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®
Intel PRO/100 SP
Mobile
Combo Adapter
User’s Guide
OPTIONS
by IBM
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Note: Before using this information and the product is supports, read the information under “Appendix E. Product warranty and notices” on page E-1. First Edition (February 2001) © Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2001. All rights reserved. US Government Users Restricted Rights – Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp.
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Contents Safety: Read first ....................v About this book ....................vii Part 1: Installation and user’s guide.............1-1 Appendix A. Troubleshooting ...............A-1 Appendix B. Modem function ...............B-1 Appendix C. Specifications................C-1 Appendix D. Help and service information...........D-1 Appendix E. Product warranty and notices ..........E-1 Appendix F. User notices.................F-1 © Copyright IBM Corp. 2001 iii
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® iv Intel PRO/100 SP Mobile Combo Adapter: User’s Guide
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Safety: Read first Before installing this product, read the Safety Information. Antes de instalar este produto, leia as Informações de Segurança. Pred instalací tohoto produktu si prectete prírucku bezpecnostních instrukcí. Læs sikkerhedsforskrifterne, før du installerer dette produkt. Ennen kuin asennat tämän tuotteen, lue turvaohjeet kohdasta Safety Information. Avant d’installer ce produit, lisez les consignes de sécurité. Vor der Installation dieses Produkts die Sicherheitshinweise lesen. Pr
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Antes de instalar este produto, leia as Informações sobre Segurança. Pred inštaláciou tohto zariadenia si pečítaje Bezpečnostné predpisy. Antes de instalar este producto lea la información de seguridad. Lässäkerhetsinformationen innan du installerar den här produkten. ® vi Intel PRO/100 SP Mobile Combo Adapter: User’s Guide
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About this book ® This manual contains instructions for installing and using your Intel PRO/100 SP Mobile Combo Adapter. The manual is divided into two parts: Part 1: Installation and user’s guide: This guide contains the product description, hardware and software installation. Part 2 Appendixes This section contains troubleshooting, modem function, specifications, help and service information, and warranty and notices. Online user’s guide The complete User’s Guide is located on the Intel CD. Us
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® viii Intel PRO/100 SP Mobile Combo Adapter: User’s Guide
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Part 1: Installation and user’s guide This section contains instructions on how to install and use the Intel PRO/100 SP Mobile Combo Adapter. System requirements Before installing the PRO/100 adapter, be sure that your system has the following: v One open Mini-PCI slot v The latest BIOS for your computer ® ® v Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me), Microsoft Windows 2000 ® Professional, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation, Windows 98 or Windows 95 v Windows NT 4.0 requires Service Pack 4 or
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Installing the Ethernet and modem device drivers in Windows Me To install the PCI Ethernet Controller device driver and the Lucent Win Modem device driver in Windows Me, do the following: Note: Use the Add New Hardware Wizard for installing only the PCI Ethernet Controller. See instructions below. 1. Start Windows Me. The Add New Hardware Wizard window opens and indicates that the PCI Ethernet Controller was found. 2. Insert the Intel Driver CD in the CD-ROM drive and click Next. 3. Make sure th
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8. Click Next on Driver Files Search Results. 9. If The Digital Signature Not Found window opens, click Yes to continue. 10. When installation of the PCI Ethernet Controller completes, click Finish. 11. Click Start→Run. 12. Type x:\modem\win2K\setup.exe where x is the drive letter of the CD-ROM drive. 13. Click OK on Do you want to install the modem driver? 14. If the Digital Signature Not Found window opens, click Yes to continue. The Lucent Win Modem driver will complete loading. Installing th
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The Installing Modem Drivers window opens and the Wizard finds a Lucent Win Modem. 17. Restart the computer to finish the Lucent Win Modem installation. Installing the Ethernet and modem device drivers in Windows 95 To install the PCI Ethernet Controller device driver and the Lucent Win Modem device driver in Windows 95, do the following: Note: You will need your Windows 95 installation CD or diskette to install the device driver. For Windows 95 OSR0 or OSR1 1. Start Windows 95. The New Hardware
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14. Click Start→Run. 15. Enter x:\modem\win9x\setup.exe where x is the drive letter of the CD-ROM drive. 16. Follow the instructions on the screen. 17. Restart the computer. As you configure your communication software, you will be prompted to select a modem. 18. Select Lucent Win Modem to finish the Lucent Win Modem device driver installation. For Windows 95 OSR2.1 or OSR2.5 1. Start Windows 95. The Update Device Driver Wizard window opens for the PCI Ethernet Controller. 2. Insert the device d
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16. Follow the instructions on the screen. 17. Restart the computer. As you configure your communication software, you will be prompted to select a modem. 18. Select Lucent Win Modem to complete the Lucent Win Modem device driver installation. Installing the Ethernet and modem device drivers in Windows NT 4.0 To install the PCI Ethernet Controller driver and the Lucent Win Modem in Windows NT 4.0, do the following: 1. Start Windows. 2. Click the Network iconinthe Control Panel. 3. Click Yes to i
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21. Type x:\modem\winnt\setup.exe where x is the drive letter of the CD-ROM drive. 22. Click OK on Do you want to install the modem driver? After the Lucent Win Modem driver installs, click OK to restart your computer. 23. Exit Windows Explorer and restart to complete installation of the Lucent Win Modem driver. Using the modem abroad This section provides information for using the modem outside your country. For the list of regions which support the use of the Combo card, see the online informa
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Advanced features This section presents advanced information for adapters that support the advanced features listed. Tasks within this section should be handled only by system administrators. Advanced adapter features To access the advanced features of the adapter, perform the following: 1. In the Control Panel, double-click Network. 2. Select the adapter and click Properties. 3. Click the Advanced tab. The Combo card has the following advanced features: 802.1p/802/1Q Tagging IEEE 802.1p is a ne
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1. From the Windows 98 desktop, right-click on My Computer and choose Properties. 2. The System Properties window opens. Your Windows 98 version is listed under System. Enable PME Use this setting to adjust the power management compatibility of the adapter. The default setting is Disable. To explicitly allow wake up with a Magic Packet from shutdown under APM power management mode, change the setting to Enable. To explicitly turn the 82550 LAN controller off in shutdown under ACPI power manageme
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Although this is the safest setting, the best performance is achieved when the threshold parameter is as low as possible without producing underruns. To experiment, set the parameter to 16. Then, if performance drops significantly, increase the value in small increments. Coalesce Buffers The rcommended value is 8 with a range of 1–32. This specifies the number of memory buffers available to the driver in case the driver runs out of available Map Registers. This buffer area is also used when a pa
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requires only one PCI transaction, the PCI bus is more efficient, but transmit time is slightly longer. When the option is disabled, the packets are not coalesced, and each packet requires several PCI transactions. The PCI bus is less efficient, but transmit time is faster. Receive Buffers The recommended value is 32 and the range is 1–1024. This specifies how many buffers the driver is to use when copying data to the protocol memory. When the network load is high, increasing receive buffers can
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When traffic is prioritized at the host or entry point of the network, network devices can base forwarding decisions on priority information defined in the packet. Priority Packet prioritizes traffic on the basis of priority filters—parameters you assign to be applied to outgoing (transmit) packets. Using the Priority Filter Wizard, you can set up predefined or custom priority filters on the basis of node (MAC) address, Ethernet type, or various properties of the protocol and port. Priority Pack
