Microsoft KB Archive/89104

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Using Windows with LAWN Network

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Q89104

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.0a, 3.1, 3.11

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SUMMARY
The LAWN (Local Area Wireless Network) requires a minimum version of 1.12 10091 or later for use with Microsoft Windows. If you are using MS-DOS 5.0, you need to be using LAWN version 1.12 or later. LAWN is unsupported by Microsoft Windows.

This article discusses the following:


 * System requirements
 * Steps for printing from Windows 3.0, 3.0a
 * Steps for printing from Windows 3.1
 * Windows and LAWN compatibility

System Requirements
The following are the LAWN system requirements:


 * MS-DOS 2.0 or later
 * 512K RAM minimum
 * Hard disk recommended
 * For machines using MS-DOS 4.0 or later, running the LAWN software through the MS-DOS Shell is NOT recommended

Steps for Printing from Windows 3.0, 3.0a

 * 1) Instead of selecting LPTx in Control Panel's Printers option, select LPTx.OS2 (where x is the port number).

Steps for Printing from Windows 3.1
 Instead of selecting LPTx in Control Panel's Printers option, select LPTx.DOS or LPTx.OS2 (where x is the port number). Disable Fast Printing Direct To Port if step 1 fails.  Edit the SYSTEM.INI's [386Enh] section with an ASCII text editor and add the following: "TimerCriticalSection=1"

Windows and LAWN Compatibility
Each computer or peripheral is connected to its own LAWN box through the unit's serial port.

Windows/LAWN Compatibility and Support Chart
  Computer   Windows    Serial                      File Type      Mode       Port       PRINT   E-Mail   Transfer --

286       Standard   Regular    (1)    (2)       (2) 386/486   Standard   Regular    yes    yes       yes 386/486   Enhanced   Regular    yes    (2)       (2) All       All        Enhanced   yes    yes       yes Note the following:


 * 286 computers with a PS/2-style mouse may have problems with LAWN print spooling.
 * File transfer and electronic mail (E-Mail) operations are dependent on BIOS and computer speed.

For more information, contact O'Neill Communications technical support or direct any mail correspondence to:

O'Neill Communications, Inc. (OCI)

100 Thanet Circle

Princeton NJ 08540 Additional query words: 3.00 3.10 3.11 manager loader lan 3rdparty

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Technology : kbWin3xSearch kbWin300 kbWin300a kbWin310 kbWin311