3Com Corporation 3Com Megahertz 10/100 LAN CardBus PC Card LANtastic Drivers Installation Information This procedure describes how to install Artisoft LANtastic 6.0 using the 3Com NDIS 2.0 driver ELPC575.DOS. To install LANtastic from the DOS prompt or from Windows, follow these steps: Installing the Network Driver in DOS 1. Insert Artisoft's LANtastic Install Disk 1 of 4 in the diskette drive. 2. Type: A:INSTALL This launches Windows and starts the LANtastic installation. 3. Go to step 4 in the next section and continue with the remaining steps. Installing the Network Driver in Windows 1. Launch Windows. 2. Select Run from the Windows File menu. 3. Insert the LAN Installation Disk and enter: A:\INSTALL If you are using a different drive, use the letter for that drive. 4 Follow the instructions and answer the questions that appear. 5. Select NDIS Support for Network Adapters in the Select Network Adapter window. 6. When prompted, remove the LANtastic diskette, insert the LAN Installation Disk and press [Enter]. The NDIS driver is copied to your hard drive. 7. When prompted, reinsert the LANtastic Install Disk 1 in the drive. 8. Supply your PC name and drives based on your configuration. Changes and Additions to PC Startup Files ----------------------------------------- The following lines are added or changed in these PC startup files: AUTOEXEC.BAT File call C:\LANTASTI\STARTNET.BAT CONFIG.SYS File DEVICE=C:\LANTASTI\PROTMAN.DOS /I:C:\LANTASTI DEVICE=C:\LANTASTI\ELPC575.DOS PROTOCOL.INI File [PROTMAN] DRIVERNAME = PROTMAN$ DYNAMIC = YES [ELPC575_NIF] DRIVERNAME = ELPC575$ STARTNET.BAT File C: cd C:\LANTASTI SET LAN_CFG=C:\LANTASTI rem If LANtastic is disabled, skip everything. IF EXIST DISABLED GOTO :STARTNET_DONE @echo ===== Begin LANtastic configuration ===== PATH C:\LANTASTI;C:\LANTASTI\NW;%PATH% SET LAN_DIR=C:\LANTASTI.NET SET NWDBPATH=C:\LANTASTI\NW LOADHIGH AI-NDIS BIND_TO=ELPC575_NIF AILANBIO @STARTNET.CFG REDIR ACME1111CT @STARTNET.CF ======> Just an example !!! IF EXIST NOSHARE GOTO :NOSHARE SERVER C:\LANTASTI.NET @STARTNET.CFG NET LOGIN \\ACME1111CT ======> Just an example !!! GOTO :CONTINUE :NOSHARE @echo LANtastic server was installed but turned off. :CONTINUE rem If CONNECT.BAT exists, run it to set up connections. IF EXIST CONNECT.BAT GOTO :CONNECT rem Otherwise set up connections specified rem during install. NET LOGIN/wait \\ABC ======> Just an example !!! NET USE D: \\ABC\C-DRIVE ======> Just an example !!! NET LPT TIMEOUT 10 GOTO :CONNECT_DONE :CONNECT @echo Setting up LANtastic connections from CONNECT.BAT rem Build CONNECT.BAT like this: rem "NET SHOW/BATCH > C:\LANTASTI\CONNECT.BAT" rem (or run the batch file SETNET.BAT) call CONNECT.BAT :CONNECT_DONE NET POSTBOX @echo ===== End LANtastic configuration ===== :STARTNET_DONE cd \ SYSTEM.INI File (Windows) [boot] shell=progman.exe network.drv=C:\LANTASTI\LANTNET.DRV [boot.description] network.drv=LANtastic for Windows Version 6.00 [386Enh] network=*vnetbios,C:\LANTASTI\LANTASTI.386 [network drivers] netcard=elpc575.dos [LANtastic] Comment=Add 1 Network_IRQ per PC Card, specify correct Irq values. Network_IRQ=15 WIN.INI File (Windows) [windows] spooler=no load=NWPOPUP.EXE C:\LANTASTI\WNET.EXE run=C:\LANTASTI\MKWGROUP.EXE %VER Version 1.000.000Download 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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