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DOS Installation

This section describes how to install the FastLink II Client on your PC in DOS.

To install the FastLink II Client, start from the DOS prompt and:

1

Insert the FastLink II Client diskette in drive A or B, then make that drive current by typing either 

A:

or 

B:

, then pressing 

↵

↵

.

2

Enter the following command:

FINSTALL  

↵

↵

Follow the directions on the screen. The FINSTALL program copies the FastLink II Client software

into the directory of your choice.

3

Select the PPP or SLIP version of the FastLink II Client.

PPP - Choose this if you are running Remote Annex Software

Release 10.1 or higher. This selection enables IPX and IP remote access over PPP.

SLIP - Choose this if you are running a Remote Annex Software Release that is earlier than Release

10.1. This selection enables IPX remote access over SLIP.

3

Make the FLINK directory current and type:

FLINK  

↵

↵

The FastLink II main menu will appear.

4

Select 

Setup

. The Setup dialog will appear.

You can now enter configuration information required by FastLink II to operate your system:

Serial Port — Set the Serial Port to the port to which your modem is connected. Normally, this will

be either COM1 or COM2.

Modem 

— 

Select a Modem from the list of preconfigured modems.  Select Default if your modem

does not appear on the list.

Baud Rate — Select the baud rate at which your serial port and modem will communicate.

When you are done entering settings, press 

[Save]

. Then press 

[Done]

 to return to the main menu,

then select 

Exit

 to return to DOS.

NOTE: Any settings you enter here can always be changed by invoking this same

dialog again.

5

Edit your AUTOEXEC.BAT file and add a command to run DPMS.EXE, preferably as the first line

of the file:

C:\FLINK\DPMS.EXE

Summary of Contents for FastLink II

Page 1: ...FastLink II Client Pack Copyright 1994 1996 Bay Networks Inc and Funk Software Inc 3rd Edition October 1996 ...

Page 2: ...emote Annex 2000 Remote Annex 4000 Remote Annex 6100 Remote Annex 6300 MSX 5390 MSX 5391 and MSX 5393 are trademarks of Bay Networks Inc FastLink II 1994 1996 Bay Networks Inc and Funk Software Inc All rights reserved Proxy 1992 1996 Funk Software Inc All rights reserved FastLink is a trademark of Funk Software Inc MEWEL 1993 Magma Systems Novell and NetWare are registered trademarks of Novell Inc...

Page 3: ...ent Pack Overview 11 Windows Installation 12 DOS Installation 21 II 1 FastLink II Concepts Clients and Servers 23 The Remote Access Administrator 24 Serial Ports 25 The FastLink II ODI Driver 26 II 2 The FastLink II User Interface Overview 27 The Connections Dialog 29 The Setup Dialog 40 The Modems Dialog 44 The Scripts Dialog 47 Displaying Port Statistics 51 Housekeeping 54 FLINK EXE Command Line...

Page 4: ...ess Server 71 Connecting to NetWare File Servers 71 Using Custom Windows Icons 72 II A FastLink II Connection Errors Connection Error Messages 77 III 1 Supported IP Stacks Introduction 81 Beame Whiteside BW TCP 3 2 82 Frontier SuperTCP for Windows 86 FTP OnNet v2 1 for Windows 90 Microsoft TCP IP 32 3 11 WFW 3 11 93 NetManage Chameleon 4 01 96 Novell LAN Workplace for DOS Windows 4 2 5 1 99 Instal...

Page 5: ...o Point Protocol PPP protocol Once connected you become a full fledged node on the network with IPX and IP access to all of its resources you can log in to file servers print to network printers send and receive e mail and use any other network service that would normally be available to you when directly connected FastLink II has powerful features that make remote access easier and more productiv...

Page 6: ...u were directly connected Use remote node when you d like fast keyboard response and when the amount of data passing over the phone line is modest For example reading e mail or editing documents on the network are tasks well suited to remote node Remote Control means you use a program like Proxy to control a PC that is directly connected to the network By using a PC on the network to do your work ...

Page 7: ...Proxy Master software runs as a Windows or Windows 95 application and requires a 386 or higher PC with at least 4 MB of RAM The Proxy Host software runs as a Windows or Windows 95 application and requires a 386 or higher PC with at least 4 MB of RAM The DOS Proxy Host software runs as a memory resident program and requires DOS version 5 0 or higher it uses approximately 9K of conventional memory w...

Page 8: ...ent Pack Part II describes how to use the FastLink II Client to establish a connection to a network over a phone line Part III documents the IP Stacks Be sure to check each of your diskettes for a text file called README TXT This file contains late breaking information not available in this manual Proxy Remote Control is covered in a separate manual ...

Page 9: ...Support Internet address is support xylogics com Burlington MA and int support xylint co uk UK Most on line services such as CompuServe America On Line Delphi and Prodigy offer an Internet e mail gateway Contact our electronic bulletin board that can be reached at 617 273 1499 modem settings 14 400 8 1 N or FTP to bbs xylogics com Visit our world wide web server via the Internet which can be reach...

