Loading DOS onto the network

The following list describes the prerequisites:

• A workstation running DOS 3.30 or later

• The Supervisor or Create right to the directory where you want to load the application

1. Create a directory in SYS:PUBLIC for each workstation type and version of DOS you will be using on your network.

   Name your directories according to the following convention:
   
   SYS:PUBLIC\machine\os_type\os_version

   For each directory, replace machine with the six-character machine name of the workstation (such as IBM_PC or COMPAQ).

   Replace os_type with the type of DOS you are using (such as MSDOS or DRDOS). Replace os_version with the DOS version number.

   For example, to install MS-DOS 5.0 on an IBM PC, go to SYS:PUBLIC to create the DOS subdirectory. To use the DOS MD command, type the commands shown next (in order):
   
   MD IBM_PC
   CD IBM_PC
   MD MSDOS
   CD MSDOS
   MD 50
   CD 50

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.