LANtastic(R) Hardware Guide Updated 04-05-96 The products in this Guide work great with LANtastic. Bulletins are available to help with the installation of many compatible products and with many aspects of managing or enhancing your network. Bulletins are available: By fax from the Artisoft FaxReturn System at (520) 884-1397; request document 2001 for a list of compatible applications and other software, document 2 for a current list of all available bulletins, document 2044 for this Hardware Guide; At the Artisoft Home Page http://www.artisoft.com on the World Wide Web; As ASCII text or Portable Document Format (PDF) files from the Artisoft Arti-Facts BBS at (520) 884-8648 (1200 baud - 28.8 Kbps, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity, full duplex), the GO ARTISOFT forum on CompuServe, or the Artisoft anonymous FTP site ftp.artisoft.com; download APPCOM.TXT from the BULLETIN section for a list of compatible applications and other software, DIRLIST.TXT for a current list of all available bulletins, NICCOM.TXT for this Hardware Guide. Artisoft offers a wide selection of technical support options. For information regarding technical support services, please refer to our Directory of Support Services, available where you obtained this bulletin (request fax document 4, check Support & Services at our Home Page, or download file DIRLIST.TXT). You can also obtain this information by calling Artisoft at (520) 670-7000. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- LANtastic AI v5.0, Simply LANtastic, LANtastic v6.0, and LANtastic Power Suite are intended for use with network interface cards (NICs) which conform to NetBIOS or Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS) standards. There are three categories of Low Level Drivers for these adapters: Drivers compatible with Artisoft's proprietary implementation of the NetBIOS standard and included on the LANtastic installation diskettes. Drivers compatible with Artisoft's proprietary implementation of the NetBIOS standard and co-developed by Artisoft and the respective adapter manufacturers. Drivers not included on the LANtastic installation diskettes can be downloaded from the Artisoft Arti-Facts BBS, the GO ARTISOFT forum on CompuServe, or the Artisoft anonymous FTP site ftp.artisoft.com, or from the adapter vendor. These drivers are marked with a plus (+). Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS) compatible Media Access Control (MAC) layer drivers. To run LANtastic over NDIS, you must have AI-NDIS.EXE, Artisoft's NDIS compatible interface protocol driver. LANtastic v6.x includes AI-NDIS.EXE and supports NDIS options at _____________________________________________________________________________ NICCOM Hardware Guide Page 1 of 10 install. Users of LANtastic v5.x or Simply LANtastic can download the self-extracting ZIP file AINDIS.EXE from the Artisoft Arti-Facts BBS, the GO ARTISOFT forum on CompuServe, or the Artisoft anonymous FTP site ftp.artisoft.com. The file expands to create AI-NDIS.EXE and examples to assist with NDIS implementation. If your network is LANtastic 4.1 or below, you must upgrade to run either NDIS or any driver marked with a minus (-). LANtastic for OS/2 is intended for use with network interface cards (adapters) which conform to NDIS standards and for which an OS/2 NDIS-compliant Low Level Driver is available. These drivers are marked with a 2. While claiming LANtastic compatibility with the equipment and drivers listed in this guide, Artisoft is not responsible for the compatibility of any other application(s) or equipment with LANtastic networks. Ethernet Adapters ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3Com Corp. 3C503 3C503MM.EXE 1, 8 3C503-16 