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Page 3: ... the equipment to ensure compIiancewith FCC rules Xircom reserves the right to make improvements and or changes in the products and programs described in thisUser s Guide at any time without notice The softwaredescribed in thisUser s Guide is furnished under a license and may be used or copied only in amdance with such license 01993 Xlrcom I a c AU nghts reserved Neither thispublication nor any pa...

Page 4: ...eContents 8 Other RequiredEquipment 8 PocketEthernetAdapter 111 Instollation 9 Instollationof Model PE3 1OB2 9 Instollationof Model PE3 1OBT 10 Instollationof Model PE3 1O K 10 Connectingthe PocketEthernetAdapter to the Computer 11 ParallelPortPerformance 12 ConnectingAC Power 13 CONFIGURATIONAND DlAGNOSTlCS 17 DiagnosticIndicatorLights 17 EnhancedParallelPortUtility 20 DiagnosticSelf Test 22 Exec...

Page 5: ...0 ExtendedSewices 44 IBMOS 2 LANSewer Version 2 0 45 IBMOS 2 ExtendedEditimVersions 1 2 or 1 3 46 MicrosoftLANManager 48 MicrosoftWindowsfor Workgroups 49 NCSATelnet 49 NovellNetWare 50 NovellNetWarelite 53 SunMicrosystemsPC NFS 54 TensetTechnologiesTensetPCP 55 Ungermann BassNet One LANManager 56 WollongongPathway Accessfor DOS 58 APPENDIX A ERROR MESSAGES 61 APPENDIX B SOFTWARESUPPLIED 63 APPEND...

Page 6: ...ConfigmtionandDiagnostics providesinformation on Adapter configuration and diagnostics with instructionsfor runningthe Adapter selftest and interpretingtest results SoftwareSetupand Operation explainshow to i n s t a l lnetworking software supportedby the Pocket Ethernet Adapter III Appendix A ErrorM e s s a g e s lists error messages displayedduring setup of the Adapter Appendix B SoftwareSupplie...

Page 7: ...chnicalSupport 818 878 7618 Bulletin Board System 24hour access SOO 4384526 Toll freesales and product information bnada Keating TechnologiesInc 25 Royal Crest Court Suite 200 Markham Ontario Canada L3R 9x4 416 479 0230 416 479 0232 Fax Euope M i iEast and Africa Xircom Europe N V Bisschoppenhoflaan82 84 2100 Antwerp Belgium 32 3 326 34 94 32 3 326 31 50 Fax 32 3 326 23 68Bulletin Board System 24 ...

Page 8: ...tem BBS containing product information and the latest versionsof network drivers To use the BBS set up your modem to xxxxx N B l where xxxxx is your modem smaximum speed N is no parity 8 is data bits and 1 is stop bit Dial 1 818 878 7618 USA 32 3 326 23 68 Belgium or 852 537 6048 Hong Kong to connectat up to 14 400bps Xircom modems will automaticallyfall back to accommodate lower speeds To downloa...

Page 9: ...s Warranty and thisWarranty will be automatically void if there has been any 1 tamperingwith the Adapter sexternal label containingthe Adapter sserialnumber 2 attemptto remove the label or to open the Adapter s case 3 repair or attempt to repair made by anyone other t h a na Xircom authorized technician or 4 installationor use with any AC power adapterother than the origmalXircom AC power adapter ...

Page 10: ... Contactyour local Xircom supplieror Xircom regional centerfor shippinginstructions h The statementsin t h i sWarranty are the only warranty made by Xircom for the Adapter and Software i XLRCOM DISCLrLIMSSAM FElNOTBEW L EFORANYNCDEN TAL CONSEQlBVUL OR OTHERDAMAGES SUCH AS PERSONAL ORDAMAGE ToANY COMPUTERORDATA j The following paragraph applies to the countriesof the European Communityonly In any c...

Page 11: ... Some statesor countriesdo not allow exclusiono r limitation of incidental or consequentialdamages so the above limitations or exclu sionsmay not apply m This Warranty gives you specific legal rightsand you may also have other rightswhich vary from state to state or countryto country Inquiriesunder t h i sWarranty should be directedto Xircom at the appropriateoffice listed under the heading Techni...

Page 12: ... eliminatesthe need to open the computercase to installan internalcard Xircom Adapters are ideal for notebook laptop and desktopcomputer userswho need a flexibleLAN connectivity solution XircomAdapters containno contigurationswitches and are not subject to the addressand interrupt conflictscommon with internaladapters MODELPEB10B2 MODELPESIOBT MDELPEBIOBC I Figure 1 X i m mPocketElhemetAdopter 111...

