Intel PRO appendix SunSoft PC-NFS version

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C H A P T E R 2

SunSoft PC-NFS (version 3.5)

NDIS 2.0 Driver

1Run the Intel Installation Program from the Installation Disk.

2Choose SunSoft PC-NFS from the Select Network Operating System screen.

3Follow the prompts to complete the Intel segment of the installation.

4Install PC-NFS for Ethernet according to instructions in the PC-NFS documentation. Choose NDIS setup, and follow the instructions to complete the setup. Note the prompt that tells you that further manual modifications will have to be made.

5Reboot the computer. You will see some error messages. Disregard them and continue with these instructions.

6Rename the file PROTOCOL.NFS in the C:\LANMAN directory to PROTOCOL.INI. Use a text editor to edit the PROTOCOL.INI file as follows:

Replace the items

[YOUR-MAC-MODULE]

DRIVERNAME = YOURMAC$ OPTION1 = VALUE1 ETC. [NFS-NDIS]

DRIVERNAME = NFSLINK1

BINDINGS = YOUR-MAC-MODULE

with

[INTELNET]

DRIVERNAME = INTEL$ [NFS-NDIS]

DRIVERNAME = NFSLINK$

BINDINGS = INTELNET

7Copy M32ANDIS.EXE from the C:\INTEL\M32A directory to the C:\LANMAN directory.

8Use a text editor to insert the following lines in your CONFIG.SYS file:

DEVICE=C:\LANMAN\M32ANDIS.EXE

between the two lines

DEVICE=C:\LANMAN\PROTMAN.SYS

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Intel PRO appendix SunSoft PC-NFS version

PRO specifications

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