Thomas-Conrad Corporation
Windows for Workgroups v3.11 Driver
for TC4035, TC4045, TC4145 and TC4046 Token Ring Adapters
This README explains how to use the Microsoft Windows for Workgroups v3.11
for the TC4035, TC4045, TC4046 and TC4145 token ring adapters. The driver is
named TCCTOK.DOS and is located in the root directory on this diskette.
The support file for installing the driver is named OEMSETUP.INF and is
located in the root directory of this diskette.
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* RUN RING TOOLS *
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You should run the Ring Tools diagnostic test suite on the adapter before
you attempt to install drivers. Ring Tools will indicate serious hardware
problems, such as hardware incompatibility or adapter faults. Chapter 4 of
the manual shipped with your adapter has instructions for using Ring Tools.
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* WINDOWS FOR WORKGROUPS v3.11 INSTALLATION *
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The installation procedure shown below will automatically copy all necessary
files to your default Windows directory, and will modify your SYSTEM.INI and
PROTOCOL.INI files. The files that are copied, and the nature of the
modifications to your system files, depend on the driver options you select.
You can install network support in WFW in the four ways shown below.
Procedures for each method are described separately.
1. NetWare access only with DOS ODI drivers: You will use
NetWare for network access, and WFW will have access to any
available NetWare drives. You will not access the Microsoft
network, and will not use WFW as a peer-to-peer operating system.
2. NetWare and Microsoft network access with DOS ODI drivers: You
will be able to access the Microsoft network, use WFW as a peer-to-
peer operating system, and WFW will have access to any available
NetWare drives.
3. Microsoft network access only with DOS ODI drivers: You will be
able to access the Microsoft network only using ODI drivers. You
will not be able to directly access NetWare drives.
4. Microsoft network access only with NDIS drivers: You will be able
to access the Microsoft network only using NDIS drivers. You will
not be able to directly access NetWare drives.
Procedure #1
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NetWare access only with DOS ODI drivers: Before following this procedure,
make sure you have handy your WFW installation diskettes, as well as the
Thomas-Conrad driver diskette.
Follow the procedure below:
1. If you are currently in WFW, exit to a DOS prompt.
2. Copy all files listed below to a directory on your hard drive:
* LSL.COM - The Link Support Layer (provided by Novell).
* TCTOKSH.COM - The Thomas-Conrad token ring workstation driver,
located in the directory named DOSODI on the driver diskette.
* IPXODI.COM - The IPX protocol stack (provided by Novell).
* (req) - The workstation requester file, such as NETX.COM,
NETX.EXE or VLM.EXE; (these programs are provided by Novell).
* NET.CFG - A text file containing configuration information for NetWare
and for the workstation driver.
3. Verify that you can attach to a NetWare file server. First, switch to
the directory where you copied the files listed in Step 2. Then enter
the commands listed below from a DOS command prompt, in the order shown:
LSL
TCTOKSH
IPXODI
{NETX | VLM}
F:
4. If the commands in Step 3 completed successfully, you should see an
"F:\LOGIN" prompt. If so, then continue with Step 5. If not, make sure
you followed Steps 2 and 3 carefully. The most likely reason that Step
3 would fail is that either all files listed in Step 1 are not located
in the same directory, or that you entered the commands in Step 3 in the
wrong order.
5. Start WFW. Open the "Network" group, then double-click on "Network
Setup". From the "Network Setup" dialog box, click on the "Networks"
button.
6. From the "Networks" dialog box, click on the radio button "Install
Windows support for the following network only".
7. Select the network operating system from the drop-down list. For
example, if you are connecting to a NetWare v3.11 network, select
"Novell NetWare (Workstation Shell 3.X)".
8. Click OK and follow the prompts to complete the installation. You are
finished. Procedure #2
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NetWare and Microsoft network access with DOS ODI drivers: Before following
this procedure, make sure you have handy your WFW installation diskettes, as
well as the Thomas-Conrad driver diskette. Follow the procedure below:
1. If you are currently in WFW, exit to a DOS prompt.
2. Copy all files listed below to a directory on your hard drive:
* LSL.COM - The Link Support Layer (provided by Novell).
* TCTOKSH.COM - The Thomas-Conrad token ring workstation driver,
located in the directory named DOSODI on the driver diskette.
* IPXODI.COM - The IPX protocol stack (provided by Novell).
* (req) - The workstation requester file, such as NETX.COM,
NETX.EXE or VLM.EXE; (these programs are provided by Novell).
* NET.CFG - A text file containing configuration information for NetWare
and for the workstation driver.
