ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ³ ³ ³ 10/100 MB Ethernet Adapter Installation ³ ³ ³ ³ for the NDIS 2.0 DOS Driver ³ ³ ³ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ 1) Content ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ * Introduction * System Requirement * Installing Software * Parameters 2) Introduction ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ This file explains how to install the NDIS2 driver under DOS, for LAN Manager , Windows for Workgroups, PATHWORKS for DOS. 3) System Requirement ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ A) Hardware Requirements : o An IBM-compatible personal computer with 80386 or higher microprocessor and a PCI bus. o This adapter. B) Firmware Requirements : o Fully compliant Rev. 2.0 or above PCI BIOS supplied with the PC. o If the adapter makes use of Digital Semiconductor 21050 (PCI-PCI bridge), PCI BIOS should support PCI-PCI bridge architecture. C) Software Revision Requirements: o MS-DOS 5.0 or later with one of o Microsoft LAN Manager Versions 1.3 or 2.x system. o Microsoft Windows for Workgroups Versions 3.1 or 3.11 system. o PATHWORKS for DOS Version 4.1 system. 4) Installing Software ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ These Various network operating systems (N.O.S) provide utility programs for installing drivers. For some of the N.O.S, the installation diskette provides support for the first adapter installed only. If multiple boards are installed, the second and subsequent boards must be installed manually. A) Basic driver installation For DOS-based, Window For Workgroups systems. o Add the following line to CONFIG.SYS: DEVICE=<drive>:[pathname]\DC21X4.DOS If the Driver is installed in DOS HIGH memory use the following : DEVICEHIGH=<drive>:[pathname]\DC21X4.DOS o The following information is displayed when the system is rebooted : DC21X4 NDIS 2 MAC Driver Version <version> (C) Copyright Digital Equipment Corporation. All rights reserved. DC21040 Adapter PCI Slot: <nn> IRQ:<nn> Operation Mode:<xxx> (For the DS21041 or DS21140 the adapter name is different) Where: Slot is the slot of the adapter IRQ is the interrupt request level Operation Mode is the serial interface mode and data rate - 10Mb or 100Mb (DS21140 only) . B) Installing the NDIS2 DOS driver B-1) Installation with Microsoft LAN Manager 2.x B-1-1) Automatic installation using the LAN Manager Setup Program 1) Start the LMSETUP program. 2) Select <Configuration> from the Main Menu. 3) Select <Network Driver> from the Configuration Menu. 4) Remove the old adapter using <Remove Configuration>. 5) Select <Add Configuration>. 6) Select <Other Drivers> and follow the directions. B-1-2) Manual Installation for DOS LAN Manager If LAN Manager is already installed and configured and you do not wish to use the installation program, you have to perform the following steps manually : 1) Create DC21X4 Driver directory <DRIVE>:\LANMAN.DOS\DRIVERS\ETHERNET\DC21X4 2) Copy the files \MSLANMAN.DOS\DRIVERS\ETHERNET\DC21X4\DC21X4.DOS and \MSLANMAN.DOS\DRIVERS\ETHERNET\DC21X4\PROTOCOL.INI to the new directory. 3) Copy the file \MSLANMAN.DOS\DRIVERS\ETHERNET\DC21X4\DC21X4.NIF to the directory <DRIVE>:\LANMAN.DOS\DRIVERS\NIF 4) Add the following line to your CONFIG.SYS to load the driver : DEVICE=<DRIVE>:\LANMAN.DOS\DRIVERS\ETHERNET\DC21X4\DC21X4.DOS 5) Modify your PROTOCOL.INI file using any DOS Editor by appending the PROTOCOL.INI stub (included with this kit) to the end of your old PROTOCOL.INI file. The stub contains the following information : [DC21X4_NIF] DRIVERNAME=DC21X4$ 6) Modify TCPIP_XIF and NETBEUI_XIF modules in the PROTOCOL.INI file by changing the value of the BINDINGS keyword from BINDINGS = driverlabel to BINDINGS = DC21X4_NIF B-2) Installation with Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.1 B-2-1) Automatic installation using the Network Setup Program 1) Select the Control Panel icon. 2) Select the Network Program. 