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NOVELL DOS ODI DRIVER FOR
"PLUS" FAMILY LAN ADAPTER
INSTALLING DOS ODI DRIVER
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INSTALLATION PROCEDURE:
1) Refer to Novell DOS ODI installation menu.
2) Copy the NET.CFG file to the directory where
the ODI driver resides.
Note: There is no need to use the NET.CFG file
if the EtherCard PLUS adapter is an
AT adapter configured for the default
settings (Base I/O Address = 280, Interrupt
IRQ = 3, RAM Base Address = D000).
If a NET.CFG file already exists on the directory,
follow these steps to update that file:
a) Copy the new NET.CFG file to the appropriate
directory making sure to assign the new NET.CFG
file a different name. For example:
copy a:net.cfg c:\odi\newnet.cfg
b) Append the contents of the new NET.CFG to the
end of the existing NET.CFG file using this DOS
command:
append [existing NET.CFG];[new NET.CFG]
where both the existing and new configuration
files must include the current path designations.
For example:
append c:\odi\net.cfg;c:\odi\newnet.cfg
This file is used to configure the entire system,
not just the driver.
USING NET.CFG
1) There is no need to use or edit the NET.CFG file
if the EtherCard PLUS adapter is an AT adapter
configured with the following default settings:
Base I/O Address: 280
Interrupt IRQ: 3
RAM Base Address: D000.
2) If the adapter being used is software-configurable,
then only the Base I/O Address must be specified,
unless it is 280.
3) If the address specifies 280, change the Base I/O
Address using the line in NET.CFG which reads
Port #1 280 20
and change 280 to the appropriate Base I/O Address
4) To change the Interrupt IRQ, use the line in NET.CFG which
reads
Int #1 3
and change '3' to the appropriate Interrupt IRQ
5) To change the RAM Base Address, use the line in
NET.CFG which reads
Mem #1 000D0000 2000/10
and change 'D0000' to the appropriate RAM Base
Address.
For example:
Mem #1 000C8000 2000/10
will cause the driver to use C8000 as the RAM
Base Address.
6) When using NET.CFG with Micro Channel machines, use
the PS/2 Slot entry. Find the line which reads
PS/2 Slot ?
and change the '?' to the desired slot number.
Note: The '#' in the first column of the NET.CFG file
denotes an ignored line. Remove this symbol from
all used lines and insert them into all unused
lines, or delete unused lines altogether.
7) To change the protocol name, use the line in NET.CFG
which reads
Protocol <name> ID <frame type>
where <name> is the protocol name, ID is the protocol
ID number, and <frame type> is the frame type being
used for the protocol.
For example,
Protocol IPX 8137 Ethernet_II
indicates that the protocol name is being changed to IPX -
designated protocol ID 8137 - within the Ethernet II frame
type.
8) To reassign the link-level frame type, use the line in
NET.CFG which reads either
Frame <name>
or
Envelope Type <name>
For example, if you type this line,
Frame ETHERNET_802.2
The frame type is reassigned as Ethernet 802.2. The default
frame type is ETHERNET_802.3.
ERROR MESSAGES
Here is the list of error messages the driver may display:
"Unknown Board ID"
The driver does not recognize the type of adapter installed.
"Selected IRQ value is invalid for this adapter"
The IRQ value either read from software-configurable
adapter or specified in NET.CFG file is not one of the IRQ
supported by the adapter.
"Selected I/O base address is out of range"
The I/O base address specified in the NET.CFG file for the
AT-bus adapter is out of range.
"Memory base address is invalid for this adapter"
The memory base address is not usable for the configuration
or the adapter installed.
"Can not find Micro Channel adapter"
The program could not find a micro-channel adapter in the
machine.
"Can not find an adapter at the specified configuration"
The program could not find the adapter at the I/O base
address specified in the NET.CFG for AT-bus adapter.
"Incorrect setting in the NET.CFG file"
The program either could not find a micro-channel adapter,
or could not find a AT-bus adapter in the default configuration
because there was no configuration specified in the NET.CFG file.
"No PS/2 Slot specified, search for the first one"
The program is searching for a micro-channel adapter since none
was specified in the NET.CFG file.
"Hardware failure during card initialize"
The adapter did not pass the initialization process.
EtherCard PLUS is a trademark of Standard Microsystems Corporation.
Other trademarks mentioned herein belong to their respective companies.
COPYRIGHT (c) 1991 Standard Microsystems Corporation
All rights reserved