--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 263 WINDOWS '95 Ref: F5G01304 Date: 04/30/98 From: ALAN ZISMAN Time: 12:00am \/To: ALL (Read 5 times) Subj: FAQ #7b-- networks (Continued from Networking FAQ pt 1)... 5) How do I make sure my computers recognize one another? Back to the Control Panel/Network icon... Click on the Identification tab. Each computer on the network needs a different, unique name, but needs to be identified as a member of the same workgroup. Make sure that the workgroup is exactly identical-- failures to connect as expected are most often due to minor differences in the workgroup names. Michele Mauro adds: 'Also, if you have trouble getting the computers to show up in Network Neighborhood automatically, go into Control Panel/Network. On the top half of the screen, where File and Print Sharing is listed along with your network card and MS Client for Networks, click on Properties and under Advanced, make sure only one computer has Browse Master enabled.' ___------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6) What about passwords and logon? If you want users on all computers to be able to interact without needing to worry about passwords and logons, go back to the Control Panel/Network/Configuration page, and change the Primary Windows Logon item to Windows Logon. When you restart, you'll be asked for a name and password... leave the password blank. You'll be asked to confirm this; after you do so, you won't be asked for a logon again. ___------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7) Look at Network Neighborhood... You're finally ready to view your network. Double-click on the Network Neighborhood icon on the Desktop. You may see your other computers, or you may just see an icon for your computer, plus a globe for the Entire Network. Double-click on the globe, and you should see an icon with your workgroup name... double-clicking on that should get you a list of all members of the network. Finally, double-click on the icon representing a different computer, to get icons for the shareable drives on that computer-- like a My Computer window on that other computer. You can access those drive icons, and read documents, copy, delete, rename, etc-- as long as you set up sharing you allow you those priviledges. ___------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8) How can I access files on another computer more directly? If you 'map' the network drives, they will appear as simply another drive in My Computer, Explorer, and your applications OPEN and SAVE dialogue boxes. To do that, view the drives in Network Neighborhood. Right-click on a drive, and choose Map Network Drive from the popup menu. Choose a drive-letter to use, and click on the [x] Reconnect at logon option if desired. (If you choose that option, if the other computer isn't up and running at logon, you'll need to click an error message when you're unable to connect to its drives). Repeat for each drive you want to map. ___------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9) How can I use a printer across the network First, you need to set a printer as shareable-- you do this the same way as for a drive; open Printers in Control Panel, My Computer, Explorer, or the Start Menu's Settings/Printers option. Right-click, choose Sharing from the popup menu, and give it a Shared Name. Then, on the other computer, go to Printers, and choose the Add Printer option. Choose to add a Network Printer, and you can browse to find your shared printer on the network... you'll get a mini-network neighborhood list, letting you choose the computer with the printer you want... clicking on the [+] sign next to that computer will drop down a list of shareable printers. Pick the one you want-- a nice touch is that the wizard will simply copy the drivers needed from the other computer. ___------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10. Can I connect to other operating systems? Simple Windows 95 networks as described can easily include machines running the following networks: -- Windows NT -- Windows for Workgroups -- OS/2 Warp Connect 3.0 or Warp 4.0 (Merlin) Microsoft has also made available a free DOS-level add-on, allowing machines running DOS or Win 3.1 to connect to such networks. To install this add on, you need to get files from Microsoft's FTP site (unfortunately, these are not readily identified on Microsoft's Web site). According to Bruce Feuchuk: Get the DOS Workgroup Client from ftp.microsoft.com, in directory /bussys/clients/MSCLIENT. Get both files. They're self-extractors. Extract all the files, run SETUP. Now your DOS machine is a client on your Windows P-t-P network. Go back to ftp.microsoft.com, and get WG1049.EXE, from /softlib/mslfiles. It's another self-extractor. Run it in your /NET directory, and let it overwrite whatever it wants to. (This enables your DOS machine to share its files -- az) Make the obvious changes to /NET/SYSTEM.INI. Some fine tuning is required (like "Computer Name"; "Network Name"; IO Base and Interrupt). And make sure you set the 'filesharing' and 'printsharing' "YES". Also I've always used NO passwords (simplier this way). Now you have a DOS based client/server that can work on a Win95 network. _______________ Internet mail to: azisman@rogers.wave.ca Win95 FAQ at: http://home.bc.rogers.wave.ca/azisman/faq95.htm ___ * WR 1.31 # 126 * --- Maximus 2.01wb * Origin: Basic'ly Computers: Mooo-ing Right Along. (1:153/9) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 263 WINDOWS '95 Ref: F5G01306 Date: 04/27/98 From: JAMES MCCOMBE Time: 06:50pm \/To: PETER HARLE (Read 5 times) Subj: Booting & Scandisk option .TAGID: Tag-O-Matic V.13 Reg'd 4a6 +------------------------------------------------ ---- --- -- - | Peter, you were talking to Everyone | About Booting & Scandisk option on 04-22-98 02:29 +------------------------------------ ---- --- -- - PH> G'day all, PH> In my efforts to use a remote control program I've come across a PH> problem. If the Host computer has been powered down without exiting PH> Win95B normally, scandisk automatically starts up with the usual PH> message asking for confirmation before restarting Win95B, effectivley PH> preventing remote access. PH> Is there a way that this can be done without user input? I'm willing PH> to accept whatever error correction scandisk may need to do in order PH> to restart windows? PH> I know that it's possible to run scandisk and allow auto error PH> correction etc., without user input by setting the defaults in win95 PH> mode. However, I've not been able to achieve this when the computer has PH> been powered down due to a power failure etc. Actually if it is a newer version, then it does a scandisk automatically after about 20 seconds. or it should -===- [ Soul Stealer ] -===- Soulstelr@Hotmail.com ... EXECUTIVE ERROR: STARTING SYSOP ERASURE..COMPLETED. ~~~ Tag-O-Matic V.13 ___ Blue Wave/DOS v2.30 [NR] --- ViaMAIL!/WC4 v1.30 * Origin: The Door Factory * Winnipeg, Canada (1:348/956) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 263 WINDOWS '95 Ref: F5G01307 Date: 04/27/98 From: JAMES MCCOMBE Time: 06:51pm \/To: EARL MONTGOMERY (Read 5 times) Subj: .DL_ .TAGID: Tag-O-Matic V.13 Reg'd 4a6