Intel(R) PRO/100 S and SR Mobile Combo Adapters and
Intel(R) PRO/100 S and SR Mobile Adapter LAN-only adapters
January 7, 2002
Release Notes
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Intel's PRO/100 S and SR Mobile Adapters are designed to work with
mobile computers which include a CardBus slot (32-bit PC Card slot).
CardBus is the next generation PC Card (PCMCIA) standard. It enables
mobile computers to incorporate a PCI-based 32-bit bus, which improves
performance.
The PRO/100 S and SR Mobile Combo Adapters incorporate Intel's CardBus
Ethernet technology and a 56K modem. They incorporate the latest in LAN
technology, including advanced power management capabilities. They support
ACPI and the CardBus Power Management Specification. The modem supports
V.90 and K56flex* technology.
This software release of the PRO/100 S and SR Adapter supports Windows* XP,
Windows* 2000, Windows* 95 OSR2 (950B or higher), Windows 98, Windows Me
and Windows NT* 4.0. A Windows based LAN diagnostic utility and modem
utility are also included. Drivers for MS-DOS ODI and NDIS 2 are also
provided on the Intel CD.
If you have compatibility issues not addressed here, or require additional
information, please refer to your Intel CardBus Adapter User's Guide,
or check the Intel web site for the latest updates.
Remember to register your Intel adapter via the Internet to receive
information about software upgrades and new products.
CONTENTS
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- Customer Support
- Browser-Viewable User's Guide
- Intel PRO/100 S and SR Mobile Adapter Characteristics
- Notes on Card Services
- Known Limitations
- CardBus-Equipped Portable Computers
- Modem Information
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
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- Main Intel web support site: http://support.intel.com
- Network products information: http://www.intel.com/network
- Corporate site: http://www.intel.com
- Worldwide access: Intel has technical support centers worldwide. Many
of the centers are staffed by technicians who speak the local languages.
For a list of all Intel support centers, the telephone numbers, and the
times they are open, visit http://www.intel.com/support/9089.htm.
- Telephone support: US and Canada: 1-916-377-7000
(7:00 - 17:00 M-F Pacific Time)
Browser-Viewable User's Guide
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The PRO/100 adapter User's Guide is viewable with Internet Explorer*
4.0+ and Netscape* Navigator 4.0+. You can view the guide by inserting
the CD in your computer and waiting for the Autorun menu to appear.
Click the View Users Guide button on the Autorun screen.
INTEL PRO/100 S AND SR MOBILE ADAPTER CHARACTERISTICS
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This release of the PRO/100 Mobile Adapters have the following
characteristics:
- Smart Powerdown-Extends battery life by putting the card into a
low power mode when the LAN cable is removed from the adapter.
- 10/100 Mbps connectivity - Allows portable PCs equipped with a
CardBus slot to connect to 100Base-TX Ethernet networks to take
advantage of higher network bandwidth.
- The PRO/100 Mobile Adapter takes advantage of the PCI-based 32-bit
bus provided by the CardBus slot. This eliminates the bottleneck of
a 16-bit bus, thus providing high-performance 100 Mbps networking.
- Auto-negotiation of 10 or 100 Mbps Ethernet connection rate - Upon
initialization, the adapter will automatically adopt the speed
of the network port to which it is attached, allowing it to be
used seamlessly on either 10 Mbps (10Base-T) or 100 Mbps
(100Base-TX) network segments.
- On the LAN+Modem56 adapter, V.90 modem technology allows access to
information and e-mail on corporate networks, the Internet, and other
online services at speeds up to 56Kbps over standard phone lines.
The V.90 mode enables speeds up to 56Kbps when data is downloaded.
Upstream data sent from the user travels at the standard V.34
rate. The modems at both ends of the call must be V.90
compatible to achieve 56K speeds, if not, they will negotiate a
standard V.34 connection.
Making Floppy Disks for Installation
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If you need to use a floppy disk to install the adapter drivers,
click the Create Install Disk button on the Intel CD autorun
screen. The Create Install Disk utility appears, and you can follow
on-screen prompts for creating the installation disk of your choice.
(Make sure you have a blank 1.44 MB formatted, non-bootable diskette
in the floppy drive when using this utility.)
Installing PROSet II and Other Advanced Features
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The Intel CD includes an installation utility for installing
Advanced Features, which may include the following (your
adapter may not support all these features):
- Intel(R) PROSet II control panel utility
- Desktop Management Interface (DMI)
- Intel(R) PRO Network Adapters WMI Provider
- Intel(R) PRO Quality of Service WMI Provider
- Intel(R) PRO/100 LAN Adapters SNMP
- Intel(R) PRO/100 Mobile Modem Utilities
For Windows* 95, only Intel(R) PROSet is available.
When you insert the Intel CD in the CD-ROM drive, the Autorun screen
appears. Select "Install Drivers and Utilities" to start the installer.
Alternately, you can start the installer by double clicking AUTORUN.EXE
in the root directory of the Intel CD.
You can also install drivers without PROSet by selecting "Install Base
Driver Only" on the Autorun screen menu.
