3Com EtherLink III EtherDisk 4.1 Release Notes


 This version of EtherDisk provides the following enhancements:

 1. Plug and Play: The newest version (3C509B) of the EtherLink III product 
 family is fully Plug and Play compatible. If the 3C509B is used with the
 DOS Plug and Play configuration utility from Intel or your computer vendor
 then, during system boot, Plug and Play will automatically set the adapter
 parameters to a suitable configuration for the PC. No manual configuration
 of the adapter's base I/O address or interrupt is needed.  Both the DOS
 NDIS 2.01 and NetWare DOS ODI drivers support Plug and Play.

 2. Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11 (WFW) and Windows NT 3.1 are 
 supported using new protect mode 32 bit NDIS 3 drivers provided in the 
 NDIS subdirectory on this diskette. The driver can be imported directly 
 into WFW or NT during installation by entering the correct subdirectory
 when requested:
	
 For Windows NT enter:           A:\NDIS\WINNT31    
 For WFW enter:                  A:\NDIS\WFW

 If you already have an existing installation, the driver can be updated 
 by coping the  appropriate driver from the diskette to your hard disk.

 3. An improved AutoLink automatic client installation technology now
 provides Novell's Universal Client architecture through the use of VLMs
 (Virtual Loadable Modules). This is Novell's newest client technology that
 supports NetWare 2.x, 3.x, 4.x network operating systems.

 4. The drivers on this diskette support auto select media using the 3C509B
 EtherLink III adapter.  When the driver starts, it will determine what
 media is being used to connect the adapter to the network.  This feature
 and the Plug and Play feature eliminate the need to manually configure
 the adapter.  The drivers which support auto select media include all
 NDIS 2.01, NDIS 3, and NetWare ODI drivers.

 5. The EtherLink III product family is Desktop Management Interface (DMI)
 ready.  DMI is based on the efforts of the Desktop Management Task Force 
 (DMTF), whose goal is to develop a standard technology and common 
 Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) that access and manage desktop
 systems, components, and peripherals.  Products which are DMI ready are
 prepared for the forthcoming DMTF compliant management applications and
 systems incorporating the DMI Desktop Management interfaces.
   

 
 3Com, EtherLink, and EtherDisk are registered trademarks of 3Com 
 Corporation.

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