QLogic QLA2X00 NDIS Network Driver for Windows 2000
Contents
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1. OS Support
2. Supported Features
3. Release History
4. Creating the Driver Diskette
5. Installing the Driver
5.1. Adding the QLogic Controller to the Existing OS
5.2. Updating the existing QLogic Driver
6. Removing the Driver
7. Driver Parameters
8. Diskette Content
9. Additional Notes
10. Contacting QLogic
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1. OS Support
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This release has been tested with the released version of Windows
2000. Earlier versions of Windows 2000 are not supported.
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2. Supported Features
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* Provides standard Ethernet functionality
* Supports tunable MTU size up to 65280 bytes.
* Supports tunable data buffer size and count.
* Supports multiple adapters per system.
* Supports simultaneous IP and disk IO over same Fibre Channel link.
* Supports both QLA2200 and QLA2300 (QLA2100 is NOT supported).
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3. Release History
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Please refer to Release Notes.
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4. Creating the Driver Diskette
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To download and create the driver diskette, go to the QLogic website
at http://www.qlogic.com, select the QLogic Fibre Channel Host Adapter
of your choice and the operating system. Locate the driver you want and
click "Link to driver." When prompted "What would you like to do with
this file?" you may choose either option.
If you choose "Save this program to disk", specify a temporary
location on a hard drive. Insert a blank diskette in the diskette
drive. Run the self-extracting file you just downloaded specifying
A:\ for "Unzip To Folder:".
If you choose "Run this program from its current location", insert a
blank diskette in the diskette drive and run the self-extracting file
you just downloaded specifying A:\ for "Unzip To Folder:".
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5. Installing the Driver
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This section is divided into the following two sections.
5.1. Installing the Driver for the First Time
5.2. Updating the Existing QLogic Driver
IMPORTANT requirements for installing and using the QL2X00IP driver:
1. Must have the QL2200 or QL2300 Enhanced+IP SCSI Miniport driver
installed. The QL2X00IP NDIS driver will NOT function without
the "+IP" version of the SCSI Miniport driver.
2. Fast!UTIL adapter parameter "Driver Load RISC Code" must be
"Enabled".
3. The Windows 2000 Networking software must be installed.
4. The MTU size (IP configuration parameter) must be set to the same
value for all adapters on the network.
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5.1. Installing the Driver for the First Time
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Perform the following steps to install the driver on an existing
Windows 2000 system:
1. Click on "Start"
2. Under "Settings", click on "Control Panel".
3. Select "Add/Remove Hardware" from the Control Panel.
4. Click "Next".
5. Select the "Add/Troubleshoot a device" and click "Next".
6. Select "Add a new device" and click "Next".
7. Select the "No, I want to select the hardware from a list", click
"Next".
8. Select "Network Adapters" and click "Next".
9. Click on "Have Disk".
10. Insert the QLogic software diskette.
11. Enter "A:\W2K\IP" for the path to the network driver and click
"OK".
12. Choose "QLogic QLA2X00 PCI Adapter" and click "Next".
13. Click "Next" to install the driver.
14. Click "Yes" to continue installation.
15. Click "Finish".
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5.2. Updating the Existing QLogic Driver
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Perform the following steps if the driver is already installed and you
want to install an updated version of the driver.
1. Open a Command Prompt window.
2. Change the current directory to the 2000 driver directory:
CD \WINNT\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS
3. Make a backup copy of the old driver:
COPY QL2X00IP.SYS QL2X00IP.SAV
4. Insert the diskette with the updated driver and copy it over the
old driver:
COPY A:\W2K\IP\QL2X00IP.SYS
5. Shut down and reboot the system to use the updated driver.
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6. Removing the Driver
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1. Click on "Start"
2. Under "Settings", click on "Control Panel".
3. Select "Add/Remove Hardware" from the Control Panel.
4. Select "Uninstall/Unplug a device".
5. Select "Uninstall a device".
6. Select "QLogic QLA2X00 PCI Adapter" from the Devices list.
NOTE: Verify it is listed with the Network adapter icon.
7. Select "Yes, I want to uninstall this device".
8. Select "Finish" to complete the removal of the driver.
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7. Driver Parameters
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Perform the following steps to setup IP address and other parameters:
1. Click on "Start".
2. Under "Settings" click on "Network and Dial-up Connections".
3. Right-click on "Local Area Connection" for the QLogic adapter.
4. Use "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" Properties button to set up the IP
address.
5. Use the "Configure" button to change the QLogic driver parameters
that are described below.
IP configuration parameters:
MTU Size - specifies the maximum transfer size or packet size that
the host system will send or receive. All systems on
the network must be set to the same MTU size. The MTU
size minimum value is 140 and the maximum value is
65280. The recommended default value is 8192.
Buffer Count - specifies the number of receive buffers that are
allocated by the QL2X00IP driver during
initialization. The number of buffers multiplied by
the buffer size must be at least as large as the
MTU size. The minimum buffer count is 8 and the
maximum buffer count is 128. The recommended
default is 32 buffers.
Buffer Size - specifies the size of each receive buffer. The
buffer size multiplied by the buffer count must be
at least as large as the MTU size. Incoming packets
can not be broken into more than 23 buffers.
Therefore, the buffer size multiplied by 23 must be
at least as large as the MTU size. The minimum
buffer size is 512 and the maximum size is 65536.
The recommended default buffer size is 4096.
Header Split Size - specifies the number of bytes at the start of
an incoming packet that are to be isolated in
the 1st receive buffer. This allows an
application to receive a packet with the
protocol header already separated from the
data. The minimum non-zero value is 24 and the
maximum value is the buffer size minus 1. The
recommended default is 0 (no header/data
split).
Adapter Node Name - specifies the world wide name of the QLogic
adapter to use for this IP connection. This
parameter is optional and is not required on
systems with only one QLogic adapter. The
QLogic Fast!UTIL utility can be used to
determine the node names for all adapters in
the system.
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8. Diskette Content
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The following files are provided for the installation of the QLogic
driver:
* \W2K\IP\NETQL2X.INF Driver installation script for the Windows
2000 Setup program.
* \W2K\IP\QL2X00IP.SYS QLogic QL2X00IP NDIS driver for Windows
2000
* \W2K\IP\RELEASE.TXT Release Notes for QL2X00IP driver
* \W2K\IP\README.TXT This file
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9. Additional Notes
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Default frame size for QLA2200 is 1024 and for QLA2300 is 2048.
When establishing an IP connection between both QLA2200 and QLA2300,
the frame size must be equal.
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10. Contacting QLogic
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Please visit the QLogic website (http://www.qlogic.com). On this site
you will find product information, our latest drivers and links for
technical assistance if needed.
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Copyright (c) 2000-2001 QLogic Corporation. All rights reserved.
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.