Installation Guide for Client 32 LAN Driver The following items are described in this file, Installing Client 32 LAN Driver for WIN 95 Installing Client 32 LAN Driver for DOS Installing Client 32 LAN Driver for WIN 3.1X Install LAN adapter driver on Client 32 for Windows 95 Case 1: Installing driver on WIN95 WITHOUT Client 32 If you have previously installed Novell Netware Client 32 under your Windows 95 system, skip this section and see "Case 2" below. Install Client 32 From Diskette : . Copy the GFC2204.INF file to Disk 1 (Setup Disk) of the Client 32 for Windows 95 software. . Copy the GFC2204.LAN driver to the Client 32 LAN driver diskette (32-bit). . Add a new reference line into the "INF Files" section of the NWSETUP.INI file. Note: NWSETUP.INI can be found on Disk 1, or in the \NOVELL\CLIENT32\ INSTALL directory after installation. Sample of NWSETUP.INI file: . . . [INF Files] 1=NWClient.inf 2=NWTrans.inf 3=ODINSUP.inf 4=NE3200.inf <--- replace the line to 4=GFC2204.INF 5=NE2000.inf 6=NE15_21.inf 7=NE2.inf 8=NE2_32.inf . . . Shut down the system, add the network adapter, turn on the system. . Remove adapters from the Network control panel for any cards that are no longer in the system. . In "System Settings Change" window, select "No". . Continue to install NetWare Client 32. . Run the Client 32 install using SETUP.EXE ( Check the box to replace NDIS with ODI ) ( The WIN95 CD will probably be required ) . In "Select Device" windows, select "" for Manufacturers, and select proper model for your network adapter. . After installation completed, reboot the machine. . Watch WIN95 auto-detect the hardware. The correct new ODI driver should be installed. Case 2: Installing Network Adapter on WIN95 WITH Client 32 . In Windows 95, change directory to the \Windows\INF. . Remove the old GFC2204.INF file (if it exists). . Create a temporary directory and copy all the files from the \Windows\INF directory to this temporary directory. . Verify that the copy completed properly and the two directories contain the same files. . Delete all the files (*.INF) in the \Windows\INF directory. . Copy the new GFC2204.INF into \Windows\INF directory. . Now copy all the files back from the temporary directory you created to the \Windows\INF\ directory. . GFC2204.INF should now be the first one Windows sees in the loading process, and be loaded before any others for the same adapter. . Remove any adapter from the Network Control Panel, including ODINSUP and any asscoiated files. . Shut down the system, install the network adapter and turn on the system. . Watch WIN95 auto-detect the hardware, and select correct new ODI driver to be installed. If not, you may select the "Have Disk" option for installation, in which case you will be prompted to input the path where the driver located: ex. A:\LANDRV32, if floppy disk is used. C:\CLIENT32, if hard disk is used. You will then be prompted for Client 32 diskettes. . Complete the Client 32 installation. Install LAN Adapter Driver on Client 32 for DOS/Windows 3.1x Case 1: Install Driver During Installation of Netware Client 32 . In DOS environment, run "INSTALL" command. . Follow the installation steps of Novell NetWare Client 32. . In "Select a LAN Driver Type" window, select "32-bit" LAN drivers. . In "32-Bit Network Board Drivers" window, select "USER SPECIFIED 32 BIT DRIVER". . In "Insert The Driver Disk" window, input the path where the LAN driver and .LDI file locate: ex. A:\LANDRV32, if floppy disk is used. C:\CLIENT32, if hard disk is used. . Select the desired parameters, eg. SLOT number.... and continue the installation procedure. . In MS Windows environment, run "SETUP" command. . In "ODI Driver Selection" window, select "32 bit" mode and "other Boards". . Enter the path and filename of the ODI driver in "ODI Driver Path" window. . Follow the installation setps of Novell NetWare Client 32. . After the installation, a STARTNET.BAT batch file will be created. Please check the STARTNET.BAT file contains the right parameters. . Content of STARTNET.BAT (for 32-bit LAN driver) SET NWLANGUAGE=ENGLISH C:\NOVELL\DOSCLNT\NIOS.EXE LOAD C:\NOVELL\CLIENT32\LSLC32.NLM LOAD C:\NOVELL\CLIENT32\CMSM.NLM LOAD C:\NOVELL\CLIENT32\ETHERTSM.NLM LOAD C:\NOVELL\CLIENT32\GFC2204.LAN FRAME=ETHERNET_802.2 SLOT=?? LOAD C:\NOVELL\CLIENT32\GFC2204.LAN FRAME=ETHERNET_802.3 SLOT=?? LOAD C:\NOVELL\CLIENT32\GFC2204.LAN FRAME=ETHERNET_II SLOT=?? LOAD C:\NOVELL\CLIENT32\GFC2204.LAN FRAME=ETHERNET_SNAP SLOT=?? LOAD C:\NOVELL\CLIENT32\IPX.NLM <-- Binding driver LOAD C:\NOVELL\CLIENT32\CLIENT32.NLM <-- Finding server . Content of STARTNET.BAT (for 16-bit LAN driver) SET NWLANGUAGE=ENGLISH C:\NOVELL\CLIENT32\NIOS.EXE C:\NOVELL\CLIENT32\LSL.COM C:\NOVELL\CLIENT32\N16ODI.COM C:\NOVELL\CLIENT32\NESL.COM C:\NOVELL\CLIENT32\GFC2204.COM LOAD C:\NOVELL\CLIENT32\LSLC32.NLM LOAD C:\NOVELL\CLIENT32\PC32MLID.LAN LOAD C:\NOVELL\CLIENT32\TCPIP.NLM LOAD C:\NOVELL\CLIENT32\IPX.NLM <-- Binding driver LOAD C:\NOVELL\CLIENT32\CLIENT32.NLM <-- Finding server . Content of NET.CFG Link Driver GFC2204 Frame Ethernet_802.2 Frame Ethernet_802.3 Frame Ethernet_II Frame Ethernet_SNAP NetWare DOS Requester FIRST NETWORK DRIVE = F NETWARE PROTOCOL = NDS BIND NOTE: You can run the NetWare client installation program for each workstation type from the CLIENT directory under SYS:PUBLIC or directly from the CD-ROM. Case 2: Install Driver After DOS/Windows 3.1x is Installed with Client 32 . Copy the LAN driver and LDI file to the \Novell\Client32 directory, and use text editor to edit STARTNET.BAT file directly.Download Driver Pack
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