\HELP\NETWARE\CLIENT32.TXT
NETGEAR FA411 PCMCIA Mobile Adapter
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Novell Client 32 Driver Installation for Windows 95 and DOS/Windows
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Getting Started
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To install FA411 in the Client 32 for Windows 95 environment,
you should have the Windows 95 CD-ROM and the NOVELL Client 32
CD-ROM ready to use.
Client 32 for Windows 95
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Microsoft Windows 95 does not come bundled with the Client32 driver
for the NETGEAR FA411 PCMCIA Mobile Adapter. You must go through the
following procedure to install the device driver into the Windows 95
system for the PC card to function correctly.
The Windows 95 installation disks or CD and the Novell Client32 diskettes
are needed to complete this installation.
This procedure assumes that Windows 95 has been successfully installed
into the system prior to installing the FA411 Adapter.
Install FA411 PCMCIA Mobile Adapter for Client 32
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1. Start the Windows 95 system.
Note: Do not insert the FA411 PCMCIA Mobile Adapter into any
PCMCIA slot yet.
2. If you had started Windows 95 and installed the FA411 PCMCIA Mobile
Adapter NDIS3 driver for Win95, you need to remove it before installing
Client 32, by following these steps:
a. Double click on the "My Computer" icon at the desktop.
b. Double click on the "Control Panel" icon under the "My Computer"
window.
c. Double click on the "Network" icon under the "Control Panel"
window.
d. Select "NETGEAR FA411 PCMCIA Mobile Adapter" and click on the
[ Remove ] button. Click on the [ OK ] button after the PC card
selection has been removed under the "Network" window.
e. Click on the [ No ] button under the "System Settings Change"
window.
f. Click on the [ Start ] button at the Windows 95 desktop.
g. Select "Programs" -> "MS-DOS Prompt" item.
h. Type the following command.
C:\WINDOWS>cd inf
C:\WINDOWS\INF>md temp
C:\WINDOWS\INF>copy netfa411.inf temp\*.*
C:\WINDOWS\INF>del netfa411.inf
C:\WINDOWS\INF>exit
3. Insert your FA411 PCMCIA Mobile Adapter into an available PCMCIA slot.
4. Windows 95 system will find the FA411 PCMCIA Mobile Adapter.
5. Select "Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer" and click
on the [ OK ] button under the "New Hardware Found" window.
6. Insert the FA411 CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.
7. Specify the full path name of the driver under the "Install From Disk"
window.
Example: D:\
8. Insert the Win95 CD-ROM as needed.
9. Click on the [ Yes ] button under the "System Settings Change" window
to reboot your Windows 95 system.
10. Put the Client32 CDROM in and go to the drive letter for the CDROM.
Run installation program SETUP.EXE to install Client32 for Windows95.
Keywords supported by FA411 in Win95/Client32
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Connection Type - This keyword specifies that network speed and duplex
mode and of the network card.
The possible selection are:
Auto Sense - The Adapter will automatically detect the
network speed and duplex mode.
100BaseTx Full Duplex - Forces the media to operatie in 100BASE-TX
full-duplex mode.
100BaseTx - Forces the media to operatie in 100BASE-TX
half-duplex mode.
10BaseT Full Duplex - Forces the media to operate in 10BASE-T
full-duplex mode.
10BaseT - Forces the media to operate in 10BASE-T
half-duplex mode.
Installation Notes for Client 32 for DOSWIN users
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* Notes: The PC Card should be enabled by Card services. *
* Please run DFCD.EXE before starting Client 32 for DOSWIN.*
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* Content of CONFIG.SYS *
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* Add the two lines below to the CONFIG.SYS file. *
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* DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE NOEMS X=D000-D7FF *
* DEVICE=<PATH>\DFCD.EXE /iop=300 /irq=3 *
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* ; <PATH> is a directory that includes the DFCD.EXE file. *
* ; Please refer to the INST_DOS.TXT file for details. *
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MS-DOS/Client32
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1. Run the INSTALL.EXE program from the DOSWIN directory of the
Client32 CD-ROM.
2. Press ENTER or YES to accept the licnese agreement.
3. Select "NetWare Client 32 for DOS". Press ENTER or F10.
4. Select "32-bit LAN drivers" from the LAN Driver Type window.
5. Select "USER SPECIFIED 32 BIT DRIVER". Press ENTER.
6. Insert the FA411 CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.
7. Specify the full path of the driver, i.e. D:\<PATH>.
Example: D:\NETWARE\32BITLAN
Press Enter.
8. Select "NETGEAR FA411 PCMCIA Mobile Adapter Driver" from the
32-Bit Network Board Drivers window. Press ENTER.
9. Specify the "Frame Type" and "Node Address"
settings and press "F10" to save.
10. Press "F10" to continue in the Installation Configuration Summary
window, if you accept.
11. AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS will be updated after the installation.
12. Restart your workstation and it will connect to the Netware server.
Notes:
Fill in the proper IRQ value during restart your workstation.
The IRQ value was assigned by DFCD.EXE parameter.
Please refer to the CONFIG.SYS content.
--> DEVICE=<PATH>\DFCD.EXE /iop=300 /irq=3
Keywords supported by FA411 in MS-DOS/Client32
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NWAY - The Adapter will automatically detect the network speed and
duplex mode.
S10 - Forces the media to operate in 10BASE-T half-duplex mode.
S10FD - Forces the media to operate in 10BASE-T full-duplex mode.
S100 - Forces the media to operatie in 100BASE-TX half-duplex mode.
S100FD - Forces the media to operatie in 100BASE-TX full-duplex mode.
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.