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  • Page 1 Trumpcard Ethernet LAN User’s Guide and Reference...

  • Page 2: How To Contact Us

    Trumpcard is a trademark of Ositech Communications Inc. P/N: 614006-001 Revision 3.0 How To Contact Us At Ositech Communications, we make every effort to provide our customers with products that fit their needs and work well. If you wish to...
  • Page 3 Preface This guide provides Network software installation instructions for the Ositech Trumpcard Ethernet LAN PC Card. The Trumpcard Ethernet LAN PC Card is a PCMCIA Type II PC Card that can connect to 10BaseT (unshielded twisted pair) or 10Base2 (thin coax) Ethernet Networks.

  • Page 4: Operating Conditions

    FCC Notice This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy, and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Contents Section One Introduction Section Two Hardware Installation Preparing for Installation ... 2-1 Installing the Trumpcard LAN ... 2-2 Connecting to 10BaseT Twisted Pair Networks ... 2-3 Interface Cabling and Pinout ... 2-5 Concentrators ... 2-6 Twisted Pair Ethernet Network Characteristics ... 2-6 Connecting to 10Base2 Thin Ethernet Networks ...
  • Page 6 Microsoft Windows for Workgroups ... 3-11 Microsoft Windows NT 3.5 ... 3-13 Microsoft Workgroup Connection for DOS ... 3-13 NDIS (Generic) ... 3-15 Novell Netware for DOS ... 3-16 Novell Netware for OS/2 ... 3-17 Novell Unixware DLPI Driver ... 3-19 SCO UNIX LLI Driver ...

  • Page 7: Section One Introduction

    Section One Introduction Congratulations on your choice of an Ositech Trumpcard Ethernet LAN PC Card! We believe you will find it a superior quality product that will meet or exceed your Networking needs. The Trumpcard Ethernet LAN PC Card is a convenient, dual-media, credit-card sized adapter that provides an interface between a PCMCIA capable computer and an Ethernet Network.
  • Page 8 Section One 1 - 2 Trumpcard Ethernet LAN...

  • Page 9: Section Two

    Section Two Hardware Installation Unpack the Trumpcard Ethernet LAN hardware, and follow the steps listed below to install it on your computer. Instructions are included for both 10BaseT twisted-pair and 10Base2 thin coax Ethernet Network operations. Preparing for Installation To install the Trumpcard, you require the accompanying diskettes and the following items: •...

  • Page 10: Installing The Trumpcard Lan

    Section Two Installing the Trumpcard Ethernet LAN The Trumpcard Ethernet LAN can be inserted into a computer whether the power is ON or OFF. Follow these steps: • Orient the Trumpcard so that the 68-pin connector is next to the PCMCIA slot of the computer.

  • Page 11: Connecting To 10Baset Twisted Pair Networks

    Connecting to 10BaseT Twisted Pair Networks The Trumpcard Ethernet LAN can be connected to a 10BaseT Network in one of two ways: directly connected through a cable attached to the Trumpcard if you have the 10BaseT version, or via the Media Access Module if you need to connect with 10Base2 cabling.
  • Page 12 Section Two The second method of connecting to a 10BaseT Network is via the Media Access Module. A female RJ-45 connector is provided on the Media Access Module for 10BaseT Network connections. To connect the Trumpcard to a 10BaseT Network connection using the Media Access Module, follow these steps: •...

  • Page 13: Interface Cabling And Pinout

    Interface Cabling and Pinout The direct connect 10BaseT cable provided with the Trumpcard is wired for direct connection to an Ethernet 10BaseT Concentrator. If the premises wiring scheme you are using does not match this wiring scheme, then contact Ositech for assistance on how to make a 10BaseT Network connection in your environment.

  • Page 14: Concentrators

    Section Two Concentrators The Trumpcard, when used with 10BaseT Twisted-pair cable, must always connect to a concentrator. This results in a star-wired Network with the concentrator at the centre of the star. The Trumpcard is compatible with 10BaseT concentrators from a variety of vendors. Twisted Pair Network Characteristics Standard Data Rate...

  • Page 15: Connecting To 10Base2 Thin Ethernet Networks

    Connecting to 10Base2 Thin Ethernet Networks The Trumpcard can only be connected to a 10Base2 Network by using the Media Access Module. The following items are required to interconnect the Trumpcard to a 10Base2 thin coax Ethernet Network: • A BNC coaxial T-connector. •...

