LANtastic 7.0 Network Software

Last edited: December 15, 2003 08:09 AM

LANtastic 7.0 is a 32 bit version designed to be run on a Win95 system. It is fully compatible with versions 5 and 6, and can be configured to run as either a server or a workstation.
Installation

To install LANtastic, you will need the LANtastic floppy disks, and the registration card containing the Serial Number and Verification Key.

  1. Put Disk 1 in the drive.
  2. From the Start Menu, select Run and type A:SETUP.
  3. At the Welcome screen click on Next.
  4. At the LANtastic License Agreement screen click on Agree.
  5. At the LANtastic License Verification screen enter the Serial Number and Verification Key from the Registration Card, then click on Next.
  6. At the LANtastic Setup Options screen enter the computer name for this station, and leave the ‘Share this …’ box checked. If this is to be the main server, make the computer name MAIN, otherwise OFFICE is recommended. Then click on Next.
  7. At the Modem Sharing Options screen leave the ‘Share a Modem’ box unchecked and click on Next.
  8. At the Winsock Gateway Options screen leave the ‘Install …’ box unchecked and click on Next.
  9. At the LANtastic Setup Options screen leave the ‘Allow Setup….’ box unchecked and click on Next.
  10. At the Summary screen click on Finish.
  11. Feed disks to the computer as needed. The computer usually gets full after about three disks, so don’t worry that it didn’t take them all.
  12. When it says ‘LANtastic 7.0 Setup Complete’, remove the floppy and click on Restart.

Removing the Registration Reminder

LANtastic has an automatic registration feature built into it. If you try to run LANtastic without registering, it will pop up an annoying reminder every 14 days. As Touch Menus has a blanket agreement with Artisoft for use of LANtastic, you can remove the reminder.

  1. If you have not yet run LANtastic since it was installed, do so now. When it asks you to register just say no, then close down LANtastic.
  2. Double click on the My Computer icon.
  3. Double click on C: Drive
  4. Double click on the Windows folder.
  5. Double click on the Start Menu folder.
  6. Double click on the Programs folder.
  7. Double click on the Startup folder.
  8. Right click on the ‘Reminder – art….’ icon.
  9. Click on Delete.
  10. At the Confirm File Delete window, click Yes.
  11. Close the trail of windows you had to open to get here.

Configuration

There are some network settings that need to be tweaked to make sure that LANtastic will run the show and not the network protocols that came with Win95. See Networking in the Configuring Win95 Systems document for details.

If this is going to be an office workstation, you will need to set up a redirection to make MAIN’s C-Drive the N: drive locally. See Remapping a Network Drive in the Configuring Win95 Systems document for details.

If this is going to be a server, see the Windows 95 File Server Setup document for complete setup instructions.

Using With DOS

1.  Removing internal share. This will result in freeing up some conventional memory. DO NOT remove internal share if the unit is being used as a file server. File servers always require an internal share.
 

    Instructions:
    A. From your c:> prompt go into Net Manager (C:>net_mgr).
    B. Go into Server Start-Up Parameters.
    C. Scroll all the way down to Internal Share: Select to manage.
    D. Press enter to disable Internal Share Support.
    E. Hit escape to exit internal share.
    F. Once you do this you’ll see in the in Approximate Memory Usage
        that the bytes in internal share are significantly reduced.
    G. Exit out of LANtastic and reboot your computer.

User Profiles with LANtastic 7.0 (in Windows 95)

Sometimes multiple users may have to share the same computer. You may need different types of network connections for each user. Windows 95 User Profiles allow each user to have different default usernames and passwords for whatever network connections they may need.

Note: The LANtastic logon prompt should be disabled before attempting to use User Profiles.

Disabling LANtastic Logon Prompt

  1. Click Start, Settings, Control Panel, then double-click the Network icon.
  2. If the Microsoft Client is installed, go to step 5. If the Microsoft Client is not’t installed, click Add. The Select Network Component Type dialog box appears.
  3. Select Client from the list, then click Add. The Select Network Client dialog box appears.
  4. In the Manufacturer’s list, click Microsoft. In the Network Clients list, click Client for Microsoft Networks, then click OK. The Network dialog box appears.
  5. On the Configuration page you’ll see a drop-down list box called Primary Network Logon. Click the arrow to the right of the list box to open it, then click Client for Microsoft Networks.
  6. Click OK, then click Yes to restart your computer.
  7. At the Enter Network Password dialog, log in with the username and password that you’ve been using.
  8. Click Start, Settings, Control Panel, then double-click the Network icon.
  9. At the Primary Network Logon drop-down list box, select Windows Logon. Click OK, then click No when asked if you want to restart the computer.
  10. In the Control Panel, double-click the Passwords icon. The Passwords Properties dialog box appears.
  11. Click Change Windows Password, then type in your old password. Leave the New Password and Confirm New Password fields empty. Click OK.
  12. Click Close in the Passwords Properties field.
  13. Restart the computer. The primary network log-on prompt won’t appear.
      If you don’t need the Client for Microsoft Networks, you can remove it by double-clicking the Network icon. Click Microsoft Client, Remove, OK and restart your computer.

Setting up User Profiles

  1. Click Start, Settings, Control Panel, Passwords.
  2. Click User Profiles. Select the Users can customize their preferences and desktop settings option.
  3. Make sure the check boxes in the Include desktop icons and Network Neighborhood contents in user settings and Include Start Menu and Program groups in user settings are clear. Click OK, then click Yes to restart your computer.
  4. At the Windows Logon Prompt enter a username (and password if desired). Note: This username and password is used for the Windows 95 User Profiles. Your LANtastic Username and Password is determined by your Login settings within the LANtastic Custom Control Panel.
  5. Click Yes when prompted to save settings for this User.
  6. Make any connections to network resources that this user may need. The Username and Password (if desired) can be set in the LANtastic Custom Control Panel, Use Network, Login Settings button. If you want permanent connections for this user, make sure that that the Remember next connection made check box is selected when assigning drives or printers in the LANtastic Custom Control Panel. Selecting this option will assure that the same connections will be made the next time this user enters her username and password at the Windows 95 logon prompt.

To add new User Profiles, repeat steps 4 – 6 using a different username and password (if desired) at the Windows Logon Prompt.

LANtastic 7.0 with a Win95 TMCU using Fat32

LANtastic dos clients are unable to see all if the subdirectories on a LANtastic 7.0 Win95 TMCU server that is using the fat32 file system. To see all of the files you will need to install the latest patch from Artisoft.  You can obtain this patch in the download section or HERE.

Installation Instructions:

  1. Save the W95700B.exe file in the directory where your LANtastic 7.00 network is installed (by default, this directory is c:lantastiwin95)
  2. Restart the computer in MS-DOS mode: (by selecting “start, shutdown, restart the computer in MS-DOS mode)
  3. Change directories to c:Lantastiwin95
  4. Double click on the self extracting file W95700B.exe
  5. Run the NEW95NOS.BAT file
  6. To determine that the installation of this patch has been completed, and to check for any files that were not updated, look at the file W95700B.LOG.  It will contain an entry that lists the date and time stamp of the patch that was installed.
  7. If you are really bored you can read, fill out and e-mail the survey.txt file.

Revisions

8/3/98

  1. The section Using With DOS was added.  In this section Removing  Internal Share was added.  Removing the Internal Share will free up some disk space.

10/6/98

  1. Added LANtastic fat 32 documentation, and user profiles with LANtastic 7