.
. IBM 10/100 EtherJet CardBus Adapter
. Software Release Version 2.60
. November 11, 1999
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Thank you for purchasing your IBM 10/100 EtherJet CardBus Adapter
IBM has done everything to ensure that our adapters
are compatible with the widest range of portable PCs possible.
As a company, we are equally committed to customer satisfaction
and timely response to the needs and concerns of our customers.
IBM's EtherJet CardBus Adapter is designed to work with
portable PC's which include a CardBus PC Card slot. CardBus is the
next generation PC Card (PCMCIA) standard. It enables portable
PC's to incorporate a PCI based 32-bit bus, which dramatically
improves performance.
The EtherJet CardBus Adapter incorporates the
latest in LAN technology, including advanced power
management capabilities.
For the latest information on all IBM products, visit
The IBM Website at: http://www.networking.ibm.com
Documentation for the using the IBM 10/100 EtherJet CardBus Adapter
in DOS, Windows 3.X, OS/2 or using the
32-bit ODI driver please see the HELPDOCS.HLP file on
the IBM CD-ROM.
CONTENTS
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1) IBM 10/100 EtherJet CardBus Adapter Characteristics
2) Installation and Planning Guide on the IBM CD-ROM
3) Notes Regarding Card and Socket Services
4) Release Notes/Known Limitations
5) Windows NT 4.0 Installation Hints and Tips
6) Installing the NDIS4 driver in Windows 95, 98, and NT 4.0
7) CardBus Equipped Portable Computers
8) Machine Specific Notes
9) Creating a Diskette Install
10) IBM Product Support
1) IBM 10/100 EtherJet CardBus Adapter Characteristics
=========================================================
This release of the IBM 10/100 EtherJet CardBus Adapter has the
following characteristics:
-10/100Mbps connectivity - Allows portable PCs equipped with a CardBus
slot to connect to 100Base-TX Ethernet networks to take advantage
of higher network bandwidth. See model descriptions below for
additional information.
-The EtherJet CardBus 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 100Mb networking.
-Auto-negotiation of 10 or 100Mbps 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 10Mbps (10Base-T) or 100Mbps
(100Base-TX) network segments.
-Support for using a second PC Card at the same time as the EtherJet
CardBus adapter in any version of Windows 95. (See machine
specific notes for limitations.)
-Support for using a second PC Card at the same time as the EtherJet
CardBus adapter in Windows NT 4.0.
-Support for Windows NT 4.0 Card and Socket Services from
SystemSoft, Phoenix, Softex and Award.
-Full suite of network driver support - Allows 10Mbps or 100Mbps
connection across a wide range of operating systems and networks.
Native 32-bit NDIS3 and NDIS4 driver support for Windows 95 and
Windows NT included.
-Advanced power management capabilities including Wake on LAN, Magic
Packet, and support for the ACPI and CardBus Power Management
Specifications is designed with the EtherJet CardBus Adapter hardware
and will be available at a later date when Windows 98 and
Windows 2000 fully supports these power management features.
-The EtherJet CardBus Adapter automatically senses
when the LAN cable is detached and reattached, and it goes in or out
of a lower power mode accordingly. This maximizes battery life.
-A Windows LAN diagnostic program.
-Windows 3.x installation program - Automatically configures both PC
and NOS setup directly from Windows versions 3.1 and 3.11.
2) Installation and Planning Guide on the CD-ROM
=============================================
A softcopy of the Installation and Planning Guide is provided online
as GUIDE.PDF in the \MANUAL directory. It can be viewed with the Adobe
Acrobat* Reader. For your convenience, the Acrobat Reader
Version 4.0 installation file for Windows 95/98/NT is provided
as AR40ENG.EXE in the \ACROBAT directory, in case you do not
already have Acrobat. You can also check for later versions,
for free, from the Adobe web site at:
http://www.adobe.com/
To install the Acrobat Reader from the CD-ROM, double click
the AR40ENG.EXE in \acrobat directory and follow prompts for
installation. You can then view and print out the Installation
and Planning Guide.
3) NOTES REGARDING CARD AND SOCKET SERVICES
========================================
The Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA)
has developed specifications governing the use of PC Cards
(formerly PCMCIA cards) in personal computer systems. The software
components that implement these specifications are called Card and
Socket Services. This software supports the ability of PC Card-aware
device drivers (known as clients) to share cards, sockets and system
resources.
The EtherJet CardBus Adapter Supports the following Card
and Socket Services Software:
Windows 95
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-Phoenix Card Manager 95 v. 4.0 for Windows 95 from Phoenix
Technologies Ltd.
