IBM Netfinity Gigabit Ethernet SX Adapter Supplemental Information ================================================================== This diskette contains the new Windows 2000 drivers from the v1.7 software release. This software release has been fully certified for Microsoft SDG 2.0 for the above adapter. Please note that this adapter is shipped with a software CD-ROM, so all help files will refer to CD-ROM as the source medium for installing the drivers. For using this diskette, then 'CD-ROM' can mean 'Diskette'. New in This Software Release ============================ Release 1.7 of the Netfinity adapter software has the following new features and improvements: - NDIS 5 and Intermediate Teaming drivers support for Windows 2000. - Microsoft SDG 2.0 Certification for Windows 2000 and NT with Digital Signature files. - Full Teaming support with Adapter Fault Tolerance (AFT), Adaptive Load Balancin (ALB), and Gigabit EtherChannel* (GEC) for Windows 2000, NT 4.0, and NetWare. - Adapter Failover flexibility improved. Adapter Fault Tolerance teams may now consist of a mix of Netfinity Gigabit and 10/100 Ethernet adapters. - Link Aggregation. Link Aggregation delivers scalable bandwidth in 2000Mbps increments, up to 8000Mbps full duplex. Unlike ALB, you can configure Link Aggregation to increase both transmission and reception channels between your server and switch. Adapter teams configured for Link Aggregation also provide the benefits of IBMAFT. Requires an IBM switch with Link Aggregation capability. - Jumbo Frames. A feature that increases throughput and decreases CPU utilization by putting more data in each packet, thereby sending out fewer packets. Designed for Gigabit networks with an infrastructure that supports Jumbo Frames. - A UnixWare 7 driver, in addition to UnixWare 2, is now included in this software release. - Linux driver support. Check IBM Support web site for the latest Linux driver at http://www.ibm.com/pc/support - Additional diagnostics support. The CD includes a DOS-based utility called DIAG1000.EXE. This was previously available on the support Web site only. - The drivers and IBMSet software have been improved. Readme Files for Windows* 2000, NT*, NetWare*, and Unix* -------------------------------------------------------- For more information on installing drivers for Windows NT 4.0, NetWare, and Unix, see the text files in the \info directory on this diskette or CD-ROM shipped with the adapter. NetWare 5.0 NW50.TXT NetWare 4.11 NW411.TXT NetWare 3.12 NW312.TXT NetWare Client 32 NWCLT32.TXT Windows NT 4.0 MSNT40.TXT Windows 2000 MSW2K.TXT Unix UNIXINFO.TXT Use any standard text editor or word processor to read or print the files. For detailed drivers versions, please read the VERSION.TXT file. * Third party trademarks or brand names are the property of their owners.