D-Link Support Publishing \NETWARE\DOSODI.TXT November 1996 D-Link PCI Family Ethernet Adapter Installation for the Netware DOS ODI Driver Contents ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ Introduction Requirements Minimum Skill Level Compatibility List Getting Started Introduction ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ The ODI driver program allows you to run multiple protocol stacks and install up to two network adapters in a workstation. This ODI driver supports the Port, Node Address, Protocol and Frame options for creating your own NET.CFG file. For more information on these keywords, please refer to Novell's "NetWare ODI shell for DOS - NET.CFG options". This installation assumes that the adapter is working properly. Getting Started will describe the installation instructions. Requirements ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ A PCI compatible computer An ODI compatible network operating system A PCI Family Series Adapter A knowledge of basic DOS commands and editing text files Minimum Skill Level ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ 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 Compatibility List ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ Any PCI Family Ethernet Adapter For a Motherboard compatibility list please consult your local D-Link Branch Office Getting Started ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ There are two methods, manual installation (for NW 3.11 wks) and Novell Client install (for NW 3.12 & 4.x) Manual Installation ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ Copy the DLKPCI.COM file from this diskette into the Netware client directory containing Novell's LSL.COM, IPXODI.COM and NETx.COM files. Follow Novell's instructions on using ODI programs. You can substitute the DLKPCI.COM whenever a reference is made to the Hardware Specific Module. A typical ODI workstation startup batch file includes: >LSL ; Link Support Layer Module provided by Novell >DLKPCI ; Hardware Specific Module >IPXODI ; IPX Protocol Stack Module provided by Novell >NETx ; DOS Shell Support Module provided by Novell >LOGIN Novell Client Installation ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ Run the NetWare Client Install v1.21 - Get the Client disks from the network administrator A message appears on the screen asking you whether or not you want the program to perform modifications on your AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files. Answer "Yes". The program then modifies your AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files accordingly and creates backup copies. The following message appears: - Install support for MS Windows? (Y/N): Answer accordingly and provide a path if necessary. The program displays the following: - Configure your workstation for backup by a NetWare server running software such as SBACKUP? (Y/N): No Answer accordingly and provide a path if necessary. Select a driver for your network board. From the driver list, select "Other Drivers". Go to the Insert the Driver Disk dialog box and specify the path where the ODI driver and INS files reside. For example: C:\ODI.DOS. Press Enter and select the target ODI driver. Specify the driver's optional settings. Press F10 to save to new configuration. Highlight "Install press here" and press <Enter> to install. The program copies the necessary files for NetWare Client. Continue the installation procedure to completion. Upon completion, a new NET.CFG file will be created in your DOS directory. Typically, this file contains the following lines: Link Driver DLKPCI FRAME Ethernet_802.3 FRAME Ethernet_802.2 : An ordinary startnet.bat for the ODI workstation performs the following: SET NWLANGUAGE=ENGLISH -- Set NetWare 4.X to English language LSL -- Link Support Layer Module provided by Novell DLKPCI -- Hardware Specific Module IPXODI -- IPX Protocol Stack Module provided by Novell VLM -- DOS Support Module provided by Novell F: -- Change to connected device LOGIN .ADMIN -- Login to file server as user ADMIN Run STARTNET to access the Novell network.Download Driver Pack
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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.
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