NIC Pak

Installation: Unzip nicpak.zip to the root of a drive or diskette

                without junking the paths (or with PKZIP, using the

-d parm).

Use: Run NICPAK.CMD to determine if a driver is available.  If so, you

can then download the driver package file, unzip it to the same root

where you unzipped nicdrv.zip, and run NICPAK.CMD again to

install/update the NIF and driver files in \IBMCOM\MACS.  You then must

run the MPTS configurator to add to and/or update your protocol.ini

file.  If you allow NICPAK to invoke the MPTS command, it will validate

any changes made to \IBMCOM\PROTOCOL.INI against the values in

\IBMLAN\IBMLAN.INI.

        You can run the NIFCHK.CMD to validate all of the NIFs and drivers

present in \IBMCOM\MACS on your boot drive.  You can optionally check

another drive by running NIFCHK.CMD with the full path to \IBMCOM as a

parameter.

I have also tried to identify chipsets for which I can not find an OS/2

driver.  I know that this doesn't make it work but at least you will be

aware of that.

Several chipsets are used by multiple vendors.  In that case, I have

tried to determine the basic driver for that chipset and point all of

the known descriptions to it.  In some cases I have created additional

NIF files (but not additional drivers) to account for the unique

descriptions.

You may get a selection list with more NICs than you have installed

because various vendors use the same chipset in their products.  Just

pick the one that fits.

NIC driver packages available at http://pws.prserv.net/mckinnis/nicpak/xxx.zip.

Drivers that are provided by IBM to Serenity Systems for inclusion in eComStation

(i.e., in the convenience packages) may not be found in nicpak unless an updated

driver is available.  These are primarily by chipset manufacturer.

3COM

        3Com Fast EtherLink/EtherLink III Bus Master Family OS/2 (3C59X)+*#

        3Com Fast EtherLink/EtherLink XL Family OS/2 (3C90x)+*#

ACCTON

Accton EN1207D Series PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter+

SMC EZ Card 10/100 (SMC1211TX)+

ADMTEK

PCI 10/100 Fast Ethernet Adapter(AN981)+

PCI 10/100 Fast Ethernet Adapter(AN983)+

PCI 10/100 Fast Ethernet Adapter(DEC21140)+

PCI 10/100 Fast Ethernet Adapter(DEC21143)+

Linksys LNE100TX Fast Ethernet Adapter(V4.1+)+*

AMD

AMD PCnet Ethernet Family Adapter+

        Microdyne NE2500/NE5500 Series PCI Ethernet Adapter+

COMPAQ

Compaq NetFlex-3 and Netelligent Network Controllers+

DAVICOM

Davicom DM9 PCI Series Fast Ethernet Adapter+*

DEC

D-Link PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter+

DE-530/DFE-500TX PCI Ethernet Adapter+

DecChip 21140 Fast Ethernet Adapter+

DecChip 21041 "Tulip Plus" Ethernet Adapter+

DecChip 21142/3 10/100 Ethernet Adapter+

Digital Semiconductor 21040 based Ethernet Controller+

Digital Semiconductor 21140 based 10/100 mpbs Ethernet Controller+

Digital Semiconductor 21143/2 based 10/100 mbps Ethernet Controller

Digital Semiconductor 21041 based Ethernet Controller+

Intel 2104x/2114x 10/100 mbps Ethernet Controller+

Kingston EtheRx PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter (DS21140)+

Kingston EtheRx PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter (DS21143)+

SMC EtherPower 10/100 for OS/2+

Thomas-Conrad TC5048 Ethernet PCI Adapter+

Thomas-Conrad TCTX048 100BASE-TX PCI Adapter+

EISA (a variety of older ISA/EISA adapters)

