RE: SDLC Help (again) -- MIDRANGE-L

Don't forget that even though the IBM SDLC/MPCA cards may only show up
as using IRQ 3, they actually use IRQ 3 AND IRQ 4.



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> -----Original Message-----
> From: pault@praim.com [SMTP:pault@praim.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 1998 11:13 PM
> To:   'midrange-l@midrange.com'
> Subject:      Re: SDLC Help (again)
> 
> 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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