~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WaveLAN Software for PC-AT, Version: 2.08. November 14, 1994 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Table of Contents: ----------------- 1. General remarks - Disk Contents - Driver Certification - Point-to-Point Diagnostics compatibility - I/O-base address conflicts - Databus Width Selection 2. Remarks for NetWare users - Frame Types - NetWare Lite - Personal NetWare - Internal NetWare Router (Bridge) - NetWare V2.x Compatibility - PC-AT NetWare V2.x Drivers Compatibility - NetWare V3.x Server Lost H/W IRQ Warning - NetWare V3.11 Patch for OS/2 Clients - NetWare V3.12 / V4.x support 3. Remarks for OS/2 NDIS users - IRQ Level 4 Conflicts - Multiple-Drivers-Using-the-Same-Board Conflict - Remote Program Load of OS/2 workstation under LAN Server 4. Remarks for Microsoft Windows for Workgroup users 5. Remarks for Microsoft Windows NT users 6. Remarks for IBM Lan Server 2.0 users 7. Remarks for Banyan Vines users 8. Remarks for Lantastic users 9. Additional driver information - Other Supported Drivers - Drivers under Development 10. INSTALL sublicense 11. Technical Support ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. General remarks --------------- - DISK CONTENTS WaveLAN Software comprises drivers, configuration tools and diagnostics tools. Version 2.08 of the WaveLAN software for PC-AT consists of the following programs: Description: Version: ----------------------------------------- -------- 1. Automatic Card Installation (MS-DOS) 1.02 2. Configuration Utilities (MS-DOS) 1.06 3. NetWare v2.x Drivers 2.07 4. NetWare v3.x Server Driver 1.08 5. NetWare v4.x Server Driver 1.02 6. NetWare OS/2 Requester Driver 1.08 7. NetWare DOS ODI Workstation Driver 1.06 8. NDIS Drivers 2.07 9. Point-to-Point Diagnostics (MS-DOS) 3.21 10. Node Diagnostics (Novell NetWare, MS-DOS) 2.01 11. Node Diagnostics (Novell NetWare, OS/2) 1.01 12. Node Diagnostics (NDIS) 1.05 13. Windows NT Driver 1.01 From the above software, item 1, 2 and 3 are specific for AT or ISA type PCs; the rest of the software is identical to the software provided with the MC WaveLAN board. The diskette contents are listed in detail in the file DISKETTE.TXT. Usage of this software is described in: WaveLAN PC-AT 915 MHz User's Guide (ST-2119-11) WaveLAN PC-AT Installation and Operation manual (ST-2119-09) - DRIVER CERTIFICATION: It is AT&T Global Information Solutions policy to have all NetWare Drivers certified by Novell Inc. and the NDIS Drivers by Microsoft Corporation. At the point of release the drivers have passed AT&T Global Information Solutions initial testing and pre-certification testing. The latter uses the same test cases as used by Novell Inc. and/or Microsoft Corp. for certification testing. However it is not always possible to have certification completed at the moment of release. For the latest certification status, contact your WaveLAN supplier or Novell Inc./Microsoft Corp. dealer respectively. - POINT-TO-POINT DIAGNOSTICS COMPATIBILITY: The Point-to-Point Diagnostics utility is not compatible with its earlier 1.x and 2.x versions. Version 3.2x or higher is required when testing with PCMCIA stations. - I/O-BASE ADDRESS CONFLICTS: Some PC types use I/O Base address 3C0 hex for their video adapter (EGA and VGA). In those PCs the use of I/O Base address 3C0 hex for the WaveLAN card may lead to unpredictable results varying from the screen going blank at boot time to the screen going blank when WaveLAN software is started. - DATABUS WIDTH SELECTION: If you're having intermittent problems with communications between the computer and the network, a possible solution could be to force the WaveLAN adapter to operate permanently in 8-bit databus width mode. (Note: factory default is 16-bit databus width) You can force 8-bit mode using the INSTCONF utility on the Card Configuration Disk. Place the configuration disk in drive A, and type: "A: INSTCONF -d8" To reset to 16-bit mode, type: "A: INSTCONF -d16" 2. Remarks for NetWare users ------------------------- - FRAME TYPES: On request of Novell, the DOS ODI (item 7) and the OS/2 Requester (item 6) drivers use default the 802.2 frame type, this used to be the 802.3 frame type. The Netware 2.x Server and DOS drivers (item 3) and the Netware 3.x Server drivers (item 4) still use default the 802.3 frame type. In case you can not attach to a server, you may need to switch to the 802.3 frame type by means of a NET.CFG file. An example NET.CFG file for DOS and OS/2 is provided with the driver in the same directory. - NETWARE LITE: WaveLAN supports NetWare Lite version 1.1 and higher. - PERSONAL NETWARE To install the WaveLAN driver for Personal NetWare, run the Personal NetWare INSTALL program. From the list of Primary Network Interface Cards, select the option. Place the WaveLAN diskette in drive A: and enter when asked for a path name for the driver. Configure the WaveLAN card for the proper I/O BASE address by selecting the PORT parameter. - INTERNAL NETWARE ROUTER ( BRIDGE ): Coupling to wired networks under NetWare v2.x is possible by installing a File Server with an internal router (or "bridge") function. However, due to driver memory space constraints in NetWare v2.2, depending on the total size of the wired network driver(s) and disk driver(s), the generation process may fail. When this is the case, an external router running in a separate station should be used instead. If available, coupling between WaveLAN and wired networks using the internal routing function of the NetWare v3.x Server may also be an alternative. - NETWARE V2.X COMPATIBILITY: NetWare v2.x Drivers successfully passed testing against both NetWare version 2.15 rev. C and NetWare version 2.2. - PC-AT NETWARE V2.X DRIVERS COMPATIBILITY: Version 1.0x of the NetWare v2.x Drivers for PC-AT is not compatible with 2.0x versions of those drivers, the NetWare v2.x Drivers for PC-MC, the NetWare v3.x Server Driver, and the NetWare OS/2 Requester Driver, because the physical frame format has been changed to comply with the IEEE 802.3 standard. To prevent compatibility problems, in ALL PC-AT stations of the network (including Servers), version 1.0x of the NetWare v2.x Drivers for PC-AT should be replaced by version 2.0x. - NETWARE V3.X SERVER LOST HARDWARE INTERRUPT WARNING: On high-speed machines a message may be displayed during NetWare v3.x Server initialization which reports that an interrupt controller detected a lost hardware interrupt. THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM. Normal server operation continues after you acknowledge the message (press ENTER). - NETWARE V3.11 PATCH FOR OS/2 CLIENTS: When you use a NetWare v3.11 File Server, be sure that you first install the CROPNFX.NLM patch in the NetWare v3.11 AUTOEXEC.NCF file, OTHERWISE PROBLEMS MAY OCCUR WHEN OS/2 CLIENTS REQUESTS TO CREATE OR OPEN A FILE ARE MADE. CROPNFX.NLM is intended for 386 v3.11 and is a dynamic patch which is loaded at the file server console as a NetWare Loadable Module. CROPNFX.NLM requires the latest version of PATCHMAN.NLM (v2.20) in order to load. - NETWARE V3.12 / V4.X SUPPORT: When NetWare v3.12 or higher has been installed, driver WVLAN06.LAN should be used on the server. This driver can be found on this diskette in directory \netware.nw4. 3. Remarks for OS/2 NDIS users --------------------------- - IRQ LEVEL 4 CONFLICTS: In OS/2 machines IRQ level 4 is used by the COM1: port where the mouse usually is located. Using IRQ 4 for WaveLAN causes the NDIS driver to display the message "IRQ conflict on IRQ 4" and to abnormally end its initialization. - MULTIPLE-DRIVERS-USING-THE-SAME-BOARD CONFLICT. On OS/2 PC-AT machines that run as a Server in a LAN Manager environment it is possible to have multiple WaveLAN cards. Each card is controlled by its own driver and addressed using the applicable entry in the PROTOCOL.INI file (IOBase = 0x3n0, n is 0, 9, C or E). The extra drivers are installed with the SETUP program which adds the appropriate entries in the PROTOCOL.INI and CONFIG.SYS files. The IOBase parameter however has to be edited manually for each extra driver installed. Care must be taken to ensure that no two drivers use the same IOBase parameter value because this will lead to unpredictable results. - REMOTE PROGRAM LOAD OF OS/2 WORKSTATION UNDER LAN SERVER This feature will be supported in a later version of this driver. 