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WESTERN DIGITAL ETHERCARD PLUS - FAMILY LAN ADAPTER DRIVERS
FOR USE WITH NOVELL ADVANCED NETWARE 286 VERSION 2.1X AND
2.2. AND FOR USE IN WORKSTATIONS WITH NETWARE 386 VERSION
3.0 AND LATER
Installation Guide
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OVERVIEW
--------
To successfully complete the installation of the adapter driver
you must perform the following steps:
1.0 Hardware:
1.1 Determine the LAN adapter hardware type.
1.2 Determine the LAN adapter configuration.
1.3 Install LAN adapter hardware.
2.0 Software:
2.1 Generate Software.
2.2 Select Software Configuration.
* NetWare Generation Utility.
* Jumpers Configuration Utility.
2.3 Install LAN software.
Specific details are provided in the following sections.
INSTALLATION PROCEDURE
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1.0 HARDWARE
1.1 DETERMINING THE LAN ADAPTER HARDWARE TYPE
1.1.1 Jumper Configured Adapters
WD8003E 8K RAM
WD8003EBT 32K RAM
WD8003S 8K RAM
WD8003SH 8K RAM
WD8003WT 8K RAM
WD8013EBT 16K RAM
Note: Refer to JUMPERS.DOC in the root directory
for more information on jumpers.
1.1.2 Micro Channel Adapters
WD8003ET/A 16K RAM
WD8003E/A 16K RAM
WD8003ST/A 16K RAM
WD8003W/A 16K RAM
1.1.3 Software Configured Adapters
WD8003EB 8K RAM
WD8003W 8K RAM
WD8003EP 8K RAM
WD8013EP 16K RAM
WD8013W 16K RAM
WD8013EW 16K RAM
1.2 DETERMINING THE LAN ADAPTER CONFIGURATION
For information on RAM, Base I/O and IRQ, see the
SYSMAP.DOC file furnished.
Also refer to User Installation guide available with the
retail packaged adapter.
1.3 INSTALLING LAN ADAPTER HARDWARE
Refer to User Installation guide available with the retail
packaged adapter.
2.0 SOFTWARE
2.1 Generate Software
2.1.1 From Floppy
When generating NetWare 286 Software from a floppy drive,
the generation software will prompt the user to insert
the driver diskette at the appropriate time.
Note: NetWare installation procedures require the driver
files to be located in the root directory of a
floppy disk whose volume label is LAN_DRV_200.
If you copy these files to another floppy disk,
be sure that you set the volume label of the new
disk to LAN_DRV_200.
2.1.2 From Hard Disk
After copying the Netware 286 floppies to the hard disk as
described in the Netware 286 manual, a directory with the
name 'LAN_DRV_.200' must be created at the same level as
the 'LAN_DRV_.001' directory. Copy all the .OBJ files to
this directory.
- For Netware 2.1x -
Copy the WDPLUSSH.LAN file to the directory 'SHGEN-1'.
Copy the WDPLUS.LAN file to the directories 'AUXGEN'
and 'BRGEN'. Then run either 'SHGEN' for a workstation,
'NETGEN' for a server or 'BRGEN' for a bridge.
- For Netware 2.2 -
Copy the WDPLUSSH.LAN file to the directory 'WSGEN'.
Copy the WDPLUS.LAN file to the directories 'SYSTEM-1'
and 'ROUTEGEN'. Then run either 'WSGEN' for a workstation,
'INSTALL' for a server or 'ROUTEGEN' for a router.
For more information on using this software, refer
to NetWare 286 Installation Manual.
2.1.3 Running Appletalk On Your Server
First determine whether the network is using AppleTalk
Phase I or Phase II. If you are not sure, read the
APPLE.DOC file located in this directory.
AppleTalk Phase I software is incorporated in the regular
286 server driver.
AppleTalk Phase II requires a special server driver called
WDPLS2 which is located in the Network21 directory. These
driver files must be copied into the root of the SuperDisk
or the LAN_DRV_200 directory. Either the standard driver
or AppleTalk Phase II driver, but not both, may be in the
root directory of LAN_DRV_200 when the INSTALL or NETGEN
programs are run. If you are using the SuperDisk, the
APPLE2.BAT file can be used to perform the file copying.
APPLE2.BAT copies the following AppleTalk phase 2 files into
the root directory on the SuperDisk:
WDPLS2AD.OBJ
WDPLS2BD.OBJ
WDPLS2CD.OBJ
WDPLS2DD.OBJ
WDPLS2.LAN
The following AppleTalk phase 1 files are copied to
NETWARE21 directory for safe keeping.
