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; Purpose: Netcard setup information file for Windows 95(OSR2) / 98(SE) / ME / 2000 / XP /Svr2003
;
; Author: Kyle Hsu
;
; Date: May 2005
;
; Copyright: VIA Networking Technologies, Inc.
;
[Version]
CatalogFile = vntwnet.cat
Signature = "$Chicago$"
Compatible = 1
Class = Net
ClassGUID = {4d36e972-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}
Provider = %Prov%
DriverVer = 05/26/2005,2.03.00.0208
[Manufacturer]
%Manuf% = MANUF
[MANUF]
%VT3253.DeviceDesc% = VT3253.ndi, PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_3253&SUBSYS_66551106
%VT3253.DeviceDesc% = VT3253.ndi, PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_3253&SUBSYS_66581106
%VT3253.DeviceDesc% = VT3253.ndi, PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_3253
;-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; ndi for 3253
;-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[VT3253.ndi]
DelReg = WET.delreg, WET.SW.delreg
AddReg = VT3253.reg, WET.reg, WET.reg.win, WET.SW.win
CopyFiles = WET.ndi.CopyFiles, WET.SW.CopyFiles
[VT3253.ndi.NT]
Characteristics = 0x84 ; NCF_PHYSICAL + NCF_HAS_UI
BusType = 5
DelReg = WET.delreg, WET.SW.delreg
AddReg = VT3253.reg, WET.reg, WET.reg.NT, WET.SW.NT
CopyFiles = WET.CopyFiles.NT, WET.SW.CopyFiles.NTx86
[VT3253.ndi.NT.Services]
AddService = VNWLNDIS, 2, WET.Service, WET.EventLog
;-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; VT3253 specific , AdapterCFID = 0x32531106 (HEX) = 844304646 (DEC)
;
[VT3253.reg]
HKR, Ndi, DeviceID, 0, "PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_3253"
HKR, , AdapterCFID, 0, "844304646"
HKR, , AdapterType, 0, "5"
HKR, , MediaType, 0, "1"
HKR, , ReceiveBurstIndicate,0,"64"
HKR, , ReceiveThreshold, 0, "0"
HKR, , TransmitThreshold, 0, "0"
HKR, , BurstLength, 0, "2"
HKR, , MapRegisters, 0, "32"
HKR, , TransmitBuffers, 0, "64"
HKR, Ndi\params\TransmitBuffers, ParamDesc, 0, %TXBuffer%
HKR, Ndi\params\TransmitBuffers, default, 0, "64"
HKR, Ndi\params\TransmitBuffers, type, 0, "int"
HKR, Ndi\params\TransmitBuffers, Min, 0, "16"
HKR, Ndi\params\TransmitBuffers, Max, 0, "64"
HKR, Ndi\params\TransmitBuffers, Step, 0, "1"
HKR, Ndi\params\TransmitBuffers, Base, 0, "10"
HKR, Ndi\params\TransmitBuffers, flag, 1, "20","00","00","00"
HKR, , ReceiveBuffers, 0, "64"
HKR, Ndi\params\ReceiveBuffers, ParamDesc, 0, %RXBuffer%
HKR, Ndi\params\ReceiveBuffers, default, 0, "64"
HKR, Ndi\params\ReceiveBuffers, type, 0, "int"
HKR, Ndi\params\ReceiveBuffers, Min, 0, "16"
HKR, Ndi\params\ReceiveBuffers, Max, 0, "128"
HKR, Ndi\params\ReceiveBuffers, Step, 0, "1"
HKR, Ndi\params\ReceiveBuffers, Base, 0, "10"
HKR, Ndi\params\ReceiveBuffers, flag, 1, "20","00","00","00"
;-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; VNWLNDIS common driver parameters
;
[WET.reg]
; User defined Network Address
HKR, Ndi\params\NetworkAddress, ParamDesc, 0, %NetAddress%