Page 10: ... Master which may be used with the FastLink II Client on the remote dial in PC The Novell NetWare Files diskette contains the latest Novell client including the NetWare VLM redirector and NetWare utilities including LOGIN EXE for NetWare 3 x or 4 x LOGOUT EXE MAP EXE ATTACH EXE and SLIST EXE Network PC installation diskettes The Proxy Host diskette contains the install program SETUP EXE and the so...

Page 11: ...ion process only installs FastLink II for use with DOS The Windows installation creates a group with two types of icons An icon that invokes the FastLink II Client software Custom icons that dial a remote access server map drives and establish Proxy sessions During FastLink II installation you are asked to designate directories into which the program files should be copied You can change the propo...

Page 12: ...Client and the Proxy remote control Master 1 Run SETUP EXE from the FastLink II Client diskette To do so insert the FastLink II Client diskette in drive A or B issue the File Run command from Program Manager then enter A SETUP from A or B SETUP from B The following dialog appears Figure 1 Windows Client Install Dialog The Install dialog lets you check which components of the FastLink II Client Pac...

Page 13: ... is to install the FastLink II Dial in Client the Novell NetWare Files Novell TCP IP Stack and the Proxy Master these are the modules you ll want to have on the PC that you ll be using remotely NOTE To install the Proxy Host run the SETUP program from the Proxy Host diskette on the machine you want to take over Press Install to proceed with installation 2 If you selected NetWare Client and already...

Page 14: ...domain name such as company com Primary DNS address the IP address of the DNS name server that will be tried first to resolve symbolic names if this server is not available then the secondary DNS address will be tried instead Secondary DNS address the IP address of the DNS name server that will be tried if the primary DNS address cannot be reached if this server is not available then the attempt t...

Page 15: ...d connection types for your Remote Annex Software The following dialog will now appear Figure 5 PPP or SLIP Selection Dialog Click on the connection type you wish to use PPP Choose this if you are running Remote Annex Software Release 10 1 or higher This selection enables IPX and IP remote access over PPP SLIP Choose this if you are running a Remote Annex Software release that is earlier than Rele...

Page 16: ...ing configuration information required by FastLink II Serial Port Set the Serial Port to the port to which your modem is connected Normally this will be either COM1 or COM2 Modem Select a Modem from the list of preconfigured modems Select Default if your modem does not appear on the list Baud Rate Select the baud rate at which your serial port and modem will communicate When you are done entering ...

Page 17: ...creen includes information on the batch files to load your dial up stack for NetWare and or TCP IP Figure 7 NetWare Information Dialog Click OK to continue 8 A final screen appears with a message stating that the software has been successfully installed In addition you will be asked to reboot your PC so that any changes to your system files can take place Figure 8 Final Install Dialog Click Yes to...

Page 18: ... dialog You may use the default folder name Proxy enter a new one or choose from an existing folder Click Next to use this installation location and continue 6 You will be presented with the Proxy Host Setup dialog Set the Proxy Host station Name and Password that will be used to identify your PC to Proxy Masters as follows Name is a unique host station name that identifies the PC to a Proxy Maste...

Page 19: ...reduce its DOS footprint dramatically When the Novell NetWare files are installed the following changes are made to accommodate VLM installations In CONFIG SYS lastdrive z is inserted or existing lastdrive settings are modified to lastdrive z In WIN INI nwpopup exe is inserted in the Windows section In SYSTEM INI various items are inserted for the VLM client When the Proxy Master is installed no c...

Page 20: ... Release 10 1 This selection enables IPX remote access over SLIP 3 Make the FLINK directory current and type FLINK The FastLink II main menu will appear 4 Select Setup The Setup dialog will appear You can now enter configuration information required by FastLink II to operate your system Serial Port Set the Serial Port to the port to which your modem is connected Normally this will be either COM1 o...

Page 21: ...21 NOTE DPMS is a Novell extended memory driver that allows the FastLink II ODI driver to reduce its DOS footprint dramatically 6 Before running FastLink II reboot your PC ...

Page 22: ...ccess server A remote access server is a piece of hardware and or software that is connected to a network and can accept calls from clients who want access to that network The job of the remote access server is to connect clients to the network A Bay Networks Remote Annex server is an example of such a server The Remote Annex server accepts calls from the FastLink II Client The FastLink II client ...

Page 23: ...Your administrator should provide you with A user name that identifies you to the Remote Annex server A password to allow the Remote Annex server to authenticate your identity The phone number of the Remote Annex server Your Administrator can also help you configure the FastLink II Client software make sure your modem works correctly and provide you with ongoing support as you need it ...

