From: lowey@jester.usask.ca (Kevin Lowey,159 Physics,(306) 966-4826,(306) 249-3232)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc,comp.os.os2.apps,vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: Re: IBM LAN Services over TCP/IP (was Pathworks for OS/2 v2)
Date: 8 Apr 92 05:21:34 GMT
Reply-To: lowey@jester.usask.ca
Organization: University of Saskatchewan
Originator: lowey@jester.usask.ca

From ant@brolga.cc.uq.oz.au (Anthony Murdoch):
> 
> I was wondering if it is possible to get IBM's LAN services to use IBM's
> TCP/IP package to send out LAN Manager requests using the TCP/IP protocol
> as a transport.
> 
> REASON - We are prodominantly a DEC site here, using Pathworks as the
> major LAN software.  Our VAX servers all run Pathworks for VMS (or maybe
> Ultrix) and usually UCX (tcp/ip).  So, the servers can receive Lan Manager
> requests using either decnet or tcp/ip as the transport (or so I am told
> by the guy at DEC).  So, if I can get IBM's LAN requester to send its
> Lan Manager requests using tcp/ip, then I should be able to get it to
> connect to the Pathworks server.

I posted a message asking about OS/2 2.0 and Pathworks a few days ago
in vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks.  I didn't hear much from the
net, but one of my coworkers who is a beta tester for Lan Services
from IBM came up with a solution.  It runs using DECNET, but I assume
you should be able to use TCP/IP as well.

Below I outline the procedure used, as best I remember it.  I didn't
do the install, I watched over the shoulder of my coworker.  However,
I think I have all the steps below.



Here's my configuration:
  OS/2 2.0 B6.177
  DEC Pathworks for OS/2 version 2.0 (client)
  DEPCA Etherworks Turbo Ethernet card
  IBM's December beta for Lan Services 2.0 for OS/2 2.0.

1) Install PCSA for OS/2 normally, BUT DO NOT REBOOT THE MACHINE IMMEDIATELY.

2) Copy RDRHELP.200 and NETWKSTA.200 from IBM's Lan Server for OS/2
   2.0 to \LANMAN\NETPROG.  My version of RDRHELP.200 is dated 17
   Dec. 1991 internally.  NETWKSTA.200 is dated internally for LS 2.0,
   compiled on Dec. 5, 1991 at 14:38:22.  I ran "Strings" on these
   files to get these dates.  (These files may have ended with .SYS
   instead of .200 in the original Lan Server disks, Calvin may have
   copied them to *.200 when he brought the disks over)

3) Change CONFIG.SYS so the references to RDRHELP.SYS and NETWKSTA.SYS
   are changed to RDRHELP.200 and NETWKSTA.200

4) Comment out the LASTDD.SYS and LADDRV.SYS references in the
   CONFIG.SYS file. The LASTDD.SYS device driver is incompatible with
   OS/2 2.0, and LADDRV.SYS depends on LASTDD.SYS.

5) Copy the file \LANMAN\IBMLAN.INI to \LANMAN\IBMLAN.SAV to save it.

6) Copy the IBMLAN.INI file from a successfully installed IBM Lan
   Server to \LANMAN\IBMLAN.INI

7) Modify the NET1 reference to match the one in the PCSA IBMLAN.SAV
   file created in step 5.

8) Delete or rename the files PMSPC.DLL and SPL1B.DLL in the
   \LANMAN\NETLIB directory.  These conflict with the OS/2 2.0 .DLL files
   with the same name.  If you don't do this, the WPS will get into an
   infinite loop trying to load the "Minimized Window Viewer" because
   it cannot demand load the application from the .DLL file in the
   \LANMAN\NETLIB directory.

9) In the PCSAOS2.CMD file, comment out the LATCP command.  For some
   reason, in my Beta, this program causes a memory access error.
   In later versions of OS/2 2.0 it may work fine.


I don't have a full Pathworks system, but I have enough to keep me
happy.  I can connect to file services and printers (but not disk
services).  I can use SETHOST to connect to services using CTERM (but
not LAT).  The DECNET stuff works, I can use NFT, etc. just fine.


I hope others find this useful.  Please remember that this worked on
my Beta, but may not work in the final OS/2 2.0 release or other
betas.  Use this at your own risk.  I accept no responsibility for
anything that happens to your computer by using this procedure.

- Kevin Lowey


-- 
OS/2 2.0 comes with DOS 5.0 and Windows.  Windows comes with a disclaimer.  
Any questions?     - juan@noyles.pha.pa.us (Juan Jose T. Noyles)
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