User manual SONY VAIO VGN-SR410J/H

[. . . ] Underlined red text is text that is "linked" to another topic in the guide. Notice The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. Hewlett-Packard makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Hewlett-Packard shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this material. This document contains proprietary information that is protected by copyright. [. . . ] 6 Insert the appropriate Artisoft LANtastic 6. 0 disks when prompted. 7 Select OK to perform the installation and click OK to continue. 8 Information will appear on the screen. Insert the appropriate Artisoft LANtastic 6. 0 disk when prompted. 9 You will see the Installation complete and Need to reboot your computer messages. Remove the flexible disk from the drive. 10 During the boot sequence you will see the message: AMD PCNet Family Ethernet Adapter NDIS v2. 01 MAC Driver, version x. xx Drivername Station Address and other configuration information. 11 Next, you will see some LANtastic configuration messages. The installation of the NDIS 2. 01 driver for Artisoft LANtastic 6. 0 is now complete. English 65 4 Installing Other Network Drivers NDIS 2. 01 Driver for Banyan VINES Client NDIS 2. 01 Driver for Banyan VINES Client The PCnet driver may be configured to run in the Banyan VINES environment for client-based systems only. Installation Procedure The steps to load the driver are as follows: 1 Compile all the files necessary for VINES and copy them, for example, in the C:\NDIS directory. 2 Create PROTOCOL. INI, CONFIG. SYS, and AUTOEXEC. BAT (sample files are provided in the BANYANS directory of the LAN Disk). a Modify the PROTOCOL. INI to reflect the changes necessary for the appropriate LAN card section. b Modify the AUTOEXEC. BAT and CONFIG. SYS to reflect changes in the DIRECTORY of where the files are to be placed. The installation of FTP PC/TCP is now complete. English 71 4 Installing Other Network Drivers NDIS 2. 01 Driver for IBM LAN Services 4. 0 NDIS 2. 01 Driver for IBM LAN Services 4. 0 The PCnet driver may also be configured to run under the IBM LAN Server environment. Although the IBM LAN Server software uses the same NDIS driver as the Microsoft LAN Manager network operating system, the IBM LAN Server software requires a unique NIF file from Microsoft's LAN Manager. This NIF file is included on the LAN Disk. The directory structure provided on the LAN Disk has been set up for automatic installation. This section provides a brief explanation regarding driver installation. Follow the guidelines in the IBM LAN Adapter and Protocol Support Configuration Guide for more details about installing the PCnet Family driver from the LAN Disk. Installation Procedure To install the driver for IBM LAN Services 4. 0 (LAN Requester), follow these steps: 1 Insert the LAN Disk into the flexible disk drive. 2 Open the LAN Services folder (or run "MPTS"). 3 Run OS/2 LAN Services Installation/Configuration. 4 When the Basic or Advanced Installation/Configuration dialog box is displayed, choose Advanced. 5 When the Install Type dialog box is displayed, choose Install or Configure this workstation. 6 When the Installation and Configuration dialog box is displayed, choose Configure a component. [. . . ] repeater A repeater is used to extend the physical topology of the network, allowing two or more cable segments to be coupled together. No more than four repeaters are permitted between any two stations. ring topology A network topology in which all devices are connected together in the shape of a closed loop. Ring networks are relatively expensive and difficult to install. [. . . ]