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NETGEAR FA310TX Fast Ethernet PCI Adapter
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Packet Drivers Installation Overview
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Introduction
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Packet drivers are general drivers used by many operating systems,
especially TCP/IP software packages. If the network operating system
that is installed specifically mentions support for packet drivers,
it is likely that the software will be able to work with the packet
driver supplied with the Drivers and Diganostics disk.
The most important thing to remember when installing packet drivers
is the software interrupt vector. The default interrupt vector for
packet drivers is 0x62 hexadecimal. Most network operating
system supporting packet drivers will try to automatically search for
packet drivers already loaded in the computer's memory. However,
some packages will require a provided interrupt vector for the packet
driver. Furthermore, some packages can only work with certain
interrupt vectors, which require a software interrupt vector parameter
when loading. Please see the section at the end of this document for
description on packet driver parameters.
Since the NETGEAR FA310TX Fast Ethernet PCI adapters are software
configurable, the packet driver will automatically detect the
hardware parameters. If the packet driver can properly read the
adapter's MAC address during loading, the hardware is normally working
properly.
File Description
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PCTCP.TXT FTP PC/TCP installation document
DEVICE = NGRPCI.SYS [/option] <packet_int_no>
NGRPCI.COM [/option] <packet_int_no>
Packet Driver Parameters:
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<packet_int_no> software interrupt vector number used by the
packet driver program, which can be from 96 to 128.
Note: <packet_int_no> can be a hex-decimal or a decimal
number.
hex - start with '0x'. eg. > NGRPCI.COM 0x62
dec - start with nonzero digit. eg. > NGRPCI.COM 98
/slot=## the assigned PCI slotnumber. The slot number should
range from 1 to f.
Note: '##' can be hex number only.
eg. > NGRPCI.COM /slot=1
> NGRPCI.COM /slot=2
> NGRPCI.COM /slot=f
/u Unload the driver program from memory. The program
will automatically search for packet driver to unload.
/autosense The adapter automatically detects the media speed and
the full or half-duplex mode of operation. This is the
default setting.
/tp Together with the "line_speed" command to determine the
operating mode of the adapter card. "/tp" forces the
the adapter card to operate in half-duplex mode.
/tp_full_duplex Configure the twisted pair interface to run in full-
duplex mode. Either "/tp" or "/tp_full_duplex" must be
used together with the the "/line_speed" command when
changing network speed.
/line_speed=### Configure the line speed. The allowed parameters are
10 (for 10Mbps) or 100 (for 100Mbps).
Note: 'line_speed' parameter must be used together with the media
selection command (/tp or /tp_full_duplex). Otherwise the
driver may not function correctly.
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.