Installing and Configuring the OS/2 Classical IP Driver
An addendum to
TURBOWAYS 155 ATM Micro Channel Adapter Installation and Testing
Instructions, GC30-3824.
Table of Contents
Installing
and Configuring the OS/2 Classical IP Driver Automatically Using MPTS or
LAPS
OS/2
Classical IP Configuration Parameters
The following procedure describes the device driver installation procedure
using either the Multi-Protocol Transport Services (MPTS) program or the
the LAN Adapter and Protocol Support (LAPS) program.
Note: In most cases, the drivers can be fully installed using
this procedure. In cases where an automatic installation is not possible,
you must follow the procedure contained in
TURBOWAYS 155 ATM Micro Channel
Adapter Installation and Testing Instructions.
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Determine whether your OS/2 system includes an MPTS or LAPS program. Most
OS/2 systems that are used for LAN-based communication have a previously
installed version of one of these programs. For example, OS/2 Warp Connect,
IBM TCP/IP for OS/2, IBM LAN Server, and PC/3270 for OS/2 all include one
of these programs.
If your system has one of these programs installed, go to step 3.
Note: The directions that follow use MPTS as the example installation
program. The procedure for LAPS is similar. Refer to your MPTS or LAPS
documentation for more information.
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If your system does not have an MPTS or LAPS program installed, you have
two choices:
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Install an MPTS or LAPS program (refer to your MPTS or LAPS documentation
for information on installing the program) and continue with step 3.
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Perform the manual driver installation procedure described in
TURBOWAYS
155 ATM Micro Channel Adapter Installation and Testing Instructions.
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Start MPTS by double-clicking on the MPTS icon or executing MPTS at the
command line. MPTS is usually found in the IBMCOM directory of the OS/2
boot drive. The Multi-Protocol Transport Services panel appears.
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Select Install. The Install Additional Network Drivers panel appears
and asks you for the source of the adapter Network Information Files (.NIF
files).
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Insert the OS/2 Classical IP diskette in your computer's drive A (or any
other 3.5-inch diskette drive) and direct the program to the path containing
the OS/2 Classical IP driver. (usually A:\). Select OK.
When a message appears stating that the driver is installed, select
OK
again. The Multi-Protocol Transport Services panel reappears.
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From the Multi-Protocol Transport Services panel, select Configure
to integrate the adapter's device driver with the protocol drivers. The
Configuration panel appears.
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Make sure that the LAN adapters and protocols radio button is selected
and then select Configure. The LAPS Configuration panel appears.
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From the Network Adapters group box, select TURBOWAYS 155 OS/2 Classical
IP Adapter, and then select Add. The adapter name should appear
in the Current Configuration group box.
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From the Current Configuration group box, ensure the adapter is highlighted
and select Edit. The Parameters panel, which displays all the driver
parameters that you can edit, appears.
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Type the IP address of the adapter.
The IP address is the internet address of the adapter's network interface.
It is a unique number in the format xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx, where xxx
is a decimal number from 1 to 255 (for example, 11.253.4.112).
Note: Make sure that this is the same address that was used to
configure your IP stack.
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Type the IP subnet mask of the adapter.
The IP subnet mask is the template that identifies the bits of the host
address that are to be used for routing for specific subnets. It is a specific
number in the format xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx, where xxx is a decimal
number from 1 to 255 (for example, 231.153.4.78).
Note: Make sure that this is the same mask that was used to configure
your IP stack.
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Type the ARP server ATM address.
The ARP server ATM address is the 40-character, hexadecimal address
of the ARP server that provides address resolution services to your workstation.
To define your system as an ARP server, enter the following 40 characters
in this field:
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The first 26 characters of the ATM address of the switch to which the ARP
server is attached.
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The 12-character MAC address of the ARP server.
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The two characters 04.
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If you want to use a locally administered address instead of the universally
administered MAC address, type the 12-character, hexadecimal address that
you want to use in the Locally Administered Adapter address field. If you
want to use the universally administered address, leave this field blank.
