LANtastic Network Operating System v4.00 Technical Bulletin

Product Reviewed:  MACLAN Connect F/P v2.11
Classification:  MAC Connectivity
Date:  18th December, 1991.
Engineer:  MH
	


Compatibility Statement 
MACLAN Connect F/P version 2.11 is compatible with LANtastic NOS 
version 4.xx.  

Product Overview
MACLAN Connect F/P serves as a gateway from LANtastic to the Macintosh 
environment.  By designating a workstation on the LAN as the MACLAN 
Connect F/P server, the following connectivity features can be supported:
File sharing: The gateway server is basically turned into an AppleShare file 
server supporting Apple's AppleTalk Filing Protocal (AFP) standard. Physical 
and logical drives on the LAN are then accessible as AppleShare volumes.  
Since DOS and Macintosh files have different naming, directory and 
privilege structures, MACLAN also supports a mapping scheme across the 2 
operating systems.
Printer sharing: Redirected POSTCRIPT or POSTCRIPT compatible printers on 
LANtastic (LPT1-3, COM1-2) can be accessed from the MAC side via the 
Apple Chooser interface just as any other AppleShare printer.  As a result, 
even non-AppleTalk interface printers such as the HP Laserjets (with the 
Postscript option/cartridge) can now be shared. 
E-mail: MACLAN Connect also provides the gateway connection for many 
popular E-mail packages such as cc:Mail and QuickMail.

Product Installation Notes
Just follow the steps listed in the Hardware Setup chapter in the MACLAN 
User's Manual.  Pay special attention to avoiding IRQ/Memory Address 
conflicts between the AppleTalk card and the LANtastic Network card.  
Installation instructions for LANtastic has been provided on p. 2-20 to p.2-
21 of the manual.  The following AppleTalk cards have been tested with 
LANtastic: Apple LocalTalk, Farallon PhoneTalk, Dayna DaynaTalk, 3Com 
3C503, 3C523, 3C503TP, 3C523T, IBM Token Ring 4mbit, 16/4.
On the MAC side, AppleShare workstation client should be installed on each 
Macintosh (run Installer from your Macintosh system disks, select 
CUSTOMIZE, then highlight AppleShare Workstation).  The MACLAN Admin 
utility is optional and may be installed on each workstation if desired.  

Product Execution Notes
A lot of concepts are actually very similar across the LANtastic network and 
the AppleShare network: Volumes need to be mapped (redirected), users 
need to be created and granted the appropriate privileges for the files and 
folders (directories), printers need to be redirected, etc.  All these are done 
through the FPCONFIG utility on the DOS side or MACLAN Admin on the 
MAC side.  Any inherent LANtastic volume privileges will remain intact for 
the Macintosh users.  Apple privileges will not undermine LANtastic security 
but instead can exist on top of LANtastic's.
Then, the MLDRIVER, FPSERVE and LANtastic need to be started on the 
MACLAN server.  Important: remember to turn off any messaging services, 
alerts etc. on the MACLAN server, e.g. you may want to include the line 
'net message /disable' in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file.  Miramar recommends 
that these parameters be used in your CONFIG.SYS: FILES=100, 
BUFFERS=50.  You also need to run SHARE.EXE.  The parameters for 
SHARE and the memory requirement for MACLAN are specified in the 
Hardware Setup chapter.  Here's a sample AUTOEXEC.BAT for the 
MACLAN server:

	echo off
	cls
	cd \MACLAN
	call MLDRIVER.BAT
	cd \LANTASTI
	call STARTNET.BAT               (assuming startnet contains the
					proper statements for loading the 
					drivers, redir, share, server(not
					mandatory for MACLAN), login and 
					printer redirections.) 
	net message /disable
	cd \MACLAN
	FPSERVE

On the MAC side, you will then be able to log into the MACLAN server and 
the desired volumes thru MAC's Chooser dialogue interface.  Similarly, 
redirected printers on the MACLAN server will appear as resource icons on 
the Chooser dialogue screen to allow users to send their print jobs to the 
LAN devices.

Compatibility Notes
Because of the differences between the Macintosh and the DOS file 
structures, the MACLAN Connect server needs to maintain extra MAC-
specific information for each MAC files (e.g. the long name, file type and 
creator).  This is stored in several system data files in the directory where 
the server programs reside.  MACLAN has provided several special utilities 
to assist users in backing up and restoring MAC-specific information.  Please 
refer to the Utilities chapter in the User's Manual and change your backup 
procedure accordingly.

Other Miramar Products
This bulletin was created for MACLAN Connect F/P version 2.11.  MACLAN 
Connect F/P Lite is an entry level product in the same product line.  
MACLAN Connect and MACLAN Connect Lite, an earlier product line from 
Miramar without the printer sharing capability should also exhibit the same 
compatibility behavior with LANtastic.

Vendor Information
Miramar Systems.  201 N. Salsipuedes #204, Santa Barbara  CA 93103.
Phone (805)966-2432.  Fax (805)965-1824.

ARTISOFT, Inc. makes no warranties as to the completeness or accuracy of this 
document.  LANtastic is a trademark of ARTISOFT, Inc.  Brand names, company 
names, and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their 
respective companies.


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