Smart II Software parameters: Host parameters
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                                               LSS 5.0(0), August 1996
                                               -----------------------
1 Introduction
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This document describes those parameters that affect the operation  of 
all   the   interfaces  you  enable, on all of the Ringnodes  in  your 
workstation. 

If you are using SMART.CFG to configure your Smart  II  Software, then 
all  of  the  host  parameters  must  appear  at the top of the [HOST] 
section.

If you are using the command line, then the host parameters can appear
anywhere on the command line.

Table 1 gives a list of all Host parameters. Apart from two exceptions
all host  parameters can be used  in SMART.CFG. A full description  of 
each of the parameters is given in Section 2.

      +------------------------------------------+
      |                                          |
      | Parameter       (Abbrev)       Use       |
      | ---------       --------       ---       |
      |                                          |
      | FORCELOAD        (FL)          Both      |
      | LOAD.HIGH        (HIGH)        Both      |
      | WINDOWS          (WIN)         Both      |
      | ONE              (1)           Both      |
      | PC3270           ()            Both      |
      | DISPLAY          ()            Both      |
      | CONFIG           ()            Both      |
      | VER              ()            Both      |
      | NOT.PCI          ()            Both      |
      | PCLAN.RPL        (PRPL)        Both      |
      | LAN.MANAGER.RPL  (MRPL)        Both      |
      | LAN.MANAGER.2.1  (MRPL21)      Both      |
      | LAN.SERVER.RPL   (SRPL)        Both      |
      | LAN.SERVER.2.0   (SRPL20)      Both      |
      | LAN.SERVER.3.0   (SRPL30)      Both      |
      | COLOUR           (COLOR)    Command line |
      | PATH             ()         Command line |
      | CFG              ()         Command line |
      |                                          |
      +------------------------------------------+

        Table 1. Host parameters.

Figure 1 displays  a SMART.CFG  which  demonstrates some  of the host
parameters. All of the host parameters must precede  the first [CARD]
section.

      +------------------------------------------+      
      |                                          |
      | [HOST]                                   |
      |                                          |
      |  forceload  ; override adapter           |
      |  high       ; use DOS upper memory       |
      |  win=31     ; using windows v3.1         |
      |                                          |
      |  [CARD]     ; first card section         |
      |                                          |
      |   [IPX]     ; install IPX interface      |
      |                                          |
      |  [CARD]     ; second card section        |
      |                                          |
      |   [LLC]     ; install the LLC interface  |
      |                                          |
      +------------------------------------------+      

        Figure 1. Example SMART.CFG.

2 Host parameters
-----------------

This section describes the Host parameters.  Abbreviations  are  given 
for those parameters that can be shortened.

LOAD.HIGH           Loads SMART.EXE into the upper  memory  area  with 
                    DOS  version  5.0  (or later). You cannot load the 
                    software into the upper memory  area  if  you  are 
                    loading it from CONFIG.SYS.
                    
                    Do   not   use  the  DOS  command  DEVICEHIGH,  in 
                    CONFIG.SYS, to load the Smart  Software  into  the 
                    upper memory area.

                    Abbreviation: HIGH

WINDOWS             Specifies the version of  Microsoft  Windows  that 
                    you  are  going  to  run. It is important that you 
                    specify the version number correctly.

                    If you are using DMA, the  WIN  parameter  ensures 
                    that  DMA communications between your Ringnode and 
                    host  PC  are   copied   through   a   buffer   in 
                    conventional   memory   (see  also  LOMEM  in  the 
                    SMTCARD.TXT file).

                    Range       : 30 or 31 (for windows 3.0 or 3.1)
                    Default     : none
                    Abbreviation: WIN

                    Example     : WIN=31

FORCELOAD           Forces SMART.EXE to  install  a  protocol  onto  a 
                    Ringnode that is currently active. FORCELOAD stops 
                    and  then  restarts the Ringnode. Any activity you 
                    are using  the  Ringnode  for  terminates.   (Your 
                    existing network connection is lost.)  
                    
                    This  parameter  is  required  for  remote booting 
                    workstations because, when you load the  Smart  II 
                    Software  onto  a  remote-booting workstation, the 
                    Ringnode is already active.

