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Appendix E - LANtastic Driver Installation

LANtastic Driver Installation Versions 4.x and 5.x

The PCNTLC.EXE AL-LANBIOS driver allows operation of the BC as a node in an Artisoft LANtastic network. This driver is located in the ARTISFT\4.x and ARTISFT\5.x directories of the device driver diskette. A PCNTLC driver is provided for ARTISOFT's LANtastic/Al Network Operating System Version 4.x and Version 5.x. In addition to the PCNTLC driver, the AILANBIO.EXE (included in the LANtastic/Al software package) is required to provide high-level communications across the LAN. Therefore, no network software can be run until after the PCNTLC.EXE and AILANBIO.EXE files are loaded. For details about the AILANBIO.EXE program, please refer to the LANtastic manuals.

The files on the BC Series 10 Base-T Driver Diskette are compressed in the form of self extracting ZIP files. Before installation of any drivers, the appropriate ZIP file must be decompressed. To decompress the Artisoft LANtastic driver, insert the driver diskette into the system, change to that drive and type:

  • artisft -d
    •

    The decompressed drivers will be placed on the same diskette. After the files are decompressed, the diskette is ready for installation.

    Installation

    1. Copy the NETBIOS driver, PCNTLC.EXE, to the directory. Make sure that AILANBIO.EXE is also resident. The command line for installing the driver is as follows:

  • PCNTLC.EXE

    AILANBIO.EXE

    •

    The default values are invoked if none are entered on the command line. These defaults set the adapter number to 0 and the DOS multiplex number (MPX) to C7 hexadecimal. The interrupt level defaults to 3, the DMA Channel defaults to 5, and the I/0 port address defaults to 300H.

    The MPX switch specifies the DOS multiplex number to use for communication with AILANBIO.EXE. Change this value only if the default MPX number is in use by another application or NETBIOS. Multiplex numbers 00 through BF are reserved for DOS use; therefore, use a multiplex number between CO and FF

    2. Using command line switches, different values may be assigned for the driver. Shown below is an example:

  • PCNTLC.EXE/MPX=D7/IRQ=5

    AILANBIO.EXE/MPX=D7/ADAPTER= 1

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    The command line switches instruct the NETBIOS to load as Adapter Number 1 using DOS MPX number D7. The interrupt level is specified as 5.

    3. If the driver is installed successfully, the PCNTLC.EXE driver will produce message below:

  • PCNTLC AL-LANBIOS Compatible Driver installed
    •

    4. Other switch commands that are available:

  • § @switch-file specifies that further switches are to be taken from a switch file. Any switches after the @switch-file name will be used, and the switch settings take precedence over any settings in the switch file. Switch files may be invoked from within switch files. The file should contain valid switches and may contain comment characters (type ";" at the beginning of each line or after switches). For example:

    PCNTLC @SETUP

  • The file SETUP

    PCNTLC AL-LANBIOS driver setup file

    ;

    VERBOSE ;Display verbose information

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    § HELP instructs PCNTLC.EXE to display information about the valid command line switches. For example: (PCNTLC/Help).

    § VERBOSE causes the PCNTLC.EXE driver to be installed and detailed information about the configuration of the PCNTLC.EXE driver to be displayed. See the messages section of the LANtastic manual for a detailed description of the VERBOSE output.

    § REMOVE command removes the PCNTLC.EXE driver from memory. Remove TSR programs in the opposite order in which they were loaded. For example, if PCNTLC.EXE is loaded followed by AILANBIO, remove AILANBIO before PCNTLC.EXE.

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    For more details regarding switches and PCNTLC.EXE messages, refer to the PCNTLC.DOC document and LANtastic manuals.

    BC 4035

    The BC 4035 supports interrupt channels 3 and 5. The interrupt is set using a hardware switch on the board. The I/0 port is fixed at 300H, and the DMA channel is fixed at 5.

     

    LANtastic Driver Installation Version 6.x

    The files provided on the BC Series 10 Base-T Driver Diskette are compressed into the form of self extracting ZIP files. Before installation of any drivers the appropriate ZIP file must be decompressed. To decompress the Artisoft LANtastic drivers, insert the driver diskette into the system, change to that drive and type

  • artisft -d
    •

    The decompressed drivers will be placed on the same diskette, at which point the diskette is ready for installation:

    Installation

    1. Start the installation of LANtastic 6.x according to the LANtastic documentation.

    5. Proceed through the installation, selecting "KEEP all previous LANtastic setup information" and adding any additional LANtastic features.

    6. Select "NDIS Support for Network Adapters

    7. Insert the BC Series 10 Base-T Driver Diskette into the floppy drive.

    8. Select the artisft\6.x\pcntnd dos driver.

    9. Complete the LANtastic 6.x installation.

    On startup the following information will be displayed:

    AMD PCNet Family Ethernet Adapter

    NDIS v2.0.1 MAC Driver, version x.xx

    Driver name

    Driver configuration information such as IO Address, Interrupt, and DMA

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