3Com (R) Corporation EtherDisk (R) Diskette for the 3C90X Fast EtherLink XL/EtherLink XL Bus Master NIC Family NDIS 3.0 or NDIS 2.0 Drivers and Windows for Workgroups 3.11 Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11 ------------------------------------- The following describes the procedure for installing the protected-mode NDIS 3 (EL90X.386) driver or real-mode NDIS 2 (EL90X.DOS) driver under Windows for Workgroups (WFW). NOTE: It is assumed that WFW has already been installed. 1. Start Windows. 2. Open the Network group and double-click Network Setup. 3. Click on the Networks... button in the Network Setup window. 4. Choose install Microsoft Windows Network. 5. Make sure that No Additional Network is selected in the submenu. Click OK. 6. If you would like to share your files or printers with other users on the network, click the Sharing... button. After checking the appropriate boxes, click OK. 7. To install the driver for the NIC, click the Drivers... button. 8. In the Network Drivers window, click the Add Adapter... button. 9. From the Network Adapter list, select Unlisted or Updated Network Adapter and then click OK. 10. Network setup now requires the vendor-provided network driver diskette. Insert the EtherDisk diskette #2 in drive A: and type the following path for the location of the NDIS driver: A:\WFW311 Click OK. 11. From the Unlisted or Updated Network Adapter screen, highlight 3Com Fast EtherLink XL/EtherLink XL NIC (3C90X) and click OK. The Network Setup screen now lists the NIC, along with the default protocol stacks: 3Com Fast EtherLink XL/EtherLink XL NIC (3C90X) (NDIS 2/NDIS 3) IPX/SPX Compatible Transport with NetBIOS Microsoft NetBEUI 12. If you want to use the NDIS 3 driver skip, to step 14. If you want to use the NDIS 2 driver, click the Setup... button in the Network Drivers window. 13. To select the NDIS 2 real-mode driver, click the down arrow under Driver Type and select Real Mode NDIS Driver. Then click OK. 14. Click Close in the Network Drivers window to accept these settings and then click OK in the Network Setup window to start the installation. 15. At this point WFW may give you a chance to supply or change your username, workgroup and computer name. If your network administrator supplies you this information, use it. If not, you can create this information yourself. When you are finished, click OK. 16. The Windows Setup program may ask if you want to replace the Enhanced Mode Protocol Manager with the version you are installing now. Click Yes to All. 17. If the Windows Setup program asks for the NDIS.386 file, insert Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11 Disk 7 and click OK. 18. If prompted for the EL90X.386 driver, insert the 3Com EtherDisk diskette #2 in the A:\ drive. Type the following path to load the NDIS 3 driver: A:\WFW311 Click OK. 19. If prompted for the EL90X.DOS driver, insert the 3Com EtherDisk 1 diskette in the A:\ drive. Type the following path to load the NDIS 2 driver: A:\NDIS2\DOS Click OK. 20. The Windows Setup Program may modify the PROTOCOL.INI, SYSTEM.INI and AUTOEXEC.BAT files. WFW saves the old versions with the extension .001, where the number is incremented every time a new version of the file is generated. Click OK. 21. When prompted, restart the computer. (%VER WFWNDIS.TXT - 3.0 Drivers and Windows for Workgroups 3.11 v1.0e)Download Driver Pack
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