Page 24: ...te NOTE You can find out which type of serial port s you have by using FastLink II s Comm Port Test option For more information refer to the section Housekeeping All this leads up to the 64 question What baud rate should you set the serial port to First you need to know what baud rate your modem requires It s possible that your modem requires a specific baud rate and you ll have to set your serial...

Page 25: ...nents that must be loaded to establish an IPX connection and attach to NetWare servers These are in order of loading LSL COM The Link Support Layer This is the traffic cop that manages the communication between ODI drivers and protocols such as IPX and IP FLODI COM The FastLink II ODI driver This module sends and receives packets of data over the phone line on behalf of IPXODI or an IP ODI driver ...

Page 26: ...r icons in Windows to automate connecting and disconnecting While this chapter describes how to connect to a Remote Annex server from the Connections dialog before you actually attempt a connection you should read one of the chapters that follow either Connecting From DOS or Connecting From Windows Those chapters will give you more complete information on how to set up your system in general prior...

Page 27: ... field and use left and right arrow Del Backspace and standard text keys to edit the data To press a command button Press the function key F1 F2 etc shown on the button To return to the previous screen Press Esc To return to DOS from any dialog Press Alt F10 Running the FastLink II User Interface from Windows To run the FastLink II User Interface from Windows use the File Run command and type the ...

Page 28: ...the server A connection is a named collection of settings that describe how to dial up a server If you always connect to the same server you may need only one connection If you call different servers or need to use different settings for different purposes you can create a named connection for each Connection settings include Your user name and password to allow the server to authenticate your ide...

Page 29: ... the sections below 3 Press Save to make your changes permanent User name Your Administrator will assign you a user name Your user name identifies you to the Remote Access server To enter your user name highlight the User name field and enter the name your Administrator assigned you Password Your Administrator will assign you a password This password allows the Remote Annex server to authenticate ...

Page 30: ... the phone number highlight the Phone number field and enter the phone number of your server If any special access codes or modem controls such as pauses are required be sure to include them Dialback Dialback is a two step process First your PC dials the server and after exchanging some information such as your phone number both sides hang up Then the server dials your PC and establishes a connect...

Page 31: ...t to a terminal server that prompts with Login and Password choose Standard or use the Scripts dialog to create a new script for your Remote Annex server Terminal Mode on Connect Terminal mode on connect is useful if you need to communicate with a communications server or security device that requires you to enter information before connecting to the Remote Annex server Checking this box will auto...

Page 32: ...e file servers or use other programs that rely on IPX such as Proxy Network and Node Address When you connect you will be assigned an IPX address that combines the Remote Annex server s network number with a node address FastLink II gives you a choice as to how your network and or node address gets assigned You can use your FastLink II assigned network and node address by checking one or both of t...

Page 33: ...ess various types of broadcast packets from the network to reduce unnecessary traffic A broadcast packet is one which is not directed to one particular node but to every node on a network Networks are normally buzzing with broadcast traffic File servers and other network services advertise their presence using broadcasts routers keep each other up to date using broadcasts client workstations searc...

Page 34: ...P address will be used each time you connect To request that a dynamic IP address be assigned to you when you connect 1 Check the Enable IP box 2 Check the Dynamic IP address button To request to use a static IP address when you connect 1 Check the Enable IP box 2 Check the Static IP address button 3 Highlight the Address field and enter a valid IP address in the format xxx xxx xxx xxx where xxx i...

Page 35: ...ork IP Stack Configuration FastLink II uses ETHERNET_II for its default frame type Do not change this frame type in the NET CFG file or FastLink II will not work with IP There are numerous interfaces available to communicate between TCP IP stacks and the ODI driver Some stacks use the ODI interface directly while others require a shim which converts calls from another interface such as a packet dr...

Page 36: ...em in general prior to connecting To make the connection 1 Be sure the Connection Status line at the bottom of the screen indicates Idle If not Press Disconnect to cancel any previous connection or connection in progress 2 Highlight the Connection drop down box and select the appropriate connection 3 Press Connect FastLink II activates the modem and dials the server Once the phone link is created ...

Page 37: ...ed and your authenticated user name IPX Address If a valid IPX connection has been established this message will display the connection s IPX address Local IP Address If a valid IP connection has been established this message displays the connection s IP address NOTE if you have requested a client assigned IP address make sure that the reported address matches it or your IP connection may not work...

Page 38: ... name or password and failed authentication The following shows a typical error message Figure 5 Connection Failure Message Box If you have repeated or unexplained connection failures see Appendix A FastLink II Connection Errors for recommended actions Disconnecting Once you ve completed your work press Disconnect to terminate your connection with the server Before disconnecting make sure you ve l...

Page 39: ...board is sent directly to the modem and any text returned or echoed from the modem appears on the terminal display While in Terminal Mode you can Press Connect to dial the server and make a connection Press Disconnect to break the current connection Press Close to return to the Connections dialog NOTE You cannot use Esc to return from Terminal Mode Esc is treated as a text character and is sent to...

