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Chapter 1 - Planning Workstation Installations
Workstation Installation Overview
Workstation Software Components
Banyan Network Software Components
Redirector Software Integration Components
Planning Customized Software Installation
Creating Installation Diskettes
Chapter 2 - Setting Up Workstation LAN Cards
Understanding LAN Card Configuration Issues
Workstation Expansion Bus Support
To Complete the Workstation Configuration Worksheet
Installing and Configuring LAN Drivers
LAN Driver Installation Requirements
Packet (Cabletron) Requirements
Chapter 3 - Configuring Banyan Networking Software
Guidelines for Booting the Workstation
Installing Banyan Networking Software
Running BAN at the Command Prompt
Using PCCONFIG to Set Parameters
Configuring Network Card Settings
Configuring Login Environment Settings
Configuring Special Software Settings
Special Software Settings Options
Configuring Communications Settings
Communications Settings Options
Rules for Enabling Source-Level Routing
Enabling Source-Level Routing in Servers
Enabling Source-Level Routing in Workstations
Chapter 4 - Managing Software Revisions
Upgrading to a New Revision Using the NEWREV Command
Using the NEWREV Command with a Low-Capacity Diskette
Logging In to a Special Server
Chapter 5 - Planning for Interprocess Communication Support
Support for Interprocess Communications
Using the Netbios Name Service
Creating a Netbios Name Service
Configuring a Workstation for IPC Support
Loading the Workstation Netbios Software
Named Pipe Support in Banyan Networks
Named Pipe API Client/Server Model
Named Pipe Software for DOS-based Workstations
Chapter 6 - Installing and Configuring DOS Workstations
Installing the First Workstation
Installing and Testing the LAN Card
Copying Banyan Networking Software to the Workstation
Configuring Networking Software
To Test the Installation of Banyan Networking Software
Installing Additional Workstations
To Create Installation Diskettes Using the System and LAN Diskettes
Creating Installation Diskettes Using PCCOPY
Selecting PCCOPY Software Options
Creating Application Diskettes Using PCCOPY
Third-Party Applications Diskettes
Selecting a Redirector for a DOS Workstation
Changing the Redirector Location in Memory
Changing the Hop Count Used by the Redirector
Chapter 7 - Interprocess Communications for DOS Workstations
Providing Netbios Support for DOS Workstations
Loading Netbios Software Using PCCONFIG
Loading Netbios Software Using the PCNETB Command
Configuring Netbios Using the PCNETB Command
Connecting to the Netbios Name Service with SETNETB
Creating a Binary Trace Output from PCNETB Using NBTRACER
To Provide Named Pipe Support for a DOS Workstation
Chapter 8 - Installing and Configuring Windows Workstations
Installing Windows on a Network Server
Installing Windows on Workstations
Installing a Complete Copy of Windows
Installing a Shared Copy of Windows
Using the Automated Setup Option
Installing VINES on Windows Workstations
Modifying Windows System Files
About the VINES.INI File for a Windows Workstation
Messages When Starting Your Workstation
Messages When Starting Windows
Configuring Communications Buffers
Chapter 9 - Installing Windows for Workgroups Workstations
Overview of Installation Procedures
Configuring Your Workstation for NDIS
Logging In to the Banyan Network
Modifying Workstation Configuration
To Edit the PROTOCOL.INI File on a WFWG Workstation
To Set the Default Protocol on a WFWG Workstation
To Verify the AUTOEXEC.BAT File for a WFWG Workstation
To Verify the PROTOCOL.INI File for a WFWG Workstation
About the VINES.INI File for WFWG Workstations
Chapter 10 - Managing Windows Environments on Your Workstation
To Customize Your Windows Environment
To Change Your StreetTalk Password
To Customize Your Windows for Workgroups Environment
Running Windows on a Banyan Network
Protected Network Connections in Windows and WFWG
Creating Program Information Files
Running Terminate and Stay Resident Programs
Chapter 11 - Interprocess Communications for Windows Workstations
API Support on Windows and Windows for Workgroups Workstations
To Run Netbios Commands Before Starting Windows
To Run Netbios Commands After Starting Windows
To Create Batch Files to Run Windows Netbios Applications
To Run Windows Netbios or Named Pipe Applications Using a Batch File
API Support Under Windows and Windows for Workgroups
To Run Netbios Applications from an MS-DOS Window
Using Banyan DOS Netbios with WFWG
Enabling Network File Sharing Under WFWG
Sharing Resources in a Workgroup over Netbios
Configuring WFWG to Restrict Netbios to Applications
Named Pipe Software for Windows or WFWG Workstations
To Optimize Network Software Performance
Chapter 12 - Installing OS/2 Workstations
Workstation Installation Overview
Installing VINES from the VCLIENT Diskette
To Install VINES Software on an OS/2 Workstation
Creating Additional Installation Diskettes
To Use VCLIENT to Create Additional Installation Diskettes
Selecting a Redirector for an OS/2 Workstation
Chapter 13 - Configuring and Managing OS/2 Workstations
Using VCLIENT to Configure Workstation Components
Using PCCONFIG to Configure a Workstation
To Select the Default Communications Driver
To Set the Login Group Searchlist
Changing Workstation Communications Settings
Editing Banyan Networking Communications Settings
To Edit an OS/2 CONFIG.SYS File
Upgrading and Downgrading Software
To Create Installation Diskettes for Specific Banyan Software Revisions
Chapter 14 - Interprocess Communications for OS/2 Workstations
Providing Named Pipe Software Support for OS/2 Workstations
Setting Up Named Pipe Servers and Clients
Starting Up an OS/2 Named Pipe Server
Starting Up OS/2 Named Pipe Clients
Creating Distributed Application Command Files
Role of the Named Pipe Application Server
Roles of Named Pipe Application Clients
Installing and Configuring Banyan Netbios for OS/2
Chapter 15 - Using VINES for OS/2 2.x
To Log In to the Banyan Network from an OS/2 Workstation
Printing from OS/2 Workstations
To Set a Drive to DOS VINES Files
Selecting a Redirector for an OS/2 Workstation
Running Banyan Windows Programs
Appendix A - LAN Card Configuration
Using 3COMREUI Software with Banyan Networking Software
Configuring the AT&T StarLAN 10/MC Card
DCA IRMAtrac Token-Ring Adapter/Convertible
Hughes Sytek 4140 and 6130 MPD
IBM PC Network and PC Network II
Loading the IBM PC Network Protocol Driver at the PC
IBM Token-Ring Cards for a PC/AT Bus
Selecting the LAN Interface Software
Running Banyan LAN Software Only
Running IBM LAN Software with VINES LAN Software
Configuring the IBM Token-Ring Adapter/A and Token-Ring 16/4 Adapter/A
Installing the LAN Interface Software
Connecting the Card to the Network
Intel EtherExpress Ethernet Card
Intel TokenExpress and Olicom Ethernet Cards
ProNET-4 P1840 Micro Channel Card
Proteon ProNET-4/16 p1890 and p1892 Cards
Proteon ProNET-4/16 p1391 and p1392 Token-Ring Cards
Racal InterLan NI6510 Ethernet
Appendix A - LAN Card Configuration (continued)
Configuring the Personal NIC Card
Procedure for Configuring the TokenCard
Western Digital Ethernet Cards