Setting up the Hardware

Setting up your computer to use a DOS packet driver can be
complicated for people who aren't network gurus. This section will
attempt to show you all the steps needed to get the packet driver
installed and functioning properly.

Ethernet Setup Procedure (NOT for modem users!)
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Step 0: START WITH A CLEAN BOOT!!!!! Set up your CONFIG.SYS and
AUTOEXEC.BAT files to load as few drivers as possible. Some
definite things to EXclude are memory managers (HIMEM, EMM386,
QEMM, etc.) and network drivers (e.g. LSL, IPXODI). Most games
don't need the former, and the latter will probably conflict with
the packet driver. We recommend that you prepare an alternate
configuration (the multiple configuration facility built into
MS-DOS is ideal for this purpose; see your DOS manual for details)
specifically for Internet games with a CONFIG.SYS portion
containing only a FILES=20 line, and an AUTOEXEC.BAT portion
containing only the line "prompt=$p$g". Be sure to include the
line which loads your mouse driver (if you play your game using a
mouse).