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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
-