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                  STANDARD MICROSYSTEMS CORPORATION

                Novell NetWare 386 v3.11 Server Driver
                      For Ethernet LAN Adapters

                       RELEASE INFORMATION

                Version 7.01         April 16, 1996

VERSION HISTORY

-- Version 7.01 --

   This release refreshes the node address registers of 8416 and 8216
   adapters if they are overwritten before the driver loads.

-- Version 7.00 --

   Update driver to conform to version 3.3 of Novell's 4.1 Server Driver
   spec.

-- Version 6.02 -- (9/8/94)
   
   Fixed problem so Netware for OS/2 will load driver when 8416 adapter
   is set to i/o mapped mode.
   
-- Version 6.01 --

   Added support for Automatic Media Detection.

-- Version 6.00 --

   Added support for I/O mapped boards.
   Added version string to conform to HSM v3.2

-- Version 5.09 --

   Changed receive code to always pass frames to the upper layers when a
   RCB is returned.

-- Version 5.08 --

   Fix to prevent Novell's Microsoft NT requestor from crashing the system
   when ODINSUP is loaded.

-- Version 5.07 --

   Fix to prevent receive underruns on fast machines.
   Fix to prevent server hangs when routing frames.

-- Version 5.06 --

   Fix for Pentium timing issues.
   Added support for using a RAM window size that is smaller than the
   physical RAM size.

-- Version 5.05 --

   Fix to improve internal routing performance under heavy loads.

-- Version 5.04 --

   Fixed 8K boundary problem.  Added changes to improve performance.

-- Version 5.03 --

   Added fix for internal bridge problem with early receive broadcast frames.
 
-- Version 5.02 --

   Added fix for early receive lost packet problem.

-- Version 5.01 --

   Added Tx underrun fix with bus-master host adapters.

-- Version 5.00 --

   Added support for 8216 series adapters. 
   The driver supports all SMC 8XXX series Ethernet adapters.
   Synchronized version number with the NetWare v3.11 driver.
   Removed unused custom diagnostic counters.  Changed the name
   of one counter. 

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