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Date: Thu, 06 Nov 1997 08:59:27 +0000
From: J P Morris <b52g AT usa DOT net>
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Subject: Re: Question about Ethernet
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John Bullough wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I'm a new and enthusiastic, but somewhat naive user of OpenDOS and
> for one thing, I'm certainly happy to have a non-Microsoft OS
> running on my computer. I downloaded OpenDOS from the Caldera
> web site and installed with with no problems. I have an Ethernet
> card (3Com EtherLink III) and am supposedly "connected" to the
> network for the university department where I work. When I run
> "Setup" to configure the settings, I try to set the Network Card
> to the 3Com EtherLink III card, and then it asks me for the location
> of a file "3C5X9.INS" - there are a bunch of *.INS files
> in the C:\NWCLIENT but none with this name. I have a file called
> "3C5X9.COM" but apparently I have to have a "*.INS" file too?
> 

Yes, the INS file tells setup about the card.
You can always set up the network manually.

For a straight TCPIP connection, we have the following in our
nwclient\startnet.bat files:

lh lsl
lh ne2000
lh pkt2odi /b:1

For IPX networking, you also need:

lh ipxodi
lh vlm

You can replace NE2000 with the driver for your card.
PKT2ODI is a funny one, the /B parameter depends on the contents
of your NET.CFG file.

Change the link driver to your card, and make sure you have
a frame called ETHERNET_II.

If this is not the first frame, you must specifiy pkt2odi /b:2


> Anyway, I tried to modify a different file called "INS.OEM" and
> copied it to "3C5X9.INS" in the "C:\NWCLIENT" directory, and
> now when I boot up, it asks if I want to load the Network Software -
> I say "Yes" and it seems to go through the motions - until near
> the end, it says it is looking for a "Workgroup" and whirs around
> for a bit and says eventually that it found no Workgroups.
> 
> I've also tried running "NET ADMIN" and when I try to Login to
> a network it just says "Please Wait" and whirs around indefinitely.
> 
> I'm sure that I am explaining everything incorrectly, but I am
> wondering if anyone might be able to toss a few pointers my way.
> If anyone could help steer me to a proper configuration of an *.INS
> file for my system that would be great.
> 
> Are there any other important steps I should know about in trying
> to connect my computer to our Network? This is how I am going to
> be able to print (I hope) documents and so it is an important part
> of configuring the system.
> 
> Thanks to anyone who might be able to help a very naive user!

Hope this is of some use.

> --
> John Bullough, Research Associate                EMAIL: bulloj AT rpi DOT edu
> Lighting Research Center, School of Architecture   TEL: (518) 276-4866
> Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute                   FAX: (518) 276-4835
> Troy, NY, USA  12180                      http://lighting.lrc.rpi.edu/

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