To get LBL to run in a VDM just create a bootable DOS floppy setup with LBL. Verify you can boot from the floppy and the network funcions ok.
Then you must modify CONFIG.SYS to add the FSFILTER.SYS file which OS/2 supplies in the \OS2\MDOS directory. Load this file prior to the other LBL files.
EXAMPLE CONFIG.SYS:
LASTDRIVE=Z
FILES=50
buffers=30
device=\fsfilter.sys
DEVICE=a:\lbl\netunits.sys
DEVICE=a:\lbl\net00000.sys #1 "bigwin"
EXAMPLE AUTOEXEC.BAT:
PROMPT $p$g
PATH=C:\;\WINDOWS;C:\DOS;C:\LBL;
\lbl\net8
\lbl\eth_link int119 eth:340 debug
\lbl\net21
Now, boot OS/2 and select the "Boot DOS from Drive A:" icon.
LBL will load into a VDM. When inside that VDM you can access
all remote nodes. All other nodes can access the OS/2 drives
regardless of whether you are in the VDM or not.
If you find that LBL runs fast when the OS/2 computer accesses the DOS computer, but very slow when the DOS computer accesses the OS/2 computer, try the following:
1) double click on OS/2 System
2) double click on Command Prompts
3) double click on DOS Window
4) click on uppper left corner of Dos window
OS/2 then presents you with a box with alot of options.
5) click on Dos Settings
You will see another box with alot of choices.
I modified (I think) the following:
HW_TIMER = ON
IDLE_SECONDS=60
IDLE_SENSITIVITY=100
6) now Save, exit the Dos window
7) reboot.
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