ID:BN Banyan Vines Network setup
Quarterdeck Technical Note #116
by Dan Sweeny
             
Q:   Are Quarterdeck products compatible with Banyan Network
     Drivers?

A:   Yes. In fact, Banyan has published Application Notes
     certifying QEMM and DESQview with Vines.

Q:   Can I load the network drivers "High" (in the memory area
     between 640K and 1024K)?

A:   Yes. IF you have EMS 4.0 or EEMS memory using QRAM or an
     80386 with QEMM-386, you may load Files, Buffers, FCBs, and
     small TSR programs as well as Banyan's drivers into the      
     unused areas in high memory, provided you have either one    
     112K or two 64K "High RAM" regions available.

Q:   How do I LOADHI Banyan's network drivers?

A:   You can LOADHI the drivers by modifying your network
     batch file as this example for Ethernet shows:

          BAN /NC
          LOADHI ETHERBAN
          LOADHI EPCBFS
  
Q:   Are there any special considerations with QEMM and
     network cards?

A:   Yes. If your network card (such as Token Ring) has a RAM
     buffer, you should exclude it from QEMM so that other memory 
     is not mapped over the RAM buffer address. For more          
     information on this subject, obtain TOKEN.TEC from           
     Quarterdeck's Technical Support Department.

Q:   Do I have to do anything special to run DESQview with
     Vines or Grapevines?

A:   Some PC compatibles require a parameter when starting
     DESQview. The symptom is that when a 25th line message is    
     received the system will hang. If this happens to you, first 
     determine what IRQ your network card is set at. The example  
     given is for an Ethernet card set on IRQ 3.

          DV /HW:0B=U
          
     The /HW stands for hardware IRQ, the :0B represents IRQ
3. 0C would stand for IRQ 4, 0D would stand for IRQ 5. The 0 is
a ZERO, not an O. The =U stands for unmask. 

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