Page 40: ... and the settings for the serial connection between the PC and modem To specify the port settings 1 Highlight the Modem drop down box and select a modem from the list NOTE If you don t see your modem brand on the list you can either choose an equivalent modem choose Default which works with most modems or use the Modems dialog to create an entry for your modem 2 Highlight the Baud rate drop down b...

Page 41: ...ect value Automatic Redial Every once in a while the connection between your modem and the server s modem may break This could be because the phone line goes down or it could be the result of modem errors FastLink II can automatically detect the dropped line redial the server and re establish the broken connection Usually once a connection is re established you should be able to use the network as...

Page 42: ...lly generate a random node address for you We recommend that you use the node address that you get upon installation However you can change the value if you like To specify a node address directly Enter the new address into the Node Address field This address is entered as 12 hexadecimal characters 0 through 9 A through F to represent the 48 bit node address To generate a random node address Clear...

Page 43: ...ounter The settings for each modem consist of a set of strings that FastLink II will use to operate that modem In most cases you will not need to use the Modems dialog All you ll need to do is select the appropriate modem in the Setup dialog and you ll be up and running without any trouble Even if your modem does not appear in the list there is likely to be another modem in the list that works the...

Page 44: ... making the initial connection FastLink II hangs up sends the Reset Init and Additional strings then sends the Auto answer string to await the return phone call from the server Command Strings The modem command strings should perform functions as follows The Reset string resets the modem to the factory defaults The Init string should Configure error correction and compression Enable hardware flow ...

Page 45: ...is string is set to NO DIALTONE The Error string is returned by the modem to indicate some other error occurred Ordinarily this string is set to ERROR Adding a Modem When adding a modem to the list you can save yourself a little time by first selecting a modem similar to the one you want to add The strings for your new modem will be initialized from the currently displayed strings and you ll have ...

Page 46: ...ripts Dialog The Scripts dialog lets you create and edit scripts which are used when you create FastLink II connections in the Connections dialog Scripts allow you to easily automate connections to a Remote Annex server with front end security NOTE The Scripts dialog must be created from the Windows version of the FastLink II interface that is from FLINKW EXE run in Windows In addition scripting w...

Page 47: ...ts Dialog Adding a Script To add a new script 1 Press Add and enter a name for the new script when prompted The new script will be added to the list and the Script window will display the end of script line 2 Create a new script by adding script commands See the section Editing Scripts below for a description of how script commands work 3 Press Save to make your changes permanent The script you ad...

Page 48: ...isting script command highlight the command and press Edit or double click the command line To remove a command from the script highlight the command line and press Del To move a command up or down in the script s execution order highlight the command and click the up or down arrow buttons and When you press Ins or Edit to insert or edit a command the Script Command dialog will appear This dialog ...

Page 49: ...ring Wait until string appears in the receive stream then proceed If nocase is specified then upper and lower case letters are treated equally when scanning for string otherwise an exact match to string is required prompt secret string Display a message with string as a prompt and wait for a reply Your input will be stored as response see senditem below If secret is specified asterisks are echoed ...

Page 50: ...ment is entered as seconds up to 3 decimal places When the script first starts a timeout of 120 seconds 2 minutes is used The timeout command overrides any previous timeout The time during which a PROMPT command is waiting for input is not included in the timeout period Displaying Port Statistics FastLink II s Port Statistics display provides statistics on data traffic to help diagnose any problem...

Page 51: ...he Port Statistics display check the Port Statistics button at the left of the screen A display similar to the following appears Figure 10 FastLink II Statistics Screen The following table describe these statistics ...

Page 52: ...ckets received Checksum errors The number of packets with invalid checksum indicating a data error Send packet too small The number of send packets smaller than the minimum size Send packet too big The number of send packets larger than the maximum size No ECB available The number of packets received for which no application was listening This is not necessarily an error condition Receive packet o...

Page 53: ... Test must be performed from the DOS version of the FastLink II interface that is from FLINK EXE run from the DOS command line This is because this test must access hardware directly this is best done when Windows is not running To bring up the Housekeeping menu select Housekeeping from the FastLink II User Interface main menu The resulting display will look like this Figure 11 FastLink II Houseke...

Page 54: ...n menu select Housekeeping 2 From the Housekeeping menu select Comm Port Test FastLink II surveys your serial ports and display the following information about each The COM port number The port s I O address The type of UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter used The resulting display will look like this Figure 12 FastLink II Comm Port Test Screen ...

Page 55: ... certain gray scale displays Connecting from the DOS Command Line To connect without running the full screen interface just specify the name of the connection right on the command line FLINK connectionname For example if you ve created a connection called BRANCHOFFICE you can connect to it by typing FLINK BRANCHOFFICE Once the connection is established information such as connection speed data han...

Page 56: ... represent different colors with various shades of gray Sometimes the result is that some have inadequate contrast or are indistinguishable from each other If you find such problems when you run the FastLink II User Interface try specifying monochrome mode using the M switch FLINK M FLINKW EXE Command Line Options The FLINKW EXE command the FastLink II Windows User Interface offers several command...

