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RS232.COM
RS232.com is a NETBIOS driver for serial ports. When setting NETBIOS
parameters LotLAN manager solicits the following parameters: COM-port
number, IRQ number, baud rate. You may ascertain these parameters with the
help of the utility NET_ADDR.EXE. You may also specify the needed parameters
in the command line.
Syntax: RS232.COM [PORT=COMX] [IRQ=X] [BAUD=XXXXX] [TIMEOUT=XXX]
[NCB=XXX] [SESSIONS=XX] [ADAPTERS=X]
Parameters:
Port - COM-port number 1 (COM1 by default). Usually ports COM1 or COM2
are used.
IRQ - interrupt number (IRQ4 by default). Interrupt numbers IRQ for
COM1 and COM2 are fixed:
IRQ4 for COM1 and IRQ3 for COM2 for PC/AT,
IRQ3 for COM1 and IRQ4 for COM2 for PC/XT.
BAUD - the rate of data transfer (115200 by default). Usually the
speed of 56000 or 115200 baud is used. If the network uses PCs
with different clock rate (AT/286 and AT/386) the maximum
speed of data transfer can sometimes lead to aborts and
time-outs. In such cases you should reduce the speed to 56000
baud.
NCB - this parameter sets maximum number of Network Control Blocks
(NCB). Each NCB corresponds to executed NETBIOS driver command.
For normal operation the server usually needs (N+4) NCB (N -
number of work stations using its resources). But if you
also use some other programs which need NETBIOS driver, this
number may prove insufficient. In such a case it is necessary
to increase NCB number. By default, NCB=32.
SESSIONS - this parameter sets maximum number of sessions. The server
usually needs N sessions (N - number of work stations using its
resources). By default, SESSIONS=16.
ADAPTERS - this parameter determines the number of NETBIOS driver adapter.
The adapter number is, in fact, the driver's ordinal number.
In other words, when using the second serial port you have to
start the second NETBIOS driver with ADAPTERS=1 parameter. By
default, ADAPTERS=0.
TIMEOUT - this parameter sets the internal time-out by the second.
By default, TIMEOUT=4.