Accton EN2218 Multi-function PC Card
LANtastic Driver Installation
The driver ETHPCM.DOS contained in directory \LANTASTI is used with the
Accton EN2218 PC Card in the LANtastic environment.
This driver conforms to the Network Driver Interface Specification
(NDIS) 2.0 defined by Microsoft/3Com.
ETHPCM.DOS enables both the LAN and modem functions of EN2218.
It is loaded in the CONFIG.SYS file as a MS/DOS device driver.
The following keywords are supported in PROTOCOL.INI:
[IRQ] Specifies the interrupt (IRQ) for the LAN function.
All legal IRQ values are supported. If Card Service is
installed in the system, the driver checks with the Card Service
to see if the IRQ you specified is free. If it is, the driver
uses this IRQ. If it is not free, the driver asks the Card
Service to assign an available IRQ and use that IRQ instead of
the one you specified.
If Card Service is not installed, the driver will try to use
the IRQ you specified regardless whether it is free. In case
the IRQ is not free, the driver will not be able to come up,
or the system may hang.
If Card Service is installed in the system, it is recommended
that you do not specify the IRQ value and let the driver assign
it for you. If Card Service in not installed, please make sure
the IRQ you assigned, or the default value (5), is not used by
another device in the system.
[IOBASE] Specifies the base I/O address for the LAN function.
The supported values are:
0x300 (Default value)
0x320
0x340
0x360
The comment about IRQ keyword assignment also applies to the
IOBASE parameter. If Card Service is installed in the
system, it is recommended that you do not specify the IOBASE
value and let the driver assign it for you. If Card Service
in not installed, please make sure the I/O Base you assigned,
or the default value (0x300), is not used by another device in
the system.
[COMPORT] Specifies the COM port (COM2, COM3, COM4) for the modem
function.
The supported values are:
2 (for COM2)
3 (for COM3, default value)
4 (for COM4)
The comment about IRQ assignment also applies to the
COMPORT parameter. If Card Service is installed in the
system, it is recommended that you do not specify the COMPORT
value and let the driver assign it for you. If Card Service
in not installed, please make sure the COM port you assigned,
or the default value (3, for COM3), is not used by another
device in the system.
The following is a sample message displayed by ETHPCM.DOS after it is
loaded:
The COM PORT to use is COM3
COMPORT = 0x03E8
COMIRQ = 0x4
IOBASE = 0x0300
IRQ = 0x5
This message says that ETHPCM.DOS acquired the COM3 port for use by the
modem function. The I/O base address for COM3 is 0x3E8 (hexadecimal),
and the IRQ (interrupt) number is 4.
This message also reports for Ethernet function the I/O base address
is 0x300, and the IRQ (interrupt) is 5. These values are configurable
in the PROTOCOL.INI file. Please consult the sample PROTOCOL.INI file
in this directory for details.
A) Install NDIS driver for LANtastic 5.0
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ETHPCM.DOS is the NDIS driver for the LANtastic system for the
Accton EN2218 PC card. A user should use ETHPCM.DOS instead
of AEXNDIS.DOS, which is the NDIS driver supplied by ARTISOFT.
Sample CONFIG.SYS file:
LASTDRIVE=Z
BUFFERS = 35
FILES = 35
SHELL=C:\DOS50\COMMAND.COM C:\DOS50\e:1000 /p /E:1024
DEVICE=C:\HIMEM.SYS
REM Have to exclude a range of memory from EMM386 for Card Service
DEVICE=C:\LANMAN.DOS\DRIVERS\DOSUTILS\EMM386.EXE NOEMS X=D000-DFFF
DEVICE=C:\DOS50\SETVER.EXE
DOS=HIGH,UMB
REM PCMCIA socket and card services
DEVICE=C:\CARDSOFT\SS365SL.EXE
DEVICE=C:\CARDSOFT\CS.EXE
DEVICE=C:\CARDSOFT\CSALLOC.EXE
DEVICE=C:\LANTASTI\PROTMAN.DOS /I:C:\LANTASTI
DEVICE=C:\LANTASTI\ETHPCM.DOS ------> This Driver
Sample AUTOEXEC.BAT or STARTNET.BAT file:
C:\LANTASTI\AI-NDIS BIND_TO=ETHPCM_NIF
C:\LANTASTI\AILANBIO
C:\LANTASTI\REDIR MachineName
Sample PROTOCOL.INI file:
[PROTMAN]
DRIVERNAME = PROTMAN$
DYNAMIC = YES
[ETHPCM_NIF]
DRIVERNAME = ETHPCM$
IRQ = 5
IOBASE = 0x300
COMPORT = 3
B) Install NDIS driver for LANtastic 6.0
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To install NDIS driver ETHPCM.DOS, a user should use the LANtastic
6.0 Install program, and select "NDIS support for network adapters."
After inserting this driver diskette, the user types the path name,
such as "A:\LANTASTI". The Install program will search "ETHPCM.DOS"
and "PROTOCOL.INI", and copy these two files to the target directory.
IF a user has already installed LANtastic 6.0, and wants to add support
for the Accton EN2218 PC Card, the user should replace AEXNDIS.DOS
with this NDIS driver, ETHPCM.DOS, in CONFIG.SYS.
"ETHPCM.DOS" is the NDIS driver for the Accton EN2218 PC Card.
"AEXNDIS.DOS" is the generic NDIS driver supplied by ARTISOFT.
Sample CONFIG.SYS file:
LASTDRIVE=Z
BUFFERS = 35
FILES = 35
SHELL=C:\DOS50\COMMAND.COM C:\DOS50\e:1000 /p /E:1024
DEVICE=C:\HIMEM.SYS
REM Have to exclude a range of memory from EMM386 for Card Service
DEVICE=C:\LANMAN.DOS\DRIVERS\DOSUTILS\EMM386.EXE NOEMS X=D000-DFFF
DEVICE=C:\DOS50\SETVER.EXE
DOS=HIGH,UMB
REM PCMCIA socket and card services
DEVICE=C:\CARDSOFT\SS365SL.EXE
DEVICE=C:\CARDSOFT\CS.EXE
DEVICE=C:\CARDSOFT\CSALLOC.EXE
DEVICE=C:\LANTASTI\PROTMAN.DOS /I:C:\LANTASTI
DEVICE=C:\LANTASTI\ETHPCM.DOS -------> This Driver
Sample AUTOEXEC.BAT or STARTNET.BAT file
@echo ===== Begin LANtastic configuration =====
SET LAN_CFG=C:\LANTASTI
PATH C:\LANTASTI;%PATH%
SET LAN_DIR=C:\LANTASTI.NET
REM Please obtain the NETBEUI.EXE program from Microsoft
NETBEUI
AI-NDIS BIND_TO=ETHPCM_NIF
AILANBIO @STARTNET.CFG
REDIR THOMAS @STARTNET.CFG
SERVER C:\LANTASTI.NET @STARTNET.CFG
NET LOGIN \\SERVER
@echo ===== End LANtastic configuration =====
Sample PROTOCOL.INI file:
[PROTMAN]
Priority=NETBEUI
DriverName = PROTMAN$
Dynamic = Yes
[NETBEUI_XIF]
DriverName = netbeui$
Sessions = 6
NCBS = 12
Bindings = ETHPCM_NIF
LANABASE = 1
[ETHPCM_NIF]
DriverName = ETHPCM$
IRQ = 5
IOBASE = 0x300
COMPORT = 3
Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
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