3) Select <Adapter> option. 4) Select <Remove> to remove the old adapter. 5) Select <Add> to add the adapter. 6) Select <Unlisted or Updated Network Adapter> and follow the Windows for Workgroups instructions, installing the driver from A:\NDIS2\DOS directory. B-2-2) Manual Installation for Windows for Workgroups 3.1 If you do not wish to use network installation program 'Network' from the Control Panel icon, you have to perform the following steps manually : 1) Copy the DC21X4.DOS file from this kit to the Windows directory : <DRIVE>:\WINDOWS 2) Add the following line to CONFIG.SYS DEVICE=<DRIVE>:\WINDOWS\DC21X4.DOS 3) Modify your PROTOCOL.INI file using any DOS Editor by appending the PROTOCOL.INI stub (included with this kit) to the end of your old PROTOCOL.INI file. The stub contains the following information : [DC21X4] DRIVERNAME=DC21X4$ 4) Modify the NETWORK.SETUP and MS$NETBEUI sections of your PROTOCOL.INI file as follows : [network.setup] version=0x3100 netcard=DC21X4,1,DC21X4 transport=ms$netbeui,MS$NETBEUI lana0=DC21X4,1,ms$netbeui [MS$NETBEUI] DriverName=netbeui$ SESSIONS=6 NCBS=12 BINDINGS=DC21X4 LANABASE=0 B-3) Installation with Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11 1) Select the Networking icon group. 2) Select the Network Setup icon. 3) Select <Drivers> option. 4) Select <Add Adapter> to add the adapter. 5) Select <Unlisted or Updated Network Adapter> and follow the Windows for Workgroups instructions, installing the driver from A:\NDIS2\DOS\ directory. B-4) Installation with PATHWORKS for DOS Version 4.1 NOTE: The Pathworks scheduler (SCHK) must be started with the switch /N. If /N is not used, initialization may fail with the following message: "No NIS Interrupt Activity. Maybe NI_IRQ set wrong or cable not attached or hardware/DLL broken" B-4-1) Automatic Installation for DOS Pathworks Using the Netsetup Utility: If you install PATHWORKS for the first time or update it using installation program NETSETUP respond to the following prompts as shown : 1) Select your desired choices for Type of configuration Destination Drive (boot device) LK250 Keyboard setup information. 2) Select <Ethernet> network adapter type. 3) Select <Other NDIS> Ethernet adapter. 4) For full DRIVE:\PATH\FILENAME for NDIS driver, enter : A:\NDIS2\DOS\DC21X4.DOS 5. For full DRIVE:\PATH\ for the PROTOCOL.INI stub, enter : A:\NDIS2\DOS\ The files are copied from this installation kit to its directory. NOTE : If PATHWORKS is updated using the NETSETUP installation program, it is suggested to copy your old copy of the CONFIG.SYS and PROTOCOL.INI files before starting NETSETUP. B-4-2) Manual installation for DOS Pathworks 1) Copy the DC21X4.DOS file from this installation kit to the PATHWORKS directory. For example: C:\DECNET> copy A:\NDIS2\DOS\DC21X4.DOS 2) Add the following line to your CONFIG.SYS to load the driver : DEVICE=<drive>:\DECNET\DC21X4.DOS 3) Modify your PROTOCOL.INI file using any DOS Editor by appending the PROTOCOL.INI stub (included with this kit) to the end of your old PROTOCOL.INI file. The stub contains the following information: [DC21X4.DOS] DRIVERNAME=DC21X4$ 4) Modify the DATALINK and IPX4MAC sections of your PROTOCOL.INI file. Change the value of the BINDINGS keyword from BINDINGS = driverlabel to BINDINGS = DC21X4.DOS C) Installing multiple adapters Installation of more than one board is different in the various network operating systems. For n adapters one must load n instances of the driver, and have n entries in the PROTOCOL.INI file, each one corresponding to one driver instant. Automatic installation of multiple adapters is possible in Windows for Workgroups. In Lan Manager, manual installation must be used. In some of the networking operating systems configuring the adapters isn't enough, and the system as a whole must be reconfigured. One must ensure that two PROTOCOL.INI parameters are set correctly : 1) DriverName