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- Name: Apple PCI Token Ring Software
- Version: 1.0.1a2
- Released: April 30, 1997
- Requires:
- Any PCI-based Power Macintosh system except Power Macintosh
- 7200/75 and 7200/90 systems, MacOS version 7.5.3 or higher,
- Open Transport 1.1 or higher (OT 1.1.2 or later strongly
- recommended), and an Apple PCI Token Ring card.
- Description:
- This release of the Apple PCI Token Ring software is an
- unsupported release, and is being made available to
- customers for evaluation purposes only. This version adds
- support for reading and writing raw data packets per the OT
- 1.0 specification, fixes a bug in the driver that corrects
- the handling of TEST frames in some cases, provides
- fixed-speed support for users who do not (or cannot) use the
- auto-detect feature of the card, adds a Token Ring shim and
- loader, and revises the driver to support these shim
- components.
-
- This software consists of a Disk Copy compressed image,
- which requires Disk Copy 6.1 or later to use. Download this
- software to your hard drive and then double-click it to use
- it. Disk Copy 6.1 is available in the Utilities folder.
-
-
- From the Read Me included with this software:
-
- Apple PCI Token Ring software 1.0.1a2
-
- Contents
-
- Important information about the Apple PCI Token Ring software 1.0.1a2
- What the PCI Token Ring software 1.0.1a2 includes
- Changes from version 1.0
- System requirements
- Installing the PCI Token Ring software 1.0.1a2
- Important information about your Apple PCI Token Ring Card
- and software
- Setting the ring speed
- Using the Apple PCI Token Ring Card with MacIPX(TM)
- Using the Apple PCI Token Ring Card with Novell Netware for
- Macintosh 3.011, 3.12 or 4.02
- Using the Apple PCI Token Ring Card on Power Macintosh
- 7200/75 and 7200/90 systems
- Using the Apple PCI Token Ring Card with the Apple Internet Router
- Using the Apple PCI Token Ring Card with Apple
- LocalTalk/LaserWriter Bridge software
- Using the Apple PCI Token Ring Card with SNA*ps(TM)
- Locally Administered Addresses
- Using the Token Ring shim
-
- Important information about the Apple PCI Token Ring
- software 1.0.1a2
-
- This release of the Apple PCI Token Ring software is an
- unsupported release, and is being made available to
- customers for evaluation purposes only.
-
- What the PCI Token Ring software 1.0.1a2 includes
-
- Version 1.0.1a2 of the PCI Token Ring Card software includes:
-
- * Apple PCI Token Ring ReadMe - this text file
- * Apple PCI Token Ring 1.0.1a2 - auto-detect Token Ring driver
- * Apple PCI Token Ring(16MB) 1.0.1a2 - fixed-speed 16Mb Token Ring driver
- * Apple PCI Token Ring(4MB) 1.0.1a2 - fixed-speed 4Mb oken Ring driver
- * Shimburger 1.0.1a2 - Token Ring shim loader
- * ShimTOKN 1.0.1a2 - Token Ring shim
-
-
- Changes from version 1.0
-
- This release of the PCI Token Ring software incorporates the
- following changes and bug fixes since the 1.0 release of the
- PCI Network Software Installer:
-
- - Added support for reading and writing raw data packets per
- the OT 1.0 specification.
- - Fixed a bug in the driver that corrected the handling of
- TEST frames in some cases.
- - Provided fixed-speed support for users who do not (or
- cannot) use the auto-detect feature of the card. To
- accomplish this, the driver has been been split out to three
- variations: auto speed detect, 4Mb fixed-speed, and 16Mb
- fixed-speed. These drivers are mutually exclusive, and only
- one of these should be installed in the system for proper
- operation.
- - Added a Token Ring shim and loader, and revised the driver
- to support these shim components.
-
- There is no Installer associated with this release; all
- components must be drag-installed per the instructions in
- this Read Me.