  • Page 16: Thin Coax Ethernet Segment

    Section Two Media Access Module 10Base2 Network Connection Thin Coax Ethernet Segment A thin coax Ethernet cable segment is the length of cable between terminations. The Trumpcard PC Card functions with 185 meter (607 foot with IEEE 10Base2) or 300 meter (984 foot, using the extended length option) cable segments.
  • Page 17 If you are using extended length segments, all repeaters and transceivers must be designed for 300-meter operation. In addition, all LAN adapters must be configured to operate with the extended segment length. Note: You cannot use Ethernet adapters to extend 185-meter segments to 300-meter segments unless all LAN adapters and repeaters in the network are capable of operation on the extended segment length.

  • Page 18: Thin Ethernet Network Characteristics

    Section Two Thin Ethernet Network Characteristics Characteristics Standard Data Rate Segment Length Maximum number of segments between nodes Maximum number of repeaters between nodes Network Span Maximum number of nodes per segment Maximum number of nodes per network Minimum space between nodes Cable type 2 - 10...

  • Page 19: Media Access Module Led Indicators

    Media Access Module LED Indicators The Media Access Module has two LED indicators used to provide a visual indication of the state of the network link. The LED indicators will only be operational once the Trumpcard network driver has been loaded or during Diagnostic testing.
  • Page 20 Section Two 2 - 12 Trumpcard Ethernet LAN...

  • Page 21: Section Three

    Operation Section Three Operation User’s Guide and Reference 3 - 1...

  • Page 22: Socket Services And Card Services

    Section Three Socket Services and Card Services Your computer having Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA) support allows you to insert credit card-sized devices called PC Cards. The PCMCIA standard defines both a hardware and software standard. The software standard identifies two specifications which are called Socket Services and Card Services.

  • Page 23: Network Software Installation

    Network Software Installation In order to assist with the installation and configuration of networks drivers, Ositech has provided Installation Software for the DOS / Windows and OS/2 operating systems. Follow the instructions printed on the appropriate diskette label for details on how to invoke the Installation Software.

  • Page 24: Dec Pathworks

    Section Three 6. Type PCCONFIG and select ‘Network Card Settings’ and then select ‘NDIS Ethernet’. 7. At the ‘PROTOCOL.INI’ bindings prompt type OSITECH_NIF and press [F10] to save and press [ESC] to return to main menu. 8. Select ‘Login Environment Settings’, then select ‘Default Communications driver’, then select ‘NDIS Ethernet’.

  • Page 25: Ftp Software Lanwatch

    7. Complete NETSETUP and return to the DOS prompt. The PROTOCOL.INI file in your DECNET directory should appear something like the following: [protocol manager] DRIVERNAME=PROTMAN$ [IPX4MAC] DRIVER=IPX$MAC BINDINGS=OTCETH.DOS [DATALINK] DRIVERNAME=LL$MAC LG_BUFFERS=16 SM_BUFFERS=6 OUTSTANDING=32 HEURISTICS=6 BINDINGS=OTCETH.DOS [OTCETH.DOS] DRIVERNAME=OTCETH$ Your CONFIG.SYS file should contain the following lines : DEVICE=C:\DECNET\PROTMAN.SYS /I:C:\DECNET DEVICE=C:\DECNET\OTCETH.DOS Your AUTOEXEC.BAT file should contain the following line:...

  • Page 26: Ibm Lan Server

    Section Three 4 When prompted for ‘Packet driver or NDIS driver’ select ‘NDIS driver’. 5. When asked do you have a PROTOCOL.INI file answer: 6. When prompted for path to PROTOCOL.INI file type: C:\NDIS 7. When asked which driver does LanWatch bind to type: OSITECH_NIF 8.
  • Page 27 For an OS/2 workstation you must first install LAN Adapter and Protocol Support (LAPS) and then import the Trumpcard driver. 1. Follow the instructions for installing LAPS in accordance with your IBM LAN Adapter and Protocol Support Configuration Guide. You must first install LAPS on the workstation in order to install additional Network adapter drivers.

  • Page 28: Ibm Lan Support Program

    Section Three PROTOCOL.INI [PROT_MAN] DRIVERNAME = PROTMAN$ [IBMLXCFG] OSTETH_nif = OTCETH.nif LANDD_nif = LANDD.nif NETBEUI_nif = NETBEUI.nif [LANDD_nif] DRIVERNAME = LANDD$ BINDINGS = OTCETH_nif ETHERAND_TYPE = "I" [NETBEUI_nif] DRIVERNAME = NETBEUI$ BINDINGS = OTCETH_nif ETHERAND_TYPE = "I" [OTCETH_nif] DRIVERNAME = OTCETH$ Note: Keyword specifications associated with the NDIS driver are explained in Appendix B, Error Messages in Appendix C.
  • Page 29 3. At the ‘Current Configuration’ screen go to the box ‘Selections for Adapter’ and select ‘Ositech Trumpcard’. 4. Press [F4] – to install the IBM LSP and the Ositech Trumpcard NDIS driver. End of Installation. The following are examples of possible CONFIG.SYS file setups. These lines would be present in the CONFIG.SYS file.

