ATM Adapters LAN Emulation Software Release 1.1(2) Madge Networks November 1996 ------------------------------------ This file describes release 1.1(2) of the Madge LAN Emulation Software for the following MADGE ATM adapters :- Collage 25 PCI Client - High Performance 25Mbps client adapter Part No 32-00 optimized for low cost workstations. Collage 155 PCI Server - Very high Performance 155Mbps adapter Part No 32-01/32-02 with very low host utilisation optimized for servers and high end workstations. Collage 155 PCI Client - Low cost 155Mbps client adapter designed Part No 32-03/32-04 for mid range workstations that require 155Mbps desktop performance. Collage 155 EISA Server - Very high Performance 155Mbps adapter Part No 32-05/32-06 with very low host utilisation designed for use only in EISA BUS Server machines. The following table shows a breakdown of the operating systems supported for Ethernet and Token-Ring LANE :- ATM Adapter|DOS |Netware|Windows|Win95|WinNT |WinNT |OS/2 |OS/2 |LANE |Native| |6.x |Server |v. 3.11| |Intel |(PPC) |2.11 |Warp |Serv.|Novell| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Collage 25 | /| / | / | / | / | / | / | / | | / | PCI Client | \/ | \/ | \/ | \/ | \/ | \/ | \/ | \/ | | \/ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Collage 155| /| / | / | / | / | / | / | / | | / | PCI Client | \/ | \/ | \/ | \/ | \/ | \/ | \/ | \/ | | \/ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Collage 155| /| / | / | / | / | | /*| / | / | / | PCI Server | \/ | \/ | \/ | \/ | \/ | | \/ | \/ | \/ | \/ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Collage 155| /| / | / | | / | | | | / | / | EISA Server| \/ | \/ | \/ | | \/ | | | | \/ | \/ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ * OS/2 SMP (multiple processor) machines are only supported with a Beta driver in this release. ******************************************************************* NOTE : Very Important Information. The Collage 155 EISA ATM Adapter is not supported in machines which have a PCI BUS. The Collage EISA 155 ATM Adapter is designed for use in EISA only machines. If you have a PCI/EISA machine please use the Collage 155 PCI adapter. ******************************************************************* Contents ======== Section 1) Summary of changes to the software in Release 1.1(2) Section 2) Disk contents Section 3) Installation issues not covered in the manual Section 4) Installing the LAN Emulation Software (summary) Section 5) ATM Switches Section 6) Changes in this release Section 7) Known problems and operating restrictions Section 8) Tested configurations Section 9) Configurations that are not supported in this release Section 10) Contacting Madge Networks Section 1) Summary of changes to the software in Release 1.1(2) =============================================================== * Support for Collage 155 EISA Adapter for DOS, Netware, NT. * Windows 95 NDIS3 drivers for all PCI ATM adapters. * Support for the Collage 155 PCI server adapter for OS/2. * Minor Bug Fixes since release 1.1(1) - see section 6.1 For more information about the changes made to the LAN Emulation Software in this release, see Section 6. Section 2) Disk contents ======================== Disk contents in brief ---------------------- Disk 1: Diagnostics and README Disk 2: NetWare and DOS Disk 3: Windows NT for Intel Machines Disk 4: OS/2 Drivers (*) Disk 5: Windows 95 Drivers Disk 6: Windows NT for Power PC Machines (available on the BBS only) (**) Disk 7: Support Modules for Netware 3.11 (available on the BBS only) (*) OS/2 SMP (multiple processor) machines only supported as a Beta driver in this release. (**) We only support the Collage 25 PCI Client adapter on Power PC machines with this release. ********************************************************************** NOTE: Disks 6 and 7 are available from the Madge BBS. See section 10. ********************************************************************** Disk 1 Diagnostics and README ----------------------------- Disk 1 is a bootable disk. It includes the following files: User executables: ATMDIAG.EXE Diagnostics for Collage adapters Non executables: ATMDIAG.HLP Help file for ATMDIAG ATMDIAG.DAT Data File for ATMDIAG README A copy of this README file Disk 2 DOS/NetWare ODI drivers, NetWare service components, Windows 95 and Windows for Workgroups OEM setup files, NetWare HSM drivers ---------------------------------------------------------------------- User executables: ATMSETUP.EXE DOS install program ATMSETUP.NLM Netware Server install program MATM.EXE Madge ATM Stack loader for DOS MATM.NLM Madge ATM Stack loader for Netware ATMODI.COM Token-Ring LANE DOS ODI Driver ATMODIE.COM Ethernet LANE DOS ODI Driver ATMODI.LAN ODI server driver for Token Ring LAN Emulation ATMODIE.LAN ODI server driver for Ethernet LAN Emulation ATMMGR.EXE Local ATM Manager for DOS