E Z W O R K S
This file explains the EZWORKS Network Adapter Installation Utility. This
utility is an upgrade/replacement for the NICSETUP utility found in previous
EtherWORKS 3 software kits.
If you do not have mouse, you can alternatively use the TAB key to move and
the SPACE BAR to select. For Comboboxes(boxes with an arrow pointing downward)
use the UP or DOWN arrow to select. To get help on a particular Network
Operating System (NOS) click/select the HELP button in the upper right hand
corner of the screen. Clicking on any item will produce an explanation of
that item in the "Information Box" at the bottom of the screen. Hit ESCape
to exit from any window.
Select the "TOOLS" menu option to access:
Change/View - Change permanent EtherWORKS 3 settings stored in your
Permanent Settings adapter's EEPROM. Once modified your system needs to
be powered off for the changes to take effect.
Diagnostics - Run comprehensive diagnostics on your Digital
Network Adapter.
Remote Boot - Change EtherWORKS 3 Remote Boot settings for a
Settings Remote Boot ROM that is presently installed on
your EtherWORKS 3 adapter. Configuration options
include:
o Enabling of the ROM to boot upon powerup.
o Time interval between Remote Boot attempts.
o Remote Boot protocol.
The EZWORKS utility is ready to do a complete Novell VLM Client
installation in less than 1 minute! Just simply click on the [ OK ] button
when first bringing up the utility. Once the utility indicates the
installation was successful. Remove your installation diskette and reboot
to connect to your Novell Server. This can also be accomplished via the
command line switch /novell bypassing the EZWORKS menu. See the section
(below) describing command line switches for a full explanation.
The EZWORKS utility also provides support for DOS Startup Menus. If
your system is configured to use DOS Startup Menu's and you wish your Novell
Client to be started from a particular menu item. Simply click on "Select
DOS Menu" and select a menu item from the Combobox list directly below it.
From the HELP menu select:
Utility - Explanation of the utility(taken from this file).
Release Notes - Release notes for the current software kit.
Latest Drivers - For a complete list of resources from which
to obtain the latest driver updates.
About - Current version of the utility.
Command Line Switches:
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EZWORKS also allows changing EtherWORKS 3 settings via command line switches.
The following is a full description of the switches.
1. The EZWORKS command line feature is supported on systems containing
only a single EtherWORKS 3 board.
2. Command line switches are not case sensitive and do not have to appear
in any particular order. Spaces between switches will be ignored.
All switch fields must appear exactly as shown in the COMMAND FORMAT
section. No spaces are allowed before or after the '=' sign. Truncation
of switch names is not allowed.
3. If the /iobase=EISA switch is used to change the EtherWORKS 3 board to
EISA mode, or the EtherWORKS 3 card is hard strapped, the iobase address
stored permanently in EEPROM will be changed. However the currently
selected (temporary) iobase address will not be changed.
If the /temporary switch is present, EZWORKS will return an
'invalid iobase' error.
4. If the board is 'busy' (or 'active') due to a EtherWORKS 3 device driver
being loaded, the user specified settings will affect ONLY the
permanently stored EEPROM settings, unless the /override switch is used.
If the /temporary switch is present without also providing the /override
switch, EZWORKS will return a 'board is busy' error.
5. If the /temporary switch is present, any unspecified parameter values
will be read from the EtherWORKS 3 current (temporary) settings,
otherwise, the parameter values will be read from the EEPROM.
6. EtherWORKS 3 (temporary) settings and/or EEPROM permanent settings will
be updated only if no errors are detected by EZWORKS.
Command Format
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EZWORKS [/?, /HELP] [/iobase=www] [/membase=xxxx] [/memmode=yy]
[/irq=zz] [/display] [/temporary] [/override] [/default]
[/remote=(enable,disable)] [/protocol=(mop,rpl,rpl/19h)]
[/run_diag, [loopback] [/novell] [/frametype] [/status]
[/isabus=(8bit, 16bit)] [fastbus=(enabled,disabled)]
Command Line Switches
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/? or /help
When the /? or /help switch is included in the command line, EZWORKS
will display simple help text, and all other switches will be
ignored. No parameters will be modified.
