3 NDIS 2.x Driver Notes (OS/2*, LAN Manager*, others)
v1.04
General NDIS 2.x Driver Notes for Intel's EtherExpress(TM) PRO/10+ PCI
LAN Adapter
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Location of Driver: \NDIS\E100B.DOS
\NDIS\E100B.OS2
Support files: \NDIS\E100BEDS.NIF
\NDIS\E100BEO2.NIF
\NDIS\OEMSETUP.INF
\NDIS\MSLANMAN.BAT
\NDIS\PROTOCOL.INI
\NDIS\STNDNIF\E100BDOS.NIF
\NDIS\STNDNIF\E100BOS2.NIF
Sample Configuration Files
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CONFIG.SYS (for DOS will contain)
DEVICE=C:\path\PROTMAN.DOS /I:C:\path
DEVICE=C:\path\E100B.DOS
CONFIG.SYS (for OS/2* will contain)
DEVICE=C:\path\PROTMAN.OS2 /I:C:\path
DEVICE=C:\path\E100B.OS2
PROTOCOL.INI (may contain)
[PROTMAN]
DriverName = PROTMAN$
[NETBEUI_XIF]
Drivername = netbeui$
Sessions = 6
NCBS = 12
Bindings = "E100B_NIF"
LANABASE = 0
[E100B_NIF]
Drivername = E100B$
General Notes
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Several network operating systems use a standard 2.0.1 version NDIS
driver to talk to the network adapter. The EtherExpress PRO/10+ PCI
adapter's NDIS driver conforms to the Microsoft NDIS 2.0.1 specification.
The NDIS subdirectory on the EtherExpress PRO/10+ PCI adapter disk
contains the files needed to use the adapter card with one of these
operating systems. The files and their purpose are listed below.
E100B.DOS: NDIS driver for DOS workstations.
E100B.OS2: NDIS driver for servers & OS/2 workstations.
E100BDOS.NIF: The standard DOS NIF file used with Microsoft LAN Manager*
installations. Other network operating systems may use
these during their installation. If so, copy the E100B.DOS
and this NIF file into the same directory and reference
that directory.
E100BOS2.NIF: The standard OS/2 NIF file used with Microsoft LAN
Manager* installations. Other network operating systems
may use these during their installation. If so, copy the
E100B.OS2 and this NIF file into the same directory and
reference that directory.
E100BEDS.NIF: The Extended Network Information file (NIF) that IBM LAN
Support uses during its installation process. Specify the
\NDIS directory when installing so the installation
procedure will find the correct NIF file.
E100BEO2.NIF: The Extended Network Information file (NIF) that IBM OS/2
uses during its installation process. Specify the \NDIS
directory when installing so the installation procedure
will find the correct NIF file.
PROTOCOL.INI: A fragment of the general PROTOCOL.INI file. This fragment
contains information specific to the EtherExpress PRO/10+
PCI adapter. Be sure your file contains this fragment.
Some installation procedures create this file for you.
This file is provided as an example of what the
EtherExpress PRO/10+ PCI adapter section could look like.
OEMSETUP.INF: The version located in the \NDIS subdirectory on the
driver disk is used by IBM's LAN requester for DOS version
4.0.
MSLANMAN.BAT: Executing this file creates the directory structure
required for a Microsoft LAN Manager installation. Other
NDIS installations may also look for this structure:
\MSLANMAN.DOS\DRIVERS\ETHERNET\E100B\E100B.DOS (DOS) or
\MSLANMAN.OS2\DRIVERS\ETHERNET\E100B\E100B.OS2 (OS/2)
Hints and Tips
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1. Parameters for the PROTOCOL.INI file are listed below.
DRIVERNAME: (required) If you have a single adapter, use the syntax in
the Sample Configuration file section. If you are installing
multiple adapters, each adapter must have a unique driver name.
Additional instances of the driver would be referenced by
DRIVERNAME=E100Bx$, where "x" would be a unique number 2 through 9.
FORCEDUPLEX: (required if connecting to full duplex hub) This
parameter enables the adapter to work with a full duplex hub.
Options are 1 (for half), 2 (for full). If not specified, the
adapter will operate at half duplex. [Example: FORCEDUPLEX = 2]
SLOT: (required for multiple adapters) This parameter is optional if
only one adapter is present. If it is specified but is incorrect,
a message indicates that the value doesn't match the configuration
but the driver will find the adapter and load anyway.
This parameter is required if more than one adapter is present in
either one bus or multiple PCI buses of a system. The parameter
tells the driver which adapter it controls. The SLOT number is the
encoded value of the PCI adapter's device location. To determine
the slot number, load the driver with only the DRIVERNAME parameter
specified. The driver reports all the slots that have PCI
adapter(s) installed. You can determine which card is in which slot
by using SETUP.EXE and matching the Ethernet addresses of the
adapter to the device number specified in View Configuration.
[Example: SLOT=0x1C]
NODE: (optional) This value sets the adapter's Individual Address,
overriding the value read from the adapter EEprom. The address must
consist of 12 hexadecimal digits, enclosed in double quotes. The
value can not be all zeros. The value can not have the Multicast
bit set. So, use only the hexadecimal digits 2, 6, A, or E as the
second digit of the twelve required in the NODE ADDRESS parameter.
Use any hexadecimal digits in all other positions.
[Example: NODE = "02AA00123456"]
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