WFWNDIS2.TXT file 3Com Corporation 3Com Megahertz LAN + Modem PC Card (3CxEM556 PC Card family) Network Drivers Installation Notes WINDOWS FOR WORKGROUPS v3.11 AND MICROSOFT WINDOWS NETWORKING This document describes how to configure the "3Com Megahertz LAN + 56K Modem PC Card" for use with Windows for Workgroups v3.11 and Microsoft Windows Networking. These procedures are also described in the 3Com Megahertz LAN + 56K Modem PC Card User's Guide, Chapter 3, "Setup for Windows". If you are going to install both the Novell NetWare client and the Microsoft Windows networking client, you must install the Novell NetWare client first. NOTE: The following instructions assume that you have not installed any other network adapter. If you have already been using a network adapter on your computer, some of these instructions may not apply or may produce different results. In this case, please refer to your System Administrator or MIS department for instructions. Before installing the network driver, you will need the following information to use in the setup dialog boxes: - Name of the NT Server domain or Windows 95/WFW 3.11 Workgroup to which you belong. - The latest versions of the Card and Socket Services installed on your machine. Check with your computer manufacturer if you are not sure. You will also need to have the following software components: - Windows for Workgroups v3.11 installation files (either on hard disk, floppy diskettes, or CD). - The Installation Disk #2 that came with your LAN + Modem card. Installing a New Client ----------------------- 1. From Windows, open the Network group. Double click on the Network Setup icon to open the Network Setup dialog box. If networking has not been installed, you will see nothing in the network drivers window. If it looks like networking has been installed, ignore this procedure and use the procedures for "Installing an Additional Client". 2. Click on the Networks icon to open the Networks dialog box. Three radio buttons appear at the left edge of the dialog box which describe the type of network support that Windows offers. If there is the name of another network client listed on the bottom of this window, use the procedures in "Installing an Additional Client". 3. Select Install Microsoft Windows Network and click OK. 4. Click "Drivers" to open the Network Drivers dialog box. 5. Click "Add Adapter" to display a list of possible choices for the adapter. 6. Select "Unlisted" or "Updated Network Adapter" and click OK. 7. At the Install Driver prompt, insert Installation Disk #2 in the floppy drive and click OK. 8. Select the "3Com Megahertz LAN + 56K Modem PC Card" and click OK. You will see the following added to the list of network drivers: 3Com Megahertz LAN + 56K Modem PC Card [NDIS2] 9. Click "Close". When the Network Setup Dialog box reopens, it will show the "3Com Megahertz LAN + 56K Modem PC Card" in the Network Drivers window. Click OK. 10. Supply the information requested in the Microsoft Windows Network Names dialog box. Your MIS department or System Administrator should be able to supply the information you need. When the information is complete, click OK. 11. The installer will request various disks for installation. Reboot the system when you are finished. You will have network access when the system restarts. Refer to your Windows Manual for instructions on using Microsoft Windows Networking. Installing an Additional Client ------------------------------- If there is NetWare (ODI) or other client already installed on your system, follow this procedure: 1. From Windows, open the Network group. Double click on the Network Setup icon to open the Network Setup dialog box. 2. Write down the name of the client listed on the last line of the Networks dialog box. (You will need this name later.) 3. Click "Install Microsoft Windows Network". At the bottom of the window you will see other selections. Click "Other". 4. Find the name of the client you noted in Step 2, select it, and click OK. 5. Click "Drivers" to open the Network Drivers dialog box. 6. Click "Add Adapter" to display a list of possible choices for an adapter. Select "Unlisted" or "Updated Network Adapter" and click OK. 7. At the Install Driver prompt, insert the Installation Disk #2 in the floppy drive and click OK. 8. Select the "3Com Megahertz LAN + 56K Modem PC Card" and click OK. You will see the following added to the list of network drivers: 3Com Megahertz LAN + 56K Modem PC Card [NDIS2] 9. Click "Close". When the Network Setup Dialog box reopens, it will show the 3CxEM556 card in the Network Drivers window. Click OK. 10. A Windows Setup dialog box will open to alert you if there are of files for the existing client. Select "No" if you want to maintain your access to the other network. Windows may ask this question several times, depending on how many references to the previous network it finds. Select "No" each time. 11. The installer will request various disks for installation. When finished, you will be asked to reboot the system. You will have network access when the system restarts. Refer to your Windows Manual for instructions on using Microsoft Windows Networking. NOTE: If you are attaching to both Novell and Microsoft Networks, please refer to WFWNETWR.TXT. (%VER WFWNDIS2.TXT v5.56.0)Download Driver Pack
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