*** ODI Server Driver for PDI8023 Family ***
For WINDOWS NT
This ODI Server Driver for the PDI8023 family of adapters is written to
Novell's latest specification 3.1. This driver is capable of working
in multiple Network Operating Systems, that meet the following requirementsi
32 bit, single hardware bus, Intel 386 and above processors.
Features of this driver:
- Support for Netware Servers 3.11, 3.12 and 4.0.
- Support for WINDOWS NT July Release.
- Supports the following network adapters, PDI8023-8, PDI8023-16,
PDI8023Plus-16, PDuC8023-16, and PDE8023Plus-32.
- Supports both Pure Data and Compatible modes on the PDI8023Plus
adapters.
- Supports up to eight adapters in on system.
- Supports shared interrupts on PDuC8023-16 and PDE8023Plus-32 adapters.
- Supports 32K packet RAM above 1 Meg. on PDE8023Plus-32 adapters.
- Supports promiscuous mode for operation with Novell LANalyzer product.
- Supports multiple 32 bit Intel Operating Systems.
- Supports the following frame types, ETHERNET_802.3, EHTERNET_802.2
ETHERNET_SNAP, and ETHERNET_II
- In a multiple adapter system, control of which frame type is loaded
on a specific LAN can be controlled from the command line or the
AUTOEXEC.NCF file. This is controlled by placing the PORT keyword
on the command line, or for Micro Channel systems the SLOT keyword
can be used instead of PORT if it is more logical.
- The full range of Generic, Media specific, and eight custom
statistic counters have been implemented.
Driver History
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Version 1.0
The initial release of the driver fully supported the PDI8023 family.
Known problems:
There was a problem specifying frame type on the command line.
This version of the driver was written to the server driver specification
3.0 which did not support multiple OS.
Version 1.1
This release fixes the above problem and adds support for slot
numbers on the command line for Micro Channel and EISA systems.
This driver was updated to Novell's latest specification (3.1) for server
drivers.
Known problems:
There was a problem is the driver was unload and then re-loaded, the
error message that no free adapters were found. The was a minor release of
Ver. 1.1a that fix these issues.
Version 1.2
This release fixes the above problem and adds support for the PDE8023Plus-32
EISA adapter. Shared interrupts are now available for the PDE8023Plus-32 and
PDuC8023-16 adapters. The PDE8023Plus-32 adapter now supports 32K of packet
RAM above the 1 Meg boundry.
The PDEN40x.LDI file has been modified to allow for EISA slot numbers,
the adapter must of course be an PDE8023Plus-32. See section on installation
issues below.
The OEMSETUP.INF has been updated to support EISA machines, this file is
only required for the new PDE8023Plus-32 other wise support is in the
release Netware Requestor. (Nov. 4, 1993)
Files released:
directory \NETWARE.40
PDEN40x.LAN - Netware ODI Server driver Size 7926 bytes
PDEN40x.LDI - Netware install file used by INSTALL.NLM
directory \NT
OEMSETUP.INF - Windows NT install file
(use the same driver now, Nov. 4, 1993 release of Netware Requestor)
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Windows NT
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The Nov. 4/93 release of the Netware Requester contains an earlier version
of this driver, (Ver. 1.1) this new version is only required to support the
PDE8023Plus-32 adapter fully.
This driver has only been tested in single adapter systems, till the above
problem can be resolved.
When installing Windows NT one of the Network Adapter options is
now available in the list of adapters.
Brief overview of steps to follow:
1. Once Windows NT is installed, the Netware Requester must be
installed by selecting the "Add Software" button in the Network Settings
window and select the "Require disk from manufacture" option.
2. Follow Novell instructions for installing the Netware Requester
from the till prompted for a network adapter.
3. Select the "ODI Pure Data PDI8023 adapter for Netware" driver
to be installed on the system.
4. Next the adapters Hardware Parameters applet will appear, with
the "Autoconfig driver" option selected for one adapter this is
the recommended setting. This pull down menu will allow the I/O Port
address to be set or in the case of a Micro Channel or EISA machine
the slot number of the adapter to be selected, now click on OK.
If a single adapter the "Autoconfig driver" setting is recommended.
5. If support for Windows network applications is desired select
the "Add Adapter" button and add the "ODI Support for NDIS
protocols Adapter (ODINSUP) then select "OK" in the Network Settings
window.
v. This will load all four ethernet frame types if only one frame
types are desired, this can be changed following Novell instructions
for editing the registry. The path is HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\
CurrentControlSet\Services\ODILOAD\ODI_Modules\PDEN40x then
edit the "parameters:" key by double clicking on that line.
vi. The system will need to be re-booted for the settings to take
effect.
Notes:
When re-booting the system ensure a hardware reset is done between
shutting down the system and re-starting Windows NT again, otherwise
the adapter will not be available for use. The Error Event Log message
will appear on the screen, which is like the driver has failed to
start.
The OEMSETUP.INF is the same name as the Windows for Workgroup
install file, Windows NT does allow for the OEMSETNT.INF file name to
resolve this problem but when tested with the UPDATE button in the
Network Settings window does not support this new name.
For now the files from the NT directory must be copied to
the root of the support diskette.