1. 10BT2-N.exe Driver
2. HELP_ME.TXT File Contents

HELP_ME.TXT Driver File Contents (10BT2-N.exe)

Technical Support Questions

Below are the most asked questions regarding the Ethernet 
PCMCIA card.  See if your question is listed here before seeking further
technical support.

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I can enable the card, then load ODI and IPX, but I cannot locate my Novell
NetWare server.
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Tip 1.  Make sure the NET.CFG setting for INT matches the IRQ settings for the
PCMCIA set up.

Use supplied CARDWIZARD to see which IRQ setting the card has been allocated
if you did not specify them explicitly. The IRQ is not tested until you run
NETX or VLM.

If you complete the installation program, your NET.CFG file will automatically
be updated.

Tip 2.  Check that the Frame type used by the workstation is the same as that
used by the server.
The NET.CFG may have an additional line with:
    Protocol IPX EO Frame Ethernet_802.2
or
    Protocol IPX O Frame Ethernet_802.3
This will force the IPX protocol to use those frames type.
If you do not have these lines the IPX protocol will use the first frame type
entry in the NET.CFG.
To check which frame type your server is using, bring up the server
MONITOR.NLM and view the
"LAN Information" option.
Always ensure the server and workstation frame types are the same so they can
communicate
properly.

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I can enable the card, then load ODI, IPX and VLM or NETX, but I cannot
locate the drive to my Novell NetWare server.
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Look into your CONFIG.SYS file for the "LASTDRIVE=" setting.

If using NETX, the network drive will be on the drive letter after the
LASTDRIVE setting.  For example, if LASTDRIVE=M your server will be on drive
letter "N".

Having LASTDRIVE set to 'Z' is not valid.  You will not be able to access a
network drive.  If LASTDRIVE is not specified DOS defaults to LASTDRIVE=E.

If you are using PCMCIA software in your CONFIG.SYS you may have drivers for
PCMCIA hard disks and PCMCIA memory cards.  These may be called
    ATADRV.EXE
    MEMDRV.EXE
These will occupy a drive letter each.  If you do not use a PCMCIA disk you
should delete these files.  This will save you PC memory and set up your
network drive correctly.

To confirm the drives for your network run the Microsoft supplied program
MSD.EXE and look at the drives option.

This will tell you which drives are floppy, hard disks or remote drives.  The
first remote drive is your network server drive.
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When I try to load the ODI driver I get one of the following error messages

NE2ODI-DOS-54: The board did not respond to the initialisation command.
    or
NE2ODI-DOS-54: RAM failure.
    and / or
NE2ODI-DOS-54: The adapter did not initialise.  NE2ODI did not load.
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If using the supplied NE2ODI.COM driver, make sure the NET.CFG has a

   'Link Driver NE2ODI'

section with the Port ant Int settings. If using an NE2000.COM driver the Link
Driver section will be called 'NE2000'.

Check the Port ant Int settings in the NET.CFG match the settings used to
enable the PCMCIA card.


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When I try to load the NDIS driver from the CONFIG.SYS, or by using ODI
.BAT, I get one of the following error messages

     \DEV\MS2000$ Error : Hardware does not respond.
     or
     MAC0024: NE2000 adapter not found at specified address.
     MAC0022: Driver initialisation failed.
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This means that the NDIS driver could not find the Ethernet PCMCIA card
at the address specified by the "IOBASE=" line in the PROTCOL.INI file.

This may mean that the PCMCIA card has not been enabled at all (check with the 
CARDWIZARD program) or that the "IOBASE"
setting does not match the PCMCIA IO setting for the card.

If the settings match correctly you may be experiencing an interrupt conflict.
Try changing the IRQ setting for the Ethernet PCMCIA card.
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NET START reports "The command completed successfully" but when I run Windows
I get an error message which starts

     Your network adapter NE2CLONE is not working properly

followed by another message box which starts

    Networking functionality will not be available
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This means that the NDIS driver could not find the Ethernet PCMCIA card
at the address specified by the "IOBASE=" line in the PROTCOL.INI file. See
the solution to Question 4.
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My computer has lots of PCMCIA software in the CONFIG.SYS and/or
AUTOEXEC.BAT.  Do I need it all?
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If you are only using the Ethernet PCMCIA card then you do not need all
the PCMCIA software, just use EIGERSC.EXE.  This will save you about 60 KBytes of
conventional memory.

If you intend to do hot-swapping of PCMCIA cards, or you are using multiple
cards, then the PCMCIA software is almost essential.

See the README.TXT file on the drivers disk to see which PCMCIA files on you
PC perform which function.
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Can I use the card with any network and any operating system?  Can it work
with UNIX and Windows NT?
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The card will work with any network operating system that uses NDIS, ODI or
packet drivers.  As the card is 100% NE2000 compatible it will be able to use
any standard network drivers for an NE2000 card.

For details of UNIX and Windows NT support please read the PROBLEMS.TXT.
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Can I pull out the Ethernet card while I am on the network and reconnect to a
server when I re-insert the card?
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If you pull out your network card when you are connected to your server you
will not be able to reconnect without restarting the network log on sequence.

This is because current networking operating systems were designed for fixed cards, not with the 
plug-and-play philosophy of PCMCIA in mind.