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win98.txt Driver File Contents (2970v11.zip)

Readme File for NDIS5 Miniport Driver for Windows 98

This file contains
(1) OVERVIEW
(2) REQUIRED FILES
(3) INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
(4) UPDATING THE DRIVER
(5) DRIVER OPTIONS
(6) TROUBLESHOOTING

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(1) OVERVIEW
============
This README file explains how to install the Miniport driver on a machine
running Windows 98.


(2) REQUIRED FILES
==================
To install the driver, you need the following files:

	AT2970M5.SYS	Allied Telesyn AT-2970 Series Gigabit Ethernet
                        Adapter NDIS5 Miniport driver
	NETAT29.INF	installation setup script


(3) INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
=============================
Read the installation instructions in the adapter manual carefully.
Follow these instructions to install the adapter in your computer.

**************************************************************************
 NOTE:   Do *not* try to install a driver for a PCI adapter using the

	CONTROL PANEL / NETWORK / CONFIGURATION / ADD / ADAPTER

 facility of Windows 98. Windows 98 will always detect new PCI hardware
 during the boot process. You will be asked for a respective driver
 diskette if the system does not find the respective installation .INF
 file in its system directories.
**************************************************************************

 If you install Windows 98 with an already inserted Allied Telesyn AT-2970
 Series Gigabit Ethernet Adapter, then Windows 98 may identify the adapter
 as an 'Unknown Device'.  In this case the 'PCI Ethernet Adapter' needs to
 be removed from the "Unknown Devices" section of the 'Device Manager'before 
 proceding with driver installation.  Follow these steps to remove the 
 'PCI Ethernet Adapter':

1.  Right click 'My Computer', and choose properties.  Click the 'Device 
    Manager' tab.  
2.  Expand the 'Other Devices' Section.  Under there you should find 
    'PCI Ethernet Adapter'.  Highlight 'PCI Ethernet' adapter, click remove,
    then OK.

 Reboot Windows 98 and follow the installation instructions below.
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With PCI adapters, due to the plug & play facility of PCI, the Windows 98
system is able to find, identify, and configure an adapter automatically.

Follow these steps:


1.  Install the Allied Telesyn AT-2970 Series Gigabit Ethernet Adapter in your
    computer and start Windows 98.

2.  Windows 98 will detect the Allied Telesyn AT-2970 Series Gigabit Ethernet
    Adapter during boot operation.

3.  Follow the instructions given by Windows 98 to install the driver.

    If Windows 98 asks for a path, enter the path to the required
    files depending on the type of medium (e.g. CD-ROM, floppy diskette,
    network drive, etc.) containing the AT2970M5 driver files, e.g.

	D:\Drivers\AT2970\Win98

4.  To configure any driver options for your Allied Telesyn AT-2970 Series
    Gigabit Ethernet Adapter , follow the instructions in the section
    "Driver Options" in this readme file.

(4) UPDATING THE DRIVER
=======================

If you want to update an already installed driver for your
Allied Telesyn AT-2970 Series Gigabit Ethernet Adapter , follow
these steps:

1.  Open CONTROL PANEL / SYSTEM and click DEVICE MANAGER / NETWORK
    ADAPTERS / Allied Telesyn AT-2970 Series Gigabit Ethernet Adapter  /
    PROPERTIES / DRIVER.

2.  Press the UPDATE DRIVER button and answer "No, select driver from
    list" when prompted "Do you want Windows to search for the driver".

3.  Click HAVE DISK.

4.  Enter the path to the required files depending on the type of medium (e.g.
    CD-ROM, floppy diskette, network drive, etc.) containing the AT2970M5
    driver files, e.g.

	D:\drivers\at2970\Win98

    Then click OK.

5.  Select the Allied Telesyn AT-2970 Series Gigabit Ethernet Adapter and
    press OK.

6.  After Windows 98 has copied the driver files, reboot the machine.

*Please note that the latest version of the AT2970M5 driver is
 available for download on the Allied Telesyn web site under
 "Technical Support" - "Driver" at:

	http://www.Allied Telesyn.com

(5) DRIVER OPTIONS
==================

The AT2970M5.SYS driver allows you to modify several options
in order to optimize the operation of your
Allied Telesyn AT-2970 Series Gigabit Ethernet Adapter .

