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- 2 Banyan 6.00 NDIS workstation
- v1.05
-
-
- Banyan* NDIS workstation installation notes for Intel's EtherExpress(TM)
- PRO/100B PCI LAN adapter
- ========================================================================
-
- Location of Driver: \NDIS\E100B.DOS
-
-
- Sample Configuration Files
- --------------------------
-
- CONFIG.SYS (will contain):
-
- DEVICE=C:\BAN\PROTMAN.DOS /I:C:\BAN
- DEVICE=C:\BAN\E100B.DOS
-
- PROTOCOL.INI:
-
- [E100B_NIF]
- Drivername = E100B$
-
-
- General Installation
- --------------------
-
- 1 The EtherExpress PRO/100B adapter uses an NDIS 2.0.1 driver to connect
- to a Banyan server. If you have an NDIS client disk prepared, skip to
- step #6.
-
- 2 To create an NDIS client disk, run PCCOPY (located on the Z drive of
- the Banyan server).
-
- 3 Choose PC Configuration Software and/or LAN driver, then select NDIS
- Ethernet and PCCONFIG.
-
- 4 Choose the appropriate DOS redirector. For example, REDIRALL for all
- versions of DOS.
-
- 5 Specify the directory you want the client software copied to. The
- default is A:\.
-
- 6 On the client you're setting up, copy the NDIS client software to a
- directory on the hard drive.
-
- 7 Run Banyan's PCCONFIG program.
-
- 8 Select Network Card Settings and page down to select the NDIS Ethernet
- option.
-
- 9 Specify E100B_NIF as the PROTOCOL.INI bindings parameter.
-
- 10 Select Login Environment Settings, then select Default Communications
- Driver. Page down to select the NDIS Ethernet option.
-
- 11 Save the settings and exit PCCONFIG.
-
- 12 Copy the PROTOCOL.INI and E100B.DOS files located in the NDIS
- subdirectory on the Intel Configuration and Driver disk to the BAN
- subdirectory or other directory where Banyan client files are located.
- Modify the PROTOCOL.INI file to make sure the file contains the line
- [E100B_NIF] above the DRIVERNAME=E100B$ line.
-
- 13 Add the lines to your CONFIG.SYS file as shown in the Sample
- Configuration Files section above.
-
- 14 Reboot and run BAN to attach to the Banyan server.
-
-
- Hints and Tips
- --------------
-
- 1 Error Message with PRO0025E:
-
- This type of message occurs when the driver attempts to bind to the
- protocol manager. It usually indicates there's a syntax or other error
- in the PROTOCOL.INI file. Review the file carefully for errors. Also,
- verify parameters entered in PCCONFIG. For additional information, see
- NDISBAN.DOC which is part of the NDIS Banyan client software.
-
- 2 Make sure your NDISBAN.COM is dated April 1994 or later. Earlier
- versions may not work properly.
-
- 3 Parameters for the PROTOCOL.INI file:
-
- DRIVERNAME: (required) If you have a single adapter, use the syntax in
- the Sample Configuration file section. If you are installing
- multiple adapters, each adapter must have a unique driver name.
- Additional instances of the driver would be referenced by
- DRIVERNAME=E100Bx$, where "x" is a unique number 2 through 9.
-
- SPEED: (optional; parameters are [Auto / 10 / 100]) The parameter
- disables Auto-Speed Detect and causes the adapter to function at
- the speed indicated. If the FORCEDUPLEX parameter is assigned to
- either 1 or 2, the SPEED parameter is required because auto-speed
- sensing is disabled if the duplex mode is forced. Auto-negotiate
- devices cannot detect speed changes in this configuration until the
- driver is reloaded.[Example: SPEED=100]
-
- FORCEDUPLEX: Full duplex and auto-negotiate capabilities vary between
- the PRO/100 TX and the PRO/100 T4 adapters.
-
- EtherExpress PRO/100B TX adapter: Supports auto-negotiate, full
- and half duplex at 10 or 100 Mbps.
-
- EtherExpress PRO/100B T4 adapter: Supports full and half duplex
- at 10 Mbps; supports only half duplex at 100 Mbps. Auto-
- negotiate is not a valid option at either speed.
-
- This parameter disables Auto-Negotiate capability and forces the
- adapter to operate in Half or Full Duplex mode. The SPEED parameter
- must be specified and must be valid if the default of Auto-
- negotiate is changed. Options for FORCEDUPLEX are Auto (for auto-
- negotiate), 1 (for half), 2 (for full). [Example: FORCEDUPLEX = 2]
-
- SLOT: (required for multiple adapters) This parameter is optional if
- only one adapter is present. If it is specified but is incorrect,
- a message indicates that the value doesn't match the configuration
- but the driver finds the adapter and loads anyway.
-
- This parameter is required if more than one adapter is present in
- either one bus or multiple PCI buses of a system. The parameter
- tells the driver which adapter it controls. The SLOT number is the
- encoded value of the PCI adapter's device location. To determine
- the slot number, load the driver with only the DRIVERNAME parameter
- specified. The driver reports all the slots that have PCI
- adapter(s) installed. You can determine which card is in which slot
- by using SETUP.EXE and matching the Ethernet addresses of the
- adapter to the device number specified in View Configuration.
- [Example: SLOT=0x1C]
-
- NODE: (optional) This value sets the adapter's Individual Address,
- overriding the value read from the adapter EEprom. The address must
- consist of 12 hexadecimal digits, enclosed in double quotes. The
- value can not be all zeros. The value can not have the Multicast
- bit set. So, use only the hexadecimal digits 2, 6, A, or E as the
- second digit of the twelve required in the NODE ADDRESS parameter.
- Use any hexadecimal digits in all other positions.[Example: NODE =
- "02AA00123456"]
-
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