How to Install the OS/2 NDIS driver with OS/2 Warp:
For FE-1000TX 10/100 Ethernet ISA adapter.
Installing the FE-1000TX Driver with OS/2 Network Support:
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a) Click on the 'OS/2 System' icon located on your desktop.
b) Select the 'OS/2 WARP Connect Install/Remove' folder and
open the folder.
c) Select the icon 'OS/2 Selective Install for Networking'
and double click on it.
d) After the 'Install' screen has appeared, a window will appear
asking if you will be installing remotely or locally.
Select 'Local Installation' by clicking on the radio button labeled
'On This Workstation'.
e) The menus which follow will prompt you for the type of installation
you wish to perform (i.e. "Easy" or "Advanced") and your installa-
tion path. You may select either type of installation in order to
set up your client configuration.
f) After you have selected your workstation's network client options, a
menu titled 'Select Network Adapter' will appear. Click on 'Other
Adapter... '. The 'Network Driver Adapter Disk' window will appear.
g) Enter the drive and path that OS/2's install utility will use
to find the FE-1000TX driver. Click on 'OK'. The directory should
include the following files:
* SMC9000.OS2 OS/2 NDIS Driver
* FE1000.NIF Driver information file
h) 'FE-1000TX 10/100 Ethernet ISA Adapter' will then appear in the "Drivers
Found" window along with the names of any other network adapter whose
drivers are present in the specified path. Highlight the FE-1000TX
Ethernet pc-card entry and select "Ethernet" to specify the type
of LAN topology you will be using. Then select 'OK'. The 'Select
Network Adapter' menu will re-appear.
i) You must now configure the adapter; click on 'Settings'. At least
two options will appear in the table display -
* 'Select Media Type'
* 'Select Alternate MAC Address'.
To configure the adapter, click on 'Select Media Type', and then
click on the 'Change' button. The 'Modify Parameter' window will
appear. You can select the media-type option for your adapter by
clicking on the button located next to the strip-window. The
following options should appear:
* Automatic
* 10BaseT
The default is 'Automatic', however, if the strip window is blank
you will need to select one of the three options.
Select the appropriate setting, then click 'OK'.
[optional]
Next, highlight 'Select Alternate MAC Address', and click on
'Change'. Click on the strip-window button and select your
alternate Ethernet node address from the available options,
then click on 'OK'. (If no alternate node addresses are available,
the default value specified in the card's attribute memory will
be used.)
j) After modifying the adapter's parameters, the 'ISA Network Adapter
Software Configuration' window will reappear. If you will be inst-
alling other adapters (including network adapters), click on 'Other
Adapters' and proceed to install them according to the manufactur-
er's recommendations. When all adapter cards have been selected and
properly configured, click on the 'OK' button.
k) Installation will now proceed to copy all of the necessary files
and update your \config.sys and \IBMCOM\protocol.ini files.
l) When the installation process has completed, you will need to re-
start your computer. You may use the Netware Tools provided in the
'Novell' folder to log into Netware servers and set drive mappings
after the system has rebooted.
m) Important: If you are using IBM's Peer to Peer Client software,
you must be sure that all of your I/O Port and IRQ
settings are also properly configured in OS/2's MPTS
configuration utility. MPTS will appear as an icon
on your desktop or as an icon located inside your "OS/2
Peer" folder (or both). Be sure to select the FE-1000TX
driver and "edit" the configuration. The settings here
must match the actual hardware and enabler settings.
You will need to identify the media-type you will be
using from within this utility as well, and make any
other appropriate selections that match your setup
(for 100Mbs cards, choose MII as your media-type).
Additionally, before using IBM's Peer to Peer Client
software for the first time, you must click on the
'NetBIOS' radio button and configure it, too.
Please consult your OS/2 documentation for further information.
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Miscellaneous:
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The format of the procotocol.ini file is as follows:
[SMC9000_nif]
DriverName = "SMC9X$"
Transceiver = "10BaseT"
NetworkAddress = "02-00-00-12-34-56"
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.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.