Page 13: ...iskette call Xircom sales at 800 438 4526in North America or contact your local Xircom supplieror Xircom regional center Novell NetWare using the OD1driver Artisoft LANtastidAI version 4 1 DECnet DOS DEC PCSA and PATHWORKS NDIS ODI and packet drivers are included See Appendix B for a completelist of files and subdirectories AT TStarLAN 10is supportedon Models PEIlOBT and PEIlOBC by disablinglink i...

Page 14: ...ers provided on the currentversion of the Xircom Network Drivers diskette POwEgEDON FORTBEDRIVERToLOAD ModelPE310B2 For t h i nEthernet and IEEE802 3 1OBASE 2 with BNC connector BNC T connectoralso supplied ModelPE310BT For IEEE802 3 1OBASE T and StarLAN 10twisted pair Ethernet with RJ 45 connector ModelPEQ 1OBCCOmMnation For IEEE 802 3 IOBASE T twisted pair Ethernet and StarLAN 10with RJ45 connec...

Page 15: ...g connector ModelPE3lOBC Weight Mode PE3 10BT andPE31OB2 2 2oz 62 ModelPFi310BC 2 9oz 82 2 Opemthg Temperatwe Range 3 2 O F to 122OF 0 C to 50 C StorageTemperatmeRange OF to 176OF 4OOC to SOOC Memory S k 32K x 8 networkbuffer 256 bitEEPROM configurationstorage TransferRak 10 megabitsper second Diagtlosdcs Self test capability F c ccbtmatioa Part 15 SubpartJ Class A 4 ...

Page 16: ...ibleto a length of 33 inches 0 84m See the Hardware Ins aUa tionsectionfor details Wd Marmt AC PowerAdapter The wall mount AC power adapteris a standard powerblock unit with the specificationsl i s t e dbelow for the U S A and Canada AC adapters approvedby appropriateregulatory agenciesare also available for the U K Europe Japan Australia New Zealand Korea and the Philippines InputVoltap 120VACI60...

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Page 18: ... of operation UNPACKINGAND INSPECION After opening the Pocket Ethernet Adapter IlI box remove the contents and make certain that all parts are includedand that none has been damaged duringtransportation See Figure 2 Retain the packing materi als in case you have to return the unit for service POCKET ETHERNET ADAPTER 111 USERSGUIDE REGISTRATIONCARD BNCT CONNECTOR SOFWARE ENVELOPE MODELS PE3 10B2 AN...

Page 19: ...com supplieror Xircom regionalcenter andrctmnitimmediately whencallingTechntcalSupport OTHER REQUIREDEQUIPMENT To i n s t a l lthe Pocket Ethernet Adapter III you need the following 1 A supportedlocal area network operatingsystem See the section on SoftwareSetupand emtion for information about networks for which Xircom suppliesdrivers 2 For connectionto a 1OBASE 2t h i nEthernetcable a BNC T conne...

Page 20: ...cabling to the BNC connector on the Pocket Ethernet Adapter IIIas shown in Figure 3 If the Adapter is located at the end of a cablesegment attach a 5 h h m terminator to the open end of the T connector as shownin the Figure Fgure3 AiiuchiitheThin EthemetCabletoModelPE3 1082 endof networksegment W e twemetAdoper 111User sGuide 9 ...

Page 21: ...in Figure 4 2 Plug the otherend of the modular data cableinto a network access port usually a wall connection Figure4 AWiTwistedPoirCoblingtoModelp E 5 1OBT INSTANATIONOFMOMLPE3 1OBC COMBINATION Follow the installation instructionsfor Model PE3 10B2if you are connectingto a t h i nEthernetnetwork see Figure 31 or the instructionsfor Model PEIlOBTfor connectionto a 1OBASE T network see Figure 4 10 ...

Page 22: ...er with the Xircom logo and indicatorlights on the top The two parallelport attachmentscrews on the Adapter alignwith the holes on each side of the parallel port connector 3 Rotate the redband tractor grip on the Adapter clockwiseuntil the screws are firmly secured Refer to Figure 5 When the s c r e w s are tight the red band will click as you rotate it To unscrew the screws rotate the band counte...

Page 23: ... times the rate of a standardparallel port All Xirmm LANAdapters are compat ible with Enhanced Parallel Port technology A utility program is supplied with the Pocket Ethernet Adapter 1 1 1to enableEPP mode See the Confsgurutionand Diugn sectionfor detailedinstructionson its use Some PC designsallow the parallel printer port to be switched between bidire ctionaland non bidirectional modes of operat...

Page 24: ...t Adapter IIIto the left of the network connector See Figure 6 3 Plug the AC power adapter into a standardelectricaloutlet On Models PE3 10B2 and PESlOBT the LED indicatorclosest to the red tractorband will illuminate when power is applied to both the Adapter and the computerto which it is connected On Model PE3 lOBC the triangleover the letter i in the word Xirmm will illuminate POWEREDOFF ADAPTE...

