STANDARD MICROSYSTEMS CORPORATION Novell NetWare 2.15 or 2.2 Server & NetWare IPX Shell For Ethernet LAN Adapters RELEASE INFORMATION This software is licensed by SMC for use by its customers only. Copyright (c) 1993 Standard Microsystems Corporation. All rights reserved. Version 6.04 17 June 1993 This driver conforms to the NetWare 286 Servers Specification, revision B, 28 November 1990. This release information describes the version history of the NetWare 2.15 or 2.2 server and NetWare IPX shell. Note: This driver supports all 8216 (Ultra) and 80xx (PLUS) Series ISA and Micro Channel Ethernet adapters. VERSION HISTORY -- Version 6.04 Current Version -- - New version of Server & Shell for 8216 boards that is compatable with more machines. - Initialization code in Shell is released after loading, thus the Shell takes up less system memory than previous versions. -- Version 6.00 -- New implementation of both 286 Server and IPX Shell designed to support 8216 (Ultra) Family of LAN Adapters. New implementation of Appletalk Phase II in 286 server. -- Version 5.00 -- New IPX driver utilizing new design implementation. Also, supports SNMP processing. -- Version 4.03 -- Fixed General Protection Interrupt errors when using Jumpers config option. -- Version 4.02 -- Fixed false conflict between disk driver and jumpers config. (This bug was present in both server and shell; however, there was no comparable symptom in the shell driver.) Fixed GPI errors when using fixed config (server). Fixed "Adapter not found" message that was reported when using MCA adapters (server). -- Version 4.00 -- Changed Signon string to SMC. Put software-configured adapters first in configuration table. -- Version 3.12 -- Fixed the no NIC test failure, which printed unintelligible data from a Micro Channel computer if no adapter was found. Fixed problem with workstation driver to make it work with 32K of RAM on the 8003EBT and 8003WT adapters. Fixed interrupt problem with driver, which caused it to suspend operation when running on 16-bit AT bus adapters in 16-bit mode. Fixed a problem with the server driver which, when used with certain Micro Channel computers, prevented the adapter from linking. -- Version 3.11 -- Modified server code so four drivers will load on the server. Added support for 8013EP/A and 8013WP/A Micro Channel adapter boards. -- Version 3.10 -- Added version string information so that Novell VERSION program print the signon string upon execution. -- Version 3.09 -- Changed overflow code to follow the June 1989 specification. Changed filenames and sign-on strings for AppleTalk Phase 1 and Phase 2 drivers. The RAM base address of the following non-software jumper configured adapters must be on a 32-Kbyte boundary (i.e., C8000, D0000, D8000): - 8003E - 8003EBT - 8013EBT - 8003S -- Version 3.08 -- Added full 16-bit compatibility when using 16-bit Ethernet adapters with 16-bit video adapters. This version contains modifications for the WD83C690 Network Interface Controller. This version or later versions must be used with adapters, which contain the WD83C690. It is recommended that the latest version of the driver be used in all applications. Note: Using adapters that contain the WD83C690 with previous versions of this driver may cause data-integrity problems. There is a connection-retry problem when the cable is disconnected from a workstation LAN adapter. If the cable is disconnected and the user tries to access the network, the following error message appears: "Error sending on network, Abort, Retry, Ignore?" The cable must be reconnected, then "R" must be pressed twice (rather than once) to retry connection and resume normal network communication. -- Version 3.07 -- Modified the server driver to work with an AppleTalk Phase I Network. To use this new capability, the AppleTalk VAPS must be purchased from Novell. The server is built in the usual manner. Modified the workstation driver to share the LAN adapter with the new 8003PKDR.EXE driver, which conforms to the FTP Software Packet Driver Specification. The 8003PKDR driver can interface to TCP/IP software from FTP Software and other vendors that support the FTP Packet Driver Specification. With these new drivers, a workstation can communicate with Novell/IPX and TCP nodes concurrently through a single 8003/8013 family LAN adapter. For installation information, refer to the INSTALL.DOC file included with the drivers. The server and workstation drivers were both modified to work with the new JUMPERS v2.00 utility supplied by Novell. With this utility, both the shell and server can be configured to match any jumper or software configuration that can be set on the adapter. The changes to the drivers reduce the amount of configuration options available through the configuration table. If other configurations are desired, use the JUMPERS utility to modify the linked IPX.COM or NET$OS.EXE files. See the JUMPERS documentation furnished by Novell and the INSTALL.DOC file furnished with this driver. The default packet format for StarLAN Networks was changed in this release. The current default is the 802.3 packet format which is the same as the Ethernet format. This makes the default incompatible with the previous driver's default packet format for StarLAN. For information on changing the default packet format for StarLAN, refer to the INSTALL.DOC file. -- Version 3.06 -- IBM PS/2-Models 25 and 30286 are supported in this version. The Netware 386 MAP ROOT command is supported in this version. This version is compatible with the Novell utility JUMPERS v1.00. This utility may be used to reconfigure the IPX.COM file and create configurations not contained in the driver configuration table. JUMPERS map may also be used to set the StarLAN packet protocol. For more information on StarLAN packet protocols, refer to the INSTALL.DOC file. -- Version 3.05 -- Changed to work with the PS/2 Model 55 and the PS/2 Model 30. -- Version 3.04 -- Added new functions to increase the driver's flexibility and some old problems have been fixed with this release. This driver supports the entire 8003/8013 family of LAN adapters. Note: Do not use the NetWare 386 version 3.0 MAP ROOT function with version 3.04 or earlier versions of this driver. In this release, the driver will read the configuration information directly from registers in software configured XT/AT bus adapters (currently 8003EB and 8003W) in the same way that Micro Channel adapters have been configured in the past. This "Auto Configuration" feature eliminates the need to reconfigure the driver to match different adapter configurations. When using StarLAN adapters, this driver can be configured to use either the Novell StarLAN driver compatible packet format (AT&T StarLAN compatible) or the standard IEEE 802.3 packet format. More information about these features, as well as tips on how to best use them, can be found in the INSTALL.DOC file. This driver contains fixes for two problems, which existed in previous drivers, including the Novell-certified v2.11.3 driver. Problem 1: (A workstation problem) - Regarding the IPX call to Cancel Request and occurred only in certain NetBIOS applications which call this IPX function. Problem 2: - Occurred only on certain adapter revisions during high- load situations. This problem caused the server to "lock up" or get a GPI interrupt. -- Version 3.02 -- Provided support for the 8013EBT adapter. This release contains a completely new driver configuration table to support adapters with 8, 16, and 32 Kbytes of RAM. The default configuration has changed to IRQ 3, Base I/O 280, RAM at CA00:0 for 8 Kbytes. Configuration 12 (IRQ=2, I/O Base=220, RAM at C000:0 for 32 Kbytes) will NOT work with an 8013EBT adapter in the file server. -- Version 2.11.3 -- Moved the driver files to the root directory to comply with new NetWare v2.15 installation procedures, and the 8003.LAN file was changed to specify floppy disk volume label LAN_DRV_200 instead of LAN_DRV_002. No software changes were made to the actual driver. EtherCard PLUS and SuperDisk are trademarks, and SMC and Standard Microsystems are registered trademarks, of Standard Microsystems Corporation. Other trademarks mentioned herein belong to their respective companies.