How to use Falcon 3.0 using Netware Lite with more than two systems. You need the WSGEN disk from Novell Netware 3.11 (Netware 2.11 may work but I have not tested it) to create the file IPX.COM for your network card. WSGEN will ask you the type network card you have and the selection of the I/O address, interrupt and memory address (this will be card dependent). After youhave created the IPX.COM file, copy it and NETX.COM to your hard drive. If the WSGEN disk does not have the NETX.COM (for DOS Any DOS VER.) file you can use NET4 or NET3. Using Net3 (for DOS 3.X) or NET4 (for DOS 4.X) you must configure SETVER.EXE to report to the program that the proper DOS version is being used. After configuring SETVER you must include it in your CONFIG.SYS file as a device driver when running Falcon. Only the system used as the Caller (Squadron Leader) needs to load these files. When loading the file NETX.COM it will seem to have locked up the system, just wait it is looking for a dedicated server and should time out after about 40 seconds with no server found (A dedicated SERVER IS NOT REQUIRED!). The Caller (Squadron Leader) system when in COMMS will receive question marks (?) for the other Answer systems wanting to play, just select each one and wait for them to respond then exit the selection menu. When in multi-player allied make sure to add enough planes for the number of systems playing. When using the multi-player allied mission the Squadron Leader must pass each way point for the wingman way point to change. I have used this setup with six systems its awesome!!. We have found that the Israel Theater is unreliable in the network and comm mode. I don't know why but it will frequently hang resulting in all systems to power down and start over. Below is a list of the hardware and configurations for the systems that I use. If you have any question or input leave me a message or call me at: Don Muddiman 407-892-4540 after 4pm EST Also the Network and COMM created Squadrons Can be saved and added for selection by Falcon. The file names are SQUAD6.* there are 6 files. Falcon will only bring up Squadron files 0-5 using the file names SQUAD0.*, SQUAD1.* etc. (I think this was an over look by the programmers). If you know how many squadrons you have created (so you don't over write them) you can add the network or comm Squadrons. All created and saved Falcon squadrons will have 6 files with the names SQUAD?.CAM, SQUAD?.MIS, SQUAD?1.MTV, SQUAD?.ORG, SQUAD?.SQU, SQUAD?.WAR (the ? mark indicates squadron number) you can add the network or comm Squadrons to the Falcon Selection by renaming the SQUAD6.* (Network or Comm) files to over write one of the existing squadrons 0-5 that have only one squadron file name attached to it. The added network/comm squadron must be after the next squadron with 6 files attached to it. Network Hardware and settings LoneStar Arcnet 8 bit Bus Cards $59.00ea from Altex Address CC00-CC7F (Excluded Address setting for Memory Manager) Interrup 5 Memory I/O 02E0 Software Falcon 3.0 Version C (Must be on all systems) Novell Netware 3.11 WSGEN Disk ------------------------------------------------------------------- Netware LiteFalcon Shell AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS for Caller (Squadron Leader) Netware 3.11 files needed. AUTOEXEC.BAT (Caller/Squadron Leader) 486-33 System 8Mb RAM, Sound Blaster, Pro, Mouse prompt $p$g path c:\;c:\dos;c:\mouse;c:\xt;c:\nwlite LOADHIGH IPX LOADHIGH NETX LOADHIGH MOUSE SET BLASTER=A220 I7 D1 T2 @SET SOUND=E:\FALCON3 SBP-SET /M:15 /VOC:15 /CD:15 /FM:15 mem e: cd\falcon3 PAUSE FSHELL (Falcon Shell Program) CONFIG.SYS (Caller/Squadron Leader) DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS DEVICE=C:\DOS\SETVER.EXE DOS=HIGH,UMB DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE 5120 RAM FRAME=E000 X=CC00-CC7F DEVICEHIGH=C:\DOS\SMARTDRV.SYS 2048 DEVICEHIGH=C:\DOS\ANSI.SYS BUFFERS=30 FILES=30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS for Answer (Player) Netware Lite files needed. AUTOEXEC.BAT (Player) 386-40 System, 8Mb RAM, Sound Blaster Pro, Mouse prompt $p$g path c:\;c:\dos;c:\mouse;c:\xt;c:\nwlite LOADHIGH LSL LOADHIGH TRXNET LOADHIGH IPXODI A LOADHIGH MOUSE SET BLASTER=A220 I7 D1 T2 @SET SOUND=E:\FALCON3 SBP-SET /M:15 /VOC:15 /CD:15 /FM:15 mem E: cd\falcon3 FSHELL (Falcon Shell) CONFIG.SYS (Player) DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS DEVICE=C:\DOS\SETVER.EXE DOS=HIGH,UMB DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE 5120 RAM FRAME=E000 X=CC00-CC7F DEVICEHIGH=C:\DOS\SMARTDRV.SYS 2048 DEVICEHIGH=C:\DOS\ANSI.SYS BUFFERS=30 FILES=30 -------------------------------------------------------------- Falcon Settings Baud=19200 Connection=Network Squadron Leader=Caller Players=Answer