Page 25: ... left of the network connector See Figure 6 3 Plug otherend of the AC Phantom Power Cable into the pin PS 2 style keyboadmouse port on the computer See Figure 7 4 Plug the mouse or keyboard cable if required intothe duplicate keybodmouse connectoron the phantom power connector When power is applied to the computer to which the Pocket Ethernet Adapter III and Phantom Power Cable are connected the L...

Page 26: ...COMPUTER POWEREDOFF I ADAPTER ATTACHED TO PARALLELPORT Fgte7 ConnectingtheAC phantom PowerCableto11 Computer 15 ...

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Page 28: ...icinformation see the error messages in Appendix A DIAGNOSTICINDICATOR LIGHTS The indicator lights on the top of the Pocket EthernetAdapter III case function differently accordingto the model being used COLLISION FLASHING RED OR CABLEFAULT TRANSMISSIONACTIVITY FLASHINGGREEN Fgure8 PocketEthemetMapter111IndiirLightsforModel R3 1082 ModdpE3 1OB2 The L E D closest to the red band on thismodel display...

Page 29: ...1Indicator lightsforModelPEN061 How toDisableLinklntegrityOnModel PE3 10BT The Pocket Ethernet Adapter IIIdefault setting is link integrityenabled Link integrity must be disabled for operationon non 1OBASE Tun shieldedtwisted pair networks such as StarLAN 10 Link integrity can be disabled in softwarefor all Pocket Ethernet Adapter 111drivers using the keyword LINKDISABLE in configuration or startu...

Page 30: ...com logo The LED closest to the red band displays solid green to indicate l i n kintegrity enabled for unshieldedtwisted pair networks only otherwiseit is off m enetworkdriver must be loaded before the l i n kintegrity indicatorbecomesactive The other LED indicatorflashesgreen to show transmission activity flashesredto indicatea collision and displays solid red to indicatea cablefault 19 ...

Page 31: ...whether EPP hadware has been identified on your machine EPP COM Run t h i sversionfrom the DOS command line or add it to anAUT0EXEC BAT or network starcup BAT file Add to the DOS CONFIGSYSfile to implementEPP support at boot time E P P m EPP os2 Add to the OS 2CONFIGSYSfile to implementEPP support at boot time U theEPPuti ityWithDOS To use EPP COM as part of your DOS AUT0EXEC BAT or other BAT file...

Page 32: ...rive and directory to which you copied EPP sYS 3 Save the modified C0NFIG SY S file 4 Reboot the PC usingtheEPPutilitywith K 2 To use EPP OS2 in your OS 2 CONFIG SYS file 1 Copy EPP OS2 from the Xircom Network Drivers diskette to your hard disk 2 U s e an ASCII text editor to add the followingline to your C0NFIG SYS file DEVICE path EPP OS2 where I isthe drive and directory to w h i c hyou copied ...

Page 33: ...e unit and the node nddress EXECUTINGTHESELFTEST Use the following stepsto execute the selftest 1 I n s t a l lthe PocketEthernetAdapter IIIhardware according to the iristructions containedin the InskaUationandSetupsection of this U s e r s Guide 2 Boot your computerfrom DOS withoutloadinga network driver A network driver mustn o tbe loaded for PE3TEST to run 3 Insertthe Xircom Network Drivers dis...

Page 34: ... Hadwae EEPROM Init adMemoryTests The Hardware test verifies that the Adapter is powered on and properly connectedto the parallel port The EEPROM test readsthe EEPROM and verifies EEPROM data this is where the Adapter s serial number and node addressare stored The Init test initializes the Adapter memory and Ethernet controller The Memory test tests the 32K x 8RAM on the Pocket Ethernet Adapter II...

Page 35: ...rt EPP modes For an optimal transferrate the unit should be in EPP or bidirectional mode E 3 l reports the mode of your parallel port including Enhanced Parallel Port mode if the EPP utility EPP COM or EPPSYS has been runprior to testing To find out if you can switch modes on your parallel port consult the documentationfor your computeror contact the computermanufacturer TrmsmitTest This test tran...

Page 36: ...net Adapter III Use the copy to installthe software 3COMM P E N 36m 3 Openversions 1 sfor DOS NDlS driver 1 Install your 3 0penworkstation softwareaccordingto the manufacturer s instructions selectingthe EtherLink II3C503 adapter After completingthe installation and before rebooting your system continuewith the followinginstructions Xircom Network Drivers disketteto the directory 30PEN DOSWKSTA LA...

