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- LAN Manager servers
-
- LAN Manager 2.1 server or workstation installation
-
- This document applies to the EtherExpress(tm) 16, 16TP, 16C, FLASH,
- FLASH TP, FLASHC, MCA, and MCA/TP. It contains notes for installing
- the NDIS driver in a LAN Manager server, OS/2 workstation and DOS
- workstation. It does not explain how to configure an EtherExpress
- board. For instructions about configuring the board, see either
- the Expert's Guide or the Complete Guide for your board.
-
- This document (or an updated version) is also available on FaxBACK,
- document #6404.
-
- FOR A NEW SERVER OR OS/2 WORKSTATION:
- -------------------------------------
- 1. To use the EtherExpress card in an initial LAN Manager Server
- installation, follow the standard installation procedure (Using the
- SETUP utility). An EtherExpress driver is included with LAN Manager
- 2.1, but you MUST update that driver with the on the EtherExpress
- disk.
-
- 2. Once you exit the SETUP utility, do NOT shutdown the computer.
- Verify that the I/O address in the Protocol.ini matches the I/O
- address of the board. Refer to the "EDITING PROTOCOL.INI" section
- below for instructions on changing the I/O address.
-
- 3. After exiting SETUP, reboot the computer as described in the manual.
- If an error message is displayed, ensure that the board is installed
- properly and the I/O address in PROTOCOL.INI matches the board. You
- may also run the Intel status-checking utility (described at the end
- of this file).
-
- FOR AN EXISTING SERVER OR OS/2 WORKSTATION:
- -------------------------------------------
- These instructions assume that the LAN MANAGER operating system has
- already been installed on the server or workstation.
-
- 1. To install the EtherExpress adapter in an existing Server, use the
- LAN Manager SETUP utility and choose EtherExpress as the network
- adapter. An EtherExpress driver is included with LAN Manager 2.1,
- but you MUST update that driver with the on the EtherExpress disk.
-
- 2. Once you exit the SETUP utility, do NOT shut down the computer.
- Verify that the I/O address in the Protocol.ini matches the I/O
- address of the board. Refer to the "EDITING PROTOCOL.INI" section
- below for instructions on changing the I/O address.
-
- 3. Reboot the computer as described in the manual. If an error message
- is displayed, ensure that the board is installed properly and the I/O
- address in PROTOCOL.INI matches the board. You may also run the
- Intel status-checking utility (described at the end of this file).
-
- DOS WORKSTATIONS:
- -----------------
- 1. To use the EtherExpress card in a DOS workstation, follow the
- standard installation procedure (Using the SETUP utility). An
- EtherExpress driver is included with LAN Manager 2.1, but you must
- update that driver with the one the EtherExpress disk.
-
- 2. Once you exit the SETUP utility, do NOT shutdown the computer.
- Verify that the I/O address in the Protocol.ini matches the I/O
- address of the board. Refer to the "EDITING PROTOCOL.INI" section
- below for instructions on changing the I/O address.
-
- 3. After exiting SETUP, reboot the computer as described in the manual.
- If an error message is displayed, ensure that the board is installed
- properly and the I/O address in PROTOCOL.INI matches the board. You
- may also run the Intel status-checking utility (described at the end
- of this file).
-
- CONFIGURING THE DRIVER FOR MULTIPLE BOARDS:
- -------------------------------------------
- If you're putting multiple boards in one computer, be sure that each board
- has a unique I/O address. Use the NOS's SETUP utility to update the LAN
- Manager configuration to include the additional boards. After exiting
- SETUP, you must edit the PROTOCOL.INI file to change the I/O address
- parameters to match the boards. Refer to the "EDITING PROTOCOL.INI"
- section below for instructions on changing the I/O address.
-
- EDITING PROTOCOL.INI:
- ---------------------
- LAN Manger uses the PROTOCOL.INI file to ensure that the driver and the
- board are configured to work together. Our driver requires only one
- parameter, and its purpose is to ensure that the driver and the board are
- configured to use the same I/O address. The parameter's name is
- IOADDRESS. If a board is using an I/O address other than 300h, you must
- edit the PROTOCOL.INI file located in the directory \LANMAN to change
- configuration of the driver.
-
- 1. Using an ASCII editor, locate the EtherExpress section shown below:
-
- [EXP16_NIF]
-
- ; Intel EtherExpress(TM) 16 Ethernet Adapter.
-
- IOADDRESS=0x300
- DRIVERNAME=EXP16$
-
- 2. Replace the I/O address with the address you selected when you ran
- SOFTSET for the EtherExpress 16 or the System Configuration utility
- for the EtherExpress MCA.
-
- 3. Save the file and exit.
-
- The network driver now matches the configuration of the board and you
- should continue with the rebooting of the computer.
-
- STATUS-CHECKING UTILITY:
- ------------------------
- We provide a utility, EXPSTAT.EXE, that allows you to check the status of
- the driver. The utility is located in the root directory of the
- EtherExpress disk:
-
- EXPSTAT will display:
-
- The configuration of the board. If there are errors, the following
- information will be included:
- - The current status of the driver.
- - A list of all the types of errors, if any, that the board has
- experienced since the system was last booted. To erase the
- record of error types, reboot the system.
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