MYWI GENERAL MAC (GENMAC) DRIVER FOR OS/2

MYWI GENERAL MAC (GENMAC) DRIVER FOR OS/2

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Version 2.3

January 27, 2004

(c) Copyright Willibald Meyer, 2003.

All rights Reserved.

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Contents

1. Overview

2. Installation

3. Driver parameters

4. Technical Support

5. Restrictions

6. NIF Description

7. Copyright and Trademark Information

1. OVERVIEW

OS/2 support includes the following hardware controllers:

http://www.os2warp.be/index2.php?name=genmac

For an extensive and up-to-date list of devices already tested with this driver:

http://www.os2warp.be/index2.php?pageid=1&sub=5

This software update provides the latest device driver for OS/2

Warp 4 and OS/2 Warp Server for e-business.

The zipped package contains following files :

    README.TXT   - This File

    GENM32.OS2   - OS/2 Device Driver

    GENM32.NIF   - Network Information File  

    nvnetlib.o   - Object File

2. INSTALLATION

Extract the GenMAC20040127.EXE package contents to the x:\IBMCOM\MACS directory on your system, where x: is the

drive/volume letter of the partition/volume OS/2 or eComStation is installed on.

To install the General MAC driver, use the following procedure:

1) From your boot partition, open an OS/2 Command prompt window.

2) Change to the \IBMCOM subdirectory.

    >cd \ibmlan

3) Run the install program MPTS.EXE.

    >mpts.exe

4) Select 'Configure...' on the 'Multi-Protocol Transport Services' panel.

   The 'Configure' panel is displayed.

5) Select 'LAN Adapters and Protocols', and click 'Configure...'

   The 'Adapter and Protocol Configuration' panel is displayed.

6) Select 'MyWi General MAC Driver' from the

    Network Adapters list. Then Select 'Add'.

7) Add the desired protocols to the 'MyWi General MAC....' adapter.

8) Select 'OK' on the 'Adapter and Protocol Configuration' panel.

   The 'Configure' panel is displayed.

9) Click 'Close'.

   The 'Multi-Protocol Transport Services' panel is displayed.

10) Click 'Exit'.

    The 'Update config.sys' panel is displayed.

11) Make sure the 'Update config.sys' check box is checked.

    Click 'Exit'.

12) Shutdown and reboot the system.

3. DRIVER PARAMETERS

Not documented at this time.

4. TECHNICAL SUPPORT

Visit http://www.os2warp.be/support.  Support services are free of charge for individuals. Should you have

enquiries for corporate ends, please contact the os2warp.be Support Resposible.

5. RESTRICTIONS

At the moment, the 'Medium Mode' option will only work with 'AUTO'.

6. NIF DESCRIPTION

[NetAddress]: This parameter overrides the network address of the network  adapter card.  The value of this

              parameter is a hexadecimal string of 12 digits, as in 004030123456.  The address must be unique

              among all other network adapter addresses on the network.  The least significant bit of the 

              1st byte must be zero, and the second significant bit should be one. 

       Enter a 12-digit hexadecimal value in this field if you wish to use assign the network interface card

       another MAC address.  It is strongly recommended NOT to change this value.

[DEVICE]: Use of this parameter is only required in systems with more than one adapter installed. If you are

          installing more than one PCI adapter: 

           1) complete the configuration process, but leave the Slot field blank for each driver;

           2) restart the system and record the list of Slots that each driver displays;

           3) complete the configuration by assigning one of the values from the list to the Slot parameter

              of each driver. Leave the field blank if you have only one adapter installed.

       Enter a hexadecimal value of the interval [0, FF] in this field.  It is recommended to leave this field empty.

[BUS]: Use of this parameter is only required in systems with more than one adapter installed. If you are 

       installing more than one PCI adapter: 

          1) complete the configuration process, but leave the Slot field blank for each driver;

          2) restart the system and record the list of Slots that each driver displays;

          3) complete the configuration by assigning one of the values from the list to the Slot parameter of

             each driver. Leave the field blank if you have only one adapter installed.

       Enter a hexadecimal value in the interval [0, 2] in this field.

[MEDIUMMODE]: This keyword support Medium to force Mode of this adapter card. The strings of this parameter 

              is 'AUTO','10F','10H','100F','100H','1000F','1000H'

       This setting specifies the speed at which your network interface card will work.  The default is 'AUTO' (auto-detect).

       F and H as affixes mean Full and Half Duplexing, respecitevly.       

7. COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARK INFORMATION

The following terms are trademarks of International Business

Machines Corporation in the United States and/or other countries:

IBM  OS/2

Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others. 

For more information, see http://www.os2warp.be/index2.php?url=contact.htm.

The drivers may not be hosted elsewhere but this web site, except with written permission of the developer and os2warp.be

THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THIS README IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. NEITHER WILLIBALD

MEYER NOR OS2WARP.BE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY POSSIBLE LOSS OF DATA NOR EVENTUAL DAMAGE TO YOUR SYSTEM.