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NETWARE REQUESTER FOR OS/2 CLIENT INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
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The \NOVELL\OS2ODI subdirectory on your distribution diskette contains the
following files:
README.TXT - This file which contains two sections:
1. INSTALLING THE NETWARE REQUESTER FOR OS/2 CLIENT DRIVER
2. SUPPORTED NET.CFG PARAMETERS
DEPCA.SYS - Novell NetWare Requester for OS/2 client driver for the
Digital EtherWORKS 2 (DEPCA) family of adapters
NET.CFG - Sample ODI driver control and configuration file
***TRADEMARKS***
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Corporation.
Novell, NetWare, and LAN WorkPlace are registered trademarks and NetWare
Loadable Module and NLM are trademarks of Novell, Incorporated.
OS/2 is a registered trademark of International Business Machines
Corporation.
Section 1 INSTALLING THE NETWARE REQUESTER FOR OS/2 CLIENT DRIVER
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This driver follows standard Novell installation procedures for Netware
Requester for OS/2 client drivers.
Perform the following steps to install the NetWare Requester for OS/2
Client Driver:
1. Verify that the Ethernet network interface card (NIC) is properly
configured and installed.
2. Install the Novell NetWare Workstation files to the OS/2 workstation
as described in the chapter "Installing and Configuring the NetWare
Requester for OS/2" from the manual Novell NetWare Requester for OS/2
which was supplied with your NetWare software kit.
3. Enter the following command to copy the Novell NetWare Requester
for OS/2 client driver to the OS/2 workstation:
COPY A:\NOVELL\OS2ODI\DEPCA.SYS C:\NETWARE
Where C: is the OS/2 boot drive.
4. Configure the NET.CFG file for the DEPCA.SYS client driver.
The DEPCA.SYS client driver and the NetWare workstation files use
the NET.CFG file for configuring the driver at load-time. The
\OS2ODI subdirectory provides a sample NET.CFG file to help with
your driver configuration.
a. Enter the following command to copy the sample NET.CFG file
to the same directory as the other driver files:
COPY A:\NOVELL\OS2ODI\NET.CFG C:\NETWARE
b. Edit the NET.CFG file to customize it for your system setup. Refer
to "Novell NetWare Requester for OS/2" Appendix A, "NET.CFG Options",
and Section 3, SUPPORTED NET.CFG PARAMETERS, for more information on
all of the NET.CFG file parameters.
5. Connect your Ethernet controller to your network.
6. To load the Novell NetWare ODI drivers and the ODI client driver, follow
the procedure described in "Novell NetWare Netware Requester For OS/2".
Typically a line is added to CONFIG.SYS:
DEVICE=C:\NETWARE\DEPCA.SYS
NOTE: The Netware ODI drivers support 64KB and 32KB modes on
MicroChannel adapter models DE210-AB and DE212-AB. There
is no support for 16KB mode.
Section 2 SUPPORTED NET.CFG PARAMETERS
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The following parameters are valid under the LINK DRIVER DEPCA heading
in the NET.CFG file. Precede each parameter with a TAB or white space.
Refer to your Novell documentation for more information on editing the
NET.CFG file.
Parameter: FRAME ETHERNET_802.2
Description: Configures the OS/2 client driver to use the ETHERNET_802.2
frame format.
Parameter: FRAME ETHERNET_II
Description: Configures the OS/2 client driver to use the ETHERNET_II
frame format.
Parameter: FRAME ETHERNET_SNAP
Description: Configures the OS/2 client driver to use the ETHERNET_SNAP
frame format.
Parameter: FRAME ETHERNET_802.3
Description: Configures the OS/2 client driver to use the ETHERNET_802.3
frame format.
Following is an example NET.CFG file with the OS/2 ODI client driver
configured for ETHERNET_II frame type.
LINK DRIVER DEPCA ; This line must be included in net.cfg
FRAME ETHERNET_II
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.