Via:      UK.AC.ASTON; 10 NOV 92  8:25:42 GMT
Newsgroups: bit.listserv.cdromlan
Date:         Tue, 10 Nov 1992 08:22:39 +0000
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From:         e.j.craft@ASTON.AC.UK
Subject:      Re: menu system for CD/ROM LAN --question

Karl Bridges writes :
>
>
>  We are a university library running a CD/ROM network on our
>tokenring LAN using OPTI-NET.  Currently, we have a menu system
>based on a series on branching batch files.
>  We have resources on the LAN that are available to campus users
>but not to patrons in the library itself.  Does anyone know a way
>to have two separate menu systems on the LAN, one for library
>users and the other for campus users. i.e is there a way to
>mask certain resources on the network.  I should point out that
>this has to be something that can be implemented on the server
>itself.    Going out and changing individual machines is not
>practical.
>  In addition, on another subject, could anyone suggest a good
>program that would keep statistics of individual CD/ROM usage.
>I've got one program that records reads reads,writes, and EXECs
>but it's sort of a kludge.  Thanks.
>

1)        We have the same system (batch file based but with a few programs
we wrote to speed things up) in the Library and on the campus but the users
in the library are accessing via dedicated machines. We set up their
usernames in their autoexec files as obscure ones with graphics characters
in them. One of the batch files in the system then checks for these names
and bypasses certain things if the users are in the Library. We use it to
make sure that the library always has access to a service within license
restrictions ( ie. if it is a 10 user license, the system checks for 9
users max but the dedicated library machine bypasses this check). Not very
pretty but it works well.

2)      Optinet 2.0 can keep a log file. Its not very detailed and only
tracks services rather than individual disks but with a bit of creative
programming some useful stats can be derived.

3)      Isn't everything to do with CD networks a bit of a kludge :-).

                                                        Edward.



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