		    Note: this parameter does not allow SMART.EXE  and 
		    any protocols to be reloaded.

                    Abbreviation: FL

VER                 Displays the version of SMART.EXE.

NOT.PCI             Use this parameter if  you  are  using  an  non-PCI
                    Ringnode,  and  the  combination of your version of
                    EMM386  and  PCI-BIOS  causes your machine  to fail
                    when Smart Software loads.
                    NOTE: You must upgrade your version of  EMM386  if
                    you want to use Madge PCI Ringnodes.
                    
                    
DISPLAY             Displays   information  about  your  Ringnode  (or 
                    Ringnodes) and the protocols  it  is  using.   The 
                    information  is  displayed while the protocols are 
                    loading. The display includes  information  about: 
                    the   node  address,  I/O  location,  ring  speed, 
                    transfer method, and protocol  modules  that  each 
                    Ringnode in your computer is using.

CONFIG              Displays  information  about  your  Ringnode   (or 
                    Ringnodes)  and  the  protocols  it  will use. The 
                    information is  displayed  without  the  protocols 
                    being  loaded.  The  display  includes information 
                    about: the node address, I/O location, ring speed, 
                    transfer method, and protocol  modules  that  each 
                    Ringnode in your computer is configured for. 

PC3270              Ensures  that  IBM  Personal  Communications  3270 
                    version  1.00  or  version 1.01 operates correctly 
                    with your Smart 16/4 Ringnode.
                                    
                    If  you are using IBM Personal Communications 3270 
                    version 1.01, specify:  PC3270=101.   For  version 
                    1.00,  specify:  PC3270=100. 
                    
                    Do  not  use  the PC3270 option for other vendors' 
                    3270 communication programs.

                    Range       : 100 or 101 (for v1.00 or v1.01)
                    Default     : (none)

                    Example     : PC3270=101

PCLAN.RPL           Use this parameter for remote-boot via PC-LAN.
                                                              
                    Example     : PRPL
                                                              
LAN.MANAGER.RPL     Use this parameter for remote-boot via Microsoft's
                    LAN MANAGER version 2.0.

                    Example     : MRPL

LAN.MANAGER.2.1     Use this parameter for remote-boot via Microsoft's
                    LAN MANAGER version 2.1.

                    Example     : MRPL21

LAN.SERVER.RPL      Use this parameter for remote-boot via IBM's   LAN
                    SERVER  versions pre-dating version 2.0.

                    Example     : SRPL

LAN.SERVER.2.0      Use this parameter for remote-boot via IBM's   LAN
                    SERVER  version 2.0.
  
                    Example     : SRPL20

LAN.SERVER.3.0      Use this parameter for remote-boot via IBM's   LAN
                    SERVER  version 3.0.

                    Example     : SRPL30

ONE                 Ensures that  software  is  only  installed  on  a 
                    single  Ringnode.  You can use this parameter with 
                    the FORCELOAD parameter, if you want  to  download 
                    software   onto   a   single   Ringnode,   without 
                    disrupting other Ringnodes in your computer.
                                                                                                                                        
PATH                Enables  you to  specify a  working  directory for 
                    SMART files.  If you do not  use  PATH,  SMART.EXE  
                    searches  for  the  Smart  configuration file  and 
                    protocol modules in  the  directory in which it is 
                    running. The PATH command is included in the Smart 
                    command-line as follows:                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                    SMART [path=<PATH>]
                                
                    Default     : directory of SMART.EXE

                    Example     : SMART IPX PATH=C:\MADGE 
                                
CFG                 Enables you to specify the name of a configuration
                    file.  If you do not use CFG,  SMART.EXE  searches 
                    for a file called SMART.CFG. The  CFG  command  is  
                    included in the Smart command-line as follows: 
                                                                        
                    SMART [cfg=<FILENAME>]
                                        
                    Default     : SMART.CFG
                                
                    Example     : SMART CFG=IPX.CFG

COLOUR              Causes  the display from the  Smart II Software to 
                    appear in  colour, not  in  monochrome. 
                    
                    Abbreviation: COLOR

                    Example     : SMART IPX COLOUR


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