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The remaining parameters have default values assigned. If you want to change
the default parameters for the adapter, type the appropriate parameter
values.
Note: The defaults are set to maximize performance for most installations;
changing them is not required. Change the defaults only if you know that
you have a specific need to alter their values.
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When you have finished editing the driver parameters, select OK.
The Configure Workstation panel reappears.
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In the Protocols list box (upper right-hand corner of the panel), select
the protocols used by your network application by highlighting each protocol
and selecting Add. If you are not sure which protocols to use, select
IBM IEEE 802.2 and IBM NetBIOS protocol drivers or ask your network administrator
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If necessary, edit the default parameters for the protocols by highlighting
each protocol and selecting Edit. Enter or change any of the parameter
values if needed. Select OK and the LAPS Configuration panel reappears.
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Select Close on the Configure panel and then select Exit.
The CONFIG.SYS Updates panel appears.
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Make sure that the disk drive shown on the panel is the same as the disk
drive that contains the CONFIG.SYS file. Select Exit. When the MPTS
program has finished updating the CONFIG.SYS file, select OK. The
Exiting MPTS panel appears.
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Select Exit to exit the MPTS program.
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Shut down your OS/2 system and restart your computer to complete the driver
installation.
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At system startup, check for the following conditions to determine whether
the adapter is working correctly and whether you have successfully installed
the adapter device driver:
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The device driver files are loading successfully. There are no error messages.
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You are able to log on and communicate with the network.
This section lists the configuration parameters that are supported by the
TURBOWAYS 155 adapter, with a brief explanation of each parameter.
For Classical IP, the parameters supported by the NDIS MAC driver are described
in
Table 3.
Table 3. NDIS MAC Driver Parameters in PROTOCOL.INI
Parameter Explanation
ADAPTER_TYPE The type of adapter.
Type: Decimal number
Value: 4
ARPSRV_ATM_ADDR The ATM address of the ARP server. This parameter is
required and must be set to the ARP server's actual
(non-0) ATM address.
Type: Hexadecimal string
Value: A 40-character, hexadecimal address
BEST_E_PK_RATE The peak rate for best-effort (data) connections
(Kbps).
Type: Decimal number
Value: 1000 to 155 000, in increments of 100 (Default =
25 600)
CNTRL_P_PK_RATE The peak rate for the control plane (signalling and
ILMI) connections (Kbps).
Type: Decimal number
Value: 1000 to 155 000, in increments of 100 (Default =
25 600)
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IP_ADDR The unique IP address for the adapter.
Type: Dotted-decimal number
Value: Four numbers (0 to 255), separated by periods
Note: 0.0.0.0 is not a valid address.
IP_MASK The specific IP subnet mask of the adapter.
Type: Dotted-decimal number
Value: Four numbers (0 to 255), separated by periods
Note: 0.0.0.0 is not a valid value.
MAC_ADDR The MAC address for the adapter. The adapter can be
known on the network by its universally administered
address (encoded in the adapter memory at the factory)
or a locally administered address (a unique,
user-assigned address).
The universally administered address is the default.
The address appears on the adapter bracket.
If you use a locally administered address, it should
appear with this parameter. Omit this parameter
if you use a universally administered MAC address.
Type: Hexadecimal string
Value: 400000000000 to 7FFFFFFFFFFF
MAX_CONNECTIONS The maximum number of connections.
Type: Decimal number
Value: 16 to 1024 (Default = 260)
MAX_FRAME_SIZE The maximum AAL-5 service data unit (SDU) size of a
data frame that can be transmitted or received.
Type: Decimal number
Value: 1514 to 20000 (Default = 9180)
UNI_VERSION Which version of the ATM Forum User Network Interface
(UNI) specification is used by the driver, or whether
the driver uses ILMI to determine the appropriate UNI
version.
Type: Character string
Value: UNI3.0, UNI3.1, AUTO (Default = AUTO)