3Com 3C501 EtherLink^

Novell NE1000 Compatible^

Novell NE2000 Compatible (Nat'l Semiconductor)^

Realtek RTL8019 Plug and Play Ethernet Adapter^*

INTEL

        Intel(R) PRO PCI Adapter+#

Intel(R) 8254X Based Network Connection+

Compaq Ethernet or Fast Ethernet NICs+

        IBM 10/100 EtherJet PCI Adapter (OS/2)+#

Intel EtherExpress(TM) PRO/10 PCI LAN Adapter+

        Intel EtherExpress PRO Adapter (OS/2)+#

        Intel 82557/8/9 EtherExpress PRO/100(B) Ethernet Adapter+#

LNEV2

Linksys LNE100TX Fast Ethernet Adapter(V2)+

LITEON

Kingston EtherRx KNE111TX PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter+

Linksys LNE100TX Fast Ethernet Adapter(LINKSYS)+*

Linksys LNE100TX Fast Ethernet Adapter(PNIC)+*

Linksys LNE100TX Fast Ethernet Adapter(DIGITAL)+*

PNIC-100 Fast Ethernet Adapter+

PNIC 100 Base FX Fast Ethernet Adapter+

PNIC II 10/100M Fast Ethernet Adapter+

MACRONIX

        DFE-540TX Fast Ethernet PCI Adapter+

        Edimax EN9120 Family Fast Ethernet Adapters+

        Macronix MX987xx Family Fast Ethernet Adapters+

        Edimax EN9120 Family Fast Ethernet Adapters (APCI)+

        MX987xx Family Fast Ethernet Adapters (APCI)+

NSC (National Semiconductor)

        National Semiconductor DP83815 10/100 MacPhyter3v PCI Adapter+

        Fujitsu Siemens Computers LOM with NSC DP83815+

PCMCIA

3Com Megahertz 10Mbps PC Card OS/2 (w/patch)^

3Com-Megahertz 574B PC Card^@

3Com Megahertz 10/100 LAN CardBus PC Card^@

        D-Link DFE-650 Fast Ethernet PC Card^*

        Edimax EN9120 Family Fast Ethernet Adapters (Cardbus)^

        IBM 10/100 EtherJet CardBus Adapter (08L3147)^

        Intel EtherExpress(TM) PRO/100 Mobile Adapter16^

        Intel EtherExpress(TM) PRO/100 Mobile CardBus 32 Adapter^

Linksys Combo PCMCIA EthernetCard (EC2T)^*

Linksys EtherFast 10/100 PC Card^*

        Macronix MX987xx Family Fast Ethernet Adapters (Cardbus)^

RTL8139(B/C) Cardbus Fast Ethernet NIC^

Silicom Fast Ethernet PCMCIA Adapter^

Xircom Ethernet Adapter 10/100 (CE3B-100BTX)^*

Xircom Cardbus Ethernet Adapter 10/100 (CBE-10/100BTX)^

REALTEK

Accton EN1208 PCI Ethernet Adapter+

        Allied Telesyn AT-2500 Series (Realtek) Adapter+*

D-Link DE-528 PCI Ethernet Adapter+

D-Link DFE-530TX+ 10/100 PCI Adapter+

        D-Link DFE-538TX 10/100 PCI Adapter(C1)+

        D-Link DFE-538TX 10/100 PCI Adapter(D1)+*

RTL8029AS PCI Ethernet Adapter+*

RTL8129 Fast Ethernet Adapter+

RTL8139 Fast Ethernet Adapter+*

SMC EZ Card PCI 10 Adapter(SMC1208x)+*

SIS

        SIS 900/7016 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter+*

SMC

SMC EtherPower II 10/100 (9432TX) Ethernet Adapter+*

TI

Compaq Ethernet or Fast Ethernet NIC+

VIA

D-Link DFE-530TX PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter(A)+

D-Link DFE-530TX PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter(A3/B)+

PCI 32-bit Ethernet Adapter+

PCI Fast Ethernet 10M/100M Adapter+

Winbond

Winbond W89C840 PCI Ethernet Adapter+

Winbond W89C940 PCI Ethernet Adapter+

+ can be identified by NICDRV (I have a device id)

^ EISA card (not detectable by NICDRV)

* tested with eCS

# driver ships with MCP, ACP

@ No known OS/2 driver is available

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