DETAILS REGARDING THE INTEL EtherExpress(tm) 16 DRIVERS FOR OS/2 SERVERS AND WORKSTATIONS IN LAN MANAGER NETWORKS --------------------------------------------------------- This README file assumes the EtherExpress 16 or 16TP board is installed and configured. If you need help installing or configuring the EtherExpress 16 or 16TP board, see either the Expert's Guide to Configuring The Intel EtherExpress 16 and 16TP Boards or the Complete Guide to Installing and Configuring the Intel EtherExpress 16 and 16TP Network Adapters. INSTALLING ON A NEW LAN MANAGER SERVER ====================================== To use the EtherExpress 16 adapter in an initial LAN Manager Server installation, follow the standard installation procedure. The EtherExpress 16 driver is added to the LAN Manager NOS using the SETUP utility. This process is documented in the NOS installation guide in the "Installing a Server" chapter. Once you have exited the SETUP utility, do not shutdown the computer unless you are using the EtherExpress 16 default I/O address of 300h. If you are NOT using the default I/O address, refer to the "EDITING PROTOCOL.INI" section below for instructions on changing the I/O address. After exiting SETUP (and reconfiguring the network driver), 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). INSTALLING ON AN EXISTING LAN MANAGER SERVER ============================================ These instructions assume that the LAN MANAGER NOS has already been installed on the Server. To install the EtherExpress 16 adapter in an existing Server, the driver must be imported into the existing configuration and the Server configuration must be modified to include the new driver via the NOS's SETUP utility. This process is documented in the NOS installation guide in the "Managing the Configuration" chapter. Once you have exited the NOS's SETUP utility, do not shutdown the computer unless you are using the EtherExpress 16 default I/O address of 300h. If you are NOT using the default I/O address, refer to the "EDITING PROTOCOL.INI" section below for instructions on changing the I/O address. 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). INSTALLING ON AN OS/2 WORKSTATION ================================= To use the EtherExpress 16 adapter in an OS/2 workstation, follow the standard installation procedure documented in the NOS installation manual. The EtherExpress 16 driver is added to the LAN Manager NOS using the NOS's SETUP utility. This process is documented in the NOS installation guide in the "Installing an MS OS/2 Workstation" chapter. Once you have exited the SETUP utility, do not shutdown the computer unless you are using the EtherExpress 16 at the default I/O address of 300h. If you are NOT using the default I/O address, refer to the "EDITING PROTOCOL.INI" section below for instructions on changing the I/O address. After exiting SETUP (and reconfiguring the network driver), 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 ========================================== If you're putting multiple boards in one computer, be sure that each board has a unique I/O address. Use the 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 ==================== Your NOS 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 a board is using an I/O address other than 300h, you must edit the PROTOCOL.INI file located in the directory \LANMAN to change configuration of the driver. 1. Using an editor of your choice, locate the EtherExpress 16 adapter section shown below: [EXP16_NIF] ; Intel EtherExpress(tm) 16 Ethernet Adapter. IOADDRESS=0x300 DRIVERNAME=EXP16$ 2. Replace the hexdecimal 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 ======================= We've provided 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: o The configuration of the board. o The current status of the board. o 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. ***