NDIS Driver Installation Guide for LANtastic 6.0
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Introduction
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This document describes the procedure to setup NDIS 2.01 driver on
LANtastic 6.0 operating system for AF-680 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet
PC Card.
These drivers conform to the Network Driver Interface Specification
(NDIS 2.01) defined by Microsoft/3Com.
The AF-680 Fast Ethernet PC Card is a NE2000 compatible card which
means that any NE2000 driver should work. Most important, you must
enable the PC Card interface before you start the network driver.
Location of Driver: \NDIS2\Dos\AF680.DOS
Installation Procedure
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The installation procedure will transfer files to a specific
directory on the workstation and modify existing configuration files
to fit your specific needs. The installation utility INSTALL.EXE is
located on LANtastic Network Software Disk 1. Run INSTALL.EXE from
Disk 1 and the LANtastic Install program screen will appear. You
must complete each of the questions. These options are specific to
your needs.
Before beginning, you must install Card Services release 2.10 or above.
1. Prompt you to enter a unique Computer Name.
2. Ask you to select the drive that you want LANtastic to be installed
on. The default is Drive C:.
3. Ask you to specify a directory where you want the LANtastic files to
be installed. The default is \LANTASTI.
4. Ask you if you want to Share your Computers Drives or Printers.
5. Ask you to select the Maximum Number of Connected Computers.
6. Prompt you to select any other LANtastic features that you may want
to install.
7. A summary screen of the options you will appear. If it looks correct
continue with the installation.
8. Prompt you to select a network adapter to run your LANtastic software
ON. From the list of adapters, select "NDIS SUPPORT FOR NETWORK
ADAPTERS".
9. Ask you to insert the manufacturers driver diskette containing the
driver files. Insert the AF-680 Fast Ethernet driver disk into
drive A: and specify the source path for driver files as A:\NDIS2\Dos .
10. Ask you if you want to Set Up Permanent Drive or Printer Connections.
11. Another summary screen of the options will appear. If this looks
correct then select Perform the Installation and LANtastic will
now install the files.
12. Before restart your system,add Enabler program and modify CONFIG.SYS
if you are using any memory management (EMM386, QEMM etc.).
you must exclude a block memory space for PC card as sample file.
For example:
DEVICE=emm386.exe Noems X=D000~D3FF.
DEVICE=C:\LANMAN.DOS\DRIVERS\ETHERNET\AF680\EN680.EXE
13. When complete the installation, then reboot your system.
--- Sample CONFIG.SYS file ---
:
DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS
DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE NOEMS X=D000-D3FF
DEVICE=C:\LANTASTI\EN680.EXE
DEVICE=C:\LANTASTI\PROTMAN.DOS /I:C:\LANTASTI
DEVICE=C:\LANTASTI\AF680.DOS
:
--- Sample PROTOCOL.INI file ---
[PROTMAN]
DRIVERNAME = PROTMAN$
DYNAMIC = YES
[AF680_NIF]
DRIVERNAME = AF680$
:
--- Sample STARTNET.BAT file ---
@echo off
rem LANtastic Version 6.00 installed 95/05/23 14:11:21
rem (for Windows)
C:
cd C:\LANTASTI
SET LAN_CFG=C:\LANTASTI
rem If LANtastic is disabled, skip everything.
IF EXIST DISABLED GOTO :STARTNET_DONE
@echo ===== Begin LANtastic configuration =====
PATH C:\LANTASTI;C:\LANTASTI\NW;%PATH%
SET LAN_DIR=C:\LANTASTI.NET
SET NWDBPATH=C:\LANTASTI\NW
rem Please obtain the NETBEUI.EXE program from Microsoft
LOADHIGH NETBEUI
LOADHIGH AI-NDIS BIND_TO=AF680_NIF
AILANBIO @STARTNET.CFG
REDIR TEST @STARTNET.CFG
IF EXIST NOSHARE GOTO :NOSHARE
SERVER C:\LANTASTI.NET @STARTNET.CFG
NET LOGIN \\TEST
GOTO :CONTINUE
:NOSHARE
@echo LANtastic server was installed but turned off.
:CONTINUE
rem If CONNECT.BAT exists, run it to set up connections.
IF EXIST CONNECT.BAT GOTO :CONNECT
rem Otherwise set up connections specified during install.
NET LPT TIMEOUT 10
GOTO :CONNECT_DONE
:CONNECT
@echo Setting up LANtastic connections from CONNECT.BAT
rem Build CONNECT.BAT like this: "NET SHOW/BATCH >
C:\LANTASTI\CONNECT.BAT"
rem (or run the batch file SETNET.BAT)
call CONNECT.BAT
:CONNECT_DONE
NET POSTBOX
@echo ===== End LANtastic configuration =====
:STARTNET_DONE
cd \
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.