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               Compex RL2000(A) PnP Series Ethernet Adapter    
              Copyright (C) 1997 by PDS. All Rights Reserved.  
	    							
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 GENERAL INFORMATION 

 1) NetWare DOS (ODI) Workstation Driver
    RLPNPA.COM 
	
    This ODI driver is for DOS workstations when using
    Novell ODI driver stack to connect to NetWare Lite, Personal NetWare,
    NetWare v3.1x and v4.x and other network software.
     
 2) NET.CFG

    This is a sample configuration file for DOS ODI workstation
    driver to be used with RL2000A PnP network adapters.
 
 3) RLPNPA.INS

    This file contains the information to be used by the
    NetWare v4.0 Client, NetWare Lite, and Personal NetWare INSTALL utility 
    for installing the DOS ODI workstation driver. 

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 INSTALLATION GUIDE  


** - IMPORTANT 
     =========
  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Recommended you run RLASET configuration utility first before you
    proceed with installation of LAN adapter driver described below.
    
  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 1) NetWare v2.xx and v3.1x environment
    

     a) Make a directory in your hard disk, e.g. C:\NWCLIENT. Copy
        the DOS ODI workstation files into this directory.

     b) Copy all the files in A:\DOSODI the distribution diskette into 
        this directory.

     C) To connect and login to the server, run
          RLA.BAT

        To manually load the driver, run
          LSL
          RLPNPA
          IPXODI
          NETX  /PS=<preferred server name>

         <preferred server name> -- if you have more than one servers in
                                    the network, enter the specific server
                                    name you want to attached and log in.
               
 2) NetWare v4.xx environment
    

     Auto installation
     -----------------
     In a NetWare v4.xx environment, run the NetWare v4.xx Client
     INSTALL.EXE utility to install the DOS Requester and generate
     the NET.CFG and update your CONFIG.SYS.

     The INSTALL.EXE utility makes use of the RLPNPA.INS, to add
     the parameters into the NET.CFG.

     Manual installation
     -------------------
     After you have done one installation for one PC you may manually
     copy the files from the installed PC (C:\NWCLIENT directory) into
     another PC. Follow the steps below.

     a) Make a directory in your hard disk, e.g. C:\NWCLIENT.

     b) Copy all the file in C:\NWCLIENT directory from an installed PC
        into this PC C:\NWCLIENT directory.
        Remmeber to copy with the /s parameter to copy all subdirectoies.

     c) When the completed, edit the CONFIG.SYS file and add the following
        lines;

            SET NWLANGUAGE = ENGLISH  <-- enter the language you installed
            LASTDRIVE = Z
            
     d) For the AUTOEXEC.BAT file, add the following lines;

            PATH = C:\NWCLIENT;%PATH%
            @CALL STARTNET

     e) When the PC reboots STARTNET.BAT will automatically run the
        following software to connect to the server.

          	LSL
                RLPNPA
        	IPXODI
                VLM   /PS=<preferred server name>

         <preferred server name> -- if you have more than one servers in
                                    the network, enter the specific server
                                    name you want to attached and log in.


 3) Installing the DOS ODI driver in a NetWare Lite v1.x environment
    

    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 RL2000(A) PNP distribution disk, and press <ENTER>.

    d) Select RLPNPA.COM from the menu.

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


 4) Using ODINSUP and RLPNPA.COM
    

    The ODINSUP module may be used for NetWare and LAN Services
    network connectivity. Follow the procedure outlined in the
    NetWare Manuals for installing ODINSUP. Note the following
    two statements to be added in the NET.CFG and PROTOCOL.INI.

    a) Insert 'BIND RLPNPA' statement in the sample NET.CFG below:

            PROTOCOL ODINSUP
                 BIND RLPNPA <---Insert this
                 BUFFERED

            LINK DRIVER RLPNPA
                 FRAME ETHERNET_802.2
                 FRAME ETHERNET_802.3
                 FRAME ETHERNET_II
                 FRAME ETHERNET_SNAP
                 PROTOCOL IPX 0 ETHERNET_802.3
                 ...

     b) Insert 'BINDINGS=RLPNPA' within the protocol module of the
        file PROTOCOL.INI. For example:

            [PROTMAN]
                 DRIVERNAME=PROTMAN$
                 DYNAMIC=YES
                 PRIORITY=NETBEUI
            [NETBEUI_XIF]
                 DRIVERNAME=NETBEUI$
                 SESSIONS=6
                 NCBS=12
                 ;BINDINGS=NDISDRV <--Remove reference to NDIS driver
                 BINDINGS=RLPNPA <--Replace by reference to ODI driver
                 LANBASE=0
                 ...

     c) Insert this line in CONFIG.SYS to load the Protocol Manager.

         DEVICE=C:\LANMAN.DOS\DRIVERS\PROTMAN\PROTMAN.DOS i:C:\LANMAN.DOS

     d) A sample AUTOEXEC.BAT:
                 LSL
                 RLPNPA
                 ODINSUP
                 NETBIND
                 NET START WORKSTATION
                 LOAD NETBEUI
                 NET


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 STANDARD KEYWORDS SUPPORTED IN NET.CFG FILE 

 Keywords supported in the NET.CFG file are:

  * - indicate the card factory setting or software driver default.
      If no keywords are entered in NET.CFG, these default will be
      used.

  1. PORT

     Valid PORT addresses are:
     220h, 240h, 260h, *280h, 2A0h, 2C0h, 2E0h,
     300h, 320h, 340h, 360h, 380h, 3A0h, 3C0h, 3E0h

     Generally, it is not necessary to add the PORT keyword
     The driver automatically reads the I/O base address from 
     the network adapter.
     
     However, by specifying this keyword in the NET.CFG, you can
     CHANGE the PORT address of the network adapter temporary.
     This PORT address will remain valid until the PC is power
     OFF and ON again.
     For example to change the hardware PORT address to 2C0h, write:
     
     LINK DRIVER RLPNPA
          PORT 2C0
        

  2. INT

     Valid INT values are:
     3, 4, 5, 9, *10, 11, 12 and 15.

     Generally, it is not necessary to add the INT keyword.
     The driver automatically reads the hardware interrupt
     number from the network adapter.
     
     However, by specifying this keyword in the NET.CFG, you can
     CHANGE the interrupt level of the network adapter temporary.
     This interrupt number will remain valid until the PC is power
     OFF and ON again.
     For example to change the hardware interrupt to 15, write:

     LINK DRIVER RLPNPA
          INT 15


  3. FRAME
   
     This keyword lets you change the frame type to match that used by the
     server so as to get a successful connection.
   
     For example, to use frame type Ethernet_802.3 just enter as shown below,

        LINK DRIVER RLPNPA
             FRAME Ethernet_802.3
  
     The valid frame types supported are:
       Ethernet_802.2  (NetWare v3.12, v4.xx)
       Ethernet_802.3  (NetWare v3.11)
       Ethenret_II     (Running with TCPCI)
       Ethernet_Snap   (Running Token_Ring LAN)

