Novell DOS ODI Workstation
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** Novell NetWare DOS ODI Workstation Installation **
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I. Special Considerations
II. Files Needed for Installation
III. Installing the AT-2700/2450 DOS ODI driver using the
DOS Requester installation from Novell
IV. Installing the AT-2700/2450 DOS ODI driver manually
V. Removing an Existing Driver
VI. Finding the MAC Address
I. Special Considerations
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NOTE: YOU CANNOT GENERATE THE MONOLITHIC "IPX.COM" FILE
USING "WSGEN" OR "SHGEN" WITH OUR DRIVERS - USE THE
IPXODI DRIVERS INSTEAD.
Any version of NetWare can support an ODI driver.
Configuration of the AT-2700/2450 resources is under PCI
control. For most applications, no setup other than normal
installation of the network software is necessary. To
change port settings, manually view the card's
configuration, or to run Diagnostics, use SETUP utility.
The SETUP utility only runs on DOS. If you do not have
a DOS boot partition on your Windows NT drive, boot DOS
from a floppy disk.
II. Files Needed for Installation
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\DOSODI\NET.CFG
\DOSODI\LSL.COM
\DOSODI\IPXODI.COM
\DOSODI\NETX.COM
\DOSODI\ATNIC.COM DOS ODI client driver
\INFO\DOSODI.TXT This file
III. Installing the DOS ODI driver using the DOS
Requester installation from Novell
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1. Ensure the CONFIG.SYS file has the following lines:
FILES=12
BUFFERS=15
2. Run the Novell DOS Client installation routine.
3. Select the appropriate options for your system such as
altering startup files, Windows support, etc.
4. In the network card driver section, supply the path to the ODI
drivers provided on the CardAssistant diskette:
A:\DOSODI
The AT-2700/2450 should appear in the "Insert the Driver
Disk" menu. Select the driver and press ENTER.
5. Continue installation.
IV. Installing the DOS ODI driver manually
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1. Copy the contents of the DOS directory of the
CardAssistant diskette to a directory you specify,
i.e. C:\NET.
2. Check the NET.CFG file to make sure the first frame type
listed under the LINK DRIVER section matches the frame
type the server is using. If you don't know, go to the
file server console and type CONFIG. This will should the
driver information for the server, including which frame
types are available.
3. Modify your AUTOEXEC.BAT (or batch file that loads the
Novell drivers) to contain the following lines in this
order:
LSL
atnic
IPXODI
NETX (or VLM)
4. When using NETX.EXE, Check the CONFIG.SYS file in the root
directory of drive C: for a LASTDRIVE statement. If there is
none, the first network drive will be F:. Otherwise, the first
network drive will be the next letter after the one
specified by LASTDRIVE. Otherwise, make sure that LASTDRIVE
is set to Z when using VLMs, and that the NET.CFG specifies
the first network driver under the Novell DOS Requester section.
Also, if you have a PCI-1 bus in your system, add
the line BUSTYPE PCI1 to the NET.CFG file, i.e.
LINK DRIVER atnic
BUSTYPE PCI1
Otherwise the driver may not find the card. If you don't
know which bus you have, try loading without the option.
If it loads, you don't need it.
5. Reboot your computer by pressing the reset button, or by
turning the power switch off and on. Do NOT use
<Ctrl>+<Alt>+<Delete>. Some PCI systems do not reset
bus-mastering cards with a warm boot.
SAMPLE CONFIGURATION FILES - ODI
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CONFIG.SYS
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DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS
DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE NOEMS
BUFFERS=30,0
FILES=45
DOS=HIGH,UMB
LASTDRIVE=Z
Note: Set LASTDRIVE=Z only when using VLMs. The Novell
DOS workstation installation will automatically set it
for you. When using NETX, the first network drive is the
next letter after the LASTDRIVE setting in the CONFIG.SYS.
AUTOEXEC.BAT
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PATH C:\DOS
PROMPT $P$G
CD \NET
LH LSL
LH atnic
LH IPXODI
LH NETX
F:
LOGIN SERVER/USERNAME
STARTNET.BAT (DOS Requester - VLMs)
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@ECHO OFF
CD \NWCLIENT
SET NWLANGUAGE=ENGLISH
LH LSL
LH atnic
LH IPXODI
VLM
CD \
NOTE: VLMs automatically load into high memory.
NET.CFG (VLMs)
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LINK DRIVER atnic
FRAME ETHERNET_802.2
NETWARE DOS REQUESTER
FIRST NETWORK DRIVE = F
NET.CFG (NETX)
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LINK DRIVER atnic
FRAME ETHERNET_802.2
V. Removing an existing driver
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To de-install the driver, remove the driver from the
STARTNET.BAT or AUTOEXEC.BAT file, or comment it out,
and reboot.
VI. Finding the MAC Address
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To determine the MAC address assigned to the NIC:
1. Type ATNIC I to interrogate the driver.
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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.