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sk98nd.htm created 06-Nov-2003

Readme File for sk98nd.dos v6.05 NDIS2 Driver supporting the
SysKonnect SK-98xx and SK-95xx Adapter families


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1  Overview

The driver sk98nd.dos is the NDIS2 driver for the Microsoft Network Client
for DOS for the SysKonnect SK-98xx and SK-95xx Adapter families.

The driver supports only the second generation (V2.0) of
SysKonnect SK-98xx and SK-95xx Adapter families

2  Required Files

    SK98ND.DOS			the driver
    OEMSETUP.INF		installation skript
    PROTOCOL.INI		SAMPLE configuration file

    Microsoft Network Client 3.0 for MS-DOS

3  Installation

When installing the Microsoft Network Client for DOS follow these steps
to install sk98nd.dos:

1.  Start the installation of the Microsoft Network Client.
2.  When you are prompted to select a network adapter, select
    "Network adapter not shown on list below ...".
3.  Enter the path where the files sk98nd.dos and
    oemsetup.inf are located.
4.  Select "SysKonnect SK-98xx and SK-95xx Adapter families".
5.  Answer the questions in the following dialogs to best fit your needs.
6.  When prompted if the listed options are correct, you should select
    "Change Network Configuration".
7.  Add the protocols that are needed for your network and configure them
    to best fit your needs.
9.  Return from the dialog and confirm that the listed options are
    correct.
10. Finish the installation of the Microsoft Network Client.
11. If you have more than one network adapter you might want to change
    the bus number and device number in the protocol.ini as described
    in the next section.

4  Driver Parameters

After the installation of the driver, the file protocol.ini in your
Microsoft Network Client installation directory contains the following
lines:

[SK$sk98nd]
    DriverName = sk98nd$

When you have more than one adapter supported by the driver in your system
you might want to specify which adapter should be used. There are two ways
to specify the adapter.

Bus and device number (optional)

    BUSNUM = <busnum>
    DEVNUM = <devnum>

    With these parameters you can specify the network adapter the
    driver should bind on.
    The bus and device numbers are assigned by the BIOS at boot time.

Connection type (optional)

    CONTYPE = <contype>

    This parameter can be used to force link speed and duplex mode.
    Using other values than AUTO turns off auto-negotiation and is not
    recommended.
    Possible values are:

    AUTO
    _100FD
    _100HD
    _10FD
    _10HD

Check link mode (optional)

    CHECKLINK = 1

    When this parameter has been specified the driver uses the first
    supported adapter in the system with a valid link. This parameter
    will be ignored when BUSNUM and DEVNUM are used.

5  Sample Installation/Configuration

Below you find a sample protocol.ini and system.ini from the Microsoft
Client Installation directory:

Sample system.ini:

   [network]
   filesharing=no
   printsharing=no
   autologon=yes
   computername=MyComputer
   lanroot=C:\NET
   username=Me
   workgroup=MyWorkgroup
   reconnect=yes
   dospophotkey=N
   lmlogon=0
   logondomain=MyWorkgroup
   preferredredir=basic
   autostart=basic
   maxconnections=8

   [network drivers]
   netcard=sk98nd.dos
   transport=tcpdrv.dos,nemm.dos
   devdir=C:\NET
   LoadRMDrivers=yes

   [386enh]
   TimerCriticalSection=5000
   UniqueDosPSP=TRUE
   PSPIncrement=2

   [Password Lists]
   *Shares=C:\NET\Shares.PWL


Sample protocol.ini:

   [network.setup]
   version=0x3110
   netcard=SK$sk98nd,1,SK$sk98nd,1
   transport=tcpip,TCPIP
   lana0=SK$sk98nd,1,tcpip

   [TCPIP]
   NBSessions=6
   SubNetMask0=255 255 0 0
   IPAddress0=10 9 1 41
   DisableDHCP=1
   DriverName=TCPIP$
   BINDINGS=SK$sk98nd
   LANABASE=0

   [protman]
   DriverName=PROTMAN$
   PRIORITY=MS$NDISHLP

   [SK$sk98nd]
   DriverName=sk98nd$
   CHECKLINK=1

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