4. Remarks for Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11 users ------------------------------------------------------- - This release of the WaveLAN drivers also supports Windows for Workgroups. To install WaveLAN in W4W, choose in the Network Menu, the Network Setup menu, then select Drivers. From Network Drivers choose "Adapters", "Add", "Unlisted or Updated Network Adapters". Insert the WaveLAN diskette in drive A:. Choose WaveLAN AT adapter. Select Setup to provide an I/O base address which differs from the default (300). 5. Remarks for Microsoft Windows NT users -------------------------------------- - This release of the WaveLAN drivers also supports Windows NT. To install WaveLAN in Windows NT, choose in the Main Menu, the Control Panel, then the Network Icon. In Network choose "Adapters", "Add", select "Other - Requires disk from Manufacturer". Select the a:\windows.nt\ subdirectory. Choose WaveLAN AT adapter and provide the correct I/O base address. 6. Remarks for IBM Lan Server 2.0 users ------------------------------------ - The file \IBMLAN\IBMLAN20.TXT contains information about installing WaveLAN in an IBM Lan Server / OS/2 environment. 7. Remarks for Banyan Vines users ------------------------------ - Banyan will release WaveLAN support for Vines Release 5.05. To obtain this support contact your Banyan representative. 8. Remarks for Lantastic users --------------------------- - Starting from Lantastic Version 5.0 support is provided through the NDIS driver. 9. Additional driver information ----------------------------- - OTHER SUPPORTED DRIVERS: Drivers have been developed for some less known network operating systems. These drivers are not formally released, but are made available for testing purposes. These drivers can be found on the WCND Utrecht Bulletin Board under the heading: WaveLAN additional files. - DRIVERS UNDER DEVELOPMENT: The following drivers will become available: SCO UNIX 1Q95 UnixWare 1Q95 10. INSTALL sublicense ------------------ The installation program used to install WaveLAN, INSTALL, is based on licensed software provided by Knowledge Dynamics Corp.,P.O.Box 1558, Canyon Lake, Texas 78130-1558 (USA). INSTALL is Copyright (c) 1987-1991 by Knowledge Dynamics Corp which reserves all copyright protection worldwide. INSTALL is provided to you for the exclusive purpose of installing WaveLAN. AT&T Global Information Solutions has made modifications to the software as provided by Knowledge Dynamics Corp, and thus the performance and behaviour of the INSTALL program shipped with WaveLAN may not represent the performance and behavior of INSTALL as shipped by Knowledge Dynamics Corp. AT&T Global Information Solutions and its OEM partners are exclusively responsible for the support of WaveLAN, including support during the installation phase. In no event will Knowledge Dynamics Corp be able to provide any technical support for WaveLAN. 11. Technical Support ----------------- If you encounter problems when installing or using this product or have questions about our other WaveLAN products, you can reach us at the following numbers: U.S.A.: Telephone: +1 513 445 7256 Fax: +1 513 445 5552 BBS: +1 612 638 2854 (up to 2400 bps) * +1 612 638 7619 (up to 9600 bps) * +1 612 638 8494 (up to 14400 bps) * The Netherlands: Telephone: +31 3402 97554 Fax: +31 3402 97552 BBS: +31 3402 97553 (up to 14400 bps) * +31 3402 39417 (up to 14400 bps) * Internet: WaveLAN.Support@Utrecht.NCR.COM * All BBS's use 8-bit, no parity, 1 stopbit - ANSII terminal.