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         DEC Pathworks installation with NE2000 Compatible NDIS driver
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				     for
                        NIC-2002/UK series LAN Adapter



1. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
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  a. Insert the DEC PathWorks Client Setup diskette #1 into your
     diskette drive (A: or B:)

  b. Type 'NETSETUP' at A:> or B:> prompt, then press ENTER.

  c. Unless you have an LK250 keyboard, Select "NO".

  d. Select the DECNET transport option and press ENTER.

  e. Insert the DNET TRNSPRT diskette #1 into the diskette drive (A: or B:).

  f. Specify the destination drive letter (C or D)

  g. Are you creating an initial workstation diskette? Select "NO".

  h. Type in the node name and address (i.e node number).  Press ENTER.

  i. Type in the server node name and address (i.e node number).  Press ENTER.

  j. Select "Ethernet" when prompted by "Select the network adapter type".

  k. Select "(Other NDIS)" when prompted by "Select the network adapter".

  l. Enter full drive, path and filename for NDIS driver:

	A:\ or B:\MSLANMAN.DOS\DRIVERS\ETHNE\ACCNE\ETHNE.DOS

  m. Enter full drive and path for the PROTOCOL.INI file:

	A:\or B:\MSLANMAN.DOS\DRIVERS\ETHNE\ACCNE\

  n. Select "WRITE KEY DISK" to start installation.
     When prompted to copy files ETHNE.DOS and PROTOCOL.INI, insert
     NIC-2002 driver diskette into the drive specified in step l & m

  o. Follow the prompts until complete.

  p. At the Configuration screen, press F10 to exit to C:\

  q. Using a text editor to edit PROTOCOL.INI at DECNET sub-directory
     remove the semicolon (;) from the statement "NI_IRQ = 5"
     under [DATALINK], then check if the IRQ value in
     the new [ETHNE.DOS] IRQ statement matches the NI_IRQ value
     in the [DATALINK] statement and Adapter IRQ value when set.


   Sample configuration files:

 2.  CONFIG.SYS

	shell=c:\command.com /P /E:526
	device=c:\decnet\hiMEM.sys
	device=C:\dos\EMM386.EXE ram 1024
	dos=high, UMB
	devicehigh=c:\decnet\protman.sys /I:D:\DECNET
	devicehigh=c:\decnet\ethne.dos
	rem device=c:\decnet\nddrv.sys
	rem device=c:\decnet\npdrv.sys
	FILES=50
	BUFFERS=50
	LASTDRIVE=v
	STACKS=9,256


  3.  PROTOCOL.INI file for Pathwork v 4.1

      ; 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	   = ETHNE.DOS

      [DATALINK]
      DRIVERNAME   = DLL$MAC
      LG_BUFFERS   = 16
      SM_BUFFERS   = 6
      OUTSTANDING  = 32
      HEURISTICS   = 0
      BINDINGS	   = ETHNE.DOS
      ;Specify IRQ level used by workstations network adapter
      NI_IRQ	   = 3


      [ETHNE.DOS]
      ; PROTOCOL.INI for NE2000 Compatible Ethernet adapter

      drivername = ETHNE$
      ; irq = NI_IRQ = Adapter IRQ Setting
      irq = 3
      iobase = 0x300

      ; End of this sample file

 4.  AUTOEXEC.BAT

     echo off
     break on
     cls
     prompt $p$g
     REM Insert any keyboard internationalization and character set information here.
     if not exist \decnet\STARTNET.BAT goto nostartup
     call \decnet\STARTNET
     goto end
     :nostartup
     echo ** WARNING ** STARTNET.BAT file not found.  Network functions not performed
     :end


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