EXP Computer ThinLan 110 User Manual

INTRODUCTION

HARDWARE INSTALLATION

This ThinLan is a credit-card-size Type II ThinLan card complies with the
PCMCIA Release 2.1 specification and supports IEEE 802.3u(100BaseT) and

802.3(10BaseT) standards. This adapter is designed to give you years of trouble­free and reliable service. The drivers come with this card allow you to use the
most popular network Operating System (NOS) in the PC environment easily.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

1. Notebook or desktop computer with a PCMCIA 2.1 Type II slot.

2. PC Card (PCMCIA/JEIDA) Card service and Socket device driver compliant

preferred. (If the drivers are not present, the Point Enabler for Intel 82365SL
Personal Computer Interface Controller PCIC or compatible will be installed.
(MS-DOS system)

3. One of the following Operating Systems: DOS Version 5.0 or higher, Windows

3.x, Windows 95, or Window NT Version 3.51, 4.0.

4. Network Operating System specific files. (depending on your Network type)

1. Connect the cable of the ThinLan PC Card with the PC Card. (Note: the 15-

pin keyed connector can be easily attached to the card if you are plugging it
with the right side up. )

2. Locate the PCMCIA slot. If you are not sure of this, consult your computer’s

user manual for the location of the PCMCIA socket.

3. Align the ThinLan PC Card with the arrow sign pointing toward the computer
s socket. And you can also see the card is keyed to guide the proper
installation.)

4. Slowly insert the Ethernet card into the slot and press firmly until the Ethernet
connector is seated.

5. Hardware installation is now completed. The Ethernet card will obtain power
directly from the computer. You are now ready to install the ThinLan PC Card
device driver.

SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR DOS/WINDOWS 3.1

display the following 1) the directory to install the device driver; 2) the I/O port;

The ThinLan PC Card provides both Netware DOS ODI and NDIS device driver.
Before proceeding the installation for either Netware DOS ODI or NDIS driver, it

is recommended that your system has Card Service and Socket Service compliant
software installed. If not, the installation program of the ThinLan PC Card will
provide the Point Enabler driver for Intel 82365SL Personal Computer Interface
Controller (PCIC) or compatible.

The installation program of ThinLan PC Card will detect in the beginning if your
system is Card Service and Socket Service pre-installed. If these drivers are not
present, however, the installation program will provide you the options to installs
the Point Enabler driver only or Point Enabler driver with Netware ODI driver .

Perform the following procedures to install the Netware DOS ODI driver. If you
are to install NDIS driver and are not sure if the Card Services and Socket Service
Software are installed, you may also proceed the following steps to check it out
and install the Point Enabler driver when needed.

AUTOMATIC INSTALLATION

1. Insert the device driver diskette into a floppy disk drive on your computer.

2. Change the working directory to the floppy drive containing the device driver
diskette by typing “A:” or “B:”, then press ENTER.

3. At the DOS prompt (“A:>“ or “B:>“), type “INSTALL” followed by the
ENTER key.

4. Press ENTER or click on the OK button to continue when the opening screen
appears.

If Card Service is already installed

If the Card Service and Socket Service device drivers are already present, the
installation will prompt you to ask if you want to install Netware ODI driver. Press
the Continue button or ENTER key to continue, otherwise select EXIT to stop the
installation program; and you may choose to install NDIS driver yourself.

3) the IRQ number; 4) the Frame Type; 5) the Shell and 6) the First Network
Driver. Enter the directory you select to install the driver and press the TAB key to
forward to the next field to set the I/O port. The default settings of the I/O port are
300-30F. Likewise, move to next fields to set the IRQ and the so on. The default
settings are for users with Netware V3.11. For Netware V3.12 or above, the Frame
Type may be Ethernet_802.2 and the Shell may be VLM.EXE. You may refer to
your server administrator. Press the Install button when you complete the setting.
The installation program will continue automatically.

Figure 2

If the Card Service is not pre-installed

If your system are not Card Service pre-installed, the installation program will
firstly prompt a dialog box as the following figure for you to install a Point
Enabler driver. Press ENTER or click OK button to proceed.

Figure 1

Netware ODI Driver Installation

If you select to install Netware ODI driver, a dialog box as shown below will

Figure 3

Then a screen as illustrated below will ask you if you want to install the Point

Figure 4

Enabler only or together with the Netware ODI driver. Select the one you want
and press OK.

If you select to install the Point Enabler driver only, the following screen will
appear for you to set 1) the directory to install the device driver; 2) the I/O port; 3)
the IRQ number. Enter the directory you select to install the driver and press the
TAB key to forward to the next field to set the I/O port. Press the TAB key to set
the IRQ number. After completing the selection, press the Install button.

Figure 5

If you select to install Netware ODI or Netware ODI with Point Enabler, you may
refer to the previous section titled “Netware ODI Driver Installation“ for
installation. The screen prompted is the same as in Figure 2.

MANUAL INSTALLATION

Point Enabler Driver

You may manually install the ThinLan PC Card Point Enabler driver by
performing the following procedure.

Copy the file ENABFAST.EXE from the device driver disk to your hard disk.
Add the following lines to the BOTTOM of your CONFIG.SYS file:

DEVICE=drive:\path\ENABFAST.EXE /P300 /I5

ENABFAST.EXE is the Point Enabler driver for the ThinLan PC Card. The
parameters of ENABFAST.EXE are described as follows:

/P is used to set the I/O ports. The valid I/O ports are 300-30F, 320-32F,

340-34F, and 360-36F. The default is /P300.

/I is used to set the IRQ number. The valid IRQs are 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,and

15. The default is /I5.

NET.CFG of Netware ODI Driver

NET.CFG is the configuration file for Netware ODI driver. However,
modification of this file is not recommended.

The following is an example of NET.CFG for illustration.

Link Driver PCMFAST

PORT 300
INT 5
MEDIA_TYPE MII

Frame Ethernet_802.3
; Frame Ethernet_II
; Frame Ethernet_802.2
; Frame Ethernet_SNAP
Netware DOS Requester

FIRST NETWARK DRIE = F

The following describes each option of NET.CFG.

Port xxx

is used to set the I/O ports. The valid I/O ports are 300, 320, 340, 360.

If you are using Point Enabler, make sure this option matches the I/O

ports setting of Point Enabler.

Int xx

is used to set the IRQ number. The valid IRQ numbers are

3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,15. If you are using Point Enabler, make sure this

option matches the IQR setting of your Point Enabler .

MEDIA_TYPE <media>

is used to select which media type will be working with. The <media>

must be MII in the current version, and this line must be specified.

Frame <type>