ATMMGR.NLM Local ATM Manager for Netware MATMINFO.EXE Tells you which versions of the ATM stack modules are loaded MADGEATM.LAN Driver for NetWare ATM HSM (Beta) MADGEATM.LDI Driver installation file for ATM HSM OEMSETUP.INF Install information file for Windows for Workgroups (\WFWG\OEMSETUP.INF) COLLAGE.INF Install information file for Windows 95 (\WIN95\COLLAGE.INF) Non-executables: README A copy of this README file Non-executables AMUX.NLM ATM stack module that are loaded ATMALRT.NLM ATM stack module by MATM: CONFIG.NLM ATM stack module ILMI.NLM ILMI module ILMIEND.NLM ILMI end station module LEC.NLM LAN Emulation Client LES.NLM LAN Emulation Server LECS.NLM LAN Emulation Configuration Server LECSC.NLM ATM stack module M_T155.NLM Collage 155 EISA Server AAL driver M_U155.NLM Collage 155 PCI Client AAL driver M_C155.NLM Collage 155 PCI Server AAL driver M_C25.NLM Collage 25 PCI Client AAL driver MSNMP.NLM Madge SNMP module Q93B.NLM Q93B/SSCOP Signaling Module Disk 3 LEC drivers for Windows NT (Intel-based machines) LANE Services for Windows NT (Intel-based machines) ----------------------------------------------------------- System files: OEMSETUP.INF Driver setup file for Windows NT ATMCFG.DLL ATM Configuration program for NT ATMCFG.HLP Help file for ATMCFG COL155.SYS Collage 155 NT AAL driver COL25.SYS Collage 25 NT AAL driver COL155E.SYS Collage 155 EISA AAL driver NTLEC.SYS LAN Emulation Client for NT AMUX.SYS ATM Stack module LANESRV.SYS LANE Services for Windows NT PMLWIN32.DLL ATM stack module CONFIG.DLL ATM stack module AMUX2.DLL ATM stack module Executables: NTMGR.EXE Local ATM Manager for Windows NT Non-executables: README A copy of this README file Disk 4 OS/2 ----------- System files: MAAL25.OS2 AAL Driver for Collage 25 Adapter Q93B.OS2 Q93B Signalling module AMUX.OS2 ATM stack module COLCLIND.OS2 ATM stack module C_25TCN.NIF Network information file for Collage 25 PCI T-R LANE C155TCN.NIF Network information file for Collage 155 PCI Client T-R LANE MDGATM.INI ATM configuration file COLLAGE.MSG ATM Alerts Message File MDGATM.CMD OS/2 installation module MDGATM.INI ATM stack configuration file Non-executables: README A copy of this README file ********************************************************************** NOTE: The OS/2 drivers do not support the new Collage 155 EISA Server adapter. They have received bery little testing on SMP machines and as such are only released as a Beta driver for SMP machines. ********************************************************************** Disk 5 Windows 95 ----------------- System files: MADGEATM.INF Driver setup file for Windows 95 MATMNDI.DLL Driver installation helper DLL for Windows 95 W95LEC.SYS LAN Emulation Client for Windows 95 AMUX.VXD ATM Stack module MAALCLNP.VXD Collage 25 and Collage 155 Client AAL driver MAALC155.VXD Collage 155 AAL driver. MADGELOG.VXD Event logger Non-executable: README This file. Help files: MADGEATM.HLP Help text. MADGEATM.CNT Help index. ********************************************************************** NOTE: The Windows 95 drivers in this release do not support the new Collage 155 EISA Server adapter. ********************************************************************** Section 3) Installation issues not covered in the manual ======================================================== 3.1 Upgrading your Madge drivers for Windows NT ----------------------------------------------- To upgrade from LAN Emulation Software release 1.0x or 1.1x. a) Remove the existing adapter driver by using the network applet in the Control Panel. When prompted to remove entries from the registry, do so. When prompted to restart the machine, do so. b) After restarting the machine, use File Manager to delete the file ATMCFG.CPL from the %SystemRoot%\SYSTEM32 directory. Then delete the file MDGATM.INI from the directory %SYSTEMROOT%\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS. c) Install the new driver by using the ADD ADAPTER feature of the NETWORK applet in the control panel. The path for the driver on the Madge release disk is A:\I386\LEC. d) Restart the PC again and the new driver will load. To upgrade from the Beta of LAN Emulation Software release 1.1x: a) Remove all the existing adapter drivers (including non-ATM drivers) by using the network applet in the Control Panel. When prompted to remove entries from the registry, do so. When prompted to restart the machine, do so. c) Install the new driver by using the ADD ADAPTER feature of the NETWORK applet in the Control Panel. Select 'Disk provided by manufacturer' (or, for Windows NT 4.0, select 'Have disk'). The path for the driver on the Madge release disk is A:\I386\LEC. Install any additional drivers you require. d) Configure the driver in the way that you require, then restart the PC. The ATM driver is now loaded. 