LANTASTIC/AI COMPATIBILITY GUIDE AICOMPAT LANtasticþ AI Adapter Independent 07.15.93 Compatibility listing and considerations Page 1 of 6 LANtasticþ AI is designed for use with non-Artisoft network adapters which conform to netbios standards. While claiming LANtasticþ AI is compatible with the equipment listed in this guide, Artisoft is not responsible for the compatibility of any other application(s) or equipment running with LANtasticþ networks. Starting with LANtastic v5.0, LANtastic/AI runs over 3 categories of network adapter drivers: 1. Drivers compatible to the Artisoft's proprietary implementation of the NetBIOS standard and included in the LANtastic/AI driver diskette. 2. Drivers compatible to the Artisoft's proprietary implementation of the NetBIOS standard and co-developed by Artisoft and the respective adapter manufacturers under the Artisoft AILANBIOs Driver Development Program. They are not being included in the LANtastic/AI driver diskette yet. Users can download the driver from Artisoft's BBS at 602-884-8648, or through other channels provided by the adapter vendors. For information regarding the Driver Development Program, contact the Artisoft Compatibility Department at 602-293-4000. Drivers that appear with an '*' in this guide fall under this category. 3. NDIS (Network Driver Interface Specification) compatible Media Access Control (MAC) layer drivers. In order to run LANtastic over NDIS, you will need AI-NDIS.exe, Artisoft's NDIS compatible interface protocol driver. AI-NDIS.exe is included in Artisoft's "NDIS support for LANtastic kit", sold separately from LANtastic/AI. The following information is based on in-house testing of LANtasticþ AI. If you have any questions or comments on this guide, please call LANtastic technical support at 602-670-7000 or mail to: Artisoft Inc., 691 East River Road, Tucson, AZ., 85704, ATTN: LANtasticþ AI Support. ++ indicates support for that driver is new in LANtastic v5.0. LANTASTICþ AI COMPATIBILITY LISTING AND CONSIDERATIONS Ethernet Adapter Special Manufacturer Model Driver Supplied Considerations 3Com Corporation 3C503 3C503MM.EXE A, H 3C503-16 3C503MM.EXE A, H 3C507 3COM507.EXE++ 3C523 (MicroChannel) 3COM523.EXE++ 3C509 AI-NDIS 3C579 AI-NDIS Accton EN 1809 NEX000.EXE EN 1603-N2 NEX000.EXE D Addtron ET-200, AE-200 series NEX000.EXE TP8 external hub EP-300 series Other S Alta Research EtherCombo-16 T/C NEX000.EXE D, L EtherTPI-16T NEX000.EXE D, L AMD NE2100 AM21.EXE* V NE1500T AM21.EXE* V Artisoft AE2 rev C & above NEX000.EXE D, E AE3 NEX000.EXE D, F Boca Research BEN100, BEN102, BEN300 AM21.EXE* V CNet Ethernet 100E rev D NEX000.EXE Ethernet 200E rev B NEX000.EXE Ethernet 280E NEX000.EXE Ethernet 600E rev B NEX000.EXE D COMTROL Cnic/2, Cnic/T AM21.EXE* V IBM PS/2 Adapters for WD8003.EXE Ethernet networks Intel EtherExpress16 EXP16LAN.EXE* U EtherExpress16 TP EXP16LAN.EXE* U EtherExpress16 Combo EXP16LAN.EXE* U EtherExpress TPE HUB HUBLAN.EXE* X Katron PE-300B, PE-300T PE300AI.EXE* b Kingston EtheRx KNE-2121 AM21.EXE* V Technology Kodiak Noteport NP_LAN_S.EXE* W NP_LAN_E.EXE* W Linksys LN0600 AI-NDIS PCMCIA card AI-NDIS Novell NE1000 NEX000.EXE NE2000 NEX000.EXE D NE/2 MicroChannel NEX000.EXE J Pure Data Ltd. PDI8023 WD8003.EXE H PDI8023-16 WD8003.EXE H PDmc8023 WD8003.EXE Racal-Datacom InterLAN AT ILANAT.COM* Z InterLAN AT-3M ILANAT.COM* Z InterLAN AT-TP ILANAT.COM* Z SMC-West ALL 8003 & 8013 WD8003.EXE H, J (Western Digital) series adapters Tiara LANcard/E*2000 rev B NEX000.EXE D LANcard/E*1000 NEX000.EXE Transition TNIC-1500T AM21.EXE* V Engineering Xircom PE-10B2 (Classic) PE.EXE G PE2-10B2 PE2AILAN.COM* Y Zenith Data Z-NOTE INTEL593.EXE* a Systems ArcNet Adapter Special Manufacturer Model Driver Supplied Considerations CNet Arcnet 120A rev A ARCNET.EXE B, H Pure Data Ltd. PDI508Plus ARCNET.EXE H PDI516Plus ARCNET.EXE H Standard Microsystems PC130 SMCARC.EXE B, H (SMC) PC220 rev A SMCARC.EXE B, H PC270 SMCARC.EXE B, H PC500WS rev C SMCARC.EXE B, H, I PC600WS SMCARC.EXE B, H PC650WS SMCARC.EXE B, H PC310(MC) SMCARC.EXE B, H Tiara LANcard/A-286 HiZ Other R, S Thomas Conrad TC6042, TC6045 TCARC.EXE B, C, H TC6142 TCARC.EXE B, C, H TC6242, TC6245 TCARC.EXE B, C, H TC6046, TC6246 MicroChannel TCARC.EXE J Xircom PA-02B6 8k arcnet PATCC.EXE Other Network Adapters Gateway G/Token Ring Other N, S IBM IBM Token Ring 16/4 Other O, S Xircom Pocket Token Ring Other O, S Earth Computer Earthnet-1 Other H, R, S Invisible Software1.8 mbps adapter Other P, S NCR WaveLAN WVLAN08.EXE* c Netboard Netboard-II 2.5 mbps Other Q, S Netboard-II 4 mbps Other Q, S Tandy Tandylink TLINK.EXE T COMPATIBLE BRIDGING HARDWARE Manufacturer Model Special Considerations Rad Data MBE, TrimBridge-10 (ethernet) TRE-16, TrimBridge-16 (token