SMC EZ Card 10/100 (SMC1255FTX-SC)
NDIS/2 Driver For OS/2 LAN Server Installation
Contents:
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(A) OS/2 LAN Server 3.0 Installation
(B) OS/2 LAN Server 4.0 Installation
(C) OS/2 LAN Server 4.0 Installation (Multiple LAN Adapters)
(D) IBM LAN Services v4.x Installation and Configuration
(A) OS/2 LAN Server 3.0 Installation
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1. Copy SMC1255.OS2 and SMC1255.NIF files from your Driver disk
(X:\NDIS2\OS2) to C:\IBMCOM\MACS.
Notice: X: means the Floppy drive or CD-ROM drive,
such as: A:, or E: etc.
2. Double Click the OS/2 LAN Service icon.
3. Select "Installation and configuration." The IBM logo should
appear on screen.
4. Click <OK>.
5. Select <Advance> and press <Enter>.
6. Select "Install or Configure this Workstation."
7. Select server type, adding a server or domain controller.
The "install or remove" selections should appear.
8. Select "Configure a component."
9. Click the "Configure" button.
10. Select "Configure workstation."
11. Select "SMC EZ Card 10/100 (SMC1255FTX-SC)"
when prompted to identify you Network Adapter, then click
the <Add> button.
12. Select "802.2" from the list and click the <Add> button.
13. Select IBM NETBIOS from the list and click the <Add> button.
14. Select <OK> to confirm all selections.
15. Follow screen instructions to complete the process, selecting <OK> to
accept default selections.
16. Continue pressing <OK> until your screen prompts you to backup the old
CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT and create a new CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT.
Also select <OK> to confirm this.
17. Installation is complete now. Reset your PC by turning it off and on.
(B) OS/2 LAN Server 4.0 Installation
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1. In the OS/2 desktop, double click the MPTS (Multi-Protocol
Transport Service) icon. The IBM logo should appear on
screen.
2. Click the <OK> button.
3. Click the <Configure> button.
4. Select the "LAN adapters and protocols" item, then click the
<Configure> button.
5. Click the <Other adapters...> button.
6. Insert the Driver Diskette, then enter the driver path like
X:\NDIS2\OS2
Notice: X: means the Floppy drive or CD-ROM drive,
such as: A:, or E: etc.
and click the <OK> button
7. Select "SMC EZ Card 10/100 (SMC1255FTX-SC)" from
the Network Adapters list when prompted to identify you
Network Adapter. Then click the <Add> button.
8. Select "IBM 802.2" from the Protocols list and click the
<Add> button.
9. Select "IBM OS2 NETBIOS" from the Protocols list and click
the <Add> button.
10. Select "IBM NetWare Requester Support" from the Protocols
list and click the <Add> button if you need to log onto a
NetWare server.
11. Select <OK> to confirm all selections.
12. Click the <Close> button in the Configure window.
13. Click the <Exit> button in the MPTS window.
14. Click the <Exit> button, then your screen will prompt you to backup
the old CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT and create a new CONFIG.SYS
and AUTOEXEC.BAT. Select <OK> to confirm this.
15. Installation is complete now. Reset your PC by turning it off and on.
(C) OS/2 LAN Server 4.0 Installation (Multiple LAN Adapters)
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For multiple adapters installation, you must do the following:
a. configure <LAN Services>
b. configure <MPTS>
a. Configure <LAN Services>
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1. From the OS/2 desktop, click <LAN Services>.
2. In the LAN Services windows,
double click <OS/2 LAN Services Installation/Configuratin>.
3. Click <OK> when the IBM logo appears.
4. In the "Basic or Advanced Installation/Configuration" dialog box,
click <Advanced>.
5. Select "Install or configure this workstation" in the
"Installation Tasks" dialog box, and click <OK>.
6. Select Server Type (like, Domain controller) then click <OK>.
7. Select "Configure a component" from the
"Installation and Configuration" dialog box, and click <OK>.
8. Select "LAN Services Adapters" from the "Configure" dialog
box, and click <Configure...>.
9. Select the LAN adapters to be used by LAN Services
(for 2 adapters, select Adapter 0, Adapter 1) and click <OK>.
10. Assign the NETBIOS Resources like Sessions, Commands & Names
(you can use the default value) and click <OK> for the
different adapters.
11. Click <OK> in the "Configure" dialog box.
12. Select "Apply the changes" and click <OK> in the
"Installation and Configuration" dialog box.
13. Follow screen instructions to complete installation.
14. Shut down and reboot the machine.
b. Configure <MPTS>
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If you have more than one adapter, you need to configure each
of them for different Slots by clicking <Edit> in "Configure"
windows.
