3 NDIS 2.x Driver Notes (OS/2*, LAN Manager*, others)
v1.1
General NDIS 2.x Driver Notes for Compaq 10 and 10/100 Controllers and
the NC3121 Fast Ethernet NIC
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Location of Driver: \NDIS\DOS\N100.DOS
\NDIS\N100.OS2
Support files: \NDIS\DOS\N100EDS.NIF
\NDIS\N100EO2.NIF
\NDIS\DOS\OEMSETUP.INF
\NDIS\MSLANMAN.BAT
\NDIS\PROTOCOL.INI
\NDIS\DOS\PROTOCOL.INI
\NDIS\STNDNIF\N100DOS.NIF
\NDIS\STNDNIF\N100OS2.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\N100.DOS
CONFIG.SYS (for OS/2* will contain)
DEVICE=C:\path\PROTMAN.OS2 /I:C:\path
DEVICE=C:\path\N100.OS2
PROTOCOL.INI (may contain)
[PROTMAN]
DriverName = PROTMAN$
[NETBEUI_XIF]
Drivername = netbeui$
Sessions = 6
NCBS = 12
Bindings = "N100_NIF"
LANABASE = 0
[N100_NIF]
Drivername = N100$
General Notes
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Several network operating systems use a standard 2.0.1 version NDIS
driver to talk to the network controller. The Compaq
Controller's NDIS driver conforms to the Microsoft NDIS 2.0.1
specification.
The NDIS subdirectory on the Compaq disk contains the files
needed to use the controller with one of these operating systems. The
files and their purpose are listed below.
N100.DOS: NDIS driver for DOS workstations.
N100.OS2: NDIS driver for servers & OS/2 workstations.
N100DOS.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 N100.DOS
and this NIF file into the same directory and reference
that directory.
N100OS2.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
N100.OS2 and this NIF file into the same directory and
reference that directory.
N100EDS.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.
N100EO2.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 Compaq 10/100
Controller and NC3121 Fast Ethernet NIC. 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 Compaq
10/100 Controller or NC3121 Fast Ethernet NIC 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\N100\N100.DOS (DOS) or
\MSLANMAN.OS2\DRIVERS\ETHERNET\N100\N100.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 controller, use the syntax
in the Sample Configuration file section. If you are installing
multiple controllers, each controller must have a unique driver name.
Additional instances of the driver would be referenced by
DRIVERNAME=N100x$, where "x" is a unique number 2 through 9.
SPEED: (Compaq 10/100 controllers and NC3121 Fast Ethernet NIC only)
(optional; parameters are [Auto / 10 / 100]) The parameter
disables Auto-Speed Detect and causes the controller to function at
the speed indicated. If the FORCEDUPLEX parameter is assigned to
either 1 or 2, the SPEED parameter is required because auto-speed
sensing is disabled if the duplex mode is forced. Auto-negotiate
devices cannot detect speed changes in this configuration until the
driver is reloaded.[Example: SPEED=100]
FORCEDUPLEX: The Compaq 10/100 Controllers and NC3121 Fast Ethernet
NIC support auto-negotiate, full and half duplex at 10 or 100 Mbps.
This parameter disables Auto-Negotiate capability and forces the
controller to operate in Half or Full Duplex mode. The SPEED parameter
must be specified and must be valid if the default of Auto-
negotiate is changed. Options for FORCEDUPLEX are Auto (for auto-
negotiate), 1 (for half), 2 (for full). [Example: FORCEDUPLEX = 2]
SLOT: (required for multiple controllers) This parameter is optional if
only one controller is present. If it is specified but is incorrect,
a message indicates that the value doesn't match the configuration
but the driver finds the controller and loads anyway.
This parameter is required if more than one controller is present in
either one bus or multiple PCI buses of a system. The parameter
tells the driver which controller it controls. The SLOT number is the
encoded value of the PCI controller'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
controller(s) installed. You can determine which card is in which slot
by using SETUP.EXE and matching the Ethernet addresses of the
controller to the device number specified in View Configuration.
[Example: SLOT=0x1C]
NODE: (optional) This value sets the controller's Individual Address,
overriding the value read from the controller 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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