Microsoft KB Archive/106712

= Windows for Workgroups 3.11: Using the Generic IPXODI Driver =

Article ID: 106712

Article Last Modified on 10/6/1999

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 * Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11

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This article was previously published under Q106712





SUMMARY
In Windows for Workgroups 3.11, if you install Novell NetWare as a secondary network using Novell's ODI configuration, you may need to use one of the generic IPXODI support network adapter drivers if your adapter has a working ODI driver but does not have a supported NDIS driver. In such cases, you must manually modify the PROTOCOL.INI and NET.CFG files to match the ODI MLID that is being used.



MORE INFORMATION
Windows for Workgroups 3.11 can use a Novell-certified ODI driver to communicate with the network adapter. To use the ODI driver with Windows for Workgroups 3.11, select the network adapter from the list of adapters in the Network Drivers dialog box of Network Setup.

To install the IPXODI support driver:

1. Start Windows for Workgroups 3.11 and choose the Network Setup icon in the Network group.

2. Choose Networks and select the Install Microsoft Windows Network option button (if it is not already selected).

3. Select the Other option button, and select the version of NetWare in use (either "Workstation Shell 3.X" or "Workstation Shell 4.0 And  Above") from the list of additional networks. Choose OK.

4. Choose Drivers and then choose Add Adapters.

5. The list of adapters provides three generic drivers:

IPXODI Support Driver (ArcNet) IPXODI Support Driver (Ethernet) IPXODI Support Driver (Token Ring)

Select the driver that matches your network topology and choose OK.

6. Choose Close to exit the Drivers dialog box. Choose Sharing, ensure those options are set correctly, and then choose OK.

7. Setup may then prompt you for Network Names. Once you have entered the names, Setup copies the files needed and modifies the configuration files, including NET.CFG and PROTOCOL.INI, as necessary.

The next step is to manually edit the PROTOCOL.INI file in the Windows for Workgroups 3.11 directory and the NET.CFG file.

NOTE: The lines you need to edit depend on the number of protocols that you installed for the IPXODI support driver.

To modify the PROTOCOL.INI file:

1. Open the PROTOCOL.INI file found in the Windows for Workgroups 3.11 directory using any ASCII editor.

2. Search the PROTOCOL.INI file for the following entries:

BINDINGS=

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[Link Driver ]

NOTE: You may have more than one BINDINGS= line in the PROTOCOL.INI file; you must modify all binding lines that contain .

3. Replace  with the appropriate MLID name for your ODI driver. (Normally, the MLID name is the same as that of the ODI driver.)

For example, if you are using an Intel EtherExpress 16 card and loading the ODI driver EXP16ODI.COM in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file, the MLID name is EXP16ODI. Replace any  lines in the PROTOCOL.INI file with EXP16ODI and then save the file. Refer to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file or to the batch file that loads the Novell NetWare ODI drivers for the name of the ODI driver. This name (excluding the extension) should be the correct MLID name.

4. Edit the NET.CFG file being used by the ODI drivers. This file is  normally located in the same directory from which the ODI files load. If you cannot find NET.CFG, exit Windows and run Microsoft Diagnostics (MSD) from the Windows for Workgroups 3.11 directory to find the location of NET.CFG. In MSD, choose Network. If the NetWare drivers are loaded, there is an entry that reads "PATH to NET.CFG=."

5. In the NET.CFG file, Setup adds the following line:

LINK DRIVER 

Replace the  with the correct MLID name for your ODI driver.

6. After you save the PROTOCOL.INI and NET.CFG files, reboot your computer. If the correct MLID name is entered, you should have access to the NetWare server(s) at MS-DOS and access to both NetWare servers and Windows for Workgroups servers in Windows.

The Novell products included here are manufactured by a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability.

Additional query words: 3.11

Keywords: KB106712

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