Ref: 17320022
Title: Installing EtherLink 16 (3C507) Adapters in NetWare 2.15 Clients

Copyright 3Com Corporation, 1992.  All rights reserved.


Novell uses a program called SHGEN to generate a workstation shell for 
each workstation on the network.  This process includes selecting a LAN 
driver, configuring the driver to match the settings of the particular 
adapter, and "linking" the configuration information to the IPX protocol 
stack.  The file created from this "linking" is called IPX.COM.  A separate 
IPX.COM must be created for each type of adapter and each particular 
configuration setting.  If you use an EtherLink 16 (3C507) in multiple 
workstations, you can use the same copy of IPX.COM in these workstations.

Before starting the SHGEN program, you should have installed, configured 
and tested your EtherLink 16 or 16/TP adapter, using the 3C507.EXE 
Diagnostics and Configuration Utility program.  You will need a copy of 
3Com's EtherLink 16 Etherdisk to complete this installation.

This document assumes you will be installing from floppy diskettes and 
have read, or have in your possession, all Installation and Setup 
manuals from Novell.

1.  Format a diskette and label it LAN_DRV_507.

(Note:  See your DOS guide for instructions on formatting and labeling 
diskettes.)

2.  Copy all files from the \NOVELL\286 subdirectory on the EtherLink 
16's EtherDisk to the root directory on the LAN_DRV_507 diskette.

3.  Start the NetWare 2.15 Workstation Installation Process according to 
the procedures in Novell's "Installation Set for SFT/Advanced" manual.

4.  At the Shell Configuration Level menu, highlight "Custom Configuration" 
and press Enter.

5.  At the SHGEN Run Options menu, highlight "Standard (floppy disks)" 
and press Enter.

6.  From the Shell Generation Options menu, highlight "Select Shell 
Configuration" and press Enter.  This will bring up an Available Options 
menu.

7.  From this menu you will highlight "Select Resource Sets (optional)", 
if needed, and then highlight "Select LAN Driver".  When you highlight 
"Select LAN Driver" and press Enter, a LAN Driver Options menu appears.

8.  Highlight "Load and Select Item" and press Enter.  Follow the prompt
to "Insert disk matching LAN_DRV_??? in any drive", then press Esc to 
continue.

9.  Insert the LAN_DRV_507 diskette you created in steps 1 and 2 above 
and press Esc.  The 3Com 3C507 EtherLink 16 driver will now appear in 
the Available LAN Drivers menu.  Highlight it and press Enter.

10.  Press Esc at the LAN Drivers Options menu.  This will return you 
to the Available Options menu.  Because the EtherLink 16 and 16/TP are 
self configuring, there is no need to choose "Configure Driver/Resources", 
unless you selected a Resource Set in step 7 above.

11.  Choose "Edit Resource List" and/or "Edit Resource Set" if necessary 
for your installation.

12.  Highlight "Save Selections and Continue" and press Enter.  At the 
Continue Shell Generation Using Selected Configurations, select "Yes" 
and press Enter.  You will be returned to the Shell Generation Options 
menu.

13.  Highlight "Link NetWare Shell" and press Enter.  Follow the prompts 
and enter the appropriate diskettes when needed.  When you have been returned 
to the Shell Generation Options menu, the linking is complete.

14.  Choose "Exit SHGEN" and press Enter, and highlight "Yes" at the 
Exit SHGEN menu to be returned to an A:> prompt.  The IPX.COM you just 
created will be located on the SHGEN-2 diskette.

15.  To complete the process, copy the IPX.COM file to your boot device, 
along with the appropriate NETx.com file.

(Note:  The x in NETx refers to the Major DOS revision running on your 
Workstation.  For example, if you are using DOS 3.31, you would copy the 
NET3.COM file.)

For more information on SHGEN and NetWare 2.15 Workstations, consult 
your NetWare documentation.