STANDARD MICROSYSTEMS CORPORATION
NDIS Driver
For Ethernet LAN Adapters
INSTALLATION GUIDE
This software is licensed by SMC for use by its customers only.
Copyright (c) 1994 Standard Microsystems Corporation.
All rights reserved.
This installation guide describes:
o An overview of the NDIS driver.
o The files supplied with the NDIS drivers.
o How to configure the SMC NDIS drivers.
o The PROTOCOL.INI parameters.
o Using Memory Managers.
o Error messages.
OVERVIEW
The NDIS driver is designed to work with all SMC Ultra and EtherCard
Families (including the latest EtherEZ series adapters) and the older
WD Ethernet LAN Adapters. It conforms to the Network Driver Interface
Specification (NDIS) version 2.0.1 defined by Microsoft/3Com. The
driver has been tested with Microsoft LAN Manager, 3Com 3+Open, IBM
LAN Server, IBM PC LAN Program, DEC Pathworks, and other NDIS-
compatible network operating systems and protocol stacks.
SUPPLIED FILES
FILE DESCRIPTION
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NDIS.DOC Installation Guide (this File)
SMC8000.OS2 OS/2 NDIS MAC driver
SMC8000.DOS DOS NDIS MAC driver
PROTOCOL.INI PROTOCOL.INI file sample
SMCDOSMC.NIF NIF file for Micro Channel adapters using DOS
and IBM LAN Server
SMCOS2MC.NIF NIF file for Micro Channel adapters using OS/2
and IBM LAN Server
SMCDOSAT.NIF NIF file for AT adapters using DOS and IBM
LAN Server
SMCOS2AT.NIF NIF file for AT adapters using OS/2 and IBM
LAN Server
SMCDOSJP.NIF NIF file for Western Digital EtherCard PLUS
adapters using DOS and IBM LAN Server
SMCOS2JP.NIF NIF file for Western Digital EtherCard PLUS
adapters using OS/2 and IBM LAN Server
OEMSETUP.INF INF file for use with Microsoft Windows for
Workgroups
Follow the instructions in the Installation Guide included with
the adapter to install the adapter card in your PC.
CONFIGURATION
The SMC NDIS drivers may be used to install one or two adapter
cards. When installing a LAN software, select either one or two SMC
Adapters. When the LAN setup is done, examine the CONFIG.SYS
file and the PROTOCOL.INI file.
1. The CONFIG.SYS file should have only one DEVICE= line that
contains the SMC8000.XXX driver for DOS/OS2. For example:
DEVICE=C:\LANMAN\DRIVERS\ETHERNET\SMC8000\SMC8000.DOS
or
DEVICE=C:\LSP\SMC8000.DOS
or
DEVICE=C:\IBMCOM\MACS\SMC8000.OS2
2. The PROTOCOL.INI file should specify one or two SMC8000$ entries.
a. For the first adapter:
[SMC8000_NIF]
DriverName = SMC8000$
For the second adapter
[SMC80002_NIF2]
DriverName = SMC8000$
Make sure the IOBase value does not conflict with the value
provided for the first adapter, and that it matches
the second adapter setting. Always include an IOBase
statement with the DriverName.
b. Micro Channel adapters -- for the first adapter:
[SMC8000_NIF]
DriverName = SMC8000$
SlotNumber = 3
For the second adapter:
[SMC8000_NIF2]
DriverName = SMC8000$
SlotNumber = 4
Make sure the SlotNumber value does not conflict with the
value provided for the first adapter, and that it matches
the second adapter setting. Always include a SlotNumber
statement with the DriverName.
c. A sample entry for an older WD Ethernet adapter that is not
software configurable:
[SMC8000_NIF]
DriverName = SMC8000$
IOBase = 0x300
RAMAddress = 0xCC00
IRQ = 5
3. Modify adapter values so the two adapters do not use the same
values for I/O Base Address, RAM Address, and IRQ. Refer to the
adapter's Installation Guide for information about these
parameters.
