What is GraceLAN?

The best place to start in assembling your toolbox of network management utilities is Technology Works' GraceLAN. While GraceLAN doesn't provide all of the functionality necessary for managing, administering, and maintaining a local area network, it comes closest. By allowing a single person to collect detailed information about all the devices connected to the network, GraceLAN is usually the first place to start for diagnosing network anomalies. It's also indispensable in configuring the network and providing technical support to other workgroup members.

GraceLAN is installed on every computer attached to the network by copying a startup document (INIT) named GraceLAN Responder into the system folder of each Macintosh and restarting. IBM PCs and compatibles are also supported by installing the GLRESP.COM file and modifying the AUTOEXEC.BAT file on each PC.

For the sake of simplicity, all figures in this section will be based on a simple two Macintosh, one LaserWriter network.

After the GraceLAN Responder has been installed on all the computers, the network manager uses the GraceLAN application to obtain various levels of information about the network and the configuration of each workstation...

Fraase, Michael. (1991). Groupware for the Macintosh. (pgs. 187-188). Richard D. Irwin, Inc.

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Architecture

Motorola 68K

System Requirements

From Mac OS 6.0 up to Mac OS 7.6

Compatibility notes

Emulating this? It could probably run under: Mini vMac