Page 37: ...LINKII shouldbe changed to BINDINGS XIRCOMNET 6 Save the file and reboot the PC 3Cm3 openvenklls lafor OS 2 NDISdriver 1 Install your 3 0penworkstationsoftware according to the manufacturer s instructions selectingthe EtherLink II 3C503 adapter After completing the installation and before rebooting your system continuewith the following instructions Xircom Network Drivers disketteto the directory ...

Page 38: ...rto edit your PROTOC0L INIfile 0 Add the followingfragment to the ADAPTERSsection 0 In the PROTOCOLSsectionof the PROT0COL INI file replace all referencesto the 3Com 3C503binding with mc ohI _nJ E T For trample in the defhition ims grOtOC01 XNS TRANSPORT DRIVERNAME m S T P BINDINGS ETHERLINXII the statement BINDINGS ETHERLINK11 should be changed to BINDINGS XIRCOEWET 6 Save the file and reboot the...

Page 39: ...pter and press Enter 2 Complete the installationand exit the INSTALL program 3 Copy the file PE3AILAN COMfrom the ARTISOFTdirectoryon the Xircom Network Drivers diskette to C LANTASTI 4 Using an ASCII text editor edit the file STARTNJT BAT in the cI LANTm directoryas follows Change the line PE EXE IRQ x L P T y VERBOSE where x is an interrupt settingandy a parallel port setting to read PE3AILAN CC...

Page 40: ...rkingcopies of the StarGROUPClient installdiskettds using the DOS DISKCOPYprogram 2 Copy the file XIRAlT35 NIFfrom the A m 5 directoryof the Xircom Network Drivers disketteinto the DOS DRIVERS2 directoryof the StarGROUPClient install diskette 3 Create a XIRAlT35directoryon the StarGROUPClient install diskette as follows A MD DoS DRIvERS2 XIRA lT35 4 Copy the file PROTOC0L INIfrom the An35 director...

Page 41: ...directoryof the StarGROUP Client i n s t a l ldiskette 3 Create a XlRAlT34 directoryon the StarGROUPClient install kette asfollows 4 Copy the PROTOCOL INIfde from the A n 3 4 directoryon the Xircom Network Drivers disketteto the directory DOS DRIVERS XIRA lT34on the StarGROUPClient diskette 5 Copy the PE3NDIS EXEfile from the NDIS directory on the Xircom Network Driven disketteto the directory DOS...

Page 42: ...ditor edit the CONFIG SYSfile to include the following lines DEVICE C VINES PRO DOS I C VINES DEVICE C VINES PE3NDIS EXE 6 change to the VINES directory 7 Type PCCONFIG and select Network Card Settings followed by NDIS Ethemet 8 Select interruptlevel 7 if your Xircom Pocket Ethemet Adapter Ill is using LPTl or LPT3 or interruptlevel 5 if the Adapter is using LPT2 9 At the PROTOCOL INIbindingspromp...

Page 43: ...he path to the PROTOC0L INI file type A DEC 7 Complete NETSETUP and return to the DOS prompt 8 Reboot the PC DECPATHWORKS VERSION4 0 NMSDRMR 1 Run NETSETUP 2 Select Ethernetboard 3 Select Other 4 Select NDIS driver 5 I n s e r tthe Xircom Network Drivers disketteinto the A drive 6 Enter the path to the driver file as follows 7 Select Protocol ini 8 Enter the path to the PROTOC0L INIfile as follows...

Page 44: ... 3 Using an ASCII text editor edit the C STARTNET BAT file Replace each Occurrence of DU with PE3DLL as in the following example Replace DLL IRQ 2 T 2 with PE3DLL Xircom sPE3DLL EXE is a selfanfiguring driver that searches for and uses the appropriateLPT and interruptsettings See Appenarjc C CommandLine Pammeters for m o r e detailedinformation 4 Also in the C STARTNET BAT file edit the LAD line s...

Page 45: ...LAD R l2 t9 15 IA D nhaetk R sssitrhspcdfksthetrrmsadion of dhkrcadoptratIonsandthe W switchspedaesthe herenisamiaimmnof 34 W e tEthemetAdapter111User sGuide ...

Page 46: ...opy the file PE3PD COMfrom the PKTDRV directoryon the Xircom Network Drivers disketteto the directorywhere your W a t c h fdes are stored 3 This step not required for W a t c h versions 3 0 and later Using an ASCII text editor add the following line to your CONFIG XSfile DEVICE gath IFCIJST SYS where Mbl is the drive and directorywhere your W a t c h files are stored 4 Reboot the PC 5 Change to th...

