D-Link Support Publishing \PKTDRV\README.TXT November 1996
D-Link PCI Family Ethernet Adapter Packet Drivers
Installation Overview
Contents
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Introduction
User's Guide
Introduction
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Packet drivers are general drivers used by many operating systems,
especially TCP/IP software packages. If the network system that is
installed specifically mentions support for packet drivers, then
it is likely that it will be able to the provided packet driver
without problems.
The most important thing to remember when installing packet drivers
is the software interrupt vector. The default interrupt vector for
D-Link packet drivers is 0x62 hexadecimal. Most network operating
system supporting packet drivers will try to automatically search for
packet drivers already loaded in the computer's memory. However,
some packages will require a provided interrupt vector for the packet
driver. Furthermore, some packages can only work with certain
interrupt vectors. which require a software interrupt vector parameter
when loading. Please see the section at the end of this document for
description on packet driver parameters.
Since the PCI Family Ethernet adapters are software configurable,
the packet driver will automatically detect the hardware parameters.
If the packet driver can properly read the adapter's MAC address during
loading, then the hardware is normally working properly.
User's Guide
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File Description
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3SHARE.TXT 3Com 3+ Share installation document
PCNFS.TXT Sun PC-NFS installation document
PCTCP.TXT FTP PC/TCP installation document
DLKTCP.TXT D-Link TCP/IP installation document
PDIPX.TXT IPX SHELL installation document
DEVICE = DLKPCI.SYS [/option] <packet_int_no>
DLKPCI.COM [/option] <packet_int_no>
Packet Driver Parameters:
<packet_int_no> is the software interrupt vector number used by the
packet driver program, which can be from 96 to 128.
Note: <packet_int_no> can be hex or decimal number.
hex - start with '0x'. ex:>dlkpci 0x62
dec - start with nonzero digit. ex:>dlkpci 98
</slot=##> is the number of assigned slot,which is from 1 to f.
Note: '##' can be hex number only.
ex:>dlkpci /slot=1
>dlkpci /slot=2
>dlkpci /slot=f
</d> Delay Initial - The driver program will not initialize
the network interface card until the packet driver
program is accessed by its upper layer program first
time.
</w> the /w parameter is for use with the Windows
environment only.
</u> is to unload the driver program from memory.
The program will automatically search for Packet
driver to unload.
</n> NetWare conversion
</turbo> Disable PCI post write in Intel PCI chipset which
gives the PCI bus higher priority over the other
buses (EISA or ISA).
To select media type, you can use :
</autosense> this is the default setting. It let you able to
change media without restart the driver.
</tp> Force the driver to select Twisted Pair interface.
</bnc> Force the driver to select BNC interface.
</tp_full_duplex>
Select Twisted Pair interface running in full duplex
mode.
</tp_no_link_test>
Select Twisted Pair interface. Transmit does not
perform link pulses test.
To select line speed, you can use :
</line_speed=###>
Select Line Speed. Which can be 10 or 100
(10MB or 100MB).
Note: In DFE-500TX adapter, 'line_speed' parameter must be used with
media selection (/tp or /tp_full_duplex). Ortherwise the driver
does not know which media (half duplex or full duplex) to work
with.
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.