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MSWIN95.TXT Driver File Contents (intelpro.exe)

   Windows 95
                                                                    v1.00


Windows* 95 installation notes for Intel's EtherExpress(TM) PRO/100B LAN
adapters
========================================================================

LOCATION OF DRIVER:   \NT\E100B.SY_ (compressed)


General Instructions
--------------------

1  Normally, the adapter is configured by Windows 95. Simply plug the
   adapter in the system and install the driver as described below.
   Should a problem arise, SETUP.EXE can be used to run diagnostics or
   view the configuration. SETUP.EXE is a DOS program and won't run under
   Windows 95, even in a DOS session. You must boot with DOS to run
   SETUP.EXE.

2  When Windows 95 starts, a NEW HARDWARE FOUND dialog box appears.
   Select "Driver from disk provided by Hardware Manufacturer".

   NOTE: If the New Hardware Found dialog box doesn't appear, you'll need
   to configure the adapter using the Add New Hardware wizard in the
   Windows 95 Control Panel.

3  Insert the EtherExpress PRO/100B Configuration and Drivers disk in
   drive A and click OK.

4  A dialog box prompts for a location with "A:\". Click OK.

5  A dialog may appear requesting Windows 95 system network files. If so
   please follow the instructions.

6  The Restart Computer dialog box may appear. If it does, remove the
   disk from the drive and click Yes for the changes to take effect.

NOTE: Windows 95 will reference this adapter's driver as "Intel 82557-
      based PCI Ethernet" not "Intel EtherExpress PRO/100(PCI)".


-----------------ADVANCED CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS-----------------

The defaults work correctly for most configurations. Please use caution
when changing these parameters.

To make a change:

1  Double-click on My Computer.

2  Double-click Control Panel.

3  Double-click Network and select "Intel 82557-based PCI Ethernet" in
   the list box.

4  Select the Advance tab.


DUPLEX Mode:

A performance option that lets you choose how the adapter sends and
receives packets over the network.

     Recommended setting: Auto-Negotiate (default)

Auto Duplex Detect
   The adapter negotiates with the hub how to send/receive packets,
   either full or half duplex.

Full Duplex
   The adapter sends and receives packets at the same time. This improves
   the performance of your adapter. Set duplex mode to full duplex ONLY
   if you have a full duplex hub that doesn't do auto-negotiation (a non-
   NWay* hub).

Half Duplex
   The adapter performs one operation at a time. It either sends or
   receives.
      
      Note: If you select Full duplex or Half duplex (instead of auto-
            negotiate), you must manually set the Speed parameter to
            either 10 or 100. Do not leave speed set to auto detect.

A regular adapter can perform only one operation at a time (half-
duplexing). The PRO/100B adapter has the ability to send and receive
packets at the same time (full-duplexing). In order to reap the benefits
of full duplexing, you MUST have a full duplex hub.

The PRO/100 adapter has the added ability to "talk" to the hub and
determine at which mode to communicate (either full or half duplex). This
is called auto-negotiation. You must have a auto-negotiating hub (an
NWay* hub) to get full duplex support with the Duplex mode set to Auto
Duplex Detect. If you don't have an auto-negotiating hub, set Duplex mode
to Full Duplex and then set the SPEED parameter to either 100 Mbps or 10
Mbps.

COALESCE BUFFERS:
   
   Recommended setting:  8

Number of memory buffers available to the driver in case the driver runs
out of available Map Registers. This packet area is also used when a
packet consists of many fragments.


DRIVER NAME:
   
   Recommended setting:  E100B$  (Do not change)

MAP REGISTERS:
   
   Recommended Setting: 64

Map registers are system resources used in physical to virtual address
conversion with bus mastering cards. The MapRegisters parameter specifies
how many registers should be allocated to the driver.

TRANSMIT CONTROL BLOCKS:
   
   Recommended setting:  16

Specifies how many transmit control buffers the driver allocates for
adapter use.  This directly corresponds to how many outstanding packets
the driver can have in its "send" queue.

RECEIVE FRAME DESCRIPTORS:
   
   Recommended setting:  16

Specifies the number of buffers used by the driver when copying data to
the protocol memory.

ETHERNET ID:
   
   Recommended setting: Used only when adding multiple PRO/100B cards
   
   When multiple PRO/100B cards are installed in a Windows 95 system each
   card must be identified by the last 8 digits of the Ethernet address.
   However, Windows 95 requires decimal numbers which makes it necessary
   to perform a hex to decimal conversion.  For example:
   
   An adapter with the ethernet address of 00AA00123456 would require
   putting 1193046 as the Ethernet ID value. (00123456 converted to
   decimal is 1193046)

SPEED:
   
   Recommended setting:  Automatic (default)
   
   This parameter lets the EtherExpress PRO/100B adapter know what speed
   to use on the Ethernet wire.  The choices are 10Mbps, 100Mbps, and
   Auto Detect.  In Auto Detect mode, the adapter detects if its
   environment can support 100 Mbps speed. It then sets the speed to 100
   if it can, or 10 if it can't. If you are using a cross over cable
   connected to another adapter, set the speed to either 10 Mbps or 100
   Mbps.


----------Alternatives for adding network cards to Windows 95------------

Windows 95 automatically detects Plug and Play devices when they are
added to the system, and either automatically loads drivers for the new
device, or prompts the user for the location of the drivers.  However,
this feature does not work the same on all platforms and with all cards.

This text provides alternatives for adding drivers for newly installed
hardware. One of these should work in cases where the general
instructions above don't work.

Some of these methods arrive at the same dialog boxes, but yield
different results because of the path taken.


CONTROL-PANEL ... SYSTEM
------------------------

1  Double-click My Computer.

2  Double-click Control Panel.

3  Double-click System.

4  Click the Device Manager tab.

5  Double-click Other Devices (question mark icon).

6  Double-click PCI Ethernet Controller.

7  Click the Driver tab.

8  Click Change Driver.

9  Select Network Adapters and click OK.

10 Click Have Disk, insert the Intel Configuration and Drivers disk in
   the appropriate drive, and click OK.

If you get into Device Manager and do not have an Other Devices icons in
the device list, this is an indication that Windows 95 did not detect
your card at all.  This condition would indicate a problem with the
adapter itself, or with the system BIOS, rather than a Windows 95 Plug
and Play problem.


Control Panel ... Add New Hardware
----------------------------------

1  Double-click My Computer.

2  Double-click Control Panel.

3  Double-click Add New Hardware.

4  Click Next.

5  Select the No option and click Next.

6  Select Network Adapters and click Next.

7  Click Have Disk, insert the Intel Configuration and Drivers disk in
   the appropriate drive, and click OK.

8  Select the PRO/100B and click OK.

9  Click Next and click Finish.


Control Panel ... Network
-------------------------

1  Double-click My Computer.

2  Double-click Control Panel.

3  Double-click Network.

4  Click the Add button.

5  Select Adapter and click Add.

6  Click Have Disk, insert the Intel Configuration and Drivers disk in
   the appropriate drive, and click OK.



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