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Using your computer as a network server – Epson 386/25 User Manual

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If you are running the AFDD program from a hard disk, you can
reassign the drives and reset the computer automatically. Type

the following command and press

Enter:

AFDD /S

The /

S

switch tells the AFDD program to reset the computer,

load MS-DOS, and change the diskette drive assignments
without displaying the message.

Note

You may want to run the AFDD program by including the

command in

a

batch file. See your MS-DOS Reference

Manual

for instructions on creating and using batch files.

Using Your Computer as a Network Server

If your computer is set up in a network, you may want to use

your system as the network server. A network server is the

master computer in a network and provides storage space for the

other computers connected to it. The network server can write

files to and read files from the other computers, making it the

most powerful computer in a network.

Even if no one is typing commands at the network server

keyboard, the server can process commands sent to it from other

computers. When your computer is operating in this special
situation, you may want to prevent unauthorized users from

entering commands at the network server keyboard. To provide

this security, you can enable a power-on password in network
server mode.

Enhancing

System Operations

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