-
- System requirements
-
- The PCI Token Ring software 1.0.1a2 requires:
-
- * Any PCI-based Power Macintosh system except Power
- Macintosh 7200/75 and 7200/90 systems
- * MacOS version 7.5.3 or higher
- * Open Transport 1.1 or higher (OT 1.1.2 or later strongly
- recommended)
- * an Apple PCI Token Ring card
-
- Installing the PCI Token Ring software 1.0.1a2
-
- This unsupported release of the PCI Token Ring software does
- not include an Installer. To use this software, you must
- drag the individual component(s) you need into the
- appropriate folder(s) on your system, and then reboot.
-
- To install the Apple PCI Token Ring software 1.0.1a2:
-
- 1. Remove the previous version (if any) of the "Apple PCI
- Token Ring" driver that may exist in your Extensions Folder
- (within the System Folder) by dragging this file to the
- trash.
-
- 2. Decide if you want to use the automatic ring speed detect
- feature (standard with the 1.0 release, and recommended for
- most users), or if you prefer to use a fixed speed version
- of this driver, offered in this 1.0.1a2 release.
-
- If you wish to use the automatic ring speed detect feature,
- drag:
-
- "Apple PCI Token Ring" 1.0.1a2
-
- into the Extensions folder.
-
- If you wish to use a fixed-speed version of the driver,
- drag ONE of the following:
-
- "Apple PCI Token Ring(16MB)" 1.0.1a2 or "Apple PCI Token
- Ring(4MB)" 1.0.1a2
-
- into the Extensions folder, depending on the speed of the
- Token Ring you will be attaching to. If you don't know
- which ring speed is appropriate for your installation,
- contact your Network Administrator.
-
- Please be careful to assure that only ONE of these three
- variations of the Token Ring driver is in your Extensions
- folder at any given time.
-
- 3. Decide if you want to install the PCI Token Ring shim.
- Generally, you should install the shim if you are using
- MacIPX, MacIrma, or any application that requires "raw mode"
- support. See below for more details on what the Token Ring
- shim does.
-
- If you wish to install the Token Ring shim, drag the
- following two files to your Extensions folder:
-
- "Shimburger" v1.0.1a2 "ShimTOKN" v1.0.1a2
-
- 4. Reboot your Macintosh to activate this new software.
-
- Important information about your PCI Token Ring Card and
- software
-
- These notes pertain to the Apple PCI Token Ring software,
- version 1.0.1a2, and to the Apple PCI Token Ring card.
-
- Setting the ring speed
-
- If you are using an auto-detect version of the Apple PCI
- Token Ring driver, the card automatically detects the speed
- of the ring (4 Mbps or 16 Mbps) and adapts to it,
- eliminating the need for any manual speed-setting mechanism.
-
- You can determine the type of driver you have installed by
- looking at the driver name (file name) in your Extensions
- folder. Only one of these files should be present on your
- system:
-
- Apple PCI Token Ring auto-detect Token Ring driver (recommended)
- Apple PCI Token Ring(16MB) fixed-speed 16Mb Token Ring driver
- Apple PCI Token Ring(4MB) fixed-speed 4Mb Token Ring driver
-
- When using an auto-detect version of the driver, the card
- will "remember" the speed it used most recently and will
- make subsequent insertions using that speed, except for the
- initial insertion when it will use a factory-preset speed of
- 16 Mbps. Should an insertion failure occur, however, the
- card will report this error to the user, and toggle the
- speed of the card for the next insertion attempt. In
- essence, after an insertion error occurs, the card will
- alternate between 4 Mbps and 16 Mbps with each insertion
- attempt until it finally succeeds.
-
- The only caveat to this is the initial insertion using a
- factory-preset speed of 16 Mbps. The card's design requires
- that the first insertion cannot be onto an empty ring (one
- with no stations on it already), or the insertion will fail.
-
- If you are using a Token Ring MAU or hub that does not
- support this auto speed detect feature, replace the Apple
- PCI Token Ring driver on your system with the fixed-speed
- driver of the appropriate speed. The fixed-speed drivers
- will never negotiate the speed, and will always insert (or
- attempt to insert) at the same speed.
