KF-221FX Fast Ethernet PCI Adapter Driver Diskette ================================================== Introduction ------------- The KF-221FX adapter is a 100FX Fast Ethernet PCI adapter implementing Digital's DECchip 21143 LAN Controller. It supports 100Mbps-based 100Base-FX Fast Ethernet connection. The KF-221FX adapter is referred to as "PCI adapter" in all information files contained in this diskette. This driver diskette contains the following programs and drivers: ODI drivers for Netware DOS client --------------- dc21x4.com ODI drivers for Netware OS2 client --------------- dc21x4.sys Netware 3.1x/4.x Server MLID driver -------------- dc21x4.lan NDIS2 driver for DOS/Windows for Workgroup 3.11 -- dc21x4.dos NDIS2 driver for OS/2 IBM Lan Server 4.0 --------- dc21x4.os2 NDIS3 driver for Windows NT 3.51, 4.0 ------------ dc21x4.sys NDIS3 driver for Windows 95/98 ------------------- Plug&Play, dc21x4.sys This diskette also provides the associated installation information files for all programs and drivers. Technical Notes --------------- Refer to \technote\technote.txt for technical information if your computer system matches one of the following configurations: 1. EMM386 version earlier than v4.49 2. 486 PCI motherboard, SIS 85C497/96 chip sets, Award Software's BIOS 3. 486 PCI motherboard, ALI M1489/1487 chip sets 4. Acer 486PCI model - AcerPower DX4vp File Layout ----------- This driver diskette is organized as below: Path File Description -------- --------------- -------------------------------------------- \ redame.doc General introduction to the driver diskette \ technote.txt Technical notes for installing the adapter on some specific computers or environments. \artisoft\dos\... Lantastic driver \artisoft\os2\... Lantastic for OS/2 driver \client32\ Novell Client32 driver \dos\ dc21x4.com Netware client DOS ODI driver dc21x4.ins Information file for Netware 3.12/4.x DOS client software installation net.cfg Sample file for net.cfg drivers.dos Driver description file install.doc Information file about dc21x4.com and installation \ibmls\ install.doc Information file for installing the driver for IBM Lan Server and LAN Service Program dc21x4.doc keywords definition for dc21x4.dos and dc21x4.os2 \msclient Microsoft Network Client driver \mslanman.dos\... Microsoft Network Client driver \mslanman.os2\... Microsoft LAN Manager driver \ndis.dos\ dc21x4.dos NDIS2 driver for DOS NDIS-based NOS protocol.ini Protocol.ini file kf221tx.nif driver ddescription file oemsetup.inf setup file for driver installation dc21x4.doc keywords definition of the dc21x4.dos and dc21x4.os2 \ndis.os2\ dc21x4.os2 NDIS2 driver for OS/2-based network software protocol.ini protocol.ini file kf221tx.nif driver description file \nw31x\ *.nlm Loadable modules required for loading Netware 3.11/3.12 dc21x4.lan server Lan driver \nw312\dc21x4.lan \nw4x\ dc21x4.lan Netware 3.1x/4.x server driver dc21x4.ldi Installation file for Netware 4.x server "load install" process for loading dc21x4.lan install.doc Information file about dc21x4.lan and installation *.nlm Loadable modules required for loading Netware 4.x server Lan driver - dc21x4.lan autoexec.ncf sample file for server autoexec.ncf file \pcnfs\ dc21x4.dos NDIS2 driver for LANtastic and DOS NDIS-based NOS. protocol.ini Protocol.ini file dc21x4.nif driver description file install.doc information about PC-NFS driver installation \wfw311\ dc21x4.dos NDIS2 driver for Windows-for-Workgroup 3.11 oemsetup.inf oemsetup file for wfw311 lan driver installation install.doc Information file about driver installation \win9598\ install.doc Information for how to install the adapter for Windows 95/98 with the embedded Plug&Play driver. dc21x4.sys NDIS3 driver for Windows 95/98 kf221tx.inf setup information file for driver installation \winnt\ dc21x4.sys NDIS3 driver for Windows NT installation oemsetup.inf oemsetup file for Windows NT Lan driver installation dc21x4.hlp help file for driver installation \win2000 install.txt Microsoft Windows 2000 installation notice Revision Information -------------------- Revision 2.3 (991010) 1. Rename all *.doc file to *.TXT 2. Add Lantastic native driver \ARTISOFT\DOS\DC21X45.EXE Revision 2.4 (20000308) 1. Add \WIN2000 directoryDownload Driver Pack
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