Page 57: ...he vertical bar character Following each vertical bar you may have a command line to launch a Windows or DOS program FLINKW connectionname command1 command2 For example to make a connection using connection name MYOFFICE and then to run PROXY to remotely control a PC called MYPC FLINKW MYOFFICE PROXY MYPC Macros for automatic program launch Since you can string several command lines together to pe...

Page 58: ...ROXY command line after the vertical bar in the FLINKW command line FLINKW MYOFFICE RC FLINK INI Settings The FLINK INI file contains a Settings section with parameters that affect the programs operation The following table explains these parameters ...

Page 59: ... from the user interface or the command line The default 0 is to have FLINKW remain active in both cases For command line connections set SuccessAction to 1 FLINKW is minimized as an icon 2 FLINKW will terminate For user interface connections add to SuccessAction 10 FLINKW is minimized as an icon 20 FLINKW will terminate Note that the command line and user interface options are additive e g if you...

Page 60: ...refer to run them from your local hard disk Before you Connect Before you connect make sure that You are not already connected to a LAN through a direct Ethernet or Token Ring connection You have the latest version of either NETX or VLM NOTE If you use VLM be sure you have at least version 1 11 Check README TXT for information on the latest versions of VLM and NETX You have local copies of Novell ...

Page 61: ...utomate this process as described in the next section Making an IPX Connection To make the connection perform the following from the DOS command prompt 1 Load LSL the Link Support Layer LSL 2 Load the FastLink II ODI driver FLODI 3 Run the FastLink II User Interface with the connection name on the command line FLINK connectionname For example to make connect to a remote access server type FLINK SA...

Page 62: ...GIN BIGSERVER ALICE Your PC is connected to the server and you are now able to use all network services While connected you can minimize delays by running programs from your local drive rather than from the file server It s a good idea for example to ensure that your PATH environment setting lists local directories prior to network directories Using a Local Login Script When you use the LOGIN comm...

Page 63: ...e drive and full pathname of the local login script Creating a Local Login Script Your FastLink II Administrator can help you set up a local login script Most login scripts consist primarily of ATTACH commands to connect to additional file servers MAP commands to create network drives and CAPTURE commands to redirect printer ports to network printers Here s an example of a simple login script ATTA...

Page 64: ...K D You ve now disconnected but all modules are still loaded If you d like to reconnect just re establish your FastLink II connection and log in again If you are done with remote access and you d like to unload the NetWare shell and the IPX stack continue as follows 3 Unload the NetWare shell by typing either VLM U or NETX U 4 Unload the IPX protocol IPXODI U 5 Unload the FastLink II ODI driver FL...

Page 65: ...ed HANGUP BAT to tear down the connection C CD FLINK VLM U IPXODI U FLINK D FLODI U LSL U Using FLCACHE Launch Protection and File Caching FLCACHE is a small TSR that provides two benefits during your remote session It protects you against accidentally launching programs from the network which take longer to load over dial in lines It lets you keep local copies of programs you normally run from th...

Page 66: ...ent as a remote user the cache directory is always checked first whenever there s an attempt to run a program from a network drive Sample FLCACHE Session The following example explains how FLCACHE operates 1 You enter this command to run Novell s WHOAMI utility WHOAMI 2 FLCACHE responds with this message File W PUBLIC WHOAMI EXE is 26 KB Continue Y es N o D ownload This message means that FLCACHE ...

Page 67: ...ing local copies of remote programs The default is the FLCACHE directory off the current directory U Unloads FLCACHE from memory S Sets the file size threshold in kilobytes Smaller files will be loaded normally over the network Default S 5 D Disables FLCACHE notification E Enables FLCACHE notification after using D W Provides the warning only No caching is done Reduces TSR overhead somewhat L opti...

Page 68: ...nd out How to issue a series of commands in DOS to load the proper drivers prior to running Windows How to use the FastLink II User Interface from Windows to make and break connections to a Remote Annex server How to use Novell s NetWare User Tools program to log in and out of file servers map drives and capture printers How to create powerful Windows icons that automate the process of connecting ...

Page 69: ...t server as a test Check the FastLink II User Interface Connections dialog in case you need to make changes to the SAMPLE connection For example you might need to include a PBX prefix or international country code in the phone number Before Running Windows If you requested Novell NetWare Files installation then the last line of your AUTOEXEC BAT should be CALL C FLINK LOADVLM This will load all th...

Page 70: ...ote Annex server just press Disconnect from the Connection dialog Connecting to NetWare File Servers Once you have made a FastLink II connection you can log into NetWare file servers map drives capture printers then log out when you re done All these operations can be performed from Novell s NetWare User Tools NWUSER EXE To log into a NetWare file server 1 From NetWare User Tools click the NetWare...

