RELEASE.TXT Driver File Contents (WLAN_SiS_162B_XP_050408.zip)

[History]
V1.05a.01

-It's for ASUS

-UI
SiSPKT 1.0.0.39
1.Checking for Service Count when closing UI.
SiSCFG 1.0.4.15
1. Fix: Sometime system tray of SiSCFG can't be terminated if os is shut down or reboot.
2. Fix: Program abnormal if try to launch an openning Utility without any adapter.
3. Fix: Title bar is hightline even on inactivate status.
4. Fix: In some platforms, Utility is always on the top, user can't switch to another window.

-unWuty.exe
1.SiSNPF.sys is not removed when uninstalling Utility.

-UI
SiSCFG 1.0.4.14
1. Fix: Sometimes program fails if open UI at the second time.

SiSPKT 1.0.0.38
1. Fix: It spends too much time to detect ASUS's HControl.exe when UI close, this would cause UI not open or defer UI's launch next time.

-UI
SiSCFG 1.0.4.13
1. Disable advance items if ini set, user can disable any item, ex, DisableXXXX, as flowing:
[Advance]
;Complete=xxxx		;not necessary.
DisablePowerSave=1	;Disable PowerSave in info page,advance page and profile page.
DisableAntenna=1
DisableRegion=1	
DisableTxPower=1
DisablePreamble=1
DisableTxRetry=1
DisableRTS=1
DisableFragmentation=1
DisableATIM=1
DisableListenInterval=1
DisableBeacon=1
DisableNetworkToAccess=1
2. Fix: siscfg want to stop sisnpf service but asus atk utility always use this service
3. the [WZC] item of SiSCFG.ini only refer to driver package first install.

SiSPKT 1.0.0.37
1. Add the function "DoesServiceNeedtobeStopped()" to fixed point 2 issue

SiSNPF.sys	release date: 2004.11.04
SiSNPF.vxd	release date: 2004.11.04
1. Fix: point 2 issue

-UI
SiSCFG 1.04.12
1. Fix: Initial ServiceCounter when system reboot or shutdown
2. Fix: Execute siscfg.exe twice and adapter is disabled or removed, the dummy dialog will be appeared.
3. Fix: some chance or accident will cause UI to disappear or execute abnormaly.
4. Support MultiLingual string, if language is set in INI, ui would display responding lingual string, otherwise display default string, ex:
   In SiSCFG.ini
   [SiSCFG]
   Language=5; Language is range from 1 to 17, ex,ui would display english if Language=5.

SiSPKT 1.0.0.36
1. bug fixed


-Driver
1.fixed region always use #7.
2.Fixed autorate to up or down caopare issue
  (the rate exist in beacon's IE is    0x80+basic_rate)

-UI
SiSCFG 		1.0.4.11
1. Fix. After resuming S3/S4, the radio state will be changed from off to on,
2. Fix. The length of passphrase does not consistent after modifing existent item of profile.
3. Fix. The authentication mode is inconsistent with Encryption at netstatus page 
4. Remove TxPower setting for non_162 chip.
5. Fix. It appears two message box to warn of passphrase when editing profile.
6. Fix. UI disappears at random. Once the machine disappear, it will always disappear.

-Install shield
1. add Set_SIWAKE_STARTUP_ICON_NAME in setup.ini as startup icon name(synch with sis162)

-unWuty.exe
1. for remove startup siwake icon name.

SiSCFG.exe	1.0.4.10
1. Fix. UI will connect to any station duo to the length of ssid is zero after resuming suspending.
2. WZC and UI do not consistent
3. Fix: ui cannot make ad hoc connection with AES passphrase from profile page in W98/ME.
4. Add 5G_Channels in Netstatus and Profile page for SiS165, these channels are added according to SiSCfg,ini,ex:
   [Options]
   5GChannels=1
5. Fix: Zero configuation will always connect to ad hoc network
6. Fix: SiSNPF service cannot be closed when uninstalling UI

SiSPkt.dll	1.0.0.35
1. Modify functions to support 5G_Channels.
2. Add functions: GetReg_ServiceCounter(...) and SetReg_ServiceCounter(...).

-UI
SiSCFG.exe	1.0.4.09
1. Add GetDefini_BcmcTxRate to determine whether to enable BcmcTxRate,ex:
   [Txrate]
   BcmcTxRate=1
2. Modify simplied chinese string.
3. Fix: In Profile page,an error message will appear when key-in the tenth character.
4. Fix: Passphrase length is always Zero in profile page.
5. Fix: program fails if connect to IBSS with AES encription.
6. Fix: Workaround ASUS XP SP2 Recovery CD problem
	Add function GetDefini_StartupOption() to determine whether to start on first time.
	add section [FIXRECOVERYSP2] status =1 in siscfg.ini to enable this feature.
7. Fix: If driver works not well, post message to siwake to disable driver.
8. Fix: sisnpf service is running at other process and local process want to stop this service
9. Fix: UI will auto replace XP WZC if UI is in system tray.
10.Fix: In profile page, the length of TKIP or AES are the same.


SiSPkt	1.0.0.34
1. Add function: PacketSetBCMCTxRateEnable(...)
2. Modify the funciton, SetReg_RegIndex() for 2K/XP authority issue
3. Modify the function, SetReg_NumberOfAdapter() for 2K/XP authority issue
4. Add the function, SetReg_ServiceCounter() for start/stop sisnpf service
5. Add the function, GetReg_ServiceCounter() for start/stop sisnpf service
6. Add the function, PacketGetWlanSiSReadHwRxFail() for acer weak usb host

SiWake
1. Fix: In XP SP2, if logon user is guest, connect to CIMOM always fail. Error code = 0x80070005 (General access denied error)

SiSWLSVC
1. Add some function
   a. SvcSetReg_RegIndex()
   b. SvcSetReg_NumberOfAdapter()
   c. SvcSetReg_ServiceCounter()
   d. SvcGetReg_ServiceCounter()

-UI
SiSCFG.exe	1.0.4.08
(1)Fix: switch profile with WEP128 to WEP64 would mismatch.
-UI
SiSCFG.exe	1.0.4.07
(1)Fix: WZC always enable if SiSCFG try to disable it at the driver first installed.
(2)Fix: re-connect the last station after resuming S3/S4
-UI
SiSCFG.exe    1.0.4.06
(1)Fix: Uncorrect Rssi in statistics page
(2)Fix: Remove trayicon when suspending system, trayicon will look like disappear immediately after resuming system if adapter is plugged out during system suspend.
-Driver
(1)The same with last version that send to ASUS
-UI
SiSCFG.exe    1.0.4.04
(1) Fix: Resume S3/S4, Hardware filter will be lost. 
	 This issue will cause ping fail with tkip/aes encryption. 
(2) Fix: Resume S3/S4, SiSCFG will access illegal memory address.
(3) Modify: XP WZC service depends on siscfg.ini [WZC] section.
    if Disable = 1, WZC will be disable.
    if Disable = 0, WZC will be enable.

SiSPkt.dll(nt) 1.0.0.32
(1) Fix Guest account problem
(2) Add Mufasa's 3 functions to disable driver

SiSWLSvc.exe
(1) New added file to fix guest account problem

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