
                           README.NDI
          Copyright 1992, Compaq Computer Corporation.
                                                
          LAN MANAGER / LAN SERVER INSTALLATION NOTES


CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION
2. FEATURES
3. RELEVANT FILES
4. INSTALLING LAN MANAGER 2.x FOR DOS AND OS2
5. INSTALLING LAN SERVER 2.x FOR OS2
6. PROTOCOL.INI VALUES
7. NOTES
8. LIMITATIONS


1. INTRODUCTION

     This file contains the latest installation information on the
     Microsoft LAN Manager and IBM LAN Server drivers for the COMPAQ
     32-Bit NetFlex Controller and the COMPAQ 32-bit DualSpeed Token- 
     Ring Controller.

     ****************************************************************
     *                                                              *
     *  IMPORTANT NOTE!!     IMPORTANT NOTE!!     IMPORTANT NOTE!!  *
     *                                                              *
     *  These drivers REPLACE the older CPQTOK drivers!  If using   *
     *  Compaq 32-bit DualSpeed Controllers, please reinstall       *
     *  support for these controllers from this diskette.  The      *
     *  CPQTOK and NETFLX drivers are incompatible and will not     *
     *  operate properly together.                                  * 
     *                                                              *
     ****************************************************************


2. FEATURES

     1. Provides support for shutting down the network card when
        OS/2 is shut down.

     2. Microsoft Windows 3.0/3.1 and loading of the driver into XMS 
        memory is supported by the DOS Driver.

     3. NDIS 2.0.1 Compliant drivers.



3. RELEVANT FILES

     README.NDI   - This file
     NETFLX.OS2   - NDIS 2.0 Driver for OS/2 LAN Manager and LAN Server.
     NETFLX.DOS   - NDIS 2.0 Driver for DOS LAN Manager.
     NETFLX.NIF   - Network card Installation File.  The file in the
                    root directory is for LAN Server and the files in the
                    MSLANMAN tree structures are for LAN Manager.

  
4. INSTALLING LAN MANAGER 2.x FOR DOS AND OS/2

4.1 INSTALLING LAN MANAGER 2.0 FOR DOS AND OS/2

     Bring up LAN MANAGER Setup, Select Actions from the Menu and then
     select Import from the pull-down menu.  Insert the diskette when
     prompted and press enter.  Then configure as normal.

4.2 INSTALLING LAN MANAGER 2.1 FOR DOS AND OS/2

     Bring up LAN MANAGER Setup, select Configuration from the Main Menu, 
     select Network Drivers from the pull-down menu, select the Add New 
     Config button, and then select the Other Driver button.  Insert the 
     diskette when prompted and press enter.  Then configure as normal.

5. INSTALLING LAN SERVER 2.x FOR OS/2

     Bring up the OS/2 LAN Services Installation/Configuration utility
     by going to the LAN Services Group and selecting it or by going to
     the Lan Server INSTALL directory and typeing LANINST.  Select
     Advanced installation from the Basic or Advanced Installation/
     Configuration menu and then from the Install Type select Install or
     configuration this workstation.  When the server type window appears,
     select your particular server type.  The Installation and
     Configuration windows appears next.  Select Configure a component.
     From the Configure menu, select LAN Adapter and Protocol Support and
     click on the Configure button.  When the Options menu appears,
     select Copy additional network adapter drivers.  Insert the
     distribution diskette in the A or B drive and enter that drive
     name in the Copy Additional Network Adapter Drivers menu followed
     by a backslash (the files are in the root directory.)  Then you
     can configure the network card from the Configure Workstation Screen
     by selecting Configure Workstation from the Options menu (described
     earlier.)  Then configure as normal.