Page 47: ...earlier than3 0 only DEVICE C LW IFCUST SYS 3 Create a directory called NDIS on your hard disk asfollows MD NDIS 4 Copy the files PE3NDIS EXE and PROTOC0L FTPf r o mthe NDIS directory on the morn Network Drivers disketteto the NDIS directory you createdin step 3 5 Rename the PROTOC0L FI file PROTOC0L INI 6 Copy all the files f r o m the NDB directory on the FTPUnsup ported S o f t w a r eDiskette ...

Page 48: ...rs disketteto the PC TB directoryspecified in the PCflCP i n s t a l lprocedures 3 This step not requiredfor P W C P versions 2 10and later Using anASCII text editor add the following linesto your CONFIGSYS file DEVICE path IPCUST SYS DEVICE path IEUST SYS where 4 1 is the drive and directoryspecified at the P m C P i n s t a l l a t i o n 4 Reboot the PC 5 Change to the directorywhere your P m C ...

Page 49: ...E c PcTcP IpcoST SYs 3 Create a d i r e c t o r ycalled NDIS onyour hard disk as follows 4 Copy the files PE3NDIS EXE and PROTOCOL FTPfrom the NDIS d i r e c t o r yon the Xircom Network Drivers diskette to the NDIS d i r e c t o r yyou createdi nStep 3 5 Rename the PROTOC0L FI Pfile PROTOC0L INI 6 Copy all the files from the NDIS d i r e c t o r yon the FTPUnsup ported SoftwareDiskette A to the N...

Page 50: ...UST SYS DEVICE path 1FCUST SYS where W h I is the drive and directoryspecifiedat the PCDCP installation 3 Copy the following files from the OD1directoryon the Xircom Network Drivers disketteto the PC TCP directorycreated i n the PC TCP installprocedure m m PE30DI ODIPKT COM NET CFG 4 To start the workstation load the drivers in the following order LSL PDODI ODIPKT E m 5 Continue your serveror work...

Page 51: ...10 and later Using an ASCII text editor add the following linesto your CONFIGSYS file DEVICE path IPCUsT sYs DEVICE path IFCUST SYS w h e r e p h lis the drive and directory specifiedin the PC TCP installation 3 Copy the following files f r o m the OD1 directory on the Xiram Network Drivers disketteto the Pc TB directory created in the PWCP i n s t a l lprocedure IIsL CoM PE30DI COM IPXODI COM ODI...

Page 52: ...r OS 2 from the NDIS directory on the Xircom Network Drivers disketteto the drive and directory you are using for your HP LANManager workstationfiles 3 Using an ASCII t e x teditor replace all referencesto the 3Com Ethernetdevicedriverin your CONFIG SYS file with referencesto the Xircom devicedriver For example DEVICE C LA PE3NDIS EW or PE3NDIS OS2 4 Using an ASCII text editor edit the PROTOCOL IN...

Page 53: ... instructionsreferto the prompts and messages displayedwith the ConfigurationAid automated install softwareprovided with the LAN SupportProgram 2 If a message appearsduringthe LAN SupportProgram installation indicating there are no IBM LAN adaptersinstalledin the worksta tion bypass the message by pressingEnter 3 Answer lo to program support for the PC Network Adapter 4 Answer Mes to use of progra...

Page 54: ...rectory on the Xircom Network Drivers diskette to the root directory of your hard disk or boot diskette 10 Change to the L A directoryon your hard disk or boot diskette 11 Use anASCII text editorto edit the PROTOC0L INI file as follows Under the ElM3AND section the line that reads Bindings TCMAC2 shouldbe changedto read Bindings XIRCOMNET Underneaththat section i n s e r t a new sectionthat reads ...

Page 55: ... EtherLink 1 1Network Adapter completethe installation and reboot When you reboot you will receive messages indicatingthat you do not have a 3Com EtherLink II adapterinstalled Ignore these messages and continuewith the steps below 2 From an OS 2 Full Screen command prompt copy two files from your Xircom Network Drivers disketteto the IBMCOM MACS directory using the COPY co d as follows COPY A DIS ...

Page 56: ...tionfor an Advanced LAN Requester installation 2 When installing and configuringthe Requester component under Select Requester Services choose Neitherof the above for messaging services unless you h o w you need them and have the information requrredfor configuring these services 3 When you reach the Configure window selectLAN Adapter and Protocol Support then under the Optionswindow choose Copy a...

Page 57: ...etwork Drivers window type in the path A NDIS then i n s e r tthe Xircom Network Driversdiskette in drive A and follow the prompts 5 On the Optionswindow again select Configure workstationand choose Select Default PROTOCOL INI XircomPocket Ethernet 1 1 1 Adapter and the appropriateproto then OK 6 Choose Adapter 0 if the correctadapteris displayed then OK 7 Choose Apply the Changes then follow the ...

