On 10/17/1999 in OS/2 LAN (F) Kenneth Duke wrote to John Hentsch:

KD> You must first make sure you have the address information on the
KD> card, before trying to install the driver stuff..

Hi Kenneth. Under ADAPTERS AND PROTOCOL CONFIGURATION in OS/2, the
installed card has two configuration fields:

Network adapter address

Slot number

The Help screens for these two fields aren't very verbose in describing
what OS/2 is looking for here. By running the NIC utility program, the
program reports an address for the card is 6000H but OS/2 won't accept
that string. Do they want the NIC ID number here instead of the actual
address?

Slot number? The PCI slot number or something else?

Also, the protocol numbers for the card, should they be 0 or 1?

I did go to the DLink WEB site and poked around and tried another OS/2
driver for a general PCI bus NIC card the driver allowed OS/2 to see
the card but it would lock the system right after OS/2 reported that it
found the card during CONFIG.SYS bootup.

So, perhaps, the key is getting the SLOT NUMBER and NETWORK ADAPTER
ADDRESS correct.


Here the content of the A:\NDIS\OS2\RTL8139.NIF file:


[RTL8139]
 Type = NDIS
 Title = "RTL8139 Fast Ethernet Adapter"
 Version = 3.01
 DriverName = RTSND$
 XPORTS = NETBEUI LANDD
[File]
 Name = RTSND.OS2
 Path = IBMCOM\MACS

[MEDIUM]
display = "Medium Type"
type = string
strlength = 10
set=_AUTO,_10HALF,_10FULL,_100HALF,_100FULL
optional = yes
default=AUTO
Help = "This keyword support Medium to force Speed/Duplex Mode of this adapter
       card. The strings of this parameter is
'_AUTO','_10Half','_10Full','_100Half','_100Full'"

[NETADDRESS]
tag = NETADDRESS
display = "Network adapter address"
type = string
Strlength = 13
optional = YES
editable = YES
help = "This parameter overrides the network address of the network
 adapter card.  The value of this parameter is a hexadecimal string of
 13 digits, as in @52544C333333.  The address must be unique among
  all other network adapter addresses on the network."

[ETHERID]
tag = ETHERID
display = "Node address"
type = string
Strlength = 13
optional = YES
editable = YES
help = "This parameter using multiple network adapter card.
  The value of this parameter is a hexadecimal string of
 13 digits, as in @52544C333333.  The address must be unique among
  all other network adapter addresses on the network."



[BUSNO]
 Tag=BUSNO
 Display = "Bus Number:"
 Type = decimal
;default = "0"
 Optional = Yes
 Editable = Yes
 range = 0-31
 Virtual = No
 Help = "This parameter is the PCI BUS number to combined this adapter card.
         The value of this parameter is 0-31"



[DEVICENO]
 Tag=DEVICENO
 Display = "Device Number:"
 Type = decimal
;default = "0"
 Optional = Yes
 Editable = Yes
 range = 0-255
 Virtual = No
 Help = "This parameter is the PCI DEVICE number to combined this adapter
card.
        The value of this parameter is 0-255."

[TXFIFO]
 Tag=TXFIFO
 Display = "Early Tx Threshold FIFO:"
 Type = decimal
;default = "0"
 Optional = Yes
 Editable = Yes
 range = 0-63
 Virtual = No
 Help = "Specifies the threshold level in the Tx FiFo begin the transmission.
        The value of this parameter is 0-63 "




Thanks,
jh -

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