Broadcom NetXtreme II User Manual

NetXtreme II User Guide
January 2010
Broadcom Corporation
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NDIS2 Driver Software: Broadcom NetXtreme
II™ Network Adapter User Guide
•Overview
• Preinstallation Requirements
• Installing the NDIS2 Driver Software for Use on MS-DOS Platforms
• Using Keywords for the Drivers
OVERVIEW
Two drivers are discussed in this section:
• BXND20X: Broadcom NetXtreme II Gigabit Ethernet driver
• BNX2EV: Broadcom NetXtreme II 10 Gigabit Ethernet driver
The examples used in this section refer to the BXND20X driver, but also apply to the BNX2EV driver.
PREINSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS
Before you can successfully install the NDIS2 driver software, the Broadcom network adapter must be physically installed
in the server. Networking software that is appropriate to the operating system (such as Microsoft LAN Manager 2.2 for MS-
DOS) must already be running on your server.
INSTALLING THE NDIS2 DRIVER SOFTWARE FOR USE ON MS-DOS
P
LATFORMS
The NDIS2 driver software can be run from an MS-DOS startup disk using Microsoft Network Client 3.0 or from the hard disk
using Microsoft LAN Manager 2.2.
CREATING A STARTUP DISK TO RUN MICROSOFT NETWORK CLIENT
To perform this installation you must have the following items
• Windows NT Server 4.0 CD-ROM
• A blank MS-DOS system disk (3.5" high-density floppy disk)
• Access to the Broadcom NDIS2 driver file (BXND20X.dos). This file is located on the driver source media.
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Broadcom NetXtreme II Specifications

General

Brand	Broadcom
Model	NetXtreme II
Category	Network Card
Language	English