MS DOS Command: INTERLNK.EXE

Reference from Microsoft MS-DOS cmd help

Description

Connects two computers via parallel or serial ports and enables the computers to share disks and printer ports. For example, you could connect a laptop computer to a desktop computer and share files. You must install the INTERLNK.EXE device driver before you can use this command.

Syntax

INTERLNK [client[:]=[server][:]]

To display the current status of the Interlnk program, use the following syntax:

INTERLNK

Parameters

client	Specifies the letter of the client drive that is redirected to a drive on the Interlnk server. The drive must be one that was redirected when you started Interlnk.
server	Specifies the letter of the drive on the Interlnk server that will be redirected. The drive must be one listed in the This Computer (Server) column of the Interlnk server screen. If no drive letter is specified, the client drive will no longer be redirected.

Related Commands

For more information about the Interlnk device driver, see INTERLNK.EXE.

For more information about Intersvr, see the INTERSVR command.

For more information about setting the number of available drive letters, see the LASTDRIVE command.

Remarks

Installing the INTERLNK.EXE device driver

You must use the DEVICE command to install the INTERLNK.EXE device driver before you can use the INTERLNK command.

Canceling redirection on a drive

To cancel redirection of a client drive to a server drive, specify only the client drive and the equal sign (=).

Starting INTERLNK without a server

If you use INTERLNK to connect to a computer that is not running INTERSVR, INTERLNK will show the connection as three additional floppy disk drives. However, if you try to show the contents of these drives, they will appear empty. To show the contents of the redirected drives, the server must be running INTERSVR.

Assigning drive letters

When you connect two computers using INTERLNK, each additional drive will be assigned the next available drive letter. Because the LASTDRIVE setting in your CONFIG.SYS file determines how many drive letters are available, make sure LASTDRIVE is set high enough to accomodate the redirected drives.

Pin Connections for a Serial Cable

This section describes the wiring specifications for serial Interlnk cables.

Make a serial cable with either a 9-pin or a 25-pin female connector on both ends. Three wires are required for data transmission: Ground-Ground, Transmit-Receive, and Receive- Transmit. Seven wires are required if you want to use the remote copy feature. Wire the cable as follows:

9 pin	25 pin	Wire Connection	25 pin	9 pin
pin 5	pin 7	Ground<------>Ground	pin 7	pin 5
pin 3	pin 2	Transmit<------>Receive	pin 3	pin 2
pin 7	pin 4	RTS<------>CTS	pin 5	pin 8
pin 6	pin 6	DSR<------>DTR	pin 20	pin 4
pin 2	pin 3	Receive<------>Transmit	pin 2	pin 3
pin 8	pin 5	CTS<------>RTS	pin 4	pin 7
pin 4	pin 20	DTR<------>DSR	pin 6	pin 6

Pin Connections for a Parallel Cable

This section describes the wiring specifications for parallel Interlnk cables.

Make a parallel cable with male DB-25 connectors at both ends. Eleven wires are required for data transmission.

25 pin	Wire Connection	25 pin
pin 2	Date bit 0<---->Error	pin 15
pin 3	Date bit 1<---->Select	pin 13
pin 4	Date bit 2<---->Paper Out	pin 12
pin 5	Date bit 3<---->Acknowledge	pin 10
pin 6	Date bit 4<---->Busy	pin 11
pin 15	Error<---->Date bit 3	pin 2
pin 13	Select<---->Date bit 4	pin 3
pin 12	Paper Out<---->Date bit 2	pin 4
pin 10	Acknowledge<---->Date bit 1	pin 5
pin 11	Busy<---->Date bit 0	pin 6
pin 25	Ground<---->Ground	pin 25

Examples

Suppose drive E exists on a server, and INTERSVR is running. To redirect drive G on the client to drive E on the server, type the following command:

interlnk g=e

To cancel the redirection of client drive F, type the following command:

interlnk f=