3.2 Collage 25 drivers for Power PCs running Windows NT ------------------------------------------------------- To obtain Collage 25 drivers for Power PCs running Windows NT, contact Madge Technical Support (see Section 10) or download the files from the Madge BBS. ********************************************************************** NOTE: Madge do not provide drivers for the Collage 155 PCI Server or the Collage 155 PCI Client adapter in Power PC machines. ********************************************************************** 3.3 DOS and NetWare ODI Drivers ------------------------------- The DOS and Netware server drivers are shipped on a single Madge disk. This is because the DOS ATM stack uses some of the same Netware Loadable Module (NLM) files as the Netware server's ATM stack. The Madge installation utility, ATMSETUP.EXE, loads the NLMs into the DOS workstation's upper memory. The DOS and NetWare drivers now run faster than they did in release 1.0x. They also require less conventional DOS memory. 3.4 Windows 95 -------------- When prompted by Windows 95 to install a driver for the Madge Collage ATM PCI adapter select 'Have disk provided by the manufacturer' and insert the Madge Windows 95 drivers disk (disk 5) into the machine. Documentation and installation help is included on line in a Windows95 help file shipped on the Windows 95 drivers disk. If you require help in installing the Windows 95 driver place the Windows 95 drivers disk into the floppy disk drive and click on 'START' from the Windows 95 desktop, then click 'RUN'. Enter the path to the Madge help file which is 'A:\MADGEATM.HLP' and click 'O.K.' The on-line help will assist you in installing the driver. 3.5 The Madge ATM Configuration file (MDGATM.INI) ------------------------------------------------- The MDGATM.INI file contains important information about the configuration of the ATM stack on a DOS, Netware, WIndows 95 or NT. Do not edit this file. To make changes to your ATM configuration on DOS an Netware, use the Madge ATM Manager. This program is described in Chapter 10 of the LAN Emulation Software Installation Guide (part number: 100-190). For Windows 95 and Windows NT use the Network Control panel applet. 3.6 DOS and EMM386.EXE ------------------------- To load the Madge drivers for DOS, you must have MS DOS version 6.22 (or above) loaded. Also, if you are using EMM386.EXE you must use version 4.49 (or later); this is the first PCI-aware version of EMM386 (it is the version that ships with DOS 6.22). You can obtain EMM386.EXE from the MS-DOS forum on Compuserve. To do this, go into the Forum, search the library for EMM386, and download the file EMM622.EXE. (This is a self extracting file which contains instructions on upgrading.) 3.7 Windows 95 and EMM386.EXE ----------------------------- Some versions of EMM386.EXE shipped with Windows 95 are not compatible with the Madge (ATM) DOS ODI driver (running under Windows 95 with the Microsoft ODI-to-NDIS mapper ODIHLP.EXE). If you are affected by this, the driver will lock up when the system attempts to load it. If you are using Windows 95, we recommend you to use EMM386.EXE version 4.49 (or later). This is the PCI-aware version of EMM386 that is supplied with DOS version 6.22. 3.8 Netware VLMs and Collage 155 drivers ---------------------------------------- For best performance on DOS workstations that are using Netware VLMs, we recommend you to use Netware VLM Version 1.2b (or later). These files are available from Novell. Also, use the parameter MAX IPG 0 in the DOS Requester section of NET.CFG. This improves the operation of VLM burst mode on high speed network adapters. 3.9 UNI 3.0/3.1 compatibility ----------------------------- This release of the LAN Emulation Software supports UNI 3.0 and UNI 3.1. By default, the Madge ATM stacks for DOS and NetWare automatically detect - and then use - the version of UNI signaling that the ATM switch is using. To override this feature, because you want to specify either UNI 3.0 or UNI 3.1 as the type of signaling for the ATM stack to use, run the Madge ATM Manager (see Chapter 10 of the LAN Emulation Software Installation Guide; part number: 100-190). Note that the UNI 3.0 and 3.1 interfaces are formally incompatible. This means that both ends of every connection must be either UNI 3.0 or 3.1. If they are not, then the signaling VCC might appear to come up correctly - depending on your switch - but in fact it will not have done: point-to-multipoint connections will not work. In this case, however, all the workstation user will see is the error message: 'CONNECT to LECS failed'. 