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15Highlight the logical drive mapped by the SETUP program, and press Enter to run PWSETUP.

16Press Enter to confirm the Software Destination C:\PW.

17Choose Express (or Custom if you have a lot of prior installation experience).

18Select an appropriate Workstation Template, or create one.

19Under Network Adapter Information, choose other network adapter, with NDIS enabled, and enter the following information:

IN THE NON-SUPPORTED NETWORK ADAPTER WINDOW

DRIVER FILE: A:\M32ANDIS.EXE

PROTOCOL.INI STUB: A:\DEC\PROTOCOL.INI

Skip the Additional Files section and ensure Ethernet box is enabled.

20Insert the Intel Network Drivers Disk when prompted.

21In the Network Adapter Information window, select M32ANDIS Unsupported Network Adapter with NDIS Box enabled

22In LAN Manager System Service Connection Information window, enter username and press Enter.

23Enter the Windows directory path.

24Press Enter to add the STARTNET.BAT file to your AUTOEXEC.BAT file.

25A PROTOCOL.INI file created by SETUP will display in edit mode.

a Remove the semicolon at the beginning of the ni_irq line, as follows:

Change the line

;NI_IRQ = [IRQ VALUE FROM STEP 5 OF THE FIRST PROCEDURE ABOVE]

to read

NI_IRQ = [IRQ VALUE FROM STEP 5 OF THE FIRST PROCEDURE ABOVE]

The ni_irq value must be the same as the interrupt value used for the Intel adapter.

bVerify that the [m32andis] section has the following lines and settings:

[M32ANDIS]

DRIVERNAME=INTEL$

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PRO specifications

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