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- EtherPCI LAN Card II
- Setup Instructions for Novell NetWare 3.x
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- Contents
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- Before You Begin
- Setup
- Technical Support
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- Before You Begin
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- Thank you for purchasing your EtherPCI LAN Card II from Linksys. The
- instructions below explain how to set up the card's software drivers
- for use with your network software.
-
- Be sure to read the User Guide before installing your card. In addition,
- please make note of these hardware & software guidelines:
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- * When loading the EMM386.EXE program in your computer's CONFIG.SYS,
- you MUST use version MS-DOS 6.22 or above. If you load an older
- EMM386.EXE program (below DOS 6.22), your computer will hang up while
- loading the network driver.
-
- * Plug-and-play computers have a number of expansion slots inside.
- Each slot has a pre-assigned interrupt (IRQ) and I/O address (MEM).
- When the Linksys LAN Card is inserted into a PCI slot, the PC's
- BIOS should automatically assign a unique IRQ & MEM value for the
- network card.
-
- In most cases, the card should work fine using the pre-
- assigned IRQ and I/O addresses. Occasionally, however, the
- card may have an IRQ conflict with other adapters in the system.
- If this happens, you will need to change the IRQ setting of the
- LAN Card manually. There are three possibilities:
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- - Your PCI may not allow you to change the IRQ value(s) of
- the PCI slot(s). In this case, you will ONLY be able to
- use the IRQ & MEM values that have been pre-assigned to
- each slot.
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- - You may be able to change the IRQ & MEM values for a given
- PCI slot by setting jumpers on your PC's mother board.
- Please refer to your PC's motherboard user guide for
- specific instructions.
-
- - Your PC may allow you to change the IRQ & MEM values for
- a given PCI slot by accessing the PC's BIOS setup menu.
- Please refer to your PC's user guide for specific details.
-
- Although it is advisable to set a unique IRQ address for
- each PCI slot, depending on your PC, you may or may not
- be able to do so.
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- Setup
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- The NETWARE\CLIENT\3.X directory contains all of the drivers needed
- for ODI and/or IPX network communications. Because the drivers are
- for DOS only, they will automatically default to a frame type of
- 802.3, although this can be changed in the NET.CFG configuration
- file. Consult your Novell NetWare user guides for more information
- about NET.CFG files and frame types.
-
- ODI Driver program allows you to run multiple protocol stacks.
- It also allows you to install up to two network adapters in a
- workstation. ODI driver supports node address, protocol and frame
- options. You can use these options to create your own NET.CFG file.
- For detailed info on Keywords, please refer to Novell manual "NetWare
- ODI shell for DOS - NET.CFG options".
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- All of the files that you need to log into your file server
- can be found in the NETWARE\CLIENT\3.X directory on your Linksys
- Program Disk.
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- 1. Make a NET.CFG file that reflects your workstation & network
- setup. Use the NET.CFG file on the diskette in the
- NETWARE\CLIENT\3.X\ directory.
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- 2. Run the LSL, LNEPCI2, IPXODI, and NETX programs to connect to your
- Novell file server(s).
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- LSL
- LNEPCI2
- ipxODI
- NETX
- F:
- LOGIN username
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- HOW TO GET TECHNICAL SUPPORT
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- There are a variety of methods that you can use to get FREE technical help
- or sales information about Linksys products.
-
- Voice & FAX
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- The Linksys voice line is open during normal business hours, 7-5 p.m.,
- Pacific Standard Time. The fax line is available 24 hours a day. When
- sending a fax, be sure to include a detailed description of any
- problem(s) that you are experiencing.
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- Technical Support Hotline (714) 261-1288
- Fax (714) 261-8868
-
- E-mail
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- To get technical or sales information bounced back to you from Linksys
- automatically, send some e-mail to the address below. Include the
- name of the product that you want help with, along with the word
- HELP, in the subject line of your e-mail. Example: HELP ME WITH THIS
- PRODUCT. (If requesting sales information, use the word SALES instead
- of HELP).
-
- E-mail Address info@linksys.com
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- Internet Access
- ---------------
- You can also use your World Wide Web or FTP browser to visit Linksys on
- the Internet.
-
- Web Site http://www.linksys.com
- FTP File Transfer Site ftp.linksys.com
-
- Bulletin Board System (BBS)
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- To access the Linksys Bulletin Board System (BBS), set your modem to
- 8 bits, No parity, 1 stop bit, and call (714) 261-2888. Use a speed
- setting of 33.6bps or slower. When downloading files, use the "Z-modem"
- download protocol for best results.
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