Using Windows with LAWN Network (89104)

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

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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

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