.
.                XIRCOM CREDITCARD ETHERNET ADAPTER IIps
.                        Release Version 2.04
.                          April 11, 1995

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Thank you for purchasing the Xircom CreditCard Ethernet Adapter IIps.  
Xircom is committed to making all of its networking products compatible 
with the widest range of notebook and laptop PCs possible.  As a company, 
we are equally committed to customer satisfaction and timely response to 
the needs and concerns of our customers.

As the PC Card (PCMCIA) technology evolves, you can be assured Xircom will 
continue to provide the highest level of hardware and software compatibility 
in the industry.

If you have compatibility issues related to your specific environment, or 
you have general questions, please contact Xircom Technical Support.  
Information on Xircom Technical Support is located at the end of this file.

Remember to register your Xircom CreditCard Ethernet Adapter IIps to receive 
information about future software upgrades and new products.


CONTENTS
========
   1) CreditCard Ethernet Adapter IIps Characteristics
   2) Release Note 
   3) NDIS 3.0 Notes
   4) CE2CFG.EXE Notes 
   5) OS/2 Notes
   6) Special Software Notes
   7) Machine Specific Notes
   8) Installation Program Notes
   9) Xircom Technical Support


1) CREDITCARD ETHERNET ADAPTER IIps CHARACTERISTICS
   ================================================
   This release of Xircom's CreditCard Ethernet Adapter IIps has the 
   following characteristics:

   -Card and Socket Services is a software specification defined by the 
    PCMCIA organization.  Its purpose is to serve as an intermediary 
    between the network device driver and the system resources required by 
    the PC Card.
	
   -Supports the Intel 82365 PCIC, Databook TCIC, Cirrus Logic CL-PD6710
    or CL-PD6720, or Toshiba ICCNT PCMCIA interface chips.

   -Variable interrupts, 3 to 15, default interrupt 5.

   -Variable I/O window, 16 bytes needed, default base at 300h.

   -Requires only a 4Kbyte memory window on a 4Kbyte boundary, within 
    segment C000h to EF00h, default is D100h.  
  
    *** NOTE:  WE DO NOT SUPPORT THE D000-D0FF SEGMENT.  SEE SECTION 6 
    ***        UNDER MEMORY RANGE NOTES.

   -Keyword support to disable link integrity.

   -Continued support of Advanced Power Management for suspend/resume and 
    HotSwapping through the use of Card and Socket Services.

   -Power On/Off - the ability to turn power to the CreditCard on or off 
    at the slot using a Power On/Off feature through CE2CFG.
	 
   -Full Duplex capabilities increases bandwith to 20Mbps.

   -Advanced Look-Ahead Pipelining drivers for superior adapter performance.
	  
   -Windows- and DOS-based installation program automatically configures PC 
    and NOS setup.

   -NDIS 3.0 drivers for Microsoft's Windows for Workgroups and Windows NT 
  
   -Novell NetWare Server Driver for NetWare 3.11, 3.12, 4.01, and 4.02.   

   -CE2TEST utility for diagnostic testing.

  
2) RELEASE NOTE
   ============
   Release 2.04 of the Xircom CreditCard Ethernet Adapter IIps Network 
   Drivers includes an updated CE2NDIS.EXE driver.  This CE2NDIS v1.15
   driver includes the following features:

   -Increased transmit throughput on a fully loaded network
   -OEMSETUP.INF file now defaults to IO Address 310
   -Multicast Addressing is fully supported
   -Compatible with Lantastic 6.0 when using PCs with processor speeds 
    of 50 Mhz or above
   -Improved compatibility with DEC Pathworks version 4.x 
   -NOEARLYTX Keyword is not required 


3) NDIS 3.0 NOTE
   ==============
   The PCMCIA advanced features, such as hotswapping and suspend/resume,
   are not supported using the NDIS 3.0 driver for Microsoft Windows for
   Workgroups or under Windows NT.


4) CE2CFG.EXE CONFIGURATION UTILITY
   ================================
   Supplied on the Network Drivers disk is a utility called CE2CFG.EXE.  
   The utility can be run from the DOS command line or included in the 
   AUTOEXEC.BAT file or the CONFIG.SYS file.  It is recommended that 
   CE2CFG.EXE be run prior to loading any DOS Xircom network driver.  
   This utility is intended for DOS usage only. 

