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Because RAS cannot be installed to a floppy disk, it is necessary to
first install a LAN Manager 2.1 enhanced workstation with the Remote
Access Service (RAS) to a workstation with a hard disk drive.
Additionally, RAS must be configured for the modem type found on the
machine for which this disk is being prepared.
Also, this article assumes that LAN Manager will be installed to the
C:\LANMAN.DOS directory. If this is not the case, substitute the
appropriate directory.
INSTALLATION STEPS
Create a bootable high-density floppy disk (FORMAT A: /S), using
either a 3.5-inch (1.44 MB) or 5.25-inch (1.2 MB) disk. Once the disk
is formatted, copy the files listed below to the same directory on the
floppy disk. The tree structure of this disk is as follows:
A:\
COMMAND COM
CONFIG SYS
AUTOEXEC BAT
A:\LANMAN.DOS\
LANMAN INI
MODEMS INF
RASPHONE MSG
RASDIAL MSG
RASHELP MSG
COMDEV INI
PHONE INF
PROTOCOL INI
A:\LANMAN.DOS\NETPROG\
CHKNET EXE
MINSES EXE
NETBIND COM
LOAD COM
OSO001 MSG
NET MSG
NET HLP
NET EXE
NETWKSTA EXE
RASLOAD BAT
RASPHONE EXE
VCOMMIOD EXE
WANTSR EXE
A:\LANMAN.DOS\DRIVERS\PROTMAN\
PRO MSG
PROTMAN DOS
PROTMAN EXE
A:\LANMAN.DOS\DRIVERS\PROTOCOL\ASYBEUI\
ASYBEUI EXE
A:\LANMAN.DOS\DRIVERS\ASYNC\
ASYMAC DOS
A:\LANMAN.DOS\SERVICES\
MSRV EXE
ENCRYPT EXE
NETPOPUP EXE
A:\LANMAN.DOS\LOGS\
MESSAGES LOG
In all cases, the files listed are copied from the hard disk directory
to the identical directory on drive A.
There is an alternative to copying the files directly from the hard
disk to the floppy disk that involves deleting files from the hard
disk installation before copying to the floppy disk. In this
circumstance, all files in the LAN Manager tree not listed in the
above description are deleted, leaving only the structure as listed.
At that point, XCOPY the structure to a formatted system floppy disk
(note: include the subdirectory switch with XCOPY). For example:
xcopy c:\lanman.dos a:\lanman.dos /s
The disadvantage of the installation technique just described is that
it will leave the LAN Manager tree on the hard disk workstation
without all of the functionality of the original installation.
MODIFICATIONS TO SYSTEM FILES
Once the files have been copied to the appropriate directories, make
the following modification to the lanroot entry in the [workstation]
section of LANMAN.INI:
lanroot = A:\LANMAN.DOS
Modify CONFIG.SYS to update the LAN Manager driver devices to look to
drive A, as well as set the location of the shell to A:\. For example:
FILES= 30
BUFFERS=10
SHELL=A:\COMMAND.COM /P /e:256
DEVICE=A:\LANMAN.DOS\DRIVERS\PROTMAN\PROTMAN.DOS /i:A:\LANMAN.DOS
DEVICE=A:\LANMAN.DOS\DRIVERS\ASYNC\ASYMAC.DOS
It is also necessary to modify AUTOEXEC.BAT by setting the comspec,
path, and LAN Manager path extension to point to drive A. It is also
possible to autostart RASPHONE by including it at the end of the
AUTOEXEC.BAT file, after calling RASLOAD. For example:
@ECHO OFF
PROMPT $P$G
SET COMSPEC=A:\COMMAND.COM
PATH A:\;
REM ====== LANMAN 2.1 === DO NOT MODIFY BETWEEN THESE LINES ===== LANMAN 2.
===
SET PATH=A:\LANMAN.DOS\NETPROG;%PATH%
NET START WORKSTATION
CALL RASLOAD
REM ====== LANMAN 2.1 === DO NOT MODIFY BETWEEN THESE LINES ===== LANMAN 2.
===
Note: The above are minimal configurations. Options can be added at
any time, and are limited only by available disk space.
OPTIONS
If the modem is sufficiently fast, it is possible to locate the
majority of the MS-DOS and network executables on the network, and
allow them to be accessed across the modem connection. Please note
that even with the fastest of modems, workstation performance will be
seriously degraded. The steps necessary for creating this situation
include the following:
- Create a share on the server that contains MS-DOS and a full LAN
Manager 2.1 Enhanced MS-DOS RAS workstation.
- Create a batch file, called LOGON.BAT, to log on to the server. The
usage is identical to the NET LOGON command currently used. The
batch file (LOGON.BAT) will resemble the following:
@ECHO OFF
REM Logon to server and transfer control to the LM share
net logon %1 %2 /y
net use A: \\<servername>\<share>
REM This connects us to the LM share - The structure of the directories on this share should be identical
to that listed above.
- Access to the boot floppy will be disallowed. However, on a machine
with only one floppy disk drive, the boot floppy disk can still be
accessed via the MS-DOS drive mapping capabilities. Therefore, the
disk drive can be referenced by accessing B:. MS-DOS will map this
to the one physical floppy disk, allowing access.
- Similarly, a batch file for logging off must be constructed. It
should resemble the following:
@ECHO OFF
REM Logoff from server
B:
NET LOGOFF /Y
A:
Using this method may result in some harmless error messages of
missing batch files and possibly a missing NET.MSG at log off time.
This is to be expected and the messages can be ignored.
Given this configuration, it is possible to create a bootable LAN
Manager 2.1 Enhanced MS-DOS RAS floppy disk. The important points to
note are that it is required to first install the configuration to a
workstation with a hard disk. The installation must be made for the
hardware that is to be booted from the floppy disk, regardless of what
is on the hard disked workstation. There should be sufficient room on
the floppy disk for the most commonly used MS-DOS utilities.