Supported Multiport Boards and Other Information (80040)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft LAN Manager 2.1
  • Microsoft LAN Manager 2.1a
  • Microsoft LAN Manager 2.2
This article was previously published under Q80040

SUMMARY

This article contains a list of multiport boards that support LAN Manager version 2.x running under OS/2 version 1.21 or 1.3 or MS-DOS version 3.3, 4.01, or 5.0.

The boards must come with the necessary drivers. Remote Access Service (RAS) will set the parameters in the OS2SYS.INI file, but it does not come with any drivers.

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Industry Standard Architecture (ISA)

  • ARTICm Model 2
    8-Port Signetics-based AT board
    10 MHz Intel 80C186 processor
    1 MB user memory
  • ARTICm
    4 or 8 port Zilog-based AT board
    7.37 MHz Intel 80186 processor
    128K, 512K user memory
  • DigiCHANNEL C/X System
  • DigiCHANNEL PC/8e
    4 or 8 channels
    8 MHz 80186 processor
    64K user memory

Micro Channel Architecture (MCA)

  • ARCTIC Portmaster/A
    8-port Signetics-based MCA board
    12.5 MHz Intel 80C186 processor
    512K, 1 MB user memory
  • ARCTICm/2
    4 or 8 port Zilog-based MCA board
    7.37 MHz Intel 80186 processor
    512K, 1 MB user memory
  • DigiCHANNEL C/X System
  • DigiCHANNEL MC/8i
    4, 8, or channels
    12.5 MHz 80186 processor
    256K user memory
OS/2 device drivers for the IBM ARCTIC hardware can be obtained from:

Quadron Service Corp.
133 E. De La Guerra #10
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
USA
(805) 966-6424

OS/2 device drivers for the DigiCHANNEL hardware can be obtained from:

DigiBoard, Inc.
6751 Oxford Street
Minneapolis, MN 55426
USA
(800) 344-4273 or (612) 922-8055

The AST 4port is currently being tested and will perhaps soon be added to this list.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:9/30/2003
Keywords:KB80040
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