WDPLUSAD.OBJ
WDPLUSBD.OBJ
WDPLUSCD.OBJ
WDPLUSDD.OBJ
WDPLUS.LAN
2.2 Select Software Configuration
Once the proper LAN driver has been selected, the desired
configuration parameters must be chosen from a menu. This
Western Digital EtherCard Plus family workstation driver has
been designed to limit the need to reconfigure or regenerate
the IPX.COM file, even though a variety of Western Digital
EtherCard Plus family adapters and adapter configurations
may be present in your workstations. In most cases
configuring the workstation's IPX.COM file to the default
values will function with all adapter types. See the
specific adapter type for details.
2.2.1 Jumper Configured Adapters
When configuring a server or workstation employing a jumper
configured adapter, one of the first four configuration
entries must be used, the default being the first
configuration entry. If none of these choices match the
hardware configuration desired, then select the first/default
configuration entry and run Novell's JUMPERS.EXE version v2.00
configuration program. This utility allows the user to
configure the LAN software to use any supported configuration
parameters. For more information on JUMPERS.EXE, refer to
the documentation furnished with the software. The JUMPERS
utility is available from Novell or CompuServ.
The RAM location for jumper configured adapters is set by
the driver to the location specified in the configuration
selected.
- Selecting RAM Size -
There are configuration selections designating RAM sizes of
8, 16 and 32 Kbytes of RAM.
Adapters with 8 Kbytes of RAM can be used with configuration
selections which specify 8, 16 or 32 Kbytes of RAM.
Adapters with 32 Kbytes of RAM must be used with configura-
tion selections which specify 32 Kbytes of RAM.
The WD8003/WD8013 family AT bus 16-bit adapters can function
in two modes, 16-bit mode and 8-bit mode.
In 16-bit mode, the adapter performs 16-bit data transfers
and uses the full 16 Kbytes of RAM. In 8-bit mode, the adapter
performs 8-bit data transfers and uses only 8 Kbytes of RAM.
To operate the 16-bit adapter in 16-bit mode, place the
adapter in a 16-bit bus slot and configure the driver to a
configuration selection which specifies 16 or 32 Kbytes of
RAM.
To operate the 16-bit adapter in 8-bit mode, configure the
driver to a configuration selection which specifies 8 Kbytes
of RAM, or place the adapter in an 8-bit bus slot and specify
any driver configuration.
NOTE: The Default StarLAN packet type is IEEE 802.3 as of
release V3.07 of the 286 Server and Workstation
driver. If the Novell StarLAN (AT&T StarLAN
compatible) packet type is required, it can be
changed via the JUMPERS Configuration Utility.
2.2.2 Software Configured Adapters
- Workstation Software -
If one LAN adapter card is used, any of the first five
configurations can be selected when linking a workstation.
The shell driver automatically detects software configured
adapters and reads the configuration information directly
from the adapter, even if the configuration entry selected
specified a different I/O base, IRQ and RAM base.
If there is more than one LAN adapter, you need one of the
'Software Configured Adapter' selections for each adapter.
(See - Server Software - description.)
- Server Software -
Do NOT select the default configuration. Select 'First
Software Configured Adapter' for the first LAN adapter.
Select 'Second Software Configured Adapter' for the second
LAN adapter, etc.
First, Second, etc., are determined by the lowest Base I/O
address of the adapter, i.e., if there are two adapters one
with Base I/O address 240 and the other has an address of
280, then 240 will be the 'First Software Configured Adapter'.
2.2.3 Micro Channel Adapters
- Workstation Software -
If one LAN adapter card is used, any of the first five
configurations can be selected when linking a workstation.
The shell driver automatically detects Micro Channel adapters
and reads the configuration information directly from the
adapter, even if the configuration entry selected specifies
a different I/O base, IRQ and RAM base.
If there is more than one LAN adapter card, one of the 'Soft
Configured Adapter' selections is needed for each adapter.
(See - Server Software - description.)
- Server Software -
Select 'First Micro Channel Adapter' for the first LAN
adapter.
Select 'Second Micro Channel Adapter' for the second LAN
adapter, etc.
First, Second, etc., are determined by the lowest slot number
of the adapter, i.e., if two adapters are in the machine in
lots 2 and 4, then the adapter in slot 2 is the 'First Micro
Channel Adapter'.
NOTE: When there is more than one adapter in a machine,
each adapter needs to be configured so that
interrupts are not shared. Do NOT use the automatic
configuration option when initializing the adapter
from the Reference Diskette. Automatic
configuration assumes that interrupts are shared.
Instead, initialize the adapter by selecting the Set
Configuration option from the main menu. Set the
interrupt vector to an interrupt not already in use
by another adapter.
2.3 Install LAN software
If installing an AppleTalk driver in a NetWare 286 server,
see NetWare for Macintosh Installation Supplement.
NOTE: When installing a NetWare External Bridge to be used
with AppleTalk phase 2, the minimum requirements for
system memory are 5 Mbytes.
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their respective companies.
Copyright (c) 1991 Western Digital Corporation.
All Rights Reserved.