32-bit (NWAY) PCI Ethernet Adapter
NDIS/2 Driver Installation
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The drivers you need are in the directories MSLANMAN.DOS and NDIS.
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 be
used with IBM LAN Server 3.0, 4.0, Banyan VINES, ARTISOFT LANtastic 5.0, 6.0,
Wollongong Pathway Access, Microsoft Windows for Workgroups v3.11,
DEC PATHWORKS, Sun PC-NFS etc.
The ETHPCI.* drivers conform to the Network Driver Interface Specification
(NDIS) defined by Microsoft/3Com.
Included in MSLANMAN.DOS, and NDIS subdirectories are the following files:
\MSLANMAN.DOS\DRIVERS\ETHERNET\ETH_32
ETHPCI.DOS The DOS NDIS MAC driver
PROTOCOL.INI A sample section of PROTOCOL.INI file
\MSLANMAN.DOS\DRIVERS\NIF\
ETHPCI.NIF Network Information File
\MSLANMAN.OS2\DRIVERS\ETHERNET\ETH_32
ETHPCI.OS2 The OS2 NDIS MAC driver
PROTOCOL.INI A sample section of PROTOCOL.INI file
\MSLANMAN.OS2\DRIVERS\NIF\
ETHPCI.NIF Network Information File
\NDIS
NDIS.TXT This readme file
WFW.TXT The Installation guide for
Windows for Workgroups v3.11
LANMAN.TXT The installation guide for
LAN Manager
LANSVR.TXT The installation guide for Lan Server
BANYAN.TXT The installation guide for Banyan VINES
LANTASTI.TXT The installation guide for ARTISOFT LANtastic 5.0, 6.0
PATHWAY.TXT The installation guide for Wollongong Pathway Access.
PATHWORK.TXT The installation guide for DEC PATHWORKS
PCNFS.TXT The installation guide for Sun PC-NFS
\NDIS\DOS
ETH_32D.NIF Network Information File for IBM Lan Support Program
ETHPCI.DOS The DOS NDIS/2 MAC driver
PROTOCOL.INI A sample section of PROTOCOL.INI file
\NDIS\OS2
ETH_32O.NIF Network Information File for IBM LAN Server 3.0, 4.0
ETHPCI.OS2 The OS2 NDIS/2 MAC driver
PROTOCOL.INI A sample section of PROTOCOL.INI file
Sample PROTOCOL.INI Files and Parameters
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[ETHPCI_NIF]
DriverName = ETHPCI$
; Slot = 1 ;; {1-16}
; SIA_Mode = AUTODETECT
; {SIA_Mode = TP, BNC, TP_FULL_DUPLEX, AUTODETECT}
; DATA_RATE = MB10 ;; {MB10, MB100}
There are several parameters included in the ETHPCI_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 SIA_MODE, make sure
that it matches the hardware settings. Otherwise, the adapter may fail.
If you don't specify these settings, the NDIS/2 driver also can
automatically detect them.
SLOT Specifies which network adapter is used by the driver. If you
have only one 32-bit PCI LAN card in your machine, this parameter
is unnecessary! For more than one 32-bit PCI LAN cards, this
parameter is required and cannot be omitted from PROTOCOL.INI.
If the first 32-bit PCI LAN adapter is assigned to Slot=16, the
second one will be Slot=17, the third Slot=18 and so forth until
the last slot.
SIA_MODE Specifies the media type used by the adapter.
Acceptable values for this parameter are AUTODETECT, TP,
BNC and TP_FULL_DUPLEX. If you didn't specify this setting, it
would be AUTODETECT.
DATA_RATE Specifies the line speed for 10/100M(-NWAY) adapter. The default
setting is MB100.
MB100: 100Mbps
MB10: 10Mbps
TX_THRESHOLD Specifies the FIFO threshold level during packet transmission.
Acceptable values for this parameter are:
Support Support
Keywords Level (bytes) 10M Card 10/100M Card
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LW128 72 128 Yes Yes
LW256 96 256 Yes Yes
LW512 128 512 Yes Yes
LW1024 160 1024 Yes Yes
FP X full packet No Yes
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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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