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SMC
DOS NDIS2 Driver for DEC PATHWORKS v4.1 for DOS
For EtherPower, EtherPower^2, and the EtherPower 10/100 Family
of PCI Network Cards
INSTALLATION GUIDE
This software is licensed by SMC for use by its customers only.
Copyright (c) 1997 SMC Networks, Inc.. All rights reserved.
This installation guide describes:
o Overview
o Supported network cards
o Supplied files
o Network card installation notes
o Dual channel support
o Using EZStart to copy the driver files from the SuperDisk
to your file server or client machine
o Installing the DOS NDIS2 driver on PATHWORKS
for DOS v4.1
o Modifying the data rate
OVERVIEW
This document explains how to install the DOS NDIS2 driver for
DEC PATHWORKS v4.1 for DOS for X86-based platforms.
SUPPORTED NETWORK CARDS
o EtherPower Ethernet network cards
(SMC8432 board types)
o EtherPower^2 Dual-Channel Ethernet network cards
(SMC8434 board types)
o EtherPower 10/100 Fast Ethernet 100BASE-TX network cards
(SMC9332DST board type)
o EtherPower 10/100 Fast Ethernet 100BASE-TX network cards
(SMC9332BDT board type)
o EtherPower 10/100 Dual-Channel
Fast Ethernet 100BASE-TX network cards
(SMC9334BDT board type)
o EtherPower 10/100 Fast Ethernet 100BASE-T4 network cards
(SMC9332BVT board type)
SUPPLIED FILES
General files
o RELEASE.DOC Release notes for this version of the driver.
o DEC41DOS.DOC This file.
Files to install the driver on PathWorks
o SMCPWR.DOS DOS NDIS2 driver.
NETWORK CARD INSTALLATION NOTES
Refer also to the NDIS.DOC file located in the NDIS2 directory
for complete information regarding DOS and OS/2 NDIS2 drivers.
Important PROTOCOL.INI Parameters:
Configuration information is stored in the PROTOCOL.INI file. Two
important PROTOCOL.INI parameters are SIA_MODE, which defines the
serial interface connection (including full-duplex or half-duplex
operation), and DATA_RATE, which specifies the speed the network card
will operate at (10 Mbps [MB10] or 100 Mbps [MB100]).
SMC9334BDT EtherPower 10/100 network card ONLY:
During the network card selection process, the SMC9334BDT
EtherPower 10/100 dual channel network card may be represented as two
SMC9332BDT EtherPower 10/100 adapters (one for each channel). If no
option for 'SMC9334BDT EtherPower 10/100 Dual Channel' is presented,
select the option for 'SMC9332BDT EtherPower 10/100' for both channels.
SMC9332DST EtherPower 10/100 network card ONLY:
Ensure that the line speed (10 Mbps vs. 100 Mbps) configured for the
network card matches the speed of the hub to which it is attached.
The SMC9332DST EtherPower 10/100 network card is default configured
to operate at 100 Mbps.
SMC9332BDT/SMC9334BDT/SMC9332BVT EtherPower 10/100 network cards ONLY:
The Auto-Negotiation feature of these cards will set the operating
speed of the network card (10 Mbps [MB10] or 100 Mbps [MB100]). If the
attached hub is full duplex capable and uses Auto-Negotiation, the
card will configure itself for full duplex operation. If the attached
hub is full duplex capable, but does not use Auto-Negotiation, you must
manually specify full duplex mode. Refer to the MODIFYING THE DAT
RATE section later in this document.
DUAL CHANNEL SUPPORT
EtherPower^2 and SMC9334BDT EtherPower 10/100
The EtherPower^2 Dual Channel PCI Ethernet and the SMC9334
EtherPower 10/100 Fast Ethernet network cards conform to the
PCI-to-PCI Bridge Architecture Specification, Revision 1.0, April 5,
1994. Networking environments that support dual channel operation
include Novell server (32-bit ODI driver), Windows NT, and SCO.
