From: Digest To: "OS/2GenAu Digest" Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2002 00:01:05 EST-10EDT,10,-1,0,7200,3,-1,0,7200,3600 Subject: [os2genau_digest] No. 372 Reply-To: X-List-Unsubscribe: www.os2site.com/list/ ************************************************** Tuesday 18 June 2002 Number 372 ************************************************** Subjects for today 1 Re: [os2genau] OS/2 Users from Australia, by State/Te : Andrew Hood 2 Re: [os2genau] Error trapping in network command files : Daryl Pilkington" 3 [os2genau] OS/2UGSA - June Meeting : Leigh Bunting 4 [os2genau] Goodies for Melb UG meeting : Ian Manners" **= Email 1 ==========================** Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 12:52:10 +0930 From: Andrew Hood Subject: Re: [os2genau] OS/2 Users from Australia, by State/Te ** Reply to message from "Ian Manners" on Sat, 15 Jun 2002 12:15:36 +1000 (EST) > > OS/2 Users from SA > 1) Brian Butler > 2) Andrew Hood > 3) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 2 ==========================** Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 20:51:54 +1000 (EST) From: "Daryl Pilkington" Subject: Re: [os2genau] Error trapping in network command files Hi Peter, Don't bother using SMB printer sharing, its a PITA for the reasons you outline below. Better-off using unix-style lpd on the machine hosting the printer & lprportd on the "client". There was a US fellow who had created a "HowTo" on doing this. Does anyone know the link? On Mon, 17 Jun 2002 20:07:35 +1100, Peter Rehfisch wrote: >I have a simple network with 2 machines running WSeB, one machine is upstairs and one downstairs. The downstairs machine is not used all the time nor every day, so I use a .cmd file to connect the downstairs label printer to the upstairs machine LPT4. > >A .cmd file such as > >logon dstairs /P=dstairs /D=DOMAIN /R >net use lpt4 \\server89\label > >does the job very nicely, but I would like something with a message for my secretary to tell her if the connection attempt failed. > >I tried if errorlevel 0 goto ... and if not exist \\SERVER89 goto ... >but these don't work. > >How do I tell if the logon or net use has not connected? > Regards, Daryl Pilkington //// The PC-Therapist, Business Computing Integration O OS/2 Warp, Redhat Linux, DB2 IBM Certified Systems Expert email: darylpatpc-therapist dot com dot au Mob: 0425-251-300 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 3 ==========================** Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 21:29:40 +0830 From: Leigh Bunting Subject: [os2genau] OS/2UGSA - June Meeting Hi All, Gees, the time flies by!! We have another meeting next week. Tuesday, June 25th. From 7.30pm at ARPA, 84 Archer St., North Adelaide. Its a hardware session, so bring along your machines and their problems - but remember our time is limited to around 9.30. Another group may be using the room prior to us. Hope to see you there. Leigh Bunting Secretary OS/2UGSA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 4 ==========================** Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 23:17:23 +1000 (EST) From: "Ian Manners" Subject: [os2genau] Goodies for Melb UG meeting Hi all I will be taking the following to the meeting next Tuesday. I have an IBM PS/2 Model 50 (286-10) with 20Mb HD & 1Mb RAM 1.44Mb FD, MCA Bus etc (no KB or mouse) if anyone would like it. (Please :-) I also have the following :- 1 x IBM ValuePoint 486DX66, No FD/HD/RAM would make a good PC for a firewall. Standard IBM, Video and controllers on M/B 1 x Intel 486DX2-66 O/D 1 x Intel 486DX2-66 Standard (Non O/D) 1 x Intel 486DX-33 1 x IBM 486DX4 (assume its a 100, made by Cyrix) 2 x AMD 486DX40 1 x AMD DX2-66 1 x AMD DX4-120 A lot of MCA Token Ring and ARTIC Cards Any interest ? I should also have a list of all the software left here that I will add to the UG inventory and keep on "a" website somewere. Cheers Ian B Manners http://www.os2site dot com/ I'm terribly sorry, but I'm afraid you're just a mirage. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------