3Com (R) Corporation
EtherDisk (R) Diskette for
The 3C90X Fast EtherLink XL/EtherLink XL Bus Master Adapter Family
Installing an Adapter in a NetWare OS/2 ODI Client
This section describes how to install the driver for an OS/2 client.
1. Install the OS/2 operating system on the computer.
2. Download the latest version of the Novell NetWare Requester from one
of the following:
- Novell's ftp site: ftp.novell.com
- NetWire: On CompuServe, type: go Netwire
3. Insert the first NetWare Requester diskette in the floppy drive.
4. Go to the Drives icon and bring up the drive for the NetWare Requester
Install diskette.
5. Bring up the installation bar and single-click Installation.
6. Double-click INSTALL.EXE.
7. Follow the on-line instructions to install the NetWare Requester on the
computer.
8. Type the name of the target directory where the Requester files will be
copied.
9. Choose the ODI LAN driver from the list that appears.
10. Click on the "v" in the information bar. You will be asked to insert
the diskette labeled WSDRV_1, or the diskette containing the
third-party ODI driver.
11. Insert the WSDRV_1 diskette.
12. Select the 3Com driver from the list of ODI drivers.
13. Complete the installation for the NetWare Requester.
14. Install the 3C90X Fast EtherLink XL/EtherLink XL Bus Master Adapter and
connect it to the network.
15. Exit to DOS from OS/2 by doing one of the following:
- Boot your computer from a plain DOS diskette.
- In an OS/2 window, type:
cd /OS2 [Enter]
Then type:
BOOT /DOS [Enter]
16. Insert the EtherDisk diskette in drive A and at the DOS prompt, type:
A:\INSTALL [Enter]
17. On the main menu, select Driver Installation and Update and press
[Enter].
18. On the Network Drivers screen, select Install Novell NetWare Drivers
and press [Enter].
19. On the Novell NetWare Drivers screen, select Copy OS/2 ODI Driver and
press [Enter].
20. If you want to copy the driver to the NETWARE directory on drive C:
press [Enter]. Otherwise, type another drive letter and directory name
(for example, D:\ODIDRIVER), and press [Enter].
21. Reboot the computer.
(%VER NWOS2ODI.TXT - NetWare OS/2 ODI Client Installation V1.0a)
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.