Configuring 16-bit Transport Software for a New Installation
Note: the section header lines must be left-justified and the parameter lines within each section must have at least one space or tab character at the beginning of the line. Also,
if your adapter driver file was NE2000.COM, the driver name given on the Link
Driver ... section header would be NE2000. Most ODI drivers follow this same
naming convention. Consult the documentation that came with your network
driver if necessary.
Sample NET.CFG for using TCP/IP only:
Note: Obtain correct IP address, router, and net-mask values from your network
administrator. If you don't have a network administrator and your new LAN is going
to remain isolated from other networks, use the values as shown in the example
above. This will configure the server machine as node 1 on network
204.250.100; the workstations on your network would need to be configured with the same network number and a node number between 2 and 254, inclusive. Each
workstation must use a unique node number; duplicating node numbers will cause your network to
malfunction.
Sample NET.CFG for using IPX and TCP/IP:
C:\NWCLIENT\LSL
C:\NWCLIENT\NE2000
C:\NWCLIENT\IPXODI /A
C:\NWCLIENT\TCPIP
SET PATH=C:\NWCLIENT;%PATH%
Copy one of the examples shown below, only replacing the NE2000 reference with
the name of your adapter driver, altering the hardware settings to match your
installation, and, if using TCP/IP, filling in correct values for your TCP/IP
addressing information.
Sample NET.CFG for using IPX only:
Link Support
Max Boards 4
Max Stacks 4
Link Driver NE2000
int 5
port 300
frame Ethernet_802.2
Protocol IPX
IPX Sockets 36
Note: Other possible Ethernet frames are: Ethernet_802.3, Ethernet_II, or
Ethernet_SNAP.
Buffers 32 638
MemPool 40K
Max Boards 4
Max Stacks 4
Link Driver NE2000
int 5
port 300
frame Ethernet_II
Protocol TCPIP
ip_address 204.250.100.1
ip_netmask 255.255.255.0
ip_router 0.0.0.0
tcp_window 598
tcp_sockets 32
Note: If you have no IP router on your LAN connecting it with other LAN segments,
you may omit the ip_router line or leave the value of 0.0.0.0.
Buffers 32 638
MemPool 40K
Max Boards 4
Max Stacks 4
Link Driver NE2000
int 5
port 300
frame Ethernet_802.3
frame Ethernet_II
Protocol TCPIP
ip_address 204.250.100.1
ip_netmask 255.255.255.0
ip_router 0.0.0.0
tcp_window 598
tcp_sockets 32
Protocol IPX
IPX Sockets 36
Note: The Frame Ethernet_II parameter will be used by TCP/IP. If you are using a
token-ring network, replace Ethernet_II with Token-Ring_SNAP. There are no
other choices.
Note: If you plan to have IPX use the same frame type as TCP/IP, you can omit the
first Frame parameter, leaving only Frame Ethernet_II or Frame
Token-Ring_SNAP.
Note: If you have no IP router on your LAN connecting it with other LAN segments,
you may omit the ip_router line or leave the value of 0.0.0.0.
Note: Obtain correct IP address, router, and net-mask values from your network
administrator. If you don't have a network administrator and your new LAN is going
to remain isolated from other networks, use the values as shown in the example
above. This will configure the server machine as node 1 on network
204.250.100; the workstations on your network would need to be configured with the same network number and a node number between 2 and 254, inclusive. Each
workstation must use a unique node number; duplicating node numbers will cause your network to
malfunction.
WARNING: LSL buffer size too small (minimum: 1500 bytes).
You may ignore this warning; it is expected. If other errors occur, you may
have mis-typed something in the NET.CFG file, or your hardware may not match the
settings indicated in the NET.CFG file.