Accton Technology Corporation
NDIS Driver Installation Overview
For EN2212 Ethernet PCMCIA Adapters
Copyright (C) 1994, 1995 by Accton Technology Corporation.
All rights reserved.
The drivers contained in directories \MSLANMAN.DOS and \NDIS\DOS are
used with Accton EN2212 Ethernet PCMCIA Adapters.
They are used with Com's 3+Open, Microsoft's OS/2 LAN Manager OEM,
distribution packages Release 1.x or 2.x, and other compatible OEM
versions of LAN Manager. The driver "ETHPCM.DOS" conforms to
the Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS) 2.0 defined by
Microsoft/3Com.
File Descriptions:
\MSLANMAN.DOS\DRIVERS\ACCTON\ACCNE\
ETHPCM.DOS The DOS NDIS MAC driver
PROTOCOL.INI A sample section of a PROTOCOL.INI file
\MSLANMAN.DOS\DRIVERS\NIF\
ACCNE.NIF Network Information File
\NDIS\DOS
EN2212D.NIF Network Information File for LAN Server (DOS)
ETHPCM.DOS The DOS NDIS MAC driver
OEMSETUP.INF Network Information File for Windows for Workgroups
\NDIS\OS2
EN2212O.NIF Network Information File for LAN Server (OS/2)
ETHPCM.OS2 The OS/2 2.1 MAC driver
\NDIS
README.TXT This file
\NDIS\
WFW.TXT Installing Windows for Workgroups
\NDIS\
LANMAN.TXT Installing MicroSoft's Lan Manager.
\NDIS\
LANSVR.TXT Installing IBM's Lan Server
\NDIS\
BANYAN.TXT Installing Banyan VINES
\NDIS\
PATHWAY.TXT Installing Wollongong Pathway Access.
\NDIS\
PATHWORK.TXT Installing DEC PATHWORKS
\NDIS\
PCNFS.TXT Installing Sun PC-NFS
1. Installation Procedure
The instruction to install the driver is summarized in the README.TXT
file under each product's subdirectory.
2. Sample protocol.ini file and parameters
[ACCNE_NIF]
; Default section of protocol.ini file for the Accton Adapter
drivername = ETHPCM$
irq = 5
iobase = 0x300
; End of this sample file
Several parameters are included in the ACCNE_NIF section of the
PROTOCOL.INI file. However, the only required parameter
is the "drivername". The other parameters can use the
default values.
irq Specifies the interrupt channel used by the adapter.
Acceptable values for this parameter are 2, 3, 4, 5,
10, 11, 12, and 15.
iobase Specifies the iobase address used by the adapter.
This parameter is given in hexadecimal values.
Acceptable value for this parameter are 0x240, 0x280,
0x2C0, 0x300, 0x320, 0x340, 0x360.
3. Additional Parameters in the protocol.ini file for
the Accton NDIS Driver Configuration:
Keyword Parameter
MaxMultiCast 1 .. 1000 Default 10
Maximum number of MultiCast Addresses.
This configures the size of the MultiCast
Address Table.
MaxRequests 6 .. 64 Default 8
Maximum number of outstanding General Requests.
This configures the size of the General Request
Queue.
MaxTransmits 6 .. 64 Default 12
Maximum number of outstanding TransmitChain commands.
This configures the size of the TransmitChain Request
Queue.
ReceiveChains 6 .. 96 Default 12
Maximum number of outstanding ReceiveChain commands.
This configures the size of the ReceiveChain Request
Queue.
ReceiveBuffers6 .. 96 Default 12
Configures the number of the Receive buffers in the
Receive Buffer Pool.
TransmitBufSize 128 .. 1514 Default 1514
Configures the size (in bytes) of buffers in the
Transmit Buffer Pool.
*****
Note : Values for the preceding parameters are seldom changed by
the user. Most of the time, the default values are used.
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Trademarks:
Microsoft OS/2 LAN Manager is a trademark of Microsoft
Corporation. 3Com, 3+, 3+Open and EtherLink II are registered
trademarks of 3Com Corporation.
TROUBLE SHOOTING and ERROR MESSAGES
Run Accton's "1Step" installation/diagnostic program to determine if
the Network Adapter is working correctly.
ERROR MESSAGES:
ERROR: Adapter card not found or I/O port error.
These are the possible reasons for this error:
(1) The Adapter card is not installed correctly.
(2) The failure is caused by more than one adapters trying to
use the same set of I/O ports or IRQ number.
(3) The Enabler ACCOPEN.EXE is not executed or it cannot enable
the PCMCIA card because of resource conflicts with other
PCMCIA cards.
ERROR: Incorrect Media Setting or Bad Transceiver
The following are the possible causes:
(1) The transceiver is bad.
(2) The cable is broken.
(3) The cable is not attached.
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.