Communication Adapter and Device Driver Installation in Windows 7 and later versions
This appendix discusses how to install device drivers
for supported IBM® communications adapters (Coax, Twinax, MPA,
SDLC, WAC) in Windows® 7 and later versions.
For those operating systems, the Personal Communications installation program does
not copy the required device driver files and .INF files onto the
system. Instead, these files are available in the Personal Communications Docs_Admin_Aids
package, under the \admin\drivers subdirectory.
For information about configuring and using communications adapters, refer to the attachments chapter in Administrator's Guide and Reference.
Following is a support list of communications adapters in Windows® 7 and later versions.
| IBM® PCMCIA 3270 Emulation Adapter | PCMCIA | Yes | Yes |
| MPA/SDLC | |||
| IBM® PCI Multiprotocol Adapter | PCI | Yes | Yes |
| IBM® PCI Multiprotocol Adapter II | PCI | Yes | Yes |
| IBM® PCMCIA SDLC Adapter | PCMCIA | Yes | Yes |
| IBM® PCMCIA SDLC Modem | PCMCIA | Yes | Yes |
| IBM® PCMCIA SDLC Modem-2 | PCMCIA | No | Yes |
| MCA MPA | MCA | No | No |
Following is a list of adapter files provided with Personal Communications.
- INF files
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- IBMSLDCA.INF (for SDLC/MPA adapters)
- SYS files
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- PDLNAW2P.SYS (PnP-compliant common device driver)
- PDLNAMPA.SYS (SDLC/MPA adapter device driver)