-SystemSoft CardWorks for Windows 95
Windows NT 4.0
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-CardExecutive for NT 4.0 from Phoenix Technologies
-CardWare for Windows NT 4.0 from Award Software(partial support)
-CardWizard for NT 4.0 from SystemSoft Corporation Versions 4.1
and later.
-PC Card Controller for NT from Softex Inc.
Using Card Executive for NT 4.0 from Phoenix Technologies
---------------------------------------------------------
-If using Phoenix Card Executive for NT 4.0, it is necessary
to use a special driver, IBMCNT.SYS. This driver is found
in the \IBMCNT directory on the Windows 95, 98, and NT Network
Drivers Disk. When prompted by Card Executive for the driver,
insert the IBM CD-ROM and browse to the \IBMCNT directory.
Note: It is recommended that when installing the driver from
within the Card Executive application that you initially
allow Softex to search for the drivers PRIOR TO actually
inserting the diskette. A message should appear indicating
that the driver could not be found, and then you will be
prompted for the path. Enter the path to the \IBMCNT
directory and then insert the IBM CD-ROM and continue.
If this is not done, the application may not prompt you for
the directory path, and the incorrect driver (IBMC.SYS) may be
installed from the root of the IBM CD-ROM.
Using PC Card Controller for NT 4.0 from Softex, Inc.
-----------------------------------------------------
-Follow the above instructions for using Card Executive
from Phoenix Technologies.
Using CardWare for Windows NT 4.0 from Award Software
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-If using Award CardWare for NT 4.0, it is necessary to use
the standard NDIS3 or NDIS4 driver. The NDIS3 driver is
IBMC.SYS and is found in the root of the IBM CD-ROM.
The NDIS4 driver is IBMCN4.SYS and is found in the \NDIS4
directory on the IBM CD-ROM. Additional instructions
on using the NDIS4 driver can be found in Section 4.
-When using IBMC.SYS or IBMCN4.SYS with Award CardWare for
NT 4.0, the driver will co-exist with Award's software,
however, hot swapping, hot insertion, is not supported.
-DO NOT USE IBMCNT.SYS with Award CardWare. It does not support
Award CardWare at this time.
4) RELEASE NOTES/KNOWN LIMITATIONS
===============================
Version 2.60 Release Notes
--------------------------
- Changed Memory Default to 0x55b84000 to correct the NT 4.0
resource conflict when certain notebooks had more than 96MB
of RAM memory the adapter would not install correctly.
- Added Autopolarity Keyword allowing users to disable this
function in advanced properties due to the compatibility
problem with certain hubs/switches when operating at 10Mbps.
- Added O2Micro bridge support for I-Series 1400/1500 Thinkpad
performance problem to all drivers.
- Added Ricoh bridge support to all drivers.
- Fix IBMCNDIS.EXE driver for PowerQuest Ghost Imaging
software.
- Added SETUP.EXE to install the Diagnostics utility
and Readme. A program folder called IBM Utilities is
created.
Supported Environments
----------------------
The version number for the entire release of this driver set
is version 2.60. The following environments are supported.
Please note that each driver has it's own version number.
Driver Name Description
----------- -----------
IBMC.SYS NDIS3 Driver for Microsoft Windows
95 and NT (4.0)
IBMCN4.SYS NDIS4 Driver for Microsoft Windows
95OSR2, Windows 98 and NT 4.0
IBMCN5.SYS NDIS5 Driver for Microsoft Windows 98
and Windows 2000
IBMCNT.SYS NDIS3 Driver for Use with NT 4.0 Card and Socket
Services supporting PCMCIA Proposal 187, specifically
Phoenix Card Executive and Softex PC Card Controller.
IBMCODI.COM 16-bit ODI driver for DOS and Windows 3.X
IBMC.LAN 32-bit ODI Client/Server Driver
for DOS, Windows 3.X and Windows 95
IBMCNDIS.EXE NDIS2 Driver for Windows 3.X
IBMCODI.OS2 ODI Driver for OS/2
IBMCNDIS.OS2 NDIS2 Driver for OS/2
IBMCPD.COM Packet Driver
IBMCTEST.EXE DOS Diagnostic Test Program
EJETDIAG.EXE Windows Diagnostic Test Program
Known Limitations
-----------------
-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 EtherJet CardBus Adapter is designed to connect
to a 100Base-TX network. It does not support 100VG-AnyLAN networks.
-When running the LAN Requester install, the IBMCNDIS.EXE file does not
get copied to the NET directory. The file needs to be manually copied
from the Network Drivers Disk to the NET directory on the users
hard drive.
