ISA NE-Series Ethernet Adapter
NDIS Driver Installation Overview
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The driver you need are in the directories MSLANMAN.DOS,
MSLANMAN.OS2 and NDIS. The NDIS drivers contained in
these subdirectories are used with 3Com 3+Open, Microsoft
OS/2 LAN Manager OEM distribution, Release 1.x or 2.x, and
other compatible OEM versions of LAN Manager.
The drivers named ETHNE conform to the Network Driver
Interface Specification (NDIS) defined by Microsoft/3Com.
Included in MSLANMAN.DOS, MSLANMAN.OS2, and NDIS subdirectories
are the following files:
\MSLANMAN.DOS\DRIVERS\ETHERNET\NDIS2\
ETHNE.DOS The DOS NDIS MAC driver
PROTOCOL.INI A sample section of PROTOCOL.INI file
\MSLANMAN.DOS\DRIVERS\NIF\
NDIS2.NIF Network Information File
\MSLANMAN.OS2\DRIVERS\ETHERNET\NDIS2\
ETHNE.OS2 The OS/2 NDIS MAC driver
PROTOCOL.INI A sample section of PROTOCOL.INI file
\MSLANMAN.OS2\DRIVERS\NIF\
NDIS2.NIF Network Information File
\NDIS\DOS
NDISDOS.NIF Network Information File for LAN Server (DOS)
ETHNE.DOS The DOS NDIS MAC driver
PROTOCOL.INI A sample section of PROTOCOL.INI file
\NDIS\OS2
NDISOS2.NIF Network Information File for LAN Server (OS/2)
ETHNE.OS2 The OS/2 NDIS MAC driver
PROTOCOL.INI A sample section of PROTOCOL.INI file
\NDIS
NDIS.TXT This readme file
OEMSETUP.INF Network Information File for Windows for
Workgroups v3.1
WFW.TXT The Installation guide for Windows for
Workgroups v3.1
LANMAN.TXT The Installation guide for LAN Manager
LANSVR.TXT The Installation guide for Lan Server
BANYAN.TXT The Installation guide for Banyan VINES
PATHWAY.TXT The Installation guide for Wollongong Pathway
Access.
PATHWORK.TXT The Installation guide for DEC PATHWORKS
PCNFS.TXT The Installation guide for Sun PC-NFS
PWLAN.TXT The Installation guide for Power Lan
Verifying Installation
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Verify for proper adapter installation by running
the diagnostic program using 1STEP.
Note that only runs under DOS and will not run under
the OS/2 environment.
Sample PROTOCOL.INI Files and Parameters
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[NDIS2_NIF]
; Default section of protocol.ini file for the Adapter
drivername = ETHNE$
irq = 3
iobase = 0x300
; End of this sample file
There are several parameters included in the NDIS2_NIF
section of the PROTOCOL.INI file. However, the only parameter
that you should specify is the "drivername."
If you change other parameter settings, such as the IOBASE
or IRQ, make sure that it matches the hardware setting.
Otherwise, the adapter may fail.
If you don't specify these settings, the NDIS driver
will automatically detect them.
irq Specifies the interrupt channel used by the adapter.
Acceptable values for this parameter are 2, 3, 4, 5,
10, 11, 12 ,and 15.
iobase Specifies the iobase address used by the adapter.
This parameter is given in hexadecimal values.
Acceptable value for this parameter are 0x200, 0x220,
0x240, 0x260, 0x300, 0x320, 0x340, 0x360.
List of Additional Parameters in the PROTOCOL.INI file
for the NDIS Driver Configuration
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Note that values for the following parameters are seldom
changed by the user. Most of the time the default
values are used.
Keyword Parameter
MaxMultiCast 1 .. 1000 Default 10
Maximum number of MultiCast Addresses.
This configures the size of the MultiCast
Address Table.
MaxRequests 6 .. 64 Default 8
Maximum number of outstanding General Requests.
This configures the size of the General Request
Queue.
MaxTransmits 6 .. 64 Default 12
Maximum number of outstanding TransmitChain commands.
This configures the size of the TransmitChain Request
Queue.
ReceiveChains 6 .. 96 Default 12
Maximum number of outstanding ReceiveChain commands.
This configures the size of the ReceiveChain Request
Queue.
ReceiveBuffers 6 .. 96 Default 12
Configures the number of the Receive buffers in the
Receive Buffer Pool.
TransmitBufSize 128 .. 1514 Default 1514
Configures the size (in bytes) of buffers in the
Transmit Buffer Pool.
Troubleshooting and Error Messages
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To check for problems, please run the Test Adapter option
from 1Step.
Error Message:
ERROR: Adapter card not found or I/O port error.
Possible Causes:
1. The adapter is not installed correctly in its slot.
2. I/O port failure due to incompatibility between
the computer and the card
Solution:
Run the 1Step program to determine reason for the error.
Error Message:
ETHNE-Error-01: Incorrect Media Setting or Bad Transceiver
Possible Causes:
1. The transceiver failure.
2. Cable breaks.
3. Loose cable connection.
Solution:
Run 1Step's diagnostic program to determine the cause
of the problem.
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