Other networking environments do not support the unique dual channel
capability of the EtherPower^2 or the SMC9334 EtherPower 10/100
network card. These environments include Novell client (DOS ODI
driver), Windows for Workgroups v3.11, and networking environments
that use DOS or OS/2 NDIS2 drivers.
USING EZSTART TO COPY THE DRIVER FILES
You can run EZStart from the SuperDisk or, for faster operation, you
can copy it onto a hard disk and run it from there. To run EZStart
from the hard disk, all files must be copied from the SuperDisk to
your computer's hard disk.
EZStart may copy files back to the SuperDisk to create an installation
diskette. Please make a backup copy of your SuperDisk before using
EZStart.
1. Insert the SuperDisk into a floppy disk drive.
2. Change to the floppy drive where the SuperDisk is installed.
3. To run EZStart from the DOS command line, type:
[path]ezstart<Enter>
To run EZStart in text mode (instead of graphics mode), type
[path]ezstart/T<Enter>
To run EZStart from Microsoft Windows v3.x:
select the 'File' menu in 'Program Manager'. When the 'Run'
dialog box appears, type:
[path]ezstart
in the 'Command Line' box, then select the 'OK' button.
To run EZStart with Windows 95:
1. Select 'Shut Down' from the 'Start' menu
2. Select the option to 'Restart the computer in MS-DOS mode'
NOTE: Do not run EZStart from a DOS window!
To run EZStart with Windows NT or OS/2:
EZStart does not run under these operating systems. Instead,
boot your computer using an MS-DOS operating system.
4. Select 'Custom' from the EZStart main screen.
5. Select 'Drivers/Documents' from the 'Custom Installation' screen.
6. There are two 'Network Drivers and Documentation Selection'
screens. Select the appropriate vendor. The screen appears again.
Select the appropriate driver (make sure the selection you want is
highlighted). Then press the 'Enter' key or select 'OK'.
7. At the 'Network Drivers and Documentation' screen, the default
destination directory and a list of files to be copied to the
default directory are displayed. To accept the default destination
directory, select 'Copy Files'. Otherwise, enter a destination
directory at the prompt and select 'Copy Files'.
8. Follow the prompts to continue the installation.
9. Select 'Exit' to exit EZStart.
10. Remove the SuperDisk from the floppy disk drive.
INSTALLING THE DOS NDIS2 DRIVER
On PATHWORKS for DOS v4.1
NOTE: The PathWorks scheduler (SCHK) must be started with the switch
/N. If /N is not used, initialization may fail with the following
message:
"No NDIS Interrupt Activity. Maybe NI_IRQ set wrong or cable
not attached or hardware/DLL broken"
o Automatic Installation for DOS PathWorks Using the Netsetup Utility:
If you install PATHWORKS for the first time or update it using
the installation program NETSETUP, use the following procedure
to load the driver.
1. Select your desired choices for
- Type of configuration
- Destination Drive (boot device)
- LK250 Keyboard setup information
2. Select <Ethernet> network card type.
3. Select <Other NDIS> Ethernet network card.
4. For full DRIVE:\PATH \FILENAME for NDIS2 driver, enter
A:\SMCPWR.DOS
5. For full DRIVE:\ PATH\ for the PROTOCOL.INI stub, enter
A:\
The files are copied from the installation diskette to
its directory.
NOTE: If PATHWORKS is updated using the NETSETUP installation
program it is advisable to rename or copy the CONFIG.SYS
and PROTOCOL.INI files before starting NETSETUP.
o Manual installation for DOS PathWorks
1. Copy the SMCPWR.DOS file from the driver installation diskette
to the PATHWORKS directory. For example:
C:\DECNET> copy A:\SMCPWR.DOS
2. Add the following line to your CONFIG.SYS file to load the driver:
DEVICE=<drive>:\DECNET\SMCPWR.DOS
3. Modify the PROTOCOL.INI file using any DOS editor as follows:
Copy the PROTOCOL.INI stub from the driver installation
disk to the end of the old PROTOCOL.INI file.
