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Fast Ethernet Controller Provider Inc.
PCI 10/100 Fast Ethernet Adapter
NDIS 2 Driver Installation
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Copyright (C) 1999 Fast Ethernet Controller Provider Inc.
All rights reserved.
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The drivers you need are in the directories MSLANMAN.DOS, MSLANMAN.OS2 and
NDIS. The NDIS drivers contained in these subdirectories are used with 3Com
3+Open, Microsoft OS/2 LAN Manager OEM distribution, Release 1.x or 2.x,
and other compatible OEM versions of LAN Manager. The driver can also be
used with IBM LAN Server 3.0, 4.0, Banyan VINES, ARTISOFT LANtastic 5.0, 6.0,
Wollongong Pathway Access, Microsoft Windows for Workgroups v3.11, DEC
PATHWORKS, Sun PC-NFS etc.
The drivers named FastNIC conform to the Network Driver Interface
Specification (NDIS) defined by Microsoft/3Com.
Included in MSLANMAN.DOS, and NDIS subdirectories are the following files:
\MSLANMAN.DOS\DRIVERS\Fast\FastNIC\
FastNIC.DOS The DOS NDIS MAC driver
PROTOCOL.INI A sample section of PROTOCOL.INI file
\MSLANMAN.DOS\DRIVERS\NIF\
FastNIC.NIF Network Information File
\MSLANMAN.OS2\DRIVERS\Fast\FastNIC\
FastNIC.OS2 The OS2 NDIS MAC driver
PROTOCOL.INI A sample section of PROTOCOL.INI file
\MSLANMAN.OS2\DRIVERS\NIF\
FastNIC.NIF Network Information File
\NDIS\
NDIS.TXT This readme file
WFW311.TXT The Installation guide for Windows for
Workgroups v3.11
LANMAN.TXT The Installation guide for LAN Manager
LANSVR.TXT The Installation guide for Lan Server
BANYAN.TXT The Installation guide for Banyan VINES
LANTASTI.TXT The Installation guide for ARTISOFT
LANtastic 5.0, 6.0
PATHWORK.TXT The Installation guide for DEC PATHWORKS
PCNFS.TXT The Installation guide for Sun PC-NFS
\NDIS\DOS\
FastNIC.NIF Network Information File for IBM Lan Support
Program
FastNIC.DOS The DOS NDIS 2 driver
OEMSETUP.INF Network Information File for Windows for
Workgroups v3.11
PROTOCOL.INI A sample section of PROTOCOL.INI file
\NDIS\OS2\
FastNICO.NIF Network Information File for IBM LAN Server
3.0, 4.0
FastNIC.OS2 The OS2 NDIS 2 driver
PROTOCOL.INI A sample section of PROTOCOL.INI file
Sample PROTOCOL.INI Files and Parameters
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[ETHPCI_NIF]
DriverName = FSTNIC$
; Slot = 1 ;; {1-4}
; SIA_Mode = AUTODETECT
; {SIA_Mode = UTP, UTP_FD,UTP_100,UTP_100FD, AUTODETECT}
There are several parameters included in the ETHPCI_NIF section of the
PROTOCOL.INI file. However, the only parameter that you should specify
is the "drivername."
If you change other parameter settings, such as the SIA_MODE, make sure
that it matches the hardware settings. Otherwise, the adapter may fail.
If you don't specify these settings, Fast Ethernet Controller Provider's
NDIS 2 driver will automatically detect them.
SLOT Specifies which network adapter is used by the driver. If you have
only one Fast Ethernet Controller Provider's FastNIC PCI Adapter
in your machine, this parameter is unnecessary! For two or more
Fast Ethernet Controller Provider's PCI LAN cards, this parameter
is required and cannot be omitted from PROTOCOL.INI. For the first
FastNIC adapter, Slot=1, and the second one, Slot=2, third, Slot=3
,..., etc.
SIA_MODE Specifies the medium type used by the adapter.
Acceptable values for this parameter are AUTODETECT, UTP, UTP_FD
,UTP_100 and UTP_100FD. If you didn't specify this settings it
would be AUTODETECT for FastNIC.
UTP: 10BaseT, UTP_100: Fast Ethernet (100BaseTx)
UTP_FD: 10BaseT with Full_Duplex
UTP_100FD: 100BaseTx with Full_Duplex
Default: AUTODETECT
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.
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