Page 71: ...g a networking environment These icons use the FLINKW EXE command line for connecting to a Remote Annex server and launching programs or batch files once connected See the section FLINKW Command Line Options in the FastLink II User Interface chapter for a description of how these options work FastLink II s Windows installation creates a Software group with several samples of such icons Dial Sample...

Page 72: ...E click the NetWare Settings icon or press Alt S and make sure the Global Drives Path box is checked If not check it and restart Windows so this change will take effect To create the icon follow these steps 1 If you don t already have one create a local login script that attaches to servers maps drives and otherwise sets up your networking environment NOTE Local login scripts are discussed in the ...

Page 73: ...ons PIF Editor Option Setting Program Filename The name of your batch file e g MYLOGIN BAT Display Usage Windowed Execution Background Close Window on Exit Checked 4 Use Program Manager s File New command to create a new Program Item in the group of your choice 5 Set the Command Line field to run the FastLink II User Interface with a connection name as an argument followed by a vertical bar and th...

Page 74: ...onnects to a Remote Annex server then launches a Proxy Remote Control session To create this icon 1 Use Program Manager s File New command to create a new Program Item in the group of your choice 2 Set the Command Line field to run the FastLink II Windows User Interface with a connection name as an argument followed by a vertical bar and a PROXY command line to run after successful connection For ...

Page 75: ...I A FastLink II Connection Errors Connection Error Messages The following messages may appear on screen when your system encounters an error either while trying to establish a connection or while connected ...

Page 76: ...heck the hardware and modem configuration Error No FastLink II Server License Available All available licenses on the server are in use Try the call again later Error Not Universal FastLink II Client You are not authorized to connect to a non Bay Networks server Are you running the PPP Client instead of the FastLink II Client Error Unable to access Remote Access Server Database There has been an e...

Page 77: ...tone there may be a problem with your local connection Check your modem and your telephone line No network protocols enabled You have not connected with either an IPX or an IP protocol Check your IPX and IP protocol settings If you have requested IPX and or IP the remote access server may not be properly configured for the requested protocol Not a dial in port The server terminated the connection ...

Page 78: ...4 0 R2 FTP OnNet v2 1 for Windows Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3 11 NetManage Chameleon 4 01 Novell LAN Workplace for DOS Windows 4 2 5 1 Wall Data Rumba for Internet 1 0 Wollongong Pathway Access 3 1 WRQ Reflection 2 4 01 Information on installation and configuration of these stacks with FastLink II is provided in this document ...

Page 79: ...on Directions Beame Whiteside BW TCP 3 2 To configure SuperTCP do the following 1 Run the standard BW TCP installation Follow the standard installation instructions 2 When asked to supply Driver Type respond ODI 3 Now configure your stack based on whether you want a static or dynamic IP address Follow the instructions for Static IP Address Configuration or Dynamic IP Address Configuration below ...

Page 80: ...ion Menu enter the IP address of your gateway in the Default Gateway field 4 Set the Netmask field to your IP subnet mask 5 Enter your static IP address in the IP Address field 6 After you make your changes press Save To configure FastLink II for a static IP address 1 Run FastLink II and select the Connections button at the left of the screen Highlight the Connect drop down box and select the conn...

Page 81: ...to select the value RARP 6 After you make your changes press Save 7 After making your changes you must reboot your machine for them to take effect First however you may wish to do the FastLink II configuration for dynamic addressing To configure FastLink II for a dynamic IP address 1 Run FastLink II and select the Connections button at the left of the screen Highlight the Connect drop down box and...

Page 82: ... and RARP protocol you must defer execution of STARTNET until you have connected So the necessary sequence is to execute LSL and FLODI then use FLINK to connect Once you are connected you may then execute STARTNET prior to invoking Windows In addition verify that the SET DOMAIN statement in the AUTOEXEC BAT is correctly pointing to your domain If your domain were XYZ COM this statement should read...

Page 83: ...ic IP address see instructions below 3 When asked to supply Driver Type respond ODI 4 At the end of the install the SetupTCP configuration utility will be launched You will be prompted for configuration information however you must manually select Next Hop Always and the Default Gateway Follow the instructions for Static IP Address Configuration or Dynamic IP Address Configuration below NOTE If yo...

Page 84: ...d 5 Enter your IP subnet mask in the IP Address Mask field 6 Select the IP Setup icon in the left hand side list box 7 Enter your remote access server gateway address in the Default Gateway field 8 Check the box labeled Always Use Default Gateway As Next Hop 9 After you make your changes press Close To configure FastLink II for a static IP address 1 Run FastLink II and select the Connections butto...

Page 85: ...rver Address field will display 255 255 255 255 and the Subnet Mask field will display 255 255 255 0 4 After you make your changes press Setup then press Close NOTE If you previously configured SuperTCP for a Fixed IP Address you need to remove its matching Hosts Table entry Select the Hosts Table icon in the left hand side list box select the Fixed IP entry and press the Cut button To configure F...

