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3Com Corporation
NDIS Drivers Installation Notes
This file contains instructions on installing NDIS drivers for the
network operating systems listed below.
- Microsoft LAN Manager
- 3Com 3+Open
- IBM Lan Server
- DEC Pathworks
- Microsoft Windows for Workgroups
- Banyan VINES
- Other NDIS-based installations
Microsoft LAN Manager versions 2.0, 2.1, and 2.2
------------------------------------------------
The EtherDisk diskette contains a subdirectory structure and files that make
it an OEM import disk for the LAN Manager installer. Use the import function
of the LAN Manager installer to capture the NDIS driver from the EtherDisk
diskette. Be sure to save the new configuration before exiting the
installer.
3Com 3+Open
-----------
The 3Com 3+Open installer already has the maximum number of drivers it can
support, so the installation does not use the 3+Open installation utility.
Instead, a replacement strategy is used.
1. Install 3+Open and select the EtherLink II adapter driver for
installation.
2. Run the Menu Program in the root of this EtherDisk diskette, and select
NDIS Drivers for LAN Manager on the first menu, followed by Install
NDIS Drivers from the second menu.
3. Select Install 3Com 3+Open Drivers from the third menu.
This installation replaces the existing 3+Open EtherLink II installation with
the 3Com EtherLink III installation by copying the NDIS driver(s) from the
EtherDisk diskette to the hard disk and modifying the CONFIG.SYS and
PROTOCOL.INI files to use the 3Com EtherLink III adapter. To ensure the
change is reliable, the CONFIG.SYS and PROTOCOL.INI files are copied to the
EtherDisk diskette, edited, and returned to the hard disk. If the
installation fails for any reason, the original 3+Open installation on the
hard disk is left intact. In addition, the original CONFIG.SYS and
PROTOCOL.INI files on the hard disk are renamed to .OLD.
IBM LAN Server
--------------
This EtherDisk diskette contains Ethernet driver import files for
IBM LAN Server.
IBM LAN Server 3.0
IBM LAN Server 3.0 contains an installer for both OS/2 (LAPS) and DOS
(DXMAID). Both of these installation utilities fully support OEM network
adapter driver import capability.
DOS Installation
Run the DXMAID installer from the IBM LAN Support diskette. Use the
defaults from the first menu. The second menu prompts you to enter the
drive and path for the import diskette. Remove the LAN Support diskette,
put the 3Com EtherDisk diskette in the drive, and type A:\NDIS\DOS for the
drive and path. The installer will pause after it copies the files needed
from the EtherDisk diskette. Place the LAN Support diskette back in the
drive, and continue the installation.
OS/2 Installation
Run the LAPS installer from the LAN Adapter and Protocol diskette. From
the second menu, select the Install option. LAPS then installs itself and
other files, and returns to the second menu. Select Install again. On the
next menu, LAPS prompts for a drive and path for installation. Remove the
LAPS diskette and insert the EtherDisk diskette in the drive. Type
A:\NDIS\OS2 for the drive and path. LAPS will copy the needed files from
the EtherDisk diskette. When the acknowledge message appears at the end of
the copy, reinsert the LAPS diskette and continue with the installation.
IBM LAN Server 2.0
LAN Server 2.0 is not as sophisticated as LAN Server 3.0. Installation can
be done successfully, but manual intervention is required. In all cases, the
user is required to edit files. For OS/2, the E editor is fine. For DOS, use
either EDLIN or EDIT.
DOS Installation
Run the DXMAID installer from the LAN Support diskette. Specify the
Ethernet adapter installation from the menu. When DXMAID is completed, do
the following to complete the installation.
1. Copy the EtherLink III NDIS driver to the hard disk. Type:
COPY A:\NDIS\DOS\ELNK3.DOS C:\LANMAN
2. Edit the CONFIG.SYS file.
a. Change the line:
device = \LANMAN\PROTMAN.DOS
to
device = \LANMAN\PROTMAN.DOS /I:\LANMAN
b. Change the line:
device = XX.DOS
to
device = \LANMAN\ELNK3.DOS
c. Save the file and exit the editor.
3. Enter the LANMAN subdirectory. Type:
CD LANMAN
4. Rename the PROTOCOL.INI file to save it. Type:
REN PROTOCOL.INI PROTOCOL.OLD
5. Append the PROTOCOL.INI fragment from the 3Com EtherDisk diskette. Type:
COPY PROTOCOL.OLD + A:\NDIS\DOS\PROTOCOL.INI PROTOCOL.INI
6. Edit the new PROTOCOL.INI file.
a. Four lines after the line [ETHERNET], change the line:
Bindings = IBMAC
to
Bindings = ELNK3
b. Two lines before the line:
;3C509 3Com EtherLink III adapter
change the blank line to
[ELNK3]
c. Save the file and exit the editor.
The installation is complete. The LAN Support program activates the next
time the machine boots.
OS/2 Installation
1. Insert the IBM OS/2 Requester Diskette #1 and run the LAPS installation
program. Select Advanced Installation on the second menu.
2. Insert the OS/2 Protocol and Drivers diskette when the prompt appears.
After LAPS has completed copying the files from the Protocol and Drivers
diskette, select the Copy Additional Drivers option from the next menu.
The next menu prompts for the drive and path for the additional drivers.
3. Insert the EtherDisk diskette and type A:\NDIS\OS2. LAPS copies the
appropriate 3Com adapter files to the hard disk and returns to the
options menu.
