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-
- This document applies to the EtherExpress(tm) 16, 16TP, 16C, FLASH,
- FLASH TP, FLASHC, MCA, and MCA/TP. It contains notes for installing
- the IPX driver and troubleshooting tips. It does not explain how to
- configure an EtherExpress board.
-
- This document (or an updated version) is also available on FaxBACK,
- document #6308.
-
- FLASHSTART THE ETHEREXPRESS FLASHC:
- -----------------------------------
- When possible, use FlashStart to install EtherExpress FlashC cards.
- For more information about installing and configuring FlashStart, see
- EtherExpress FlashC Complete Guide.
-
- IPX IS ON THE DISK:
- -------------------
- Intel provides a pre-generated IPX.COM and NETX.COM on the
- EtherExpress disk. The IPX is "auto-sensing." It downloads the
- configuration from the EtherExpress card so it will work with
- any EtherExpress configuration.
-
- Copy IPX and NETX to the root directory of your boot disk, and add
- them to your Autoexec.bat or login batch file.
-
- IPX troubleshooting tips are located at the end of this document.
-
- IF YOU NEED TO CREATE A DIFFERENT IPX:
- --------------------------------------
- You will need to create a different IPX.COM if you want to turn off
- the auto-sensing feature or you have a newer revision of IPX than we
- provide.
-
- Novell provides a utility (WSGEN) with NetWare 2.2 and 3.1X that
- generates the workstation's IPX. The rest of this document is an
- overview of the steps required to run WSGEN. NetWare 2.1X uses a
- program called SHGEN instead of WSGEN. The steps are similar, but
- there is not a one to one relationship. See your Novell
- documentation for information on running SHGEN.
-
- WSGEN can either be run from a floppy disk, a local hard drive, or a
- network drive. This document assumes you are running WSGEN from a
- local hard drive.
-
-
- 1. If you have not installed WSGEN, create a NetWare subdirectory
- (C:\NETWARE). Copy WSGEN.EXE and WSGEN.HLP from Novell's WSGEN
- disk to this directory.
-
- 2. Change to the NETWARE directory and create a subdirectory called
- WSGEN. (C:\NETWARE\WSGEN) Copy the all the files from the WSGEN
- diskette to this directory.
-
- 3. Change to the NETWARE directory and type: WSGEN <enter>
-
- 4. The introductory screen will appear. Press enter and a list of
- drivers will appear.
-
- 5. To add the driver for the EtherExpress adapter, press the INSERT
- KEY. When prompted to insert a disk labeled LAN_DRV_xxx insert
- the original Intel EtherExpress diskette into any drive. Press
- ENTER to continue.
-
- NOTE: If you use a backup copy of EtherExpress diskette, the
- the volume label must be LAN_DRV_453.
-
- 6. The driver for the EtherExpress adapter will be displayed on the
- screen. Press ENTER to continue. The EtherExpress will now be
- displayed in the list of drivers. Highlight this driver and
- press ENTER to continue.
-
- 7. A list of available configurations will appear. Select an option
- from this list.
-
- 0: EtherExpress(tm) 16 Automatic Configuration
- 1: I/O Base = 300H
- 2: I/O Base = 310H
- 3: I/O Base = 320H
- 4: I/O Base = 220H
- 5: Driver configurable by Jumpers Utility
-
- Option zero creates an auto-sensing IPX. This means the IPX checks
- the board's setting and downloads them to the driver. Select this
- option most of the time. You only need to choose another option if
- you have a hardware conflict caused by the IPX reading the board's
- configuration each time IPX loads.
-
- The Jumpers utility (option 5) would be used if the I/O address you
- choose in Softset does not match one of the options listed (2, 3 or
- 4) and you do not want to use the automatic configuration option (0).
- The Jumpers utility is software provided by Novell to modify the I/O
- setting in the IPX file that you created with WSGEN. It is in the
- WSGEN directory you created earlier. Do not confuse the Jumpers
- utility with physical jumpers on some network adapters.
-
- 8. Details of the configuration option will now be displayed.
-
- Network Board Driver:
- Intel EtherExpress(tm) 16 v3.02EC (921202)
- Configuration Option 0:
- EtherExpress(tm) 16 Automatic Configuration
-
- Select: Yes, generate workstation software.