Page 86: ...es Link Driver FLODI Frame Ethernet_II Protocol IP 800 Ethernet_II Protocol ARP 806 Ethernet_II Protocol RARP 8035 Ethernet_II Make sure that your AUTOEXEC BAT or the file you use to load your network stack contains lines similar to this SET TZ est5edt SET SUPERTCP C WINDOWS SUPERTCP INI C FLINK LSL C FLINK FLODI ...

Page 87: ... the following 1 Make sure that you have loaded the FastLink II driver FLODI into memory from the DOS prompt If you need to load FastLink II exit Windows run FLODI from the FastLink II directory and then run Windows again 2 Run the standard OnNet installation Follow the standard installation instructions 3 In the Found existing driver dialog choose ODI FLODI 4 In the Network Type dialog chose DIX ...

Page 88: ...nNet IP stack values at connect time it is not normally required to use a Static IP address To configure FastLink II for a static IP address 1 Run FastLink II and select the Connections button at the left of the screen Highlight the Connect drop down box and select the connection whose settings you want to set for your IP connection 2 Click on the IP Protocol Settings button and check the Static I...

Page 89: ...se to load your network stack contains lines similar to this SET PCTCP C PCTCP PCTCP INI C FLINK LSL C FLINK FLODI C PCTCP ODIPKT C PCTCP ETHDRV for DOS applications or C PCTCP VXDINIT for Windows applications Make sure that your NET CFG contains the statement Link Driver FLODI ...

Page 90: ...dows for Workgroups 3 11 TCP IP 32 3 11 supports TCP IP for Windows for Workgroups version 3 11 only To install TCP IP 32 do the following 1 Run Network Setup from the Network group in WFW 2 Get to the Drivers section and select your network card Select Add Protocol to add the TCP IP protocol which may be obtained from Microsoft 3 Follow the instructions for Static IP Address Configuration below W...

Page 91: ...the Microsoft TCP IP 32 3 11 line and click on the Drivers Button 3 In the Network Drivers dialog box select the Microsoft TCP IP 32 3 11 line and click on the Setup Button 4 In the Microsoft TCP IP dialog box enter your static IP address in the IP Address field 5 Enter your IP subnet mask in the Subnet Mask field 6 Enter your remote access server gateway address in the Default Gateway field To co...

Page 92: ...atement in PROTOCOL INI when it seeks the location of your NET CFG If you change the directory in which you place your NET CFG and execute LSL you must alter the path in PROTOCOL INI If you execute LSL from C FLINK for example PROTOCOL INI would have lines like these NET CFG PATH C FLINK NET CFG PROTOCOL INI should also contain these lines LINK DRIVER FLODI data Frame Ethernet_II data Link Driver ...

Page 93: ...xit Windows run FLODI from the FastLink II directory and then run Windows again 2 Run the standard Chameleon installation Following installation the configuration utility will be launched which is the equivalent of clicking on Custom in the ChameleonNFS Windows group 3 Follow the instructions for Static IP Address Configuration or Dynamic IP Address Configuration below NOTE When Custom is executed...

Page 94: ...he ChameleonNFS Windows group 2 Select Setup and then IP Address choice from the pulldown menu 3 Enter your static IP address in the IP Address field 4 Enter your IP subnet mask in the Subnet Mask field 5 Enter your remote access server gateway address in the Gateway field To configure FastLink II for a static IP address 1 Run FastLink II and select the Connections button at the left of the screen...

Page 95: ...ess 0 and check the Use BOOTP box To configure FastLink II for a dynamic IP address 1 Run FastLink II and select the Connections button at the left of the screen Highlight the Connect drop down box and select the connection whose settings you want to set for your IP connection 2 Click on the IP Protocol Settings button and check the Dynamic IP address button System File Requirements Make sure that...

Page 96: ...ch includes TCP IP applications or to configure an existing installation of LAN Workplace do the following 1 Run the standard LAN Workplace installation Follow the standard installation instructions 2 When asked to identify the IPX Frame Format respond Ethernet_II This is the frame FastLink requires 3 Install creates an initializing batch file called LANWP BAT which it runs from your AUTOEXEC BAT ...

Page 97: ...values at connect time it is not normally required to use a Static IP address To configure FastLink II for a static IP address 1 Run FastLink II and select the Connections button at the left of the screen Highlight the Connect drop down box and select the connection whose settings you want to set for your IP connection 2 Click on the IP Protocol Settings button and check the Static IP address butt...

Page 98: ...T CFG built by the stack install program is sometimes placed in an NWCLIENT subdirectory underneath the stack root directory Move the NET CFG to the FastLink II directory Make sure your NET CFG contains the following lines in addition to the Protocol TCPIP lines generated by the stack install Link Driver FLODI Frame Ethernet_II After configuring LAN Workplace make sure you reference the correct NE...

