***************************************************************************** * Omni-NFS 95/Omni-Lite for Windows 95 DEMO * ***************************************************************************** ***************************************************************************** * NFS client, printer & server, LPD/LPR, Back-up with Tar, * * RSH, FTP, and VT420 for Windows 95 * ***************************************************************************** Omniplex Limited welcomes you to Omni-Lite for Windows 95 or Omni-NFS 95 for Windows 95. This particular program is a DEMO with a 20 minute time limit. The product is fully functional for 20 minutes to allow you to evaluate it. After that, you will need to obtain a fully licensed copy. If problems are encountered, or, if you have questions regarding our the evaluation copy please E-Mail them to >>>>>>>>> support@omniplex.demon.co.uk. <<<<<<<<< Omni-NFS 95 is Filesystem Driver which is implemented as a VxD, has a multi-threaded code developed for Microsoft Windows 95 platform, and is designed to work with the built-in Windows 95 TCP/IP-32 stack. Applications also include LPD/LPR, FTP, Vt420/100,Back-up with Tar, and RSH. Omni-Lite is an entry level version of Omni-NFS 95 for Windows 95, containing only the NFS Client and Printer client and LPR/LPD. ------------------ Omni-Lite features ------------------ Contents: - NFS Client - LPR - LPD ----------------------------------- Omni-NFS 95 for Windows 95 features ----------------------------------- Contents: - NFS Client - NFS Server and printer server - LPR - LPD - VT420 - FTP - Eudora email - Remote backup/restore - Finger - UUencode/UUdecode If you wish to evaluate the full product, you should download the relevant zip file. See the section "Ordering" for details of how to order and pricing. Omniplex Limited Hamilton House 111 Marlowes Hemel Hempstead Herts HP1 1BB UK Tel: 01442 234 460 Fax: 01442 234 461 International Tel: +44 1442 234 460 International Fax: +44 1442 234 461 Email: sales@omniplex.demon.co.uk WWW: http://www.he.net/~omniplex/index.html FTP: ftp://he.net/pub/omniplex I. Features * 32-bit Client, with multi-threaded code. * 32-bit Server, with multi-threaded code. * 32-bit Printer, with multi-threaded code. * Installable File System implemented as a VXD. * Three ways for NFS mounting. * Easy-to-use Mounting GUI * UNC naming. * NFS DOS BOX utility. II. Pre-Installation Requirements for each pre-installation methods are list below. 1. FTP Download of NFS95 DEMO II.1.(a) Download NFS95 DEMO from FTP site. .1.(b) Unzip the Zip file onto a diskette or directory. 2. Receive NFS95 DEMO by Normal Distribution channels. II.3.(a) Disk received ready to install. III. INSTALLATION Note: Once the diskette is prepared, insert it into drive A Makes sure that the Microsoft Windows 95 TCP/IP-32 is running for your network. PART.A III.1(a) Click Windows95 "Start" button. .1(b) Click "Run" button. .1(c) Type A:\SETUP.EXE .1(d) Click "OK" III.2 REBOOT: After PART A of the installation process is complete your PC should be given time to reboot. PART.B III.3 Load "Control Panel". .3 (b) Double click on "Network" icon. .3 (c) In the list box, if you see "NFS for Windows 95", ignore the following steps and click on cancel. .3.(d) Click on "Add" button. .3.(e) Select "Client" item in "Select Network Component Type" dialog box. .3.(f) Click on "Add" button again. .3.(g) Select "Omniplex Limited." in "Manufacturers" list box. .3.(h) Click on "OK" button. III.4. REBOOT: After PART B of the installation process is complete reboot your PC again. IV. Potential Installation Problems Users will need to remove earlier Omni-NFS or other NFS applications. V. LOGON BOX V.1.(a) Enter user name and password. .1.(b) Click "OK" .1.(c) Enter Omni NFS Client password .1.(d) Click "OK" VI. HOW to Define Host In order to mount an NFS Drive you must define the host. VI.1.(a) Click icon "Omni-NFS-95" .1.(b) Double-Click on "Hostedit" icon. .1.(c) Click "New": Put in Host Name, Put in Host Address .1.(e) Click "Next" for "Hostedit NFS Server", answer questions. .1.(f) Click "Next" for "Authentication" & "NFS Lock" answer questions. .1.(g) Click "Next" for "PCNFSD", answer questions as required. .1.