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A. Software Requirements:
o MS-DOS 5.0 or later with PATHWORKS for DOS Version 4.1.
B. Installation with PATHWORKS for DOS Version 4.1
NOTE: The Pathworks scheduler (SCHK) must be started with the
switch /N. If /N is not used, initialization may fail with the
following message:
"No NIS Interrupt Activity. Maybe NI_IRQ set wrong or cable not
attached or hardware/DLL broken"
a. Automatic Installation for DOS Pathworks Using the Netsetup
Utility:
If you install PATHWORKS for the first time or update it using
installation program NETSETUP respond to the following prompts
as shown
a) Select your desired choices for
Type of configuration
Destination Drive (boot device)
LK250 Keyboard setup information.
b) Select <Ethernet> network adapter type.
c) Select <Other NDIS> Ethernet adapter.
d) For full DRIVE:\PATH\FILENAME for NDIS driver, enter
A:\NDIS2\DC21X4.DOS
e) For full DRIVE:\PATH\ for the PROTOCOL.INI stub, enter
A:\NDIS2
The files are copied from this installation kit to its
directory.
NOTE: If PATHWORKS is updated using the NETSETUP installation
program, it is suggested to copy your old copy of the
CONFIG.SYS and PROTOCOL.INI files before starting NETSETUP
b. Manual installation for DOS Pathworks
a) Copy the DC21X4.DOS file from this installation kit
to the PATHWORKS directory. For example:
C:\DECNET> copy A:\NDIS2\DC21X4.DOS
b) Add the following line to your CONFIG.SYS to load the
driver:
DEVICE=<drive>:\DECNET\DC21X4.DOS
c) Modify your PROTOCOL.INI file using any DOS Editor by
appending the PROTOCOL.INI stub (included with this kit) to
the end of your old PROTOCOL.INI file. The stub contains
the following information:
[DC21X4.DOS]
DRIVERNAME=DC21X4$
d) Modify the DATALINK and IPX4MAC sections of your
PROTOCOL.INI file.
Change the value of the BINDINGS keyword
from BINDINGS = driverlabel
to BINDINGS = DC21X4.DOS
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.