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INTRODUCTION
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This text file explains the installation procedure for the
Port-Trunking/Failover Utility and NDIS4.0 Port-Trunking/Failover driver
for Microsoft Windows NT Release 4.0(Sevice Pack 4 or higher) on the
Intel X86 platform.
Since installation for NT 4.0 Server and Workstation are the same no
reference to Windows NT 4.0 Server or Workstation will be made.
Note that Windows NT 4.0 is not a plug and play OS it will not auto-detect
the RE100TX 10/100 PCI Fast Ethernet adapter.
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INSTALLATION GUIDE
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This installation assumes Windows NT is installed in C:\WINNT directory.
1) Startup MS Windows NT Server 4.0 then logon as Administrator
2) Click Start | Control Panel | click on the Network Icon.
3) In the Network Settings dialog box, click on ADAPTER option tab at the
of the dialog box and click on ADD button.
4) In the Network Adapter box, click on HAVE DISK button
5) Insert the driver disk in drive A, enter A:\TRUNKING\NT
and then choose the OK button.
6) In the Select OEM option box the name,
"Compex RE100TX PCI Fast Ethernet Trunking/Failover Adapter" appears
in the box. Click OK to continue.
7) The Network Adapters dialog box displays as below:
Compex RE100TX PCI Fast Ethernet Trunking/Failover Adapter
** Note: only one adapter will be display in the Network Confguration
box when trunking driver is installed.
10) Back to the Network Setting dialog box, click on the the other tabs
and make changes if necessary to customise your configurations like
adding additional protocols <Note 1>, change or assign a name to the
PC, etc. Refer to Windows NT 4.0 document for details.
Click OK and Windows NT will complete the rest of the installation by
copying and binding the select items <Note 2>.
11) Installation is completed.
12) Restart Windows NT and RE100TX adapters are now ready to service the
network.
Note 1:
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TCP/IP is the preferred default protocol in NT 4.0 for Trunking
feature to effectively. However, other protocols like NetBEIU also
works with the trunking driver.
Note 2:
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When you have TCP/IP protocol installed, obtain your IP address and
subnet information prior to the installation.
Only one IP address is needed to work with the trunking driver.
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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.