LANtasti 4.x, 5.x. and 6.0 Installation guide LANtasti 4.x, 5.x. ================== Introduction: ------------- Follow the procedure below to run the PCMCIA/CT II card with Artisoft's LANtasti 4.x and 5.x. This example uses LANtasti own NE2000 driver. Before you start with the installation process, make sure that the Card Manager software has been successfully installed. For information on installing the Card Manager software, please refer to the appropriate readme file, your Ethernet Adapter manual, or your computer manufacturer. 1) Run the LANtasti installation menu. 2) Choose NEX000 from the installation menu. 3) Follow all the operations as you are prompted on the screen. 4) After installing the Network Operating System, reboot your system. < Sample CONFIG.SYS file > DEVICE=C:\DOS\SETVER.EXE DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE X=D000-D0FF RAM NOEMS DOS=HIGH,UMB FILES=30 BUFFERS=20 REM CardSoft(TM) 3.1 PCMCIA DRIVERS DEVICEHIGH=C:\CARDSOFT\SS365SL.EXE DEVICEHIGH=C:\CARDSOFT\CS.EXE /POLL:1 DEVICEHIGH=C:\CARDSOFT\CSALLOC.EXE DEVICEHIGH=C:\CARDSOFT\CARDID.EXE DEVICEHIGH=C:\CARDSOFT\ECARDCS.EXE /IRQ=5 /IO=300 STACKS=9,256 LASTDRIVE=Z < Sample AUTOEXEC.BAT file > @ECHO OFF PROMPT $p$g PATH=C:\DOS;C:\LANTASTI; CALL C:\LANTASTI\STARTNET < Sample STARTNET.BAT file > @ECHO OFF SET LAN_DIR=C:\LANTASTI.NET SET LAN_CFG=C:\LANTASTI PATH C:\LANTASTI;%PATH% SHARE /L:200 NEX000 IRQ=5 IOBASE=300 16-BIT VERBOSE AILANBIO REDIR ADMIN LOGIN=3 SERVER C:\LANTASTI.NET NET LOGIN/WAIT \\ADMIN ADMIN NET LPT TIMEOUT 10 NET POSTBOX LANtastic 6.0 ============= Introduction: ------------- This document describes the procedure to setup NDIS driver on LANtastic 6.0 operation system for PCMCIA/CT II Ethernet card. Location of Driver: \MSLANMAN.DOS\DRIVERS\ETHERNET\PCM200\PCM200.DOS Install PCM200 drivers for LANtastic 6.0 : (Using NDIS driver) ------------------------------------------ The installation procedure will transfer files to a specific directory on the workstation and modify existing configuration files to fit your specific needs. The installation utility INSTALL.EXE is located on LANtastic Network Software Disk 1. Run INSTALL.EXE from Disk 1 and the LANtastic Install program screen will appear. You must complete each of the questions. These options are specific to your needs. 1. Prompt you to enter a unique Computer Name. 2. Ask you to select the drive that you want LANtastic to be installed on. The default is Drive C:. 3. Ask you to specify a directory where you want the LANtastic files to be installed. The default is \LANTASTI. 4. Ask you if you want to Share your Computers Drives or Printers 5. Ask you to select the Maximum Number of Connected Computers. 6. Prompt you to select any other LANtastic features that you may want to install. 7. A summary screen of the options you will appear. If it looks correct continue with the installation. 8. Prompt you to select a network adapter to run your LANtastic software on. From the list of adapters , select "NDIS SUPPORT FOR NETWORK ADAPTERS". 9. Ask you to insert the manufacturers driver diskette containing the driver files. Insert the PCMCIA/CT II driver diskette into drive A: and specify the source path for driver files as A:\ 10. Ask you if you want to Set Up Permanent Drive or Printer Connections. 11. Another summary screen of the options will appear. If this looks correct then select Perform the Installation and LANtastic will now install the files. 12. When complete the installation, then reboot your system. Sample Configuration Files: -------------------------- CONFIG.SYS: DEVICE=C:\DOS\SETVER.EXE DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE X=D000-D0FF RAM NOEMS DOS=HIGH,UMB FILES=30 BUFFERS=20 REM CardSoft(TM) 3.1 PCMCIA DRIVERS DEVICEHIGH=C:\CARDSOFT\SS365SL.EXE DEVICEHIGH=C:\CARDSOFT\CS.EXE /POLL:1 DEVICEHIGH=C:\CARDSOFT\CSALLOC.EXE DEVICEHIGH=C:\CARDSOFT\CARDID.EXE DEVICEHIGH=C:\CARDSOFT\ECARDCS.EXE /IRQ=5 /IO=300 STACKS=9,256 LASTDRIVE=Z DEVICE=C:\LANTASTI\PROTMAN.DOS /I:C:\LANTASTI DEVICE=C:\LANTASTI\PCM200.DOS STARTNET.BAT: @echo off rem LANtastic Version 6.00 installed 95/05/23 14:11:21 rem (for Windows) C: cd C:\LANTASTI SET LAN_CFG=C:\LANTASTI rem If LANtastic is disabled, skip everything. IF EXIST DISABLED GOTO :STARTNET_DONE @echo ===== Begin LANtastic configuration ===== PATH C:\LANTASTI;C:\LANTASTI\NW;%PATH% SET LAN_DIR=C:\LANTASTI.NET SET NWDBPATH=C:\LANTASTI\NW rem Please obtain the NETBEUI.EXE program from Microsoft LOADHIGH NETBEUI LOADHIGH AI-NDIS BIND_TO=PCM200_NIF AILANBIO @STARTNET.CFG REDIR TEST @STARTNET.CFG IF EXIST NOSHARE GOTO :NOSHARE SERVER C:\LANTASTI.NET @STARTNET.CFG NET LOGIN \\TEST GOTO :CONTINUE :NOSHARE @echo LANtastic server was installed but turned off. :CONTINUE rem If CONNECT.BAT exists, run it to set up connections. IF EXIST CONNECT.BAT GOTO :CONNECT rem Otherwise set up connections specified during install. NET LPT TIMEOUT 10 GOTO :CONNECT_DONE :CONNECT @echo Setting up LANtastic connections from CONNECT.BAT rem Build CONNECT.BAT like this: "NET SHOW/BATCH > C:\LANTASTI\CONNECT.BAT" rem (or run the batch file SETNET.BAT) call CONNECT.BAT :CONNECT_DONE NET POSTBOX @echo ===== End LANtastic configuration ===== :STARTNET_DONE cd \ PROTOCOL.INI: ;PROTOCOL.INI for LANtastic Version 6.00 ;------------ using ; [PROTMAN] DRIVERNAME = PROTMAN$ DYNAMIC = YES [PCM200_NIF] DRIVERNAME = PCM200$ IOBASE = 0x300 INTERRUPT = 5 Adapters=PCM200Download 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.
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