WESTERN DIGITAL ** SuperDisk ** LOCAL AREA NETWORK SOFTWARE DRIVERS FOR "PLUS"-FAMILY StarLAN, ETHERNET AND ETHERNET TWISTED PAIR ADAPTER BOARDS Version 1.6 June 1989 This Disk Copyright Western Digital Corporation 1989. All Rights Reserved. == CURRENT VERSIONS == If you are not certain you have the most recent version of the SuperDisk or the drivers contained on this SuperDisk call 714-474-2033 x34700. This number reaches the Technical Support voice mail system. Select the LAN driver update option for the most recent versions of LAN drivers. This message recording will provide you with the most recent version number for all LAN drivers as well as information on how to obtain them. == CONTENTS == The following files are located in the main (root) directory of SuperDisk: File Contents README.DOC This file. JUMPERS.DOC Jumper settings for Western Digital LAN adapter boards. SYSMAP.DOC A map showing how computer system resources are usually used. This will help you configure a LAN adapter board. INSTALL.BAT Batch file to copy this diskette to another disk. To avoid possible conflicts, it puts the contents in a subdirectory named "WDPLUS" that it creates. (See Note 1). @6FC0.ADF Configuration file for Ethernet Micro Channel (*) adapters (on 3-1/2 inch diskettes only). @6FC1.ADF Configuration file for StarLAN Micro Channel adapters (on 3-1/2 inch diskettes only). xxx.LAN, NetWare v2.1 driver files that are required xxx.OBJ to be in the root directory. Drivers for each LAN operating system are located in separate subdirectories as follows: Subdirectory Contents NETWAR20 Novell Advanced NetWare (*) v2.0a NETWAR21 Novell Advanced NetWare, SFT NetWare, and ELS NetWare Level II v2.1 and later versions NWPATCH Patch Utility for NetWare Drivers NETBIOS Western Digital NETBIOS/OSI Interface Program for use with NETBIOS-based software such as the IBM (*) PC LAN Program and Microsoft MS-NET (*) 3PLUS 3Com 3+ (*) DECNET DEC DECnet-DOS (*) and DEC PCSA (*) LANMAN 3Com 3+ Open, Microsoft LAN Manager, and NDIS driver (DOS and OS/2) On all 3-1/2 inch diskettes and 5-1/4 inch diskettes labeled Diagnostics: UNIX53 UNIX (*) V.3 streams In addition to the driver itself, each subdirectory contains: o an INSTALL.DOC or USER.DOC file that explains how to install and use the software; and o a RELEASE.DOC file that states the current version, release date, and any improvements that were made in this version of the software. Note 1: The INSTALL program only copies files to the target drive. If you are installing NetWare then you MUST use the Driver disk itself. Novell requires a certain volume label on the driver disk, and this label is not copied to the target disk (whether it is a floppy or hard disk). DISKCOPY should be used if you need additional Driver disks for Novell installations. The 5.25 inch SuperDisk set includes a Diagnostic Disk. Included on the Diagnostic disk is a network utility called NADD which is used to identify LAN boards in your PC. Please refer to the README.DOC file on the 5.25 inch SuperDisk Diagnostics disk for more information. These programs are on the single 3.5 inch Micro Channel SuperDisk. All of the drivers on the SuperDisk function with both XT/AT bus systems and Micro Channel bus systems: StarLAN: StarCard PLUS (WD8003S) StarLink PLUS (WD8003SH) StarCard PLUS/A For Micro Channel (WD8003ST/A) Ethernet: EtherCard PLUS (WD8003E) EtherCard PLUS With 32K RAM Buffer Boot ROM Socket (WD8003EBT,8003EB) EtherCard PLUS/A For Micro Channel (WD8003ET/A, WD8003E/A) Ethernet Twisted Pair: EtherCard PLUS TP (WD8003WT) == DRIVERS AVAILABLE FROM BULLETIN BOARD == Western Digital operates a Technical Support Electronic Bulletin Board for its resellers and customers. This Bulletin Board contains documentation, diagnostic software, and drivers for use with Western Digital products. You can call it at (714) 756-8176 using a 1200 or 2400 bps modem. In addition to the latest versions of drivers and other software on SuperDisk, the Bulletin Board contains: o A Micro Channel board driver for Western Digital's ViaNet 3.06 LAN Operating System o SCO (*) XENIX (*) drivers o Sun PC-NFS (*) driver == OTHER AVAILABLE PRODUCTS == Most other LAN operating systems provide drivers to use with Western Digital "PLUS"-family LAN adapters. Some of these products that are available from Western Digital are: Software Description PC/TCP A complete set of TCP/IP protocols that allows PCs to communicate with minicomputers, mainframes, and engineering workstations using the DoD standard TCP/IP protocols. PC/TCP (*) features include file transfer, remote host login and 3270/VT100 terminal emulation, remote program execution, electronic mail, and a NETBIOS interface. ViaNet Western Digital's fully distributed LAN operating system that lets all PCs be servers as well as work- stations. It makes all network resources available to every user, and operates with the DOS 3.1 operating system and file structure on every PC. ViaNet also allows UNIX and DOS systems to interoperate on the same network. == TECHNICAL SUPPORT == For assiatance call your dealer or distributor's technical support department. == VERSION HISTORY == -- Version 1.6 (Current Version, June 1989) -- DIAG8003 has been removed and replaced with a completly new menu-driven Diagnostic Program which is on the Diagnostic disk of the SuperDisk set. NADD, the network address utility, has also been moved to the Diagnostic Disk. The Micro Channel SuperDisk remains on one disk and includes the Diagnostic Program and NADD. Both the DECnet DOS and 3Com 3+ drivers have been revised to operate with Micro Channel adapters. LAN Manager drivers for DOS and OS/2 have been added. The UNIX V.3 driver has been placed on the 5.25 inch disks again. It is located on the Diagnostic Disk. Please review the appropriate RELEASE.DOC and INSTALL.DOC files for complete information on all of these changes. -- Version 1.5 (February 1989) -- Some NetWare v2.1 driver files have been moved to the root directory and the SuperDisk volume label has been changed to LAN_DRV_200 to comply with new Novell requirements. -- Version 1.4/1.3 (January, 1989) -- The NetWare drivers and NETBIOS/OSI Program have been upgraded. The NWPATCH program, NADD program, and SYSMAP.DOC file have been added. PC-NFS and UNIX drivers would not fit on 5-1/4 inch diskettes and have been removed, but are available from the Technical Support Bulletin Board. -- Version 1.2 (July, 1988) -- NetWare v2.0a drivers have been upgraded from Version 2.06 to Version 2.07. NetWare v2.1/2.11 drivers have been upgraded from Version 2.10.0 to 2.11.1. Improvements have been made to the JUMPERS.DOC file and to the documentation in the DECNET and DIAG subdirectories. -- Version 1.0 (May, 1988) -- Original version. ViaNet is a registered trademark and StarCard PLUS, StarLink PLUS, EtherCard PLUS, and SuperDisk are trademarks of Western Digital Corporation. (*) NetWare is a registered trademark of Novell, Inc. 3Com and 3+ are registered trademarks of 3Com Corporation. PC-NFS is a trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc. LANWatch and PC/TCP are trademarks of FTP Software, Inc. UNIX is a registered trademark of AT&T. DEC, DECnet and PCSA are trademarks of Digital Equipment Corporation. IBM is a registered trademark and Micro Channel and OS/2 are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. SCO is a trademark of The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc. Microsoft and MS-NET are trademarks and XENIX is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.