HKR, Ndi\params\NetworkAddress, Default, 0, ""
HKR, Ndi\params\NetworkAddress, type, 0, "edit"
HKR, NDI\params\NetworkAddress, LimitText, 0, "12"
HKR, NDI\params\NetworkAddress, UpperCase, 0, "1"
HKR, NDI\params\NetworkAddress, optional, 0, "1"
HKR, NDI\params\NetworkAddress, Base, 0, "16"
HKR, Ndi\params\NetworkAddress, flag, 1, "20","00","00","00"
; Operation Mode
HKR, , OperationMode, 0, "0"
HKR, Ndi\params\OperationMode, ParamDesc, 0, %OperationMode%
HKR, Ndi\params\OperationMode, default, 0, "0"
HKR, Ndi\params\OperationMode, type, 0, "enum"
HKR, Ndi\params\OperationMode\enum, 0, 0, "Infrastructure"
HKR, Ndi\params\OperationMode\enum, 1, 0, "Ad-Hoc"
;DesiredSSID
HKR, , DesiredSSID, 0, ""
HKR, NDI\params\DesiredSSID, ParamDesc, 0, %DesiredSSID%
HKR, NDI\params\DesiredSSID, default, 0, ""
HKR, NDI\params\DesiredSSID, type, 0, "edit"
HKR, NDI\params\DesiredSSID, LimitText, 0, "32"
HKR, NDI\params\DesiredSSID, optional, 0, "1"
;
;RTSThreshold
HKR, , RTSThreshold, 0, "2347"
HKR, Ndi\params\RTSThreshold, ParamDesc, 0, %RTSThreshold%
HKR, Ndi\params\RTSThreshold, default, 0, "2347"
HKR, Ndi\params\RTSThreshold, type, 0, "int"
HKR, Ndi\params\RTSThreshold, Min, 0, "256"
HKR, Ndi\params\RTSThreshold, Max, 0, "2347"
HKR, Ndi\params\RTSThreshold, Step, 0, "1"
HKR, Ndi\params\RTSThreshold, Base, 0, "10"
HKR, Ndi\params\RTSThreshold, flag, 1, "30","00","00","00"
;FragThreshold
HKR, , FragThreshold, 0, "2346"
HKR, Ndi\params\FragThreshold, ParamDesc, 0, %FragThreshold%
HKR, Ndi\params\FragThreshold, default, 0, "2346"
HKR, Ndi\params\FragThreshold, type, 0, "int"
HKR, Ndi\params\FragThreshold, Min, 0, "256"
HKR, Ndi\params\FragThreshold, Max, 0, "2346"
HKR, Ndi\params\FragThreshold, Step, 0, "1"
HKR, Ndi\params\FragThreshold, Base, 0, "10"
HKR, Ndi\params\FragThreshold, flag, 1, "30","00","00","00"
;BeaconInterval
HKR, , BeaconInterval, 0, "100"
HKR, Ndi\params\BeaconInterval, ParamDesc, 0, %BeaconInterval%
HKR, Ndi\params\BeaconInterval, default, 0, "100"
HKR, Ndi\params\BeaconInterval, type, 0, "int"
HKR, Ndi\params\BeaconInterval, Min, 0, "1"
HKR, Ndi\params\BeaconInterval, Max, 0, "1000"
HKR, Ndi\params\BeaconInterval, Step, 0, "1"
HKR, Ndi\params\BeaconInterval, Base, 0, "10"
HKR, Ndi\params\BeaconInterval, flag, 1, "30","00","00","00"
; Radio Control
HKR, , RadioControl, 0, "0"
HKR, Ndi\params\RadioControl, ParamDesc, 0, %RadioControl%
HKR, Ndi\params\RadioControl, default, 0, "0"
HKR, Ndi\params\RadioControl, type, 0, "enum"
HKR, Ndi\params\RadioControl\enum, 0, 0, "On"
HKR, Ndi\params\RadioControl\enum, 1, 0, "Off"
; Antenna Diversity
HKR, , AntennaDiversity, 0, "0"
HKR, Ndi\params\AntennaDiversity, ParamDesc, 0, %AntennaDiversity%
HKR, Ndi\params\AntennaDiversity, default, 0, "0"
HKR, Ndi\params\AntennaDiversity, type, 0, "enum"
HKR, Ndi\params\AntennaDiversity\enum, 0, 0, "Disable"
HKR, Ndi\params\AntennaDiversity\enum, 1, 0, "Enable"
