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                    Universal 10/100VG LAN Adapter          
            (C) Copyright PDS, 1995. All Rights Reserved.   
                                                            
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1) INSTALLATION GUIDE
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A) Installing the DOS ODI driver in a NetWare Lite v1.x environment
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     a) Follow the standard installation procedure detailed in
     your NetWare Lite manual.

     b) When prompted to select the "Network Interface Card
     Name," select the option "*OTHER CARDS."

     c) Insert the driver diskette, and press <ESCAPE>.

     d) Select VGNWODI.COM from the menu.

     e) Re-insert the NetWare Lite Install diskette and
     complete the installation.

     NOTE: 
     Should any problems be encountered, the VGNWODI.COM driver
     can be manually added to the NetWare Lite startup procedure.
     Simply select any other Interface card type (e.g. Novell
     NE2000 Plus) when prompted during the NetWare Lite installation.
     After this, a file called STARTNET.BAT is created by the
     installation process in the C:\NWLITE sub-directory.
     Complete the following steps:

     a) Copy the VGNWODI.COM file from the driver diskette to
     the C:\NWLITE sub-directory. Type

         COPY A:\DOSODI\VGNWODI.COM C:\NWLITE

     b) Edit the STARTNET.BAT file so that the second line
     in the file states VGNWODI.COM and not the name of the
     other Interface card type (e.g. NE2000.COM) that you
     selected in the installation process.

     c) Start NetWare Lite by typing STARTNET.BAT. 


B) Installing the DOS ODI driver in a NetWare v3.1x  adn V4.x environment
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    The DOS ODI driver may be installed using the Novell Netware client
    INSTALL program (available in NetWare v3.12 and above). Please refer
    to the Novell user manuals for specific instructions to load additional
    drivers from an external floppy diskette.

    The driver may also be loaded manually through the DOS command line 
    or automatically through a batch file such as AUTOEXEC.BAT.  The 
    driver is located in the DOSODI subdirectory on the driver diskette.

    To install the 10/100VG driver, follow the instructions given below:

        a) Insert the driver diskette into the system's floppy drive.

        b) Create a subdirectory in your harddisk and copy all files from
           the \DOSODI directory on driver diskette into it.

        c) To load these files manually, execute the following commnads
           at the DOS prompt:
             LSL
             VGNWODI
             IPXODI
             NETX  (Use VLM instead for NetWare 4.x)

           Note: VLM files are not included in the driver diskette but they
                 could be obtained from the Novell Client Software Package.

                 When loading the VLM, these lines must be present in the
                 CONFIG.SYS and NET.CFG to operate correctly.

                     CONFIG.SYS ---> LASTDRIVE=Z

                     NET.CFG ------> NetWare DOS Requester
                                          First Network Drive = F

        d) To automatically load these files, use a DOS text editor to
           create and/or modify  the AUTOEXEC.BAT file, then save it to
           the disk. The AUTOEXEC.BAT file should look similar to the
           following:
             \<subdirectory>\LSL
             \<subdirectory>\VGNWODI
             \<subdirectory>\IPXODI
             \<subdirectory>\NETX  (Use VLM instead for NetWare 4.x)

           Reboot the workstation so the above commands are executed.

        e) After NETX (or VLM) is executed, and if a server is present,
           it will attach to the server and display the server name.
           You can now login to the network.


2) STANDARD KEYWORDS SUPPORTED IN NET.CFG FILE
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    1. MEM

       This keyword is used to specify the memory-mapped address of the network
       adapter in shared-memory mode. In most case, it is UNNECESSARY to
       specify the address since it will be automatically searched for by the
       driver program.

       For example, you may write in the NET.CFG file:

            LINK DRIVER VGNWODI
                MEM D0000

    2. PORT

       The supported port address are:
       200H, 240H, 280H, 2C0H, 300H, 340H and 380H

       It is UNNECESSARY to specify the PORT address since the driver
       can automatically reads the I/O base address from the network
       adapter. However in the case where there are more than one card
       already installed in the system, this keyword help to specify
       which 10/100VG (ISA) will be chosen. If no PORT address is
       specified, the driver program will choose and install the card
       with the smallest I/O Port address automatically.

       For example, you may write in the NET.CFG file:

            LINK DRIVER VGNWODI
                PORT 300

    3. INT

       The valid INT levels are:
       3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 15

       In most cases, it is UNNECESSARY to specify the INT level.
       The driver automatically reads the hardware interrupt
       number from the network adapter if this keyword is not
       specified.

       For example, you may write in the NET.CFG file:

            LINK DRIVER VGNWODI
                INT 5


    4. SLOT

       This is applicable to Universal 10/100VG EISA only.
       Use this keyword to specify the SLOT number which the card has been
       plugged into. In the situation where there are more than one card
       already installed in the system, this keyword help to specify
       which 10/100VG EISA card will be installed.

       For example, you may write in the NET.CFG file:

            LINK DRIVER VGNWODI
                SLOT 2


    Note: In the situation where there are multiple 10/100VG cards with
          both ISA and EISA types, and then EISA card based on the accending order of the slot          
          number.

          In the situation where PORT # is not specified and where there are
          multiple 10/100VG ISA cards already installed, the driver program
          always select the card with the smallest I/O Port address to run.


    IMPORTANT:
          For 10/100VG EISA installing in the machine with EISA backplane
          You must run the ECU (the EISA configuration utility) that come with
          your system. Follow the instruction prompted by the program and
          specify the path, eg. 'A:\ ',  when !CPX0301.CFG (the EISA
          configuration file) is needed. This will eliminate the SLOT
          error message everytime the machine is powered up.



3) ADDITIONAL KEYWORDS SUPPORTED IN NET.CFG FILE
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    1. CABLE

       Valid cable types are : (1)   TPI (Twisted-pair)
                               (2)   VG (Voice graded for 100 Mbits)
                               (3)   AUTO (for TPI and VG)

       This keyword is used to change the cable type of your adapter.
       If the cable type is not specified, the preset cable type on your
       adapter is effective.

       For example, you may write in the NET.CFG file:

           LINK DRIVER VGNWODI
                CABLE TPI

       Note that for cable type AUTO, the hardware mechanism will perform
       the automatic sensing of these media once the cable is connected.

       IMPORTANT: Always physically check the media type of the card before you
                  specify the required media type in the net.cfg.

    2. PRIORITY

       This keyword is used to specify the two levels of priority (ON/OFF)
       provided by the NIC Demand Priority protocol, enabling bounded latency
       networking for multimedia and other time-sensitive applications. This
       keyword is effective for 100-VG media only.

       For example, you may write in the NET.CFG file:

            LINK DRIVER VGNWODI
                PRIORITY ON