3.10 Netware server memory requirements --------------------------------------- A Netware server driver needs approximately 2MB of RAM for each adapter in the server. Each instance of LAN emulation services that you run on an adapter requires an extra 2MB of RAM over and above this. 3.11 Netware version 3.1x ------------------------- Netware 3.11 requires updated modules for LSLENH, TOKENTSM, ETHERTSM and CLIB. These are available from Madge Technical Support (see Section 10). For Netware 3.12, ensure that the server contains at least 32MB of RAM, and add the following line to AUTOEXEC.NCF: SET MAXIMUM ALLOC SHORT TERM MEMORY = 4000000 3.12 OS/2: No support for the Collage 155 EISA adapter ------------------------------------------------------ The current release of the OS/2 LAN emulation software does not support the Collage 155 adapter. Support is provided for the Collage 155 PCI Client, Server and the Collage 25 Client adapters only. 3.13 Running diagnostics ------------------------ The manual suggests that you cannot run ATMDIAG for Windows NT and OS/2. This is true, because it does not work under these operating systems. However, you can run diagnostics on any PC: just boot it from disk 1. Section 4 Installing the LAN Emulation Software (summary) ========================================================= For full information about installing the ATM drivers for your environment, refer to the LAN Emulation Software Installation Guide (part number 100-190). 4.1 Run diagnostics first ------------------------- Before installing the drivers, run the ATMDIAG utility to check that the adapter is working correctly. To do this, put disk 1 into your floppy drive and either reboot the PC or run ATMDIAG from the DOS prompt. If you wish to copy the diagnostics program to your hard disk, ensure that you copy the help and data files as well. There are three files in all (see Section 2). ******************************************************************** NOTE : The Collage 155 EISA ATM Adapter is not supported in machines which have a PCI BUS. This included running ATMDIAG on EISA adapters in PCI/EISA mixed machines. ******************************************************************** 4.2 DOS ODI workstations ------------------------------ Put the DOS ODI disk (disk 2) into the floppy drive and run the ATM installation program called ATMSETUP.EXE. This installs all the DOS ATM software to your hard disk and configures the ATM stack. You will need to load EMM386.EXE from CONFIG.SYS (see Section 3.5). To connect to a server running LAN emulation, type: MATM LSL ATMODI (token ring ODI driver, ATMODIE for ethernet) IPXODI VLM (or NETX) MATM and the above commands can be incorporated into your STARTNET.BAT file or your AUTOEXEC.BAT file. Use the program called ATMMGR.EXE to make changes to the configuration of the ATM stack (see Chapter 10 of the LAN Emulation Software Installation Guide, part number: 100-190). 4.3 Netware server 3.1x/4.1x ---------------------------- For NETWARE put the following commands into your AUTOEXEC.NCF: LOAD MATM START ATM To load the ODI driver for Token-Ring LAN emulation, type: load ATMODI bind ipx ATMODI net=nnn (nnn== net number) To load the ODI driver for Ethernet LAN emulation, type: load ATMODIE bind ipx ATMODIE net=nnn (nnn== net number) To load different frame types, use the FRAME= parameter when you load the driver. For example, for ethernet_snap frames, type: load ATMODIE frame=ethernet_snap name= For further information about Netware 3.11 servers, see Section 3.9. 4.4 Windows NT -------------- Select the network icon in the control panel and then select Add Adapter. When asked for the adapter type, select the option 'Disk provided by manufacturer'. Insert disk 3 into the floppy disk drive. The drivers for the LEC are stored in the directory A:\I386\LEC. To configure the LEC, follow the instructions on the screen. If you are installing LAN emulation services as well, install the LEC first. If you are installing this driver to upgrade an existing driver, see Section 3.1. To install LAN emulation services on an NT workstation, first install the LEC, then select Add Software from the network applet in the Control Panel. Select ' requires disk from manufacturer'. When prompted for a disk, insert the Madge disk containing the NT drivers and specify the path A:\I386\LANE. See note below. ********************************************************************** NOTE: LANE services under Windows NT are only supported for the Collage 155 PCI Server and Collage 155 EISA Server Adapters. ********************************************************************** 4.5 OS/2 Warp ------------- ********************************************************************** NOTE: The OS/2 drivers in this release do not support the Collage 155 EISA Server adapter. Note: The drivers in this release have been fully tested in single processor environments. The drivers are also provided as a Beta release for OS/2 2.11 SMP and Warp Server SMP environments. ********************************************************************** The installation method for the drivers depends on the version of OS/2 installed. 