Before you can successfully install the NDIS2 driver software, the Broadcom
network controller must be physically installed on the computer. Networking
software that is appropriate to the operating system (such as Microsoft LAN
Manager 2.2 for MS-DOS ) must already be running on your computer.
Installing the NDIS2
Driver Software for Use on MS-DOS Platforms
The NDIS2 driver software can be run from an MS-DOS startup disk using Microsoft
Network Client 3.0 or from the hard disk using Microsoft LAN Manager 2.2.
Creating a Startup Disk to Run Microsoft
Network Client
To perform this installation you must have the following items:
Windows NT Server 4.0 CD-ROM
A blank MS-DOS system disk (3.5" high-density floppy disk)
Access to the Broadcom NDIS2 driver file (B44.dos)
Notes:
Windows NT Server 4.0 users.When running Setup
for Microsoft Network Client v3.0 for MS-DOS, click any network
card from the list (NE2000 Compatible, for example)
to create the startup disk.
Create a folder called NCADMIN in the root of the C drive.
Copy the NCADMIN.CN_, NCADMIN.EX_, and NCADMIN.HL_ files from the I386 folder
on the Windows NT Server 4.0 CD-ROM.
Open a command prompt window and change the directory to C:\NCADMIN.
Type expand -r ncadmin.* and press ENTER.
Close the command prompt window by typing exit and then
pressing ENTER.
Start Windows Explorer.
Open the NCADMIN folder and double-click ncadmin.exe.
Follow the on-screen instructions to make the network startup disk (choose
NE2000 Compatible from the list of adapters).
Modifying
the Startup Disk
Edit A:\Net\Protocol.ini with Notepad or a similar text editor.
Change DriverName=$ to DriverName=B44$.
Remove all other parameter entries under the [MS$NE2CLONE] or equivalent
section such as IOBASE=0x300 or INTERRUPT=3, and so on.
Example Protocol.ini for IP
[network.setup]
version=0x3110
netcard=ms$ne2clone,1,MS$NE2CLONE,1
transport=tcpip,TCPIP
lana0=ms$ne2clone,1,tcpip
[MS$NE2CLONE]
DriverName=B44$
[protman]
DriverName=PROTMAN$
PRIORITY=MS$NDISHLP
[tcpip]
NBSessions=6
DefaultGateway=0 ; SubNetMask=255 0 0 0
; IPAddress=192 168 0 1
DisableDHCP=0
DriverName=TCPIP$
BINDINGS=MS$NE2CLONE
LANABASE=0
Example Protocol.ini for IPX
[network.setup]
version=0x3110
netcard=ms$ne2clone,1,MS$NE2CLONE,1
transport=ms$ndishlp,MS$NDISHLP
transport=ms$nwlink,MS$NWLINK
lana0=ms$ne2clone,1,ms$nwlink
lana1=ms$ne2clone,1,ms$ndishlp
[MS$NE2CLONE]
DriverName=B44$
[protman]
DriverName=PROTMAN$
PRIORITY=MS$NDISHLP
[MS$NDISHLP]
DriverName=ndishlp$
BINDINGS=ms$ne2clone
[ms$nwlink]
DriverName=nwlink$
FRAME=Ethernet_802.2
BINDINGS=MS$NE2CLONE
LANABASE=0
Example Protocol.ini for NetBEUI
[network.setup]
version=0x3110
netcard=ms$ne2clone,1,MS$NE2CLONE,1
transport=ms$ndishlp,MS$NDISHLP
transport=ms$netbeui,MS$NETBEUI
lana0=ms$ne2clone,1,ms$ndishlp
lana1=ms$ne2clone,1,ms$netbeui
[MS$NE2CLONE]
DriverName=B44$
[protman]
DriverName=PROTMAN$
PRIORITY=MS$NDISHLP
[MS$NDISHLP]
DriverName=ndishlp$
BINDINGS=MS$NE2CLONE
[MS$NETBEUI]
DriverName=netbeui$
SESSIONS=10
NCBS=12
BINDINGS=MS$NE2CLONE
LANABASE=0
Edit A:\Net\System.ini.
Change netcard= to netcard=B44.dos.
Check for references to C:\NET and change C:\NET to
A:\NET if necessary.
Example SYSTEM.INI
[network]
sizworkbuf=1498
filesharing=no
printsharing=no
autologon=yes
computername=MYPC
lanroot=A:\NET
username=USER1
workgroup=WORKGROUP
reconnect=yes
dospophotkey=N
lmlogon=0
logondomain=
preferredredir=basic
autostart=basic
maxconnections=8
[network drivers]
netcard=B44.dos
transport=ndishlp.sys,*netbeui
devdir=A:\NET
LoadRMDrivers=yes
Copy B44.dos to A:\Net.
Create the appropriate Autoexec.bat file in drive A for the chosen
protocol as shown below.
For TCP/IP
path=a:\net
a:\net\net initialize
a:\net\netbind.com
a:\net\umb.com
a:\net\tcptsr.exe
a:\net\tinyrfc.exe
a:\net\nmtsr.exe
a:\net\emsbfr.exe
a:\net\net start basic
net use z: \\SERVERNAME\SHARENAME
For IPX
SET PATH=A:\NET
A:\NET\net initialize
A:\NET\nwlink
A:\NET\NET START BASIC
net use z: \\SERVERNAME\SHARENAME
For NetBEUI
SET PATH=A:\NET
A:\NET\NET START BASIC
net use z: \\SERVERNAME\SHARENAME
Create a Config.sys file on the startup disk in drive A as shown
below.
files=30
device=a:\net\ifshlp.sys
lastdrive=z
Installing
the DOS NDIS2 Driver Software on the Hard Disk
Verify that the system has Microsoft LAN Manager 2.2 installed, with a protocol
such as NetBEUI configured.
Create a folder on your hard disk to store the NDIS 2.01 driver.
Example: C:\LANMAN
Copy the B44.dos file to this folder.
Edit the Config.sys file by adding the following lines:
DEVICE = C:\LANMAN\PROTMAN.DOS
DEVICE = C:\LANMAN\B44.DOS
DEVICE = C:\LANMAN\NETBEUI.DOS
Edit the Autoexec.bat file by adding the following lines:
C:\ LANMAN\NETBIND.EXE
C:\LANMAN\NET START WORKSTATION
C:\LANMAN\NET USE <drive letter>: \\<server
name>\<resource name>
Edit the Protocol.ini file (located in C:\LANMAN) to configure the driver
to bind with NetBEUI or any other protocols.
Example
[PROTOCOL MANAGER]
DriverName = PROTMAN$
[NETBEUI_XIF]
DriverName = netbeui$
BINDINGS = B44
[B44]
DriverName = "B44$"
Restart the computer to complete the installation.
Note: The driver loads during system configuration
and displays the Broadcom banner, controller name, MAC address, IRQ number,
detected line speed, and the controller BusNum and DevNum. If the driver
fails to load, an initialization fail message appears.