3C503MM.EXE 1, 8 3C507 3COM507.EXE - 3C509 AI-NDIS 3C523 3COM523.EXE - 3C579 AI-NDIS Accton EN 1603-N2 NEX000.EXE 4 EN 1809 NEX000.EXE Addtron ET 200 AE-200 Series NEX000.EXE TP8 External Hub EP-300 Series Call Vendor 19 Alta Research EtherCombo-16 T/C NEX000.EXE 4, 12 EtherTPI-16T NEX000.EXE 4, 12 AMD NE1500T AM21.EXE + 22 NE2100 AM21.EXE + 22 Artisoft Inc. AE-1 AEX.EXE AE-1 NEX000.EXE AE-2 rev C and later AE2.EXE AE-2 rev C and later AE3.EXE AE-2 rev C and later AEX.EXE AE-2 rev C and later NEX000.EXE 4, 5 _____________________________________________________________________________ NICCOM Hardware Guide Page 2 of 10 AE-3 AE3.EXE AE-3 AEXNDIS.DOS AE-3 NEX000.EXE 4, 6 LANtastic NodeRunner/SI 2000M/TC NR.EXE LANtastic NodeRunner/SI AEXNDIS.DOS LANtastic NodeRunner/SI NEX000.EXE 4,42 LANtastic NodeRunner/SI 2000/T NR.EXE LANtastic NodeRunner/SI AEXNDIS.DOS LANtastic NodeRunner/SI NEX000.EXE 4,42 LANtastic NodeRunner/SI 2000/C NR.EXE LANtastic NodeRunner/SI AEXNDIS.DOS LANtastic NodeRunner/SI NEX000.EXE 4,42 LANtastic NodeRunner/SI 2000/A NR.EXE LANtastic NodeRunner/SI AEXNDIS.DOS LANtastic NodeRunner/SI NEX000.EXE 4,42 LANtastic NodeRunner/SI 2000M/TC NR.EXE LANtastic NodeRunner/SI AEXNDIS.DOS LANtastic NodeRunner/SI NEX000.EXE 4,42 NodeRunner NODERUN.EXE NodeRunner AEXNDIS.DOS NodeRunner NEX000.EXE 4,42 NodeRunner Pro Combo NRPRO.EXE NodeRunner Pro Combo EPRO.DOS Boca Research BEN100 AM21.EXE + 22 BEN102 AM21.EXE + 22 BEN300 AM21.EXE + 22 CNet Ethernet 100E rev D NEX000.EXE Ethernet 200E rev B NEX000.EXE Ethernet 280E NEX000.EXE Ethernet 600E rev B NEX000.EXE 4 Cogent Data Technologies Inc. EM110TX 10/100 PCI EMPCI.DOS COMPEX Inc. ParaPort Series Pocket Ethernet AI-NDIS 40, 41 COMTROL Cnic/2 AM21.EXE + 22 Cnic/T AM21.EXE + 22 DLink DE-220CAT AI-NDIS 36 DE-320CT AI-NDIS 36 DE-400 AI-NDIS 36 DE-620CT AI-NDIS 36 DE-650CT AI-NDIS 36 GVC Inc. _____________________________________________________________________________ NICCOM Hardware Guide Page 3 of 10 PE00BT POCK503.EXE - 34 IBM Corp. PCMCIA Wireless Adapter AI-NDIS 39 PS/2 Adapters for Ethernet Networks WD8003.EXE Intel Corp. EtherExpress TPE Hub HUBLAN.EXE 24 EtherExpress16 EXP16LAN.EXE + 21 EtherExpress16 Combo EXP16LAN.EXE + 21 EtherExpress16 TP EXP16LAN.EXE + 21 Katron PE-300B PE300AI.EXE + 28 PE-300T PE300AI.EXE + 28 Kingston Technology Corp. EtheRx KNE-2121 AM21.EXE + 22 EtheRx LC ISA KNE2000TLC NEX000.EXE EtheRx LC ISA KNE202ILC NEX000.EXE EtheRx ISA KNE20T NEX000.EXE EtheRx PCI Adapter KNE-40BT KTC40.DOS Kodiak Noteport NP_LAN_S.EXE + 23 Noteport NP_LAN_E.EXE + 23 Linksys LN0600 AI-NDIS PCMCIA card AI-NDIS Megahertz Corp. XJLAN PCMCIA MHZLAN.DOS Novell Inc. NE/2 MCA NEX000.EXE 10 NE1000 NEX000.EXE NE2000 NEX000.EXE 4 Pure Data Ltd. PDI8023 WD8003.EXE 8 PDI8023-16 WD8003.EXE 8 PDmc8023 WD8003.EXE Racall-Datacom InterLAN AT ILANAT.COM + 26 InterLAN AT-3M ILANAT.COM + 26 InterLAN AT-TP ILANAT.COM + 26 Silicom Ltd. ETP SETLAN.COM - EXC Call Vendor _____________________________________________________________________________ NICCOM Hardware Guide Page 4 of 10 SMC-West (Western Digital) All 8003 and 8013 Series Adapters WD8003.EXE 8, 10 SMC Elite Ultra AI-NDIS EtherEZ ISA Plug and Play AI-NDIS Tiara LANcard/E*1000 NEX000.EXE LANcard/E*2000 rev B NEX000.EXE 4 Transition Engineering TNIC-1500T AM21.EXE + 22 Xircom CE-10B2 PCMCIA CEAI50.COM + 32 CE-10BC PCMCIA CEAI50.COM + 32 CE-10BT PCMCIA CEAI50.COM + 32 External Ethernet EEAI50.COM + 30 PE-10B2 Classic PE.EXE 7 PE2-10B2 PE2AILAN.COM + 25 PE2-10B2 PE2AI50.COM + 25 PE3 PE3AI50.COM + 31 PS-CE2-10BC CE2NDIS.EXE 37 Zenith Data Systems Z-NOTE INTEL593.EXE + 27 ArcNet Adapters ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CNet Arcnet 120A rev A ARCNET.EXE 2, 8 Earth Computer Earthnet-1 