6. PROTOCOL.INI VALUES

     The following tables summarize the possible entries and values in
     the driver section for the NETFLX driver in PROTOCOL.INI file:

     Entry               Minimum             Maximum             Default
     --------------------------------------------------------------------------
     DRIVERNAME          1 char. + $         8 char. + $         NETFLX$
                                                                 NETFLXn$
     EARLYRELEASE        --                  --                  --
     NETADDRESS          --                  12 hex. digits      --
     MAXREQUESTS         3                   10                  3
     MAXMULTICASTS       1                   50                  16
     MAXTRANSMITS        3                   100                 40 (Note 1)
     MAXRECEIVES         3                   30                  3
     PRODUCTID           --                  36 hex. digits      See explanation
     MAXFRAMESIZE
         Token Ring
           16 Mbps       256                 17952               2200
           4 Mbps        256                 4096                2200
         Ethernet	 256                 1514                1514


     Note 1: If an XMS memory manager is present and/or NETFLX.DOS is being 
             installed into high memory through	either RUNHI or LOADHIGH, 
             the default is 3.  The lower number of transmits is needed 
             because the driver must allocate translation buffers that it 
             can lock down for transmission.

     The following table describes the Entries in the table above.

     Entry               Explanation
     --------------------------------------------------------------------------
     DRIVERNAME          Identifies the network device driver. DRIVERNAME
                         is the base portion of the filename plus a digit
                         if there is more than one token-ring driver.
                         DRIVERNAME is NETFLX$ for the first token-ring
                         driver, NETFLX2$ for the second, and so on.

     EARLYRELEASE        This entry specifies the early token release option
                         for the token-ring 16 Mbps NIC. This is a function
                         that reduces the average time another NIC must wait
                         to gain access to the network. This entry is not
                         followed by an equal sign and is ignored when the
                         controller is configured for 4 Mbps network speed.
                         This parameter is not used when a COMPAQ 32-bit
                         NetFlex Controller is configured for Ethernet
                         operation.

     NETADDRESS          Overrides the network address of the NIC. This entry
                         should only be used if there are duplicate addresses
                         on the network. The network address value is a
                         hexadecimal sting of 12 digits enclosed in double
                         quotes. An example of a network address is:
                         NETADDRESS="400001261835"
     
     MAXREQUESTS         Specifies the maximum number of general requests
                         that can be pending at one time.

     MAXMULTICASTS       Specifies the maximum number of multicast addresses
                         that can be set on the adapter at one time.  This
                         parameter is only used with the COMPAQ 32-bit
                         NetFlex Controller when it is configured for 
                         Ethernet operation.

     MAXTRANSMITS        Specifies the maximum number of buffers that can
                         be queued for transmission at one time.  For the
                         DOS driver, see note 1 above.

     MAXRECEIVES         Specifies the maximum number of receive buffers
                         that can be queued at one time.
     
     PRODUCTID           Specifies the Product ID of the specific NIC. The
                         Product ID value is a string of up to 36 hexadecimal
                         characters (must be an even number). Refer to the
                         IBM Token-Ring Architecture Reference Manual for
                         more details. This parameter is has no meaning if a
                         COMPAQ 32-bit NetFlex Controller is configured for
                         Ethernet operation. The default value for this entry
                         is:
                         0910F0F0F0F0F0F0F0F0F0F0F0F0F0F0F0F0

     MAXFRAMESIZE        Specifies the size of the RECEIVE and TRANSMIT
                         buffers, in bytes. The maximum size of the buffers
                         depends on the network type and network speed setting.
                         The NIC allows	a value of 4096 for 4 Mbps Token Ring
                         operation, 17952 for 16 Mbps Token Ring operation,
                         and 1514 for Ethernet operation.


7. NOTES

     When multiple COMPAQ 32-bit NetFlex and/or COMPAQ 32-bit Dual-Speed
     Token-Ring Controllers are installed in a system, multiple copies
     of the NETFLX driver are installed for each board.  The drivers 
     search for the boards from slot 0 to slot 15 in ascending order.
     If one driver detects a problem with the board it is to control,
     it will return an error.  Because that driver returned an error and
     did not mark the board as being owned by the driver, all NETFLX 
     drivers which load after the failing driver will suffer the same
     error because that try to control the failing board.  Whan an error
     occurs, resolve the problem noted by the first error before assuming
     all boards have the same error.


8. LIMITATIONS

     None

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