PROTOCOL.INI PARAMETERS
Several parameters are typically specified in the SMC8000 section of
the PROTOCOL.INI file. The only parameter that must be specified
is the 'DriverName'. All others have default values supplied by the
driver and can be omitted from the PROTOCOL.INI file if the
installed adapter matches the default configuration. Software-
configurable and Micro Channel adapters ignore the values of IRQ,
IOBase and RAMAddress and instead use the values in the POS
registers set up when the card was installed.
Below is a list of parameters and their definitions commonly found
in the PROTOCOL.INI file. Both default values and possible value
ranges are provided for each parameter.
IOBase Specifies the base I/O address used by the adapter.
The default is 0x280. This parameter is required for
all ISA adapters.
SlotNumber Specifies the number of the slot containing the
adapter card in a Micro Channel machine. This
parameter is a decimal number in the range of 1 - 10
and is required for all Micro Channel adapters.
NetAddress Overrides the factory set network address of the
network adapter. The value of this parameter is a
hexadecimal string of 12 digits between double
quotation marks. The address must be unique among
all network addresses on the network.
The following parameters are required for WD adapters, which are not
software configurable
IRQ Specifies the interrupt used by the adapter. The
default is 3,
RAMAddress Specifies the Shared RAM segment address used by the
adapter. The default is 0xD000.
USING MEMORY MANAGERS
After installing your SMC adapter and drivers, use EZStart to view
your adapter's RAM Window. Then add an "exclude" statement to the
"DEVICE=" line in your CONFIG.SYS file to exclude the RAM Window.
To exclude the RAM Window between 0000 and D3FF using DOS memory
manager EMM386, for example, add:
DEVICE=EMM386.EXE X=D000-D3FF
If you use a memory manager other than EMM386, refer to the manual
that came with it for information on how to exclude memory.
If you use Microsoft Windows 3.x or Windows for Workgroups, use
EZStart to view your adapter's RAM Window, then exclude it from
the "386 Enhanced" area of your SYSTEM.INI file. The following
example shows how to exclude the RAM Window between D000 and
D3FF using EMM386:
[386Enh]
EMMEXCLUDE=D000-D3FF
ERROR MESSAGES
"Could not find an adapter [at slot ___] [at I/O base address ___]"
The driver could not find an adapter at the specified location.
"Cannot access adapter RAM properly"
The memory test for adapter memory failed.
"Adapter hardware failure detected (self-test)"
There was an unidentified failure during adapter initialization.
"Adapter hardware failure detected during initialization"
The hardware did not respond correctly to initialization
commands.
"Other system RAM already occupies adapter RAM address space"
There is a RAM conflict with the adapter RAM.
"Other system ROM already occupies adapter RAM address space"
There is a rom conflict with adapter RAM.
"RAM base address chosen for driver does not match adapter
configuration"
The RAM base address must be specified by EZSTART. The definition
in the configuration file must be removed.
"IRQ chosen for driver does not match adapter configuration"
The IRQ value must be specified by EZSTART. The definition in the
configuration file must be removed.
"RAM size chosen for driver does not match adapter configuration"
The RAM size is stored on the adapter and is fixed in size. The
definition in the configuration file must be removed.
"Adapter IRQ higher than 7 not valid in 8-bit slot"
Adapter RAM base address is set to an illegal boundary. Adapter RAM
must start on 200h boundaries.
"I/O base address chosen for driver not valid"
The adapter I/O base address must be set between 200h-ec0h on a 20h
boundary.
"RAM base address chosen for driver not valid (out of range)"
The RAM base address must be between a000h-c000h.
"IRQ chosen for driver not valid (out of range)"
IRQ values must be between 2-15.
"RAM size chosen for driver not valid (out of range)"
RAM size must be either 200h (8k) or 400h (16k).
"Adapter configuration information corrupted; run software setup
program"
The onboard EEROM contents have been corrupted. Please run EZSTART
to verify and correct.
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