PLANET Support Publishing IBMLAN.TXT January 1996
PLANET ENW-3500-2T PCMCIA Ethernet Card Installation for IBM Lan Support
and Lan Services
Contents
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Introduction
Requirements
Minimum Skill Level
Getting Started
Introduction
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This installation assumes that the PCMCIA drivers are working properly.
Please consult INST_DOS.TXT for help with PCMCIA Drivers.
Getting Started will describe the installation for Lan Support/Servers.
Requirements
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A PCMCIA compatible Laptop
A PCMCIA chipset that is PCIC compatible (Intel, Cirrus, Vadem, and
VLSI) or Databook compatible.
IBM Lan Support 2.0/higher or Lan Services 4.x
A ENW-3500-2T
A knowledge of basic DOS commands and editing text files
Minimum Skill Level
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A knowledge of basic DOS commands
A knowledge of editing text files
A knowledge of DOS basic file structure (CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT)
A knowledge of the network driver configuration being used
Please see Support Options if you are not comfortable will this
skill level
Getting Started
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Installation for IBM Lan Support 2.x (see below for Lan Services 4.x)
Please use Method 1 or 2 for this installation
Method 1 -- Using the .NIF file:
Insert the LAN Support diskette in Drive A.
Run the install program.
A:\> DXMAID [Enter]
The following message then appears:
"Do you have driver diskettes?" [Yes]
Use the Spacebar to switch between "no" and "yes".
After copying LAN Support, specify the drive and path of the
DOS NDIS files.
For example: C:\LSP [Enter]
The installation procedure terminates after copying the
necessary file.
Method 2 -- Modifying the contents of the CONFIG.SYS and
PROTOCOL.INI files after installing other NICs:
Copy the enw35.dos file to the directory where your IBM LAN
Support program resides.
Modify the NDIS device driver statement in the CONFIG.SYS
as follows:
DEVICE = [drive]:\path\ENW35.DOS
Modify the PROTOCOL.INI file as follows:
BINDINGS = ENW35IBM_NIF
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[ENW35IBM_NIF]
DRIVERNAME = ENW35$
IBM LAN Services v4.x installation instructions
Execute the installation program from the IBM DOS LAN SERVICES diskette
Type: >a:\install
From the Network card field, select "Network card not shown in list
below...".
Specify the path for the corresponding oemsetup.inf file of the OEM
driver intended for use. Then, press Enter. The program then displays
the driver name.
Check that the driver configuration is correct.
Complete the installation, restart your system to use the DOS LAN
Services.
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.