I'm trying to get this card (Tiara lancard/e AT 10bt) to work together with windows 3.11 for workgroups and the only disk i have for it is the "megadiskette" which seem to have things for lan manager, etc on it but not really the card drivers themself. Would anyone here know where (if at all possible) to get drivers suitable for either msdos or WFW3.11?
If it has the drivers neccessary for DOS LanManager and is called the MegaDiskette, then I am going ahead and bet that the neccessary drivers for the Win3.1 NetStart and DOS itself are also on disk.
Care to show the whole disk contents?
Moreoften than not, the Win3.1 drivers are located somewhere in subdirs, or you are supposed to use one of the DOS drivers instead - i.e. IBM 40 LAN Manager, etc...), which doesn't become clear without digging through the documentations...
I would think so 😀 That name kind of obligates...
here is the contents of it:
Volume in drive A has no label.
Volume Serial Number is 14F2-3E20
Directory of A:\
1990-12-07 14:13 4ÿ149 3OPEN.DOC
1990-09-28 15:28 1ÿ067 STIARA.LAN
1991-01-08 08:50 7ÿ163 README
1990-09-28 15:19 1ÿ285 TIARA.LAN
1990-11-27 14:50 7ÿ868 NETWARE.DOC
1990-09-28 15:23 10ÿ122 STIARA.OBJ
1990-09-28 15:24 7ÿ498 CTIARA.OBJ
1990-09-28 15:24 7ÿ498 BTIARA.OBJ
1991-01-08 07:51 4ÿ401 BANYAN.DOC
1990-09-28 15:24 7ÿ498 ATIARA.OBJ
1990-12-07 14:20 4ÿ467 LANMAN.DOC
1990-09-28 15:24 7ÿ498 DTIARA.OBJ
1990-12-07 14:22 8ÿ460 NDIS.DOC
1991-10-02 15:37 <DIR> 3OPEN.110
1991-10-02 15:38 <DIR> BANYAN.400
1991-10-02 15:38 <DIR> DIAGS
1991-10-02 15:38 <DIR> MSLANMAN.110
1991-10-02 15:39 <DIR> MSLANMAN.DOS
1991-10-02 15:39 <DIR> MSLANMAN.OS2
1991-10-02 15:40 <DIR> NETBIOS
1991-10-02 15:41 <DIR> NETWARE.386
1991-10-02 15:41 <DIR> PCNFS
1990-11-29 09:28 5ÿ953 @6000.ADF
1990-11-29 09:31 5ÿ961 @6001.ADF
1990-11-29 09:32 5ÿ960 @6002.ADF
16 File(s) 96ÿ848 bytes
Directory of A:\3OPEN.110
1991-10-02 15:37 <DIR> .
1991-10-02 15:37 <DIR> ..
1991-10-02 15:37 <DIR> OS2
1991-10-02 15:38 <DIR> DOS
0 File(s) 0 bytes
Directory of A:\3OPEN.110\OS2
1991-10-02 15:37 <DIR> .
1991-10-02 15:37 <DIR> ..
1990-11-14 11:35 505 PROTOCOL.3CM
1990-11-14 11:37 195 TNDIS.NIF
2 File(s) 700 bytes
Directory of A:\3OPEN.110\DOS
1991-10-02 15:38 <DIR> .
1991-10-02 15:38 <DIR> ..
1990-11-14 11:36 195 TNDIS.NIF
1990-11-14 11:35 505 PROTOCOL.3CM
2 File(s) 700 bytes
Directory of A:\BANYAN.400
1991-10-02 15:38 <DIR> .
1991-10-02 15:38 <DIR> ..
1991-08-30 16:32 368 PROTOCOL.INI
1 File(s) 368 bytes
Directory of A:\DIAGS
1991-10-02 15:38 <DIR> .
1991-10-02 15:38 <DIR> ..
1990-06-19 14:40 102ÿ371 INST_E.EXE
1990-11-27 13:13 1ÿ995 DIAGS.DOC
1980-01-01 00:45 215 TIARA.CFG
3 File(s) 104ÿ581 bytes
Directory of A:\MSLANMAN.110
1991-10-02 15:38 <DIR> .