-When running the Lantastic 7.0 install, the IBMCNDIS.EXE file does not
get copied to the LANTASTI directory. The file needs to be manually
copied from the Network Drivers Disk to the LANTASTI directory on
the users hard drive.
-For Toshiba Tecra's, using the 16-bit ODI driver with the NDIS3
mapper in Windows for Workgroups is not currently supported.
-If the EtherJet CardBus Adapter does not load in the
top PC Card slot on Toshiba Tecra's and Portege's, there are
two remedies:
1. Try using the EtherJet CardBus adapter in the lower slot.
2. Disable support for the infrared device by commenting out (put a
semi-colon ";" in front of) the following lines in the Windows
SYSTEM.INI file:
device=C:\TRANXIT\pumafir.386
-When using the 32-bit ODI driver, IBMC.LAN, with Windows 95 version
OSR2, it may be necessary to install the adapter in the bottom
PC Card slot. Please refer to the Users Guide for instructions
on how to determine your version of Windows 95.
-The 32-bit ODI driver (IBMC.LAN) supports promiscuous mode.
There is one limitation in its support. Fragment errors are
captured, but they are classified, counted and reported as
undersized errors. Therefore, the total count for undersized
errors includes the total of undersized and fragment errors.
-The EtherJet CardBus Adapter supports auto-negotiation of
line speed and half or full duplex. If for any reason line
speed needs to be forced to 10 or 100 using the LINESPEED
keyword, it is also necessary to force duplex to half or
full using the LINEMODE keyword.
-If you are attempting to use the EtherJet CardBus Adapter in
a port replicator or docking station, are using Windows 95
and are having problems, there are three alternatives:
1. Put the card in the notebook rather than the replicator/
docking station, 2. Manually load the IBMC driver using the
instructions in section 7, step 4 of this README,
3. Windows 98 appears to better support this environment
than Windows 95.
-When using Award CardWare for NT 4.0 with IBMC.SYS or IBMCN4.SYS
the driver will co-exist with Award's software, however, hot
swapping, hot insertion, is not supported.
-When using the Packet Driver with the Intel 10/100 Stackable
hub, network connections may be lost at 10Mbps.
-Using IBMCNDIS.EXE on the Compaq Armada 4220T with Card
Wizard is not supported. The driver is supported on this
machine without card services.
-When attempting to use the EtherJet CardBus Adapter with a second
16-bit adapter (e.g. modems, flash cards, ATA cards) in the other
slot, it may be necessary to boot up with the CardBus Ethernet
Adapter first then hot-insert the second adapter.
5) Windows NT 4.0 Installation Hints and Tips
==========================================================
-When installing the EtherJet CardBus Ready Port Adapter with
Modem some notebooks may have resource conflicts with the
default settings used for the adapter. If the EtherJet
CardBus Ready Port Adapter with Modem is not working
properly make sure that the interrupt, memory address,
and I/O address do not conflict with other installed
hardware. Some symptoms for resource conflicts include:
-Some notebooks that have more than 96MB RAM memory may
have a conflict with the EtherJet CardBus Ready Port with
modem memory address 0x5B80000 default setting. If there
is no link light on after installation with NT 4.0 check
the Event Viewer for error messages. Select from the
desktop START--->Programs--->Administration Tools--->Event
Viewer. If the following messages are displayed in the
Event viewer change the memory address (for example: D0000,
D4000, D8000).
Message 1
IBMC1: Has encountered a conflict in resources and could
not load.
Message 2
IBMC1: There is a memory conflict at address
0x0000000005B80000
To change the memory address:
Select Start--->Settings--->Control Panel--->Network
Select Properties for the IBM 10/100 EtherJet CardBus
-Some systems may have a resource conflict with the
Interrupt default 11. If there is no link light or the link
light is flashing after installing the EtherJet CardBus
Adapter with Modem change the Interrupt (example 9,10).
-If you have a notebook that has SystemSoft CardWizard check
the version of SystemSoft CardWizard. The EtherJet CardBus
Ready Port Adapter is supported with CardWizard 4.1 and
later. If your version of CardWizard is less than 4.1 you
will have to remove it. The EtherJet CardBus Ready Port
Adapter will install WITHOUT SystemSoft CardWizard.
CardWizard 4.1 does not support (hot insertion, hot swap).
Upcoming versions of SystemSoft CardWizard are expected to
support (hot insertion, hot swap).