-
- WSGEN will now link the driver. When this is complete, exit WSGEN.
-
- 9. NETX.COM and the newly created IPX.COM are in the
- C:\NETWARE\WSGEN directory. Copy these to the root directory, and
- you're ready to login.
-
- NOTE: If you copy NETx and IPX into a subdirectory, see Novell's
- documentation for subdirectory requirements. For example,
- the SHELL.CFG must be in the same directory as IPX and you
- must execute IPX from that directory.
-
- Refer to your NetWare installation manual for additional information
- about WSGEN or SHGEN.
-
-
- TO ADD THE ETHEREXPRESS DRIVER TO WSGEN DRIVER LIST:
- ----------------------------------------------------
- Change to the NETWARE directory and create a subdirectory called
- LAN_DRV_.453 (C:\NETWARE\LAN_DRV_.453)
-
- Copy EXP16SH.LAN and EXP16SH.OBJ from the root directory of the
- EtherExpress disk to this directory.
-
- The next time you run WSGEN, the EtherExpress will automatically be
- displayed with the other drivers.
-
-
- TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS:
- ---------------------
- 1. Type "IPX i" in the directory where your IPX.COM file is located.
-
- - The Lan Option should say Intel EtherExpress
- - The Hardware configuration should say AUTOMATIC or it should
- match the I/O you selected.
-
- 2. Thin ethernet (RG58A/U) requires a T-connector on EVERY workstation
- and 50 ohm terminators on the end of each trunk segment. One of
- the two terminators must be grounded. You cannot directly connect 2
- workstations without using T-connectors. Refer to your Novell
- Supplements manual for specifications on thin & thick ethernet networks.
-
- 3. If workstations cannot login to the file server.
-
- - On the file server:
- Make sure the volume SYS: is mounted.
- Make sure you BIND IPX to the ethernet driver.
-
- - On the workstation:
- Reboot the workstation without loading IPX/NETX and run the
- EtherExpress SOFTSET/MCADIAGS on-board and on-network
- diagnostics. If you have more than one EtherExpress card
- installed on the network, reboot the other workstation without
- loading IPX/NETX, run SOFTSET/MCADIAGS diagnostics and set this
- workstation up as a responder. Rerun the on-network diagnostics
- on the first workstation and see if the two machines see each
- other. This process can be reversed to fully check
- communication between the EtherExpress cards. If on-network
- diagnostics fail, there is likely a cable, connector, hub or
- concentrator problem.
-
- If the on-network diagnostics pass, the boards tested can
- communicate. This indicates there could be a problem with the
- drivers. Reload the drivers in the workstation. If the
- workstation still cannot connect to the server, there is likely
- a problem with the configuration of the drivers. Verify that
- the workstation drivers load properly. You can do this by
- loading them one at a time, rather than in a batch file, and
- watch for error messages.
-
- NOTE: "Responder not found" is NOT an error. This message
- will be displayed IF YOU ARE NOT RUNNING THE
- SOFTSET/MCADIAGS RESPONDER ON ANOTHER MACHINE with an
- EtherExpress card or if the card cannot actually
- communicate with the responder card. If you do not
- have a responder running or if the two cards cannot
- communicate, the diags will try to send packets back
- to itself.
-
- 4. Check for a LASTDRIVE statement in the config.sys.
-
- LASTDRIVE is not required, but if your last drive is S, you will
- only have drives T-Z available for NetWare. If you want drives
- F-Z available for NetWare, your LASTDRIVE should be E. Without a
- LASTDRIVE statement, NetWare will usually default to F as the
- first drive.
-
- 5. If you copy the EtherExpress drivers to a backup floppy disk, make
- sure you label the disk LAN_DRV_453 with the DOS volume LABEL
- command.
-
- 6. If you are using memory manager, make sure you EXCLUDE any memory
- ranges the EtherExpress is using.
-
- 7. If you are using DOS 6.0, you should use NETX.EXE v3.32 or later.
- If you have NETX.COM v3.31 or earlier, you need to add the DOS command
- SETVER.EXE to your CONFIG.SYS. Add the following to your CONFIG.SYS:
-
- Device=c:\dos\setver.exe
-
-
-