SETUP program during PTS-DOS installation.
To start the network, it should install it.

     In particular, it is necessary to create network resources, set NETBIOS
driver start parameters, as well as those for starting server and work
stations programs.

     To install the network you should start Command Processor program
enclosed in PTS-DOS Extended package and after that:

1. Press [Ctrl-S] from the CP main menu to invoke the Setup menu.
2. Select "LotLAN network support". The LotLAN network manager main
menu will appear on the screen:

                       +-------- Main Menu --------+
                       |                           |
                       |    Resource Management    |
                       |    Users List             |
                       |    Server Trace           |
                       |    Installation           |
                       |    Exit                   |
                       +---------------------------+

3. Select "Installation" item, which will call up "Network setup" menu:

                    +--------- Network setup  --------+
                    |                                 |
                    |   Full installation procedure   |
                    |   Netbios setup                 |
                    |   Redirector setup              |
                    |   Create default resources      |
                    |   Create STARTNET.BAT           |
                    |   Main menu                     |
                    +---------------------------------+


4. Select "Full installation procedure" and determine the NETBIOS driver
type for your network:

                          +-----Adapter type----+
                          |                     |
                          |    NE1000           |
                          |    NE2000           |
                          |    RS232            |
                          |    Other Netbios    |
                          +---------------------+

     Having made your choice, type port and interrupt numbers, and the baud
rate for RS232 driver.

                      +--NetBios setup for NE1000---+
                      |      Port number 300H       |
                      |      IRQ-number IRQ-5       |
                      +-----------------------------+

                        +-NetBios Setup for RS232-+
                        |                         |
                        |    Baud rate 115200     |
                        |    Port COM1            |
                        |    IRQ number 4         |
                        +-------------------------+

     In order to learn about the network address, base port and hardware
interrupt number (IRQ) you may use NET_ADDR.EXE utility.

5. Set redirector parameters:

                 +---------------------------------------+
                 | Machine name: LOT                     |
                 | Machine type - server or work station |
                 +---------------------------------------+

6. To open access to the server from a work station or from another server,
select "Resource management" item in the menu. The program then will
automatically create resources corresponding to the server's logical drives,
for example:  ADRIVE, BDRIVE and so on, and also a resource corresponding to
the server's directory containing files for printing on the network printer
(Network Printer Queue). This resource is called SPOOLDIR (See
"LOTLAN NETWORK RESOURCES").

7. After that you can create BAT file to start your network automatically.
For this purpose select the item "Create STARTNET.BAT".  Using current
network configuration the manager will create a batch file, for example:

rem NetBios Loading
rem Here insert YOUR NetBios running string
ne2000 port=300h irq=5
rem Redirector Loading
redir.com LOT
IF ERRORLEVEL 1 goto exit
:exit

     By starting this file you will load the network into memory. In the
above example a work station program is loaded. But to provide automatic
connection with a server you should start NET.EXE program. For
convenience' sake you can include NET.EXE start commands into the
STARTNET.BAT file, e.g.:

rem NetBios Loading
rem Here insert YOUR NetBios running string
ne2000 port=300h irq=5           ;;starting NETBIOS driver
rem Redirector Loading
redir.com LOT                    ;;starting REDIRECTOR of LOT
                                 ;;work station
IF ERRORLEVEL 1 goto exit
Net login \\steve                ;;set logical connection with
                                 ;;server STEVE
Net use f: \\steve               ;;redirect logical drive F: to
                                 ;;server STEVE resources
Net use lpt1 \\steve             ;;redirect printer output to
                                 ;;server STEVE
:exit

     STARTNET.BAT, in a SERVER configuration, will look like this:

rem NetBios Loading
rem Here insert YOUR NetBios running string
ne2000 port=300h irq=5           ;;starting NETBIOS driver
rem Redirector Loading
redir.com LOT                    ;;starting REDIRECTOR of LOT
                                 ;;work station
IF ERRORLEVEL 1 goto exit
Net share lpt1                   ;;share local printer as a network one