3 Windows 95
v1.07
Windows* 95 installation notes for Intel's EtherExpress(TM) PRO/10+ PCI
LAN Adapter
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LOCATION OF DRIVER: \NT\E100B.SY_ (compressed)
LOCATION OF SETUP FILE: \NET82557.INF
General Instructions
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1 Install the adapter in the computer and turn on the power. Have the
Windows 95 CD ROM available, as you will need it to copy additional
files. While Windows 95 is starting, it will detect the new hardware.
2 When Windows 95 starts, a NEW HARDWARE FOUND dialog box appears. It
will identify the adapter as a PCI Ethernet Controller. Select the
option "Driver from disk provided by Hardware Manufacturer".
NOTE: If the New Hardware Found dialog box doesn't appear, you'll need
to manually configure the adapter. See the section on
alternative ways to add a network adapter to Windows 95.
3 Insert the EtherExpress PRO/10+ PCI 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,
follow the instructions.
6 The Systems Setting Change dialog appears indicating you should
restart the system for changes to become effective. Remove the
PRO/10+ PCI adapter 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/10+ PCI
adapter".
Installing Intel's PROSet adapter diagnostic and configuration software
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Intel's PROSet software allows you to test the adapter in the Windows 95
environment. It can also resolve some Windows 95 issues that may result
from changing or updating adapter hardware.
1 From the Explorer, double click on the 3.5 floppy disk icon. The
Explore function can be accessed by clicking on the Windows 95 Start
button with the right mouse button.
2 Locate the PROSet icon in the root directory of the diskette and click
the right mouse button. From the menu that appears, click Install.
3 When the PROSet software has been copied to your computer, go to the
control panel and click on the PROSet icon. PROSet examines your
computer and displays the PROSet Window. This window shows the
adapter's I/O address, interrupt and Ethernet address.
Note: The adapter's interrupt is set by the computer's BIOS. If you
have to change the interrupt, some computers allow you to change
this setting, and some don't. Check your computer's
documentation for details. PROSet will inform you of any
problems with the current setting.
4 Click Test to begin diagnostics.
Advanced Configuration Parameters
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The defaults work correctly for most configurations. Please use caution
when changing these parameters. To make a change, follow the steps
listed below.
Note: Be sure to use PROSet to configure these settings rather than the
Advanced Configuration tab under Properties. Since this driver also
supports PRO/100B adapters, there are values for the PRO/100B
adapter that appear in this screen which aren't valid for the
PRO/10+ PCI adapter. PROSet will only present valid parameters.
1 Double-click on the PROSet icon located in the Control Panel.
2 Click on Change button.
3 If you are using a full duplex hub, change the speed setting to 10Mbs,
then set the duplex option to full.
4 Click on Advanced.
5 For the highlighted Property on the left, the Value is displayed on
the right.
Duplex Mode - Default Setting: Half Duplex (also indicated as Auto)
A performance option that lets you choose how the adapter sends and
receives packets over the network. A regular adapter can perform only
one operation at a time (half-duplexing). The PRO/10+ PCI 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.
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.
Half Duplex: The adapter performs one operation at a time. It either
sends or receives. When the value is set to Auto, the PRO/10+ PCI
adapter will operate in half duplex. It doesn't support auto-
negotiation.
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.
Map Registers - Recommended Setting: 64
Map registers are system resources used in physical to virtual address
conversion with bus mastering cards. The Map Registers parameter
specifies how many registers should be allocated to the driver.
Receive Buffers - Recommended setting: 16
Specifies the number of buffers used by the driver when copying data
to the protocol memory.
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.
Alternatives for adding network cards to Windows 95
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Windows 95 automatically detects Plug and Play devices when they are
added to the system, and either 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 computers 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 (Recommended Method)
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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
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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 Intel 82557 based adapter and click OK.
9 Click Next and click Finish.
Control Panel ... Network
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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.
Hints and Tips
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1. Multiple Adapters in Windows 95:
If you have multiple Intel PRO adapters installed in the system, be
sure to install and run PROSet. It will automatically detect that you
have multiple adapters and update the EID (Ethernet ID) field, which
is required by Windows 95 for card identification.
Background: If multiple network adapters 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). Windows calculator, in scientific mode, is a
tool you can use for the conversion if you have a need to do it
manually.
2. Using NDIS 2 driver and Full Duplex:
Installing the NDIS 2 driver through Windows 95 does not properly set
the driver to Full Duplex. In order for you to use Full Duplex with
E100B.DOS, you must edit the PROTOCOL.INI file in the Windows 95
directory to include:
[E100B_NIF]
Drivername = E100B$
FORCEDUPLEX = 2
3. Moving adapters to different slots:
When removing a PCI adapter and placing it in a different slot,
Windows 95 retains the old instance of the driver and adds a new one
for the new slot/card combination. This behavior is common to any
adapter. The driver stops functioning when the number of accumulated
old drivers reaches 2 (for a total of 3 installed drivers including
the current driver). The workaround is to remove the old driver
before changing slots, or to run PROSet and allow it to associate the
card with the appropriate instance of the driver.
4. Swapping 82557 based adapters in the same slot.
In order for Windows 95 to properly recognize a different 82557 based
adapter in the same slot, the EID must be updated. This update can be
achieved in a few different ways. Perform one of the following items
for the update to happen.
- The easiest method is to run PROSet after swapping the adapters.
- Or, remove the adapter by performing a Remove Device in the Device
Manager or Remove Adapter in Network Control Panel and then
shutdown the computer and install the other 82557-based adapter.
- Or, shutdown the computer, remove the adapter, turn on the computer
and start Windows 95 without any adapter. At this point, Windows 95
detects that the adapter was removed and deletes the obsolete
registry entries. Shutdown the computer and install the adapter
and start Windows 95 and perform a regular adapter installation.
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