The driver options can be set as follows:

1.  Start NETWORK from the CONTROL PANEL, choose CONFIGURATION, select
    the Allied Telesyn AT-2970 Series Gigabit Ethernet Adapter  and click
    PROPERTIES / ADVANCED.

2.  In the "Property" box, select the option that you want to change
    and enter the desired value in the "Value" box.

3.  Press OK when finished.

4.  Reboot the machine.

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 NOTE:
 The machine must be rebooted before any changed options can take effect.
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The parameters supported by the driver are described below.

Preferred Port
--------------
Default value:	"A"
Valid range:	"A" or "B"

NOTE: This parameter is only available for the
Allied Telesyn AT-2970 Series Gigabit Ethernet Adapter  dual link.

Use this parameter to set the preferred port that the RLMT (Redundant
Link Management) will use for all network traffic, if more than one port
has an active link to the network.

RLMT Mode
---------
Default value:	"Check link state only"
Valid range:	"Check link state only"
		"Check other port"
		"Check other port and segmentation"

NOTE: This parameter is only available for the
Allied Telesyn AT-2970 Series Gigabit Ethernet Adapter (dual link).

Use this parameter to set the operational mode for the RLMT (Redundant
Link Management) built into the driver:

- "Check link state only": RLMT uses the link state reported by the
adapter hardware for each individual port to determine whether a port can
be used for all network traffic or not.

- "Check other port": RLMT sends test frames from each port to each other
port and checks if they are received by the other port, respectively.
Thus, the ports must be connected to the network such that LLC test frames
can be exchanged between them (i.e. there must be no routers between the
ports).

- "Check other port and segmentation": RLMT checks the other port and in
addition requests information from the Gigabit Ethernet switch next to
each port to see if the network is segmented between the ports. Thus, this
mode is only to be used if you have Gigabit Ethernet switches installed in
your network that have been configured to use the Spanning Tree protocol.

NOTE: RLMT modes "Check other port" and "Check other Port and
segmentation" are are meant to operate in configurations where a network
path between the ports on one adapter exists. Especially, they are not
designed to work where adapters are connected back-to-back.

Network Address
---------------
Default value:	burned-in adapter address
Valid range:	0y-00-00-00-00-01 to FE-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF (hexadecimal), where
		at least the "locally administered" bit 2h (i.e. bit #1) in
		the 'y' nibble must be set and the "multicast" bit 1h (i.e.
		bit #0) must not be set

CAUTION: Each individual network MAC address can only be used once in a
network. Assigning the same address to more than one adapter in the same
network is a fault and can cause serious network problems.

To use a network MAC address other than the one burned into the adapter
card, enter the network address in hexadecimal, in the following format:

	XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX (e.g. 02-00-5A-98-12-34).

If you leave the Network Address blank (or specify a different number of
digits), the network address burned into the adapter card will be used.

MaxFrameSize
------------
Default value:	1514 (decimal)
Valid range:	14..1514 (decimal)

This parameter specifies the maximum frame size in bytes that the driver
will support. The performance of your network usually increases when
a large packet size is used.


ADVANCED DRIVER OPTIONS

The AT2970M5.SYS driver supports various advanced options, which
should only be set in one or more of the following cases:

	- Troubleshooting a specific problem.

	- Fine-tuning network performance.

The driver's advanced options can be set as follows:

**************************************************************************
 CAUTION:

 Setting any advanced driver options can dramatically change the behavior
 of the driver. This can lead to serious system or network problems. So
 care must be taken when any driver options are set by the user.

 If the driver is ever configured in such a way that it no longer
 operates properly, then remove and re-install the driver. This causes the
 default values for all options to be restored.
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Step 1.
Start the Registry Editor tool REGEDIT.

Step 2.
All of the driver's options are stored in the system's registry
database. Open the path to the driver's options:

	\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
	 \SYSTEM
	  \CurrentControlSet
	   \Services
	    \Class
	     \Net
	      \XXXX

	Where the XXXX must be replaced by the instance number of the
	driver, i.e. 0000, 0001 etc.
Step 3.
You can now do the following:

- Modify an existing driver option by double-clicking it.

