STANDARD MICROSYSTEMS CORPORATION
Novell LAN WorkPlace v4.0 for DOS Driver
For Ethernet LAN Adapters
INSTALLATION GUIDE
This software is licensed by SMC for use by its customers only.
Copyright (c) 1993 Standard Microsystems Corporation.
All rights reserved.
This installation guide describes:
o How to use EZStart to copy the Novell LAN WorkPlace version 4.0
for DOS driver from the SuperDisk to your PC.
o How to load the Novell LAN WorkPlace for DOS driver and
establish a network connection.
o Error messages.
Note: This driver supports all 8216 (Ultra), 80xx (Elite), and
80xx (PLUS) Series ISA and Micro Channel Ethernet adapters.
Note: For custom installations involving multiple frame types, refer
to your Novell NetWare ODI Shell for DOS manual.
COPYING THE DRIVER FILES
From the EZStart Driver Installation screen, select 'Copy Files'
to copy all the files used by this driver from the SuperDisk to the
Destination Directory recommended by EZStart, or to a different
directory that you specify.
LOADING THE DRIVER
To install the driver:
1. If you copied the batch file SMCODI.BAT to the root directory of
your PC's hard disk, you can use any text editor to add the
following statement as the last line in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file:
CALL SMCODI
Alternatively, you can use any text editor to add the following
lines as the last lines in the workstation's AUTOEXEC.BAT file:
LSL.COM
SMC8000.COM
IPXODI.COM
NETX.EXE
F:LOGIN
CD \
2. Insert the LAN WorkPlace Version 4.0 for DOS Install disk into
the disk drive.
3. Move to the drive where you inserted the disk. Then type: INSTALL
4. Press the Enter key.
5. Select a target drive and press Enter.
6. When prompted whether you want to install the Windows application
portion of LAN WorkPlace, select either "Yes" or "No". Either
choice will not effect your adapter installation.
7. When prompted to gather IP information, such as IP address,
router address, and subnet mask, check with your System
Administrator to obtain this information.
8. Press Enter to continue.
9. Follow the screen prompts until you are asked whether you
want to update your system files. Refer to the information
you obtained in step 7, or to the "Installing and Configuring
the Software" section in your Novell LAN WorkPlace for DOS
user's guide.
10. When prompted as to whether you want to update your system files,
select "Yes". The program will automatically create a backup of
your DOS system files if your system files already exist.
11. Follow the screen prompts to copy the remaining LAN WorkPlace for
DOS files until you complete the installation.
12. After you complete the installation, exit to DOS.
13. Use any text editor to edit the NET.CFG file in the root
directory of your PC's hard drive. The following example shows
how the NET.CFG contents should look. Lines preceded with >
indicate text you must add to the NET.CFG file. The other lines
are preceded with #, which is a REMARK character; these lines
are not executed because they are preceded with #. Removing #
activates these lines the next time you boot your PC.
Note: In your NET.CFG file, the lines Link Support, Link Driver
SMC8000, and Protocol TCPIP must be left-justified. (Do not
precede them with the > character, as shown above. This
character is shown to let you know that you must type this
line in the NET.CFG file). All other lines must be indented.
In the following example, no values appear next to the
parameters in the Protocol TCPIP section. However, you will
see values next to the parameters in the Protocol TCPIP section
of your NET.CFG file. Do not change these values.
#
# NET.CFG File for SMC8000
#
> Link Support
> Buffers 8 1586
> MemPool 4096
Link Driver SMC8000
Frame Ethernet_802.3
> Frame Ethernet_II
# Port #1 280
# Mem #1 000D0000 2000/10
# Int #1 3
# PS/2 Slot?
#
Protocol TCPIP
> Bind SMC8000
ip_address
ip_router
ip_netmask
tcp_sockets
udp_sockets
raw_sockets
nb_sessions
nb_commands
nb_adapter
nb_domain
14. Save the NET.CFG.
15. Reboot your computer.
ERROR MESSAGES
"Could not find a SMC Ethernet adapter"
The driver was unable to find an SMC Ethernet LAN adapter
installed in the system. Check for adapter conflicts and
retry the installation. Check that the adapter is seated
properly in the adapter slot.
