NDIS 2.0 Driver for DEC PATHWORK Installation driver : ( Location of driver : A:\MSCLIENT ) ===================== 1. Insert the DEC PATHWORKS Client Setup diskette #1 into your floppy drive (either A: or B:). 2. Type the prompt,type the following and press to bring up the startup menu: A:\>NETSETUP 3. You'll be asked if your keyboard type is LK250. Select " NO " If you are using an LK250 keyboard choose "YES." 4. Next, you'll be prompted to choose a transport option . Select the "DECNET transport option" and press to proceed. 5. Your system will prompt you to insert the DNET TRNSPRT diskette#1 into your floppy drive. Follow screen instructions. 6. Then you'll be prompted to specify a destination drive.Type C: or D: 7. When asked if you are creating an initial workstation diskette, select "NO." 8. Type in the node name and address ( i.e., node number ) in the corresponding field. Then press . 9. Type in the server node name and address (i.e., node number) in the corresponding field. Then press . 10.When asked to "Select the network adapter type:" choose Ethernet. 11.When prompted to "Select the network adapter:" choose "Other NDIS." 12.Indicate the subdirectory location of your NDIS driver in the ENCORE ESL835 Adapter Driver Diskette. For example, type the following: A:\MSCLIENT\ESLND.DOS 13.When prompted,indicate the subdirectory location of the PROTOCOL.INI file in the ESL835 Driver Diskette. For example, type the following: A:\MSCLIENT\ESLND.DOS 14.Select "WRITE KEY DISK" to save the settings that you have chosen. When prompted to copy the ESLND.DOS and PROTOCOL.INI files , insert the ESL835 driver program diskette into drive into your floppy drive. 15.Follow screen instructions to complete the installation. 16.From the Configuration screen, press F10 to exit to C:\. 17.Edit the PROTOCOL.INI file from the DECNET subdirectory .Remove the semicolon (;) from the statement " NI_IRQ = 5 " under the [DATALINK] section. 18.Make sure that the IRQ value in the new [ESLND.DOS] section,matches the NI_IRQ value in the [DATALINK] statement. ========================================================================= Sample Configuration Files -------------------------- 1. CONFIG.SYS File shell=c:\command.com /P /E:526 device=c:\decnet\himem.sys REM device=C:\dos\EMM386.EXE ram 1024 ;don't add EMM386.exe this driver dos=high, UMB devicehigh=c:\decnet\protman.sys /I:D:\DECNET devicehigh=c:\decnet\ethpci.dos rem device=c:\decnet\nddrv.sys rem device=c:\decnet\npdrv.sys FILES=50 BUFFERS=50 LASTDRIVE=v STACKS=9,256 2. PROTOCOL.INI file for PATHWORKS v4.1 ; PROTOCOL.INI file create by DNETOMO.V41 V4.1.060 ; via DNETWIK.V41 V4.1.047 [protocol manager] DRIVERNAME = PROTMAN$ [IPX4MAC] DRIVER = IPX$MAC BINDINGS = ESLND.DOS [DATALINK] DRIVERNAME = DLL$MAC LG_BUFFERS = 16 SM_BUFFERS = 6 OUTSTANDING = 32 HEURISTICS = 0 BINDINGS = ESLND.DOS ;Specify IRQ level used by workstations network adapter NI_IRQ = 3 [ESLND.DOS] ; PROTOCOL.INI for ESL835 DriverName = ESLND$ 3. AUTOEXEC.BAT echo off break on cls prompt $p$g REM Insert any keyboard internationalization and character - rem set information here. if not exist \decnet\STARTNET.BAT goto nostartup call \decnet\STARTNET goto end :nostartup echo ** WARNING ** STARTNET.BAT file not found. echo Network functions not performed.