LANTASTIC/AI COMPATIBILITY GUIDE                                     AICOMPAT
LANtastic AI Adapter Independent                                    03.01.93
Compatibility listing and considerations                          Page 1 of 5
                                                                                                                                                                                  
LANtastic AI is designed for use with non-Artisoft network adapters which 
conform to netbios standards. While claiming LANtastic AI is compatible with 
the equipment listed in this guide, Artisoft is not responsible for the
compatibility of any other application(s) or equipment running with 
LANtastic networks.  All low-level drivers and NetBIOS programs required are 
supplied with LANtastic AI, and no other programs are needed, with the
exception of network adapters using "other" drivers.

The following information is based on in-house testing of LANtastic AI.  
If you are not a registered LANtastic owner, your questions should be 
directed to our technical sales staff at (602) 293-6363.  Any questions or 
comments on this bulletin may be forwarded by FAX (602) 293-8065 or mailed to: 
Artisoft Inc., 691 East River Road, Tucson, AZ., 85704, 
ATTN: LANtastic AI Support.  

Drivers that appear with an '*' are co-developed by Artisoft and the 
respective adapter vendors under the Artisoft AILANBIOS Driver Development 
Program.  They are not being included in the LANtastic/AI standard 
distribution diskette yet.  Users can download the driver from Artisoft's BBS,
or through other channels provided by the adapter vendors.  Support for the 
new Artisoft product, LANtastic for TCP/IP, has not been included in these  
drivers at this point.  For information regarding the Driver Development 
Program, contact the Artisoft Compatibility Department at (602) 293-4000.

LANTASTIC AI COMPATIBILITY LISTING AND CONSIDERATIONS

Ethernet
Adapter                                                     Special
Manufacturer      Model                   Driver Supplied   Considerations

3Com Corporation  3C503                   3C503MM.EXE       A, H
                  3C503-16                3C503MM.EXE       A, H

Accton            EN 1809                 NEX000.EXE
                  EN 1603-N2              NEX000.EXE        D

Alta Research     EtherCombo-16 T/C       NEX000.EXE        D, L
                  EtherTPI-16T            NEX000.EXE        D, L

AMD               NE2100                  AM21.EXE*         V
                  NE1500T                 AM21.EXE*         V

Artisoft          AE2 rev C & above       NEX000.EXE        D, E
                  AE3                     NEX000.EXE        D, F

CNet              Ethernet 100E rev D     NEX000.EXE
                  Ethernet 200E rev B     NEX000.EXE
                  Ethernet 280E           NEX000.EXE
                  Ethernet 600E rev B     NEX000.EXE        D

Intel             EtherExpress16          EXP16LAN.EXE*     U
                  EtherExpress16 TP       EXP16LAN.EXE*     U
                  EtherExpress TPE HUB    HUBLAN.EXE*       X

Kodiak            Noteport                NP_LAN_S.EXE*     W
                                          NP_LAN_E.EXE*     W

Novell            NE1000                  NEX000.EXE
                  NE2000                  NEX000.EXE        D
                  NE/2 MicroChannel       NEX000.EXE        J

Pure Data Ltd.    PDI8023                 WD8003.EXE        H
                  PDI8023-16              WD8003.EXE        H

Racal-Datacom     InterLAN AT             ILANAT.COM*       Z
                  InterLAN AT-3M          ILANAT.COM*       Z
                  InterLAN AT-TP          ILANAT.COM*       Z

Shureman          NE-1 rev 1A             NEX000.EXE

SMC-West          ALL 8003 & 8013         WD8003.EXE        H, J
(Western Digital) series adapters

Tiara             LANcard/E*2000 rev B    NEX000.EXE        D
                  LANcard/E*1000          NEX000.EXE

Transition        TNIC-1500T              AM21.EXE*         V
Engineering

Xircom            PE-10B2 (Classic)       PE.EXE            G
                  PE2-10B2                PE2AILAN.COM*     Y