(h) Click "Finish" .1.(i) Click "Exit." VII. How to mount an NFS drive There are three alternative methods for mounting the NFS Drive(s) Windows 95 Explore, Windows 95 Tools or using Omni-NFS UI. 1. MOUNTING with Omni-NFS NFS 95 UI (using NFS 95 Help) VII.3.(a) Click the Windows 95 "Start" button .3.(b) Click the "Program" button .3.(c) Click the "Omni-NFS 95" icon .3.(d) Click the "NFS 95" icon .3.(e) Click the "Help" button .3.(f) Click the help file "Define Drive" button: follow instructions. .3.(g) Click the "Define Drive" button: follow as instructed. .3.(h) Click the green hot-linked "Mount Button": follow instructions. .3.(i) Click the "Mount Button": follow as instructed. 2. MOUNTING with EXPLORER VII.1.(a) Click the "Network Neighborhood" icon that appears on the desktop. .1.(b) Double Click "Network Neighborhood", .1.(c) Double Click "Entire Network." The windows should display NFS servers entered into HOSTEDIT in the installation directory. .1.(d) Double click on the specific NFS server you wish to mount a list of exported filesystems will be displayed. .1.(e) Select the file systems that you wish to mount. .1.(f) The password & user name entered in NFS Logon Box will be used for Authentication check, if not successful, an authentication Box will be prompted. .1.(g) Double click the exported file systems brings up a window displaying the contents of that file systems. 3. MOUNTING with TOOLS MENU of EXPLORER VII.2.(a) Select "Map Network Drive" .2.(b) Select which drive to be redirected (mapped, mounted) .2.(c) Type remote path to be mounted or select from history list. .2.(d) Press "OK" button. Note1: The password & user name entered in NFS Logon Box will be used for Authentication check, if not successful, an authentication Box will be prompted. Note2: The syntax of remote path: \\server_name\mount_path. you should use forward slash ('/') in mount path. The first forward slash may be omitted. VIII. How to mount an NFS Printer Under Windows 95, click the "Add Printer" icon from the Printers menu in the Windows 95 Print Manager. Select the "NETWORK PRINTER" in the ADD PRINTER WIZARD box and then press "NEXT". The dialog box will prompt you to enter the path and name of a printer in the Printer field, or you can use "Browse" to select a printer from the Entire Network field. When the printer has been selected, click on OK. You may be prompted to select a driver for the printer, if one is not currently installed on the network. The connected printer will appear as the default printer on the Print Manager Toolbar. VIII. TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS Release notes Certain SCO UNIX systems appear to have a problem with filelocking over NFS. If you are experiencing a problem, then select the option NOT to use file locking when defining your HOST using the Host Editor. Contact SCO for the latest SLS to NFS. Certain other NFS system experience problems mounting using root id. Test with a new, normal user id if you have these problems. Simararly, certain NFS systems have problems exporting the root (/) directory. Test by only exporting a normal user directory TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS - mounting a drive --------------------------------------- 1) Make sure you can ping your host using its hostname from a DOS box in Win 95. 2) Make sure that in Start...Settings...Control Panel...Networks, it lists and entry for Omni-NFS 95. If it doesnt use Client..Add to add it and reboot. 3) Make sure your PC has an IP address defined and a default gateway defined in Properties for MS TCP/IP. 4) Make sure your host is defined as an NFS Server using the Omni NFS 95 Host Editor and it is listed in the Host List window as such. 5) Check you can connect using FTP or VT420 to your designated host using its hostname. 6) Add the PC IP Address and Host name to your HOSTS file on the UNIX system and check you can ping it from the UNIX end. 7) Verify the host appears if you select Network Neighborhood..Entire Network. If you click on the host, do any directories appear? 8) Check on your UNIX system that the directories you require are listed in the output from the exportfs -a command. 