             INSTALLING INVISIBLE LAN ON A FLOPPY DISKETTE

                Copyright 1993 Invisible Software, Inc.



       [See GUIDE.TXT for a list of all manuals and text files.]




     There are two cases where you need to install Invisible LAN on a
floppy diskette:

     1.  You want to run Invisible LAN on a floppy-based computer that
         does not have a hard disk.

     2.  You are setting up a diskless workstation.  To set up a
         diskless workstation, you create a boot diskette, and then use
         the MAKEIMG program to copy the boot diskette onto the server's
         hard disk.  Refer the Invisible LAN DOS User Manual for
         additional information.

     The best way to install Invisible LAN on a floppy diskette is to
first install it on a fixed disk, and then copy the program files from
the fixed disk to the floppy diskette.

     Since the network software is too big to fit on a diskette, you
need to select just the minimum number of files needed to start the
network.

     The following tells you which network files to copy onto the floppy
diskette.  It also describes the other files you need to put on the
floppy diskette, and how to create the network initialization file.

     This list of files applies both to diskettes that are used to boot
floppy-based computers, and to the boot diskettes that are used to start
diskless workstations (a diskless workstation starts up as if it were a
floppy-based computer).




====== COPYING FILES ===================================================




     The following steps describe which files to copy onto the floppy
diskette.  You can use the DOS COPY command to copy the files.  Before
beginning, make sure you have a formatted diskette with a copy of the
DOS system files on it.




Step 1.  Always copy the following files:

     CACHE30.SYS
     MAP.EXE
     N30DEV.SYS
     NET30.EXE




Step 2.  If you are using the redirector, you need to copy one of the
         following redirector program files:

     REDIRECT.OVL      Non-Windows version, not using EMS, no buffers.

     FREDIR.OVL        Non-Windows version, not using EMS, with buffers.

     XREDIR.OVL        Non-Windows version, using EMS, no buffers.

     XFREDIR.OVL       Non-Windows version, using EMS, with buffers.

     WREDIR.OVL        Windows version, no buffers.

     WFREDIR.OVL       Windows version, with buffers.




Step 3.  If you are using the mail program, you also need to copy:

     MAIL.OVL          Non-Windows version, not using EMS.

     XMAIL.OVL         Non-Windows version, using EMS.

     WMAIL.OVL         Windows version, not using EMS.

     WXMAIL.OVL        Windows version, using EMS.




Step 4.  If the floppy-based computer is a server, you need to copy
         SHARE.EXE, plus one of the following program files:

     SERVE.OVL         Non-Windows version, not using EMS.

     XSERVE.OVL        Non-Windows version, using EMS.

     WSERVE.OVL        Windows version, not using EMS.

     WXSERVE.OVL       Windows version, using EMS.

     USERVE.OVL        Ultra Server.




Step 5.  If the floppy-based computer is not using the boot ROM on the
         network board, then you also need to copy the network hardware
         driver.  Copy the file listed below that corresponds to your
         network hardware.

   For the non-serialized version of Invisible LAN, you need one of the
   following:

     M300YB.OVL        Invisible Network Models 100, 200, and 300.

     M300AYB.OVL       Invisible Network Models 200/A and 300/A.

     ET8YB.OVL         Invisible Ethernet (8-bit card with 32K RAM).

     EU16YB.OVL        Invisible Ethernet-16 with 16K RAM.

     ET16YB.OVL        Invisible Ethernet-16 with 64K RAM.

     EUAYB.OVL         Invisible Ethernet/A with 16K RAM.

     ETAYB.OVL         Invisible Ethernet/A with 64K RAM.

     E1000YB.OVL       Invisible Ethernet 1000 (8-bit board).

     E2000YB.OVL       Invisible Ethernet 2000 (16-bit board).

     E2YB.OVL          Invisible Ethernet 2/A (Micro Channel board).

     EVL16YB.OVL       Invisible Ethernet VL with 16K RAM.

     EVL32YB.OVL       Invisible Ethernet VL with 32K RAM.

     E0308YB.OVL       Invisible Ethernet 8003 (8-bit WD) with 8K RAM.

     E0332YB.OVL       Invisible Ethernet 8003 (8-bit WD) with 32K RAM.

     E1316YB.OVL       Invisible Ethernet 8013 (16-bit WD) with 16K RAM.

     E1364YB.OVL       Invisible Ethernet 8013 (16-bit WD) with 64K RAM.

     NULYB.OVL         No network hardware.

   For the serialized version of Invisible LAN, you need one of the
   following:

     POCKET.OVL        Accton parallel port Ethernet.

     CPXBNC.OVL        Compex Paraport Ethernet with coaxial cable.

     CPXTPE.OVL        Compex Paraport Ethernet with twisted pair.

     DL1000.OVL        D-Link 8-bit Ethernet board (similar to NE1000).

     DL2000.OVL        D-Link 16-bit Ethernet board (similar to NE2000).

     IBMTRC.OVL        IBM Token Ring (using the LAN Support Program).

     INV1616.OVL       Invisible Ethernet-16 with 16K RAM.

     INV1664.OVL       Invisible Ethernet-16 with 64K RAM.

     INV832.OVL        Invisible Ethernet (8-bit card with 32K RAM).

     INVA16.OVL        Invisible Ethernet/A with 16K RAM.

     INVA64.OVL        Invisible Ethernet/A with 64K RAM.

     INVVL16.OVL       Invisible Ethernet VL with 16K RAM.

     INVVL32.OVL       Invisible Ethernet VL with 32K RAM.

