Windows 95: Card and Socket Services

The Madge 16/4 CardBus Adapter supports hot swapping (where this is allowed for by the network protocols you install and the operating system in your PC). This means that, once you have installed the hardware and the software, you can remove the adapter and then put it back without losing your network connection.

Note: The Madge 16/4 CardBus Adapter is not designed for connection to a Madge Local Ringhub or to a passive hub from any other vendor.

Before installing the CardBus Adapter, read the electronic emissions statements.

Insert the adapter into a CardBus slot in your computer. Do not force it in. If the adapter does not go in easily the slot might be for 16-bit PCMCIA cards only. CardBus adapters are designed not to fit into 16-bit PCMCIA slots. (The slots on some computers are labeled "CB" to indicate that they are for CardBus adapters.)
If the network access port in your wall or multi-station access unit is for:
- STP network cable, use the 9-way D-type STP pig-tail to connect the adapter to the network cable. Then connect the STP network cable to the network access port.
- UTP network cable, use the male UTP cable to connect the adapter directly to the network access port. Alternatively, connect the UTP cable to the RJ45-to-RJ45 socket (also supplied with the adapter), then connect the RJ45-to-RJ45 socket to the network access port.
Make sure your computer has Card Services and Socket Services loaded. Read the documentation supplied with the computer to check that the version of Card and Socket Services you are using includes support for CardBus sockets and adapters. If you are running:
- Windows 95, Card and Socket Services are part of the operating system. However, to use the CardBus Adapter, you need to be running Microsoft Windows 95 v4.00.950B (the B indicates that the software is from Microsoft's OEM Service Release 2). You can check the version number by running the System applet from the Control Panel. If you are using an earlier version of Windows 95 than this, contact your PC supplier.
- DOS, you can load the Madge Card and/or Socket Services software. This can save DOS memory. However, this software is only for the Madge CardBus and PCMCIA Adapters; it does not work with any adapters from other manufacturers. Therefore, if you have standard Card and Socket Services for DOS installed on your PC, we recommend you to use that. If you want to load MADGECS.EXE temporarily, put the Madge CSS Release Disk into the floppy drive, and type A:\UTILS\MADGECS ESS (the ESS stands for Emulate Socket Services). This will enable you to run other DOS utilities, for example, the Madge diagnostics software, and the Madge TRCFGC program for setting the adapter's ring speed (see step 4 below).
- OS/2, use the Madge Card Services software by copying the file MADGECS.SYS from the Madge CSS Release Disk. Run it from CONFIG.SYS. A sample device line is DEVICE=C:\MADGECS.SYS. Note, however, that this software is only for the Madge CardBus Adapter; it does not work with CardBus adapters from other manufacturers. Therefore, when the CardBus version of PCMCIA.SYS becomes available from IBM, we recommend you to use that.
Make sure the CardBus Adapter's ring speed matches the speed of the network you intend to connect to. The default ring speed is 16Mbps. To change the ring speed, boot your computer into DOS, and insert the Madge CSS Release Disk. If you do not have Card and Socket Services for DOS loaded, then load the Madge Card and Socket Services software temporarily by typing: A:\UTILS\MADGECS ESS . Finally, run the Token Ring configuration program by typing: A:\UTILS\TRCFGC. Choose the letter for the ring speed you need.
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