Using Novell's ODINSUP and NETx with Windows (107632)

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The following instructions assist you in setting up Windows for Workgroups 3.11 to run on the Novell ODINSUP driver with NetWare clients that are using Novell's NETx redirector. By doing this, you can use NDIS 2 protocols (such as MS TCP/IP or MS DLC) to run on top of the Novell ODI drivers. The steps below outline setting up Windows for Workgroups 3.11 with the MS TCP/IP, NetBEUI, and NWLink protocols in addition to Novell's real-mode IPX protocol. The network card used throughout this article is the 3COM 3c509 Etherlink III.

Before You Begin

Since this configuration requires the Novell IPXODI drivers, you must have your machine set up and attached to a Novell server using IPXODI.COM at MS- DOS before proceeding to the "Setup Instructions" section below. You should also set up a working NET.CFG file in the same directory from which you load LSL.COM

Be sure to back up your AUTOEXEC.BAT file so that you can restore this configuration later if necessary.

Setup Instructions

Install Windows for Workgroups using the Custom Setup option. In the Network Setup dialog box, select the Other option button, select Novell, and then choose the Drivers button. Select the network card driver for your adapter along with both the NetBEUI and the IPX/SPX Compatible Transport with NetBIOS protocols. (Note that for the examples in this article, we chose the Etherlink III network adapter.) Next, in the same Network Drivers dialog box, choose Setup and choose Real Mode NDIS Driver. This is important because even though you are actually running an ODI driver with ODINSUP, Windows for Workgroups thinks you are running an NDIS driver. Choose OK and continue with Setup. Ignore the error messages about ODI drivers. After you finish Setup, reboot your computer and start Windows by using the /N switch (WIN /N), then install MS TCP/IP according to the directions that come with the MS TCP/IP package.

NOTE: If there are any other NDIS 2 protocols (such as MS DLC) you want to install, install those now. Also, make sure that you choose which protocol you want to be the default protocol in the Network Drivers dialog box.
After completing the MS TCP/IP installation, edit the SYSTEM.INI file and remove the NDIS 2 driver, <ELNK3.DOS>, from the netcard= line of the [Network Drivers] section.

NOTE: If you are using a different network card, the NDIS network card driver (<ELNK3.DOS> in the above example) will be different.
Edit the CONFIG.SYS file and set LASTDRIVE=P. This allows you to use the drive letters before P to connect to other Windows for Workgroups servers and driver letters after P to connect to NetWare servers. You can adjust this to fit your needs; however, Windows for Workgroups drives can map only up to and including the drive to which LASTDRIVE has been set.

Edit the AUTOEXEC.BAT file so that it contains the following lines:

C:\WINDOWS\NET INIT
         <==This loads protman and NDIS protocols>
      C:\<PATH>\LSL.COM
      C:\<PATH>\<your network card's ODI MAC driver>.COM
      C:\<PATH>\ODINSUP.COM
      C:\WINDOWS\NET START NETBIND (This binds the protocols to ODINSUP.)
      C:\<PATH>\IPXODI.COM
      C:\<PATH>\NETX.EXE
         (The rest of these files are for MS TCP/IP.)
      C:\WINDOWS\UMB
      C:\WINDOWS\TCPTSR
      C:\WINDOWS\TINYRFC
      C:\WINDOWS\NMTSR.EXE
      C:\WINDOWS\EMSBFR.EXE

Edit the NET.CFG file and verify that it contains the following lines. If these lines don't exist, add them to the appropriate sections of the NET.CFG file. If you do not have a NET.CFG file, create one using a text editor (such as Microsoft Windows Notepad), and save it in the directory from which LSL.COM is executed. Note that some of the lines in the NET.CFG file are indented; this indentation must be maintained.
```
      PB BUFFERS 7
      PROTOCOL ODINSUP
         BIND <3c509> (where <3C509> is the filename of your network
                       card's ODI driver.)
         BUFFERED
      LINK DRIVER <3c509> (where <3C509> is the filename of your network
                           card's ODI driver.)
         INT <n> (where <n> is the one-digit interrupt number.)
         MEM <nnnnn> (where <nnnnn> is the five-digit memory address.)
         PORT <nnn> (where <nnn> is the three-digit I/O port address.)
         FRAME ETHERNET_802.2
         FRAME ETHERNET_802.3
         FRAME ETHERNET_II
         FRAME ETHERNET_SNAP
         PROTOCOL IPX 0 ETHERNET_802.3
						
```
NOTE: If you have been using ODI to attach to a Novell server at DOS and you haven't specified the parameters INT, MEM, PORT, DMA, SLOT, and so forth in the NET.CFG file, you probably don't need to add them now. However, depending on the ODI MAC driver you are using (Novell refers to this as the "MLID"), you may need to place these parameters after the FRAME lines. Additionally, list your network's frame type FIRST in the list of "FRAME ETHERNET_<xxxx>" entries (where <xxxx> will probably be <802.3> or <II>).

Edit the PROTOCOL.INI file by replacing the BINDINGS= lines in the [NWLINK], [NETBEUI], [MS$NDISHLP], and [TCPIP] sections with the Novell ODI MAC driver (MLID) as follows:

   [NWLINK]
   ;BINDINGS=<MS$ELNK3> (where <MS$ELNK3> corresponds to your NDIS MAC
                         driver; in this case, ELINK3.DOS. The semicolon
                         comments out this line.)
   BINDINGS=<x3c509> (where <x3c509> corresponds to your ODI MLID;
                      in this case, 3c509.COM. The "x" must be added if the
                      ODI MLID filename begins with a numeral.)