4.5.1 For OS/2 2.11 or OS/2 Warp: a) Install the operating system onto your machine. b) Use LAPS to install the ATM drivers. Insert the OS/2 driver diskette into driver a:. Under LAPS, select "Install" to copy the drivers to the machine's hard disk. Then select "Configure" to install the required network driver and protocols. c) Exit LAPS and reboot the machine. On restart, the protocol will fail to bind to the adapter. This is normal behaviour at this stage of the installation, and is a result of the two stage installation process used by Madge. Press to continue with the installation. The Madge OS/2 installation program will now prompt you to insert the OS/2 driver diskette in order to complete the installation. Insert the diskette and press . d) Confirm that you wish to install the driver displayed. If you do not wish to install this driver, re-run LAPS and select an alternative configuration. e) Specify the version of UNI signalling code to use between the adapter and the switch. If your switch is configured for UNI 3.1, select "Yes" when prompted by the question "Does your switch support UNI 3.1?" If your switch is configured for UNI 3.0, then select "No". The installation will now complete and attempt to shutdown and reboot your machine. 4.5.2 For Warp Server: a) Install the driver at the point in the OS/2 installation procedure where you are prompted to do so. When given the choice of network driver, select "Other Adapter". Insert the OS/2 driver diskette into drive a:, press and then select the required Collage adapter from the option list. b) Continue with the operating system installation process and ignore any error messages relating to the network driver. When the operating system installation is complete, reboot the machine. The Madge OS/2 installation program will now prompt you to insert the OS/2 driver diskette in order to complete the installation. Insert the diskette and press . c) Confirm that you wish to install the driver displayed. If you do not wish to install this driver, re-run LAPS and select an alternative configuration. d) Specify the version of UNI signalling code to use between the adapter and the switch. If your switch is configured for UNI 3.1, select "Yes" when prompted by the question "Does your switch support UNI 3.1?" If your switch is configured for UNI 3.0, then select "No". The installation will now complete and attempt to shutdown and reboot your machine. 4.5.3 For Warp Connect: a) Install the driver at the point in the OS/2 installation procedure where you are prompted to do so. When given the choice of network driver, select "Other Adapter". Insert the OS/2 driver diskette into drive a:, press , and then select the required Collage adapter from the option list. b) Continue with the operating system installation process and ignore any error messages relating to the network driver. When the operating system installation is complete, the machine will reboot. The Madge OS/2 installation program will now prompt you to insert the OS/2 driver diskette in order to complete the installation. Insert the diskette and press . c) Confirm that you wish to install the driver displayed. If you do not wish to install this driver, re-run LAPS and select an alternative configuration. d) Specify the version of UNI signalling code to use between the adapter and the switch. If your switch is configured for UNI 3.1, select "Yes" when prompted by the question "Does your switch support UNI 3.1?" If your switch is configured for UNI 3.0, then select "No". The installation will now complete and attempt to shutdown and reboot your machine. It is possible that the Madge OS/2 installation program will need to be run for a second time after further configuration carried out by the operating system installation program. If this is necessary, the Madge OS/2 installation program will prompt you to insert the OS/2 driver diskette. Steps c) and d) shown above should be repeated. If you have installed Warp Connect without network support, run PRODINST from the root of the Warp CD to install MPTS. The installation of MPTS will allow the installation and configuration of the OS/2 drivers through LAPS. a) Use LAPS to install the ATM drivers. Insert the OS/2 driver diskette into driver a:. Under LAPS, select "Install" to copy the drivers to the machine's hard drive. Then select "Configure" to install the required network driver and protocols. b) Exit LAPS and reboot the machine. Following the OS/2 driver installation instructions. When the machine reboots, the Madge OS/2 installation program will prompt you to insert the OS/2 driver diskette in order to complete the installation. Insert the diskette and press . c) Confirm that you wish to install the driver displayed. If you do not wish to install this driver, re-run LAPS and select an alternative configuration. d) Specify the version of UNI signaling code to use between the adapter and the switch. If your switch is configured for UNI 3.1, select "Yes" when prompted by the question "Does your switch support UNI 3.1?" If your switch is configured for UNI 3.0, then select "No". The installation will now complete and attempt to shutdown and reboot your machine. 