ArcNet
Adapter                                                     Special
Manufacturer      Model                   Driver Supplied   Considerations

CNet              Arcnet 120A rev A       ARCNET.EXE        B, H

Datatech EnterprisesPCI-001               ARCNET.EXE        B, H

Pure Data Ltd.    PDI508Plus              ARCNET.EXE        H
                  PDI516Plus              ARCNET.EXE        H

Standard MicrosystemsSMC220 rev A         SMCARC.EXE        B, H 
(SMC)             SMC500WS rev C          SMCARC.EXE        B, H, I

Tiara             LANcard/A-286 HiZ       Other             R, S

Thomas Conrad     TC6042, TC6045          TCARC.EXE         B, C, H
                  TC6142                  TCARC.EXE         B, C, H
                  TC6242, TC6245          TCARC.EXE         B, C, H
                  TC6046, TC6246 MicroChannel  TCARC.EXE    J

Xircom            PA-02B6 8k arcnet       PATCC.EXE


Other Network Adapters

Gateway           G/Token Ring            Other             N, S

IBM               IBM Token Ring 16/4     Other             O, S

Xircom            Pocket Token Ring       Other             O, S

Earth Computer    Earthnet-1              Other             H, R, S

Invisible Software1.8 mbps adapter        Other             P, S

Netboard          Netboard-II 2.5 mbps    Other             Q, S
                  Netboard-II 4 mbps      Other             Q, S

Tandy             Tandylink               TLINK.EXE         T


SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS REFERENCES

Ref # Description

A     The adapter must be in Memory Mapped mode
B     There is no microchannel support for these adapters
C     These adapters must be in Enhanced Mode, and will not use IOBASE
D     The NEX000 software driver must have the 16-BIT software switch
E     The W10 jumper on the adapter must be set for N
F     The W5 jumper on the adapter must be set for N
G     The AILANBIO driver may need the /ACK_TIMEOUT=4 /RETRY_PERIOD=4 
        software switches.
      Set network buffers (Server Startup Parameters in NET_MGR) to 2048 at 
      all servers being accessed.
H     If using a memory manager, the memory manager must exclude the range of 
        RAM memory addresses the adapter card uses.  VGA cards may need to be 
        set to 8-bit mode, and/or shadow RAM/ROM may need to be disabled to 
        avoid memory conflicts.
I     The longer model of the adapter (6.2" vs. 5") is INcompatible with 
        LANtastic
J     MicroChannel adapter - ADF file to configure the PS/2 is supplied by 
        the adapter manufacturer.
K     Uses Everex NetBIOS, NET21E.EXE, NET23.EXE, NET26E.EXE v2.21 or newer
L     For a better connection, you may want to try the following AILANBIO
        command line parameters: /ACK_TIMEOUT=10 /RETRY_PERIOD=10 
        /BUFFERS=<# of logins allowed for REDIR>.
M     Uses Everex NetBIOS, NET26E.EXE v2.21 or newer
N     Uses TNETBIOS v1.52
O     Uses IBM PC LAN Support program v1.1 or v1.25
P     Uses Invisible Software NetBIOS ROM v2.7A
Q     Uses PC Office NB_1K.EXE or PC Office NB_4K.EXE
R     Uses Performance Technology NetBIOS RIMDRVR.EXE and NXATAARC.EXE.
S     These adapters use a unique third party NetBIOS; two different NetBIOS 
        programs can not be run on one cabling structure, therefore these 
        adapters can not be mixed with other manufacturer's adapters on the 
        same network.
T     DRVR8530.COM, obtainable from Tandy or the Artisoft BBS, and must be 
        run prior to running the low level driver, TLINK.EXE.
U     EXP16LAN.EXE was developed by Intel Corp.  v2.01 of the driver was
        tested with LANtastic/AI v4.1 and was found to be compatible,
        except for the case when trying to configure multiple adapters on 1
        node.  Frequent disconnects were encountered.  Users can download the 
        driver by calling Intel's BBS at 503-645-6275 or Artisoft's BBS.  
        v2.01 of EXP16LAN.exe is not backward compatible with earlier 
        versions of LANtastic/AI.  It does not currently work on XT machines.
V     AM21.EXE was developed by AMD.  v3.10 of the driver was tested with 
        LANtastic/AI v4.1 and was found to be compatible.  NE2100, NE1500T
        and compatibles are 16-bit Bus Master ISA adapters.  As a result,
        only 1 adapter can be supported on a single machine.  v3.10 of 
        AM21.EXE is not backward compatible with earlier versions of 
        LANtastic/AI.
W     NP_LAN_S.EXE and NP_LAN_E.EXE were developed by Kodiak.  v3.10 of the    
        drivers were tested with LANtastic/AI v4.1 and was found to be 
        compatible.  NP_LAN_S.EXE offers standard driver performance whereas
        NP_LAN_E.EXE offers enhanced performance but requires a bi-directional
        printer port on the PC.  v3.10 of NP_LAN_S.EXE and NP_LAN_E.EXE are 
        not backward compatible with earlier versions of LANtastic/AI.
X     HUBLAN.EXE was developed by Intel Corp.  v1.01 of the driver was tested 
        with LANtastic/AI v4.1 and was found to be compatible.  This version 
        of HUBLAN.EXE is not backward compatible with earlier versions of 
        LANtastic/AI.
Y     PE2AILAN.COM was developed by Xircom.  v3.11 of the driver was tested 
        with LANtastic/AI v4.1 and was found to be compatible.  This version 
        of PE2AILAN.COM is not backward compatible with earlier versions of 
        LANtastic/AI.
Z     ILANAT.COM was developed by Racal-Datacom.  v3.00 of the driver was 
        tested with LANtastic/AI v4.1 and was found to be compatible.  This  
        version of ILANAT.COM is not backward compatible with earlier 
        versions of LANtastic/AI.



