Installing the Software

The following tables contain keywords and parameter set- tings common to both the NDIS2 PROTOCOL.INI, ODI NET.CFG, and the PKT AWCPKT.INI configuration files.

Basic system operation can be adjusted with the following parameters.

Table 3.5 - General Network Keywords

Keywords

Value

Description

 

 

 

INFRASTRUCTURE

ON, YES

Optional – specifies whether system

 

OFF, NO

operation uses an infrastructure or

 

 

peer-to-peer/ad hoc network

 

 

(default is ON, YES).

 

 

 

SSID

1 to 32 character

This parameter must match the

 

string

SSID of the system for proper

 

 

operation.

 

 

 

NODENAME

1 to 16 character

Optional – specifies a readable

 

string

name for the station.

 

 

 

NETADDRESS

Any IEEE MAC

Optional – this setting allows for

 

address except

locally administered MAC

 

broadcast and

addresses by overriding the unique

 

multicast

MAC ID on the PC Card.

 

 

 

NODE ADDRESS

 

Same as NETADDRESS (keyword

 

 

only valid in NET.CFG file).

 

 

 

RXMODE

NORMAL,

Optional – this setting determines

 

UNICAST,

what frames are delivered to the

 

NOMULTICAST

driver from the PC Card (default is

 

 

NORMAL). NORMAL indicates

 

 

unicast, multicast and broadcast

 

 

frames are received.

 

 

 

DATARATE1

0-255

Optional – specified in increasing

 

 

speed to identify the network

 

 

configuration to associate to

 

 

(default is 1_2 [4500] or

 

 

1_11 [4800]).

 

 

 

DATARATE2

0-255

Optional – specified in increasing

 

 

speed to identify the network

 

 

configuration to associate to.

 

 

 

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Beacon Computer Lan Adapter manual General Network Keywords Value Description