******************************************************** ************************************************************************** README.TXT ************************************************************************** ******************************************************** Readme File for IBM FDDI ISA Adapters: Option Diskette Rev 1.3 January 24, 1997 This file contains (1) Release Notes (2) Contents of Option Disk 1 ========================================================================== Dear customer, Thankyou for purchasing an IBM Network Interface Card. Below you will find useful and important information to avoid problems due to restrictions and limitations coming up with some machines or operating systems. In addition this file contains latest news and informations not mentioned in the installation manual and readme files! For instructions about installing and configuring IBM FDDI ISA network drivers, refer to the driver readme files. You find the readme files in the appropriate subdirectories of the IBM FDDI ISA Adapters Option diskettes. (1) RELEASE NOTES ================= In general, all drivers now support ESS (End Station Support for synchronous transmission). Some drivers additionally support an SBA (synchronous bandwidth allocator). For detailed information on this topic, please refer to the file SMTDOCU.TXT in the root of Option Disk 1. New Features: - Windows 95 support - Novell HSM (32-bit ODI) This driver is written to the new assembler specification 3.3. Reconnection in dual homing environments is now faster. - NT (NDIS3) There were some performance enhancements. Known limitations: - IBM LAN Server 4.0 DOS LAN Services (DOS client) comes with a new INSTALL.EXE which does not copy the IBMFDDIX.DOS driver binary to your harddisk. Please check the \DOS\DOS-NDIS.DOC file on Option Disk 1 for a solution of this problem. - The feature ODI2NDI of the NTS/2 product does not support FDDI networks today. - On 8540, 8535 and other AT machines you could find some IPL problems if you use IO base X'0100' (this address is assigned to system registers). Change IO base address to a free one using DIP switch W4 as described in the "Installation Guide" - On some Value Point systems the interrupt level 9 is already used on the system board. Change the IRQ level using DIP switch W4 as described in the "Installation Guide" - On 8540, 8535 and Value Point machines the Optical Bypass feature is not pluggable today. Bug fixes: All known bugs have been fixed. (2) CONTENTS OF OPTION DISK 1 ============================= ROOT:  !IBM0F10.CFG  README.TXT  SMTDOCU.TXT  –‘‘‘DIAG  FDDIAGFI.EXE  –‘‘‘DLI  OPTIONS.SMT  SMTPARA.EXE  UPPSFI.EXE  UPPSFI.TXT  –‘‘‘DOS  IBMFDDIX.DOS  IBMFDDIX.NIF  IBMFDDIX.TXT  LTE.MSG  OEMSETUP.INF  OPTIONS.SMT  SMTPARA.EXE  UPPSFI.EXE  UPPSFI.TXT  –‘‘‘IPL  IBMIPLFI.ROM  RD_IPLFI.DOC  –‘‘‘MSLANMAN.DOS  ”‘‘‘DRIVERS  –‘‘‘FDDI   ”‘‘‘IBM   ”‘‘‘ISA   IBMFDDIX.DOS   IBMFDDIX.TXT   LTE.MSG   PROTOCOL.INI    ”‘‘‘NIF  IBMFDDIX.NIF  –‘‘‘MSLANMAN.OS2  ”‘‘‘DRIVERS  –‘‘‘FDDI   ”‘‘‘IBM   ”‘‘‘ISA   IBMFDX.OS2   MSLANMAN.DOC   PROTOCOL.INI    ”‘‘‘NIF  IBMFDX.NIF  ”‘‘‘OS2 IBMFDX.NIF IBMFDX.OS2 IBMFDX.TXT LTE.MSG LTEH.MSG