| (C)Copyright 1998-2000 SysKonnect, |
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| skfp.txt created 11-May-2000 |
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| Readme File for skfp.o v2.06 |
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| This file contains |
| (1) OVERVIEW |
| (2) SUPPORTED ADAPTERS |
| (3) GENERAL INFORMATION |
| (4) INSTALLATION |
| (5) INCLUSION OF THE ADAPTER IN SYSTEM START |
| (6) TROUBLESHOOTING |
| (7) FUNCTION OF THE ADAPTER LEDS |
| (8) HISTORY |
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| (1) OVERVIEW |
| ============ |
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| This README explains how to use the driver 'skfp' for Linux with your |
| network adapter. |
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| Chapter 2: Contains a list of all network adapters that are supported by |
| this driver. |
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| Chapter 3: Gives some general information. |
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| Chapter 4: Describes common problems and solutions. |
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| Chapter 5: Shows the changed functionality of the adapter LEDs. |
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| Chapter 6: History of development. |
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| *** |
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| (2) SUPPORTED ADAPTERS |
| ====================== |
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| The network driver 'skfp' supports the following network adapters: |
| SysKonnect adapters: |
| - SK-5521 (SK-NET FDDI-UP) |
| - SK-5522 (SK-NET FDDI-UP DAS) |
| - SK-5541 (SK-NET FDDI-FP) |
| - SK-5543 (SK-NET FDDI-LP) |
| - SK-5544 (SK-NET FDDI-LP DAS) |
| - SK-5821 (SK-NET FDDI-UP64) |
| - SK-5822 (SK-NET FDDI-UP64 DAS) |
| - SK-5841 (SK-NET FDDI-FP64) |
| - SK-5843 (SK-NET FDDI-LP64) |
| - SK-5844 (SK-NET FDDI-LP64 DAS) |
| Compaq adapters (not tested): |
| - Netelligent 100 FDDI DAS Fibre SC |
| - Netelligent 100 FDDI SAS Fibre SC |
| - Netelligent 100 FDDI DAS UTP |
| - Netelligent 100 FDDI SAS UTP |
| - Netelligent 100 FDDI SAS Fibre MIC |
| *** |
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| (3) GENERAL INFORMATION |
| ======================= |
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| From v2.01 on, the driver is integrated in the linux kernel sources. |
| Therefore, the installation is the same as for any other adapter |
| supported by the kernel. |
| Refer to the manual of your distribution about the installation |
| of network adapters. |
| Makes my life much easier :-) |
| *** |
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| (4) TROUBLESHOOTING |
| =================== |
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| If you run into problems during installation, check those items: |
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| Problem: The FDDI adapter cannot be found by the driver. |
| Reason: Look in /proc/pci for the following entry: |
| 'FDDI network controller: SysKonnect SK-FDDI-PCI ...' |
| If this entry exists, then the FDDI adapter has been |
| found by the system and should be able to be used. |
| If this entry does not exist or if the file '/proc/pci' |
| is not there, then you may have a hardware problem or PCI |
| support may not be enabled in your kernel. |
| The adapter can be checked using the diagnostic program |
| which is available from the SysKonnect web site: |
| www.syskonnect.de |
| Some COMPAQ machines have a problem with PCI under |
| Linux. This is described in the 'PCI howto' document |
| (included in some distributions or available from the |
| www, e.g. at 'www.linux.org') and no workaround is available. |
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| Problem: You want to use your computer as a router between |
| multiple IP subnetworks (using multiple adapters), but |
| you cannot reach computers in other subnetworks. |
| Reason: Either the router's kernel is not configured for IP |
| forwarding or there is a problem with the routing table |
| and gateway configuration in at least one of the |
| computers. |
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| If your problem is not listed here, please contact our |
| technical support for help. |
| You can send email to: |
| linux@syskonnect.de |
| When contacting our technical support, |
| please ensure that the following information is available: |
| - System Manufacturer and Model |
| - Boards in your system |
| - Distribution |
| - Kernel version |
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| *** |
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| (5) FUNCTION OF THE ADAPTER LEDS |
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| The functionality of the LED's on the FDDI network adapters was |
| changed in SMT version v2.82. With this new SMT version, the yellow |
| LED works as a ring operational indicator. An active yellow LED |
| indicates that the ring is down. The green LED on the adapter now |
| works as a link indicator where an active GREEN LED indicates that |
| the respective port has a physical connection. |
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| With versions of SMT prior to v2.82 a ring up was indicated if the |
| yellow LED was off while the green LED(s) showed the connection |
| status of the adapter. During a ring down the green LED was off and |
| the yellow LED was on. |
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| All implementations indicate that a driver is not loaded if |
| all LEDs are off. |
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| *** |
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| (6) HISTORY |
| =========== |
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| v2.06 (20000511) (In-Kernel version) |
| New features: |
| - 64 bit support |
| - new pci dma interface |
| - in kernel 2.3.99 |
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| v2.05 (20000217) (In-Kernel version) |
| New features: |
| - Changes for 2.3.45 kernel |
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| v2.04 (20000207) (Standalone version) |
| New features: |
| - Added rx/tx byte counter |
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| v2.03 (20000111) (Standalone version) |
| Problems fixed: |
| - Fixed printk statements from v2.02 |
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| v2.02 (991215) (Standalone version) |
| Problems fixed: |
| - Removed unnecessary output |
| - Fixed path for "printver.sh" in makefile |
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| v2.01 (991122) (In-Kernel version) |
| New features: |
| - Integration in Linux kernel sources |
| - Support for memory mapped I/O. |
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| v2.00 (991112) |
| New features: |
| - Full source released under GPL |
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| v1.05 (991023) |
| Problems fixed: |
| - Compilation with kernel version 2.2.13 failed |
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| v1.04 (990427) |
| Changes: |
| - New SMT module included, changing LED functionality |
| Problems fixed: |
| - Synchronization on SMP machines was buggy |
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| v1.03 (990325) |
| Problems fixed: |
| - Interrupt routing on SMP machines could be incorrect |
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| v1.02 (990310) |
| New features: |
| - Support for kernel versions 2.2.x added |
| - Kernel patch instead of private duplicate of kernel functions |
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| v1.01 (980812) |
| Problems fixed: |
| Connection hangup with telnet |
| Slow telnet connection |
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| v1.00 beta 01 (980507) |
| New features: |
| None. |
| Problems fixed: |
| None. |
| Known limitations: |
| - tar archive instead of standard package format (rpm). |
| - FDDI statistic is empty. |
| - not tested with 2.1.xx kernels |
| - integration in kernel not tested |
| - not tested simultaneously with FDDI adapters from other vendors. |
| - only X86 processors supported. |
| - SBA (Synchronous Bandwidth Allocator) parameters can |
| not be configured. |
| - does not work on some COMPAQ machines. See the PCI howto |
| document for details about this problem. |
| - data corruption with kernel versions below 2.0.33. |
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| *** End of information file *** |
