3Com (R) Corporation
EtherDisk (R) Diskette for the
3C90X Fast EtherLink XL/EtherLink XL Bus Master NIC Family
Banyan VINES Installation Notes
Banyan VINES Client Installations
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To install VINES 6.0 software on a DOS NDIS workstation, follow these
instructions. DOS must be installed on the target workstation C: drive or
you must have a bootable DOS floppy.
1. Use the DOS MD command to create a subdirectory called \VINES.
2. Copy the contents of the VINES LAN S/W (DOS) Install diskette into
the \VINES subdirectory.
3. Copy the contents of the NDIS subdirectory on the VINES LAN S/W (DOS)
2 of 2 diskette into the \VINES subdirectory.
4. Copy the EL90X.DOS and the PROTOCOL.INI fragment from the NDIS2\DOS
subdirectory of EtherDisk 1 diskette to the \VINES subdirectory on
your system.
5. Edit the PROTOCOL.INI file to read as follows:
[PROTOCOL MANAGER]
DRIVERNAME = PROTMAN$
[VINES_XIF]
DRIVERNAME = NDISBAN$
BINDINGS = EL90X
[EL90X]
DRIVERNAME = EL90X$
6. Insert the following lines in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file:
CD \VINES
BAN
BAN loads the NDISBAN drivers.
Banyan VINES Server Installation
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Banyan provides a VINES server driver with the current version of VINES.
Consult the Banyan documentation for installation instructions.
(%VER BANYAN.TXT - Banyan VINES v1.0g)
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.