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Broadcom 440X Fast Ethernet Driver
for
DOS ODI
Copyright (c) 2002-2003 Broadcom Corporation
All rights reserved.
Version 1.15 May 14, 2003
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Fixes:
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1. Problem:
(CQ #7345) Driver reports line speed as 10Mbps when cable is
disconnected.
(CQ #7352) Driver does not report link duplex.
(CQ #7482) Driver reports link speed of 10Mbps when connected
to Extreme switch.
Cause:
Driver displays default values.
Change:
Update Line Speed and Duplex informations dynamically.
Impact:
None.
Enhancements:
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1. Request:
(CQ #7466) Added Keywords to force LineSpeed and Duplex in
NET.CFG file
Change:
Recognized LINESPEED and DUPLEX keyword and force the speed
and duplex mode accordingly.
Impact:
None.
v1.14
- Changed ISR chaining logic to pass control to the chained ISR only
if the interrupt is not generated by the NIC.
v1.07
- Fixed a register corruption problem in the timer function.
v1.06
- Fixed the hang problem when the network has a lot of broadcast traffic.
v1.05
- Fixed a frame size problem with 802.3 frames.
v1.04
- Reduced size of the driver to about 29K - 33K.
- Fixed hang problem running odinsup.
- Improved transmit performance by doing direct DMA.
- Implemented Virtual DMA Services (VDS) if available.
v1.03
- Reduced size of the driver.
v1.02
- More bug fixes related to hangs and lost connections.
v1.01
- Some bug fixes related to hangs and lost connections.
v1.00
- First release.
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