DOS workstations

MICROSOFT LAN MANAGER 2.1 DOS WORKSTATION INSTALLATION NOTES:
FOR THE INTEL EtherExpress(tm) 16 FAMILY OF NETWORK ADAPTERS
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  This document applies to the EtherExpress(tm) 16, 16/TP, MCA, and
  MCA/TP.  It contains installation notes for installing the driver.
  It does not explain how to configure an EtherExpress board.  For
  instructions about configuring the board, see either the Expert's
  Guide or the Complete Guide for your board.

  NOTE: This document or an updated version (if the procedure  
        changed since this file was written) is also available on 
        FaxBACK.  Document # 6404.
 

PROCEDURE:
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  1.  To use the EtherExpress card in a DOS workstation, follow the
      standard installation procedure (Using the SETUP utility).  An
      EtherExpress driver is included with LAN Manager 2.1, but you
      MUST update that driver with the on the EtherExpress disk.

  2.  Once you exit the SETUP utility, do NOT shutdown the computer.
      Verify that the I/O address in the Protocol.ini matches the I/O
      address of the board.  Refer to the "EDITING PROTOCOL.INI"
      section below for instructions on changing the I/O address.

  3.  After exiting SETUP, reboot the computer as described in the
      manual.  If an error message is displayed, ensure that the board
      is installed properly and the I/O address in PROTOCOL.INI matches
      the board.  You may also run the Intel status-checking utility
      (described at the end of this file).


CONFIGURING THE DRIVER FOR MULTIPLE BOARDS:
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  If you're putting multiple boards in one computer, be sure that each
  board has a unique I/O address.  Use the NOS's SETUP utility to
  update the LAN Manager configuration to include the additional
  boards.  After exiting SETUP, you must edit the PROTOCOL.INI file to
  change the I/O address parameters to match the boards.  Refer to the
  "EDITING PROTOCOL.INI" section below for instructions on changing the
  I/O address.


EDITING PROTOCOL.INI:
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  LAN Manager uses the PROTOCOL.INI file to ensure that the driver and
  the board are configured to work together.  Our driver requires only
  one parameter, and its purpose is to ensure that the driver and the
  board are configured to use the same I/O address.  The parameter's
  name is IOADDRESS.  If you are using an I/O address other than 300h,
  you must edit the PROTOCOL.INI file located on the workstation's disk
  in the directory \LANMAN.DOS to change the configuration of the
  driver.

  1.  Using an ASCII editor, locate the EtherExpress section shown
      below:

        [EXP16_NIF]
        
        ; Intel EtherExpress(tm) 16 Ethernet Adapter.
        
        IOADDRESS=0x300
        DRIVERNAME=EXP16$

  2.  Replace the I/O address with the address you selected when you
      ran SOFTSET.

  3.  Save the file and exit.

  The network driver now matches the configuration of the board and you
  should continue with the rebooting of the computer.


STATUS-CHECKING UTILITY:
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  We provide a utility, EXPSTAT.EXE, that allows you to check the
  status of the driver.  The utility is located in the following
  subdirectory on this disk:

     \MSLANMAN.OS2\DRIVERS\ETHERNET\EXP16

  EXPSTAT will display:

  - The configuration of the board.
    
  - The current status of the board.
    
  - A list of all the types of errors that the board has experienced
    since the system was last booted.  To erase the record of error
    types, reboot the system.