4.6 Windows 95 -------------- If you are upgrading your Windows 95 machine from the DOS ODI driver shipped with a previous release please refer to the specific notes later in this section. Documentation and installation help is included on line in a Windows95 help file shipped on the Windows 95 drivers disk. If you require help in installing the Windows 95 driver place the Windows 95 drivers disk into the floppy disk drive and click on 'START' from the Windows 95 desktop, then click 'RUN'. Enter the path to the Madge help file which is 'A:\MADGEATM.HLP' and click 'O.K.'. The on-line help has instructions on the driver. Installation Method 1 (preferred) : This method is applicable after the card has been installed into the PC and Windows 95 is started for the first time. Windows95 will detect the PCI card and prompts you to install drivers for the card. Follow the Windows95 instructions and insert the driver disk when prompted to do so. Installation Method 2 : (for Windows 95 vers. 4.00.950, 4.00.950A) If you selected "Do not install a driver" when Windows detected the card for the first time or you are upgrading from the ODI installation then, to install the drivers use the Device Manager. You must change the class assigned to the card, and then install the drivers. This can done from System Properties as described below. a. Click on the "My Computer" icon with the right button of the mouse and select Properties. b. Select the Device Manager property page and click on Other devices c. Double click on PCI Card. The PCI Card Properties dialog box will pop up. d. Double click on PCI ATM controller. If 'No Other Devices' or if 'PCI ATM Controller' is listed click on refresh and skip to the next step. e. Click on properties, then select the driver property page. Click on Update Drivers. The Update Device Driver Wizard will start. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation. Installation Method 3 : An alternative to Method 2 is to remove the PCI card using the Device Manager and restart Windows 95. Then install the drivers when prompted to do so as in Method 1. Upgrading from Madge ATM ODI drivers : The Madge ATM ODI drivers must be removed before installing the NDIS3 drivers. Refer to the documentation on ODI drivers for instructions on how to remove the ODI drivers. Then install the NDIS3 drivers using Method 2 as described above. It is not advisable to install mixed configurations i.e. NDIS3 on one card and ODI on another card. Section 5) ATM Switches ======================= The Collage 25 and 155 adapters have been tested with the following switches. However, to ensure interoperability contact your switch vendor for the latest switch controller code. Madge Collage 250/280 Workgroup Switches Madge Collage 530 Ethernet/ATM access device Madge Collage 540 Token-Ring/ATM access device Madge Collage 740 Backbone Switch 3COM Cellplex 7000 switch Bay Lattiscell CISCO LS100 Cisco LS1010 DEC GigaSwitch FORE ASX100/200 IBM 8285 25Mb/s ATM switch IBM 25Mb/s Concentrator OKI Switch Newbridge Vivid Workgroup Switch UB Geoswitch Whitetree WS3000 Workgroup Switch If you are using the FORE ASX200 switch with Forethought 3.4.2 (or higher) and with FORE line cards rev.C (or later), configure the Collage adapter to run in loopback mode. Do this from the Adapter Configuration window in the Madge ATM Manager. The ATM Manager is described in Chapter 10 of the LAN Emulation Software Installation Guide (part number: 100-190). If you run the adapter in loopback mode, software modules inside the computer can communicate with each other without using the switch. If you are using the Bay Lattiscell switch, use build 35b or later of the LCMS software. For the Newbridge switch use software version 41111F3.01 or later. Section 6) Changes in this release ================================== 6.1 General changes and improvements from release 1.11 ------------------------------------------------------ 1) This release includes support for the Collage 155 EISA Server adapter. The Collage 155 ESA Server is a very high Performance 155Mbps adapter with very low host utilisation. The Collage EISA 155 ATM Adapter is designed for use in EISA only machines. If you have a PCI/EISA machine please use the Collage 155 PCI adapter. 2) Support has been added for the Collage 155 EISA adapter in Netware, DOS and Windows NT drivers as well as ATMMGR for DOS and Netware. 2) The LANE/ATM stack now supports the feature of obtaining the LECS address via ILMI from ATM switches which also support this feature. 3) The LANE/ATM stack message alerts displayed on a Netware server now display the ELAN name which the LEC joins. 