1991-10-02 15:38 <DIR> ..
1991-10-02 15:38 <DIR> OS2
1991-10-02 15:39 <DIR> DOS
0 File(s) 0 bytes
Directory of A:\MSLANMAN.110\OS2
1991-10-02 15:38 <DIR> .
1991-10-02 15:38 <DIR> ..
1990-11-14 11:40 340 TNDIS.NIF
1991-08-30 16:32 368 PROTOCOL.INI
2 File(s) 708 bytes
Directory of A:\MSLANMAN.110\DOS
1991-10-02 15:39 <DIR> .
1991-10-02 15:39 <DIR> ..
1990-11-14 11:39 340 TNDIS.NIF
1991-08-30 16:32 368 PROTOCOL.INI
2 File(s) 708 bytes
Directory of A:\MSLANMAN.DOS
1991-10-02 15:39 <DIR> .
1991-10-02 15:39 <DIR> ..
1991-10-02 15:39 <DIR> DRIVERS
0 File(s) 0 bytes
Directory of A:\MSLANMAN.DOS\DRIVERS
1991-10-02 15:39 <DIR> .
1991-10-02 15:39 <DIR> ..
1991-10-02 15:39 <DIR> NIF
1991-10-02 15:39 <DIR> ETHERNET
0 File(s) 0 bytes
Directory of A:\MSLANMAN.DOS\DRIVERS\NIF
1991-10-02 15:39 <DIR> .
1991-10-02 15:39 <DIR> ..
1990-08-23 19:21 157 TNDIS.NIF
1 File(s) 157 bytes
Directory of A:\MSLANMAN.DOS\DRIVERS\ETHERNET
1991-10-02 15:39 <DIR> .
1991-10-02 15:39 <DIR> ..
1991-10-02 15:39 <DIR> TNDIS
0 File(s) 0 bytes
Directory of A:\MSLANMAN.DOS\DRIVERS\ETHERNET\TNDIS
1991-10-02 15:39 <DIR> .
1991-10-02 15:39 <DIR> ..
1991-08-30 16:32 368 PROTOCOL.INI
1991-09-03 14:27 9ÿ584 TNDIS.DOS
2 File(s) 9ÿ952 bytes
Directory of A:\MSLANMAN.OS2
1991-10-02 15:39 <DIR> .
1991-10-02 15:39 <DIR> ..
1991-10-02 15:40 <DIR> DRIVERS
0 File(s) 0 bytes
Directory of A:\MSLANMAN.OS2\DRIVERS
1991-10-02 15:40 <DIR> .
1991-10-02 15:40 <DIR> ..
1991-10-02 15:40 <DIR> NIF
1991-10-02 15:40 <DIR> ETHERNET
0 File(s) 0 bytes
Directory of A:\MSLANMAN.OS2\DRIVERS\NIF
1991-10-02 15:40 <DIR> .
1991-10-02 15:40 <DIR> ..
1990-08-23 19:22 157 TNDIS.NIF
1 File(s) 157 bytes
Directory of A:\MSLANMAN.OS2\DRIVERS\ETHERNET
1991-10-02 15:40 <DIR> .
1991-10-02 15:40 <DIR> ..
1991-10-02 15:40 <DIR> TNDIS
0 File(s) 0 bytes
Directory of A:\MSLANMAN.OS2\DRIVERS\ETHERNET\TNDIS
1991-10-02 15:40 <DIR> .
1991-10-02 15:40 <DIR> ..
1991-09-03 14:28 9ÿ542 TNDIS.OS2
1991-08-30 16:32 368 PROTOCOL.INI
2 File(s) 9ÿ910 bytes
Directory of A:\NETBIOS
1991-10-02 15:40 <DIR> .
1991-10-02 15:40 <DIR> ..
1990-08-14 16:23 67ÿ029 NETBIOS2.EXE
1990-11-27 10:04 6ÿ599 NETBIOS.DOC
2 File(s) 73ÿ628 bytes
Directory of A:\NETWARE.386
1991-10-02 15:41 <DIR> .
1991-10-02 15:41 <DIR> ..
