NDIS 2/3 DRIVER FOR WINDOWS FOR WORKGROUPS 3.11 INSTALLATION
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A) Install NDIS 2/3 driver to the WFW 3.11
B) Set Up Driver Parameters on WFW311
A) Install NDIS 2/3 driver to the WFW 3.11
The drivers named GFCPCI.DOS (NDIS 2), GFCPCI.386 (NDIS 3)
contained in the directory NDIS\DOS,WFW311.
NDIS Driver Installation on Windows for Workgroups 3.11
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1. Run Windows by typing WIN from the DOS prompt.
2. Click the "Network" icon in the Main Program Group.
3. Click the "Network Setup" icon in the Network window.
4. Select "Drivers" item from the Network Setup dialog box.
5. Select "Add Adapters" item from the Option dialog box.
6. Select "Unlisted or Updated Network Adapter" when the
Install driver field appears.
7. Type destination path (A:\WFW311 or B:\WFW311) in your PC
8. Insert the GFC2206 Driver Diskette in your floppy drive
and press <Enter> to start the installation process.
9. When the "GFC2206 PCI Ethernet Adapter Driver" dialog box appear.
Select the installed adapter & driver from the following options:
GFC2206 PCI LAN Adapter driver,
10.Follow screen instructions to complete the process.
11.Restart your computer.
B) Set Up Driver Parameters on WFW311
There are 4 parameters that can be set in driver installation & reconfiguration
1. Bus number: the PCI board index, range is 1..16,
This parameter is used to distinguish the activated board
when multiple PCI LAN boards are enabled by the
driver.
2. Medium type: the connection type of the LAN board,
can be selected from 10HALF, 10FULL, 100FULL
and 100HALF, default is AUTO.
3. Dev number: the PCI DEVICE index, range is 0..255,
This parameter is used to distinguish the activated board
when multiple PCI LAN boards are enabled by the
driver.
Sample Configuration Files
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1. CONFIG.SYS File
FILES=30
buffers=30
STACKS=9,256
DEVICE=c:\windows\HIMEM.sys
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\IFSHLP.SYS
rem device=C:\WINDOWS\protman.dos /i:C:\WINDOWS
rem device=C:\WINDOWS\GFCPCI.dos
rem device=C:\WINDOWS\workgrp.sys
LASTDRIVE=z
2. PROTOCOL.INI File on Windows for Workgroups
[network.setup]
version=0x3100
netcard=GFCPCI,1,GFCPCI
transport=ms$netbeui,MS$NETBEUI
lana0=GFCPCI,1,ms$netbeui
[protman]
DriverName=PROTMAN$
PRIORITY=MS$NETBEUI
[GFCPCI]
DriverName=GFCPCI$
SIA_MODE = AUTODETECT
[MS$NETBEUI]
DriverName=netbeui$
SESSIONS=10
NCBS=32
BINDINGS=GFCPCI
LANABASE=0
3. AUTOEXEC.BAT File
C:\WINDOWS\net start
C:\WINDOWS\SMARTDRV.EXE
@ECHO OFF
PROMPT $p$g
PATH C:\WINDOWS;
SET TEMP=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP
1. CONFIG.SYS File
FILES=30
BUFFERS=30
LASTDRIVE=Z
DEVICE=C:\WFW311\HIMEM.SYS
DEVICE=C:\WFW311\IFSHLP.SYS
STACKS=9,256
2. AUTOEXEC.BAT File
C:\WFW311\SMARTDRV.EXE
C:\WFW311\net start
PATH C:\WFW311;
SET TEMP=C:\WFW311\TEMP
3. SYSTEM.INI
[386Enh]
netcard=GFCPCI.386
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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.