DEC PATHWORKS installation with NE2000 Compatible NDIS driver
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For
EtherPair/EtherCoax Family LAN Adapter Drivers
For Use in DEC Pathworks Environment
1. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
a. Insert the DEC PathWorks Client Setup diskette #1 into your
diskette drive (A: or B:)
b. type Netsetup at A:> or B: prompt, then press Enter to startup menu.
c. Unless you have an LK250 keyboard, Select "NO".
d. Select the DECNET transport option and press Enter.
e. Insert the DNET TRNSPRT diskette #1 into the diskette drive(A: or B:).
f. Specify the destination drive letter (C or D)
g. Are you creating an initial workstation diskette? Select "NO".
h. Type in the node name and address(i.e node number). Press Enter.
i. Type in the server node name and address(i.e node number), Press Enter.
j. Select "Ethernet" when prompt "Select the network adapter type":
k. Select "(Other NDIS)" when prompt "Select the network adapter":
l. Enter full DRIVER:\PATH\FILENAME for NDIS driver:
A:\ or B:\MSLANMAN.DOS\DRIVERS\ETHNE\ACCNE\ETHNE.DOS
Located at driver program diskette.
m. Enter full DRIVER:\PATH\ for the PROTOCOL.INI file:
A:\or B:\MSLANMAN.DOS\DRIVERS\ETHNE\ACCNE\
n. If they are all accurate, Select "WRITE KEY DISK" to start installation.
When prompt to copy files ETHNE.DOS and PROTOCOL.INI , Please insert
driver program diskette to diskette drive
(A: or B: drive dependent on path at step l. and m.)
o. Follow the prompts till completion.
p. At the Configuration screen, press F10 to exit to C:\
q. Using text editor to edit PROTOCOL.INI at DECNET sub-directory
Remove the semicolon (;) from the statement "NI_IRQ = 5"
under [DATALINK], Then check if the irq value in
the new [ETHNE.DOS] IRQ statement(maybe omitted) matches the NI_IRQ value
in the [DATALINK] statement and Adapter IRQ value when set.
Sample configuration files:
2. CONFIG.SYS
shell=c:\command.com /P /E:526
device=c:\decnet\hiMEM.sys
device=C:\dos\EMM386.EXE ram 1024
dos=high, UMB
devicehigh=c:\decnet\protman.sys /I:D:\DECNET
devicehigh=c:\decnet\ethne.dos
rem device=c:\decnet\nddrv.sys
rem device=c:\decnet\npdrv.sys
FILES=50
BUFFERS=50
LASTDRIVE=v
STACKS=9,256
3. PROTOCOL.INI file for Pathwork v 4.1
; PROTOCOL.INI file create by DNETOMO.V41 V4.1.060
; via DNETWIK.V41 V4.1.047
[protocol manager]
DRIVERNAME = PROTMAN$
[IPX4MAC]
DRIVER = IPX$MAC
BINDINGS = ETHNE.DOS
[DATALINK]
DRIVERNAME = DLL$MAC
LG_BUFFERS = 16
SM_BUFFERS = 6
OUTSTANDING = 32
HEURISTICS = 0
BINDINGS = ETHNE.DOS
;Specify IRQ level used by workstations network adapter
NI_IRQ = 3
[ETHNE.DOS]
; PROTOCOL.INI for NE2000 Compatible Ethernet adapter
drivername = ETHNE$
; irq = NI_IRQ = Adapter IRQ Setting
irq = 3
iobase = 0x300
; End of this sample file
4. AUTOEXEC.BAT
echo off
break on
cls
prompt $p$g
REM Insert any keyboard internationalization and character set information here.
if not exist \decnet\STARTNET.BAT goto nostartup
call \decnet\STARTNET
goto end
:nostartup
echo ** WARNING ** STARTNET.BAT file not found. Network functions not performed
:end
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.