1. cn650ep.exe Driver
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Linux.txt Driver File Contents (cn650ep.exe)

The procedure to activate CNet PowerNIC 650Eplus PNP Ethernet Adapter on linux :
Hint:CNet PowerNIC 650Eplus is ne2000 compatable.

  step 1: Make sure that kernel source code is included
          (check /usr/src/linux)

  step 2: Compile driver:

          cd to /usr/src/linux, them type 'make menuconfig'

          Select the following options:
            .Loadable module support->Enable loadable module support
            .Networking options->TCP/IP networking
            .Network device support->Ethernet(10 or 100Mbit)
            .Network device support->Ne2000/Ne1000 support (mark them as 'M')

  step 3: After options are selected, exit and run

                make dep;
                make modules;

          If no serious error happens, the driver 'ne.o' will be in
             /usr/src/linux/modules.

  step 4: As 'root', load the module using

             cd /usr/src/linux/modules
             insmod 8390.o
             insmod ne.o io=0x300 irq=0x05

          PS:
               The values "io=0x300" and "irq=0x05" are the hardware 
             configurations of your CNet PowerNIC 650Eplus. You can use "setup.exe" 
             (including in CNet PowerNIC 650Eplus Driver Disk) in DOS to check the values
             assigned to the adapter. Use these values as options "io=" and
             "irq=" of ne.o 


  step 5: Bind your card to an IP address

          /sbin/ifconfig eth0 ${IPADDR} broadcast ${BROADCAST} netmask ${NETMASK}

  step 6: Add your card to IP routing table, then add gateway also your card:

          /sbin/route add -net ${NETWORK} netmask ${NETMASK} eth0
          (should be able to ping local network now)

          gateway:
          /sbin/route add default gw ${GATEWAY} netmask 0.0.0.0 metric 1

  step 7: start inet deamon.
          /usr/sbin/inetd
          (you are on the network now)


  step 8: If driver ne.o works as expected you should add the insmod commands
          at the beginning of /etc/rc.d/init.d/network

              "insmod /usr/src/linux/modules/8390.o"
              "insmod /usr/src/linux/modules/ne.o io=0x300 irq=0x05"

          Then your driver will work every time you boot.
          (you can run 'dmesg' to see the module loading messages)

  step 9: You can run '/usr/sbin/netconfig' which will do step 5, 6, 7 for you. 
          And save the configurations in system files which are used at boot time.