Supervising the Network

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Managing the NetWare Services File System
Loading Operating Systems and Applications onto the Network
MD MSDOS <Enter>
CD MSDOS <Enter>
MD 50 <Enter>
CD 50 <Enter>
2 Load DOS.
Follow the instructions in the DOS documentation to load the DOS software into
the directory you created.
3 In the system login script, map the second search drive to the DOS directory.
If all users have the same types of computers and are using the same version of
DOS, you will probably have only one DOS directory. In this case, add a line
similar to the following, substituting the correct directory names:
MAP S2:=SYS:PUBLIC\IBM_PC\MSDOS\50
If your network has more than one DOS directory, use variables to indicate the
directory path. These variables are replaced by the correct information from the
workstation software when each user logs in.
Enter the following command, exactly as shown, in the login script:
MAP S2:=SYS:PUBLIC\%MACHINE\%OS\%OS_VERSION
(The first search drive should be mapped to the PUBLIC directory so that users
can access NetWare utilities.) So that the %MACHINE variable will work, make
sure the long machine type is set in each station’s NET.CFG file.
For example, a station might have the following line in its NET.CFG file:
LONG MACHINE TYPE = IBM_PC
4 Add COMSPEC to the container login script.
Following is the proper syntax for the COMSPEC command:
COMSPEC=Y:COMMAND.COM
This command tells the workstation where to find the command processor.
Additional Information
For more information about Refer to
Loading DOS on the network The DOS manual that came with your
software