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GETNODE Version 3.01a
GETNODE is a program that will display the node (station) address of a
ARCNET card. GETNODE does not rely on what the I/O address of the ARCNET
card is. GETNODE also does not rely on what interrupt number is used for
the ARCNET card. What GETNODE does require is the memory address segment
setting of the ARCNET card being tested. This program does not require any
network software being loaded onto the workstation and is therefore network
independent.
Syntax: GETNODE {address}
where {address} is an optional parameter. This parameter is the HEX
memory address segment to be used. If you supply this parameter, it must
be four digits in length. Some ARCNET documentation has the segment being
five digits in length. The last digit is actually the offset within that
segment; therefore if you see D0000 (or D000:0), it is in fact segment D000
with an offset of 0 into that segment.
NOTE: If no memory address segment is supplied to GETNODE, the default
memory address segment setting of D000 will be used.
Examples:
GETNODE
GETNODE E000
Although it was stated above that GETNODE does not rely on the I/O
address of the ARCNET card, it can be used, if this program cannot get the
node address. If GETNODE cannot get the node address of the station, you
have the option of allowing GETNODE to reset the ARCNET card and then
attempt to get the node address.
The following, are ARCNET cards that GETNODE has been used successfully
on:
1. Aquila AQ-PCA 108/208/308
2. Corman CorNet ARCNET card
3. Puredata PDI507
4. Puredata PDI516T
5. Standard Microsystems Corporation PC130/PC130E/PC270E
History:
26/05/90 - Version 1.01
- Original program release.
27/06/90 - Version 2.00
- Modification to allow the user to supply the memory address
segment of the ARCNET card in HEX.
15/09/90 - Version 2.01
- Changed the address segment parameter from 5 digits to 4
digits to avoid confusion. ie. D000 instead of D0000
23/10/90 - Version 2.02
- Added display of node address in hexadecimal and in binary.
- Cosmetic change of screen.
16/02/91 - Version 3.00
- Allow the option of resetting the ARCNET card. The user
is asked to supply the I/O address of the ARCNET card.
- List of ARCNET cards (in this file) that GETNODE has been
successfully used on.
12/03/91 - Version 3.01
- Display the I/O address after the card (when applicable).
- Cosmetic change of screen.
16/03/91 - Version 3.01a
- Change to copyright notice.
Dick Lee
CIS: [72717,1603]
IRB Network: Dick Lee@Sys@IRB_Ott
Thanks go to Walt Thirion [70020,610], of the Thomas-Conrad Corporation,
for his help in explaining how I would go about getting the ARCNET address.
GETNODE was written using Turbo Pascal Version 5.5.
Although this program has been placed into the public domain, GETNODE
carries a copyright notice. I reserve all rights to this program; however
GETNODE may be used, and distributed, freely. In other words, this program
is FREEWARE.