INF: Windowed DOS NIF Safety Tip

ID Number: Q62128

2.00 2.10

MS-DOS

Summary:

The following information applies to the Microsoft DOS LAN Manager

versions 2.0 and 2.1, running under Windows version 3.0.

The network interface (NIF) is presented to the user upon typing the

NET or NET ADMIN command. This interface allows network access,

control, and maintenance.

If DOS LAN Manager's NET.EXE is run full screen inside Windows version

3.0, an MS-DOS mouse driver (MOUSE.SYS or MOUSE.COM for the Microsoft

mouse) must be run in order to use a mouse with NET.EXE. However, if

Windows 3.0 is running and ALT+ENTER is pressed at the full-screen

command prompt, thus converting the full-screen command prompt into a

windowed command prompt inside the Windows screen group (using OS/2

terminology), NET.EXE will work inside the Windows screen group.

However, whether or not a DOS mouse driver is installed, the mouse

cannot be used to access the NET.EXE menus. Instead, use the keyboard

accelerators. This appears to be a mouse contention problem with

running a mouse-aware DOS application in a windowed command prompt

inside the Windows 3.0 screen group. (That is, no mouse-aware DOS

applications can use the mouse when run in this windowed command

prompt; it is not a limitation of NET.EXE.)

Additional reference words: 2.00 2.10 3.00