TechNote

Number: 06802-02

Date: May 1994

Madge driver support for IBM RISC System/6000 AIX stations

This document tells you how to install the Madge driver for IBM RISC System/6000 AIX stations.

The Madge AIX driver is called mtokdd.driver. It provides an AIX 3.2 interface for RISC System/6000 stations that have a Smart 16/4 MC32 Ringnode installed. (The driver does not support Intel systems.) It is available on request from Madge either on disk (part number: 87- 01) or from the Madge BBS. For the telephone and BBS numbers, see the Madge Smart LAN Support Software Installation Guide (part number: 100-091).

Note

If, after installation, you change the slot in which your Smart 16/4 MC32 Ringnode is installed, you must "unconfigure" and "undefine" the driver using the default AIX method (refer to your AIX documentation). Then re-install it using the instructions below.

1 Installing the AIX driver from the Madge BBS

  1. Install your Madge Smart 16/4 MC32 Ringnode according to the instructions in the Ringnode installation guide (part number: 100-073).

  2. Log into your system as root and copy the INSTDISK file into the /tmp subdirectory of your system. Use the AIX dosread command to do this. The following example assumes that your system has only one floppy drive:

    dosread instdisk /tmp/instdisk

    If you have more than one floppy drive, and you are not using disk-drive 0 (which is the default input device), specify the drive that you are using. For example:

    dosread -D /dev/fd1 instdisk /tmp/instdisk

  3. Run smit from the command prompt.

  4. Select the following screens in sequence:

  5. Select the INPUT device/directory option and type:

    /tmp/instdisk

  6. Select the default options in each screen that appears.

    Caution

    Do not commit the mtokdd driver.

2 Installing the AIX driver from a Madge floppy disk

  1. Install your Madge Smart 16/4 MC32 Ringnode according to the instructions in the Ringnode installation guide (part number: 100-073).

  2. Log into your system as root.

  3. Run smit from the command prompt.

  4. Select the following screens in sequence:

  5. Select the INPUT device/directory option and type:

    /dev/fd

    Example: 

    /dev/fd0 (if disk-drive 0)
/dev/fd1 (if disk-drive 1)

  6. Select the default options in each screen that appears.

    Caution

    Do not commit the mtokdd driver.

3 Running the AIX driver

  1. Run smit from the command prompt.

  2. Select the following screens in sequence:

  3. Exit smit.

  4. Type lsdev -C|more to inspect your installation. Among the list of drivers, there is a line similar to the following:

    tok0 Available 00-02 Madge Smart 16/4 MC32 High Performance Ringnode

4 Configuring the Ringnode and the AIX driver

  1. Type smit at the command prompt.

  2. Select the following screens in sequence:

  3. Select List Adapters to list the adapters installed in your workstation.

  4. Select Change/Show Characteristics.

  5. Select the adapter whose configuration you want to change.

  6. Modify Ring Speed if you do not want your Ringnode to default to 16Mbps.

  7. Modify Cable Type if you do not want your Ringnode to default to STP.

  8. Configure TCP/IP using the instructions in your TCP/IP manual in conjunction with the following:

    1. Type smit startup at the prompt to onfigure CP/IP.
    2. Type smit tcpip at the prompt to change n interface or add another interface.
    3. Select TCP/IP.
    4. Select and bind the protocols you require sing the instructions in your TCP/IP anual.