FSERVE

Syntax: FSERVE     
    or: FSERVE [device_name]    (THOR XVI - v6.41 only)
Location: Toolkit II (hardware version only or SMS), 
          THOR XVI

This command creates a small fileserver job named Server which allows other network stations (slaves) to access all devices on the machine where this fileserver is running (this is the Master). The fileserver only works with the QNET network system, which itself only works reliably if Toolkit II is installed as firmware (ie. on ROM or on EPROM) (or if Toolkit II  is installed as part of SMS) on all machines connected to the network.  

To access a device on the Master, a prefix has to be added to the device name. This prefix specifies the other machine by its network number (see NET) which may range from 1 to 8. The prefix consists of an n, the number of the remote station and an underscore, ie: n1_ .. n8_.

THOR XVI Note:
The THOR XVI version of this command allows you to send, for example, a continuous log of status messages to a file or device, eg. FSERVE scr_512x256a0x0. This is however really only useful for debugging network programs or to analyse network traffic.

CROSS-REFERENCE:
The fileserver job can be removed with RJOB, KJOB, KILL etc. or by using a desktop application (such as QPAC2). 
See NET and NFS_USE for further information on networking.