  • Page 30: Microsoft Lan Manager

    Section Three Microsoft LAN Manager To install Microsoft LAN Manager versions 2.0, 2.1 and 2.2, the Trumpcard driver diskette contains the required files and directory structure to allow the LAN Manager installer to import an OEM disk. 1. Begin installation of LAN Manager using SETUP from the LAN Manager Installation diskettes.
  • Page 31 2. When prompted for ‘INSTALL NEW NETWORK ADAPTER’, select ‘Unlisted’ or ‘Updated Network Adapter’. 3. When prompted to ‘INSERT NETWORK DRIVER DISKETTE IN DRIVE A:’ , place the Trumpcard driver diskette in drive A. 4. For WFW 3.1 enter A:\WFW\31 For WFW 3.11 enter A:\WFW\311 If you have used the configuration software to configure the Network...
  • Page 32 Section Three [NWLINK] BINDINGS=OTCETH [NETBEUI] BINDINGS=OTCETH,XXXX LANABASE=0 SESSIONS=10 In your CONFIG.SYS the following line should be present: DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\IFSHLP.SYS In your AUTOEXEC.BAT the following lines should be present: C:\WINDOWS\NETSTART CD \NOVELL OTCETH IPXODI C:\WINDOWS\ODIHLP.EXE NETX Your NET.CFG file under the Novell directory would contain the following lines: LINK DRIVER OTCETH Frame Ethernet_802.3...

  • Page 33: Microsoft Windows Nt 3.5

    Microsoft Windows NT 3.5 The Trumpcard Windows NT 3.5 NDIS3.0 driver is a Network driver and enabler for Intel, Databook and compatible PCMCIA equipped computers. With this driver installed, networking functions will be available under Windows NT 3.5. The Trumpcard Windows NT 3.5 driver requires that the Trumpcard PC Card be inserted prior to the driver being loaded.

  • Page 34: Microsoft Workgroup Connection For Dos

    OEM diskette. 1. Run SETUP from MSWGCN Workgroup Connection diskette. 2. When prompted to select a Network card, select 3. When prompted for the location (path) of the OEM driver, insert the Trumpcard driver diskette and enter A:\WFW\31 4.

  • Page 35: Ndis (Generic)

    [MS$NETBEUI] Drivername=netbeui$ SESSIONS=6 NCBS=12 BINDINGS=MS$OTCETH$NIC LANABASE=0 Note: Keyword specifications associated with the NDIS driver are explained in Appendix B, Error Messages in Appendix C. NDIS (Generic) These steps outline how to install the Trumpcard NDIS device driver for Network operating systems that are not described in this manual, and will operate with a NDIS driver.

  • Page 36: Novell Netware For Dos

    Section Three Change the second line above to: DEVICE=C:\<path>\OTCETH.DOS <-- DOS DEVICE=C:\<path>\OTCETH.OS2 <-- OS2 Save the changes made to this file. 7. Next, edit the PROTOCOL.INI file, the file will be in the <path> directory. In this file under the heading [ELNK_NIF] please change the line DRIVERNAME=ELNK$ to read DRIVERNAME=OTCETH$ Also remove any existing settings under this line(i.e.
  • Page 37 Netware NETX For Netware using NETX.EXE, the Trumpcard ODI driver must be installed manually by copying the Trumpcard ODI driver (OTCETH.COM) to the directory containing the workstation software. The Trumpcard ODI driver is located in the \NETWARE\DOS subdirectory on the Trumpcard driver diskette. In order to configure the Trumpcard ODI driver, a NET.CFG file must be created;...

  • Page 38: Novell Netware For Os/2

    Section Three Loading the DOS ODI Driver The DOS ODI driver OTCETH.COM for the Trumpcard PC Card is an executable DOS TSR (Terminate and Stay Resident) program. It must be loaded always after the LSL (Link Support Layer) module and before the IPXODI (IPX Stack Protocol).

  • Page 39: Appendix A, Error Messages In

    Loading the OS/2 ODI Driver The OS/2 ODI driver OTCETH.SYS for the Trumpcard is an OS/2 device driver, it must always be loaded after the LSL (Link Support Layer) module and before the IPX (IPX Protocol Stack). Below is an example of a possible CONFIG.SYS file which allows the loading of necessary modules to establish a link from an OS/2 Workstation to a Netware Server: REM --- Netware Requester statements BEGIN ---...
  • Page 40 Section Three The Trumpcard DLPI driver requires that the Trumpcard PC Card be inserted prior to the driver being loaded. If no Trumpcard is found the driver will not be loaded and networking functions will NOT be available. When the driver has successfully loaded, unpredictable results will occur if the Trumpcard is now removed from the PCMCIA slot.

