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Windows® 2000 Driver Software: Broadcom NetXtreme 57XX User Guide

Installing the Driver Software
Modifying Configuration Properties
Removing the Driver Software
Updating the Driver Software
Installing Broadcom Advanced Server Program (BASP)
Uninstalling Broadcom Advanced Server Program (BASP)
Configuring Teaming


Installing the Driver Software

NOTE: The Broadcom NetXtreme™ Gigabit Ethernet Adapter must be physically installed in your system prior to installing the driver software. See Installing the Hardware for details.


When the Windows 2000 system first boots up after installing a new hardware device, such as a Gigabit Ethernet Adapter, the system automatically detects the new hardware and prompts you to install the driver software for that device.

A network device driver must be installed before the Gigabit Ethernet Adapter can be used with your Windows 2000 system.

Installing the Adapter Software

To install the adapter software for Windows 2000, do the following.

NOTE: Before beginning this procedure, verify that the Windows 2000 system has been upgraded to the latest version with the latest service pack applied.

When updating the adapter software on existing Broadcom devices, the Advanced Property settings may not be updated unless the existing Broadcom device is removed by following the instructions in the Removing the Driver Software section. You must then perform a scan for hardware changes in the device manager, followed by reinstalling the Broadcom device with the current adapter software as described in the Installing the Driver Software section. Prior to uninstalling the Broadcom device, ensure to capture all Advanced Property settings because the properties will be lost.

  1. Start your Windows 2000 system and log in. You must have Administrator privileges to install the driver software.

    When you boot up the Windows 2000 system after installing the adapter card, a series of Found New Hardware Wizard windows are displayed.
  1. In the Install Hardware Device Drivers window, click Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended), then click Next.

  1. In the Locate Driver Files window, select the applicable search location check boxes, then click Next.
  2. When prompted, insert the media to be searched into your CD-ROM drive, type the path to the driver, and select OK.

    Example: e:\

    Where "e" is the designation of the CD-ROM drive on your system.

  3. In the Driver Files Search Results window, verify that the correct path to the driver software is shown, then click Next.

    NOTE: If the Insert Disk screen appears, do not insert the Windows 2000 disk. Some early versions of Windows 2000 may display a spurious message prompting you to insert the Windows 2000 disk. If this occurs, leave the software and drivers CD-ROM in the drive and click OK. If asked to specify the location of the Windows 2000 CD-ROM instead, click Browse (do not use the text field) and locate the path to the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Adapter drivers that was previously specified.


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Modifying Configuration Properties

Although the default values should be appropriate in most cases, you can change any of the available options to meet the requirements of your specific system. After the adapter driver software has been installed, you can use this procedure to verify or change the following adapter properties:

Configuring Driver Properties

To configure the adapter properties, bring up the Driver Properties Advanced tab as follows:

  1. On the Desktop, right-click the My Computer icon and select the Properties option from the pop-up menu. The System Properties window appears.
  2. Click the Hardware tab and then click Device Manager. The Device Manager window appears.
  3. Scroll down the list of hardware devices to Network Adapters. Click the plus (+) to the left of the icon to display the list of adapters currently configured.
  4. Double-click the Gigabit Ethernet Adapter you want to configure. The Gigabit Ethernet Properties window appears, showing the General tab.
  5. Click the Advanced tab. A window showing the list of configurable properties (and default values) for the adapter appears.

  6. Change the operating properties as needed. To change adapter operating properties listed under the Advanced tab, select the options listed under Property and then use the drop-down Value list to change the default or assigned value.

802.1p QOS

The 802.1p QOS property is a standard that enables Quality of Service (QOS). It is responsible for the QOS provisions on the local segment, and the avoidance of the "all packets are treated equally" issue, which falls onto the hub or switch servicing segment. 802.1p QOS provides prioritization of packets traversing a subnet. Thus, when the local segment becomes congested and the hub or switch workload results in the delay (dropping) of packets, those packets with flags that correspond to higher priorities will receive preferential treatment, and will be serviced before packets with lower priorities. This property is disabled by default.