3. Verify that you can attach to a NetWare file server. First, switch to
the directory where you copied the files listed in Step 2. Then enter
the commands listed below from a DOS command prompt, in the order shown:
LSL
TCTOKSH
IPXODI
{NETX | VLM}
F:
4. If the commands in Step 3 completed successfully, you should see an
"F:\LOGIN" prompt. If so, then continue with Step 5. If not, make sure
you followed Steps 2 and 3 carefully. The most likely reason that Step
3 would fail is that either all files listed in Step 1 are not located
in the same directory, or that you entered the commands in Step 3 in the
wrong order.
5. Start WFW. Open the "Network" group, then double-click on "Network
Setup". From the "Network Setup" dialog box, click on the "Networks"
button.
6. From the "Networks" dialog box, click on the radio button "Install
Microsoft Windows Network".
7. Click on the "Other" radio button in the middle of the screen. Select
the network operating system from the drop-down list. For example, if
you are connecting to a NetWare v3.11 network, select "Novell NetWare
(Workstation Shell 3.X)".
8. Click OK. The "Network Setup" dialog box then appears, showing the
current network options. At the bottom of this dialog box is the
"Network Drivers" window, which displays all network adapters that have
currently been installed in your system. Click on the "Drivers" button,
located next to the "Network Drivers" window. 9. The "Network Drivers" dialog box then appears. Click on "Add Adapter",
then select "IPXODI Support Driver (Token Ring)". Click on "OK" and
follow the prompts on your screen to complete the installation. You
will be required to restart WFW in order to make the changes effective.
Procedure #3
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Microsoft network access only with DOS ODI drivers: Before following this
procedure, make sure WFW is installed, and have handy your WFW installation
diskettes as well as the working copy of your Thomas-Conrad driver diskette.
Follow the procedure below:
1. Copy all files listed below to a directory on your hard drive:
* LSL.COM - The Link Support Layer (provided by Novell).
* TCTOKSH.COM - The Thomas-Conrad token ring workstation driver,
located in the directory named DOSODI on the driver diskette.
* IPXODI.COM - The IPX protocol stack (provided by Novell).
* (req) - The workstation requester file, such as NETX.COM,
NETX.EXE or VLM.EXE; (these programs are provided by Novell).
* NET.CFG - A text file containing configuration information for NetWare
and for the workstation driver.
2. Switch to the directory where you copied the files listed in Step 1.
Then enter the commands listed below from a DOS command prompt, in the
order shown:
LSL
TCTOKSH
IPXODI
3. If the all of the drivers loaded successfully, continue with Step 4. If
not, make sure you followed Steps 1 and 2 carefully. The most likely
reason that Step 2 would fail is that either all files listed in Step 1
are not located in the same directory, or that you entered the commands
in Step 2 in the wrong order.
4. Start WFW. Open the "Network" group, then double-click on "Network
Setup". Click on the "Networks" button.
5. From the "Networks" dialog box, click on the radio button "Install
Microsoft Windows Network".
6. Click OK. The "Network Setup" dialog box appears. Click on the
"Drivers" button.
7. The "Network Drivers" dialog box then appears. Click on "Add
Adapter", then select "IPXODI Support Driver (Token Ring)". Click on
"OK" and follow the prompts on your screen to complete the installation.
You will be required to restart WFW to make the changes effective.
Procedure #4:
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NetWare and Microsoft network access with NDIS drivers: Before following
this procedure, make sure WFW is installed, and have handy your WFW
installation diskettes as well as the working copy of your Thomas-Conrad
driver diskette.
Follow the procedure below:
1. Start WFW if you have not already done so. Open the "Network" group,
then double-click on "Network Setup".
2a. The "Network Setup" dialog box then appears, showing the current network
options. At the bottom of this dialog box is the "Network Drivers"
window, which displays all network adapters that have currently been
installed in your system. Click on the "Drivers" button, located next
to the "Network Drivers" window. Then follow Step 3.
2b. If the "Drivers" button is grayed-out, it means you have not installed
WFW network support. To do so, click on the "Networks" button, then
click on the "Install Microsoft Windows Network" radio button on the
next dialog box. Click on OK and repeat Step 2a.
3. The "Network Drivers" dialog box then appears. Click on "Add Adapter",
then select "Unlisted or Updated Network Adapter" (typically the first
selection).
4. The "Install Driver" dialog box then appears, prompting you to insert a
driver diskette. Insert the working copy of your driver in a disk drive
and type A:\ (or B:\) at the prompt and press <Enter>.
5. There will be a short delay while WFW reads the diskette. The "Unlisted
or Updated Network Adapter" dialog box will then display the following:
Thomas-Conrad TC4035 4Mbps Token Ring/AT
Thomas-Conrad TC4045/TC4145 16/4Mbps Token Ring/AT
Thomas-Conrad TC4046 16/4Mbps Token Ring/MC
6. Click on the appropriate adapter and click "OK".
7. You will be presented with several dialog boxes which allow you to
select adapter options. You must make selections at these dialog boxes
that match the settings you selected on the adapter.
