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** VIA Rhine Family Fast Ethernet Adapter
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** UnixWare Driver
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** v2.10 Nov. 2003
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Introduction:
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This document describes the procedure to install the SCO UnixWare 7
driver for "VIA Rhine Family Fast Ethernet Adapter Driver".
Contents of the Subdirectory:
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VTD.PKG The ethernet driver for Unixware.
UNIXWARE.TXT This file.
Installation:
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SCO UnixWare 7.x
Installing driver procedure on SCO UnixWare7 :
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Before you start with the installation process, make sure that the
SCO Unixware system is properly installed. Similarly, your adapter
should also be properly installed in your machine.
1. Installation Diskette in DOS format.
Put the "VIA Rhine Family Fast Ethernet Adapter" SCO UnixWare Driver
diskette to floppy A: and use mcopy command to copy Driver into
Unixware's directories.
# cd /
# mcopy A:/vtD.pkg /tmp
2. Run 'pkgadd' utility to add the driver software to system.
# pkgadd -d /tmp/vtD.pkg
=> Select "1 vtD VIA Rhine Family Fast Ethernet Adapter Driver"
to add the driver package to the system.
=> quit
3. Use 'scoadmin' utility to add adapters.
# scoadmin
=> Select "Networking" item from the item list and press enter.
=> Select "Network Configuration Manager" item from the item list
and press enter.
=> Select "Add New Lan Adapter" menu item from "Hardware".
=> Select the "VIA Rhine Family Fast Ethernet Adapter" item from the
item list.
=> select Network driver options for speed mode, duplex mode and
flow control setting.
=> Add protocol(s) to the adapter.
4. Return to the command prompt.
5. Shutdown the system and reboot.
# cd /
# shutdown
NOTE: 1. If you want to install more than one network adapter, you
should do the 4th, 5th, 6th steps above for each network card
separately.
2. This driver can support up to four network adapters.
Network driver options:
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1) Speed Mode
Speed Mode is used for setting the speed of NIC.
Value:
Auto: indicate autonegotiation for speed mode(Default).
10: indicate speed is 10Mbps.
100: indicate speed is 100Mbps.
2) Duplex Mode
Duplex Mode is used for setting the duplex mode of NIC.
Value:
Auto: indicate autonegotiation for duplex mode(Default).
Half: indicate half duplex mode.
Full: indicate full duplex mode.
3) Flow Control
Flow Control is used for setting the flow control ability of NIC.
Value:
Hardware_Default: Use Hardware default value in ANAR(Default).
Disable: disable PAUSE in ANAR.
Enable: enable PAUSE in ANAR.
4) Drop invalid 802.3 frame
Drop invalid 802.3 frame is used for controlling driver should drop
invalid 802.3 fram or not.
Value:
Disable: Receiving invalid 802.3 frame
Enable: Drop invalid 802.3 frame
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.