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Normal Behavior: The value will be used by the PHY detection routine to locate and initialize the
PHY. If a PHY is not found at the address specified, the driver will load but not function properly,
because PHY detection occurs after the initial load has occurred.
o Possible Errors: If the PHYADDRESS parameter is set to an invalid value, the parameter is ignored
and the default value is used, and a message indicates a "Parameter value out of range" error.
• SLOT
o Syntax: SLOT=[0x0..0x1FFF]
Optional unless you want to specify a particular adapter or module that is not loaded by default.
(By default, the driver loads on the first adapter it finds.)
o Example: SLOT=0x1C
o Default: The driver will Auto-Configure
o Normal Behavior: The driver uses the value of the parameter to decide which adapter to control.
o Possible Errors:
If only one adapter is installed and the value does not correctly indicate the adapter slot, a
message indicates that the value does not match the actual configuration, and the driver finds the
adapter and uses it.
If more than one adapter is installed and the value does not indicate the adapter slot, a message
displays indicating possible slots to use and the driver loads on the next available slot.
• NODE
o Syntax: NODE="12 hexadecimal digits"
The value must be exactly 12 hexadecimal digits, enclosed in double quotes
The value cannot be all zeros. The value cannot have the Multicast bit set (LSB of 2nd digit = 1).
o Example: NODE="00AA00123456"
o Default: Value from EEPROM installed on adapter
o Normal Behavior: The Current Station Address in the NDIS MAC Service-Specific Characteristics
(MSSC) table is assigned the value of this parameter. The adapter hardware is programmed to
receive frames with the destination address equal to the Current Station Address in the MSSC
table. The Permanent Station Address in the MSSC table will be set to reflect the node address
read from the adapter's EEPROM.
o Possible Errors: If any of the rules described above is violated, an error message indicates the
rules for forming a proper address, and the driver treats this as a fatal error.
• CONGENB
o Syntax: CONGENB=[0 | 1]
o Example: CONGENB=1
o Default: Congestion Control is disabled.
o Normal Behavior: The absence of this parameter or the value 0 results in no Congestion Control.
The value of 1 enables the Congestion Control feature.
o Possible Errors: If the CONGENB parameter is set to an invalid value, the parameter is ignored
and the default value is used, and a message indicates a "Parameter value out of range" error.
• RXFIFO
o Syntax: RXFIFO=[0..15 | 0x0..0xF]
o Example: RXFIFO=8