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- 2 Windows NT 4.0
- v1.03
-
-
- Windows NT* 4.0 installation notes for Intel's EtherExpress(TM) PRO/100B
- LAN Adapter
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- LOCATION OF DRIVER: \NT\E100BNT.SY_ (NDIS 4.0 compressed)
- \OEMSETUP.INF
-
- Note: NT 4.0 ships with a driver for the PRO/100B. However, it is
- recommended that you install the more recent driver contained
- on the Configuration and Drivers diskette.
-
-
- General Instructions
- --------------------
-
-
- After putting the adapter in the computer, you need to configure it under
- Windows NT.
-
- 1 Double-click the Network icon in the Control Panel.
-
- 2 Select the "Adapter" tab and click Add...
-
- 3 Select Have Disk. Insert the PRO/100B Drivers Disk in the disk driver
- and click OK.
-
- 5 Select "Intel EtherExpress PRO/100B PCI Adapter (TX or T4)" from the
- list of available drivers and click OK.
-
- 6 The Intel PROSet Setup program automatically scans computer resources
- and determines the settings assigned to your adapter. It also adds an
- Intel PROSet icon to the Control Panel for future use of PROSet.
-
- 7 (Optional) You can test the adapter by clicking the Test button.
-
- 8 To exit PROSet and finish installing the driver, click OK in the
- PROSet main menu.
-
- 9 Select the protocol(s) required (TCP/IP is the default) by selecting
- the Protocol Tab.
-
- 10 Select the network services required (by default, all are selected) by
- selecting the Service tab.
-
- 11 Click Close to continue. Other Configuration screens may appear.
- configure as desired.
-
- Note that after the driver is installed, NT may show the adapter as
- "Intel 82557-based 10/100 Ethernet PCI Adapter". PROSet will display
- the adapter specifically as "Intel EtherExpress PRO/100B PCI 100Base-
- TX, 10BaseT" adapter. Also, The NDIS 4.0 miniport driver will
- automatically get installed in Windows NT 4.0.
-
- 12 When prompted, restart NT.
-
- 13 Repeat the General Instruction process for installing additional
- adapters.
-
-
- ADAPTER SETTINGS
-
-
- There are two ways to run PROSet, which allows changing the adapter
- settings.
-
- - From the Control Panel double-click on the Intel PROSet icon.
-
- - From the Control Panel, double-click on the Network icon, select the
- adapters section, and double-click on the "Intel 82557-based 10/100
- Ethernet PCI adapter".
-
-
- From the main Intel PROSet menu click the Change button to get to the
- Adapter Settings screen. The defaults work correctly for most
- configurations.
-
-
- Network Speed
- -------------
-
- Recommended setting: Auto (default)
-
- This parameter lets the EtherExpress PRO/100B adapter know what speed to
- use on the Ethernet wire. The choices are 10 Mbps, 100 Mbps, and Auto.
- In Auto mode, the adapter detects if its environment can support 100 Mbps
- speed. It then sets the speed to 100 if it can, or 10 if it can't. If you
- are using a cross over cable connected to another adapter, set the speed
- to either 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps.
-
- Note: If the Duplex Mode is not set to Auto, then set the speed to
- either 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps.
-
-
- DUPLEX MODE (100BASE-T4 does not support full duplex)
- -----------
-
- Recommended setting: Auto (PRO/100B TX adapter only)
-
- Auto: The adapter negotiates with the hub how to send/receive
- packets, either full or half duplex. The PRO/100B T4 adapter
- does not support auto-negotiating.
-
- Full duplex: The adapter sends and receives packets at the same
- time. This improves the performance of your adapter. Set
- duplex mode to full duplex only if you have a full duplex
- switch.
-
- Half duplex: The adapter performs one operation at a time. It
- either sends or receives.
-
- A regular adapter can perform only one operation at a time (half-
- duplexing). The PRO/100B TX adapter has the ability to send and receive
- packets at the same time (full-duplexing) at both 10 and 100 Mbps. The
- PRO/100B T4 adapter supports full duplex only at 10 Mbps. In order to
- reap the benefits of full duplexing, you MUST have a full duplex switch.
-
- The PRO/100B adapter has the added ability to "talk" to the hub and
- determine at which mode to communicate (either full or half duplex). This
- is called auto-negotiation. You must have an auto-negotiating switch to
- get full duplex support with the Duplex Mode set to Auto. If you don't
- have an auto-negotiating hub and want to run at full duplex, set Duplex
- Mode to Full and then set the SPEED parameter to either 100 Mbps
- (PRO/100B TX) or 10 Mbps (PRO/100B TX or T4).
-
- Note: If you set duplex to Full, and leave Speed at Auto, the adapter
- will run at 10 Mbps.
-
-
- ADVANCED ADAPTER SETTINGS
-
- Click the Advanced button in the Adapter Settings screen to change the
- Advanced setting.
-
- Note: The defaults work correctly for most configurations. Please
- use caution when changing these parameters. Use the on-line
- help for additional information.
-
-
- COALESCE BUFFERS
- ----------------
-
- Recommended setting: 8
-
-
- RECEIVE BUFFERS
- ---------------
-
- Recommended setting: 32
-
-
- TRANSMIT CONTROL BLOCKS
- -----------------------
-
- Recommended setting: 16
-
-
- ADAPTIVE TRANSMIT THRESHOLD
- ---------------------------
-
- Recommended setting: On
-
- This parameter dynamically optimizes the point at which early transmit
- cycles will be executed. This results in higher performance but may
- generate an occasional underrun. To eliminate underruns, set it to OFF.
-
-
- ADAPTIVE TECHNOLOGY
- -------------------
-
- Recommended setting: On
-
- Adaptive Technology customizes the PRO/100B adapter to the respective
- operating system by downloading microcode to the silicon. This improves
- performance and minimizes CPU utilization.
-
-
- MAP REGISTERS
- -------------
-
- Recommended settings: 64
-
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