Page 99: ...0 To configure RUMBA do the following 1 Run the RUMBA installation and follow the standard installation instructions 2 When prompted for your adapter driver enter the name of the FastLink II ODI driver using the whole path as in the following line C FLINK FLODI COM NOTE Make sure you provide the full path name or the installation will not work properly 3 Configure your stack based on whether you w...

Page 100: ...dress in the IP Address field 6 Make sure the Enable Interface box is checked and that your Driver Choice is set to ODI 7 Make sure your Gateway is addressed by clicking on the Routing tab in the MultiNet Configuration dialog box Enter the gateway address in the Default Route field 8 After you make your changes press Done To configure FastLink II for a static IP address 1 Run FastLink II and selec...

Page 101: ...UMBA with the dynamic address received by FastLink II 1 Run the RUMBA configuration utility by clicking on the TCP IP Configuration icon in the RUMBA Windows group 2 Click OK in the RUMBA Customization Program dialog box 3 In the MultiNet Configuration dialog box click on Modify to bring up the Modify Interface Screen 4 Find the IP Address field Enter the dynamic IP address just recently returned ...

Page 102: ...astLink II directory The stack install program may generate a reference to FLODI COM in a RUMBA subdirectory You cannot correct this by simply moving FLODI COM to the referenced directory Instead you should change the directory reference as in the lines above Make sure your NET CFG contains lines like these Link Driver FLODI FRAME ETHERNET_II PROTOCOL ARP 806 ETHERNET_II PROTOCOL RARP 8035 ETHERNE...

Page 103: ...ay Access do the following 1 Make sure that you have loaded the FastLink II driver FLODI into memory from the DOS prompt If you need to load FastLink II exit Windows run FLODI from the FastLink II directory and then run Windows again 2 Run the PathWay Access installation and follow the standard installation instructions 3 When prompted for Driver Type respond ODI 4 Configure your stack based on wh...

Page 104: ...4 Enter your gateway IP address n the Default Gateway Address field 5 Set the Number of subnet mask bits field to the number required for your IP subnet mask For example 27 bits would support the mask 225 225 225 224 6 Enter your static IP address in the IP Address field 7 Type Ctrl Enter followed by Y to overwrite the previous settings To configure FastLink II for a static IP address 1 Run FastLi...

Page 105: ...ollowed by Y to overwrite the previous settings To configure FastLink II for a dynamic IP address 1 Run FastLink II and select the Connections button at the left of the screen Highlight the Connect drop down box and select the connection whose settings you want to set for your IP connection 2 Click on the IP Protocol Settings button and check the Dynamic IP address button System File Requirements ...

Page 106: ...109 PWCONFIG N 65 ODI I 3 Note this interrupt setting may be different PWTCP NOTE Be sure that the NET CFG is moved to the same directory where you are executing LSL ...

Page 107: ...rt Telephone 1 206 217 7100 Installation Directions Walker Richer Quinn Inc Reflection Version 2 4 01 To install WRQ Reflection or configuring an existing installation of Reflection do the following 1 Run the standard Reflection installation Follow the standard installation instructions 2 Configure your stack based on whether you want a static or dynamic IP address see instructions below ...

Page 108: ...mote button and then turn off the Enable Remote Configuration checkbox 3 Enter your static address into the IP Address field 4 Edit the Subnet Mask field to match your local mask 5 If your gateway is not yet present in the Gateways list box click on Add and enter the address of your gateway To configure FastLink II for a static IP address 1 Run FastLink II and select the Connections button at the ...

Page 109: ...OTP 4 In the Server group box check Use Broadcast Method 5 In the Data to Obtain group box check Local IP Address The checkboxes marked Local Host Domain Name and Domain Name Servers must be disabled left blank for FastLink II to work properly To configure FastLink II for a dynamic IP address 1 Run FastLink II and select the Connections button at the left of the screen Highlight the Connect drop d...

Page 110: ... or the file you use to load your network stack contains lines similar to this C FLINK LSL C FLINK FLODI C WRQNET RODI STACKS 8 Make sure that your NET CFG file contains the following lines Link Driver FLODI FRAME Ethernet_II other lines Protocol RODI Bind FLODI ...

Page 111: ...EXE 22 drives mapping 72 Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol 36 E Error string 46 F FLCACHE program example 67 how it works 67 options of 68 syntax 68 FLODI COM 26 I Init string 45 installation for DOS 21 for Windows 12 IPXODI COM 26 L login script advantages of 63 login scripts creating 63 73 LSL COM 26 M modem command strings 46 deleting 47 N NETX EXE 26 No carrier string 46 No dialtone string 4...

Page 112: ...everse Address Resolution Protocol 36 RIP SAP broadcast 34 S Seconds between redials 43 Seconds to wait before redial 43 serial port specifying for DOS and Windows 42 software requirements FastLink 7 Proxy 7 T technical support 10 U UART displaying type of 55 V VLM EXE 26 ...

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