  • Page 41: Sco Unix Lli Driver

    $ su enter the root password at the Password: prompt # cd /tmp # pkgadd -d diskette1 Then simply follow the instructions provided by the installation script to complete the installation of the driver. SCO UNIX LLI Driver The Trumpcard LLI Driver is a Network driver and enabler for Intel, Databook and compatible PCMCIA equipped computers.
  • Page 42 Section Three • One blank 3.5 inch high density (1.44MB) diskette libelled “Ositech Trumpcard LLI Driver Disk”. • IO port and IRQ that you wish to assign to the LAN function. You can use hwconfig to see what devices are currently configured into your UNIX system.

  • Page 43: Section Four

    Appendices Section Four Appendices User’s Guide and Reference 4 - 1...

  • Page 44: Appendix A - Odi Keywords

    Section Four APPENDIX A – ODI Keywords The following ODI keywords are supported by the Trumpcard ODI drivers. The keywords must be in the NET.CFG file under the line LINK DRIVER OTCETH and must be indented in by at least one space. If the keyword is not present, the default value shown will be assumed.

  • Page 45: Node Address

    Note: This keyword is used to disable the Link Test Function on a 10BaseT network connection only. INT <interrupt level> Description: Set the interrupt level Default: 5 or AUTO Accepted values: Any valid interrupt value excluding 0, 1, 2, 6, 8, and 13 Note: If this keyword exists, the driver will return an error when unable to operate using the specified interrupt.

  • Page 46: Net.cfg Example

    Section Four PROTOCOL < named protocol > < protocol id > < frame type > Description: Associate the named protocol with the protocol id Default: Pre-defined Novell values Accepted values: Refer to Novell documentation SOCKET <socket number> Description: Enable operation with PCMCIA socket indicated Default: Auto Accepted values: 1, 2, or Auto Notes:...

  • Page 47: Appendix B - Ndis Keywords

    APPENDIX B – NDIS Keywords The following NDIS keywords are supported by the Trumpcard NDIS drivers. The keywords must be in the PROTOCOL.INI file under the section with a DriverName = OTCETH$. If the keyword is not present the default value shown will be assumed. MEDIA= <media type>...
  • Page 48 Section Four INTERRUPT= <interrupt level> Description: Set the interrupt level Default: 5 or AUTO Accepted values: Any valid interrupt value excluding 0, 1, 2, 6, 8, and 13 Note: If this keyword exists, the driver will return an error if unable to operate using the specified interrupt.

  • Page 49: Protocol.ini Example

    PROTOCOL.INI Example An example of a possible PROTOCOL.INI file follows: [protocol manager] DRIVERNAME=PROTMAN$ [stack] DRIVERNAME=STACK$ BINDINGS=OSITECH_NIF [ositech_nif] DRIVERNAME=OTCETH$ MEDIA=BASET MEM=0xD0000 EXCLUSIVE DISLINK INTERRUPT=5 IOBASE=0x300 NETADDRESS=’000079821660’ MAXTRANSMITS=24 SOCKET=1 User’s Guide and Reference Appendices 4 - 7...

  • Page 50: Appendix C - Messages

    Section Four APPENDIX C – MESSAGES WARNING MESSAGES Warning messages will result in the network driver being loaded into memory, provided no error messages were reported. The driver will use pre-defined defaults when warnings are issued; the user will be informed of these defaults.
  • Page 51 To correct this error, make sure that the requested resources (i.e. IRQ, PORT or EXCLUSIVE) used do not conflict with other resources currently in use. PCMCIA adapter not found The network driver has been unable to detect a PCMCIA adapter. A valid PCMCIA adapter must be INTEL or Databook compatible.
  • Page 52 Section Four The expected Tuple not found The network driver has been unable to locate configuration information needed to operate the network. Run the diagnostic software accompanying the Trumpcard to correct this situation. Must be an AT (.286) or higher system The network driver requires that the computer, as a minimum, is a PC AT (80286) or higher.

  • Page 53: Odi Specific Error Messages

    ODI Specific Error Messages MLID could not be unloaded, the operation was aborted MLID could not register Protocol ID This version of LSL is not supported The frame type is already activated for frame The node address was incorrectly specified in NET.CFG An invalid keyword was specified in NET.CFG on line nnn The frame type specified in the NET.CFG is not supported The LSL is not loaded...
  • Page 54 Section Four 4 - 12 Trumpcard Ethernet LAN...

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