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Conference noted::etherworks

Title:	EtherWORKS Notes Conference
Notice:	WWW server at http://ftp.digital.com/pub/DEC/adapters/
Moderator:	NETCAD::STEFANI

Created:	Wed Sep 01 1993
Last Modified:	Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1318
Total number of notes:	5673

1312.0. "Ethernet Drivers for DC21142/DC21143 in Celebris GL 6200(Pentium Pro)" by PISGAH::LEMIEUX () Wed May 21 1997 13:15

    
    
    Looking for the Netdrivers for the embedded PCI ethernet in a Celebris
    GL 6200(Pentium Pro). I cannot locate the drivers for the WIN95 platform.
    NT40 reports that it is a DC21142/DC21143. I have already tried the
    drivers for the embedded DC21142
    
    Thank you for your assistance.
    
    Art

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1312.1	Download the DE500 kit	NETCAD::THOMPSON		`Wed May 21 1997 14:03`	24
	Art, If the onboard controller in your PC is a DC21142, then that option is not supported by the Networks group, and you need to consult a PCBU based notesfile. If the onboard controller in your PC is a DC21143, then the DE500 based drivers might work in your PC. The reason I say that they might work is because the drivers are written specifically for our add-in network cards and some of the drivers use information contained in a SROM to load correctly. If the SROM information is present in the onboard controller environment then life is good and the driver should work. If that info is not present, then some of the drivers may not load. You can find the drivers in the usual location (see note 2.*) including kali::pcdrivers and ftp.digital.com/pub/DEC/adapters. The reason that NT can't distinguish between the two controller chips is because the PCI device IDs in both chips are the same. This causes much confusion as you can see... regards, -Brenda

Art,

If the onboard controller in your PC is a DC21142, then that option is not
supported by the Networks group, and you need to consult a PCBU based
notesfile.

If the onboard controller in your PC is a DC21143, then the DE500 based drivers
*might* work in your PC.  The reason I say that they might work is because the 
drivers are written specifically for our add-in network cards and some of the
drivers use information contained in a SROM to load correctly.  If the SROM 
information is present in the onboard controller environment then life is good
and the driver should work. If that info is not present, then some of the 
drivers may not load.

You can find the drivers in the usual location (see note 2.*) including 
kali::pcdrivers and ftp.digital.com/pub/DEC/adapters.

The reason that NT can't distinguish between the two controller chips is
because the PCI device IDs in both chips are the same.  This causes much 
confusion as you can see...

regards,
-Brenda