NOTE: Enabling 802.1p QOS also requires an 802.1p aware switch.

Checksum Offload

Normally the Checksum Offload function is computed by the protocol stack. By selecting one of the Checksum Offload properties, the checksum can be computed by the Gigabit Ethernet Adapter.

Ethernet@WireSpeed™

The Ethernet@WireSpeed property enables a 1000BASE-T Ethernet adapter to establish a link at a lower speed when only two pairs of wires are available in the cable plant. By default, the adapter is set to Enable.

Flow Control

The Flow Control property allows you to enable or disable the receipt or transmission of PAUSE frames. PAUSE frames enable the controller and the switch to control the transmit rate. The side that is receiving the PAUSE frame momentarily stops transmitting.

Jumbo Mtu

The Jumbo Mtu property allows the controller to transmit and receive oversized Ethernet frames that are greater than 1514 bytes but less than 9000 bytes in length. Note that this property requires a switch that is able to process large frames. Jumbo Mtu is set at 1500 bytes by default. You can increase the size of the received frames in 500-byte increments.

NOTE: The BCM5705 does not support jumbo frames. It can transmit jumbo packets by TCP segmentation, but the Ethernet frame size is still limited to 1514 bytes. Receive frame size is also limited to 1514 bytes.

Locally Administered Address

The Locally Administered Address is a user-defined address that will be used in place of the MAC address originally assigned to the adapter. Every adapter in the network must have its own unique MAC address. This locally administered address consists of a 12-digit hexadecimal number.

The appropriate assigned ranges and exceptions for the Locally Administered Address include the following:

Speed & Duplex

The Speed and Duplex parameter allows the user to set the connection speed to the network and mode. The full-duplex mode allows the adapter to transmit and receive network data simultaneously. The adapter is set to Auto (optimum connection) by default.

NOTE: 1 Gbps speed is enabled by selecting Auto.


NOTES:

  • Auto is the recommended selection. This selection allows the adapter to dynamically detect the line speed and duplex mode of the network. Whenever the network capability changes, the adapter automatically detects and adjust to the new line speed and duplex mode. Ensure that the link partner is also configured for Auto.
  • 1000 Mbps makes use of Auto-Negotiation, some switches (Cisco 6509) do not allow setting Auto on ports but allow 1000 Mbps.
  • A speed of 1000 Mbps full-duplex is negotiated only when the speed and duplex setting is set to Auto and that speed is supported by the cabling and link partner. 1000 Mbps half-duplex is not a valid configuration.

Wake Up Capabilities

The Wake Up Capabilities parameter allows the user to set the adapter to wake up from a low-power mode when it receives a network wake up frame. Two wake up frames are possible: Magic Frame and Wake Up Frame. By default, the adapter is set to Both.

WOL Speed

The WOL Speed parameter allows the user to select the speed at which the adapter connects to the network during Wake-on-LAN mode. By default, the adapter is set to Auto.

NOTE: WOL Speed at 100 Mbps is only supported on the 5701, 5703, and 5704. 5700-based network adapters only support a WOL connection speed of 10 Mbps This is the network speed when the system is in a standby mode awaiting wake up on LAN.

Save Settings

  1. When the adapter properties configuration is complete, click OK at the Gigabit Ethernet Controller Properties screen to accept the settings.

  2. If prompted to restart your computer, click Yes. Note that, although it is not necessary to reboot the system for new adapter properties to take effect, rebooting is recommended to reinitialize all registers.

  3. Verify that the adapter port LEDs operate as described in the Physical Description section of the Introduction.

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Power Management

Power management specifies whether the operating system turns off the selected device if that device is able to be turned off. If the device is busy doing something, however, (servicing a call, for example), the operating system will not shut down the device. The operating system will try to shut down every possible device only when it is hibernating. Some devices must stay on at all times. If you need the device to stay on at all times, do not check this box.