Call Vendor 8, 18, 19 Invisible Software 1.8 Mbps Adapter Call Vendor 16, 19 NCR WaveLAN WVLAN08.EXE + 29 Netboard Netboard-II 2.5 Mbps Call Vendor 17, 19 Netboard-II 4 Mbps Call Vendor 17, 19 Pure Data Ltd. PDI508Plus ARCNET.EXE 8 PDI516Plus ARCNET.EXE 8 Standard Microsystems (SMC) PC130 SMCARC.EXE 2, 8 PC220 rev A SMCARC.EXE 2, 8 _____________________________________________________________________________ NICCOM Hardware Guide Page 5 of 10 PC270 SMCARC.EXE 2, 8 PC500WS rev C SMCARC.EXE 2, 8, 9 PC600WS SMCARC.EXE 2, 8 PC650WS SMCARC.EXE 2, 8 PS310 (MC) SMCARC.EXE 8 Tandy Tandylink TLINK.EXE 20 Thomas Conrad TC6042 TCARC.EXE 2, 3, 8 TC6045 TCARC.EXE 2, 3, 8 TC6046 TCARC.EXE 10 TC6142 TCARC.EXE 2, 3, 8 TC6242 TCARC.EXE 2, 3, 8 TC6245 TCARC.EXE 2, 3, 8 TC6246 MCA TCARC.EXE 10 TCNS TCARC.EXE 33 Tiara LANcard/A-286 HiZ Call Vendor 18, 19 Xircom PA2-02B6 PA2A150.COM + PA2-02BT PA2A150.COM + PA-02B6 8K ArcNet PATCC.EXE TokenRing Adapters ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gateway G/Token Ring Call Vendor 14, 19 IBM Corp. IBM Token Ring 16/4 Call Vendor 15, 19 Racore Token Ring A8116-000 AI-NDIS Token Ring A8119-000 AI-NDIS Xircom Pocket Token Ring Call Vendor 15, 19 Miscellaneous Hardware ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Allied Telesyn International Corp. CentreCOM AT-3008 Multiport Repeater CentreCOM AT-3624TRS 24 Port Hub/Repeater Digital Equipment Venturis 575 Full Profile (FP) computer Venturis 575 Slim Line (SL) computer _____________________________________________________________________________ NICCOM Hardware Guide Page 6 of 10 Kalpana Inc. EtherSwitch EPS-2115M Leading Edge Fortiva 3000 computer Fortiva 5000 Desktop computer Valiance DT 4000 Desktop computer Valiance SL 4000 computer Olivetti M4-422 486SX/33 computer M4-464 486DX2/66 computer M480-10 486DX/25 computer M6-640 Pentium 90 computer Rad Data MBE, TrimBridge-10 (Ethernet) TRE-16, TrimBridge-16 (Token Ring) SofTrends Inc. HUBL Passive Crossover 38 Tut Systems Inc. Silver Streak Ethernet Network Connector 35 TyLink Corp. ONS 400 Xylogics Inc. MicroANNEX XL Terminal Server Notes ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 The adapter must be in Memory Mapped mode. 2 There is no Micro Channel support for these adapters. 3 These adapters must be in Enhanced Mode, and will not use IOBASE. 4 The NEX000 software driver must have the 16-BIT software switch. 5 The W10 jumper on the adapter must be set for N. 6 The W5 jumper on the adapter must be set for N. 7 The AILANBIO driver may need the /ACK_TIMEOUT=4 /RETRY_PERIOD=4 software switches. Set network buffers (Server Startup Parameters in NET_MGR) to 2048 at all servers being accessed.. 8 If using a memory manager, the memory manager must exclude the range of RAM memory addresses the adapter card uses. VGA cards may need to be set to 8-bit mode, and/or shadow RAM/ROM may need to be disabled to avoid memory conflicts. 9 The longer model of the adapter (6.2" vs. 5") is incompatible with LANtastic. 10 Micro Channel adapter - ADF file to configure the PS/2 is supplied by the adapter manufacturer. 11 Uses Everex NetBIOS, NET21E.EXE, NET23.EXE, NET26E.EXE v2.21 or newer. 12 For a better connection, you may want to try the following AILANBIO command line parameters: /ACK_TIMEOUT=10 /RETRY_PERIOD=10 /BUFFERS=[# of logins allowed for REDIR]. 13 Uses Everex NetBIOS, NET26E.EXE v2.21 or newer. 14 Uses TNETBIOS v1.52. 15 Uses IBM PC LAN Support program v1.1 or v1.25. 