NDIS Dirver for DEC Pathwork Installation
Introduction:
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This document describes the procedure to setup the DEC Pathwork for
PCMCIA/CT II Ethernet card.
Before you start with the installation process, make sure that
the Card Manager software has been successfully installed. For
information on installing the Card Manager software, please refer
to the appropriate readme file, your Ethernet Adapter manual, or
your computer manufacturer.
Location of Driver: \PATHWORK\PCM200.DOS
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Install procedure:
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1. Under DOS prompt, type "NETSETUP" <Enter>.
2. Unless you have an LK250 keyboard, Select "NO".
3. Select the DECNETT transport option and press <Enter>.
4. Insert the DNET TRNSPRT disk #1 into floppy driver.
5. Specify the destination driver letter (C or D).
6. Are you creating an initial workstation diskette? Select "NO".
7. Type the Node Name and Address (i.e. Node Number), Press <Enter>.
8. Type the Server Name and Address (i.i. Node Number), Press <Enter>.
9. Select "Ethernet" when prompt " Select the network adapter type".
10.Select "(Other NDIS)" when prompt "Select the network adapter".
11.Enter full path and driver name for NDIS driver.
A:\MSLANMAN.DOS\DRIVERS\ETHERNET\PCM200\PCM200.DOS
12.Enter full path for PROTOCOL.INI file.
A:\MSLANMAN.DOS\DRIVERS\ETHERNET\PCM200\
13.If they are all accurate, select "WRITE KEY DISK" to start installation.
Follow all prompts till completion.
14.At the configuration screen, press F10 to return DOS prompt.
15.Unsing text editor to edit PROTOCOL.INI at DECNET sub-directory and
CONFIG.SYS under root directory as following.
Before installing the PCMCIA/CT II Ethernet LAN into workstation, you
have to append the following lines into config.sys and autoexec.bat
file or it would look like the following.
< Sample CONFIG.SYS file >
DEVICE=C:\DOS\SETVER.EXE
DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS
DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE X=D000-D0FF RAM NOEMS
DOS=HIGH,UMB
FILES=30
BUFFERS=20
REM CardSoft(TM) 3.1 PCMCIA DRIVERS
DEVICEHIGH=C:\CARDSOFT\SS365SL.EXE
DEVICEHIGH=C:\CARDSOFT\CS.EXE /POLL:1
DEVICEHIGH=C:\CARDSOFT\CSALLOC.EXE
DEVICEHIGH=C:\CARDSOFT\CARDID.EXE
DEVICEHIGH=C:\CARDSOFT\ECARDCS.EXE /IRQ=5 /IO=300
STACKS=9,256
LASTDRIVE=Z
DEVICE=C:\DECNET\PROTMAN.SYS /I:C:\DECNET
DEVICE=C:\DECNET\PCM200.DOS
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< Sample AUTOEXEC.BAT file >
@ECHO OFF
PROMPT $p$g
PATH C:\DOS;C:\DECNET;
<Sample PROTOCOL.INI file >
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[IPX4MAC]
DRIVER=IPX$MAC
BINDINGS="PCM200_NIF"
[DATALINK]
DRIVERNAME DLL$MAC
LG_BUFFERS=16
SM_BUFFERS=6
OUTSTANDING=32
HEURISTICS=0
BINDINGS="PCM200_NIF"
NI_IRQ=3
[PCM200_NIF]
DRIVERNAME=PCM200$
IRQ=5
IOBASE=0X300
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.
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