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Document: PCI networking cards for OS/2
Maintainer: Patrick Duffy, duffy@theory.chem.ubc.ca
Revision Dates: 11/5/95, 12/3/95, 5/18/96
Archived at: ftp.netcom.com, in directory /pub/ab/abe/
CompuServe (GO BENCHMARK)
Web pages: http://warp.eecs.berkeley.edu/os2/workbench/work.htm
http://www.os2forum.or.at/english/info/os2hardwareinfo/
(note that the first URL may not have up-to-date
versions of the lists)
This document is intended for use by individuals and corporations in a
non-commercial manner. It may be distributed freely within those
limitations. Commercial use of this document in any manner requires
prior written permission of the author.
This is the PCI networking cards for OS/2 list. I try at all times to
keep it accurate, so if you spot any flaws/omissions, please do not
hesitate to let me know and I'll fix them for the next release. I've
placed a '*' beside cards which I would recommend, and a '**' beside
cards which I would pick for myself when assembling a PCI system. I've
added the vendor's name and PCI ID in brackets after the card
descriptions. The numbers are in HEX/decimal. Dates in brackets
indicate the last revision date for the related entry.
Useful Numbers: (5/18/96)
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3Com: ftp.3com.com (FTP site)
Adaptec: (800) 959-7274 (tech. support)
ftp.adaptec.com (ftp site)
www.adaptec.com (WWW site)
Cogent (North America):
(360) 378-2929 (voice)
(360) 378-2882 (FAX)
(800) 426-4368 (sales)
(206) 603-0333 (sales)
(206) 603-9223 (sales FAX)
sales@cogentdata.com (sales E-Mail)
support@cogentdata.com (tech. support E-Mail)
www.cogentdata.com (WWW site)
ftp.pacificrim.net/cogentdata (FTP site)
ftp.pipex.net/incoming/cogent (FTP site)
Cogent (Europe):
[49]89/231138-88 (voice)
[49]89/231138-11 (FAX)
IBM: www.raleigh.ibm.com (WWW site)
Olicom: ftp.olicom.com (FTP site)
Racal: www.racal.com (WWW site)
SMC: ftp.smc.com (FTP site)
PART ONE: ATM cards
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Manufacturer Model Comments
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Adaptec <unknown> Adaptec will (soon) be releasing
two PCI ATM networking cards which
sound like they'd be ideal for the truly speed-hungry. Both cards
busmaster. One card does 25 Mbit/s, and the other does 155 Mbit/s. NT
drivers are nearing completion, and OS/2 drivers are next in line. Now
all I need is an ATM line...
(Adaptec: 9004/36868) (8/27/95)
PART TWO: Ethernet cards
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Manufacturer Model Comments
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3Com 3C59X** 3Com makes two different PCI
ethernet cards. One, the 3C590, is
10 Mb/s only, and the other, the 3C595, is 10/100 MB/s. Both cards will
busmaster (optionally), so for best performance put them in a
busmastering slot. Both cards use what is referred to as "Parallel
Tasking", which refers to the cards' use of a combination of frame
pipelining and self-tuning anticipatory interrupts. Drivers (ODI and
NDIS, available from the 3Com FTP site in
/pub/adapters/drivers/3c59xn.exe) exist for the cards, which are
reported to work very nicely under OS/2, with the exception that they
may not co-exist nicely with Adaptec PCI SCSI cards (the combination of
a 2940 and a 3c590 has been reported to hang machines).
(3Com Corporation: 10B7/4279) (8/27/95)
Cogent EM XXX Cogent makes PCI-based ethernet
adapters, all of which now have
OS/2 NDIS 2.0 drivers supporting full duplex ethernet and full duplex
fast ethernet. All adapters are busmastering and feature something
called "Predictive Pipelining". I've had no reports from anyone using
these adapters yet, though. (5/18/96)
The adapters are as follows:
Fast Ethernet for 100BASE-T4:
-eMASTER+ EM440 T4 Quartet PCI (four ports on one adapter)
-eMASTER+ EM110 T4 10/100 PCI
Fast Ethernet for 100BASE-TX:
-eMASTER+ EM440 TX Quartet PCI 10/100 (four ports on one adapter)
-eMASTER+ EM400 TX Quaret PCI (four ports on one adapter)
-eMASTER+ EM110 TX 10/100 PCI
-eMASTER+ EM100 TX PCI
Fast Ethernet for 100BASE-FX:
-eMASTER+ EM100 FX (available with SC or ST connectors)
Standard Ethernet:
-eMASTER+ EM960 PCI (with AUI port)
-eMASTER+ EM964 Quartet PCI (four ports on one adapter,
available in TP and BNC)
Setup tips: The OS/2 NDIS 2.0 driver supports all the following
keywords for all Cogent PCI adapters:
[EMxxx_NIF]
DRIVERNAME='value'
MAXRECEIVES='value'
MAXTRANSMITS='value'
NETADDRESS='value'
FullDuplex = 'true' or 'false'
Transceiver = 'AUTOSENSE' or 'UTP' or 'THICK' or 'THIN'
SharedIRQ = 'true' or 'false'
IRQ = 'value'
DisablePosting = 'true' or 'false'
PCIBus='value' (PCI only)
PCIDevice='value' (PCI only)
CacheAlignment = 'value'
BurstLength = 'value'
TxThreshold = 'value'
Compex ENET-32 This card has TP, AUI, and BNC
connectors to the outside world and
uses a Digital DC1003J chip. It does not, however, have drivers for
OS/2, and there are currently no plans to produce any apparently.
(Vendor ID unknown) (12/3/95)
D-Link DE-530CT This card uses the DEC 21040 chip,
busmasters, and comes with BNC and
twisted pair connectors on the same card. It comes with NDIS drivers
for all the major operating systems. The card is reported to work well
in OS/2 but not in Windows for Workgroups. This, though, could be
caused by the Neptune rev. 10 chipset in that system, as the same card
has worked well in Triton chipset-based systems. The OS/2 NIF file does
not include a section for selecting the BNC or twisted pair connector.
As a result, on power up it defaults to the twisted pair, which causes
delays if you're using BNC.
(Vendor ID unknown) (8/27/95)
Setup tips: Adding
SIA_MODE = "BNC"
to the [DC2IBM_nif] section of protocol.ini will tell the
driver that the connection is via the BNC cable.
Alternately, adding
[SIA_MODE]
tag = SIAMODE
display = "Connector"
type = string
strlength = 3
default = "BNC"
set = BNC, TP
editable = yes
to the DC2IBM.NIF file will give you the connector option
in the network adapter setup program.
D-Link DFE-500TX This card has connectors for
twisted pair and coax cables, and
uses the DEC chipset. It will not (yet) autodectect the speed of the
connection. There are apparently no drivers for OS/2.
(Vendor ID unknown) (8/27/95)
HP J2585A This card can use PIO or
memory-mapped PIO modes. It does
not support busmastering. The mode used is selectable using the
supplied HPVGSET utility. There are drivers for all the major operating
systems, and the card has separate RJ45 connectors for 10 and 100 MB/s
operation.
(Hewlett Packard: 103C/4156) (8/27/95)
Set-up tips: If you're using this card with a Netserver LC or LF,