parameter must be unique for every driver instance. The first has "DriverName=DC21X4$", the second "DriverName=DC21X42$", and so on. In other words, the drivers' device names are DC21X4$, DC21X42$, DC21X43$, DC21X44$, etc. 2) SLOT must be specified for multiple boards. The first PCI device has "SLOT=16", the second - "SLOT=17" and so on. Here is an example of the PROTOCOL.INI for two adapters installed under Windows for Workgroups, using Twisted Pair : [network.setup] version=0x3100 netcard=DC21X4,1,DC21X4 netcard=DC21X42,1,DC21X42 transport=ms$netbeui,MS$NETBEUI lana0=DC21X4,1,ms$netbeui lana1=DC21X42,1,ms$netbeui [protman] DriverName=PROTMAN$ PRIORITY=MS$NETBEUI [MS$NETBEUI] DriverName=netbeui$ SESSIONS=10 NCBS=32 BINDINGS=DC21X4,DC21X42 LANABASE=0 [DC21X4] DriverName=DC21X4$ SLOT=16 SIA_Mode=TP [DC21X42] DriverName=DC21X42$ SLOT=17 SIA_Mode=TP 5) Parameters ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ Changing settings of the adapter is done by editing and changing the PROTOCOL.INI file. This file is located in different directories, depending on the networking operating system used. The PROTOCOL.INI file stores configuration and binding information. It consists of a series of named sections, where the section name is in fact the module name from a module characteristics table. A set of configuration settings for the module in format is as follows. Keyword = value where value - appropriate value for corresponding Keyword. The following sections describe the PROTOCOL.INI settings used for the Digital Semicon. DC21X4 Driver, their default values, the range of values that can be given and value units. A) Required Keyword DRIVERNAME -- Specifies the network device driver. DRIVERNAME=DC21X4n$ , where n is empty for the first board, 2 for the second, etc. units:[text] range:[DC21X4$ - DC21X48$] default:[DC21X4$] B) Optional Keywords in the DC21X4 section : SLOT -- Specifies where the DC21X4-based adapter is placed. o A number from 16 to 26 specifies the relative position of an adapter on the PCI bus. 16 specifies the first adapter on the PCI bus, 17 the second such adapter, and so on. When one PCI adapter is used in the system, use "SLOT=16" . If the slot value is not specified or is specified as 0, the driver scans for a PCI adapter. Slot units:[integer] range:[1-26] default:[16] SIA_MODE -- Defines the Serial Interface connection. o AUTOSENSE : For adapter, it executes an algorithm which detects the serial interface connection type during the driver's initialization. If the chip support dynamic autosense the detection algorithm is execute also during run time. For adapters based on DS 21140 it executes an algorithm which detects the data rate used - 10Mb or 100Mb. The detection algorithm is executed also during run time if the chip support this mode. o AUI selects the AUI connector for external transceiver Some boards may also require a jumper on the board to be set to distinguish between AUI and BNC. o BNC selects the BNC (thin wire) connector for internal transceiver. Some boards may also require a jumper on the board to be set to distinguish between AUI and BNC. o TP selects the RJ45 connector for the Twisted Pair (10BaseT) on-board transceiver, for connection to a Twisted Pair hub. o TP_FULL_DUPLEX specifies Full Duplex operation via the Twisted Pair transceiver. The adapter should be connected to another Ethernet station with a cable suitable for Full Duplex mode. o TP_LINK_DISABLE selects the Twisted Pair transceiver with Link-Fail test ignored. o T4 selects port on EB140-T4 or compateble. AUTOSENSE is a valid keywords in all adapters. However, dynamic sensing is relevant only for adapters based on DS 21041/21140. Some DC21X4-based adapters include a jumper to switch between AUI and BNC. To select one of these modes on such an adapter, you should both set the jumper and specify the correct SIA_MODE value. DATA_RATE -- Defines the data rate at which the LAN