; Power Save Mode
HKR, , PowerSaveMode, 0, "0"
HKR, Ndi\params\PowerSaveMode, ParamDesc, 0, %PowerSaveMode%
HKR, Ndi\params\PowerSaveMode, default, 0, "0"
HKR, Ndi\params\PowerSaveMode, type, 0, "enum"
HKR, Ndi\params\PowerSaveMode\enum, 0, 0, %CAM%
HKR, Ndi\params\PowerSaveMode\enum, 1, 0, %FastPSP%
HKR, Ndi\params\PowerSaveMode\enum, 2, 0, %MaxPSP%
[WET.reg.win]
; Win95/Win98/Win
HKR, Ndi, NdiInstaller, 0, "VNWLNDI.dll,NdiProc"
HKR, Ndi\Install, ndis3, 0, "WET.ndis5"
HKR, NDIS, MajorNdisVersion,1,03
HKR, NDIS, MinorNdisVersion,1,0A
HKR, , DevLoader, 0, "*ndis"
HKR, , DeviceVxDs, 0, "VNWL5A.sys"
HKR, NDIS, LogDriverName, 0, "VNWLNDIS"
HKR, Ndi\Interfaces, DefLower, 0, "ethernet"
HKR, Ndi\Interfaces, LowerRange, 0, "ethernet"
HKR, Ndi\Interfaces, DefUpper, 0, "ndis3"
HKR, Ndi\Interfaces, UpperRange, 0, "ndis3"
;-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; 16-bit UnInstaller
[WET.SW.win]
HKLM, Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\VN_VUIns_Solomon_VNT, DisplayName, 0, %VT3253.DeviceDesc%
HKLM, Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\VN_VUIns_Solomon_VNT, UninstallString, 0, "Rundll.exe vuins16.dll,vuins16Ex $Solomon $VNT"
HKLM, Software\VN_VUIns\Solomon\VNT\DeviceIdList, 3253, 0, "0"
[WET.reg.NT]
; Windows 2000/XP
HKR, Ndi\Interfaces, LowerRange, 0, "ethernet"
HKR, Ndi\Interfaces, UpperRange, 0, "ndis5"
HKR, Ndi, Service, 0, "VNWLNDIS"
; ScatterGather DMA Capability
HKR, , ScatterGather, 0, "1"
;-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; 32-bit UnInstaller
[WET.SW.NT]
HKLM, Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\VN_VUIns_Solomon_VNT, DisplayName, 0, %VT3253.DeviceDesc%
HKLM, Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\VN_VUIns_Solomon_VNT, UninstallString, 0, "Rundll32.exe vuins32.dll,vuins32Ex $Solomon $VNT"
HKLM, Software\VN_VUIns\Solomon\VNT\DeviceIdList, 3253, 0, "0"
;-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; Installation for NT
;
[WET.CopyFiles.NT]
VNWL5B.sys,,,2
[WET.SW.CopyFiles.NTx86]
vuins32.dll,,,2
[WET.Service]
DisplayName = %WET.Service.DispName%
ServiceType = 1 ;%SERVICE_KERNEL_DRIVER%
StartType = 3 ;%SERVICE_DEMAND_START%
ErrorControl = 1 ;%SERVICE_ERROR_NORMAL%
ServiceBinary = %12%\VNWL5B.sys
LoadOrderGroup = NDIS
[WET.EventLog]
AddReg = WET.AddEventLog.reg
[WET.AddEventLog.reg]
HKR, , EventMessageFile, 0x00020000, "%%SystemRoot%%\System32\netevent.dll"
HKR, , TypesSupported, 0x00010001, 7
;-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; Installation for Windows 95/98/ME
;
[WET.ndis5]
CopyFiles=WET.ndis5.CopyFiles
[WET.ndis4]
CopyFiles=WET.ndis4.CopyFiles
[WET.ndis3]
CopyFiles=WET.ndis3.CopyFiles
;[WET.ndis2]
;CopyFiles=WET.ndis2.CopyFiles
;[WET.odi]
;CopyFiles=WET.odi.CopyFiles
;-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; CopyFiles sections for Windows 95/98/ME
;
[WET.ndi.CopyFiles]
VNWLNDI.dll,,,2