/iobase=www
'www' must be a HEX value between 100 to 3C0, aligned to an increment of 20,
or 'EISA'.
When the /iobase switch is included in the command line, EZWORKS will
change the EtherWORKS 3 permanent EEPROM and current settings to the
specified iobase value.
/membase=xxxx
'xxxx' is a valid HEX format segment address in Extended Memory ranging from
A000 to FF80. This setting must comply with the memory mode(2K, 32K, 64K )
setting.
When the /membase switch is included in the command line, EZWORKS will
change the EtherWORKS 3 EEPROM/register MEMBASE field to the specified
value.
/memmode=yy
'yy' is a decimal value, only 0, 2, 32 and 64 are valid. 0 will set the
EtherWORKS 3 to IO only mode. The memory base address will then be set to
0. Any of the other remaining values will not affect the memory base, but
both the memory base and memory mode settings will be checked so see if
they will be compatible with each other (e.g. the memory base address D0800h
is not compatible with the memory mode 64K)
When the /memmode switch is included in the command line, EZWORKS will
change the EtherWORKS 3 permanent EEPROM and current register settings to
reflect the specified memory mode. The /memmode switch by itself does not
change the memory address of the EtherWORKS 3 card.
/irq=zz
'zz' is a decimal value: 5, 10, 11 or 15
When the the /irq switch is included in the command line, EZWORKS will
change the EtherWORKS 3 permanent EEPROM and current register settings to
the specified IRQ value.
/nodisplay
When the /nodisplay switch is not included on the command line, EZWORKS
will output any error codes, error messages or current settings to the
standard output device. When /nodisplay is included on the command line,
EZWORKS will execute commands without displaying any message.
/temporary
When the /temporary switch is not included on the command line, EZWORKS
will update both the permanent EEPROM and current register settings
according to the user specified values. When /temporary is included on
the command line, the user specified switches will affect ONLY the current
EtherWORKS 3 register settings. If your PC is cold booted or RESET, the
register value will be reset to the non-volatile values stored in EEPROM.
/override
When the /override switch is not included on the command line, EZWORKS
will not change the registers if the board is detected as 'busy'. When the
/override switch is included on the command line, the 'busy' status will
be ignored, and the registers will be changed to the value(s) specified.
/default
When the /default switch is included in the command line, EZWORKS will
write the following values to the EtherWORKS 3 EEPROM:
iobase=300
memmode=2k
membase=d000
irq=5
fastbus=disabled
isabus=16bit
/remote=(enable, disable)
When the /remote switch is included on the command line, EZWORKS will
change the EtherWORKS 3 remote boot setting to ENABLE or DISABLE according
to the value specified by the user.
/protocol=(mop,rpl,rpl_19h)
When the /protocol switch is included in the command line, EZWORKS will
modify the remote boot protocol to the user specified value.
/run_diag
When the /run_diag switch is included in the command line, EZWORKS will
execute diagnostics and display the results.
/loopback
When the /loopback switch is included in the command line EZWORKS will
prompt the EZWORKS diagnostic utility to perform the diagnostics including
the external loopback test. Make sure the proper loopback terminator is
installed.
/novell
This switch allows a user to do a complete Novell DOS VLM client install.
The files are copied to the directory C:\NWCLIENT. If that directory does
not exist it is created. Also the command "lastdrive = Z" is added to
CONFIG.SYS and a call to STARTNET.BAT is added to AUTOEXEC.BAT. The frame
type defaults to 802.2 unless otherwise specified using one of the
following switches:
/frametype=ethernet_802_2
/frametype=ethernet_802_3
/frametype=ethernet_ii
/frametype=ethernet_snap
/fastbus
This switch allows a user to enable or disable the fastbus setting. The
default is DISABLED and should be used for *MOST* configurations. It may
be necessary to ENABLE this option for older 80286 systems that deviate
from the normal 8.33mhz Isa Bus Speed.
/isabus
This switch allows a user to change the ISA Bus Transfer rate to either
8 bit or 16 bit. 16 bit is the default setting. It should be used whenever
possible to provide maximum adapter performance.
/status
This switch allows you to view your EtherWORKS 3 adapter's current card
settings.
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.