4. Select the Configure Workstation option. The next menu prompts for
adapter and protocol options. In the adapters window, page down until
the 3Com EtherLink Family OS/2 menu item appears. Select this item and
continue the installation. When the installation is complete, exit the
installer.
The installer presents a message that the system needs to be rebooted for
the changes to take effect. However, you must complete the following
steps before you reboot the computer.
1. Edit the CONFIG.SYS file. After the line:
device=C:\IBMCOM\PROTMAN.OS2
insert the line:
device=C:\IBMCOM\MACS\ELNK3.OS2
2. Save the file and exit the editor.
3. Reboot the computer, and the OS/2 requester will activate.
DEC Pathworks
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To install DEC Pathworks version 4.1 on a DOS NDIS workstation, DOS must be
installed on the target workstation C: drive, or you must have a bootable
DOS floppy. Follow these steps:
1. Insert the version 4.1 DOS Client Setup diskette in your floppy drive.
2. Change to that drive and execute the NETSETUP.EXE program.
3. Press [Ctrl]+[F10] twice to change to advanced-operator mode.
4. Follow the screens to select a Transport Protocol.
5. Insert the appropriate diskettes for the selection you made in step 4.
6. Select your network adapter by typing ETHERNET or TOKEN-RING.
7. Select the option (OTHER NDIS) adapters.
8. When prompted for the DRIVE:\PATH\FILENAME for the NDIS driver, type:
A:\NDIS\DOS\ELNK3.DOS
9. When prompted for the full DRIVE:\PATH of the PROTOCOL.INI fragment,
type:
A:\NDIS\DOS
10. Follow the rest of the installation screens and the procedure for writing
the KEY DISK.
The NETSETUP program will build the PROTOCOL.INI file for you and modify your
startup files to use the adapter you have selected.
NOTE: If you are using a 16-bit adapter in DOS Pathworks, you must add the
/N parameter to the line in the STARTNET.BAT file that starts the
network scheduler. The line usually looks like:
%BOOT%\DECNET\sch /h
Microsoft Windows for Workgroups
--------------------------------
Microsoft Windows for Workgroups version 3.1 contains the 3Com EtherLink III
NDIS driver.
NOTE: The EtherLink III NDIS driver in Windows for Workgroups 3.1 is
suitable for all 3C509 ISA and 3C579 EISA products but will not work
with the 3C529 Micro Channel products. The NDIS driver was updated
to accommodate the 3C529 products after Windows for Workgroups
shipped.
To use the latest 3Com NDIS driver in Windows for Workgroups:
1. Install Windows for Workgroups and select the 3Com EtherLink III driver
during installation.
2. After installation is completed, insert the EtherDisk diskette and run
the Menu Program. Select the NDIS driver for LAN Manager, from the first
screen, and Update NDIS Drivers, from the second screen.
3. Enter the drive letter of the disk that contains Windows for Workgroups.
The menu system will scan the disk drive and prompt for each NDIS driver
replacement. Enter 'Y' to replace the old driver with the updated NDIS
driver on the EtherDisk diskette.
For example: The EtherLink III DOS NDIS driver is located in the Windows
for Workgroups base directory. This is usually C:\WINDOWS.
Banyan VINES
------------
To install VINES 5.0 software on a DOS NDIS workstation, follow these
instructions. DOS must be installed on the target workstation C: drive, or
you must have a bootable DOS floppy.
1. Use the DOS MD command to create a subdirectory called \VINES.
2. Copy the contents of the VINES LAN S/W (DOS) Install diskette into the
\VINES subdirectory.
3. Copy the contents of the NDIS subdirectory on the VINES LAN S/W (DOS) 2
of 2 diskette into the \VINES subdirectory.
4. Copy the PROTOCOL.INI fragment from the NDIS\DOS subdirectory on the
EtherDisk diskette to the \VINES subdirectory.
5. Edit the PROTOCOL.INI file to read as follows:
[PROTOCOL MANAGER]
DRIVERNAME = PROTMAN$
[VINES_XIF]
DRIVERNAME = NDISBAN$
BINDINGS = ELINK3
[ELINK3]
DRIVERNAME = ELNK3$
6. Run the PCCONFIG.EXE program located in the \VINES subdirectory.
7. Select option 1, Network Card Settings.
8. Select the NDIS Ethernet option.
9. The NDIS workstation screen appears. Enter the IRQ that you selected for
the EtherLink III adapter.
NOTE: For the 3C509 adapter, select the IRQ using the diagnostic
and configuration utility. For the 3C579 adapter or the 3C509
adapter in EISA mode, select the IRQ using the EISA configuration
utility. For the 3C529 adapter, select the IRQ using the Micro
Channel setup program.
10. Edit the CONFIG.SYS file and add the following lines, substituting A:
for C: for a floppy disk installation.
DEVICE = C:\VINES\PROTMAN.DOS /I:C:\VINES
DEVICE = C:\VINES\ELNK3.DOS
11. Add the BAN command to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. BAN loads the NDISBAN
drivers and reads the PCCONFIG.DB file to invoke changes made during the
PCCONFIG stage.
Other NDIS-based Installations
------------------------------
Under this NDIS subdirectory are the directories DOS and OS2. These
directories contain the 3Com adapter NDIS driver and PROTOCOL.INI fragments
for DOS and OS/2. Use these files to install the NDIS driver and create your
own PROTOCOL.INI file.
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