Adaptec PCI Ethernet and Fast Ethernet Adapters Network Card User Manual


 
PCI Ethernet and Fast Ethernet Adapters User’s Guide
Stock Number: 511472-00, Rev. A Page: 4-1
Print Spec Number: 496708-00
Current Date: 5/5/97 ECN Date: 5/97
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Installing Network Drivers
The Adaptec setup diskette included with your adapter contains
network drivers for most popular environments. Depending on
your adapter, the Adaptec setup diskette provides drivers for
Novell NetWare, Windows NT, LAN Manager, Windows for Work-
groups, Windows 95, IBM OS/2 Warp, and more. Additional drivers
are available directly from Adaptec or your operating system ven-
dor. See the
\readme.txt
file for details.
Always use the latest driver version available for your adapter.
Drivers are updated regularly on Adaptec’s World Wide Web, FTP,
BBS, and CompuServe forum sites to provide enhanced perfor-
mance and new features. See
Technical and Product Support
on page ii.
Installation Instructions and Optional Keywords
Installation, configuration, and optional parameters for the drivers
are updated regularly. The
\readme\
subdirectory contains supple-
mental installation instructions, as well as information about
optional driver keywords.
Driver Naming Conventions
PCI and Quartet adapters use the EMPCI driver.
Full Duplex Support
To implement Full Duplex on your network, you need both an
adapter and a switch that support Full Duplex. Full Duplex support
allows an adapter to send and receive data at the same time, dou-
bling available bandwidth. Servers tend to benefit from Full Duplex,