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- Banyan Vines...........DOS workstations (NDIS)
-
- This document applies to the EtherExpress(tm) 16, 16TP, 16C, FLASH,
- FLASH TP, FLASHC, MCA, and MCA/TP. It contains installation notes for
- installing the NDIS driver. 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 #6300.
-
- INTRODUCTION:
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- This document contains information relating to Banyan Vines releases
- 4.00(0), 4.00(1), 4.00(2), and 4.10.
-
- The EtherExpress network adapters communicate with Banyan Vines via an
- NDIS driver supplied on the EtherExpress diskette. Vines versions 4.00(x)
- require a patch from Banyan to talk to an NDIS driver. Version 4.10 has
- this patch included.
-
- For information about these patches call your Banyan Vines representative
- and ask for Banyan Vines Bulletin #200 dated 9/1/91.
-
- The patch for versions 4.00(0) and 4.00(1) is called NEW REV 1Y. The
- patch for version 4.00(2) is called NEW REV patch 2NNN.
-
- NEW REV patch 2NNN contains four files:
- ■ NDISBAN.COM The VINES NDIS driver
- ■ NDISBAN.DOC An ASCII file with driver installation instructions
- ■ PROTMAN.DOS Version 1.1 of the protocol manager
- ■ NETBIND.EXE Starts Protman
-
- NOTE: The version of TCP/IP supplied with Banyan Vines 4.X does not
- support NDIS drivers. To use TCP/IP with an NDIS driver, you
- will need to purchase a version of TCP/IP that supports NDIS.
- We recommend you call your Banyan support representative for
- more information.
-
- The rest of this document is installation notes on how to install the
- EtherExpress NDIS driver with Banyan Vines 4.00(2).
-
- PROCEDURE FOR A VINES 4.00(2) WORKSTATION:
- ══════════════════════════════════════════
- 1. You will need the I/O address and IRQ of the EtherExpress card. Boot
- your computer from a DOS diskette.
-
- EtherExpress 16: Run SOFTSET and choose view configuration.
-
- EtherExpress MCA: Run the System Configuration utility and choose
- view configuration.
-
- 2. From a workstation already on the network, install the NDIS patch on
- your server(s). The NDIS support files will be copied onto the
- Z:\PCINIT subdirectory of your server.
-
- NOTE: This patch should be on a server that is within one hop of
- the workstation.
-
- 3. Read the NDISBAN.DOC file in the Z:\PCINIT subdirectory of your
- server. This readme file was supplied with the NDIS patch.
-
- 4. Follow Banyan's instructions for creating a boot disk. (You must be
- using DOS 3.1 or newer.)
-
- 5. Run PCCOPY from the Z drive of the server.
-
- 6. When PCCOPY prompts you to select a LAN adapter, select "NDIS
- Ethernet." PCCOPY will copy the appropriate files to your boot disk.
-
- 7. On your boot disk, create a A:\LANMAN subdirectory.
-
- 8. From the EtherExpress diskette, copy \VINES\PROTOCOL.INI file to the
- new \LANMAN directory on the boot disk.
-
- DO NOT specify the IRQ level in the PROTOCOL.INI file. However, if
- the EtherExpress board is set to use an I/O address other than 300h,
- edit the PROTOCOL.INI and change the IOADDRESS=300 to the correct I/O
- address.
-
- 9. Copy \NDIS\EXP16.DOS from the EtherExpress diskette to the root
- directory of the boot diskette. Verify that the root directory also
- contain BAN.EXE.
-
- 10. From the boot disk, run PCCONFIG and select "NDIS Ethernet." Choose
- the IRQ that matches the configuration of the EtherExpress board.
- When PCCONFIG prompts for "Bindings =", enter EXP16.
-
- 11. Before exiting PCCONFIG, save the configuration.
-
- 12. Add these two lines to your CONFIG.SYS file:
- Device=PROTMAN.DOS
- Device=EXP16.DOS
-
- 13. Using this boot disk, reboot the workstation. The workstation will
- logon to the network.
-
-
- STATUS-CHECKING UTILITY
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- We've provided a utility, EXPSTAT.EXE, that allows you to check the status
- of the driver. The utility is located in the NDIS subdirectory on the
- EtherExpress disk.
-
- When you execute EXPSTAT, your screen will display three kinds of
- information about the driver and the board.
-
- ■ 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.
-