Re: SDLC Help (again)

[pault@xxxxxxxxx (Paul Tykodi)]

Vincent LeVeque wrote to midrange-l:

Against better advice, I've purchased an IBM brand SDLC card (used), to enable 
dial-in to a local AS/400 through the ECS port.
The SDLC card came with no documentation or configuration software.  I can't 
seem to get Windows NT or CA/400 to "see" it.
Any suggestions?  Besides "buy a Hayes Autosync", which I probably should have 
done in the first place.
I understand there might be a diagnostic diskette available for this card.
If so, does anyone know where I can get it?

Dear Vincent,

The setup file you need is named IBMSDLC.INF and is shipped as part of  Client 
Access for 95/NT. If you look at the file, you will see that it  offers only 
one configuration choice for an SDLC card. The adapter's IRQ  must be 3 and its 
I/O address must be 380. The hardware of the IBM card is able to support more 
IRQ's and I/O address ranges than the values listed in the Client Access 
information file.
Some months ago I had a conflict between a sound card that was hardwired to use 
only I/O address 380 and an IBM MPCA adapter. Since the documentation with the 
card listed support for alternative I/O addresses, I contacted IBM  to ask 
whether the SDLC driver built into Client Access could work with the card set 
to a different I/O address than 380.
The response that I received from IBM was that the driver built into Client 
Access can only work with the adapter at the settings listed in  the 
IBMSDLC.INF file. It is not possible to use the adapter at any other  setting 
with the Client Access driver (if you attempt to experiment, you will usually 
receive an adapter not found message).  
You should use your resource managing tools on your Win NT machine to verify 
that the required I/O Address and IRQ are available. You should also verify 
that any hardware configuration options that might exist on the card itself ( 
ie dip switch settings) have been set to request the proper resources.
The IBM web site for Client Access includes a setup document for SDLC 
connections that provides step by step instructions on configuring your Netsoft 
Router correctly.
Hope this helps,
/Paul
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Praim Inc.                                           Tel: 603-431-0606
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