{ INSTALLING AND USING LANtastic WITH NDIS DRIVERS { ================================================== AI-NDIS.EXE is Artisoft's NDIS (Network Driver Interface Specification) compatible interface protocol driver. It allows you to use Artisoft or third-party network adapters and NDIS drivers with the LANtastic Network Operating System. Supported adapter types include Ethernet, Token-Ring and ARCNET(R) adapters. To function with LANtastic, your adapter must have an NDIS MAC (Media Access Control) driver. { Note: For Token-Ring installations, please refer to the section of this { On-line Manual titled "LANtastic Source Routing Support with IBM { Token-Ring Networks." To use an adapter with an NDIS driver in your LANtastic network: 1. Install the adapter in your PC as instructed in your adapter documentation. 2. Make sure LANtastic is installed on your computer. If you are performing a new LANtastic installation, run the LANtastic INSTALL program as instructed in your LANtastic manuals. When you reach the "Adapter Driver" field, select "Any Adapter" and then continue with the installation. 3. Make a backup copy of your NDIS Support for LANtastic diskette and put the original in a safe place. 4. Once LANtastic is installed on your computer, insert the AI-NDIS diskette into a drive on your computer. 5. From the letter of that drive, type: \INSTALL. For example: B:>\INSTALL 6. Read the Welcome screen, then press any key to continue with the installation. 7. From the list provided, use the arrow keys to choose the software you want to install, then press Enter. { o} For a network with Artisoft Adapters, choose "LANtastic NDIS for Artisoft Ethernet Adapters." { o} To use LANtastic's protocol interface on another company's Ethernet adapter, choose "LANtastic NDIS for Other Network Adapters." { NOTE: The two options listed above perform an automated installation { as described in steps 8-11. The following two selections simply { copy files to the installation directory. {o} To use LANtastic on Token Ring networks, choose "Token Ring Source Router Driver." See the section of this On-line Manual titled "LANtastic Source Routing Support with IBM Token-Ring Networks" for more information. {o} Select "Copy All Files" if you are using more than one network operating system, are running multiple protocols or are using network adapter cards from more than one manufacturer on the same computer. See the section of this On-line Manual titled "Using Multiple Protocol Stacks with AI-NDIS" for more information. Sample CONFIG.SYS, AUTOEXEC.BAT/STARTNET.BAT and PROTOCOL.INI files appear in the section of this On-line Manual titled "Sample CONFIG.SYS, AUTOEXEC.BAT and PROTOCOL.INI Files." 8. You are prompted to enter the path to the directory in which the NDIS files will be installed. In most cases this is the directory in which your network operating system files are installed. The default installation directory is C:\LANTASTI. Type in the desired directory and press Enter. { NOTE: If the install program detects an NDIS protocol manager already { running on your computer, you are also given the option to install { a newer protocol manager to the same directory in which the current { protocol manager exists. 9. For adapters other than Artisoft's, you are prompted to insert the driver diskette. Insert the adapter manufacturer's diskette into a drive on your computer and type the letter to that drive (the default is A:). Press Enter. 10. You are prompted to insert a call into your AUTOEXEC.BAT or STARTNET.BAT file. After the installation is complete, insert the call as described in step 12. 11. A menu appears telling you about changes to be made to the CONFIG.SYS file. {o} Select "Go Ahead and Modify" to have the INSTALL program make the changes for you. {o} To make the changes manually, select "Create Example Files." This option creates an example CONFIG.SYS file named CONFIG.EXM in the same location as the CONFIG.SYS file. Copy the CONFIG.EXM or its contents to the CONFIG.SYS file after the installation is complete. {o} Select "Bypass These Changes" only if you are certain that the changes in the CONFIG.SYS file have already been made. Press Enter after making a selection. { NOTES: The install program will either create an example PROTOCOL.INI { file in the installation directory or modify an existing { PROTOCOL.INI file. If the protocol manager is already running, the { install program modifies the PROTOCOL.INI file whose path is { indicated by the /I: parameter on the protocol manager command { line in your CONFIG.SYS file. The new PROTOCOL.INI contains { example initialization lines from the example PROTOCOL.INI found { on your driver disk. { Some example .INI files contain data that may confuse the protocol { manager or protocol driver (AI-NDIS.EXE.) In such cases the { install program warns you and gives you instructions to fix the { problem. { The example PROTOCOL.INI file on your driver diskette is copied { into your installation directory and renamed PROTEXAM.INI. The { install program uses this example file to insert the necessary { parameters into the new PROTOCOL.INI file. 13. A screen appears telling you that NDIS Support for LANtastic is now installed. Use a text editor such as DOS EDIT or Windows Notepad to edit the file that starts your network (usually STARTNET.BAT or AUTOEXEC.BAT.) Remove the commands that that run the low-level drivers and insert the statement "CALL C:\LANTASTI\STRTNDIS" (where LANTASTI is the directory containing your network operating system files) before the batch file command line that invokes the LANtastic REDIR program. For example, the NEX000 low-level driver and AILANBIO invocations in the following start-up batch file: C:\LANTASTI\NEX000 C:\LANTASTI\AILANBIO C:\LANTASTI\REDIR JOE C:\LANTASTI\SERVER would be changed to: CALL C:\LANTASTI\STRTNDIS C:\LANTASTI\REDIR JOE C:\LANTASTI\SERVER Once you have inserted these lines in your network start-up batch file, your installation is complete. You do not need to continue reading this file unless you are using the AI-NDIS driver for multiple protocol support (i.e., running LANtastic and another network operating system on the same adapter). Reboot your computer to begin using NDIS for LANtastic. { NOTE: If you chose "Create Example Files" in step 11, be sure to copy the { CONFIG.EXM file or its contents to the CONFIG.SYS file before { rebooting. The commands in the CONFIG.EXM are needed to run NDIS. If you have problems with your installation, see the section of this On-line Manual titled "Troubleshooting."