"This Adapter must be configured in NET.CFG"
This message will appear if you install two adapters
in your system. In this case, you will need to add the
adapter configuration for each adapter in a 'NET.CFG' file.
Refer to the above information on installing multiple
adapters.
"Adapter hardware failure detected (initialization)"
The adapter did not pass the initialization process.
Check the adapter for configuration conflicts.
"Adapter hardware failure detected (self-test)"
The adapter did not pass the initialization self-test
process due to a hardware problem. Check the adapter
for configuration conflicts.
"Other system RAM already occupies adapter RAM"
The driver has detected that the adapter RAM conflicts with
other RAM in the system. Reconfigure the adapter to use
a different RAM address and retry the installation.
"Other system ROM already occupies adapter RAM"
The driver has detected that the adapter RAM conflicts with
ROM in the system. Reconfigure the adapter to use a
different RAM address and retry the installation.
"Adapter IRQ higher than 7 not valid in 8-bit slot"
The IRQ number specified cannot be used if the adapter
is inserted into an 8-bit slot. Select a different IRQ
number.
"I/O base address chosen for driver not valid (illegal
boundary)"
The I/O base address specified in the NET.CFG file cannot be
used because it does not start on supported address start
boundary. Change the setting in the NET.CFG file to a
supported adapter setting.
"I/O base address chosen for driver not valid (out of range)"
The I/O base address specified in the NET.CFG file cannot be
used because it is not within supported address range settings
of the adapter. Change the setting in the NET.CFG file to a
supported adapter setting.
"IRQ chosen for driver does not match adapter configuration"
The IRQ setting specified in the NET.CFG file cannot be
used because it does not match the adapter soft-configuration
or jumper setting found during initialization. Change the
setting in the NET.CFG file to a supported adapter setting.
"Adapter IRQ higher than 7 not valid in 8-bit slot"
The IRQ setting specified in the NET.CFG file cannot be
used because it is not valid for an adapter installed in an
8-bit slot. Change the setting in the NET.CFG file
to a supported adapter setting.
"IRQ chosen for adapter not valid (out of range)"
The IRQ setting specified in the NET.CFG file cannot be
used because it is not within the support IRQ settings
of the adapter. Change the setting in the NET.CFG file
to a supported adapter setting.
"Cannot access adapter RAM properly"
The adapter could read or write the adapter RAM. Verify that
another adapter does not share the same memory space as the
LAN adapter.
"Adapter RAM base address on illegal boundary"
The RAM base address setting specified in the NET.CFG file
cannot be used because it does not start on supported
RAM address start boundary. Change the setting in the
NET.CFG file to a supported adapter setting.
"RAM base address chosen for driver not valid (out of range)"
The RAM base address setting specified in the NET.CFG file
cannot be used because it does not start on supported
RAM address start boundary. Change the setting in the
NET.CFG file to a supported adapter setting.
"RAM size chosen for driver not valid (out of range)"
The RAM base address setting specified in the NET.CFG file
cannot be used because it is not within the support RAM
base address settings of the adapter. Change the setting
in the NET.CFG file to a supported adapter setting.
"RAM base address chosen for driver does not match adapter
configuration"
The RAM base address setting specified in the NET.CFG file
cannot be used because it does not match the adapter soft-
configuration or jumper setting found during initialization.
Change the setting in the NET.CFG file to a supported adapter
setting.
"RAM size chosen for driver does not match adapter
configuration"
The RAM size setting specified in the NET.CFG file cannot
be used because it does not match the adapter RAM size found
during initialization. Change the setting in the NET.CFG file
to a supported adapter setting.
"Configuration corrupted; run software setup"
The driver failed to initialize the adapter due to invalid
data in configuration EEROM. Run the software setup utility
and reconfigure the adapter.
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