🚀 go-pugleaf

     I was given a little network for christmas to link a couple of machines
up in my house.  I was led to believe that the software would work with OS/2
(in fact, it was supposed to be OS/2 software, or so I thought).  It turned
out that it was just for DOS, but would work with OS/2 LAN manager.  I
couldn't afford to buy that, so I messed with my OS/2 DOS until I got it to
work.  It had to work as a server (peer), because it was the most powerful
computer (why would I want the most powerful computer to run DOS?) in the
house.  It works now, and I though that what I did might help with the
LANtastic problem, too...
     BTW, the software I got is called SilverNET, and it has many basic peer
to peer functions built in like chat, email, massaging and the other basic
stuff.

Here's what I did...

(most of this stuff is the same as Artisoft tells people to do)

Format a disk from the DOS prompt with the /s parameter (I did this in true
DOS 5.0 as did the people at Artisoft).

Create a config.sys file on the boot diskette with these statements:
  DEVICE=FSFILTER.SYS
  FILES=50
  BUFFERS=30
  LASTDRIVE=Z

Create an Autoexec.bat file with the following lines:
  PATH=A:\<net path>;C:\DOS;C:\
  C:
  <name of file to start network>

Copy the FSFILTER.SYS to the boot disk from the C:\OS2\MDOS directory.
The files on the boot disk should be:
  COMMAND.COM
  AUTOEXEC.BAT
  CONFIG.SYS
  FSFILTER.SYS

Next, INSTALL YOUR NETWORK ON THE A: DRIVE!  I'm not sure if this is
possible with LANtastic, but I could do it with SilverNET.  This lets you
get around the problem of direct disk access somehow (I'm not sure how, but
it worked for me).

AFTER the network stuff is installed on the A: drive, create a boot image of
the diskette by typing:
  VMDISK A: C:\DOS\DOS_BOOT.IMG

Next, create the icon for this (I'm sure people know how to do this).  Make
sure to go to the "SESSION" page and change the settings.  In the "Value"
field, type:

  C:\DOS\DOS_BOOT.IMG

Save this, and exit.  Then I think you're done.
I can't garauntee that this will work for LANtastic owners, or anybody else
for that matter.  It works with my peer, so I think it should work with
other's, too.  If you have any comments, please feel free to email me.  I'd
like to know if this works for other people.

Timothy Miller