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README.NDI
Copyright 1992, Compaq Computer Corporation.
LAN MANAGER / LAN SERVER INSTALLATION NOTES
CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION
2. FEATURES
3. RELEVANT FILES
4. INSTALLING LAN MANAGER 2.x FOR DOS AND OS2
5. INSTALLING LAN SERVER 2.x FOR OS2
6. PROTOCOL.INI VALUES
7. NOTES
8. LIMITATIONS
1. INTRODUCTION
This file contains the latest installation information on the
Microsoft LAN Manager and IBM LAN Server drivers for the COMPAQ
32-Bit NetFlex Controller and the COMPAQ 32-bit DualSpeed Token-
Ring Controller.
****************************************************************
* *
* IMPORTANT NOTE!! IMPORTANT NOTE!! IMPORTANT NOTE!! *
* *
* These drivers REPLACE the older CPQTOK drivers! If using *
* Compaq 32-bit DualSpeed Controllers, please reinstall *
* support for these controllers from this diskette. The *
* CPQTOK and NETFLX drivers are incompatible and will not *
* operate properly together. *
* *
****************************************************************
2. FEATURES
1. Provides support for shutting down the network card when
OS/2 is shut down.
2. Microsoft Windows 3.0/3.1 and loading of the driver into XMS
memory is supported by the DOS Driver.
3. NDIS 2.0.1 Compliant drivers.
3. RELEVANT FILES
README.NDI - This file
NETFLX.OS2 - NDIS 2.0 Driver for OS/2 LAN Manager and LAN Server.
NETFLX.DOS - NDIS 2.0 Driver for DOS LAN Manager.
NETFLX.NIF - Network card Installation File. The file in the
root directory is for LAN Server and the files in the
MSLANMAN tree structures are for LAN Manager.
4. INSTALLING LAN MANAGER 2.x FOR DOS AND OS/2
4.1 INSTALLING LAN MANAGER 2.0 FOR DOS AND OS/2
Bring up LAN MANAGER Setup, Select Actions from the Menu and then
select Import from the pull-down menu. Insert the diskette when
prompted and press enter. Then configure as normal.
4.2 INSTALLING LAN MANAGER 2.1 FOR DOS AND OS/2
Bring up LAN MANAGER Setup, select Configuration from the Main Menu,
select Network Drivers from the pull-down menu, select the Add New
Config button, and then select the Other Driver button. Insert the
diskette when prompted and press enter. Then configure as normal.
5. INSTALLING LAN SERVER 2.x FOR OS/2
Bring up the OS/2 LAN Services Installation/Configuration utility
by going to the LAN Services Group and selecting it or by going to
the Lan Server INSTALL directory and typeing LANINST. Select
Advanced installation from the Basic or Advanced Installation/
Configuration menu and then from the Install Type select Install or
configuration this workstation. When the server type window appears,
select your particular server type. The Installation and
Configuration windows appears next. Select Configure a component.
From the Configure menu, select LAN Adapter and Protocol Support and
click on the Configure button. When the Options menu appears,
select Copy additional network adapter drivers. Insert the
distribution diskette in the A or B drive and enter that drive
name in the Copy Additional Network Adapter Drivers menu followed
by a backslash (the files are in the root directory.) Then you
can configure the network card from the Configure Workstation Screen
by selecting Configure Workstation from the Options menu (described
earlier.) Then configure as normal.
6. PROTOCOL.INI VALUES
The following tables summarize the possible entries and values in
the driver section for the NETFLX driver in PROTOCOL.INI file:
Entry Minimum Maximum Default
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
DRIVERNAME 1 char. + $ 8 char. + $ NETFLX$
NETFLXn$
EARLYRELEASE -- -- --
NETADDRESS -- 12 hex. digits --
MAXREQUESTS 3 10 3
MAXMULTICASTS 1 50 16
MAXTRANSMITS 3 100 40 (Note 1)
MAXRECEIVES 3 30 3
PRODUCTID -- 36 hex. digits See explanation
MAXFRAMESIZE
Token Ring
16 Mbps 256 17952 2200
4 Mbps 256 4096 2200
Ethernet 256 1514 1514
Note 1: If an XMS memory manager is present and/or NETFLX.DOS is being
installed into high memory through either RUNHI or LOADHIGH,
the default is 3. The lower number of transmits is needed
because the driver must allocate translation buffers that it
can lock down for transmission.
The following table describes the Entries in the table above.
Entry Explanation
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
DRIVERNAME Identifies the network device driver. DRIVERNAME
is the base portion of the filename plus a digit
if there is more than one token-ring driver.
DRIVERNAME is NETFLX$ for the first token-ring
driver, NETFLX2$ for the second, and so on.
EARLYRELEASE This entry specifies the early token release option
for the token-ring 16 Mbps NIC. This is a function
that reduces the average time another NIC must wait
to gain access to the network. This entry is not
followed by an equal sign and is ignored when the
controller is configured for 4 Mbps network speed.
This parameter is not used when a COMPAQ 32-bit
NetFlex Controller is configured for Ethernet
operation.
NETADDRESS Overrides the network address of the NIC. This entry
should only be used if there are duplicate addresses
on the network. The network address value is a
hexadecimal sting of 12 digits enclosed in double
quotes. An example of a network address is:
NETADDRESS="400001261835"
MAXREQUESTS Specifies the maximum number of general requests
that can be pending at one time.
MAXMULTICASTS Specifies the maximum number of multicast addresses
that can be set on the adapter at one time. This
parameter is only used with the COMPAQ 32-bit
NetFlex Controller when it is configured for
Ethernet operation.
MAXTRANSMITS Specifies the maximum number of buffers that can
be queued for transmission at one time. For the
DOS driver, see note 1 above.
MAXRECEIVES Specifies the maximum number of receive buffers
that can be queued at one time.
PRODUCTID Specifies the Product ID of the specific NIC. The
Product ID value is a string of up to 36 hexadecimal
characters (must be an even number). Refer to the
IBM Token-Ring Architecture Reference Manual for
more details. This parameter is has no meaning if a
COMPAQ 32-bit NetFlex Controller is configured for
Ethernet operation. The default value for this entry
is:
0910F0F0F0F0F0F0F0F0F0F0F0F0F0F0F0F0
MAXFRAMESIZE Specifies the size of the RECEIVE and TRANSMIT
buffers, in bytes. The maximum size of the buffers
depends on the network type and network speed setting.
The NIC allows a value of 4096 for 4 Mbps Token Ring
operation, 17952 for 16 Mbps Token Ring operation,
and 1514 for Ethernet operation.
7. NOTES
When multiple COMPAQ 32-bit NetFlex and/or COMPAQ 32-bit Dual-Speed
Token-Ring Controllers are installed in a system, multiple copies
of the NETFLX driver are installed for each board. The drivers
search for the boards from slot 0 to slot 15 in ascending order.
If one driver detects a problem with the board it is to control,
it will return an error. Because that driver returned an error and
did not mark the board as being owned by the driver, all NETFLX
drivers which load after the failing driver will suffer the same
error because that try to control the failing board. Whan an error
occurs, resolve the problem noted by the first error before assuming
all boards have the same error.
8. LIMITATIONS
None