NOTES:

  • To enable Wake on LAN (WOL) when the computer is on standby, select the Allow the device to bring the computer out of standby check box.
  • For WOL to operate properly, the Wake on LAN feature must be enabled on the controller. For instructions on how to enable WOL, see DOS Diagnostics.
  • If you select Only allow management stations to bring the computer out of standby, the computer can be brought out of standby only by Magic Packet, regardless of the settings in Wake Up Capabilities.

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Updating the Driver Software

Perform the following steps to replace adapter driver software with newer versions as they become available.
  1. Start Windows 2000 and log in. You must have System Administrator privileges to update the driver software.

  2. Open the Control Panel and double-click the System icon.

  3. At the System Properties screen, click the Hardware tab.

  4. Click Device Manager to display the Device Management window.

  1. Expand Network adapters (click the + sign). All network adapters appear.

  2. Right-click on the adapter to be updated and select Properties.

  3. From the Properties screen, click the Driver tab.

  4. Click the Update Driver button. The Update Device Driver Wizard screen appears.

  5. Click Next to display the Install Hardware Device Driver screen.

  6. Click Display a list of known drivers for this device so that I can choose a specific driver, then click Next.
  1. When prompted, click Have Disk and insert the media to be searched into your CD-ROM drive, type the path to the driver, and select OK.

  2. Select the appropriate driver to update, then click Next.

  3. After the software update is complete, click Finish to close the wizard and complete the driver update.

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Removing the Driver Software

Before physically removing an adapter from your system, first remove the adapter driver software.

  1. Start Windows 2000 and log in. You must have System Administrator privileges to remove the driver software.

  2. Open the Control Panel and double-click the System icon.

  3. At the System Properties screen, click the Hardware tab.

  4. Click Device Manager to display the Computer Management window.

  1. Expand Network adapters (click the + sign). All network adapters appear.

  2. Right-click on the adapter to be removed and select Uninstall.

  3. A confirm Device Removal screen appears, click OK to complete the uninstall.

NOTE: Not all driver files are removed as part of this procedure. Note that the driver and adapter can be removed via Hot Plug, if supported.

 

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Installing Broadcom Advanced Server Program (BASP)

Refer to Installing the Broadcom Advanced Control Suite 2 for BASP installation procedures.

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Uninstalling Broadcom Advanced Server Program (BASP)

To uninstall the Broadcom Advanced Server Program Driver Properties (BASP), do the following:

  1. Open the Control Panel

  2. Double-click the Add or Remove Programs button.

  3. Select Broadcom Management Programs and click Change/Remove.

  4. Click Next. The InstallShield Wizard screen appears.

  5. Click the Modify radio button and click Next.

  6. The Select Components screen appears. Four install/uninstall selections are possible from this screen. Deselect the BASP checkbox, then click Next.

  7. A question box appears indicating that removing BASP will uninstall your configured adapter team/VLAN. Click Yes to continue.

  8. When complete, an information screen notifies you that the files were successfully uninstalled.

  9. Click OK to complete the uninstall.

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Configuring Teaming

Teaming configuration is optional. Before configuring teaming, see the "Teaming Overview."

NOTES:

  • For further information regarding teaming protocols, please see Key Protocols and Interfaces.
  • The Spanning Tree Protocol should be disabled on all switch ports to which teamed adapters are connected. Also, if the system has Cisco switches, then the Spanning Tree Protocol should be disabled for the ethernet ports.
  • If Spanning Tree is enabled, then Port Fast should be enabled on all ports enabled for Spanning Tree.
  • To use the BASP teaming software, you must have at least one Broadcom adapter present in the team.

Configuring Teaming consists of the following tasks:

For complete instructions refer to Configuring Teaming located in the Broadcom Advanced Control Suite 2 document.


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