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    AST RESEARCH, INC.         TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 1177                5-10-95

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    REMOVING AST PCMCIA NETWORK ADAPTERS WHILE RUNNING NOVELL NETWARE

    PROBLEM

    It is recommended that when removing the AST PCMCIA Network adapters from the
    Ascentia 9XXN notebooks, the Netware ODI drivers also be unloaded.

    CAUSE

    Problems can occur when an AST PCMCIA Ethernet or AST PCMCIA Token Ring
    adapter is removed while the system is connected to a Novell LAN.

    SYSTEMS AFFECTED
    AST PART NUMBER AND DESCRIPTION

    All Ascentia 9XXN systems.

    SOLUTION

    If the adapter is to be removed, the Novell ODI drivers need to be unloaded
    in the reverse order of the installation.

    From a DOS prompt, the sequence for removing the Ethernet ODI drivers is
    as follows:

    	netx u
    	ipxodi u
    	pcmdmcs u
    	lsl u

    For Token Ring, type the following at the DOS prompt:

    	netx u
    	ipxodi u
    	tokencs u
    	lsl u