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8003/8013 FAMILY LAN ADAPTER DRIVERS FOR USE WITH
NOVELL NETWARE 286 (Advanced, SFT, and ELS Level II)
v2.1 AND LATER VERSIONS
AND FOR USE IN WORKSTATIONS WITH NETWARE 386 v3.0 AND LATER
RELEASE INFORMATION
Version 3.12 Aug 8, 1991
OVERVIEW
The 8003/8013 family driver was designed for use with Novell
NetWare 286 (Advanced, SFT, and ELS Level II v2.1 and later).
It is also used for workstation shells with NetWare 386 v3.0
and later. This driver has been tested by Western Digital.
VERSION HISTORY
-- Version 3.12 (Current Version, August 1991) --
Fixed no NIC test failure when garbage was printed on a Micro Channel
machine if no adapter was found.
Fixed problem with workstation driver to make it work with 32K of
RAM on the 8003EBT and 8003WT adapters.
Fixed interrupt problem with driver that caused it to hang when
running on 16 bit AT bus adapters in 16 bit mode.
Fixed a problem with the server driver that caused it to not be
linkable on certain Micro Channel machines.
-- Version 3.11 (Current Version, May 1991) --
Modified server code so that four (4) drivers will now
be able to load on the server. Added support for 8013EP/A
and 8013WP/A Micro Channel adapter boards.
-- Version 3.10 (March 1991) --
Added version string information so that Novell VERSION
program will be able to print out the signon string upon
execution.
-- Version 3.09 (January 1991) --
Changed overflow code to follow the June 1989 specification.
Changed file names and sign-on strings for AppleTalk Phase 1
and Phase 2 drivers. The RAM base address of the following
non-software jumper configured adapters must be on a 32 Kbyte
boundary (i.e., C8000, D0000, D8000):
- 8003E
- 8003EBT
- 8013EBT
- 8003S
-- Version 3.08 (November 1990) --
Adds full 16-bit compatibility when using 16-bit Ethernet
adapters in conjunction with 16-bit video adapters.
This version contains modifications for the WD83C690 Network
Interface Controller. This version or later versions must
be used with adapters which contain the WD83C690. It is
recommended that the latest version of the driver be used
in all applications.
NOTE: Use of adapters which contain the WD83C690 with
previous versions of this driver may lead to data
integrity problems.
There is a known problem during connection retry in situations
where the cable has been disconnected from a workstation LAN
adapter. If the cable is disconnected and the user attempts to
access the network, the following error message will display:
"Error sending on network, Abort, Retry, Ignore?"
The cable must be reconnected, then "R" must be pressed twice
(rather than once) to retry connection and resume normal
network communication.
-- Version 3.07 (August 1990) --
The server driver was modified to work with an AppleTalk Phase I
Network. To use this new capability, the AppleTalk VAPS must be
purchased from Novell. The server is built in the usual manner.
The workstation driver has been modified to share the LAN adapter
with the new 8003PKDR.EXE driver which conforms to the FTP
Software Packet Driver Specification. The 8003PKDR driver can
interface to TCP/IP software from FTP Software and other vendors
which support the FTP Packet Driver Specification. With these new
drivers, a workstation can communicate with Novell/IPX and TCP
nodes concurrently through a single 8003/8013 family LAN adapter.
For installation information, refer to the INSTALL.DOC file
included with the drivers.
The server and workstation drivers were both modified to work
with the new JUMPERS v2.00 utility supplied by Novell. With this
utility, both the shell and server can be configured to match
any jumper or software configuration that can be set on the
adapter. The changes to the drivers reduce the amount of
configuration options available through the configuration
table. If other configurations are desired, use the JUMPERS
utility to modify the linked IPX.COM or NET$OS.EXE files.
See the JUMPERS documentation furnished by Novell, and the
INSTALL.DOC file furnished with this driver.
The default packet format for StarLAN Networks was changed in
this release. The current default is the 802.3 packet format
which is the same as the Ethernet format. This makes the default
incompatible with the previous driver's default packet format
for StarLAN. For information on changing the default packet
format for StarLAN refer to the INSTALL.DOC file.
-- Version 3.06 (March 1990) --
IBM PS/2-Models 25 and 30286 are supported in this version.
