Packet Driver Introduction: ------------- This document describes the procedure to setup the Packet driver for REALTEK RTS8139(X) PCI fast ethernet card. Location of Driver: \RTSPKT\RTSPKT.COM Sample Configuration Files: --------------------------- AUTOEXEC.BAT RTSPKT 0x60 Notes: ------ 1. Load the packet driver using the software interrupt and any optional switches if required. Usage: RTSPKT [options] <software_int_no> [-m media type] [bus_no device_no] Example: RTSPKT -i 0x7e The only required parameter is the software interrupt. A packet driver needs to have a software interrupt assigned to it for other programs to access it. The recommended interrupt 0x7e. If you need any of the options listed below, place them before the software interrupt on the command line. -i - Force driver to report itself as 802.3 instead of Ethernet II. -d - Delayed initialization. Used for diskless booting -n - NetWare conversion. Converts 802.3 packets into 8137 packets -w - Windows hack, obsoleted by winpkt -p - Promiscuous mode disable -h - Help -u - Uninstall 2. Media type can be used to force the card to work on specific speed and duplex mode. If no media type if specified, then driver will read hardware configuration from EEPROM on the card. The hardware configuration can be modified by running 'rset8139' on driver disk. 3. Type command,C:\RTSPKT 0x60, the screen will appear following message: System: [345]86 processor, PCI bus, Two 8259s Packet driver software interrupt is 0x60 Interrupt number is 0x9 I/O port is 0x6100 My Ethernet address is 52:54:4C:29:29:AD 4. Installing Multiple LAN Adapters: 4.1 The user can run RTSPKT 0x60 directly, then the screen will display : Packet driver for RTL8139(X) fast ehternet NIC, version 3.19 Copyright 2000(c), Realtek Semiconductor Inc. There are 2 network cards on your main board : Card 1. IRQ= 0x9 I/O= 0x6100 NodeID= 52:54:4C:29:29:AD Card 2. IRQ= 0xA I/O= 0x6000 NodeID= 52:54:4C:29:29:64 Please select a Card No.(1-2): 1 4.11 The user just has to select one card from the list. After selecting Card 1, the screen will display: System: [345]86 processor, PCI bus, Two 8259s Packet driver software interrupt is 0x60 Interrupt number is 0x9 I/O port is 0x6100 My Ethernet address is 52:54:4C:29:29:AD 4.2 The user can use the bus_no and device_no argument to specify the card that you want to select. If bus number is 0x00 and the device number is 0x0A, you just has bo type PCIPKT 0x60 0x00 0x0A in the command line to select this card directly without having to make selection as 3.1. 5. Installing multiple drivers: If you want to install multiple cards each connecting to different network, you have to install the driver multiple times, each with different packet interrupt number. Then modify 'ioaddr' variable in 'config.tel' to specify the packet inetrrupt you will use. ---David Tang---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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