-
- Using the PCI Token Ring Card with MacIPX
-
- Early testing indicates that this release of the Apple PCI
- Token Ring software supports MacIPX at least minimally,
- though thorough compatibility testing has not been
- completed.
-
- Using the Apple PCI Token Ring Card with Novell Netware for
- Macintosh 3.011, 3.12 or 4.02
-
- Versions of the APPLETLK.NLM prior to version 4.50c have
- known problems with source routing, which may affect the
- proper operation of this card with your server. To avoid
- these problems, upgrade your APPLETLK.NLM to version 4.50c
- (or later), following the installation instructions provided
- by Novell.
-
- This upgrade is available on Novell's NetWire Web site
- (http://www.novell.com/) as a self-extracting archive titled
- ATK45C.EXE.
-
- Using the Apple PCI Token Ring Card on Power Macintosh
- 7200/75 and 7200/90 systems
-
- The Apple PCI Token Ring Card is not supported on Power
- Macintosh 7200/75 and 7200/90 systems. If you try to use
- this card in a Power Macintosh 7200/75 or 7200/90, the
- system may freeze.
-
- Using the Apple PCI Token Ring Card with the Apple Internet
- Router
-
- The Apple Internet Router is not compatible with Open
- Transport, and is therefore not compatible with the Apple
- PCI Token Ring card or driver.
-
- Using the Apple PCI Token Ring Card with Apple
- LocalTalk/LaserWriter Bridge software
-
- The Apple LocalTalk Bridge 2.1 and Apple LaserWriter Bridge
- 2.1 products are compatible with the Apple PCI Token Ring
- Card, although earlier versions are not compatible. The
- latest LaserWriter and LocalTalk Bridge updates can be found
- at:
-
- ftp://ftp.apple.com/Apple.Support.Area/Apple.Software.Updates/US/Macintosh/Networking-Communications/Other_N-C/
-
- Locally Administered Addresses
-
- There is presently no Apple-provided mechanism for setting a
- Locally Administered Address of the Apple PCI Token Ring
- Card. The hardware address of the card can be displayed by
- selecting the popup menu item in the AppleTalk Control
- Panel, setting the User Mode to Advanced, and clicking on
- the Info button.
-
- Using the Token Ring shim
-
- The Token Ring shim is included as a pair of components (a
- loader and the shim itself) which provide API-level
- compatibility for applications that rely on older slot
- manager-based APIs. When installed, the Token Ring shim
- loader scans the OT registry for Token Ring cards and
- registers them as pseudo NuBus cards using the Slot Manager.
- The Token Ring shim itself is loaded when an application
- opens the .TOKN driver for the specified slot, and performs
- call translation functions using the Ethernet, Token Ring
- and Fibre Distributed Data Interface functions, within the
- limitations of the OT architecture.
-
- For proper Token Ring shim operation, it is highly
- recommended that OT 1.1.2 or later be used.
-
- March 25, 1997 (c) 1996-1997 Apple Computer, Inc. All rights
- reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, AppleShare, AppleTalk,
- EtherTalk, LaserWriter, LocalTalk, Macintosh, Macintosh
- Performa, GeoPort, PowerBook, and TokenTalk are registered
- trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S.A
- and other countries. Power Macintosh and SNA*ps are
- trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. PowerPC is a trademark of
- International Business Machines Corporation, used under
- license therefrom; and IBM and PowerPC 601 are trademarks of
- International Business Machines Corporation. Novell and
- NetWare are registered trademarks of Novell, Inc. IPX and
- MacIPX are trademarks of Novell, Inc.
- SoftWindows(TM)-Windows is a trademark of Microsoft
- Corporation and SoftWindows is a trademark used under
- license by Insignia Solutions Inc. from Microsoft
- Corporation. DECnet is a trademark of Digital Equipment Corp.
-