Location of Driver: \NDIS\E100B.DOS

Sample Configuration Files

CONFIG.SYS (will contain):

    DEVICE=C:\BAN\PROTMAN.DOS /I:C:\BAN
    DEVICE=C:\BAN\E100B.DOS

PROTOCOL.INI:

    [E100B_NIF]
        Driver name = E100B$

General Installation

1. The Intel® PRO/100+ Adapter uses an NDIS 2.0.1 driver to connect to a Banyan server. If you have an NDIS client disk prepared, skip to step 6.

2. To create an NDIS client disk, run PCCOPY (located on the Z drive of the Banyan server).

3. Choose PC Configuration Software and/or LAN driver, then select NDIS Ethernet and PCCONFIG.

4. Choose the appropriate DOS redirector. For example, REDIRALL for all versions of DOS.

5. Specify the directory you want the client software copied to. The default is A:\.

6. On the client you're setting up, copy the NDIS client software to a directory on the hard drive.

7. Run Banyan's PCCONFIG program.

8. Select Network Card Settings and page down to select the NDIS Ethernet option.

9. Specify E100B_NIF as the PROTOCOL.INI bindings parameter.

10. Select Login Environment Settings, then select Default Communications Driver. Page down to select the NDIS Ethernet option.

11. Save the settings and exit PCCONFIG.

12. Copy the PROTOCOL.INI and E100B.DOS files located in the NDIS subdirectory on the Intel Configuration and Driver disk to the BAN subdirectory or other directory where Banyan client files are located. Modify the PROTOCOL.INI file to make sure the file contains the line [E100B_NIF] above the DRIVERNAME=E100B$ line.

13. Add the lines to your CONFIG.SYS file as shown in the Sample Configuration Files section above.

14. Reboot and run BAN to attach to the Banyan server.

Hints and Tips

• Error Message with PRO0025E:

  This type of message occurs when the driver attempts to bind to the protocol manager. It usually indicates there is a syntax or other error in the PROTOCOL.INI file. Review the file carefully for errors. Also, verify parameters entered in PCCONFIG. For additional information, see NDISBAN.DOC, which is part of the NDIS Banyan client software.

• Make sure your NDISBAN.COM is dated April 1994 or later. Earlier versions may not work properly.

• Parameters for the PROTOCOL.INI file:

  DRIVERNAME: (required)
  If you have a single adapter, use the syntax in the Sample Configuration file section. If you are installing multiple adapters, each adapter must have a unique driver name. Additional instances of the driver would be referenced by DRIVERNAME=E100Bx$, where "x" is a unique number 2 through 9.

  SPEED: (optional; parameters are [Auto / 10 / 100])
  The parameter disables Auto-Speed Detect and causes the adapter to function at the speed indicated. If the FORCEDUPLEX parameter is assigned to either 1 or 2, the SPEED parameter is required because auto-speed sensing is disabled if the duplex mode is forced. Auto-negotiate devices cannot detect speed changes in this configuration until the driver is reloaded.[Example: SPEED=100]

  FORCEDUPLEX:
  Full duplex and auto-negotiate capabilities vary between the EtherExpress PRO/100 TX adapter and the EtherExpress PRO/100 T4 adapter.

  • EtherExpress™ PRO/100+ TX adapter: Supports auto-negotiate, full and half duplex at 10 or 100 Mbps.
  • EtherExpress™ PRO/100B T4 adapter: Supports full and half duplex at 10 Mbps; supports only half duplex at 100 Mbps. Auto-negotiate is not a valid option at either speed.

  This parameter disables auto-negotiate capability and forces the adapter to operate in Half or Full Duplex mode. The SPEED parameter must be specified and must be valid if the default of Auto- negotiate is changed. Options for FORCEDUPLEX are Auto (for auto- negotiate), 1 (for half), 2 (for full). [Example: FORCEDUPLEX = 2]

  SLOT: (required for multiple adapters)
  This parameter is optional if only one adapter is present. If it is specified but is incorrect, a message indicates that the value doesn't match the configuration but the driver finds the adapter and loads anyway.

  This parameter is required if more than one adapter is present in either one bus or multiple PCI buses of a system. The parameter tells the driver which adapter it controls. The SLOT number is the encoded value of the PCI adapter's device location. To determine the slot number, load the driver with only the DRIVERNAME parameter specified. The driver reports all the slots that have PCI adapter(s) installed. You can determine which card is in which slot by using SETUP.EXE and matching the Ethernet addresses of the adapter to the device number specified in View Configuration. [Example: SLOT=0x1C]

  NODE: (optional)
  This value sets the adapter's Individual Address, overriding the value read from the adapter EEprom. The address must consist of 12 hexadecimal digits, enclosed in double quotes. The value cannot be all zeros. The value cannot have the Multicast bit set. So, use only the hexadecimal digits 2, 6, A, or E as the second digit of the twelve required in the NODE ADDRESS parameter. Use any hexadecimal digits in all other positions. [Example: NODE = "02AA00123456"]

This applies to:

Intel® PRO/100 M Desktop Adapter Intel® PRO/100 S Management Adapter Intel® PRO/100+ Adapter Intel® PRO/100+ Management Adapter Intel® PRO/100B Adapter