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m4cxw9x.txt created 10-Mar-2005

Readme File for M4CXW9X.sys v7.42.1.3
D-Link DGE-530T Gigabit Ethernet Adapter

NDIS5 Miniport Driver for Windows ME and 98SE

This file contains
 1  Overview
 2  Required Files
 3  Installation
    3.1  Installing the driver
    3.2  Updating the driver
 4  Parameters

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1  Overview
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M4CXW9X.sys is the NDIS5 32-bit Miniport driver.


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2  Required Files
=================

To install the driver, the following files are required:
M4CXW9X.sys NDIS5 Miniport driver 
M4CXW9X.inf installation setup script
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3  Installation
===============

3.1  Installing the driver
--------------------------

Read the installation instructions in the adapter manual carefully.
Follow these instructions to install the adapter in your computer.



NOTE: Do *not* try to install a driver for a adapter using the    CONTROL 
PANEL / NETWORK / CONFIGURATION / ADD / ADAPTER utility of    the operating 
system. The operating system will always detect new hardware    during the 
boot process. You will be asked for a respective driver    diskette if the 
system does not find the respective installation    .INF file in its system 
directories. 

If you install the operating system with an already inserted adapter, then 
the operating system may identify the adapter as an "Unknown Device". 

In this case, remove this "Unknown Device" after you have completed the
installation of the operating system:

1. Click CONTROL PANEL / SYSTEM / DEVICE MANAGER.
2. In the "Device Manager" window click VIEW DEVICES BY TYPE.
3. Examine the list of devices under "Computer". 
   The "Unknown Device" is listed under "Other Devices". 
4. Click OTHER DEVICES.
   The "Ethernet Controller" is displayed. 
5. Click "Ethernet Controller".
6. Click REMOVE.
7. Reboot the operating system.
8. Follow the installation instructions below.

Due to the plug & play facility, the operating system is able to find, 
identify, and configure an adapter automatically. 

To install the driver, proceed as follows:
1. Install the adapter in your computer. 
2. Start the machine.
The operating system will detect the adapter during boot operation. 
3. Follow the instructions given by the operating system to install the 
driver. 
4. If the operating system asks for a path, enter the path to the required 
files   depending on the type of medium (e.g. CD-ROM, floppy diskette, 
network   drive, etc.) containing the M4CXW9X driver files.  5. To configure 
any driver options for your adapter, follow   the instructions in the 
section "Driver Options" in this readme file. 
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3.2  Updating the driver
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To update an already installed driver for your adapter, proceed as follows: 

1.  Click CONTROL PANEL / SYSTEM.
2. Click DEVICE MANAGER / NETWORK ADAPTERS / ADAPTERNAME /   PROPERTIES / 
DRIVER. 
3.  Click UPDATE DRIVER.
4.  When prompted "Do you want Windows to search for the driver", select 
    the check box "No, select driver from list".
5.  Click HAVE DISK.
6.  Enter the path to the required files depending on the type of medium 
    (e.g.CD-ROM, floppy diskette, network drive, etc.) containing the 
    M4CXW9X driver files. 
7.  Click OK.
8. Select the adapter. 
9.  Click OK.
10. After the operating system has copied the driver files, reboot the 
computer. 

Please note that the latest version of the M4CXW9X driver is
available for download from our web site.


4  Parameters
=============

The M4CXW9X.sys driver allows you to modify several options in order to 
optimize the operation of your adapter. 

1.  Start NETWORK from the CONTROL PANEL.
2.  Select CONFIGURATION.
3. Select the adapter. 
4.  Click PROPERTIES.
5.  Click ADVANCED.
6.  In the "Property" box, select the option that you want to change.
7.  Enter the desired value in the "Value" box.
8.  When finished, click OK.
9.  Reboot the machine.
NOTE: The machine must be rebooted before any changed options can 
      take effect.

The parameters supported by the driver are described below.



Network Address
------------------------
Default value:  burned-in adapter address
Valid range:    02-00-00-00-00-01 to FE-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF (hexadecimal), 
                where at least the "multicast" bit(Bit 0) must not be set 
                (it indicates that the address field contains an 
                individual address)and the "locally administered" bit (Bit 1) 
                is set (the address has been assigned by a local
                administrator). These two bits are first and second 
                bits transmitted on the LAN medium.

CAUTION: Each individual network MAC address can only be used once in a
         network. Assigning the same address to more than one adapter in 
         the same network is not allowed and can cause serious network 
         problems.

To use a network MAC address other than the one burned into the adapter,
enter the network address in the following hexadecimal format:

	e.g.: 02-00-5A-98-12-34

If the network address field blank is left blank (or a different number of
digits is specified), the network address burned into the adapter will 
be used.


Jumbo Frame
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Default value: "Disabled"
Valid values:   
	-"Disabled"
	-"Bytes4088"
	-"Bytes9014"

This parameter specifies the frame size that the driver will support. 
The performance of your network usually increases If "Jumbo" frames are 
used. Do not enable this option if you are not sure that your network 
supports jumbo frames.

Note: For Fast Ethernet adapters the valid range is limited to 1514.



