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* PCMCIA Fast Ethernet PC Card *
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* Packet Driver Installation *
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1. Enable the PCMCIA Fast Ethernet PC Card
CARDOPEN.EXE is the adapter MS-DOS enabler program. You have to
run CARDOPEN.EXE to enable the adapter before bringing up
the packet driver.
The syntax for CARDOPEN is:
CARDOPEN [/IRQ:x][/IOP:xxx]
* IRQ - interrupt (IRQ) number to be used by PC Card.
This number must not be in use by any other device
in the system.
* IOP - Starting I/O port address in hexadecimal format.
PC Card requires 32 consecutive free I/O port
addresses.
The default value for IRQ is 3. The default value for IOP is
0x300.
Example: The following command enables PC Card with IRQ 5 and
I/O port address 300:
CARDOPEN /IRQ:5 /IOP:300
If you installed EMM386.EXE in CONFIG.SYS, please exclude memory
address range D000-DFFF or D400-D7FF from EMM386.EXE. CARDOPEN.EXE
uses this space to read configuration information from the adapter.
[Example]
DEVICE=EMM386.EXE NOEMS X=D000-DFFF
2. Load the DOS Packet Driver AX8190PD
AX8190PD syntax:
AX8190PD [option] packet_int_no <int_level> <io_addr>
-i -- Force driver to report itself as IEEE 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
-a -- Auto-Negotiation Mode
-1 -- Line Speed 10M, Half Duplex Mode
-2 -- Line Speed 10M, Full Duplex Mode
-3 -- Line Speed 100M, Half Duplex Mode
-4 -- Line Speed 100M, Full Duplex Mode
-u -- Uninstall
PACKET_INT_NO This parameter specifies the software interrupt
where the packet driver is loaded. It must be in
the range 0x60 to 0x80.
This is a required parameter.
The value you specified for this parameter
must start with 0x to indicate this is a
hexadecimal value.
[IRQ] This specifies the hardware interrupt (IRQ)
value.
Note that this value must match the IRQ value
you specified for CARDOPEN.EXE or the one
reported by CARDOPEN.EXE.
[IO_BASE] This specifies the starting I/O address.
The value you specified for this parameter
must start with 0x to indicate this is a
hexadecimal value.
Note that this value must match the IOP value
you specified for CARDOPEN.EXE or the one
reported by CARDOPEN.EXE.
Example 1:
The following command loads the Packet Driver at
software interrupt 0x60, I/O address 0x300, and hardware
interrupt 5.
Since no command line option is specified, the connection
type is set to Auto-negotiation.
AX8190PD 0x60 5 0x300
Example 2:
The following command loads the Packet Driver at
software interrupt 0x60, I/O address 0x320, and hardware
interrupt 5.
Since the '-2' option is specified, this forces the connection
type to: Line Speed 10Mbps, Full Duplex Mode.
AX8190PD -2 0x60 5 0x320
Example 3:
The following command unloads the Packet Driver.
AX8190PD -u
A sample batch file START.BAT is included in this directory. This
batch file first executes CARDOPEN.EXE and then brings up the packet
driver. To use this batch file on your computer you may
have to modify the IRQ and IO_BASE values.
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Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
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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.
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