   The CE2CFG.EXE utility must be informed about which type of network 
   driver your network uses: NDIS, ODI, or Packet driver.  The CE2CFG.EXE 
   file must be located in the same directory as the network driver.

   The CE2CFG.EXE allows the Xircom CreditCard Ethernet Adapter IIps to 
   become a client of Card Services.  This is mandatory to support the 
   functions of Card and Socket Services.  CE2CFG.EXE must be loaded prior 
   to loading a network driver when using Card and Socket Services.


5) OS/2 NOTES
   ==========
   The OS/2 configuration utility, CEXCFG.OS2, was not available at the 
   time of this release.  Therefore there is not an OS/2 resource manager 
   available to support OS/2 Card and Socket Services and support of 
   advanced features of PCMCIA, such as HotSwapping.  It will be available 
   in a future release and available on the Xircom InfoSys BBS and on 
   CompuServe.


6) SPECIAL SOFTWARE NOTES   
   ======================

   ***                                                                 ***
   ***                           MEMORY MANAGERS                       ***
   ***                           ===============                       ***
   ***                                                                 ***
   *** When using a memory manager, be certain to exclude the memory   ***
   *** range being used by the CreditCard adapter.  A 4K range will    ***
   *** need to be excluded within C000 to EF00.                        ***
   ***      example:   device=c:\dos\himem.sys                         ***
   ***                 device=c:\dos\emm386.exe x=D100-D1FF            ***
   *** This example excludes 4K of the D100 segment for use by the     ***
   *** CreditCard in a default configuration.  If the CreditCard is    ***
   *** configured for a memory address different from the default,     ***
   *** be certain to exclude that memory address range in use.         ***
   ***                                                                 ***
	
   -The OS/2 drivers available on the disk are intended to support OS/2 
    versions 2.x.  These drivers do not support Microsoft OS/2 version 1.3.

   -During installation of NetWare Requester version 2.01 for OS/2, when 
    prompted for the source drive, which has default A:, insert the Network 
    Drivers disk and press return following prompted instructions.  The 
    CE2ODI.OS2 driver is located in the root of this diskette, as well in 
    the ODI subdirectory, for an easier installation.
	
   ***                                                                 ***
   ***                        MEMORY RANGE NOTES                       ***
   ***                        ==================                       ***
   ***                                                                 ***
   *** The CreditCard Ethernet Adapter IIps does not support the       ***
   *** memory range:                                                   ***
   ***                    D000-D0FF                                    ***
   ***                                                                 ***
   *** Please use a different one, such as:                            ***
   ***                    D100-D1FF                                    ***
   ***                                                                 ***

   ***                                                                 ***
   ***                       FULL DUPLEX NOTES                         ***
   ***                       =================                         ***
   ***                                                                 ***
   *** To utilize full duplex capabilities, your network must have     ***
   *** full duplex hardware in place and enabled.  If your network     ***
   *** connection does not have full duplex, your network will         ***
   *** become unusable due to excessive collisions.                    ***
   ***                                                                 ***
	

7) MACHINE SPECIFIC NOTES
   ======================
 
   Dell Lattitude
   --------------
   Windows NT 3.1 and 3.5 does not provide support for PCMCIA devices.  
   Because of this, the PCMCIA controller chip and Ethernet PC Card must be 
   initialized by "direct enabling" code in the PS-CE2 driver.  
   The Vadem chipset is not properly enabled by this code, therefore 
   the PS-CE2 adapter, Dell Lattitude, and Windows NT combination is 
   not compatible.  Future PCMCIA support for the next release of 
   Windows NT should resolve this compatibility.

   Dell 320SLi
   -----------
   The Dell 320SLi laptops may have an early version of Socket Services, 
   built into the BIOS, that is not compatible with newer PCMCIA software 
   specifications.  In this case, either the NET.CFG file must be edited to 
   include the keyword string 'socketservices NO', or the PROTOCOL.INI file 
   must include the keyword string 'socketservices = NO'.  
	
   The Dell must also be run in IO mode.  To do this, add the following line 
   to the NET.CFG or PROTOCOL.INI or run the Packet Driver as shown below.
	