1990-09-04 11:55 11ÿ411 TIARAE.LAN
1 File(s) 11ÿ411 bytes
Directory of A:\PCNFS
1991-10-02 15:41 <DIR> .
1991-10-02 15:41 <DIR> ..
1990-05-02 17:55 4ÿ624 TIARA.SYS
1989-08-16 11:13 17 WHAT.BAT
1990-11-27 14:42 2ÿ202 PCNFS.DOC
1989-08-16 10:08 16ÿ712 MYEADDR.EXE
4 File(s) 23ÿ555 bytes
Total Files Listed:
41 File(s) 333ÿ383 bytes
63 Dir(s) 350ÿ208 bytes free
Maybe someone needs this disk so i have it shared here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/12_H4Ig1VA21y … iew?usp=sharing
The disk dates from October 1991, and as expected, there are no Win3.1 drivers on it. You will have to go the alternate route by using the (NDIS) DOS + packet driver + mTCP + Winsock as described here ( this will enable Win3.1 to communicate with the NIC by using its DOS driver...: )
"nc_mike
September 26th, 2016, 04:26 AM
I found the easiest way to enable networking under Win 3.1.x was to install a packet driver for the NIC under DOS, and use mTCP under DOS to enable TCP/IP support. After that, to enabled connectivity for Windows 3.1x (since you now already have a working ethernet adapter and a matching packet driver), install TRUMPET Winsock, then add WINPKT.COM following the packet driver in AUTOEXEC.BAT. This is what is called adding a 'shim' between Windows and DOS which essentially allows Windows to communicate with the ethernet adapter through DOS. In Windows 3.1.x you then simply add TCPMAN.EXE to your Startup group, run Setup on TCPMAN then reboot - and voila - you get full Windows 3.1.x internet connectivity without ever needing all of the overhead of Windows 3.11 networking and you get dual internet connectivity under both DOS and Win 3.x a the same time, which isn't possible using only the WFW networking support.
Regards,
Mike"
Problem is, there doesnt seem to be a packet driver available on the floppy, either. So you may be limited to DOS only.
You may find a working packet driver for the Lancard/E series amongst the "Crynwr Packet Driver Collection". I have spotted a TIARA.COM file amongst the packet drivers in there, I think it's for the correct series.
That is highly interesting stuff jaZz 😀
Thx to internet archive, i could actually get at the file that i 'think' is the one (Tiara.com) inside of the "many-other-drivers.zip" archive here: https://web.archive.org/web/20060216135938/ht … wr.com/drivers/
Having it available via DOS is fine by me (but bonus if it also works on W311 of course). I'll test it and write back how it went 😀
thx
wrote:The disk dates from October 1991, and as expected, there are no Win3.1 drivers on it. You will have to go the alternate route by […]
The disk dates from October 1991, and as expected, there are no Win3.1 drivers on it. You will have to go the alternate route by using the (NDIS) DOS + packet driver + mTCP + Winsock as described here ( this will enable Win3.1 to communicate with the NIC by using its DOS driver...: )
"nc_mike
September 26th, 2016, 04:26 AM
I found the easiest way to enable networking under Win 3.1.x was to install a packet driver for the NIC under DOS, and use mTCP under DOS to enable TCP/IP support. After that, to enabled connectivity for Windows 3.1x (since you now already have a working ethernet adapter and a matching packet driver), install TRUMPET Winsock, then add WINPKT.COM following the packet driver in AUTOEXEC.BAT. This is what is called adding a 'shim' between Windows and DOS which essentially allows Windows to communicate with the ethernet adapter through DOS. In Windows 3.1.x you then simply add TCPMAN.EXE to your Startup group, run Setup on TCPMAN then reboot - and voila - you get full Windows 3.1.x internet connectivity without ever needing all of the overhead of Windows 3.11 networking and you get dual internet connectivity under both DOS and Win 3.x a the same time, which isn't possible using only the WFW networking support.Regards,
Mike"Problem is, there doesnt seem to be a packet driver available on the floppy, either. So you may be limited to DOS only.
You may find a working packet driver for the Lancard/E series amongst the "Crynwr Packet Driver Collection". I have spotted a TIARA.COM file amongst the packet drivers in there, I think it's for the correct series.