Upgrading to Windows 2000 or XP from prior version of Windows
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If you are upgrading from a prior version of Windows to Windows 2000 or
Windows XP and you have Intel PROSet software installed, access to PROSet
may be disabled during the upgrade process. You will need to reinstall
Intel PROSet software as using the instructions above or those in the
online User's Guide.
Updating Software and Drivers in Windows 98
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If you're using Windows 98 and have updated or added an adapter,
you may experience a problem with device driver update files not being
copied. (This is a known problem, for which Microsoft has published a
Knowledge Base article, Q242150.)
To resolve this problem, perform the following:
1. Reboot the computer.
2. Remove the adapter via Device Manager and reboot the computer again.
3. When prompted for the adapter driver, choose the option "Display a
list of all the drivers...". Then choose the adapter from the list
and click Have Disk to update the drivers from the Intel CD.
4. Reboot the computer.
NOTES ON CARD SERVICES
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Windows NT 4.0
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- The PRO/100 Adapter is not compatible with NT 4.0 Card Services
requiring support for PCMCIA proposal 187.
- SystemSoft CardWizard* versions 4.1 and higher is now
compatible with CardBus II adapters
- Phoenix CardWare supports the LAN function only.
KNOWN LIMITATIONS
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- In order to connect to a 100Base-TX Ethernet network, a Category 5
unshielded twisted pair (UTP) network cable terminating in a male
RJ-45 connector must be connected to a 100Mbps hub or switch. Check
with your LAN Administrator if you are not certain of your network
speed and infrastructure.
- The PRO/100 Mobile Adapter is designed to connect to a 100Base-TX
network. It does not support 100VG-AnyLAN networks.
- If you are attempting to use the PRO/100 Mobile Adapter in a port
replicator or docking station, are using Windows 95 and are having
problems, there are three alternatives:
1. Put the adapter in the notebook rather than the replicator or
docking station
2. Manually load the drivers
3. Use Windows 98 or Windows Me as these appear to support this
environment better than Windows 95.
- When attempting to use the PRO/100 Mobile Adapter with a 16-bit
adapter (e.g. modems, flash cards, ATA cards) in the other slot, it
may be necessary to start up with only the PRO/100 adapter installed,
then hot-insert the second adapter.
- On the Combo adapter, to achieve 56 Kbps speed, there can be only one
digital to analog conversion between the connecting modems.
Also, the modems at both ends of the call must be .V90 or K56flex
compatible to achieve 56K speeds, if not, they will negotiate
a standard V.34 rate. Current FCC regulations limit download
speeds of the modem to 53Kbps.
- When running MS-DOS, the PRO/100 Mobile Adapters must be initialized
by running the CBCOMBO.EXE utility, which can be found in the CARDBUS/DOS
folder on the Intel CD. Usage is as follows:
CBCOMBO [Optional parameters]
For the NDIS 2 DOS driver E100B.DOS the CBCOMBO utility must be run from
the CONFIG.SYS file during system startup. The usage for this method is as
follows:
DEVICE=\path\CBCOMBO.EXE [optional parameters]
Simultaneous dual mode operation of the LAN and Modem functions has limited
support in the DOS environment. The CardBus II adapter requires that both
the LAN and modem function share the same hardware interrupt. Most DOS-
based LAN and modem communications applications were developed before the
PCI bus made interrupt sharing possible and therefore have no support for
interrupt sharing. Using the 16-bit ODI driver, specify either NOCOM or
NOLAN when loading the CBCOMBO utility. The 32-bit ODI driver does not
support modems.
CARDBUS-EQUIPPED PORTABLE COMPUTERS
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The PRO/100 S Mobile Adapter requires a portable computer with a CardBus
PC Card Slot. Most laptops introduced after January 1997 incorporate
CardBus PC Card slots. If you're not sure if your system supports
CardBus, contact the manufacturer of your laptop.
MODEM INFORMATION
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For general information on AT commands see the PRO/100 Mobile Adapters
User's Guide. For information on configuring the modem for use with the
V.90 protocol, see the next topic.
S109 REGISTER
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The firmware contained in this product is designed to initially
attempt to make a v.90 connection, and then fall back to K56flex if
the host being dialed does not support v.90. However, the host being
dialed must support v.90 auto-detect in order for a v.90 connection
to be initiated by default.
Please note that if this command is used and a v.90 connection is
not achieved the modem will fall back directly to v.34. When S109=2,
fall back from v.90 to K56Flex is disabled. To set this value back
to the default issue an ATS109=1 command.
In summary, the values of this register and the resultant behavior
are:
S109=1 (default) - Negotiates initially at v.90 if host supports
v.90 auto-detect. If host does not support
v.90 auto-detect or does not support v.90 at
all, will negotiate back to K56flex.
S109=2 - Forces v.90 for PCM connects. If host does not
support v.90, falls directly back to v.34.
Changing the value of the S109 register can be implemented via the
following means:
- When using a terminal emulator program, enter ATS109=n (where n is
the value desired).
- To implement with Windows 95/98/W2k/Me/NT dial up networking, go to
Control Panel\Modems. Highlight the modem and click Properties.
Click Connection\Advanced. Enter S109=n (where n is the value
desired) in the Extra Settings box.
Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.