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* PCMCIA Fast Ethernet PC Card *
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* NDIS2 Driver for LAN MANAGER Installation *
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Contents:
1. Enable the PCMCIA Fast Ethernet PC Card
2. NDIS Driver Installation for LAN Manager v2.2
3. PROTOCOL.INI Keywords
4. Sample Configuration Files
1. Enable the PCMCIA Fast Ethernet PC Card
CARDOPEN.EXE is the PCMCIA Fast Ethernet PC Card MS-DOS enabler program.
You have to run CARDOPEN.EXE to enable the adapter before loading the
NDIS2 driver.
After the adapter NDIS2 driver is installed, a line similar to
the following is added in the CONFIG.SYS file to load the NDIS2
driver at DOS initialization:
DEVICE=C:\LANMAN.DOS\DRIVERS\ETHERNET\AX88190\AX88190.DOS
For this NDIS2 driver to be successfully loaded, you must add a
line in CONFIG.SYS to load CARDOPEN.EXE to enable the adapter first.
The line to load CARDOPEN.EXE must precede the line to load the
NDIS2 driver.
The syntax to load CARDOPEN.EXE in CONFIG.SYS is:
DEVICE=C:\LANMAN.DOS\DRIVERS\ETHERNET\AX88190\CARDOPEN.EXE [/IRQ:x][/IOP:xxx]
* IRQ - interrupt (IRQ) number to be used by adapter.
This number must not be in use by any other device
in the system.
* IOP - Starting I/O port address in HEX format. The adapter
requires 32 consecutive free I/O port addresses.
The default value for IRQ is 3. The default value for IO is
0x300.
Example: The following command enables the adapter with IRQ 5 and
I/O port address 300:
DEVICE=C:\LANMAN.DOS\DRIVERS\ETHERNET\AX88190\CARDOPEN.EXE /IRQ:5 /IOP:300
If you installed EMM386.EXE in CONFIG.SYS, please exclude memory
address range D000-DFFF or D400-D7FF from EMM386.EXE. CARDOPEN.EXE
uses this memory space to read information stored on
the adapter.
[Example]
DEVICE=EMM386.EXE NOEMS X=D000-DFFF
If you run CARDOPEN.EXE with non-default IRQ and IO values, you
have to inform the NDIS2 driver which resource values to use in the
PROTOCOL.INI file. This file resides in the directory where the
Microsoft LAN Manager software was installed, in most cases this is
the C:\LANMAN.DOS directory.
For example, if on your system IRQ 5 and I/O Base address 300 are
free to be used by the adapter, then you specify a line
in CONFIG.SYS to load CARDOPEN.EXE as described above. Since IRQ 5
is not the default value, you have to tell the NDIS2 driver the
interrupt value to use. You can use any text editor to edit the
C:\LANMAN.DOS\PROTOCOL.INI file. In this file you locate the
[AX88190_NIF] section, and add the INTERRUPT keyword and its value
in this section as follows:
INTERRUPT = 5
Please consult the sample configuration files at the end of this file
for more examples.
2. NDIS Driver Installation for LAN Manager v2.2
1. Enter 'SETUP' in the LAN Manager directory and press <Enter>.
The Microsoft LAN Manager Setup screen appears.
2. Select "Configuration" from the menu and then select "Network
Drivers".
3. Select <Add New Config> to display a list of Network Adapter Drivers.
4. Select <Other Driver> and Setup prompts you to insert your
network driver disk and enter the new path.
5. Insert the adapter Driver Disk into the Floppy drive. Enter the
drive letter of the Floppy (e.g. A:\) and choose <OK>.
6. Select the following driver from the available driver list:
"PCMCIA Fast Ethernet PC Card"
7. The "Network Protocol" screen appears. Use the SPACEBAR to select
the desired protocols to install. If you have chosen the
MS TCP/IP protocol, you will be prompted to enter the related
TCP/IP Settings.
8. Choose <OK> to confirm your configuration. A Configuration Complete
message appears on the screen.
9. Press <Save> to save the configuration.
10. If the LAN Manager Setup program asks for other driver files,
please enter the path where the LAN Manager system files can
be found. Wait for the installation to complete.
11. Press the F3 key to exit the Setup program.
12. Copy the adapter enabler program CARDOPEN.EXE from the
\ENABLER directory on the Driver Floppy to a directory
on the hard disk, and add a line in CONFIG.SYS to load
CARDOPEN.EXE as described in the first section of this file.
If necessary, modify the PROTOCOL.INI file for the IRQ and
I/O base address values and the connection type desired.
13. Restart the system.
3. PROTOCOL.INI Keywords
In [AX88190_NIF] section of the PROTOCOL.INI file, you can specify
the following keywords:
IOBASE This keyword specifies the starting IO Address in
hexadecimal format. The default value is 300.
This value must match the one reported by CARDOPEN.EXE.
INTERRUPT This keyword specifies the IRQ value to be used by
adapter. The default value is 3.
This value must match the one reported by CARDOPEN.EXE.
The following are the possible values for the CONNECTIONTYPE keyword:
NWAY Sets the connection type to be NWAY, or Auto-negotiation.
Since the default connection type is NWAY, this keyword
is redundant.
S10 Forces the connection type to 10Mbps and half duplex.
S10FD Forces the connection type to 10Mbps and full duplex.
S100 Forces the connection type to 100Mbps and half duplex.
S100FD Forces the connection type to 100Mbps and full duplex.
4. Sample Configuration Files LAN Manager 2.2
Sample CONFIG.SYS File
LASTDRIVE=Z
BUFFERS = 35
FILES = 35
SHELL=C:\DOS\COMMAND.COM C:\DOS /p /E:1024
DEVICE=C:\HIMEM.SYS
DOS=HIGH,UMB
DEVICE=C:\LANMAN.DOS\DRIVERS\ETHERNET\AX88190\CARDOPEN.EXE
DEVICE=C:\LANMAN.DOS\DRIVERS\PROTMAN\PROTMAN.DOS /i:C:\LANMAN.DOS
DEVICE=C:\LANMAN.DOS\DRIVERS\ETHERNET\AX88190\AX88190.DOS
Sample PROTOCOL.INI File
[PROTMAN]
DRIVERNAME = PROTMAN$
DYNAMIC = YES
PRIORITY = NETBEUI
[NETBEUI_XIF]
Drivername = netbeu$
SESSIONS = 6
NCBS = 12
BINDINGS = "AX88190_NIF"
LANABASE = 0
[AX88190_NIF]
; PROTOCOL.INI section
DRIVERNAME = AX88190$
IOBASE = 0X300
INTERRUPT = 5
; CONNECTIONTYPE = NWAY
; CONNECTIONTYPE = S100FD
; CONNECTIONTYPE = S100
; CONNECTIONTYPE = S10FD
; CONNECTIONTYPE = S10
Sample AUTOEXEC.BAT File
@echo off
PROMPT $P$G
PATH=C:\DOS;
@REM ====== LANMAN 2.1 === DO NOT MODIFY BETWEEN THESE LINES
SET PATH=C:\LANMAN.DOS\NETPROG;%PATH%
NET START WORKSTATION
LOAD NETBEUI
@REM ====== LANMAN 2.1 === DO NOT MODIFY BETWEEN THESE LINES
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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.
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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.
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