Ether Support Publishing \NETWARE\DOSODI.TXT
Ether SN2000 Ethernet Adapter Installation
for the Netware DOS ODI Driver
Getting Started
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There are two methods, manual installation (for NW 3.11 wks) and
Novell Client install (for NW 3.12 & 4.x)
Manual Installation
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Copy the SN2000.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 SN2000.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
>SN2000 ; Hardware Specific Module
>IPXODI ; IPX Protocol Stack Module provided by Novell
>NETx ; DOS Shell Support Module provided by Novell
>LOGIN
Novell Client Installation
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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 SN2000
PORT 300
INT 11
FRAME Ethernet_802.3
FRAME Ethernet_802.2
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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
SN2000 -- 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
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.