NDIS Driver Installation Overview The drivers contained in directories \MSLANMAN.DOS and \NDIS are used with this Ethernet PCMCIA adapter in the Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS) environment. The driver "ETHPCM.DOS" conforms to NDIS 2.0 Specification defined by Microsoft/3Com. It is used with 3Com's 3+Open, Microsoft's OS/2 LAN Manager OEM, distribution packages Release 1.x or 2.x, and other compatible OEM versions of LAN Manager. The driver "ETHPCM.OS2" is used with IBM's LAN Server products in the IBM OS/2 version 2.1 and above environment. File Descriptions: \MSLANMAN.DOS\DRIVERS\PCMCIA\ETHPCM\ ETHPCM.DOS DOS NDIS 2 MAC driver PROTOCOL.INI A sample section of the PROTOCOL.INI file \MSLANMAN.DOS\DRIVERS\NIF\ ETHPCM.NIF Network Information File \NDIS PCMCIAD.NIF Network Information File for LAN Server (DOS) PCMCIAO.NIF Network Information File for LAN Server (OS/2) README.TXT This file ETHPCM.DOS DOS NDIS 2 MAC driver ETHPCM.OS2 OS/2 2.1 NDIS 2 driver for IBM LAN Server OEMSETUP.INF Network Information File for Windows for Workgroups (1) Hardware checking Proper hardware operation can be verified by running the diagnostic program CARDTEST.EXE in the \DIAG directory under DOS. (2) Sample protocol.ini file and parameters [ETHPCM_NIF] ; Default section of protocol.ini file for the Adapter drivername = ETHPCM$ irq = 5 iobase = 0x300 ; End of this sample file Several parameters are included in the ETHPCM_NIF section of the PROTOCOL.INI file. However, the only required parameter is "drivername". irq Specifies the interrupt channel used by the adapter. Acceptable values for this parameter are 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, and 15. iobase Specifies the iobase address used by the adapter. This parameter is given in hexadecimal values. Acceptable value for this parameter are 0x240, 0x280, 0x2C0, 0x300, 0x320, 0x340, 0x360. (3) Additional Parameters in the protocol.ini file for the NDIS Driver Configuration: Keyword Parameter MaxMultiCast 1 .. 1000 Default 10 Maximum number of MultiCast Addresses. This configures the size of the MultiCast Address Table. MaxRequests 6 .. 64 Default 8 Maximum number of outstanding General Requests. This configures the size of the General Request Queue. MaxTransmits 6 .. 64 Default 12 Maximum number of outstanding TransmitChain commands. This configures the size of the TransmitChain Request Queue. ReceiveChains 6 .. 96 Default 12 Maximum number of outstanding ReceiveChain commands. This configures the size of the ReceiveChain Request Queue. ReceiveBuffers6 .. 96 Default 12 Configures the number of the Receive buffers in the Receive Buffer Pool. TransmitBufSize 128 .. 1514 Default 1514 Configures the size (in bytes) of buffers in the Transmit Buffer Pool. ***** Note : Values for the preceding parameters are seldom changed by the user. Most of the time, the default values are used. ***** (4) The following describes installation hints for ETHPCM.OS2 under OS/2 2.1 and the IBM LAN Server environment. Before attempting to install the driver, the user should have installed the Card Service and Socket Service drivers properly. In OS/2 2.1, the card service driver PCMCIA.SYS is included in the package. The socket service driver is supplied by notebook vendors. Each notebook needs a socket service driver that adapts to the specific hardware configuration of the notebook. The user should contact the notebook vendor or IBM about which socket service driver to use. IBM also puts the latest version of many drivers on its Compuserve OS/2 forum and Internet FTP sites for the user to download. As opposed to other PCMCIA adpater drivers, the OS/2 NDIS driver does not rely on a separate "enabler" driver (e.g. CARDOPEN.EXE.) The enabling function is integrated into the driver; thus there is only one driver to install. This version of the OS/2 driver needs to have a supported Ethernet Adapter in the PCMCIA socket at system bootup time. During the course of operation, if the adapter is removed, the network will cease to function. The rest of the system will not be disturbed. Note that since OS/2 does not have PCMCIA support until version 2.1, this driver does not work under previous versions of OS/2. OS/2 LAN Server 3.0 Installation ================================ 1. Copy ETHPCM.OS2 and PCMCIAO.NIF files from the Driver diskette (\NDIS) to D:\IBMCOM\MACS. D is the drive where the LAN Adapter and Protocol Support (LAP) is installed. 