8a. Settings for TC4035, TC4045 and TC4145 adapters: WFW will warn you if
the settings you select conflict with settings for another device
installed in the machine. If a warning appears, you should power off
the machine and confirm the adapter's setting for that option; if there
is a conflict, you should change the setting of the Thomas-Conrad
adapter to a non-conflicting one.
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. CAUTION .
. The installation process does not read or modify .
. any adapter settings. You must select an IRQ, Base I/O .
. address and DMA channel that match the settings on the .
. adapter; otherwise, the adapter will fail to initialize. .
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The dialog boxes are shown below in the order of
their appearance.
a. Base I/O Port: (Also called "Base I/O address".) Initially
displays the adapter's factory default. Use the pull-down menu to
make a different selection.
b. Interrupt: (Also called "IRQ line".) Initially displays the
adapter's factory default. Use the pull-down menu to make a
different selection.
c. DMA Channel: Initially displays the adapter's factory default.
Use the pull-down menu to make a different selection. To use the
adapter in non-bus-mastering mode, select "0" (zero) for this
option; the adapter's DMA Channel switch setting will then be
ignored. Since bus-mastering greatly improves adapter performance,
you should disable it only if other adapters in the machine are
using the available DMA channels, or if the machine does not
support bus-mastering.
d. Ring Speed: (Not valid for the TC4035.) Select the speed of the
network the adapter will be connected to. This setting overrides
the setting on the adapter.
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. CAUTION .
. The selection for "Ring Speed" for this adapter must .
. match the ring speed of the network the adapter is .
. attached to. If the adapter is set for an incorrect ring .
. speed, network errors will result and the adapter will be .
. removed from the network. .
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8b. Settings for the TC4046 adapter:
a. Adapter Slot Number: Select from the pull-down list the slot
number in which you installed the TC4046 adapter.
b. Ring Speed: Select the speed of the network the adapter will be
connected to. This setting overrides the setting on the adapter.
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. CAUTION .
. The selection for "Ring Speed" for this adapter must .
. match the ring speed of the network the adapter is .
. attached to. If the adapter is set for an incorrect ring .
. speed, network errors will result and the adapter will be .
. removed from the network. .
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9. Click "OK" until the adapter appears in the "Network Drivers" dialog
box. Then click on the adapter and click on the "Setup" button.
10. A dialog box appears titled with the name of the adapter you selected.
The lower portion of this dialog box has a pull-down menu that allows
you to select an adapter driver. A brief explanation of driver options
is shown below:
Real and Enhanced Mode NDIS Driver
Enhanced Mode NDIS Driver
Real Mode NDIS Driver
ODI Driver
Explanation:
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The "Real and Enhanced Mode NDIS Driver" option allows you to use either
the NDIS v2.0 driver (named TCCTOK.DOS) or the NDIS v3.0 driver (named
TCCTOK.386) as needed; the drivers will be loaded and unloaded from
memory by WFW as required.
The "Enhanced Mode NDIS Driver" causes you to use the NDIS v3.0 driver
only. This driver is named TCCTOK.386.
The "Real Mode NDIS Driver" causes you to use the NDIS v2.0 driver only.
This driver is named TCCTOK.DOS.
The "ODI Driver" option should not be used. If you want to use the DOS
ODI driver with WFW as a peer-to-peer operating system, follow Procedure
#2 earlier in this file.
11. Clicking on the "Advanced" button allows you to select the options
listed below:
a. DMA Channel: (TC4035, TC4045 and TC4145 only.) See the
description earlier in this file.
b. Adapter Slot Number: (TC4046 only.) See the description earlier
in this file.
c. Network Address: Set a locally-administered node ID for the
adapter. This is a 12-character hexadecimal number in the range
from 4000000000000h to 40007FFFFFFFFH (the range allowed by IEEE
guidelines.) The locally-administered node ID overrides the
default node ID stored on the adapter.
d. Packet Size: The default packet size is 4096 bytes (4KB). The
maximum is 6096 (a little less than 6KB).
e. Product ID: Set an optional 36-character hexadecimal product ID.
This parameter is used by some management programs to identify the
adapter. For more information, see the documentation provided with
the management program you are using.
f. Ring Speed: (Not valid for the TC4035.) See the description
earlier in this file.
12. When you have finished selecting options for the adapter, follow the
prompts on your screen to complete the installation. You will be
required to restart WFW so the changes can take effect.
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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.
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