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- 1 LANtastic 6.0
- v1.03
-
-
- LANtastic* 6.0 installation notes for the Intel EtherExpress(TM) PRO/100B
- PCI LAN adapter
- =========================================================================
-
- Location of driver: \NDIS\E100B.DOS
-
-
- General Instructions (sample configuration files below)
- -------------------------------------------------------
-
- The installation procedure transfers files to a specific directory on the
- workstation and creates or modifies existing configuration files to fit
- your specific needs. The installation utility, INSTALL.EXE, is located
- on LANtastic Network Software Disk 1.
-
- 1 Run INSTALL.EXE from Disk 1.
-
- 2 The LANtastic Install program screen appears. You must complete each
- of the questions. These options are specific to your needs.
-
- 1 Asks for a unique computer name.
-
- 2 Asks you to select the drive that you want LANtastic to be
- installed on. The default is Drive C:.
-
- 3 Asks you to specify a directory where you want the LANtastic files
- to be installed. The default is \LANTASTI.
-
- 4 Asks if you want to share your computer's drives or printers.
-
- 5 Asks you to select the maximum number of connected computers.
-
- 6 Prompts you to select any other LANtastic features that you may
- want to install.
-
- 7 Summarizes the options you selected. If it looks correct, continue
- with the installation.
-
- 8 Prompts you to select a network adapter to run your LANtastic
- software on. From the list of adapters, select "NDIS SUPPORT FOR
- NETWORK ADAPTERS".
-
- 9 Asks you to insert the manufacturer's driver diskette. Insert the
- Intel Configuration and Drivers diskette into drive A: and specify
- the source path for driver files as A:\NDIS.
-
- 10 Asks if you want to Set Up Permanent Drive or Printer Connections.
-
- 11 Summarizes the options you selected. If they are correct, choose
- Perform the Installation and LANtastic will install the files.
-
-
- Hints and Tips
- ==============
-
- Below are sample CONFIG.SYS, STARTNET.BAT and PROTOCOL.INI files. These
- are the three files with EtherExpress PRO/100B configuration options that
- the Install program creates. For details on PROTOCOL.INI parameters, see
- the end of this document.
-
-
- Sample CONFIG.SYS file
- ----------------------
-
- DEVICE=C:\LANTASTI\PROTMAN.DOS /I:C:\LANTASTI
- DEVICE=C:\LANTASTI\E100B.DOS
- FILES=100
- BUFFERS=30
-
-
- Sample C:\LANTASTI\STARTNET.BAT file
- ------------------------------------
-
- @echo off
- rem LANtastic Version 6.00 installed 95/12/04 03:38:23
- rem (for Windows)
- C:
- cd C:\LANTASTI
- SET LAN_CFG=C:\LANTASTI
- rem If LANtastic is disabled, skip everything.
- IF EXIST DISABLED GOTO :STARTNET_DONE
-
- @echo ===== Begin LANtastic configuration =====
- PATH C:\LANTASTI;C:\LANTASTI\NW;%PATH%
- SET LAN_DIR=C:\LANTASTI.NET
- SET NWDBPATH=C:\LANTASTI\NW
- LOADHIGH AI-NDIS BIND_TO=E100B_NIF
- AILANBIO @STARTNET.CFG
- REDIR LAB1 @STARTNET.CFG
- IF EXIST NOSHARE GOTO :NOSHARE
- SERVER C:\LANTASTI.NET @STARTNET.CFG
- NET LOGIN \\LAB1
- GOTO :CONTINUE
- :NOSHARE
- @echo LANtastic server was installed but turned off.
- :CONTINUE
- rem If CONNECT.BAT exists, run it to set up connections.
- IF EXIST CONNECT.BAT GOTO :CONNECT
- rem Otherwise set up connections specified during install.
- NET USE LPT1: \\LAB1\@PRINTER
- NET LPT TIMEOUT 10
- GOTO :CONNECT_DONE
- :CONNECT
- @echo Setting up LANtastic connections from CONNECT.BAT
- rem Build CONNECT.BAT like this: "NET SHOW/BATCH >
- C:\LANTASTI\CONNECT.BAT"
-
- call CONNECT.BAT
- :CONNECT_DONE
- NET POSTBOX
- @echo ===== End LANtastic configuration =====
-
- :STARTNET_DONE
- cd \
-
-
- Sample C:\LANTASTI\PROTOCOL.INI file
- ------------------------------------
-
- ;PROTOCOL.INI for LANtastic Version 6.00
-
- ;--- using Intel EtherExpress PRO/100B adapter
-
- [PROTMAN]
- DRIVERNAME = PROTMAN$
- DYNAMIC = YES
-
- ; PROTOCOL.INI section for the Intel EtherExpress PRO/100B adapter.
-
- [E100B_NIF]
- DRIVERNAME = E100B$
-
-
-
- Parameters for the PROTOCOL.INI file are listed below.
-
- 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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