2. Click the OS/2 LAN Service icon. 3. Select "Installation and configuration." The IBM logo appears. 4. Click <OK>. 5. Select <Advance> and press <Enter>. 6. Select "Install or Configuration this Workstation." 7. Select "server type", "adding a server or domain controller". The "install or remove" selections appears. 8. Select "Configure a component." 9. Click the "Configure" button. 10. Select "Configure workstation." 11. Select "Ethernet PCMCIA Adapter" when prompted to identify your Network Adapter. Click the <Add> button. 12. Select "802.2" from the list and click the <Add> button. 13. Select "IBM NETBIOS" from the list and click the <Add> button. 14. Select <OK> to confirm all the selections. 15. Follow the instructions to complete the process. Select <OK> to accept default selections. 16. Continue pressing <OK> until your screen prompts you to backup old CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT and create a new CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT. Select <OK> to confirm. 17. The default interrupt number for the Ethernet PCMCIA Adapter is 5, and the default I/O base address is 0x300. If you are contented with the default settings, skip to step 18, otherwise you have to modify the \IBMCOM\PROTOCOL.INI file. Find the [pcmciao_nif] section in this file, and add the 'irq' and 'iobase' entries under this section as exemplified below: [pcmciao_nif] DriverName = ETHPCM$ irq = 5 iobase = 0x300 18. The installation is complete. Reset your PC. Sample OS/2 2.1 CONFIG.SYS ========================== RUN=D:\IBMCOM\PROTOCOL\NETBIND.EXE RUN=D:\IBMCOM\LANMSGEX.EXE DEVICE=D:\IBMCOM\PROTOCOL\NETBEUI.OS2 DEVICE=D:\IBMLAN\NETPROG\RDRHELP.200 IFS=D:\IBMLAN\NETPROG\NETWKSTA.200 /I:D:\IBMLAN /N DEVICE=D:\IBMCOM\PROTOCOL\NETBIOS.OS2 DEVICE=D:\IBMCOM\PROTOCOL\LANDD.OS2 DEVICE=D:\IBMCOM\PROTOCOL\LANDLLDD.OS2 DEVICE=D:\IBMCOM\MACS\ETHPCM.OS2 ---> PCMCIA Adapter OS/2 driver RUN=D:\IBMCOM\PROTOCOL\LANDLL.EXE REM ************* P C M C I A S E C T I O N ************** BASEDEV=PCMCIA.SYS ----> Card Service. Comes with OS/2 2.1 BASEDEV=NEC2RMU1.SYS ----> Resource Map Utility for your notebook BASEDEV=IBM2NEC1.SYS /s0=2 ----> Socket Service Driver for your notebook BASEDEV=PCM2ATA.ADD DEVICE=D:\OS2\AUTODRV2.SYS D:\OS2\AUTODRV2.INI DEVICE=D:\OS2\MDOS\VPCMCIA.SYS REM ********* E N D P C M C I A S E C T I O N ********* RUN=D:\IBMLAN\NETPROG\LSDAEMON.EXE Sample LAN Server PROTOCOL.INI file =================================== [PROT_MAN] DRIVERNAME = PROTMAN$ [IBMLXCFG] pcmciao_nif = pcmciao.nif LANDD_nif = LANDD.nif NETBEUI_nif = NETBEUI.nif [LANDD_nif] DriverName = LANDD$ Bindings = pcmciao_nif ETHERAND_TYPE = "I" SYSTEM_KEY = 0x0 OPEN_OPTIONS = 0x2000 TRACE = 0x0 LINKS = 8 MAX_SAPS = 3 MAX_G_SAPS = 0 USERS = 3 TI_TICK_G1 = 255 T1_TICK_G1 = 15 T2_TICK_G1 = 3 TI_TICK_G2 = 255 T1_TICK_G2 = 25 T2_TICK_G2 = 10 IPACKETS = 250 UIPACKETS = 100 MAXTRANSMITS = 6 MINTRANSMITS = 2 TCBS = 64 GDTS = 30 ELEMENTS = 800 [NETBEUI_nif] DriverName = netbeui$ Bindings = pcmciao_nif ETHERAND_TYPE = "I" USEADDRREV = "YES" OS2TRACEMASK = 0x0 SESSIONS = 40 NCBS = 95 NAMES = 21 SELECTORS = 5 USEMAXDATAGRAM = "NO" ADAPTRATE = 1000 WINDOWERRORS = 0 MAXDATARCV = 4168 TI = 30000 T1 = 500 T2 = 200 MAXIN = 1 MAXOUT = 1 NETBIOSTIMEOUT = 500 NETBIOSRETRIES = 8 NAMECACHE = 0 PIGGYBACKACKS = 1 DATAGRAMPACKETS = 2 PACKETS = 350 LOOPPACKETS = 1 PIPELINE = 5 MAXTRANSMITS = 6 MINTRANSMITS = 2 DLCRETRIES = 5 [pcmciao_nif] DriverName = ETHPCM$ irq = 5 iobase = 0x300 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All trademarks or brand names mentioned are properties of their respective companies.Download Driver Pack
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