Installing the Driver
Software
Changing
Configuration Properties
Updating the Driver Software
Removing the Driver Software
Installing Broadcom Advanced Server Program (BASP)
Uninstalling Broadcom Advanced Server Program (BASP)
Configuring Teaming
The Gigabit Ethernet Adapter must be physically installed in your system prior to installing the driver software. See "Installing the Hardware" for details.
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Install the adapter software for Windows NT as follows:
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NOTE: If you acquired the adapter software on floppy disk or from the Broadcom support website, enter the path to where the adapter driver files reside on your system. |
The adapter files are installed, then the Network window appears showing the newly installed adapter.
Click Close, then the Microsoft TCP/IP Properties window appears.
Configure the TCP/IP protocol and click OK.
After the adapter driver software has been installed, you can examine and change the configuration options at any time. The following adapter properties are user-configurable:
To configure adapter properties, first bring up the Gigabit Ethernet Controller properties screen as follows:
Open the Control Panel and right-click the Network icon.
The bus and slot numbers of the highlighted adapter are listed as part of the adapter name in the Network Adapter window.
The possible adapter property types are:
Refer to the property settings below for configuration details.
The Speed & Duplex property allows the user to set the connection speed duplexed to the network. Note that Duplex Mode allows the adapter to transmit and receive network data simultaneously. The adapter is set to Auto (optimum connection) by default. Set the speed and mode as described and shown below:
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The Flow Control property allows the user to enable or disable the receipt or transmission of PAUSE frames. PAUSE frames enable the adapter and the switch to control the transmit rate. The side that is receiving the PAUSE frame will momentarily stop transmitting. The recommended selection is Disable, which will configure the adapter to ignore PAUSE frames. Disabled by default, to enable Flow Control to receive, transmit, or receive and transmit PAUSE frames, select the appropriate parameter from the drop-down menu described and shown below.
The Jumbo Mtu property allows the adapter to transmit and receive oversized Ethernet frames that are greater than 1514 but less than 9000 bytes in length. Note that this parameter will require a switch that is able to process large frames.
Set at 1500 bytes by default, to increase the size of the received frames, select the byte quantity in 500-byte increments from the drop-down menu shown below.
When adapter property configuration is complete, click Continue at the Gigabit Ethernet Controller screen to accept the settings..
The system restarts, using the new configuration settings.
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Do the following to replace version 4.0 adapter driver software with newer versions as they become available.
Start your Windows NT system and log in. You must have Network Administrator privileges to install the driver software.
Open the Control Panel and double-click the Network icon.
Any previously installed Gigabit Ethernet driver software is listed under Network Adapters.
Select a Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet Adapter and click Update.
For example, type e:\
(Where "e:" is the designation of the CD-ROM drive on your system).
The system then copies the appropriate adapter files from the CD-ROM.
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NOTE: If you acquired the adapter software on floppy disk or from the Broadcom support website, enter the path to where the adapter driver files reside on your system. |
When the copying process is complete, click Close in the Network window.
Before physically removing an adapter from your system, first remove the adapter driver software.
Start your Windows NT system and log in. You must have Network Administrator privileges to remove the driver software.
Open the Control Panel and double-click the Network icon.
Any previously installed Gigabit Ethernet Adapter is listed under Network Adapters.
Individually select each Gigabit Ethernet Adapter you want to remove and click Remove.
After the appropriate adapters have been removed, click Close.
When prompted to restart your computer, click Yes.
Right click on Network Neighborhood.
Select Properties.
Select the Protocols tab.
Select Add. The following screen appears.
If you have and installation disk, click Have Disk.
Insert the disk provided by the manufacturer. Enter the path to the files
and click OK.
The following screen appears.
Select OK.
The Broadcom Advanced Server Program Driver screen appears. You can choose to configure a team, or select OK and perform the configuration procedure at a later time.
Select OK. The Network Dialog Box appears.
Select Close. The reboot screen appears.
Select Yes. This completes the NT installation procedure.
Right click on Network Neighborhood.
Select Properties.
Teaming configuration is optional. Before configuring teaming, see the "Teaming Overview."
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Configuring Teaming consists of the following tasks:
For complete instructions refer to Configuring Teaming located in the Broadcom Advanced Control Suite 2 document.