[SMCPWR]
DRIVERNAME=SMCPWR$
4. Modify DATALINK and IPX4MAC modules in the PROTOCOL.INI file.
Change the value of the keyword BINDINGS from:
BINDINGS = driverlabel
to
BINDINGS = SMCPWR
MODIFYING THE DATA RATE
SMC9332DST EtherPower 10/100 ONLY:
Ensure that the data rate (10 Mbps or 100 Mbps) configured for
the network card matches the speed of the hub to which it is
attached. Set the network card to operate at the correct data
rate (10 Mbps or 100 Mbps) using the PROTOCOL.INI parameter
DATA_RATE.
To operate at 10 Mbps, remove the comment (;) indicator from the
line:
DATA_RATE=MB10
this makes 10 Mbps the active data rate selection. Other parameters,
such as the active serial interface, are also specified using this
file.
If the SIA_MODE is set to AUTOSENSE, the driver will detect and
set the correct data rate during power-up.
SMC9332BDT/SMC9334BDT/SMC9332BVT EtherPower 10/100 ONLY:
This network card supports NWAY (Auto-Negotiation). Setting the
SIA_MODE to AUTOSENSE will allow the driver to automatically
detect the line speed (10 Mbps [MB10] or 100 Mbps [MB100]) and
operate at the highest possible data rate.
The recommended setting for the SIA_MODE is AUTOSENSE. If you
manually set the SIA_MODE to anything other than AUTOSENSE,
(for example, either half-duplex or full-duplex operation), the
settings you select must be supported by the hub to which you
are attaching.
The methods used to manually specify operating speed will vary
depending on your networking software and the driver being used.
All SMC drivers for the SMC9332BDT/SMC9334BDT/SMC9332BVT
EtherPower 10/100 network card support five different data rate settings.
AUTOSENSE - when using this default setting, the driver
will automatically detect the line speed of the attached hub
and set the network card to operate at the highest possible
data rate
10 Mbps
Full duplex - network card operates at 10 Mbps only
10 Mbps
Half duplex - network card operates at 10 Mbps only
100 Mbps
full duplex - network card operates at 100 Mbps only
100 Mbps
half duplex - network card operates at 100 Mbps only
After completing the installation and configuration, you must
reboot your computer.
Refer to the section in NDIS.DOC titled PROTOCOL.INI PARAMETERS
for further details.
Below are sample CONFIG.SYS, PROTOCOL.INI and AUTOEXEC.BAT files.
PROTOCOL.INI
[PROTOCOL MANAGER]
DriverName=PROTMAN$
[IPX4MAC]
DriverName=IPX$MAC
BINDINGS=SMC
[SMC]
DriverName=SMCPWR$
[DATALINK]
DriverName=DLL$MAC
LG_BUFFERS=16
SM_BUFFERS=6
OUTSTANDINGS=32
HEURISTICS=0
BINDINGS=SMCPWR
NI_IRQ=10
# NOTE: NI_IRQ MUST MATCH THE IRQ THE CARDS IS CONFIGURED FOR.
CONFIG.SYS
DEVICE=C:\DECNEC\LADDRV.SYS /D:8
DEVICE=C:\DECNEC\PROTMAN.DOS /I:C:\DECNEC
DEVICE=C:\DECNEC\SMCPWR.DOS
LASTDRIVE=Z
AUTOEXEC.BAT
NETBIND
This commercial computer software and documentation is provided with
RESTRICTED RIGHTS. Use, duplication, or disclosure by the
Government is subject to restrictions set forth in subparagraph
(c) (1) (ii) of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software
clause at DFARS 252.227-7013, or subparagraphs (c) (1) and (2) of the
Commercial Computer Software -- Restricted Rights clause at
FAR 52.227-19, or Alternate III of the Rights in Data -- General
clause at FAR 52.227-14, as applicable. The manufacturer /
subcontractor is SMC Networks, Inc., 350 Kennedy,
Hauppauge, NY 11788.
SMC is a registered trademark; and EtherPower, EtherPower^2,
EtherPower 10/100, EZStart, and SuperDisk
are trademarks of SMC Networks, Inc.. Other product and
company names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their
respective holders.