Adapter Supplemental Information Server Adapter and Client Adapter Supplemental Information ========================================================== This ETPNF105.EXE v3.7 disk image is a DOS Bootable Diagnostic and Help disk that will boot straight into the SETUP.EXE v4.29 program, which will allow you to view the adapter configuration, read help and installation files, and run adapter DOS Diagnostics. This Diagnostics and Help disk is for the IBM Netfinity 10/100 Ethernet Adapters family, and the IBM 10/100 EtherJet PCI Adapters family. Note that some Help information below may only apply to the software CD shipped with the adapters, not with this diskette itself. Readme Files for Windows* NT*, NetWare*, Unix, and Other Operating Systems. ================================================================== For more information on installing drivers for Windows NT 4.0, NetWare, and Unix, see the following files: Microsoft Windows \INFO\MS\MS.TXT Novell NetWare \INFO\NETWARE\NETWARE.TXT SCO OpenServer \UNIX\SCO5\README.TXT SCO UnixWare 2.1 \UNIX\UW2\README.TXT SCO UnixWare 7.x DDI 7 driver \UNIX\UW7\README.TXT SCO UnixWare 7.x DDI 8 driver \UNIX\UW7DDI8\README.TXT Other Operating Systems \INFO\OTHER\OTHER.TXT Use any standard text editor or word processor to read, search, or print the files. These files are also viewable with the DOS Text Viewer in Setup. To use the viewer, type: SETUP /README at the DOS prompt. Latest Breaking News for Microsoft Windows 2000 =============================================== To install IBM 10/100 EtherJet or Netfinity 10/100 Ethernet adapters in Windows 2000 with v3.7 software, you are going to experience some 'warning messages' that are just warnings that do not affect the installation and functional operation of the adapters. Just select 'Yes' to continue with the installation. The IBM v3.7 software has been fully tested and certified for Microsoft PC99 certifications, but the official Digital Signature file is not back from Microsoft on time to be included in this software release, in order to avoid the warning messages. For further details, please go to NEW-NEWS directory. Server Adapter Teaming Features =============================== Server adapters support advanced teaming features: Adapter Fault Tolerance (AFT) Adaptive Load Balancing (ALB) Fast EtherChannel* (FEC) For more information on these teaming features and how to set up teaming on specific adapters, see the file TEAMING.TXT in the \INFO\GENERAL directory. VLANS on 10/100 Ethernet Adapters ================================= A VLAN is a logical grouping of network devices put together as a LAN regardless of their physical grouping or collision domains. VLANs let a user see and access only specified network segments. This optimizes network efficiency and maintains security access restrictions. VLANs require special switches that are capable of supporting VLANs. All 10/100 Ethernet, 10/100 Ethernet Security and IBM Netfinity adapters currently support VLANs when attached to a VLAN enabled switch. A VLAN offers you the ability to group users and client PCs together into logical workgroups, a critical consideration when connecting clients to servers that are geographically dispersed across the building, campus, or enterprise network. Typically, VLANs consist of a common set of coworkers within the same department but in different locations, a cross-functional team working on a joint project, or a diverse set of users sharing the same network application. Joining workers across the network forms logical working groups. By using VLANs on your network, you can: - Improve network performance - Limit broadcast storms - Improve adds, moves, and changes - Minimize security problems - Ease your management task Making Floppy Disks for NetWare and Windows Installation ======================================================== If you need to use a floppy disk to install the adapter drivers, use the MAKEDISK.BAT utility located in the \MAKEDISK directory on the CD shipped with your adapter. MAKEDISK [operating system] [destination] where [operating system] is the OS for which you are creating the diskette, and [destination] is the drive letter and path (such as A:). If no destination is specified, the A: drive will be used. The possible [operating system] options are: NT = Microsoft Windows NT W2K = Microsoft Windows* 2000 W9X = Microsoft Windows* 95 and Windows 98 NW = Novell NetWare servers and clients DOS = Microsoft DOS and IBM OS2 Make sure you have a 1.44 MB formatted, non-bootable diskette in the floppy drive when using this utility. NOTE: This utility MUST be run from the \MAKEDISK directory. Alternately, you can use the following .BAT files (located in the root directory on the CD to simplify this process: MAKEW9X.BAT -- Creates a drivers disk for Windows 95 and Windows 98. MAKENT.BAT -- Creates a drivers disk for Windows NT. MAKEW2K.BAT -- Creates a drivers disk for Windows 2000. MAKENW.BAT -- Creates a drivers disk for Novell NetWare servers and clients. Management Adapters =================== For more information on the Management adapters, see the file MANAGE.TXT in the \INFO\GENERAL directory. DMI and SNMP Software Support ============================= This adapter provides Desktop Management Interface 2.0 and SNMP capability for your Management applications. Software for DMI and SNMP is located in the \dmi-snmp directory on the SW CD. For DMI-SNMP information for NetWare, see the dminet.txt file in the \dmi-snmp\snmp\nwserver directory For DMI-SNMP information for Windows NT, see the dmiwin.txt file in the \dmi-snmp\snmp\win32 directory Push Installations ================== If you are a network administrator interested in unattended installation of the adapter drivers (push installation), see the following readme files: Windows 95/98...\win9x\push\w9xpush.txt Windows NT......\info\ms\ntpush.txt IBM Netfinity NT Hot Plug or Active PCI ======================================= To set up IBM Netfinity 10/100 Ethernet Adapters for Hotplug (or Active PCI) in NT 4.0 OS, please go to \HOTPLUG directory, read all the help files for follow closely the setup instructions. * Third party trademarks or brand names are the property of their owners.