Page 58: ...ollows Change the line DEVICE CMLIB EMlWC OS2 to read DEVICE CMLIB PE3NDIS OS2 3 Save the fde 4 Change to the cMLIB d i r e c t o r y 5 Use an ASCII text editorto open and edit the PROTOC0L INIfile as follows In the ETHERAND section modify the BINDINGS statementso that it reads BINDINGS XIRCOMNET At the end of the PROTOC0L INIfile add the following lines XIRCOMNET D R I v m R A m XIRCoM 6 Save the...

Page 59: ...nager using setup 2 When prompted to selectthe availablenetwork adapterdriver choose OtherDriver at the bottomof the screen 3 When prompted insert the Xircom Network Drivers diskette 4 Select XircomPocket Ethernet Adapter III from the menu 5 Continuewith the installationuntil it is completed 6 Reboot the PC MkosoftLANMmmger version2 0 for DOSm d OS 2 NDIS Diver 1 Begin installation of LAN Manager ...

Page 60: ...nal Center for Supercomputing Applications NCSA It can be used with PE3PD COM Xircom sPacket Driver which can be found in the PKTDRV directoryon the Xircom Network Drivers diskette After installing the packet driver in accordancewith your NCSA Telnet documentation assign the following optionsin the CONFIG TEL file hardwareqacket ioaddr 60 where 60is the defaultsoftware interruptfor the Xircom Pack...

Page 61: ...following files from the OD1 directory on the Xircom Network Drivers diskette to the appropriate directory of your hard disk or networkboot disk IlsL COM PE30DI COM IPXODI COM NETx ExE NET CFG 2 To start the workstation changeto the appropriatedirectory and load the driversin the following order LSL PDODI IPXODI N E m 3 Changeto the network drive usually F LOGIN 4 Log in to the network 50 Met Ethw...

Page 62: ...ll documentation NetWmReqrmterfor 05 2 vanions 2 x These instructionsexplain how to load the Xircom network driver as part of the NetWare Requester installation process 1 Run the Netware Requester INSTALLprogram as instructedin the NetWare Requester documentationand choose Requester on workstationfrom the Installation menu 2 After verifying your target directory and source drive for NetWare Reques...

Page 63: ...tlle 1 I n s t a l lNetware Requester for OS 2 and choose any Ethernet adapter for example NE2 2 Using an ASCII text editor edit the CONFIG SYSfde as follows Replace the line specifying the Ethernetadapterdriveryou installedin Step 1 for example devicerc tpathIlQE2 SYS with a line specifying the Xircom driver device c path PE30DI OS2 3 Copy the fdes PE30DI OS2 and NET CFG from the OD1 directory on...

Page 64: ...Reboot the PC 7 Change to the E directoryand type STARTNETto start the network on that station 0512 See entriesunder IBM OS 2 OD1DRMR See the alphabeticallisting of network operatingsystems for those that can use the OD1driver See Appendix C CommandLinePariametem for more detailedinformation PACKETDRIVER Xircom s packet driver is based on FITSoftware spublicdomain spedfication The driver file PE3P...

Page 65: ...nstructions 3 Rename the frle PROTOC0L NFSin the C LANMAN directory tr PROTOCOL INI U s e an ASCII text editor to edit the PR0TOCOL IMfile as follows Replace the items your mac module1 drivername YOuRwAC option1 value1 etc NFS NDIS drivemame NFSLlNK1 bindings your mac module with XIRCOlQlET drivername X I R W NFS NDIS drivername NFSLlNK bindings XIRCOwjBT 4 Copy the file PE3NDIS m from the NDIS di...

Page 66: ...lCP does not includethe packet driver for the Xircom Pocket Ethernet Adapter 1 1 1 selectthe Proprietary driver Then after INSTALLcompletes copy the Xircom packet driver PE3PD COM fromthe PKTDRV directoryof the Xircom Network Drivers disketteto the directoryin which you installed TenseflCP 3 INSTALLcauses the following line to be added to your CONFIG SYSfile DEVICE path NETDEV SYS where 42 1 is th...

Page 67: ...ager and MSNETnetworks There are two NDIS driver packages available from UB XNS BNSmIS and TCP BNS NDIS These packages used with a Xircom NDIS driver providefdesthat support both DOS and OS 2workstations They are available from UB or an authorizedUB representative Ugemnm BassNet One LANManagerversioll2 1 lnrMAatkn 1 Begin installation of LAN Manager 2 1 using setup 2 When prompted to selectthe ava...

Page 68: ...n ASCII text editor to modify your PROTOC0L N file as follows For each protocolthat you want to bind set the protocoldefinition area of the PR0TOCOL INI file to BINDINGS WLOOP At the end of the file add the following fragments WLOOPI DRIvERNAm WLOOP BINDINGS XIRCOMNET XIRCOM ADAPTER XIRCOMNET DRIVERNAME XIRCOMS 8 Reboot the PC 57 ...