Wake Up Capabilities
------------------------
Default value: "Magic Packet and Pattern Magic"
Valid values:
	-"None"
		wake on LAN capabilities are disabled
	-"Magic Packet"
		wake up with MagicPacket from ShutDown state,
		OS Controlled from Hibernate or Standby state
	-"Pattern Match"
		wake up with a packet containing a special pattern
		from ShutDown state, OS Controlled from Hibernate 
		or Standby state
	-"Magic Packet and Pattern Match"
		wake up with both from ShutDown state, OS Controlled
		from Hibernate or Standby state
	-"Link Change"
		wake up with link change from ShutDown state,
		OS Controlled from Hibernate or Standby state

                        
Wake From Shutdown
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Default value: "Off"
Valid values:
	-"Off"
		disable the capabilities of the NIC to wake the computer 
		from shutdown.
	-"On"
		enable the NIC to be capable to wake the computer from shutdown.


Number of Receive Buffers
------------------------
For Yukon family based ethernet controllers the following values are used:
Default value:  50 (decimal)
Valid range:    3..500 (decimal)

For Yukon2 family based ethernet controllers the following values are used:
Default value:  256 (decimal)
Valid range:    128..512 (decimal)

This parameters defines the number of receive buffers allocated by the
driver. If the system does not have enough resources the driver will fail 
to load. Increasing this value may improve performance.


Number of Transmit Buffers
------------------------
For Yukon family based ethernet controllers the following values are used:
Default value:  50 (decimal)
Valid range:    4..200 (decimal)

For Yukon2 family based ethernet controllers the following values are used:
Default value:  256 (decimal)
Valid range:    128..512 (decimal)

This parameters defines the number of transmit buffers allocated by the
driver. If the system does not have enough resources the driver will 
fail to load. Increasing this value may improve performance.


Interrupt Moderation
------------------------
Default value: "On"
Valid values:
	-"On"
	-"Off"

If more than the specified rate of interrupts occur, the function 
Interrupt Moderation groups these interrupts so that several data packets 
can be handled per interrupt. This will lead to lower CPU utilization 
but may increase the latency.


Max IRQ per Sec
------------------------
Default value:  5000 (decimal)
Valid range:    1000..30000 (decimal)

This parameter specifies the interrupt rate for Interrupt Moderation. If
Interrupt Moderation is set to "Off" it will be ignored.


Speed & Duplex
------------------------
Default value: "Auto-Sense"
Valid range:
	-"Auto-Sense"
	-"10Mbps Half Duplex"
	-"10Mbps Full Duplex"
	-"100Mbps Half Duplex"
	-"100Mbps Full Duplex"

This parameter contain information regarding autonegotiation, 
duplex capabilities and link speed. Only if the setting is "Auto" the 
Autonegotiation is set to "On", in every other settings it is turned "Off".

NOTE: This parameter is not valid for fiber adapter.


Preferred Port
------------------------
Default value: "A"
Valid range:
	-"A"
	-"B"

NOTE: This parameter is only available for dual link adapters.

Use this parameter to set the preferred port the RLMT (Redundant
Link Management Technology) will use for all network traffic, if more than
one port has an active link to the network.


RLMT Mode
------------------------
Default value: "CLS"
Valid range:
	-"CLS" (Check Link State): 
		RLMT uses the link state reported by the
 		adapter hardware for each individual port to determine whether a 
 		port can be used for all network traffic or not.

	-"CLP" (Check Local Port):
		In this mode, RLMT monitors the network path
 		between the two ports of an adapter by regularly exchanging packets 
		between them. This mode requires a network configuration in which 
		the two ports "see" each other (i.e. there must not be any router 
		between the ports).

	-"CLPSS" (Check Local Ports and Segmentation Status):
		This mode supports 
		the same functions as the CLP mode and additionally checks network 
		segmentation by sending BPDU hello packets. Thus, this mode is only 
		to be used if Gigabit Ethernet switches are installed on the network
		that have been configured to use the Spanning Tree protocol.

NOTE: RLMT modes "CLP" and "CLPSS" are designed to operate in 
      configurations where a network path between the ports on one adapter
      exists. Moreover, they are not designed to work where adapters are
      connected back-to-back.
      This parameter is only available for dual link adapters.




FlowControl
------------------------
Default value: "On"
Valid range:
	-"Off":
		No link partner is allowed to send PAUSE frames.

	-"On":
		Both link partners are allowed to send PAUSE frames.
		
This parameter can be used to set the flow control capabilities the port 
reports during auto-negotiation. This parameter can be set for each port 
individually, which is helpful if the port at the other end of the cable 
cannot handle all possible combinations. Using the default setting, the 
adapter should automatically detect the capabilities of the peer port. 

   
TCP Segmentation
------------------------
Default value: "On"
Valid range:
	-"On":
		The big packets are segmented on the NIC before to be sent to the 
 		network. Using this method the processor will be not loaded to do 
		this job.

	-"Off":
		The packets are not segmented by the NIC.

NOTE: 	This parameter is only available starting with the NICs based on 
		Yukon2 chip.

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