8003/8013 FAMILY LAN ADAPTER DRIVERS FOR USE WITH NOVELL NETWARE 286 (Advanced, SFT, and ELS Level II) v2.1 AND LATER VERSIONS AND FOR USE IN WORKSTATIONS WITH NETWARE 386 v3.0 AND LATER RELEASE INFORMATION Version 3.12 Aug 8, 1991 OVERVIEW The 8003/8013 family driver was designed for use with Novell NetWare 286 (Advanced, SFT, and ELS Level II v2.1 and later). It is also used for workstation shells with NetWare 386 v3.0 and later. This driver has been tested by Western Digital. VERSION HISTORY -- Version 3.12 (Current Version, August 1991) -- Fixed no NIC test failure when garbage was printed on a Micro Channel machine 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 that caused it to hang when running on 16 bit AT bus adapters in 16 bit mode. Fixed a problem with the server driver that caused it to not be linkable on certain Micro Channel machines. -- Version 3.11 (Current Version, May 1991) -- Modified server code so that four (4) drivers will now be able to load on the server. Added support for 8013EP/A and 8013WP/A Micro Channel adapter boards. -- Version 3.10 (March 1991) -- Added version string information so that Novell VERSION program will be able to print out the signon string upon execution. -- Version 3.09 (January 1991) -- Changed overflow code to follow the June 1989 specification. Changed file names 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 (November 1990) -- Adds full 16-bit compatibility when using 16-bit Ethernet adapters in conjunction 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: Use of adapters which contain the WD83C690 with previous versions of this driver may lead to data integrity problems. There is a known problem during connection retry in situations where the cable has been disconnected from a workstation LAN adapter. If the cable is disconnected and the user attempts to access the network, the following error message will display: "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 (August 1990) -- The server driver was modified 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. The workstation driver has been modified 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 which 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 (March 1990) -- 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. Refer to the INSTALL.DOC file for more information on StarLAN packet protocols. -- Version 3.05 (January 1990) -- Changed to work with the PS/2 Model 55 and the PS/2 Model 30. -- Version 3.04 (December 1989) -- New functions have been added 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 in- formation 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 config- urations. 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 when under high load situations. This problem caused the server to "lock up" or get a GPI interrupt. -- Version 3.02 (September 1989) -- This release provides support for the 8013EBT adapter. It contains a completely new driver configuration table to support adapters with 8, 16, and 32 Kbytes of RAM. The default con- figuration has changed to IRQ 3, Base I/O 280, RAM at CA00:0 for 8 Kbytes. There is one known problem with this driver, Configuration 12 (IRQ=2, I/O Base=220, RAM at C000:0 for 32 Kbytes) will NOT function with an 8013EBT adapter in the file server. -- Version 2.11.3 (February 1989) -- The driver files were moved 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 to the actual driver were made. -- Version 2.11.2 (August 1988) -- Problems were fixed that: 1. Prevented interoperation with Ethernet adapters from certain other manufacturers. 2. Caused workstations to stop when receiving certain queries from Novell Diagnostic Utilities. -- Version 2.11.1 (July 1988) -- The following two problems related to the differences between NetWare v2.1 and v2.11 were corrected. 1. StarLAN adapters would not operate on any NetWare v2.11. 2. Adapters would not operate on non-dedicated NetWare v2.11. -- Version 2.11.0 (June 1988) -- Operation with Ethernet and StarLAN Micro Channel adapters has been added to both the shell and server drivers. The same drivers also operate with XT/AT bus adapters. -- Version 2.10.0 (May 1988) -- Two problems that were in previous versions of this driver have been corrected: 1. A server or workstation would occasionally stop functioning when the network was under an extremely heavy load. 2. Certain application programs that used the Novell NETBIOS interface would not operate properly. This version and subsequent versions have the following characteristics: - Accommodates LAN adapters with 32 Kbyte RAM buffers as well as those with the original 8 Kbyte RAM buffers - Has improved workstation transmit speeds - The RAM buffer base address in the workstation shell is changed from C4000 (hex) to D0000 to minimize conflicts with other adapters (especially EGA, VGA) Licensed by Western Digital for use by its customers only. Western Digital is a registered trademark of Western Digital Corporation. Other trademarks mentioned herein belong to their respective companies. Copyright (c) 1991 Western Digital Corporation All Rights Reserved.