KNOWN INCOMPATIBLE NETWORK ADAPTERS AND NETBIOS PROGRAMS

10NET 1.8mbps Adapter with DCA 10NET 10NB v4.00
3Com 3C501 and 3C505 adapters and 3Com's NetBIOS
Aquila ARCnet PCA108 with Aquila NetBIOS v1.20
Any ARCnet Adapters with VMT's VMD/NET-ARC v1.26
Banyan Vines NetBIOS
Corvus Omninet 1mbps Adapter with Cogent OMNINET1.SYS v1.10
D-Link 1mbps or Ethernet Adapters with D-Link NetBIOS v2.64 
Everex StarLan Adapter with Everex NET11S v1.12
Everex EV2015 8-bit, EV2016 16-bit, EV2026 8-bit, EV2026-01 8-bit twisted 
        pair, EV2027 16-bit, EV2027-01 16-bit twisted pair with LANtastic 4.0 
        or later.
Everex NetBIOS NET21.EXE, NET23E.EXE and NET26E.EXE with LANtastic 4.0 or 
        later
Gateway G/NET LNIM Adapter with Gateway G/NetBIOS v1.10
Isolan 4110-2 AT Ethernet Adapter with Isolan MPS NetBIOS v4.2
Katron PC-300B Pocket Ethernet Adapter with un-certified LANtastic driver v1.0.
PICNIC 8-bit Ethernet Adapter with Simple Net System's IMCBIO v5.0.9
StarLan Adapters with NCR Starnet NetBIOS v1.13
SMC PC220 Adapter only with Cogent MS-DOS NetBIOS v2.05 and below
TOPS Flashcard with Sun Microsystems TOPS TNetBIOS v2.10
TOPNET Network Adapter with TOPNET NetBIOS
Univation Ethernet LAN Controller with Univation NetBIOS
Western Digital Ethercard Plus with WDPLUSNBE v3.1.7


                                                                                                                                            

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