.  NET.CFG example:
.  Link Driver CE2ODI 
.   SOCKETSERVICES NO
.   MODE IO      
.  
.  PROTOCOL.INI example:
.  [XIRCMAC]
.   SOCKETSERVICE = NO
.   MODE = IO 
. 
.  PACKET DRIVER example
.   ce2cfg driver=packet socketservices=no mode=IO
.   ce2pd  socketservices=no mode=IO
 
   The following computers must run in I/O mode and need to have the 
   keyword "Mode IO" for the NET.CFG or "Mode=IO" for the PROTOCOL.INI:
	
   -Gateway Colorbook 40MHz and 75Mhz
   -GRiD Convertible
   -HP OmniBooks 300 and 4xx Series

   IBM 720
   -------
   The IBM 720 needs to be run in 25MHz mode in order to support this card.  
   It will be fully supported in a future release.

   NCR 3150
   --------
   In order to use Card and Socket Services with this machine it must be 
   run in IO mode.

   Sharp 6781
   ----------
   We are unable to support this chipset "PHIC" at this time; it will be 
   made available in a future release of this software.

   Toshiba T3300SL
   ---------------
   We are unable to support Card and Socket Services with this 
   chipset "ICC/NT" at this time.  To use the card, remove the Card and 
   Socket Services in the CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT.  There is no need 
   to run the CE2CFG program; simply run the appropriate network driver, 
   such as CE2ODI, CE2NDIS, or CE2PD.

   Toshiba 1900, 1950CS
   --------------------
   This model will not initialize properly at IO port 300.  Choose another 
   IO port, such as 310.

   Zeos
   ----
   The Zeos laptops need to have the keyword "Mode IO" for the NET.CFG 
   or "Mode = IO" for the PROTOCOL.INI.


8) XIRCOM INSTALLATION PROGRAM NOTES
   =================================
   The Xircom CreditCard Ethernet Adapter Installation Program is provided 
   to automate configuration of your PC and network drivers, and to install
   the electronic Help and User's Guide files.

   The Windows Setup program included on the Installation & Utilities Disk
   contains on-line Help and an electronic User's Guide. 

   To view the on-line User's Guide, either click on the "Help" button
   during Setup, or click on the "Help" icon from the Xircom CreditCard
   Program Group.

   A DOS version of the User's Guide is available on the Installation 
   Program Disk under MANUAL.TXT.
   
   The on-line Help function contained in the program provides information 
   about the selections encountered during the installation process, as well
   as a complete User's Guide.  This section of the README file provides 
   information about specific environments that may not be addressed by the 
   installation program, or items that will be included in future releases.

   DOS 6.x STARTUP MENU NOTES   
   --------------------------
   The Xircom CreditCard Ethernet Adapter IIps requires a 4K range of 
   your PC's memory.  If you are using a memory manager such as HIMEM.SYS,
   EMM386.SYS, or QEMM.SYS, the installation program will attempt to 
   exclude this 4K memory range.

   If you have multiple startup (boot) selections available, the
   installation program will display a message which will ask you whether
   you would like the program to exclude this memory range in each of
   your startup options, or save the recommended changes in a separate
   file so you can make changes only to the startup option or options 
   you wish.

   PREVIOUS INSTALLATIONS
   ----------------------
   If you have existing network drivers loaded in your CONFIG.SYS or
   AUTOEXEC.BAT, the installation program will not complete its
   installation.  You will need to remove or REM out the existing
   driver entries in your system files and rerun the Xircom installation
   program in order for configuration to be completed correctly.

   NETWARE 4.01 INSTALLATION NOTES
   -------------------------------
   The Novell NetWare 4.01 Client Install program does not support
   loading of Xircom's CE2CFG.EXE file, which is a file required for 
   configuration of some PCMCIA slots.  If you complete the NetWare 4.01 
   installation and experience problems attaching to your network,
   follow these instructions:

   Using a DOS editor (such as EDIT), edit your STARTNET.BAT file and
   add the line CE2CFG before the lines LSL and CE2ODI.


9) XIRCOM TECHNICAL SUPPORT
   ========================
   To have information faxed to your location, try the Xircom FactsLine 
   Documents-by-Fax Service with 24-hour fax-on-demand using your touch-tone 
   phone.

   Access the Xircom InfoSys BBS by setting your modem and communications 
   program up to 14400 bps (28800 in the U.S.).  Set your communications 
   program for No parity, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit (N-8-1), and set your 
   terminal emulation for TTY, ANSI, or NONE (the Xircom BBS does not 
   support DEC VT-type terminal emulations).

   CompuServe access also requires a modem and a communications program, 
   plus a CompuServe account.  Set your communications program for Even 
   parity, 7 data bits, 1 stop bit (E-7-1).

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