controller will operate. o MB10 specifies a data rate of 10Mb (Suitable for standard ethernet) o MB100 specifies a data rate of 100Mb (suitable for fast ethernet). The keyword is valid only if the physical 100Mb port is connected to the net. NICs based on the DC2104x will ignore this keyword and always work on a 10Mb rate. For NICs based on DC21140 the default is MB100. SOFTWARE_CRC -- Controls whether packet CRCs are calculated by software or appended by the DC21X4 o ENABLED means that the CRC will always be calculated by software, for packets greater than 144 bytes. o DISABLED means that the CRC will never be calculated by software (always appended by DC21X4). o <absent> If this keyword does not appear in PROTOCOL.INI, packet CRCs will be calculated by software for DS21040 chip revisions A-H (for packets longer than 144 bytes), and will be appended by the DC21X4 for all other chips. SOFTWARE_CRC units:[text] range:[ENABLED, DISABLED, <absent>] default:[<absent>] NETADDRESS -- Specifies the IEEE ethernet address to be used by the NIC. Overrides the value specified on the ROM. o The address is a 12-byte hexadecimal number. The user should make sure the address is a legal IEEE address. o The address should be surrounded by quotes. o Example: NETADDRESS = "08002B3C45FC" NETADDRESS units:[hexadecimal] range:[12 digits] default:[ROM on NIC] NUM_TX_BUFFERS -- Specifies the number of transmit buffers the driver should use. o The number of transmit buffers may vary between 4 and 16. o If this value is not specified, or the keyword is absent, the default number of transmit buffers is 8. o If the combined number of transmit and receive buffers is large, problems may arise. Specifically, in OS/2 environments the driver may be unable to load. NUM_TX_BUFFERS units:[integer] range:[4-16] default:[8] NUM_RX_BUFFERS -- Specifies the number of receive buffers the driver should use. o The number of receive buffers may vary between 4 and 16. o If this value is not specified, or the keyword is absent, the default number of receive buffers is 12. o If the combined number of transmit and receive buffers is large, problems may arise. Specifically, in OS/2 environments the driver may be unable to load. NUM_RX_BUFFERS units:[integer] range:[4-16] default:[8] TX_THRESHOLD - Controls the transmit threshold of the device. A small threshold may improve performance, however in some machines it could cause many packets to be lost, and perhaps the connection may fail. o FP means the threshold is "Full Packet" which is maximal. The packet will be transmitted only after it is all in the FIFO. o LW1024 is a threshold of almost one packet. LW512 smaller threshold, LW256 even smaller, LW128 the smallest threshold. The threshold is relevant only for devices operating in 100Mb rate. For devices working in 10Mb rate the changes are minor. TURBO -- Controls whether host-to-PCI posting (HPPE) will be enabled or disabled. This is relevant only if the system's host-to-PCI bridge is INTEL's 82424 (CDC) or 82434 (PCMC) bridge. o ENABLED means that HPPE will be disabled. This may improve the performance of the DC21X4 device. o DISABLED means that the system configuration will remain as it is with no intervention by the driver. o <absent> If this keyword does not appear in PROTOCOL.INI, the driver will do nothing and leave system settings as they are. TURBO units:[text] range:[ENABLED, DISABLED, <absent>] default:[<absent>] SNOOZE -- Changes DS21041 and DS21140 power-management mode to Power-Saving mode. o ENABLE set DS21041 and DS21140 power-management mode to Power-Saving mode. o DISABLE set DS21041 and DS21140 power-management mode to Normal operation mode. o <absent> If this keyword does not appear in PROTOCOL.INI, the driver will not operate the Chip Power-Saving mode. SNOOZE units:[text] range:[ENABLE, DISABLE, <absent>] default:[<absent>]Download Driver Pack
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