Page 69: ...anual Before rebootingthe PC continuewith the following steps 2 Use an ASCII text editorto m o d i f y the CONFIG SYSfile After the statementthat reads DEVICE C PATHPQAY POQTCP SYS add the lines DEVICE PATEWAY PROTMAN FILE I C PATHWAY where P R O FILE1 is equalto the PROTMAN2 EXE or PROTMAN EXE file that is located in your PATHWAY directory Refer to the WollongongPathway Access for DOS manual for ...

Page 70: ...rcom Network Drivers disketteto the PATHWAY directoryon your hard disk or boot diskette LSL COM PE30DI COM IPXODI COM NBTx ExE NET cFG Foradditkdpmmekrsthat mOD1driver telertodppedk 3 Change to the PATHWAY directoryand load the drivers in the following order LSL PE30DI IPXODI only if using Novell NetWare I t only if using Novell NetWare 4 Load the Wollongong file 0DI EXE 5 Continuewith the instruc...

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Page 72: ...ifieda nonexistentparallel port duringinstalla tion or a Pocket Ethernet Adapter III device driver is already loaded Repeat the installation procedure pocLetEthemetAdapterIIIlddnssEEPROMann dabk The Pocket Ethernet Adapter III had an internalfailure Run the self test program describedin the sectionon ConfigurarionandDiagm cicsbefore callingXircomTechnical Support The Pocket LAN Adapter hardware co...

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Page 74: ... CfkRJWDM E m at the DOS prompt m Selftest diagnostic program EI P COM DOS command line utility that enables Enhanced Parallel Port EPP mode on EPP capable computers DOS configuration program that enables Enhanced ParallelPort EPP mode from the CONFIG SYS file on EPP capable computers OS 2 confgurationprogram that enables Enhanced Parallel Port EPP mode from the C0NFIG M file on EPP capable comput...

Page 75: ...talink driver for use with DECnet DOSor PCSA 3 x Protocol initialization segment M S L A D O S D R I V W S X I R C O M PE3NDISXXE NDIS driver for DOS PROTOCOLINI Protocol initialization segment MSLA DOS DRIVWS NIFdiiectorg PE3Dos NIF LAN ManagerDOS configuration file M S A O S 2 D R I V W S m X I R C O M directory PE3NDIS OS2 NDIS driver for OS 2 PROTOCOLINI Protocol initialization segment MSLA OS...

Page 76: ...OD1 driverfor Novell NetWare Requester for os 2 Link supportmodule NetWare shellfor use with DOS 3 x or higher OD1confiption file DOS only Allows operationof Novell NetWare concurrentlywith a packet driver Packet driver file conforming to F I TSoftware s publicdomain driver specifcation See the alphabeticallisting of network opetatingsystems in the Softwae Setup and Operution sectionfor instructio...

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Page 78: ...M R PARAMITERS The Xircom Artisoft driverPE3AILAN COM is self configuringand thereforef i n d sits own LPT and interruptvalues and correctly selects bidirectionalor non bidirectionalmode under most circumstances Should it be necessary to overridethe self configured parameters use one or more of the following optionson the command line with PE3ATLAN Keyword REM XgROX LPT IRQ MPX PACKET SIZE IOADDMS...

Page 79: ...ize in decimal notation 574 1500 defaultis 1500 IOADDRESS requhs an VO address in hexadecimal notation 0x240to 0x380 Default if parameternot specified is autoconfiguration LINKDISABLEdisablesl i n kintegrity for operationwith non lOBASE T networkssuch as StarLAN 10 Without the KDISAl3I E keyword in the PE3AJLAN command line the driverdefaultsto link integrity EN ABLED Instructionsfor loadingthe Ar...

Page 80: ...LF T2 or LFT3 Default if parameternot specified is autoconfiguration I requires a number designatingthe parallelport hardware interrupt forexample INT 5 or INT 7 Default if parameternot specified is autoconfiguration IOADDRFSS requires an I O addressin hexadecimal notation 0x240 to 0x380 Default if parameternot specified is autoconfiguration LlNKDISABLEdisablesl i n kintegrity foroperationwith non...

Page 81: ...s follows XIRCOEDJET DRIVERNAME XIRCOMS When the PE3NDIS command is executed the Adapter will automatically find and use an appropriate parallel port and interruptvalue and select bidirectionalor non bidirectional mode Should it be necessary to overridethe self configured values use an ASCII text editor to add the appropriate combinationof the parameterslisted below to the PROTOCOLINIfile keywords...

