Banyan VINES
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NDC 10/100 Auto PCI Fast Ethernet Card's NDIS 2.01 driver may be configured to
run in the Banyan VINES environment (for client-based systems only). Follow the
steps listed below:
1 On your local hard drive to create a subdirectory.
>>> For example C:\BANYAN
Copy the installation relative files to this subdirectory.
Note:
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The relative files are list as "File required" session of this text
file.
2 Create the "PROTOCOL.INI", "CONFIG.SYS", and "AUTOEXEC.BAT" files
(sample files are shown below).
* Modify the "PROTOCOL.INI" file to reflect the changes necessary for
the appropriate LAN card section.
* Modify the "AUTOEXEC.BAT" and "CONFIG.SYS" files to reflect changes.
3 Run the VINES PCCONFIG Utility to configure the NDIS driver
4 Reboot the machine and run the "AUTOEXEC.BAT" file.
5 Run BAN.
The installation of the NDIS 2.01 driver for Banyan VINES is now
complete.
Files Required
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BAN.EXE 32835 02-12-92 6:07p
BAN.MSB 2058 02-12-92 6:07p
REDIR.MSB 982 02-12-92 6:07p
NEWREV.EXE 47933 02-12-92 6:07p
NEWREV.MSB 5139 02-12-92 6:07p
PCCONFIG.DB 19656 02-12-92 6:07p
REDIRALL.EXE 51546 02-12-92 6:07p
PCCONFIG.EXE 61155 02-12-92 6:07p
PCCONFIG.MSB 5785 02-12-92 6:07p
NDISBAN.COM 35356 02-12-92 6:07p
NETBIND.EXE 15639 02-12-92 6:07p
NDISBAN.DOC 3072 02-12-92 6:07p
NDISBAN.OVL 15639 02-12-92 6:07p
PROTMAN.DOS 10649 02-12-92 6:07p
User Must Find
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ne100tx.DOS
The following path should be used to access the driver from the 10/100 Auto PCI
Fast Ethernet Adapter's driver diskette:
A:\
The modifications to the "CONFIG.SYS", "AUTOEXEC.BAT", and "PROTOCOL.INI"
files are shown below as an example for 10/100 Auto PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter.
CONFIG.SYS
FILES=20
BUFFERS=20
DEVICE=C:\BANYAN\PROTMAN.DOS /I:C\BANYAN
DEVICE=C:\BANYAN\ne100tx.DOS
AUTOEXEC.BAT
PATH=C:\DOS
PROMPT $P$G
C:
CD\BANYAN
BAN
PROTOCOL.INI
[PROTOCOL MANAGER]
DRIVENAME= PROTMAN$
[ne100tx_NIF]
DRIVENAME = NE100TX$
SIA_MODE = AUTOSENSE
[VINES_XIF]
DRIVENAME = NDISBAN.DOS$
BINDINGS = ne100tx_NIF
PROTOCOL.INI Parameters
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Changing settings of the adapter is done by editing and changing the
PROTOCOL.INI file. This file is located in different directories,
depending on the networking operating system used.
The PROTOCOL.INI file stores configuration and binding information. It
consists of a series of named sections, where the section name is in
fact the module name from a module characteristics table. A set of
configuration settings for the module in format is as follows.
Keyword = value
where value - appropriate value for corresponding Keyword.
The following sections describe the PROTOCOL.INI settings used for the
PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter Driver, their default values, the range of
values that can be given and value units.
(I) Required Keyword
DRIVERNAME -- Specifies the network device driver.
DRIVERNAME=NE100TX$
units:[text]
default:[NE100TX$]
(II) Optional Keywords in the NE100TX section:
SIA_MODE -- Defines the Serial Interface connection.
* AUTOSENSE :
it executes an algorithm which detects the serial interface
connection type during the driver's initialization. The PCI
Ethernet Adapter support dynamic autosense and the detection
algorithm is execute also during run time. The PCI Fast
Ethernet Adapter also executes an algorithm which detects the
data rate used 10Mb or 100Mb.
* TP_FULL_DUPLEX specifies Full Duplex operation via the
Twisted Pair transceiver. The adapter should be connected
to another Ethernet station with a cable suitable for Full
Duplex mode.
* TP specifies normal operation via the Twisted Pair transceiver.
(Suitable for standard ethernet)
For PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter the default is AUTOSENSE.
DATA_RATE -- Defines the data rate at which the LAN controller
will operate.
* MB10 specifies a data rate of 10Mb (Suitable for standard
ethernet)
* MB100 specifies a data rate of 100Mb (suitable for fast
ethernet). The keyword is valid only if the physical 100Mb
port is connected to the net.
For PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter the default is MB100.
NOTE:
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Driver selected connection is a combination of DATA_RATE selection
and SIA_MODE selection(ether TP or TP_FULL_DUPLEX).
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