\HELP\PKTDRV\PKTDRV.TXT NETGEAR FA410TX Fast Ethernet PC Card ------------------------------------- Packet Drivers Installation Overview ------------------------------------ Introduction ------------ 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, it is likely that it will be able to install the provided packet driver without problems. The FA410TX Fast Ethernet PC Card Installation diskette contains Packet drivers and installation notes for some of the most popular operating systems which support Packet drivers. The most important thing to remember when installing the packet driver is the software interrupt vector. The default interrupt vector for 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 requires a software interrupt vector parameter when loading. Please see the section below for information on packet driver parameters. Since the FA410TX Fast Ethernet PC Card is 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, the hardware should normally working properly. File Description ---------------- -------------------------------- PCTCP.TXT FTP PC/TCP installation document FA410.COM [/option] <packet_int_no> Packet Driver Parameters : -------------------------- <packet_int_no> The software interrupt vector number used by the packet driver program. This can be from 96 to 128. [/option] Includes the following: /? Show available parameters /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. /w This parameter is only to be used in the Windows environment. /u Unload the packet driver. /c Assign card number for driver. /n NetWare conversion. Convert 802.3 packets to 8137 packets /auto Auto detect the speed and duplex mode. /100f Set speed to 100M bps and full duplex mode. /100h Set speed to 100M bps and half duplex mode. /10f Set speed to 10M bps and full duplex mode. /10h Set speed to 10M bps and half duplex mode.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.
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