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COMPAQ ETHERNET LAN CARD
Release Version 2.27
December 12, 1995
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This document contains last minute changes and release notes
for the Compaq Ethernet LAN Card.
If you have compatibility issues related to your specific
environment, or require additional information, please refer to
your Compaq Ethernet LAN Card Installation Guide, or the Compaq
Ethernet LAN online help.
Remember to register your Compaq Ethernet LAN Card to receive
information about future software upgrades and new products.
CONTENTS
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1) Installation
2) System Configuration Notes
3) Supported Environments/Known Limitations
4) Machine Specific Notes
1) INSTALLATION
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The Compaq Ethernet LAN Card Installation Program is provided
to automate configuration of your PC and network drivers. For
detailed installation and configuration information, refer to
the Installation Guide and Online User's Guide that came with
the card.
Windows 3.1 Install Notes
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To run the Compaq Installation Program from Windows 3.1,
insert Compaq Installation diskette, then from Program
Manager,select File,Run, and type a:\setup. Follow the
instructions on the screen.
Windows 95 Install Notes
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During installation of the card in computers running Windows 95,
insert the Compaq Network Drivers Diskette to add the necessary
software to configure the card to the system.
Network Card Setup on a Compaq Contura Aero
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1. With the computer on and running Windows for Workgroups,
insert the External Diskette Drive into the PC Card slot.
2. Insert the Installation Diskette into the drive, from Program
Manager, select File, Run, type a:\setup, and click OK.
Follow the instructions on the screen.
3. When prompted, select the current Network Operating System
from the list provided.
4. Remove the External Diskette Drive and replace it with the
Compaq Ethernet LAN Card, then click OK.
5. When the "System Analysis Completed" message is displayed,
remove the Compaq Ethernet LAN Card from the PC Card slot and
reinsert the External Diskette Drive into the PC Card Slot.
Click OK, then follow the instructions on the screen.
6. When prompted, insert the Network Driver Diskette and follow
the instructions on the screen until the installation is
complete.
7. Remove the External Diskette Drive.
8. Insert the Compaq Ethernet LAN Card into the computer and
connect the PC Card to the current network.
9. Restart Windows.
DOS 6.x Startup Menu Notes
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The Compaq Ethernet LAN Card requires an 8K range of your PC's
memory. If you are using a memory manager such as EMM386 or
QEMM, the installation program requires an 8K memory range while
running in Memory Mapped mode. IO mode required 0K of memory.
If you have a memory manager definition in each of your startup
(boot) sections, the installation program will display a message
which will ask you whether you would like the program to exclude
this memory range in each of your startup options, or save the
recommended changes in a separate file so you can make changes
only to the startup option or options you wish.
Compaq Ethernet LAN Card User's Guide for DOS 6.x
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To install the User's Guide in operating systems other than
Windows, follow these steps.
1. Insert the Installation Diskette into drive A.
2. From the system prompt, type cd a: <enter>
3. Type guide.bat<enter> then choose yes to copy ETHER1.TXT
to the C:\COMPAQ directory. If you choose no, you will be
prompted to type a:alternate directory.
4. Type guide.bat<alternate directory> to copy ETHER1.TXT to
the specified alternate directory.
Novell Netware Requester 2.11
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To install Novell Netware Requester for OS/2 Warp on portable
computers without card and socket services, follow these steps.
1. Copy CPQODI.OS2 from the Network Driver diskette to the OS2
subdirectory of the WorkStation Driver (WSDRV) diskette in
the NewWare Client package.
2. Run the INSTALL program from the NetWare Requester disk
(WSOS21) and follow the instructions on the screen. Choose
CPQODI.OS2 when prompted to install a Network Interface
Card driver. The install program will copy the drivers and
modify the CONFIG.SYS.
3. From the main screen of the NetWare Workstation for the OS/2
Installation Utility, choose Configuration, This Workstation.
Edit the NET.CFG using the following sample, including the
correct frame types for your network.
Sample NET.CFG
link driver CPQODI.OS2
port 300
int 5
4. Save the NET.CFG. A message is displayed confirming
installation. Close the Installation Utility and verify
that the CONFIG.SYS changes are made.
Sample CONFIG.SYS
REM - NetWare Requester statements BEGIN
Set NWLANGUAGE=ENGLISH
DEVICE=D:\NETWARE
Previous Installations
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If you have existing Novell network drivers loaded in your
CONFIG.SYS or AUTOEXEC.BAT, the installation program will
attempt to remove (REM) the entries since these entries could
conflict with the Compaq Ethernet LAN Card installation. If the
installation program cannot remove these entries, you will be
prompted to REM or remove them yourself. Use the editing
function, XEDIT to revise entries. After you remove or
REM out the existing driver entries in your system files,
re-run the Compaq Ethernet LAN Card installation program in
order for configuration to be completed correctly.
