Macronix MX987xx Family Fast Ethernet NDIS 2 MAC
Driver Installation for LAN MANAGER DOS 2.x
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Copyright (c) 1996-1998 by Macronix International
Co., Ltd. All rights reserved.
The driver you need are in the directories NDIS2DOS. 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 used with IBM LAN Server
3.0, 4.0, Microsoft Windows for Workgroups v3.11.
The drivers named MXNICF conform to the Network Driver
Interface Specification (NDIS) defined by Microsoft/3Com.
Included in NDIS2DOS directory are the following files:
\NDIS2DOS
MXNICF.DOS The DOS NDIS MAC driver
PROTOCOL.INI A sample section of PROTOCOL.INI file
MXNICF.NIF Network Information File
\NDIS2DOS
BANYAN.TXT This Installation guide for BANYAN NETWORK.
NDIS.TXT This readme file for NDIS 2.0 driver.
LANMAN.TXT The Installation guide for LAN Manager.
LANSVR23.TXT The Installation guide for Lan Server 3.0
LANSVR40.TXT The Installation guide for Lan Server 4.0
PCNFS.TXT The Installation guide for PC-NFS
PATHWORK.TXT The Installation guide for DEC PATHWORK
Sample PROTOCOL.INI Files and Parameters
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[MXNICF_NIF]
DriverName = MXNICF$
;; Range: 0-7.
;; Usage: "Board=nn"
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; Board = 0
;; Options: NWAY, TX10, TX10FD, TX100, TX100FD.
;; FD -> Full Duplex
;; Usage: "MEDIA_TYPE=xxxxx"
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MEDIA_TYPE = NWAY (default value)
There are several parameters included in the MXNICF_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 MEDIA_TYPE, make sure
that it matches the hardware setting. Otherwise, the adapter may fail.
If you don't specify these settings, MXIC's NDIS 2.0 driver
will automatically detect them.
MEDIA_TYPE Specifies the line speed for MXIC adapter, default is NWAY.
NWAY:Speed Auto-Detection, TX100: 100Mbps, TX10: 10Mbps,
TX100FD: 100Mbps full duplex, TX10FD: 10Mbps full duplex.
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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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