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Fast Ethernet Controller Provider Inc.
PCI 10/100 Fast Ethernet Adapter
Packet Driver Installation
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Copyright (C) 1999 Fast Ethernet Controller Provider Inc.
All rights reserved.
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I. The driver PKTDRV.COM can be used for the following:
Fast Ethernet Controller Provider FastNIC 10/100 Fast Ethernet Adapters
PKTDRV syntax:
PKTDRV [-#] [-a] [-t] [-f] [-s] [-n] [-w] [-u] [-h] <PD_INT_NO>
Parameter Explain
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[-#] The "-#" option will let the driver work on a specific
adapter when multiple Fast Ethernet Controller Provider PCI
adapters are found in the computer system. For example, "-1"
means the first adapter will be activated by the driver,
"-2" means the second adapter will be activated, ... etc.
A maximum of 4 adapters are supported simulaneously.
[-a] The "-a" option will let driver perform automatic media
detection during driver initialization. The detection
sequence is:
TP 100Mbps Full Duplex ---> TP 10Mbps Full Duplex --->
TP 100Mbps Half Duplex ---> TP 10Mbps Half Duplex
If no physical media is attached to the adapter then TP
100Mbps Full Duplex is the default media.
[-t] The "-t" option sets the adapter line speed to 10Mbps. It is
a dedicated option for the FastNIC Ethernet adapter.
[-f] The "-f" option enables FULL_DUPLEX feature of the adapters.
It has no effect except when Twisted Pair is used.
[-s] The "-s" option sets the adapter line speed to 100Mbps. It
is a dedicated option for the FastNIC Ethernet adapter.
[-n] Your NOVELL server uses NOVELL ISO-like packets. Your NOVELL
workstation uses NOVELL 8137 packets. You can use this
option to convert NOVELL 8137 packets into NOVELL ISO-like
packets.
[-w] Steve Wallace added a hack to let the packet drivers run
under Windows. This is not to be construed with the proper
solution, which is to write a TCP/IP package for Windows.
This hack is enabled only when you use the '-w' switch.
[-u] This option unloads the Packet Driver.
[-h] This option displays the on-line help.
<PD_INT_NO> This specifies the software interrupt(INT) where you'll load
the packet driver. It must be in the range 0x60 to 0x80.
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Notice!! The PC/TCP kernel, by default, is loaded at interrupt 0x61
(so don't load the packet driver there!)
Example:
The following command line loads the
Fast Ethernet Controller Provider FastNIC 10/100 Fast Ethernet PCI adapters
Packet Driver at software interrupt 60h, transmission media is
automatical-detected:
PKTDRV -a 0x60 or PKTDRV 0x60
** Note **
The default transmission media is automatic-detection.
The prefix of 0x to the parameters.
II. After the Packet Driver is loaded, you can run the PC/TCP kernel
ETHDRV.EXE. The PC is then ready for PC/TCP communications.
To run PC/TCP applications, You need to load PC/TCP Kernel("ETHDRV.EXE").
a. Refer to PC/TCP manual, Command Reference section, Chapter 2.3.
b. The following example loads the PC/TCP Kernel and allocates 8 packet
buffers. Increasing the number of packet buffers (from the default of
5) prevents dropping of packets due to buffer shortage.
ETHDRV -p 8 <Enter>
c. At this point, you are ready to run PC/TCP applications
(e.g., 'ftp', 'telnet').
example ftp 192.72.24.202 , 192.72.24.202 is host address.
With regard to host address, you must know its address.
For information regarding the "FTP's PC/TCP Network Software for DOS"
packages, please contact:
FTP Software, Inc.
26 Princess Street
Wakefield, MA 01880
(617) 246-0900
III. How to Communicate with NCSA TelNet.
1. Make sure you have the correct version of NCSA Telnet for the PC.
You need version 2.3 or later to support the packet driver interface.
2. Install the NCSA software onto your system. Please refer to the NCSA
documentation for detailed instructions.
3. Load Packet Driver (PKTDRV 0x60):
a. Refer to "Packet Driver Syntax" section above.
b. To view the hint screen, type
PKTDRV -h <Enter>
c. The following example will load the packet driver using interrupt
vector 60 (hex). The IO_BASE and IRQ will be read from adapter
configuraion space:
PKTDRV 0x60 <Enter>
4. At this point you are ready to run NCSA applications
(e.g., 'ftp', 'telnet', etc.)
for example :
ftp 203.70.238.105, while 203.70.238.105 is the host address
For information regarding NCSA's products please contact:
National Center for Supercomputing Applications
264 Computing Applications Building
605 E. Springfield Ave.
Champaign, Ill. 61820
(217) 244-0638
telbug@ncsa.uiuc.edu
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.