   [NETBEUI]
   ;BINDINGS=<MS$ELNK3> (where <MS$ELNK3> corresponds to your NDIS MAC
                         driver; in this case, ELINK3.DOS. The semicolon
                         comments out this line.)
   BINDINGS=<x3c509> (where <x3c509> corresponds to your ODI MLID;
                      in this case, 3c509.COM. The "x" must be added if the
                      ODI MLID filename begins with a numeral.)
   LANABASE=0
   SESSIONS=10
   NCBS=12
   DriverName=netbeui$

   [MS$NDISHLP]
   DriverName=ndishlp$
   ;BINDINGS=<MS$ELNK3> (where <MS$ELNK3> corresponds to your NDIS MAC
                         driver; in this case, ELINK3.DOS. The semicolon
                         comments out this line.)
   BINDINGS=<x3c509> (where <x3c509> corresponds to your ODI MLID;
                      in this case, 3c509.COM. The "x" must be added if the
                      ODI MLID filename begins with a numeral.)

   [TCPIP]
   IPAddress0=<130 25 40 20> (where <130 25 40 20> corresponds to your own
                              IP Addresses.)
   DefaultGateway0=130 25 0 1
   SubNetMask0=255 255 0 0
   NBSessions=6
   NetFiles=C:\WINDOWS
   DriverName=TCPIP$
   ;BINDINGS=<MS$ELNK3> (where <MS$ELNK3> corresponds to your NDIS MAC
                         driver; in this case, ELINK3.DOS. The semicolon
                         comments out this line.)
   BINDINGS=<x3c509> (where <x3c509> corresponds to your ODI MLID;
                      in this case, 3c509.COM. The "x" must be added if the
                      ODI MLID filename begins with a numeral.)
   LANABASE=2

NOTE: If you are using the Microsoft 32-bit TCP/IP dated 11/21/94, you must change the "bindings=" setting in the network card section of the SYSTEM.INI file to match the ODI MLID name.

IMPORTANT: If the ODI MLID filename begins with a numeral, you must preface the filename with an x in the BINDINGS= statement. For example, 3COM's 3C509 network adapter card uses an ODI MLID with the filename 3C509.COM. In the PROTOCOL.INI file, the BINDINGS= statements would need to be:

BINDINGS=x3C509

WARNING: After you make these modifications, do NOT make any changes in the Network dialog box of Control Panel. If you do, the AUTOEXEC.BAT, SYSTEM.INI and PROTOCOL.INI files will be overwritten. You should make backup copies of these files in case this occurs.

EXAMPLES

Below are samples of what modified CONFIG.SYS, AUTOEXEC.BAT, NET.CFG, and PROTOCOL.INI files look like if you are using Novell's ODINSUP with Windows for Workgroups 3.11 Setup with the MS TCP/IP, NetBEUI and "NWLink with NetBIOS" protocols.

CONFIG.SYS

DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS
DOS=HIGH
BUFFERS=30
FILES=50
DEVICE=C:\DOS\SETVER.EXE
SHELL=C:\DOS\COMMAND.COM C:\DOS\  /p /e:2048
STACKS=9,256
LASTDRIVE=P
DOS=UMB
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\IFSHLP.SYS

AUTOEXEC.BAT

C:\WINDOWS\NET INIT
C:\NOVELL\LSL
C:\NOVELL\3C509
C:\NOVELL\ODINSUP
C:\WINDOWS\NET START NETBIND
C:\NOVELL\IPXODI
C:\NOVELL\NETX
C:\WINDOWS\UMB
C:\WINDOWS\TCPTSR
C:\WINDOWS\TINYRFC
C:\WINDOWS\NMTSR.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\EMSBFR.EXE
PATH=C:\WINDOWS;C:\DOS;C:\ 
SET TEMP=C:\TEMP
C:\WINDOWS\SMARTDRV.EXE /X

NET.CFG

SHOWDOTS=ON
PB BUFFERS 7
PROTOCOL ODINSUP
   BIND 3c509
   BUFFERED
LINK DRIVER 3c509
   port 300
   int 5
   frame ethernet_802.3
   frame ethernet_802.2
   frame ethernet_II
   frame ethernet_SNAP
   PROTOCOL IPX 0 ETHERNET_802.3

PROTOCOL.INI

[network.setup]
version=0x3110
netcard=ms$elnk3,1,MS$ELNK3,1
transport=ms$nwlinknb,NWLINK
transport=ms$netbeui,NETBEUI
transport=ms$ndishlp,MS$NDISHLP
transport=tcpip,TCPIP
lana0=ms$elnk3,1,ms$netbeui
lana1=ms$elnk3,1,ms$nwlinknb
lana2=ms$elnk3,1,ms$ndishlp
lana3=ms$elnk3,1,tcpip

[MS$ELNK3]
DriverName=ELNK3$
MAXTRANSMITS=6

[NWLINK]
BINDINGS=x3C509

[NETBEUI]
BINDINGS=x3C509
LANABASE=0
SESSIONS=10
NCBS=12
DriverName=netbeui$

[protman]
DriverName=PROTMAN$
PRIORITY=MS$NDISHLP
<BR/><BR/>
[MS$NDISHLP]
DriverName=ndishlp$
BINDINGS=x3C509
<BR/><BR/>
[TCPIP]
DefaultGateway0=130 25 0 1
SubNetMask0=255 255 0 0
IPAddress0=130 25 40 20
NBSessions=6
NetFiles=C:\WINDOWS
DriverName=TCPIP$
BINDINGS=x3C509
LANABASE=2

For additional information concerning the Novell ODINSUP.COM driver, contact Novell Technical Support or on the Novell CompuServe forums.

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