16 Uses Invisible Software NetBIOS ROM v2.7A. 17 Uses PC Office NB_1K.EXE or PC Office NB_4K.EXE. _____________________________________________________________________________ NICCOM Hardware Guide Page 7 of 10 18 Uses Performance Technology NetBIOS RIMDRVR.EXE and NXATAARC.EXE. 19 These adapters use a unique third party NetBIOS; two different NetBIOS programs cannot be run on one cabling structure, therefore these adapters cannot be mixed with other manufacturer's adapters on the same network. Some implementations of the NetBIOS do not properly support chain sends. If you are experiencing problems, try the /NOCHAIN switch for REDIR to condition REDIR.EXE not to use the NetBIOS chain send command (sending 2 pieces of data together). 20 DRVR8530.COM, available from Tandy or Artisoft, must be run prior to running the low level driver, TLINK.EXE. 21 EXP16LAN.EXE was developed by Intel Corp. The v2.03 driver is compatible with LANtastic/AI v4.1 while the v3.01 driver is compatible with LANtastic/AI v5.x and LANtastic v6.x. Users can download the driver from the Intel BBS at (503) 645-6275 or from Artisoft. 22 AM21.EXE was developed by AMD. The v3.10 driver is compatible with LANtastic/AI v4.1 while the v4.00 driver is compatible with LANtastic/AI v5.x and LANtastic v6.x. NE2100, NE1500T and compatibles are 16-bit Bus Master ISA adapters. Only one (1) bus mastering adapter can be installed in a computer. 23 NP_LAN_S.EXE and NP_LAN_E.EXE were developed by Kodiak. The v3.10 drivers are compatible with LANtastic/AI v4.1. NP_LAN_S.EXE offers standard driver performance whereas NP_LAN_E.EXE offers enhanced performance but requires a bi-directional printer port on the PC. LANtastic v5.x users must use AI-NDIS for continued support of the driver or run LANtastic v5.x and LANtastic v6.x over the AILANBIO layer provided in LANtastic v4.1. 24 HUBLAN.EXE was developed by Intel Corp. The v1.01 driver is compatible with LANtastic/AI v4.1. LANtastic v5.x users must use AI-NDIS for continued support of the driver or run LANtastic v5.x and LANtastic v6.x over the AILANBIO layer provided in LANtastic v4.1. 25 PE2AILAN.COM was developed by Xircom. The v3.11 driver is compatible with LANtastic/AI v4.1. PE2AI50.COM was also developed by Xircom and v4.00 of this driver is compatible with LANtastic/AI v5.x and LANtastic v6.x. 26 ILANAT.COM was developed by Racal-Datacom. The v3.00 driver is compatible with LANtastic/AI 4.1. LANtastic v5.x and LANtastic v6.x users must use AI-NDIS for continued support of the driver or run LANtastic/AI v5.x and LANtastic v6.x over the AILANBIO layer provided in LANtastic v4.1. 27 INTEL593.EXE was developed by Intel Corp. The v3.10b driver is compatible with LANtastic/AI v4.1. LANtastic/AI v5.x and LANtastic v6.x users must use AI-NDIS for continued support of the driver or run LANtastic/AI v5.x and LANtastic v6.x over the AILANBIO layer provided in LANtastic v4.1. 28 PE300AI.EXE was developed by Katron. The v3.00 driver is compatible with LANtastic/AI v4.1 while the v4.00.06 driver is compatible with LANtastic/AI v5.x and LANtastic v6.x. 29 WVLAN08.EXE was developed by NCR. The v3.00 driver is compatible with LANtastic/AI v4.1. LANtastic v5.x users must use AI-NDIS for continued support of the driver or run LANtastic v5.x and LANtastic v6.x over the AILANBIO layer provided in LANtastic v4.1. 30 EEAI50.EXE was developed by Xircom. The v2.11 driver is compatible with LANtastic/AI v5.x and LANtastic v6.x. _____________________________________________________________________________ NICCOM Hardware Guide Page 8 of 10 31 PE3AI50.COM was developed by Xircom. The v4.00 driver is compatible with LANtastic/AI v5.x and LANtastic v6.x. 32 In order for the Xircom adapter to operate with the LANtastic Network Operating System (NOS), you must first install the adapter as instructed in the Xircom installation guide, then run the supporting software, CECFG to search for socket services and card services. This will initialize the Xircom adapter. Then run the supporting software, (CEAI50.COM and AILANBIO.EXE). 