Installing the NDIS2 Driver Software for Use on MS-DOS Platforms
Before you can successfully install the NDIS2 driver software, the Broadcom network controller must be physically installed on the computer. Networking software that is appropriate to the operating system (such as Microsoft LAN Manager 2.2 for MS-DOS ) must already be running on your computer.
The NDIS2 driver software can be run from an MS-DOS startup disk using Microsoft Network Client 3.0 or from the hard disk using Microsoft LAN Manager 2.2.
To perform this installation you must have the following items:
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Notes:
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To create a startup disk
Example Protocol.ini for IP
[network.setup]
version=0x3110
netcard=ms$ne2clone,1,MS$NE2CLONE,1
transport=tcpip,TCPIP
lana0=ms$ne2clone,1,tcpip
[MS$NE2CLONE]
DriverName=B44$
[protman]
DriverName=PROTMAN$
PRIORITY=MS$NDISHLP
[tcpip]
NBSessions=6
DefaultGateway=0 ; SubNetMask=255 0 0 0
; IPAddress=192 168 0 1
DisableDHCP=0
DriverName=TCPIP$
BINDINGS=MS$NE2CLONE
LANABASE=0
Example Protocol.ini for IPX
[network.setup]
version=0x3110
netcard=ms$ne2clone,1,MS$NE2CLONE,1
transport=ms$ndishlp,MS$NDISHLP
transport=ms$nwlink,MS$NWLINK
lana0=ms$ne2clone,1,ms$nwlink
lana1=ms$ne2clone,1,ms$ndishlp
[MS$NE2CLONE]
DriverName=B44$
[protman]
DriverName=PROTMAN$
PRIORITY=MS$NDISHLP
[MS$NDISHLP]
DriverName=ndishlp$
BINDINGS=ms$ne2clone
[ms$nwlink]
DriverName=nwlink$
FRAME=Ethernet_802.2
BINDINGS=MS$NE2CLONE
LANABASE=0
Example Protocol.ini for NetBEUI
[network.setup]
version=0x3110
netcard=ms$ne2clone,1,MS$NE2CLONE,1
transport=ms$ndishlp,MS$NDISHLP
transport=ms$netbeui,MS$NETBEUI
lana0=ms$ne2clone,1,ms$ndishlp
lana1=ms$ne2clone,1,ms$netbeui
[MS$NE2CLONE]
DriverName=B44$
[protman]
DriverName=PROTMAN$
PRIORITY=MS$NDISHLP
[MS$NDISHLP]
DriverName=ndishlp$
BINDINGS=MS$NE2CLONE
[MS$NETBEUI]
DriverName=netbeui$
SESSIONS=10
NCBS=12
BINDINGS=MS$NE2CLONE
LANABASE=0
Example SYSTEM.INI
[network]
sizworkbuf=1498
filesharing=no
printsharing=no
autologon=yes
computername=MYPC
lanroot=A:\NET
username=USER1
workgroup=WORKGROUP
reconnect=yes
dospophotkey=N
lmlogon=0
logondomain=
preferredredir=basic
autostart=basic
maxconnections=8
[network drivers]
netcard=B44.dos
transport=ndishlp.sys,*netbeui
devdir=A:\NET
LoadRMDrivers=yes
For TCP/IP
path=a:\net
a:\net\net initialize
a:\net\netbind.com
a:\net\umb.com
a:\net\tcptsr.exe
a:\net\tinyrfc.exe
a:\net\nmtsr.exe
a:\net\emsbfr.exe
a:\net\net start basic
net use z: \\SERVERNAME\SHARENAME
For IPX
SET PATH=A:\NET
A:\NET\net initialize
A:\NET\nwlink
A:\NET\NET START BASIC
net use z: \\SERVERNAME\SHARENAME
For NetBEUI
SET PATH=A:\NET
A:\NET\NET START BASIC
net use z: \\SERVERNAME\SHARENAME
files=30
device=a:\net\ifshlp.sys
lastdrive=z
Example: C:\LANMAN
DEVICE = C:\LANMAN\PROTMAN.DOS
DEVICE = C:\LANMAN\B44.DOS
DEVICE = C:\LANMAN\NETBEUI.DOS
C:\ LANMAN\NETBIND.EXE
C:\LANMAN\NET START WORKSTATION
C:\LANMAN\NET USE <drive letter>: \\<server name>\<resource name>
Example
[PROTOCOL MANAGER]
DriverName = PROTMAN$
[NETBEUI_XIF]
DriverName = netbeui$
BINDINGS = B44
[B44]
DriverName = "B44$"
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Note: The driver loads during system configuration and displays the Broadcom banner, controller name, MAC address, IRQ number, detected line speed, and the controller BusNum and DevNum. If the driver fails to load, an initialization fail message appears. |