NETWARE 4.x Installation Notes
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The Novell NetWare 4.x Client Install program does not support
loading of the CPQCFG.EXE file, which is a file required for
configuration of some PCMCIA slots. If you complete the
NetWare 4.x installation and experience problems attaching to
your network, follow these instructions:
Using a DOS editor (such as EDIT), edit your STARTNET.BAT file
and add the line CPQCFG before the lines LSL and CPQODI.
2) SYSTEM CONFIGURATION NOTES
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Use the following procedure ONLY if the Windows Installation
Program is NOT being used.
-When running Windows for Workgroups with the ODI driver,
NOEARLYRX and NOEARLYTX keywords should be added to the
NET.CFG. Failure to include these keywords may result in
network errors and/or erratic Windows operation. This will
be supported in a future release.
-The default memory exclusion on some laptops is not large
enough for the Installation Program to successfully complete.
We recommend reviewing the CONFIG.SYS and verifying the
EMM386.EXE entry has a memory exclusion of at least 16K.
. examples:
. DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE X=C800-CBFF
. or
. DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE X=D000-D3FF
-When using a memory manager, be certain to exclude the memory
range being used by the Compaq Ethernet LAN Card. An 8K range
will need to be excluded within C000 to EF00.
. example: device=c:\dos\himem.sys
. device=c:\dos\emm386.exe x=D200-D3FF
This example excludes 8K starting at the D200 segment for
use by the Compaq Ethernet LAN Card software in a default
configuration. If the Compaq Ethernet LAN Card software is
configured for a memory address different from the default,
be certain to exclude the appropriate memory address range.
-The Compaq Ethernet LAN Card does not support the memory
range D000-D0FF.
-On some machines D600-D6FF is not supported.
-The Compaq Ethernet LAN Card supports only "even" IO
addresses example: 240, 260, 280, 300, 320, 340, 360.
If you use an "odd" IO address (example: 310, 330, 250)
the adapter will fail to initialize.
-To utilize full duplex capabilities, your network must have
full duplex hardware in place and enabled. If your network
connection does not have full duplex and you use the
FULLDUPLEX option, your network will become unusable due to
excessive collisions.
3) SUPPORTED ENVIRONMENTS/KNOWN LIMITATIONS
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With this release, the environments supported are as follows:
-NDIS 3.0 Driver for Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11
(CPQNDIS.386)
-NDIS 3.0 Driver for Window NT 3.5 and 3.51 (CPQNDIS.SYS)
-NDIS 3.0 driver for Windows 95 (CPQNDIS.VXD)
-DOS ODI Driver (CPQODI.COM)
-DOS NDIS2 Driver (CPQNDIS.EXE)
-Packet Driver (CPQPD.COM)
-Diagnostic test program (CPQTEST.EXE)
-OS/2 ODI Driver (CPQODI.OS2)
-OS/2 NDIS2 Driver (CPQNDIS.OS2)
-ODI 32-Bit Driver Novell NetWare Server (CPQODI.LAN)
Dell 320SLi
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The Dell 320SLi laptops may have an early version of Socket
Services, built into the BIOS, that is not compatible with newer
PCMCIA software specifications.
The NOCHECK keyword must be added to the NET.CFG, PROTOCOL.INI
or command line.
4) MACHINE SPECIFIC NOTES
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AST Bravo
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The Installation Program does not successfully configure this
machine.
DEC Ultra Hi-Note
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These machines may hang when launching Windows. A BIOS update
will be released by DEC.
Dell 320SLi
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The Dell 320SLi laptops may have an early version of Socket
Services, built into the BIOS, that is not compatible with
newer PCMCIA software specifications.
The NOCHECK keyword must be added to the NET.CFG, PROTOCOL.INI
or command line.
Gateway ColorBook DX/75
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The Gateway Colorbook DX/75 must use a MEMWAITSTATES = 1
keyword in either NET.CFG or PROTOCOL.INI files in order to
function.
IBM Thinkpad 360
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The IBM Thinkpad 360 must use a MEMWAITSTATES = 1 keyword in
either NET.CFG or PROTOCOL.INI files in order to function.
IBM 720
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The IBM 720 needs to be run in 25MHz mode in order to support
this card.
NCR 3150
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In order to use Card and Socket Services, this machine must be
run in IO mode. Also, this machine must use a MEMWAITSTATES = 1
keyword in either NET.CFG or PROTOCOL.INI files in order to
function.
Texas Instruments TI-5000M
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We recommend using slot 2.
Toshiba 1900, 1950CS
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This model will not initialize properly at IO port 300. Choose
another IO port, such as 320.
Miscellaneous Machine Issues
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The following computers must run in I/O mode and need to have
the keyword "Mode IO" for the NET.CFG or "Mode=IO" for the
PROTOCOL.INI:
-Gateway Colorbook 40MHz and 75Mhz
-GRiD Convertible
-ZEOS laptops
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