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Q131903: How to Set Up IBM Token Ring PCMCIA for Windows for Workgroups

Article: Q131903
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 3.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.11
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Last Modified: 22-OCT-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows for Workgroups version 3.11 
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SUMMARY
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The IBM Token-Ring 16/4 PC Card (Credit Card) adapter (PCMCIA version) uses two
upper-memory address ranges: RAM and ROM. The Windows for Workgroups
PROTOCOL.INI file requires modification to reflect these addresses manually or
through Adapter Configuration in Network Setup. This article explains the steps
to configure the network adapter correctly for Windows for Workgroups 3.11.

MORE INFORMATION
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In order to configure the IBM Token-Ring 16/4 PC Card adapter for Windows for
Workgroups:

1. Determine the interrupt (IRQ), I/O port address, RAM address and ROM address
  you are going to use for the network adapter. These can be configured through
  the notebook computer's Setup software. The RAM and ROM locations may be
  specified as Memory Window 1 and Memory Window 2.

  Example

  Memory Window 1: D4h
  Memory Window 2: D8h

  In this example, the ROM starting address is D400h. The memory range is from
  D400 to D7FF. The RAM starting address is D800h. The memory range is from
  D800 to DFFF.

2. When you configure the network adapter through Adapter Configuration in
  Network Setup, the following is added to the PROTOCOL.INI file:

     [IBM_TRCC]
     ;IBM Token-Ring 16/4 Credit Card
     DriverName=IBMTOK$
     RINGSPEED=4
     AUTORINGSPEED
     PCMCIA
     MAXTRANSMITS=6
     RECVBUFS=2
     RECVBUFSIZE=256
     XMITBUFS=1
     XMITBUFSIZE=2040
     INTERRUPT=<IRQ>
     RAM=0xD800
     MMIO=0xD400

  NOTE: The Ring Speed can be set in this section to either 4 or 16. The
  Interrupt setting should be the same as that selected in the notebook
  computer's Setup utility. The RAM=0xD800 corresponds to the Memory Window 2
  setting. The MMIO=0xD400 corresponds to the Memory Window 1 setting and
  represents the ROM address.

3. Modify the CONFIG.SYS file to exclude the RAM and ROM addresses being used by
  the adapter, as follows:

     Device=c:\dos\emm386.exe noems x=D400-D7FF x=D800-DFFF

  -or-

     Device=c:\dos\emm386.exe noems x=D400-DFFF

  NOTE: Verify that the notebook Setup utility settings for the adapter, the
  settings specified in PROTOCOL.INI, and the excluded memory ranges in
  CONFIG.SYS match.

Additional query words: 3.11 wfw wfwg nic mac

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbWFWSearch kbWFW311
Version           : WINDOWS:3.11

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