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* NOTE!! *
* *
* Each slot represents a PCI adapter index value for one *
* installed adapter assigned by the PCI BIOS. *
* For example, if the 1st slot is assigned slot=1, then the *
* next slot will be assigned slot=2, the third slot=3, and so *
* forth until the last slot *
* *
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(D) IBM LAN Services v4.x Installation and Configuration
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D.1 Installation Procedure
Note:
. If IBM LAN Services has not been installed on your PC and
you want to install the driver during the new installation
of IBM LAN Services, please follow the steps in section(1).
. If IBM LAN Services has been installed properly on your
PC, please follow the steps in section (2).
(1) Installing Driver during installation of IBM LAN Services
Note: Due to a problem with the DOS LAN Services Installation
Utility, you need to strictly complete the following steps in
order to install the driver properly.
1. On IBM DOS LAN Services (DLS) Diskette 1, make a directory
off the root directory called NDIS2. Then make a directory
off the NDIS2 directory called DOS. As a result, There is
such a directory tree as "X:\NDIS2\DOS", which is same as
the NDIS2 DOS driver directory tree on the SMC Driver Disk.
Notice: X: means the Floppy drive or CD-ROM drive,
such as: A:, or E: etc.
2. Copy the file SMC1255.DOS (from the \NDIS2\DOS directory of
the SMC Driver Disk) into this new directory
(\NDIS2\DOS on IBM DOS LAN Services Diskette 1).
3. Run INSTALL.EXE to install IBM LAN Services.
4. Follow the screen prompts.
5. When presented with a network adapter list, select
"Network card not shown in list below...". Press <ENTER>.
6. When prompted for the location of the OEMSETUP.INF file,
insert the SMC Driver Disk and enter the path:
"X:\NDIS2\DOS". Press <ENTER>.
Notice: X: means the Floppy drive or CD-ROM drive,
such as: A:, or E: etc.
7. The program then displays the adapter name:
"SMC EZ Card 10/100 (SMC1255FTX-SC)". Press
<ENTER> to confirm.
8. Then you will be asked for the DOS LAN Services Disk 1,
Press <ENTER>.
9. Enter your machine name, user name and domain name.
10. If all the options are correct, select "The listed options
are correct." and press <ENTER> to continue.
11. Accept the defaults on the current screen, select "The
listed options are correct." and then press <ENTER>.
12. Set the Slot or Media if needed. We resommend accepting
the default setting. Then select "The Listed options are
correct." and press <ENTER>.
13. Now the NDIS2 driver is installed properly. Follow the
prompts to complete the installation and restart your
computer for changes to take effect.
(2) Installing Driver (general procedure)
1. Insert the Driver Disk into the PC's floppy drive.
2. Change to the LAN Services directory, e.g. C:\NET.
3. Run INSTALL.EXE (The setup/configuration program of LAN
Services).
4. If all the options are correct, select "The listed options
are correct." and then press <ENTER> to continue.
5. Select "Network card" field and then press <ENTER> to
install driver.
6. Select "Add driver for network card" and press <ENTER>.
7. From the Network card field, select "Network card not
shown in list below...". Press <ENTER>.
8. In the text box provided, type the path:"X:\NDIS2\DOS".
Press <ENTER>.
Notice: X: means the Floppy drive or CD-ROM drive,
such as: A:, or E: etc.
9. The program then displays the driver name:
"SMC EZ Card 10/100 (SMC1255FTX-SC)". Press
<ENTER> to confirm.
10. If the driver configuration is correct, select
"Driver Configuration is correct." and press <ENTER>.
11. If all the options are correct, select "The listed options
are correct." and then press <ENTER> to continue.
12. Then LAN Services will ask for the DOS LAN Services Disk 1
, In the text box provided, type the path:"X:\NDIS2\DOS".
Press <ENTER>.
Notice: X: means the Floppy drive or CD-ROM drive,
such as: A:, or E: etc.
13. Press <ENTER> to reboot PC in order to make driver take
effect.
D.2 Configuration Procedure
Default: The default Media Type will always be "AUTO".
If a different Media Type setting is desired, please
follow the instructions below:
1. Change to the LAN Services directory, e.g. C:\NET.
2. Run INSTALL.EXE (The setup/configuration program of LAN
Services).
3. If all the options are correct, select "The listed options
are correct." and then press <ENTER> to continue.
4. Select "Network card" field and then press <ENTER>.
5. Select "Edit settings for network card driver." and press
<ENTER>.
6. Select "Media Type" field and press <ENTER>.
7. Select the desired setting and press <ENTER>.
8. If all the settings of the network card is correct, select
"Driver Configuration is correct." and press <ENTER>.
9. If all the options are correct, select "The listed options
are correct." and then press <ENTER> to continue.
10. Press <ENTER> to reboot PC in order to make change take
effect.
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.
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