9) Check those directories are not listed with read/write permission restrictions or with mount access restricted to designated hosts, both at directory level and in the EXPORTS file. If you are using NIS, make similar checks on the NIS master server and verify your PC has permission to access the directories/host concerned. 10) If you are mounting without pcnfsd, check the uid and gid for your user name have correct the access permission to the directory and they can read and write files into it. 11) In NFS 95 Drive Define, check you have saved the password when you have defined the drive. 12) If you are using pcnfsd and you have a single pcnfsd server taking care of authentication, make sure it listed in Network..Properties for NFS or NFS 95 ..Utils as the authentication server. 13) If you are not using a single pcnfsd authentication server, make sure the Authentication server is set to 0.0.0.0 or is blank in Network..Properties for NFS or NFS 95 ..Utils. If all this fails, attempt to mount your home directory only using your own username and password on a single host using the supplied version of pcnfsd.c compilied for your machine. If this works then start to eliminate culprits by adding a variable one at a time. Troubleshooting Tips - mounting a printer ----------------------------------------- Use the Add printer wizard. If no printers appear when using the Browse command: 1) Check for similar problems described in the section above. 2) To mount a printer, you MUST be using pcnfsd. 3) Check /usr/spool is exported. You MUST mount /usr/spool. Omni-NFS 95 does not support alternate or symbolically linked spool directories. 4) Make sure /usr/spool is accessible to all users and has correct read/write permissions. If you can find the printer, but print does not appear successfully: 5) Check that you have set the UNIX printer as a dumb printer if you are using a Windows printer driver. If you are using UNIX to perform print formatting, make sure you have set up Windows to use a Generic print driver. 6) Make sure you can send output successfully to the printer from UNIX. 7) Use the Add Printer Wizard from Windows 95. At the end of the procedure, you will be prompted to print a Test Page. Use the Microsoft Print Troubleshooting procedure to help diagnose the problem. ORDERING ======== PRICES (please note UKL1 Pounds sterling @= US$1.5 US dollars) ======= Please note the following prices are for multiple user licenses are shipped with one set of manuals/media and a license allowing operation on more than one PC. The licensing contains mechanisms to prevent usage above the licensed number of PCs. Omni-Lite ========= Users Price (ea UK Pounds sterling) ------ ---------- 1 UKL99 5 UKL90 Omni-NFS 95 =========== Users Price (ea UK Pounds sterling) ------ ---------- 1 UKL120 5 UKL110 Please contact Omniplex for higher numbers of users. SHIPPING: ========= Express Standard (2-3 working days) (4-5 working days) UK Pounds Sterling UK Pounds Sterling ------------------ ------------------ EUROPE UK..............................10 EEC.............................30.......................15 Non-EEC.........................35.......................20 ASIA (inc. Aus, NZ) All countries...................35.......................20 AMERICAS Canada..........................30.......................15 USA.............................30.......................15 Other countries - please email for prices. Add UKL5 for additional copies (not needed for multiple licenses) SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE ======================= When you purchase Omni-NFS products, you automatically receive 30 days of support at no charge. After the 30 days, for an annual fee, you can order annual support and maintenance which offers: - support via fax and electronic mail - support via telephone (UK working hours only) - maintenance releases and patches - minor functional releases - documentation updates Annual support and maintenance fees ----------------------------------- US Dollars UK Pounds 1st license US$75 UKL50 Each additional license US$15 UKL10 Example: The annual support and maintenance fee for 6 licenses would be $75 + (5 x $15) = $150. 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