4) A fix has been made to make the ATM stack more compatible with Japanese versions of DOS fixing a bug in the 1.11 release. 5) This release includes OS/2 support for OS/2 2.11 and OS/2 Warp for the Collage 155 PCI server adapter. 6) Ethernet LECs as well as Token-Ring are now supported under OS/2. Section 7) Known problems and operating restrictions ==================================================== 7.1 General problems -------------------- 1) On some computers a soft reset does not reset the ATM adapters. You might have to power the computer down for a couple of seconds. 2) There is a known problem with the Collage 155 EISA Server when it is configured in a machine using edge sensitive interrupts. The drivers may have trouble re-loading after unloading on a Netware server or DOS workstation. The adapter may also fail ATMDIAG of you run it more than once without re-booting the PC. This problem, which should cause no problems under normal driver operation, will be corrected in the next release. 3) The Collage 25 PCI Client and the Collage 155 PCI Client adapters have not been designed for use as server adapters. Although you can use them, for example, in a NetWare server, their processor utilisation can be very high. We recommend you to use the Collage 155 PCI Server or Collage 155 EISA Server adapter instead. Indeed, to maximise aggregate throughput, we recommend you to use multiple Collage 155 server adapters in NetWare servers. 7.2 Problems with Netware servers --------------------------------- 1) Netware 3.11 requires updated modules: LSLENH, ETHERTSM, TOKENTSM and CLIB. These are available on request from Madge Technical Support. 2) There are problems running the Collage 155 PCI Server adapter in some low-performance servers (that is, in Pentium computers with less than 60MHz of processor power). Under heavy traffic, cells can be dropped and the SSCOP signaling transport protocol can time out for short periods. If you are using a Collage 155 adapter, we recommend you to use a server with a 60MHz (or faster) Pentium processor. 3) On a 3.1x Netware server LAN emulation can run out of physical memory. We recommend that you run LAN emulation services on a server with at least 32MB of RAM and with at least a Pentium 60MHz processor. Also, add the following line to your Netware AUTOEXEC.NCF: SET MAXIMUM ALLOC SHORT TERM MEMORY = 4000000 4) If you encounter problems loading the ATM drivers in a computer that also contains a Madge Smart Ringnode (for example, in a MultiProtocol Router environment), please contact Madge Technical Support for a Token-Ring driver which is optimised for this configuration. 7.4 Problems and restrictions with the OS/2 drivers --------------------------------------------------- 1) Only one adapter is supported per machine. 2) Only one LEC is supported per adapter. 3) OS/2 driver support for SMP (multiple processor) machines have received very little testing and as such are only released as Beta driver for SMP platforms. 4) OS/2 versions prior to version 2.11 are not supported. 5) There is no LANE management tool for OS/2 in this release. This tool will be available in a future release. All supported options can be configured by the installation utility. 6) IPX/SPX protocols can be configured under OS/2 and may work in some environments although full support for IPX/SPX cannot be guaranteed in this release. Section 8) Tested Configurations ================================ 8.1 DOS tests ------------- 1) Microsoft DOS 6.22 (requires the latest LSL.COM) 2) LAN Workplace for DOS 4.1 and 5.0 3) NETX.EXE, NETX.COM and VLMs 4) Windows for workgroups 3.11 using ODIHLP.EXE and MSODISUP.386 to map ATMODI to an NDIS interface. 5) Windows 95 using ODIHLP.EXE etc. 6) Windows 3.0 and 3.11 8.2 Netware Server tests ------------------------ 1) Netware 3.12, 4.10 and 4.11 Beta. 2) ATMODI and ATMODIE running simultaneously on one adapter with all supported frame types loaded. 3) Collage 25 in a Novell MPR. 4) Compatibility with MADGEODI.LAN. 5) Frame types supported: Token-Ring Token-Ring_SNAP Ethernet_802.2 Ethernet_802.3 Ethernet_II Ethernet_snap 6) Netware 3.11 requires updated modules (LSLENH, TOKENTSM, CLIB, etc). These are available from Madge or Novell. Please see the notes at the end of this file for Madge BBS details. 7) Netware 3.12 service patches rel.7 and Netware 4.10 service patches rel.3. 8) Netware TCPIP routing. 