VLM Workstation
Novell NetWare* VLM client Installation Notes for Intel's
EtherExpress PRO/100 ISA LAN Adapter
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Location of Driver: \NETWARE\E100ISA.COM
GENERAL INSTALLATION
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1 From the Novell NetWare Workstation for DOS disk, run INSTALL.EXE.
2 Specify the directory on your hard drive where you want to install the
NetWare client software. The default directory is C:\NWCLIENT. You can
specify another directory if you desire.
3 Allow the NetWare Client software installation to automatically update
the CONFIG.SYS and the AUTOEXEC.BAT.
4 Install the NetWare drivers for Windows.* If your workstation has
Windows installed, select yes and specify the path to your Windows
directory.
5 Configure your workstation to use the Novell SBACKUP program.
6 Select a network driver and provide configuration options. The
EtherExpress PRO/100 ISA adapter driver is not included with the
NetWare Client installation software. To install the correct driver
select "OTHER DRIVERS" from the list of adapters in the NetWare Client
installation. You will be prompted to insert the EtherExpress PRO/100
ISA adapter driver disk into drive A: and specify the path as:
A:\NETWARE
7 Select "Intel E100ISA" from the list.
8 Verify the EtherExpress adapter settings are correct, and press
"F10" to continue:
Frame Type = FRAME Ethernet_802.2
Node Address =
Optional 32 Bit Access Enable = USE32BITIO NO
Optional Media Type Setting = MEDIATYPE AUTO
Optional PipeLining Request = RXEARLY OFF
Optional Serial Number =
NOTE: If the frame type is correct for your installation, Intel
recommends using the default settings.
9 This is the final step and the installation program will copy the
appropriate files to your hard drive.
TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS
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1 If workstations cannot login to the file server, try these steps:
- On the file server:
Verify the frame type the file server is using is the same as
the first frame type specified in the NET.CFG on your computer. If
you do not have a NET.CFG or do not specify a frame type, E100ISA.COM
will load 802.2 by default. Also, Verify that IPX is bound to the
loaded frame type at the server.
Here is a list of the default frame types for NetWare servers:
NetWare 2.x 802.3
NetWare 3.11 802.3
NetWare 3.12 802.2
NetWare 4.x 802.2
You can verify what frame types your NetWare file server is using by
typing the command "CONFIG" at your NetWare server console screen.
2 Check for a LASTDRIVE statement in the CONFIG.SYS file. You must
have LASTDRIVE=Z in config.sys when using VLM.
3 Verify that you have FIRST NETWORK DRIVE = F in the NET.CFG file under
the Netware DOS Requester section.
4 Below are sample files for reference:
C:\CONFIG.SYS:
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files=25
buffers=25
lastdrive=Z
C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT:
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@call c:\nwclient\startnet.bat
path=c:\dos
prompt $P$G
C:\NWCLIENT\STARTNET.BAT:
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set nwlanguage=english
c:\nwclient\lsl.com
c:\nwclient\e100isa.com
c:\nwclient\ipxodi.com
c:\nwclient\vlm.exe
C:\NWCLIENT\NET.CFG:
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Link Driver E100ISA
frame ethernet_802.2
use32bitio no
mediatype auto
rxearly off
Netware Dos Requester
first network drive=f
NOTE: NET.CFG is position sensitive, so be careful to indent with
one space or one tab as shown above in the example.
USING E100ISA.COM NET.CFG KEYWORD OPTIONS
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There are several NET.CFG keywords that are supported when loading the
EtherExpress PRO/100 ISA driver. Please see the README file titled
PRO/100 ISA DRIVER KEYWORDS for detailed information.
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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.