________________________________________________________________ | | | Compex RE100ATX 10/100 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter | | (C) Copyright PDS, 2002. All Rights Reserved. | |______________________________________________________________| INSTALLATION GUIDE ================== This document describes the procedures for installing both NDIS2 and ODI drivers for LANtastic 6.0 in Windows For Workgroups 3.11 and DOS. 1.1) LANtastic 6.0 with Windows For Workgroups 3.11 ---------------------------------------------- This assumed CD disk is in drive D. If you CDROM has different drive letter then please use you drive letter instead. 1.1.1) Setup a) Start Windows For Workgroups 3.11 and install a network adapter. Please refer to Windows For Workgroups 3.11 User Guide for the installation procedures of a network adapter. b) Start Windows For Workgroups 3.11 again. c) Insert LANtastic Network Software v6.0 Disk 1 into drive A. d) In File Manager, run INSTALL.EXE in the Disk 1. e) Enter an UNIQUE computer name in the Enter Computer Name box. f) Select the destination drive in the Enter Target Drive box. g) Enter the destination directory in the Enter Directory box. eg. C:\LANTASTI h) Select the additional LANtastic features in the Select All That Apply box. i) Check the installation information in the LANtastic Information Check box. If an ODI driver is required, goto step (m). j) Select the NDIS Support for Network Adapters option in the Select Network Adapter box. k) Enter the full pathname for the directory containing the NDIS 2.01 driver in the Enter NDIS Driver Directory. eg. D:\NDIS2 l) Insert Compex RE100ATX 10/100 PCI Fast Ethernet released disk into the floppy drive (eg. D:) m) Check the installation information in the LANtastic Final Information Check box. NOTE: -> If Extra Options shows Microsoft Client Novell Client or Novell Client, the Network Adapter option will be ODI Driver for Node Runner. -> If Extra Options shows Microsoft Client, the Network Adapter option will be NDIS Support for Network Adapters. Network Adapter: ODI Driver for NodeRunner n) Follow the instructions to continue the installation. 1.1.2) Extra Modifications for NDIS Driver Installation If you install the client to Microsoft network ONLY, a NDIS driver is required. Follow the instructions here to make some modifications. a) Use any text editor to open the setup file, PROTOCOL.INI in your LANtastic home directory (eg. C:\LANTASTI) and modify it as follows. ... [NETBEUI_XIF] Drivername = NETBEUI$ <- Add this line ... b) If the hardware settings of the adapter are different from that specified in the PROTOCOL.INI, please change them correctly. c) Obtain the file, NETBEUI.EXE, from Microsoft and copy it to your LANtastic home directory (eg. C:\LANTASTI). 1.1.3) Extra Modifications for ODI Driver Installation If you install the client to Novell network, a ODI driver is needed. Follow the instruction here to make the modifications. a) Use any text editor to open the config file, CONFIG.SYS and add the following lines. ... FILES=50 BUFFERS=32 LASTDRIVE=Z DEVICE=C:\LANTASTI\PROTMAN.DOS /I:C:\LANTASTI ... where LANTASTI refers to the directory where your LANtastic software is installed. b) Edit the setup file, STARTNET.BAT, in your LANtastic home directory (eg. C:\LANTASTI). Original STARTNET.BAT ... LOADHIGH LSL NRODI LOADHIGH ODINSUP LOADHIGH IPXODI LOADHIGH AI-NDIS BIND_TO=NRODI... ... New STARTNET.BAT . .. LOADHIGH LSL LOADHIGH RE100ATX <--- Change LOADHIGH ODINSUP LOADHIGH IPXODI LOADHIGH AI-NDIS BIND_TO=RE100TX <--- Change ... c) Edit the config file, NET.CFG, in your LANtastic home directory (eg. C:\LANTASTI). Original NET.CFG ... LINK DRIVER NRODI FRAME ETHERNET_802.2 ... New NET.CFG ... LINK DRIVER RE100TX <--- Change FRAME ETHERNET_802.2 d) Edit the protocol initialization file, PROTOCOL.INI, in your LANtastic home directory (eg. C:\LANTASTI). Original PROTOCOL.INI ... [NETBEUI_XIT] Drivername = netbeui$ ... Bindings = NRODI ... New PROTOCOL.INI ... [NETBEUI_XIT] Drivername = netbeui$ ... Bindings = RE100ATX ... 1.2) LANtastic 6.0 with DOS a) Insert the LANtastic Network Software v6.0 Disk 1 and execute the following command:- A:\>INSTALL /DOS b) Enter an UNIQUE name in the Enter Computer Name box. c) Select the destination drive. d) Enter the destination directory in the Enter Directory box. e) Select the correct LANtastic features. f) Check the installation information. g) Modify the files as described in the section (1.1.1) or (1.1.2) accordingly.