ring) SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS REFERENCES Ref # Description A The adapter must be in Memory Mapped mode B There is no microchannel support for these adapters C These adapters must be in Enhanced Mode, and will not use IOBASE. D The NEX000 software driver must have the 16-BIT software switch. E The W10 jumper on the adapter must be set for N F The W5 jumper on the adapter must be set for N G 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. H 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. I The longer model of the adapter (6.2" vs. 5") is INcompatible with LANtasticþ J MicroChannel adapter - ADF file to configure the PS/2 is supplied by the adapter manufacturer. K Uses Everex NetBIOS, NET21E.EXE, NET23.EXE, NET26E.EXE v2.21 or newer. L 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>. M Uses Everex NetBIOS, NET26E.EXE v2.21 or newer N Uses TNETBIOS v1.52 O Uses IBM PC LAN Support program v1.1 or v1.25 P Uses Invisible Software NetBIOS ROM v2.7A Q Uses PC Office NB_1K.EXE or PC Office NB_4K.EXE R Uses Performance Technology NetBIOS RIMDRVR.EXE and NXATAARC.EXE. S These adapters use a unique third party NetBIOS; two different NetBIOS programs can not 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.exe. It will instruct REDIR not to use the NetBIOS chain send commend (sending 2 pieces of data together). T DRVR8530.COM, obtainable from Tandy or the Artisoft BBS, and must be run prior to running the low level driver, TLINK.EXE. U EXP16LAN.exe was developed by Intel Corp. v2.03 of the driver is compatible with LANtastic/AI v4.1 while v3.01 of the driver is compatible with LANtastic/AI v5.0. Users can download the driver by calling Intel's BBS at 503-645-6275 or Artisoft's BBS. V AM21.exe was developed by AMD. v3.10 of the driver is compatible with LANtastic/AI v4.1 while v4.00 of the driver is compatible with LANtastic/AI v5.0. NE2100, NE1500T and compatibles are 16-bit Bus Master ISA adapters. As a result, only 1 adapter can be supported on a single machine. W NP_LAN_S.exe and NP_LAN_E.exe were developed by Kodiak. v3.10 of the 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 v5.0 users are required to use AI-NDIS for continued support of the driver or run LANtastic v5.0 over the AILANBIO layer provided in LANtastic v4.1. X HUBLAN.exe was developed by Intel Corp. v1.01 of the driver is compatible with LANtastic/AI v4.1. As of 7/15/93, LANtastic v5.0 users are required to use AI-NDIS for continued support of the driver or run LANtastic v5.0 over the AILANBIO layer provided in LANtastic v4.1. Y PE2AILAN.com was developed by Xircom. v3.11 of the driver is compatible with LANtastic/AI v4.1. As of 7/15/93, LANtastic v5.0 users are required to use AI-NDIS for continued support of the driver or run LANtastic v5.0 over the AILANBIO layer provided in LANtastic v4.1. Z ILANAT.com was developed by Racal-Datacom. v3.00 of the driver is compatible with LANtastic/AI v4.1. As of 7/15/93, LANtastic v5.0 users are required to use AI-NDIS for continued support of the driver or run LANtastic v5.0 over the AILANBIO layer provided in LANtastic v4.1. a INTEL593.exe was developed by Intel Corp. v3.10b of the driver is compatible with LANtastic/AI v4.1. As of 7/15/93, LANtastic v5.0 users are required to use AI-NDIS for continued support of the driver or run LANtastic v5.0 over the AILANBIO layer provided in LANtastic v4.1. b PE300AI.exe was developed by Katron. v3.00 of the driver is compatible with LANtastic/AI v4.1 while v4.00.06 of the driver is compatible with LANtastic/AI v5.0. c WVLAN08.exe was developed by NCR. v3.00 of the driver is compatible with LANtastic/AI v4.1. As of 7/15/93, LANtastic v5.0 users are required to use AI-NDIS for continued support of the driver or run LANtastic v5.0 over the AILANBIO layer provided in LANtastic v4.1. KNOWN INCOMPATIBLE NETWORK ADAPTERS 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 Corvus Omninet 1mbps Adapter with Cogent OMNINET1.SYS v1.10 D-Link 1mbps or Ethernet Adapters with D-Link NetBIOS v2.64 Everex StarLan Adapter with Everex NET11S v1.12 Everex EV2015 8-bit, EV2016 16-bit, EV2026 8-bit, EV2026-01 8-bit twisted pair, EV2027 16-bit, EV2027-01 16-bit twisted pair with LANtastic 4.0 or later. Everex NetBIOS NET21.EXE, NET23E.EXE and NET26E.EXE with LANtasticþ 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 TOPNET Network Adapter with TOPNET NetBIOS Univation Ethernet LAN Controller with Univation NetBIOS Western Digital Ethercard Plus with WDPLUSNBE v3.1.7 ARTISOFT, Inc. makes no warranties as to the completeness or accuracy of this document. LANtastic is a registered trademark of ARTISOFT, Inc. Company names, brand names, and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.