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C
HAPTER
4: I
NSTALLING
A
N
ETWORK
D
RIVER
FOR
W
INDOWS
95
Before Installing the Driver
Before you install the NDIS 4 driver, make sure that the
3C319 NIC is installed as described in
Chapter 2
, and that
Windows 95 is installed.
Have the Windows 95 software accessible on diskettes,
CD, or hard drive in case the installation utility requests
protocol files from the Windows 95 software library.
If your network environment uses the TCP/IP
communications protocol, you must obtain from your
network administrator all the information you will need
to define an IP address during the installation process.
Installing the NDIS 4 Driver for Windows 95
This section describes installing the 3C319 NIC NDIS 4
driver for the following Microsoft Windows 95 versions:
■
Retail version 950 (950a)
■
OEM Service Release 2 (OSR2) version 950b
The default installation modes are 16 Mbps ring speed
and 3Com mode. If these options are not satisfactory,
you can change the settings in Windows 95.
About Microsoft Windows 95 Versions
The 3C319 NIC NDIS 4 driver installation procedures differ
depending on the Windows 95 version installed on
your PC.
Retail Version of Windows 95
If your PC did not come with Windows 95 already
installed, you must install the retail version of
Windows 95 (version 950) before you load the driver.
The retail version of Windows 95 is designed to upgrade
Windows 3.x PCs.