33 Thomas Conrad 10Mbps TCNS adapter (Compatible mode only) See TC manual for details. 34 To use the EPP mode, the EPP.EXE file must be run prior to POCK503.EXE 35 This device attaches to the 15-pin D-sub AUI port of an Artisoft compatible ethernet adapter and allows an RJ-11 daisy chain topology. 36 The NDIS drivers for these adapters are supplied by the manufacture, the following versions are supported: DE220.DOS v1.25, DE320.DOS, v1.22, DE400.DOS v1.20, DE620.DOS v1.21, DE650.DOS v1.21. 37 The NDIS drivers for this adapter are supplied by the manufacturer with the adapter. The DOS driver is compatible with LANtastic v6.x. PCMCIA NDIS in the OS/2 environment and LANtastic for OS/2 may not connect (Network Error [41]). Download and install OS2P10 for an interim solution to this problem. 38 The HUBL Passive Crossover provides a temporary connection for two computers using 10BASE-T NICs with standard UTP cable and RJ-45 connectors. 39 The NDIS drivers for this adapter are supplied by the manufacturer with the adapter. The DOS driver IBMWINDS.DOS v2.0.1 dated 03/27/95 or later is compatible with LANtastic v6.x. 40 The NDIS driver for this adapter is available from the manufacturer. The DOS driver PETHER.DOS dated 01/13/95 or later is compatible with LANtastic v6.x. 41 LANCHECK may display ERROR-INDEX 100% (100%) caused by bogus error information (Alignment Errors: 32768 and Collisions: 58580) returned by the driver. 42 Use the setup program to change adapter Mode to NE-2000 Known Incompatible NICs and NetBIOS Programs ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 10NET 1.8MBps Adapter with DCA 10NET 10NB v4.00 - 3Com 3C501 and 3C505 adapters and 3Com's NetBIOS - Aquila ARCnet PCA108 with Aquila NetBIOS v1.20 - Any ARCnet Adapters with VMT's VMD/NET-ARC v1.26 - Banyan Vines NetBIOS - D-Link 1MBps or Ethernet Adapters with D-Link NetBIOS v2.64 - EV2027-01 16-bit twisted pair with LANtastic 4.0 or later - Everex NetBIOS NET21.EXE, NET23E.EXE and NET26E.EXE with LANtastic 4.0 or later - Gateway G/NET LNIM Adapter with Gateway G/NetBIOS v1.10 - Isolan 4110-2 AT Ethernet Adapter with Isolan MPS NetBIOS v4.2 - PICNIC 8-bit Ethernet Adapter with Simple Net System's IMCBIO v5.0.9 - StarLan Adapters with NCR Starnet NetBIOS v1.13 - SMC PC220 Adapter only with Cogent MS-DOS NetBIOS v2.05 and below - TOPS Flashcard with Sun Microsystems TOPS TNetBIOS v2.10 _____________________________________________________________________________ NICCOM Hardware Guide Page 9 of 10 - TOPNET Network Adapter with TOPNET NetBIOS - Univation Ethernet LAN Controller with Univation NetBIOS _____________________________________________________________________________ Artisoft makes no warranties as to the completeness or accuracy of this document. Artisoft is not responsible for lost profit or revenue, loss of software use, loss of data, cost of re-creating data, cost of any substitute equipment or program, or any other claim. Artisoft makes no warranty that complying products will operate under any other conditions, or that products will satisfy requirements, or that products will be without defect or error, or that product operation will be uninterrupted. Artisofts aggregate liability is limited to the total of payments made by the customer for the Artisoft product and Artisoft shall not in any case be liable for any special, incidental, consequential, indirect, or punitive damages, even if it has been advised of the possibility of those damages. LANtastic is a trademark of Artisoft, Inc. Brand names, company names, and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Artisoft, Inc. 2202 N. 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