Allied Telesis AT-2973T/4, AT-2973SX manual Using Keywords for the Drivers

AT-2973SX, AT-2973T, and AT-2973T/4 NetExtreme II Family Adapters Installation and User’s Guide

Using Keywords for the Drivers

The Protocol.ini file contains certain keywords that are used by the

BXND20X.dos driver. These keywords are listed below:

BusNum. Specifies the number of the PCI bus on which the network adapter is located. This keyword requires a value ranging from 0 to 255.

DevNum. Specifies the device number assigned to the network adapter when it is configured by the PCI BIOS. This keyword requires a value ranging from 0 to 255.

FuncNum or PortNum. Specifies the PCI function or port number assigned to the network controller. This keyword requires a value ranging from 0 to 7.

Note

The BusNum, DevNum, and FuncNum (or PortNum) keywords are needed when multiple adapters are installed in the server and when a specific controller must be loaded in a certain order. These keywords are used concurrently and are included for manufacturing purposes. Do not use them unless you are familiar with how to configure PCI devices. A PCI device scan utility is needed to find this information.

LineSpeed. Specifies the speed of the network connection in Mbit/s. The values are 10, 100, or 1000 Mbit/s. Technically, a line speed of 1000 Mbit/s cannot be forced and is achievable only through auto-negotiation. For the sake of simplicity, the driver performs auto- negotiation when the line speed is set to a value of 1000.

Duplex. Specifies the duplex mode of the network adapter. Requires a setting of either Half or Full. When this keyword is used, the LineSpeed keyword must also be used. If neither keyword is used, the network adapter defaults to auto-negotiation mode.

NodeAddress. Specifies the network address used by the network adapter. If a multicast address or a broadcast address is specified, the adapter uses the default MAC address.

FixCheckSumOff. Turns off the driver's workaround for the TCP/IP stack to recognize the 1s complemented version of the checksum.

AcceptAllMC. Informs the driver to deliver all multicast packets to the upper protocol.

63