Software Installation

6Copy the file M32ANDIS.EXE from C:\INTEL\M32A directory to the PATHWAY directory on your hard disk or boot disk.

7Continue with the “custom” instructions in the PathWay Access for DOS manual.

8Reboot the PC.

Wollongong PathWay ODI Installation

1Run the Intel Installation Program from the Installation Disk.

2Choose Wollongong PathWay Access from the Select Network Operating System screen.

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

4Install PathWay Access for DOS Kernel and Drivers programs according to the instructions in the PathWay Access for DOS manual. Before rebooting the PC, perform the following steps.

5Run the MS-DOS batch file DCOMPVLM.BAT from the Network Drivers Disk, as follows:

DCOMPVLM PATHWAY

DCOMPVLM.BAT will decompress and copy all required files from the Intel Network Drivers Disk to the PATHWAY directory on your hard disk or boot disk. (The files are LSL.COM, M32AODI.COM, IPXODI.COM, VLM.EXE, and NET.CFG.)

6Change to the PATHWAY directory and load the software in the following order:

LSL M32AODI

IPXODI (ONLY IF USING NOVELL NETWARE)

VLM (ONLY IF USING NOVELL NETWARE)

7Load the Wollongong file ODI.EXE.

8Continue with the instructions in the PathWay Access for DOS manual.

9Reboot the PC.

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Intel PRO appendix Wollongong PathWay ODI Installation, Dcompvlm Pathway

PRO specifications

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