Notes on using the EtherLink III EISA/PCI packet driver
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 The EtherLink III family of adapters are all software configured.
 The driver can be loaded from the command line or in autoexec.bat.
 When the packet driver is loaded the only required command line
 option is the software interrupt value (/I).  The software interrupt
 is used for communication between the driver and the protocol and
 should not be confused with the adapter's hardware interrupt.
 As of version 1.10 of the Packet Driver Specification valid software
 interrupt values are in the range 0x20 to 0x80.  Version 1.09 has
 software interrupt values in the range of 0x60 to 0x80.

 Syntax:

	pd [switches] [options]

 The following switches are supported by the driver:

 -? = show usage
 -u = uninstall driver
 -n = novell netware conversion
 -d = delay initialization (for diskless booting)
 -t = disable transmit parallel tasking
 -r = disable receive parallel tasking
 -m = disable bus master

 The -n switch is needed if the packet is in Ethernet Encapsulated IPX format
 and it needs to be converted to 802.3 format.	The default is 802.3 format.

 The -t switch disables the adapter's early transmit feature.  The default is
 enabled.

 The -r switch disables the adapter's early receive indications feature.  The
 default is enabled.

 The following options are supported:

 /I = software interrupt (20H - FFH) default = 70H
 /B = bus type ( E = EISA, P = PCI ) default = EISA
 /S = slot number (1 - 15 for EISA, 0 - 31 for PCI)
 /K = bus number (0 - 7 for PCI only)

 The bus type must be specified if the bus number and the slot number
 are used.  The bus number is used specifically for PCI.


 EXAMPLE:  To load driver at software interrupt 60h with receive parallel
 tasking disabled, PCI bus type, slot number = 1, and PCI bus number = 0 the
 command line will look like the following:

	     PD -r /B=P /S=1 /K=0 /I=60

 For a complete usage summary, enter pd -? at the command line.


 3Com technical support for packet drivers can be contacted at:

	Pkt_Support@3mail.3Com.com