Page 82: ...lt if parameternot specified is autoconfiguration Use 0 zero to force the Adapter into a polled mode IOADDRES requires an VO addressin hexadecimal notation 0x240to 0x380 Default if parameternot specified is autoconfiguration LINKDISABLEdisableslink integrity for operationwith non 1OBASE T networkssuch as StarLAN 10 Without the KD1SABI E keyword in the PROTOCOL INIfile the driverdefaultsto link int...

Page 83: ...tsto Ethernet frame type 802 2 the NET CFG file suppliedon the Xircom diskettesetsboth 802 2and 802 3 Thereforethe Xircom NET CFG file mustbe used if your networkframe type is 802 3 To change any parameters use an ASCII t e x t editor to open and modify the NET CFG file and i n s e r tthe appropriatekeywords and values after the line LINK DRIVER PE30DI Keyword syntax for NET CFG is as follows keyw...

Page 84: ...which the Adapter is connected LPT1 LFT2 or LFT3 Default if parameter not spedied is autoconfiguration INT requires a space followed by a number designatingthe parallel port hadware interrupt for example INT 5or INT 7 Default if parameter not specified is autoconfiguration Use 0 zero to force the Adapter into a polled mode IOADDRFSS requiresa space followed by an VO addressin hexadeci mal notation...

Page 85: ...son how to i n s t a l l the packet driver with your network Most installations should be able to use the default settingslisted below To changethe defaultsettings use the appropriatekeywordsand settings on the PE3PD COM command line when loadingthe packet driver The Xircom packet driver PE3PD COMis self configuringand therefore finds its own LPT and interruptvalues and correctly selectsbidirectio...

Page 86: ...natingthe padel port hardware interrupt for example INT 5 or INT 7 Default if parameternot specified is autoconfiguration Use 0 zero to force the Adapter into a polled mode IOADDRESS requires an VO addressin hexadecimal notation 0x240 to 0x380 Default if parameternot specified is autoconfiguration LlNKDISABIE disablesl i n kintegrity for operationwith non 1OBASE T networks such as StarLAN 10 Witho...

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Page 88: ...24 BNC connector 2 3 9 T connector 2 3 7 8 9 Bulletin Board System vii C Cable fault indicator 17 19 Cabling network 3 8 9 10 Clicking sound parallel port Collision indicator 17 19 Combination card Model PE31OBC 2 3 10 Configurationdisplay 23 Connection to parallel port Contents Adapter package 7 Customer service vi installation 11 11 8 D DEC PATHWORKS 32 DEC PCSA driver 33 DECnet DOS driver 33 Di...

Page 89: ...Pathway Access for DOS 58 44 42 Edition 46 Services 44 Version 2 0 45 Requester 44 Workgroups 49 for OS 2 51 driver 54 E EEPROM test 23 Enhanced Parallel Port EPP mode 12 20 24 utility 12 2O 63 Equipment required 8 Error messages 61 Ethernet frame type Ethernet I1 68 72 73 IEEE 802 3 68 72 73 IEEE 802 2 39 40 50 59 NET CFG fde 39 40 50 SNAP 72 72 59 73 Extended Edition OS 2 46 Extended Services OS...

Page 90: ...9 enable disable 18 Local printer access 3 M Media interface 2 3 Memory size 4 Memory test 23 Messages error 61 Microsoft LAN Manager 48 Mini DIN connector 6 pin 14 15 Models Adapter 2 specifications 3 4 Modes parallel port 12 Mouse connector PS 2 14 15 N NCR StarGROUP seeAT T NCSATelnet 49 NDIS driver 49 NCR StarGROUP command parameters 70 3Com 3 0pen 25 AT T NCR StarGROUP 29 BanyanVINES 31 DECPA...

Page 91: ...re 4 OS 2 drivers seeIBM OS 2 P Package contents 7 8 Packet driver 53 command parameters 74 FlT W a t c h 35 rnPC TCP 37 NCSA Telnet 49 OD1and 40 51 Tenset TCP 55 attachmentscrews 11 connection to 11 enhanced 12 20 24 modes 12 23 24 multiplexor PPX 3 performance 12 power cautions 9 11 Passthrough mousebeyboard connector 14 15 PATHWORKS DEC 32 PC NFS Sun 54 PC TCP FTP NDISdriver 38 Parallel port pi...

Page 92: ...S 54 Support technical vi 5 T T connector BNC 2 3 7 Technical support vi Telephone numbers Xircom vi Telnet NCSA 49 Tenset TCP 55 Terminator 50 ohm 8 9 10 Test results diagnostic 23 24 Tests diagnostic 22 Thin Ethernet installation 9 Tractor grip 11 Traffic network 23 24 Transfer rate 4 12 Transmission activity indicator Transmit test 23 24 Twisted pair Ethernet 2 3 installation 10 17 18 19 U Unge...

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