8.3 Windows NT tests -------------------- 1) TCP/IP under NT 2) Windows NT 3.51, and Windows NT 4.0 3) IPX and Netware Link 4) NetBIOS 5) DHCP 6) Ethernet and Token-Ring LECs on same NT client 7) WINS 8) Symmetrical multiprocessor machines 9) Power PC Drivers for Collage 25 Client 8.4 OS/2 Tested Configurations ------------------------------ 1) OS/2 version 2.11 2) LAN Server ver.4.0 3) OS/2 Warp and Warp Connect 4) TCP/IP and SNA Protocols 5) IBM Netware Requester 6) Token-Ring and Ethernet LAN emualtion 7) Single Collage 155 PCI Client and Server adapter 8) Single Collage 25 PCI Client adapter 9) OS/2 Merlin Beta 8.5 Windows 95 Tests -------------------- 1) The Windows 95 driver has been tested on Windows 95 versions 4.00.950, 4.00.950 A and 4.00.950 B. 2) Novell Client 32 sofware 3) Ethernet and Token-Ring LAN emulation clients 4) TCP/IP 5) Microsoft Novell Client 6) DCHP 7) Multiple LECs Section 9) Configurations that are not supported in this release ================================================================ The following features are not supported in this release. This means that although you may be able to install or configure them, MADGE cannot guarantee that they will work properly. 9.1 Netware/DOS: restrictions in this release --------------------------------------------- 1) There is no support for PVCs. 2) You cannot use ATMODI/E on an OS2 workstation with an ODI-to-NDIS mapper. Use the dedicated OS/2 driver instead. 3) You cannot configure maximum frame size from NET.CFG. 4) The DOS ODI Stack will not work with the EMM386.EXE shipped with Windows 95 (ver 4.95) 5) This release does not support any memory managers other than EMM386.EXE (ver 4.49). 6) You cannot use the LAN Emulation Software on SMP computers running Netware 4.11. his release supports single processor machines only. 9.2 Windows NT LEC: restrictions in this release ------------------------------------------------ 1) There is no maximum frame size parameter. 2) You cannot use Collage 155 PCI/EISA Server adapters on Power PC platforms. 3) Multiple EISA adapters under Windows NT are not supported. 9.3 Windows NT LANE Services: restrictions in this release ---------------------------------------------------------- 1) You cannot load LANE services onto Collage 25 PCI or Collage 155 PCI Client adapters. 9.4 OS/2 configurations: restrictions in this release ----------------------------------------------------- 1) You cannot use OS/2 Versions earlier than 2.11. 2) You cannot install more than one adapter into a single PC. 3) You cannot install more than one LEC on one adapter. 9.5 Windows 95: restrictions in this release -------------------------------------------- 1) You can not install the driver using the 'Add Adapter' feature of the Networks control panel. Please use the installation instructions outlined above. 2) The Collage 155 EISA adapter is not supported for Windows 95. This adapter is aimed at server environments only. Section 10) Contacting Madge Networks ===================================== Europe, Middle East, Africa Madge Networks Knaves Beech Business Park Loudwater, High Wycombe, Bucks HP10 9QZ England, UK Tel: +44 1628 858000 BBS: +44 1628 858008 Support: +44 1628 858700 Support Fax: +44 1628 858977 Email: eurtech@madge.com Americas Madge Networks 2310 North First Street San Jose CA 95131 - 1011 USA Tel: +1 408 955 0700 Fax: +1 408 955 0970 BBS: +1 408 955 0262 Support: 800 876 2343 Email: us-suprt@madge.com Asia, Australia, New Zealand Madge Networks 64-01 Central Plaza 18 Harbour Road Wanchai Hong Kong Tel: +852 2593 9888 Fax: +852 2519 8022 BBS: +852 2593 9829 Support: +852 2593 9839 Email: support@madge.com Japan Madge Networks Believe Mita 43-16, Shiba 3-chome Minato-ku, Tokyo 105 Japan Tel: +81 3 5232 3281 Fax: +81 3 5232 3208 Support: +81 3 5232 3275 Support Fax +81 3 5232 3276 Nifty-SERVE:GO FLANVA Email: support@madge.com Using CompuServe For the Madge service, type GO MADGE at the ! prompt Using Madge FaxBack For the Madge FaxBack Product Information Service, phone: +1 408 383 1002. This is an international service that is administered in the United States. Using a Web Browser. For the Madge home page, use the following URL: http:// www.madge.com For the Japanese support service, use the URL: http://www.madge-jp.com Using FTP Software. By anonymous ftp connect to: ftp.madge.com Using NIFTY-SERVE For the MADGE service type GO FLANVA at the > prompt (this service is only accessible in Japan) Telephoning Technical Support ----------------------------- Madge provides local Technical Support phone numbers that are rated Lo-Call or are toll-free. You cannot use Lo-Call or toll-free numbers from outside of the country with which they are associated. Americas 800 876 2343 Australia 1 800 653 816 Austria 0660 8366 Belgium 0800 10485 Denmark 800 17649 France 05 90 82 50 Germany 0130 868828 Hong Kong 2593 9839 (*) Israel 177 440 2530 Italy 1678 72092 Malaysia 800 4137 Netherlands 06022 7120 Norway 800 11759 Portugal 0505 44 4602 Singapore 800 852 3151 South Africa 0800 991013 Spain 900 974412 Sweden 020 793127 Switzerland (French)155 6432 Switzerland (German)155 1057 Thailand 2231 8191 (*) United Kingdom 0345 125539 (Lo-Call) (*) Indicates local telephone numbers where the calls are charged at the normal rate. +++++++++++ End of README +++++++++++++++