[WET.ndis5.CopyFiles]
VNWL5A.sys,,,2
[WET.ndis4.CopyFiles]
VNWL4.sys,,,2
[WET.ndis3.CopyFiles]
VNWL3.sys,,,2
[WET.SW.CopyFiles]
vuins16.dll,,,2
;-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; DestinationDirs
;
[DestinationDirs]
DefaultDestDir = 11
WET.CopyFiles.NT = 12
WET.SW.CopyFiles.NTx86 = 11
WET.SW.CopyFiles = 11
[SourceDisksFiles]
VNWL5B.sys = 1
VNWL4.sys = 1
VNWL3.sys = 1
VNWL.inf = 1
VNWLNDI.dll = 1
vuins32.dll = 1
vuins16.dll = 1
[SourceDisksNames]
1 = %DiskName%,,,
;-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; Uninstall/DelFiles/DelReg
;
[WET.delreg]
HKR,Ndi\Params\ReceiveBuffers
HKR,,ReceiveBuffers
HKR,Ndi\Params\TransmitBuffers
HKR,,TransmitBuffers
HKR,Ndi\Params\ConnectionRate
HKR,,ConnectionRate
HKR,,NetworkAddress
HKR,Ndi\Params\Channel
HKR,,Channel
HKR,Ndi\Params\PreambleType
HKR,,PreambleType
HKR,Ndi\Params\RTSThreshold
HKR,,RTSThreshold
HKR,Ndi\Params\FragThreshold
HKR,,FragThreshold
HKR,Ndi\Params\ShortRetryLimit
HKR,,ShortRetryLimit
HKR,Ndi\Params\LongRetryLimit
HKR,,LongRetryLimit
HKR,Ndi\Params\OperationMode
HKR,,OperationMode
HKR,Ndi\Params\PowerSaveMode
HKR,,PowerSaveMode
HKR,Ndi\Params\DesiredSSID
HKR,,DesiredSSID
HKR,Ndi\params\802_11_Mode
HKR,,802_11_Mode
HKR,Ndi\params\BeaconInterval
HKR,,BeaconInterval
HKR,Ndi\Params\RadioControl
HKR,,RadioControl
HKR,Ndi\Params\AntennaDiversity
HKR,,AntennaDiversity
HKR,Ndi\Params\IEEE802_11h
HKR,,IEEE802_11h
[WET.SW.delreg]
HKLM, Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\VN_VUIns_Solomon_VNT
HKLM, Software\VN_VUIns\Solomon\VNT
;-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; Localizable Strings
;
[Strings]
Prov = "VNT"
DiskName = "VIA Networking Solomon Wireless LAN Adapter source disk"
ConnectionRate = "Connection Rate"
Channel = "Default Channel"
autoR = "Auto-Rate"
1M = " 1Mbps"
2M = " 2Mbps"
5M = " 5.5Mbps"
11M = "11Mbps"
6M = " 6Mbps"
9M = " 9Mbps"
12M = "12Mbps"
18M = "18Mbps"
24M = "24Mbps"
36M = "36Mbps"
48M = "48Mbps"
54M = "54Mbps"
PreambleType = "Preamble Type"
Long = "Long"
Short = "Short"
Disabled = "Disabled"
Enabled = "Enabled"
TXBuffer = "Transmit Buffers"
RXBuffer = "Receive Buffers"
NetAddress = "Network Address"
HwDefault = "Hardware Default"
OperationMode = "Operation Mode"
DesiredSSID = "Desired SSID"
802_11_Mode = "802.11 Mode"
BeaconInterval = "Adhoc Beacon Interval"
RTSThreshold = "RTS Threshold"
FragThreshold = "Fragment Threshold"
RadioControl = "RadioControl"
AntennaDiversity = "Antenna Diversity"
PowerSaveMode = "Power Save Mode"
CAM = "CAM(Continuous Access Mode)"
FastPSP = "FastPSP(Fast Power Saving Mode)"
MaxPSP = "MaxPSP(Max Power Saving Mode)"
IEEE802_11h = "IEEE 802.11h"
Manuf = "VIA Networking Technologies, Inc."
VT3253.DeviceDesc = "VIA Networking Solomon Wireless LAN Adapter"
WET.Service.DispName = "VIA Networking Solomon Wireless LAN Adapter NT Driver"
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