     POCKET.OVL        Portable Invisible Ethernet (uses printer port).

     CPXBNC.OVL        Invisible Thruport Ethernet with coaxial cable.

     CPXTPE.OVL        Invisible Thruport Ethernet with twisted pair.

     NDISYB.OVL        NDIS Ethernet or Token Ring (in addition, you
                       also need the NDIS device drivers).

     NE2.OVL           NE/2-compatible Micro Channel Ethernet.

     NE1000.OVL        NE1000-compatible 8-bit Ethernet.

     NE2000.OVL        NE2000-compatible 16-bit Ethernet.

     NONE.OVL          No network hardware.

     NE1000B.OVL       Old NE1000 boards with the 8390B Ethernet chip.

     NE2000B.OVL       Old NE2000 boards with the 8390B Ethernet chip.

     WD0308.OVL        Western Digital/SMC 8-bit Ethernet with 8K RAM.

     WD0332.OVL        Western Digital/SMC 8-bit Ethernet with 32K RAM.

     WD1316.OVL        Western Digital/SMC 16-bit Ethernet with 16K RAM.

     WD1364.OVL        Western Digital/SMC 16-bit Ethernet with 64K RAM.




Step 6.  If you are using one of the Invisible RAM memory managers, you
         need to copy the memory manager program file(s) listed below:

     NEATEMM.SYS       Invisible RAM for the NEAT chipset.

     A386SRM.SYS       Invisible RAM for the AT/386 chipset.

     C386EMM.SYS       Invisible RAM 386 (2 files required).
     CP386.SYS

     IEMSEMM.SYS       Invisible RAM for the Invisible EMS memory board.

     GEMSSRM.SYS       Invisible RAM Generic, for any system with EMS 4.0.

     SCATEMM.SYS       Invisible RAM for the SCAT chipset.

     PEAKSRM.SYS       Invisible RAM for the PEAK chipset.




====== CREATING THE INITIALIZATION FILE ================================




     In addition to copying the Invisible LAN program files, you also
need to create a network initialization file for the floppy-based
computer.  You can create the initialization file with the Invisible LAN
Setup program.

     Step 1.  Select "Load/Create Initialization File" from the Setup
program main menu.

     Step 2.  Enter the name of your new initialization file.  Remember
that the initialization file must be located in the same directory (on
the floppy diskette) as the Invisible LAN program files, and the
filename must end in .INI.  The default filename is NET30.INI.  When the
filename is correct, press Enter to continue.

     Step 3.  Select "Easy Configuration" (or "Advanced Configuration")
from the main menu, and enter your configuration.

     Step 4.  Select "Save Initialization File" from the main menu, and
save your new initialization file back to the floppy diskette.




====== CREATING THE CONFIG.SYS FILE ====================================




     You need to create a CONFIG.SYS file for the floppy-based computer.
You can use SETUP30 to create the CONFIG.SYS file, or you can create the
file yourself with a text editor.

     For a floppy-based system, we recommend that the following lines be
placed into the CONFIG.SYS file:

     BUFFERS = 4
     FILES = 50
     FCBS = 16,8
     LASTDRIVE = Z
     STACKS = 16,128
     DEVICE = A:\CACHE30.SYS
     DEVICE = A:\N30DEV.SYS

     Remember that CACHE30.SYS must be the first device driver
installed, and N30DEV.SYS must be the last device driver installed.  Any
other device drivers must be installed after CACHE30.SYS, and before
N30DEV.SYS.

     If you are using Invisible RAM 386, you can save memory by using
STACKS = 0,0.

     If you want to use the Invisible Setup program to create the
CONFIG.SYS file, proceed as follows:

     Step 1.  Select "Modify CONFIG.SYS" from the main menu.

     Step 2.  The setup program asks you which drive you boot from.
Enter the drive letter of the disk you use to start the system and load
DOS;  for a floppy-based system, this is drive A:.  Press Enter to
continue.

     Step 3.  The setup program asks you for the name of the directory
where the Invisible LAN program files are installed.  You need to enter
the name of the directory on the floppy disk where you copied the
network files.  For example, if you copied the network files into the
floppy's root directory, enter "A:\".  Press Enter to continue.

     Step 4.  The setup program displays a panel showing the proposed
changes to CONFIG.SYS.  On this panel, you can change the values of
BUFFERS, FILES, LASTDRIVE, and STACKS, if you are not satisfied with the
default values.  When the values are acceptable, press F9 to continue.
(Note:  The default values supplied by Setup are the recommended values
for a fixed-disk-based system.  For a floppy-based system, you will
probably want to change the values.)




====== OTHER FILES =====================================================




     Make sure your floppy diskette has a copy of COMMAND.COM and the
other DOS files you need to start the floppy-based system.  It should
also have any device drivers you need for the floppy-based system.

     If desired, you can also create and AUTOEXEC.BAT file on the floppy
diskette.




====== STARTING INVISIBLE LAN FROM A FLOPPY DISKETTE ===================




     Using the floppy diskette you just made, boot the floppy-based
system.  The new values in your CONFIG.SYS file go into effect when you
boot the system.

     After booting the floppy-based system, you start Invisible LAN by
typing the command:

        NET30

     If the name of your initialization file is something other than
NET30.INI, you need to put the name of the initialization file on the
NET30 command line.  For example, if the name of your initialization
file is MIKE.INI, you would type

        NET30  MIKE

     The NET30 program reads your initialization file and loads the
appropriate programs.
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