Created On: 02/24/2003
Product: LANTASTIC 8.0
Keywords: MEMORY AILANBIO REDIR SERVER AILANBIO.EXE REDIR.EXE SERVER.EXE LANTASTIC DOS
Subject:
HOW MUCH MEMORY IS USED BY THE DOS LANTASTIC NETWORK DRIVERS?

Solution:
Memory used by Lantastic running in DOS varies dependent on the options selected. Use the DOS command "MEM /C/P" to see how much memory is used and where it is loaded (Conventional or Upper Memory)
The following memory sizes (in bytes) are approximant.
NETWORK ADAPTER: 4k to 30k.
A. Memory use starts at 4k for a native Lantastic drivers such as NPRO.EXE and goes up.
B. NDIS drivers, 25k to 30k, (used for other options and when a native Lantastic driver is not available) require the most loading the card's NDIS driver, PROTMAN.DOS, and AI-NDIS.EXE.
AILANBIO.EXE: 20k to 22k (and up).
A. Common options that determine memory use are MAX_NCBS, NCBS, MAX_SESSIONS, SESSIONS.
B. To see full list of options use the command "AILANBIO /?" or "AILANBIO /HELP."
REDIR.EXE: 18k to 23k (and up).
A. Common options that determine memory use are LOGINS(redirections), BUFFERS, SIZE (buffer size).
B. To see full list of options use the command "REDIR /?" or "REDIR /HELP."
SERVER.EXE: 26k to 80k (and up).
A. Memory use and how different options change the memory use can easily be seen using NET_MGR.EXE.
1. Goto the installed directory: "CD\LANTASTI" (default location on c:\).
2. Run "NET_MGR."
3. Select "Server Startup Parameters"
4. Press enter to the default path to SERVER.EXE.
5. Selecting "Configuration Type: CUSTOM" is the quickest way to see how much memory is used by different server configurations.
6. Memory use will also be displayed in the window (Approximate Memory Use) on the right side of the screen when selecting and changing individual options.

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