LANTASTIC/AI COMPATIBILITY GUIDE                                     AICOMPAT
LANtastic AI Adapter Independent                                    07.15.93
Compatibility listing and considerations                          Page 1 of 6
                                                                                                                                                                                  
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.  

Starting with LANtastic v5.0, LANtastic/AI runs over 3 categories 
of network adapter drivers:
1. Drivers compatible to the Artisoft's proprietary implementation 
        of the NetBIOS standard and included in the LANtastic/AI 
        driver diskette.
2. Drivers compatible to the Artisoft's proprietary implementation 
        of the NetBIOS standard and co-developed by Artisoft and the 
        respective adapter manufacturers under the Artisoft 
        AILANBIOs Driver Development Program.  They are not being 
        included in the LANtastic/AI driver diskette yet.  Users 
        can download the driver from Artisoft's BBS at 602-884-8648, 
        or through other channels provided by the adapter vendors.  
        For information regarding the Driver Development Program,
        contact the Artisoft Compatibility Department at 
        602-293-4000.  Drivers that appear with an '*' in this guide 
        fall under this category.
3. NDIS (Network Driver Interface Specification) compatible Media 
        Access Control (MAC) layer drivers.  In order to run 
        LANtastic over NDIS, you will need AI-NDIS.exe, Artisoft's 
        NDIS compatible interface protocol driver.  AI-NDIS.exe is 
        included in Artisoft's "NDIS support for LANtastic kit", 
        sold separately from LANtastic/AI.

The following information is based on in-house testing of LANtastic 
AI.  If you have any questions or comments on this guide, please 
call LANtastic technical support at 602-670-7000 or mail to: 
Artisoft Inc., 691 East River Road, Tucson, AZ., 85704, 
ATTN: LANtastic AI Support.  

++ indicates support for that driver is new in LANtastic v5.0.

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
                  3C507                   3COM507.EXE++
                  3C523 (MicroChannel)    3COM523.EXE++
                  3C509                   AI-NDIS
                  3C579                   AI-NDIS

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

Addtron           ET-200, AE-200 series   NEX000.EXE
                  TP8 external hub
                  EP-300 series           Other             S

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

Boca Research     BEN100, BEN102, BEN300  AM21.EXE*         V

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

COMTROL           Cnic/2, Cnic/T          AM21.EXE*         V

IBM               PS/2 Adapters for       WD8003.EXE
                        Ethernet networks

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

Katron            PE-300B, PE-300T        PE300AI.EXE*      b

Kingston          EtheRx KNE-2121         AM21.EXE*         V
   Technology

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

Linksys           LN0600                  AI-NDIS
                  PCMCIA card             AI-NDIS

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
                  PDmc8023                WD8003.EXE

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

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

Zenith Data       Z-NOTE                  INTEL593.EXE*     a
Systems


ArcNet
Adapter                                                     Special
Manufacturer      Model                   Driver Supplied   Considerations

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

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

Standard Microsystems PC130               SMCARC.EXE        B, H
(SMC)             PC220 rev A             SMCARC.EXE        B, H 
                  PC270                   SMCARC.EXE        B, H
                  PC500WS rev C           SMCARC.EXE        B, H, I
                  PC600WS                 SMCARC.EXE        B, H
                  PC650WS                 SMCARC.EXE        B, H
                  PC310(MC)               SMCARC.EXE        B, H

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

NCR               WaveLAN                 WVLAN08.EXE*      c

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

Tandy             Tandylink               TLINK.EXE         T


COMPATIBLE BRIDGING HARDWARE
Manufacturer      Model                                 Special Considerations

Rad Data          MBE, TrimBridge-10 (ethernet)
                  TRE-16, TrimBridge-16 (token ring)


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 cannot be mixed with other 
        manufacturer's adapters on the same network.  Some 
        implementations of the NetBIOS do not properly support chain 
        sends.  If you are experiencing problems, try the /NOCHAIN 
        switch for REDIR.exe.  It will instruct REDIR not to use the 
        NetBIOS chain send commend (sending 2 pieces of data 
        together).
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.  v2.03 of the driver 
        is compatible with LANtastic/AI v4.1 while v3.01 of the 
        driver is compatible with LANtastic/AI v5.0.  Users can 
        download the driver by calling Intel's BBS at 503-645-6275 
        or Artisoft's BBS.  
V     AM21.exe was developed by AMD.  v3.10 of the driver is 
        compatible with LANtastic/AI v4.1 while v4.00 of the driver 
        is compatible with LANtastic/AI v5.0.  NE2100, NE1500T and 
        compatibles are 16-bit Bus Master ISA adapters.  As a result, 
        only 1 adapter can be supported on a single machine.  
W     NP_LAN_S.exe and NP_LAN_E.exe were developed by Kodiak.  
        v3.10 of the drivers are compatible with LANtastic/AI v4.1.  
        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.  LANtastic v5.0 users 
        are required to use AI-NDIS for continued support of the 
        driver or run LANtastic v5.0 over the AILANBIO layer 
        provided in LANtastic v4.1.
X     HUBLAN.exe was developed by Intel Corp.  v1.01 of the driver 
        is compatible with LANtastic/AI v4.1.  As of 7/15/93, 
        LANtastic v5.0 users are required to use AI-NDIS for 
        continued support of the driver or run LANtastic v5.0 over 
        the AILANBIO layer provided in LANtastic v4.1.
Y     PE2AILAN.com was developed by Xircom.  v3.11 of the driver is 
        compatible with LANtastic/AI v4.1.  As of 7/15/93, LANtastic 
        v5.0 users are required to use AI-NDIS for continued support 
        of the driver or run LANtastic v5.0 over the AILANBIO layer 
        provided in LANtastic v4.1.
Z     ILANAT.com was developed by Racal-Datacom.  v3.00 of the driver 
        is compatible with LANtastic/AI v4.1.  As of 7/15/93, 
        LANtastic v5.0 users are required to use AI-NDIS for 
        continued support of the driver or run LANtastic v5.0 over 
        the AILANBIO layer provided in LANtastic v4.1.
a     INTEL593.exe was developed by Intel Corp.  v3.10b of the 
        driver is compatible with LANtastic/AI v4.1.  As of 7/15/93, 
        LANtastic v5.0 users are required to use AI-NDIS for 
        continued support of the driver or run LANtastic v5.0 over 
        the AILANBIO layer provided in LANtastic v4.1.
b     PE300AI.exe was developed by Katron.  v3.00 of the driver is 
        compatible with LANtastic/AI v4.1 while v4.00.06 of the 
        driver is compatible with LANtastic/AI v5.0.
c     WVLAN08.exe was developed by NCR.  v3.00 of the driver is 
        compatible with LANtastic/AI v4.1.  As of 7/15/93, 
        LANtastic v5.0 users are required to use AI-NDIS for 
        continued support of the driver or run LANtastic v5.0 over 
        the AILANBIO layer provided in LANtastic v4.1.


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
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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