Microsoft KB Archive/37925

= Mac DOS: Apple LocalTalk PC Network Card =

Article ID: 37925

Article Last Modified on 10/30/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Mail for Appletalk Networks 3.0
 * Microsoft Mail for Appletalk Networks 3.1

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This article was previously published under Q37925



SUMMARY
Below is a description of the Farallon LocalTalk PC network card.

The following are the system requirements (according to the owner's guide):


 * IBM PC or compatible with at least 256K of RAM
 * Two floppy disk drives or one floppy disk drive and a hard drive
 * Microsoft MS-DOS or IBM PC-DOS version 3.1 or later
 * LocalTalk Locking Connector Kit (DB-9)

The following are the default DIP switch settings for the Apple LocalTalk PC network card:  Switch  Desc   Default   Function --

1      IRQ4     Off     Selects Interrupt Request level 4. Same interrupt as serial port COM1. Switches 2 and 3 must be off to select IRQ4.

2      IRQ3     On      Selects Interrupt Request level 3. Same as                           serial port COM2. Switches 1 and 3 must be                           off to select IRQ3.

3      IRQ2     Off     Selects Interrupt Request level 2. This setting must not be used on a PC/AT machine because it conflicts with the hard disk controller. Switches 1 and 2 must be                           off to select IRQ2.

4,6 DRQ3,DACK3  Off     DMA Request and DMA Acknowledge on DMA channel 3. Both switches must be on (and                           switches 5 and 7 off).

5,7 DRQ1,DACK1  On      DMA Request and DMA Acknowledge on DMA channel 1. Both switches must be on (and                           switches 4 and 6 off).

8   $24x/$22x   On      Selects the address range of the card. If                           this switch is on, the card will respond to control signals sent to addresses in                           the range $240 through $247. If this switch is off, the card will respond to                           control signals sent to addresses $220 to                            $227. If you change the DIP switch settings on the card to resolve any conflicts with other cards in your system, you must notify the AppleTalk driver ATALK of these changes. This is done by adding one or more parameters after the driver name ATALK.COM. The following table summarizes these options:   Option       Default     Other Possible Values --

/CARDINT=x     3               2 or 4 /DMA=x         1           3 (PC/AT only) /ADDRESS=xxx  $24x               220



MORE INFORMATION
The Farallon LocalTalk PC network card uses the following required AppleShare device drivers to run the version 2.0 or later Microsoft Mail MS- DOS client:   Driver                    Description --  LSL.COM                   Link Support Layer ATALK.COM                AppleTalk PC Protocol Stack LTALK.COM or LTALKP.COM  Apple LocalTalk MLID PAP_WS.COM               AppleTalk Printer Access Protocol COMPAT.COM               AppleTalk Compatibility Module The Farallon LocalTalk PC network card is manufactured by Farallon Computing, Inc., a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.

For more information concerning the Farallon LocalTalk PC network card, see the Farallon LocalTalk PC network card owner's manual or call Farallon support at (415) 596-5000.

Additional query words: 3.00 3.10

Keywords: KB37925

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