Allied Telesis AT-24xx installation instructions Supported Platforms, Product Documentation

ATNICm5x Device Driver for the

AT-24xx and AT-27xx Series Ethernet Network

Adapter Cards

Software Release Notes

Please read this document before you begin to use the software.

Supported Platforms

The ATNICm5x device driver is supported on the AT-24xx and AT-27xx series Ethernet network adapter cards.

Product Documentation

For hardware installation instructions, refer to the following guides:

ˆEthernet Network Adapters Installation Guide (PN 613-50669-00)

This document is available on the Allied Telesyn web site at www.alliedtelesyn.com.

Driver Version 4.53

Bug Fix

ˆYou can now disable the LLA function.

Driver Version 4.52

Bug Fixes

ˆCorrected receive statistics (Jabber, Collision, Miss Frames, Memory Error) issue where good receives were still being tracked by checking the receive descriptor status. Changed to use built-in MIB for the case of the Am79C976-based NICs.

ˆCorrected issue with Am79C976-based NICs which caused an inaccurate count of missed packets (OID_GEN_RCV_NO_BUFFER).

ˆCorrected bug with receive packet indication for number of free receive buffers.

ˆCorrected the issue where some switches put out invalid signals at power up, causing the Altima PHY to set the RX_ER line. Communication would resume after the condition was cleared.

Driver Version 4.50

Enhancements

ˆAdded support for the Enhanced Backoff Algorithm affecting half-duplex operation.

Driver Version 4.49

Bug Fixes

ˆCorrected support for legacy NICs using the PCI-II chip.

PN 613-000280 Rev B 1 Allied Telesyn, Inc.