6) INSTALLING THE NDIS4 Driver IN WINDOWS 95, 98, AND NT 4.0
=========================================================
Using the NDIS4 Driver
----------------------
-This release of EtherJet CardBus Adapter includes both
an NDIS3 and NDIS4 driver. By default, the NDIS3 driver
is installed. If you would like to use the NDIS4 driver
rather than the NDIS3 driver, please follow these
instructions. When prompted by the operating system for the
disk with the IBM driver, insert the IBM CD-ROM.
Then browse to the \NDIS4 directory on
the disk and select IBMCN4.SYS. Complete
the installation by following the onscreen instructions.
7) CardBus Equipped Portable Computers
===================================
The EtherJet CardBus 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.
8) MACHINE SPECIFIC NOTES
======================
Compaq Armada 1580
-----------------------------------------
-If using the DOS 16-bit Drivers, it is necessary to insert the
EtherJet CardBus Adapter in the bottom slot.
Hewlett Packard Omnibook 800CS
------------------------------
Requires BIOS version 2.0 or later. Available from Hewlett
Packard web site.
IBM ThinkPad 760ED
------------------
-If using the 32-bit ODI client (IBMC.LAN), interrupt 9 should be
used.
NEC Versa 6000 Series
---------------------
-If swapping more than one CardBus card of a different type in and
out of the top CardBus slot, the machine must be turned off and
restarted after the first CardBus card is removed, but before the
second CardBus card is inserted. Therefore, if swapping CardBus
cards on this machine, it is recommended that swapping be done
in the bottom CardBus slot.
NEC Versa LX and SX
-------------------
Support for CardBus cards in these laptops in either NT or DOS requires
the use of the following Laptop BIOS versions (or later). Note that the
reported BIOS version will be 420000 after these updates are installed.
Versa LX PII- 2.45.15, 1-27-99
Versa LX MMX- 2.44.15, 1-27-99
Versa SX PII- 2.47.15, 1-27-99
Versa SX MMX- 2.46.15, 1-27-99
Texas Instruments Extensa 650, 660 and 900
------------------------------------------
-If using the DOS 16-bit Drivers, on the TI Extensa 650 it is necessary
to insert the EtherJet CardBus Adapter in the top slot. If using the
DOS 16-bit Drivers, on the TI Extensa 660 and TI Extensa 900 it is
necessary to insert the EtherJet CardBus Adapter in the bottom slot.
Toshiba Portable Computers
--------------------------
-If using Windows 95 OSR2, an operating system patch may be required.
Check with Toshiba for more information
-If the EtherJet CardBus Adapter does not load in the top PC
Card slot on Toshiba Tecra's and Portege's, there are two remedies:
1. Try using the CardBus adapter in the lower slot.
2. Disable support for the infrared device by commenting out (put a
semi-colon ";" in front of) the following lines in the Windows
SYSTEM.INI file:
device=C:\TRANXIT\pumafir.386
-When using the EtherJet CardBus Adapter on Toshiba computers
with Windows 95 versions 950 and 950A, use of the second PC Card
slot is disabled when the computer is put into CardBus/16-bit PC
Card mode.
-When using Windows for Workgroups, the NDIS driver does not
currently support peer to peer networking to other Windows
for Workgroups and Windows 95 clients.
-The 16-bit ODI driver with the NDIS3 mapper in Windows for
Workgroups is not currently supported.
Toshiba Satellite Pro 490
-------------------------
-On the Satellite Pro 490, it is necessary to set the EtherJet
CardBus Adapter Address mode to Memory mode.
To do this, run Control Panel, Network.
Highlight the EtherJet CardBus Ethernet adapter and click on Properties.
Go to the Advanced tab. Under Property, highlight Address Mode and
change the value from IO to Memory. Click OK. The system will
need to reboot for the change to take affect.
9) CREATING A DISK INSTALL
==============================
-If you need a diskette version of the EtherJet CardBus
Adapter software for installation on a system
without a CD-ROM, the CD-ROM includes two directories, DISK1
and DISK2 which contain files that can be copied to
diskettes. This can be done manually or by running
MAKEDISK.BAT. DISK1 includes the files necessary for DOS and
Windows 3.X. DISK2 includes the files necessary for
Windows 95 OSR2, Windows 98, and NT 4.0.(NDIS3 drivers only).
10) IBM PRODUCT SUPPORT
========================
The following IBM product support is available:
* World Wide Web:
- On a Web Browser:
1. Open
http://www.networking.ibm.com/support/ejetcardbus
2. You now have access to all the latest drivers,
technical tips, and product information.
- For more information regarding other IBM Networking
Products go to the IBM Networking Home Page:
http://www.networking.ibm.com
* IBM product support:
- 1-800-772-2227 for IBM HelpCenter
- 1-800-565-3344 for HelpPC (Canada)
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