The Netware 386 MAP ROOT command is supported in this version.
This version is compatible with the Novell utility JUMPERS v1.00.
This utility may be used to reconfigure the IPX.COM file and
create configurations not contained in the driver configuration
table. JUMPERS map may also be used to set the StarLAN packet
protocol. Refer to the INSTALL.DOC file for more information on
StarLAN packet protocols.
-- Version 3.05 (January 1990) --
Changed to work with the PS/2 Model 55 and the PS/2 Model 30.
-- Version 3.04 (December 1989) --
New functions have been added to increase the driver's
flexibility and some old problems have been fixed with this
release. This driver supports the entire 8003/8013 family of
LAN adapters.
NOTE: Do not use the NetWare 386 version 3.0 MAP ROOT
function with version 3.04 or earlier versions
of this driver.
In this release, the driver will read the configuration in-
formation directly from registers in software configured
XT/AT bus adapters (currently 8003EB and 8003W) in the same
way that Micro Channel adapters have been configured in the
past. This "Auto Configuration" feature eliminates the need
to reconfigure the driver to match different adapter config-
urations.
When using StarLAN adapters, this driver can be configured
to use either the Novell StarLAN driver compatible packet
format (AT&T StarLAN compatible) or the standard IEEE 802.3
packet format.
More information about these features as well as tips on how
to best use them can be found in the INSTALL.DOC file.
This driver contains fixes for two problems which existed in
previous drivers, including the Novell certified v2.11.3 driver.
Problem 1: (A workstation problem)
- Regarding the IPX call to Cancel Request and occurred only
in certain NetBIOS applications which call this IPX function.
Problem 2:
- Occurred only on certain adapter revisions when under high
load situations. This problem caused the server to "lock up"
or get a GPI interrupt.
-- Version 3.02 (September 1989) --
This release provides support for the 8013EBT adapter. It
contains a completely new driver configuration table to support
adapters with 8, 16, and 32 Kbytes of RAM. The default con-
figuration has changed to IRQ 3, Base I/O 280, RAM at CA00:0
for 8 Kbytes.
There is one known problem with this driver, Configuration 12
(IRQ=2, I/O Base=220, RAM at C000:0 for 32 Kbytes) will NOT
function with an 8013EBT adapter in the file server.
-- Version 2.11.3 (February 1989) --
The driver files were moved to the root directory to comply
with new NetWare v2.15 installation procedures, and the
8003.LAN file was changed to specify floppy disk volume label
LAN_DRV_200 instead of LAN_DRV_002. No software changes to
the actual driver were made.
-- Version 2.11.2 (August 1988) --
Problems were fixed that:
1. Prevented interoperation with Ethernet adapters from
certain other manufacturers.
2. Caused workstations to stop when receiving certain queries
from Novell Diagnostic Utilities.
-- Version 2.11.1 (July 1988) --
The following two problems related to the differences between
NetWare v2.1 and v2.11 were corrected.
1. StarLAN adapters would not operate on any NetWare v2.11.
2. Adapters would not operate on non-dedicated NetWare v2.11.
-- Version 2.11.0 (June 1988) --
Operation with Ethernet and StarLAN Micro Channel adapters has
been added to both the shell and server drivers. The same
drivers also operate with XT/AT bus adapters.
-- Version 2.10.0 (May 1988) --
Two problems that were in previous versions of this driver
have been corrected:
1. A server or workstation would occasionally stop functioning
when the network was under an extremely heavy load.
2. Certain application programs that used the Novell NETBIOS
interface would not operate properly.
This version and subsequent versions have the following
characteristics:
- Accommodates LAN adapters with 32 Kbyte RAM buffers
as well as those with the original 8 Kbyte RAM buffers
- Has improved workstation transmit speeds
- The RAM buffer base address in the workstation shell is
changed from C4000 (hex) to D0000 to minimize conflicts
with other adapters (especially EGA, VGA)
Licensed by Western Digital for use by its customers only.
Western Digital is a registered trademark of Western Digital
Corporation. Other trademarks mentioned herein belong to
their respective companies.
Copyright (c) 1991 Western Digital Corporation
All Rights Reserved.