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sk98odi.txt created 28-Jun-2004

Readme File for sk98odi.com v7.04 DOS ODI Driver supporting
the SysKonnect SK-9Exx, SK-98xx and SK-95xx Adapter Families


This file contains
 1  Overview
 2  Required Files
 3  Installation
 4  Driver Parameters
 5  Command line arguments
 6  Sample Installation/Configuration

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1  Overview
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The driver sk98odi.com is the Novell ODI 16-bit DOS Client MLID driver
for the SysKonnect SK-9Exx, SK-98xx and SK-95xx Adapter Families.

The driver supports only the second generation (V2.0) of
SysKonnect SK-9Exx, SK-98xx and SK-95xx Adapter Families
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2  Required Files
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    SK98ODI.COM			the driver
    SK98ODI.INS			installation skript for Novell VLM client
    NET.CFG			SAMPLE configuration file

    latest VLM client from Novell
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3  Installation
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When installing the VLM package for DOS follow the steps below to
install sk98odi.com:

1.  Start the Netware Client Installation.
2.  Start the dialog for choosing the driver for your network adapter.
3.  Select "OTHER DRIVERS".
4.  Enter the path where the files sk98odi.com and sk98odi.ins are located.
5.  Select "SysKonnect SK-9Exx, SK-98xx and SK-95xx Adapter Families".
6.  In the following setup dialog choose your "Frame Type" and the
    other parameters.
8.  After savig the setup with <F10>, the driver gets installed.
9.  Finish the installation of the Netware Client Installation.
10. You can modify the driver parameters later as described in the next
    section.
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4  Driver Parameters
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After the installation of the driver, there will be an entry in the
net.cfg in your nwclient installation directory that identifies your
adapter:

LINK DRIVER SK98ODI

    It is followed by one or more parameters. Beside the standard
    parameters from Novell client the driver supports the following
    parameters.

Frame type (mandatory)

    FRAME   <Frame-Type>

    This parameter specifies the Ethernet frame types for your network.
    Possible values are:

    ETHERNET_II
    ETHERNET_802.3
    ETHERNET_802.2
    ETHERNET_SNAP

Bus and device number (optional)

    BUSNUM  <busnum>
    DEVNUM  <devnum>

    With these parameters you can specify the network adapter the
    driver should bind on. This is useful, when there is more than
    one adapter in the system.
    The bus and device numbers are assigned by the BIOS at boot time. When
    the driver is called with the argument '-l' (see below) it shows bus
    and device numbers for the supported adapters in the system.

Connection type

    CONTYPE   <contype>

    This parameter can be used to force link speed and duplex mode.
	The value 1000 limits the speed capabilities in auto-negotiation
	to 1000 MBps. Using other values than AUTO or 1000 turns off
	auto-negotiation and is not recommended.
    Possible values are:

    AUTO
    1000
    100FD
    100HD
    10FD
    10HD

Check Link mode

    CHECK_LINK

    When this parameter has been specified the driver uses the first
    supported adapter in the system with a valid link. This parameter
    conflicts with BUSNUM and DEVNUM and will be ignored when BUSNUM
    and DEVNUM are used. When using CHECK_LINK you can load the driver
    only once.
    Calling the driver with the argument '-l' (see below) will show
    all supported adapters and their link status.

Number of receive and transmit buffers

    RECEIVE BUFFERS  [1..4]
    TRANSMIT BUFFERS [1..4]

    These parameters specify how many transmit and receive buffers the
    driver shall use. Using more buffers might improve the performance
    but the driver will consume more memory.
    
    The sum of receive and transmit buffers cannot be greater than 5.
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5  Command line arguments
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sk98odi.com can be started with the following arguments:


SK98ODI     - Installs the LAN driver
SK98ODI S   - Shows status of all resident LAN drivers in memory
SK98ODI U   - Unloads resident LAN driver from memory
SK98ODI ?   - Displays help screen
SK98ODI L   - Lists supported devices with bus and device number and
              link status
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6  Sample Installation/Configuration
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Sample startnet.bat (in the nwclient installation directory):

    SET NWLANGUAGE=ENGLISH
    C:\NWCLIENT\LSL.COM
    C:\NWCLIENT\sk98odi.com
    C:\NWCLIENT\IPXODI.COM
    C:\NWCLIENT\VLM.EXE

Sample net.cfg (in the nwclient installation directory):

    Link Driver SK98ODI
       FRAME ETHERNET_802.2
       BUSNUM 2
       DEVNUM 1