- Create a new driver option by clicking EDIT / NEW and then
  selecting the type for the new option: "String", "Binary" or
  "DWORD". The type required by each particular driver option is
  listed in the "Type:" field in the description below.

- Delete an existing driver option by selecting it and then
  clicking EDIT / DELETE. In this case, the driver will use its
  built-in default for the deleted option.

Step 4.
After you have finished changing driver options, reboot the machine.

**************************************************************************
 NOTE:

 The machine must be rebooted before any changed options can take effect.
**************************************************************************

The following is a list of advanced options supported by the AT2970M5
driver.

NOTE: Most of the advanced options are not present in the registry by
default. These options must first be created via EDIT / NEW. Note that in
the absence of any option, the driver will use its built-in default value
for that option, as described by "Default value:" below.

MaxReceives
-----------
Type:		String
Default value:	20
Valid range:	3..200 (decimal)

This option allows you to specify the number of receive buffers that the
driver will allocate. Increasing the number of receive buffers can
sometimes improve network performance. Each receive buffer consumes about
1500 bytes of system memory.

MaxTransmits
------------
Type:		String
Default value:	7
Valid range:	4..100 (decimal)

This option allows you to specify the number of transmit buffers that the
driver will allocate. Increasing the number of transmit buffers can
sometimes improve network performance. Each transmit buffer consumes about
1500 bytes of system memory.

MaxMulticast
------------
Type:		String
Default value:	128 (decimal)
Valid range:	0..10000 (decimal)

This option specifies the maximum number of multicast addresses that the
driver accepts.

FixedIntMod
-----------
Type:		String
Default value:	5000
Valid range:	1000..10000 (decimal)

This option allows you to specify the maximum number of hardware interrupt
requests (IRQ) that the driver will allow for the adapter per second.
Modifying this option can improve the performance of your system under
heavy load conditions.

AutoNegotiation_<n>		<n> = port designator (A or B)
-------------------
Type:		String
Default value:	2
Valid range:	0 = "Off"
		1 = "On"
		2 = "auto-sense"

NOTE: If this parameter if set to 0 ("Off") and 'DuplexCapabilities' is
set to 3 ("both half and full duplex") the driver will override the
setting and use 1 ("On") instead.

This parameter sets the auto-negotiation mode. This parameter can be set
for each port individually.

This is helpful if the port at the other end of the cable is limited in
its capabilities. Using the default setting, the
Allied Telesyn AT-2970 Series Gigabit Ethernet Adapter should automatically
detect the capabilities of the peer port.

DuplexCapabilities_<n>		<n> = port designator (A or B)
----------------------
Type:		String
Default value:	3
Valid range:	1 = "half duplex"
		2 = "full duplex"
		3 = "both half and full duplex"

NOTE: This parameter is ignored if 'AutoNegotiation' is set to 2
("auto-sense").

This parameter can be used to limit the duplex capabilities that the port
reports during auto-negotiation. This parameter can be set for each port
individually.

This is helpful if the port at the other end of the cable cannot handle
all possible combinations. Using the default setting, the
Allied Telesyn AT-2970 Series Gigabit Ethernet Adapter should automatically
detect the capabilities of the peer port.

FlowControl_<n>			<n> = port designator (A or B)
---------------
Type:		String
Default value:	3
Valid range:	0 = "no flow control"
		1 = "asymmetrical flow control"
		2 = "symmetrical flow control"
		3 = "both asymmetrical and symmetrical flow control"

NOTE: This parameter is ignored if 'AutoNegotiation' is set to 0 ("Off").

This parameter can be used to set the flow control capabilities that the
port reports during auto-negotiation. This parameter can be set for each
port individually.

This is helpful if the port at the other end of the cable cannot handle
all possible combinations. Using the default setting, the
Allied Telesyn AT-2970 Series Gigabit Ethernet Adapter should automatically
detect the capabilities of the peer port.
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(6) TROUBLESHOOTING
===================

If you should encounter any problems with your
Allied Telesyn AT-2970 Series Gigabit Ethernet Adapter, please re-read
carefully the instructions above and the documentation supplied with the
operating system.

If you do not find a solution, please send us a description of the
problems you have.

Contact Allied Telesyn support for further information (for contact
information, please refer to the SUPPORT.HTM file on the installation
medium).