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TITLE: Selecting "other" Card Driver During Installation
DOCUMENT ID#: FYI.P.6091
DATE: December 4, 1992
PRODUCT: NetWare Lite
PRODUCT VERSION: All versions
SUPERSEDES: FYI.P.6016
SYMPTOM: NA
ISSUE/PROBLEM
Selecting "other" Card Driver During Installation
Novell ships drivers on the NetWare Lite installation diskettes for the following Network Interface Cards (NIC's).
Network Interface Card Name Driver Name
*OTHER CARDS
3Com EtherLink II 3C503.COM
3Com EtherLink/MC 3C523.COM
Artisoft AE-2 Ethernet Adapter NE2000.COM
IBM PC Network Baseband Adapter PCN2L.COM
IBM PC Network Baseband Adapter/A PCN2L.COM
IBM PC Network Baseband AdapterII PCN2L.COM
IBM PC Network Baseband Adapter II/A PCN2L.COM
IBM Token-Ring Adapter/A TOKEN.COM
IBM Token-Ring Network 16/4 Adapter TOKEN.COM
IBM Token-Ring Network 16/4 Adapter/A TOKEN.COM
IBM Token-Ring Network Adapter II TOKEN.COM
Novell/Eagle NE/2 NE2.COM
Novell/Eagle NE1000 NE1000.COM
Novell/Eagle NE2000 NE2000.COM
SMC PC130 TRXNET.COM
SMC PC130E TRXNET.COM
SMC PS110 TRXNET.COM
Western Digital EtherCard PLUS Elite WDPLUS.COM
Western Digital EtherCard PLUS Elite 10T WDPLUS.COM
Western Digital EtherCard PLUS Elite 16 WDPLUS.COM
Western Digital EtherCard PLUS Elite 16T WDPLUS.COM
Western Digital EtherCard PLUS Elite Combo WDPLUS.COM
If your network interface card does not appear in this list refer to your hardware documentation to determine if your card is compatible with a card which is on the list. If you find a match you can select the compatible card type to complete the installation. If your card is not compatible with any of the cards listed you will have to use the card driver supplied with the card or provide your own card driver. Any card drivers not supplied on the installation diskettes are considered to be "other" card drivers. Unfortunately, the installation program fails to complete properly if "other" is selected during installation. To install NetWare Lite with your "other" card driver complete the following steps.
NOTE: See document #156 for drivers added to NetWare Lite v1.1
1. Make backup copies of the original "program" and "driver" diskettes. If you have a 720K or 1.2M floppy drive you can copy both original diskettes onto one backup diskette.
2. Copy your card driver onto the backup diskette. If you made a seperate backup diskette of the "program" and "driver" diskettes, you must copy the card driver to the "driver" backup diskette.
3. Begin the installation program as you normally would but use the backup diskette(s) instead of the originals.
4. When prompted to select a network interface card verify that "other" is highlighted and press enter. (this is in the INSTALL step 3.)
5. When prompted to insert the diskette which contains your card driver, simply press esc. Other Driver List should come up with the name of your driver now in the list.
NOTE: The "OTHER" selection will only work if your driver has a .COM extension
6. Use the arrow keys to highlight the name of your card driver and press enter.
7. Continue following the installation program prompts until the program completes.
8. When the installation program completes, press esc to exit.
If you installed the card with non-default settings you will need to create a configuration file to inform IPX. The configuration file is named NET.CFG and should be located in the same directory as the other NetWare Lite program files. The NET.CFG created by NetWare Lite has the following format. Refer to your hardware documentation for information on setting up your card and what to include in NET.CFG.
