Installing RAS for Workgroup Add-On for MS-DOS 3.11

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When you add the MS-DOS Remote Access media access control (MAC) driver during the setup of Workgroup Add-On for MS-DOS, Setup adds the needed lines to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file, but the actual files are not installed on the hard disk. When the RAS Client 1.1 software is installed, its setup program adds the proper files and completes the installation. The entries that Workgroup Add-On for MS-DOS Setup adds to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file are as follows

   C:\NET\NET INITIALIZE
   C:\NET\RAS\ASYBEUI.EXE
   C:\NET\RAS\VCOMMIOD.EXE
   C:\NET\RAS\WANTSR.EXE
   C:\NET\NET START NETBIND
				

where C:\NET is your Workgroup Add-On for MS-DOS directory.

The RAS 1.1 Client software does not have a setup file that works with Workgroup Add-On for MS-DOS. To install RAS, use the following steps:

1. Change to the Workgroup Add-On for MS-DOS directory (C:\NET in this example) and type RASCOPY.BAT. This is a batch file that extracts only the files that Workgroup Add-On for MS-DOS needs for the installation of RAS.
2. When prompted, insert the RAS 1.1 disk in drive A. (Drive A is the only option.)
3. Once all the files are extracted, type setup from the C:\NET directory and choose to install the MS-DOS Remote Access MAC driver.
4. After installation, restart the computer. This loads all the necessary RAS files.
5. Change to the C:\NET\RAS directory and type setup. This starts RAS Setup and allows for modem and port configuration. COM ports 1 and 2 are the only options for MS-DOS systems. Error messages appear and RAS does not work properly if any other COM port is entered.
6. Exit Setup. The AUTOEXEC.BAT, PROTOCOL.INI, and the COMDEV.INI files will be updated.

NOTE: When the AUTOEXEC.BAT and PROTOCOL.INI files are updated, the network entries are removed, leaving no network installed. Microsoft is researching this problem and will post more information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available. Continue with these instructions to complete the network reinstallation.

1. Edit the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. Beneath the line C:\NET\NET START NETBIND, type c:\net\net start as in the example below:

         C:\NET\NET START NETBIND
         C:\NET\NET START
   						

2. Change to the C:\NET subdirectory and type setup. Install and set up the network interface card.
3. Exit Setup and reboot.