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How To Configure Adapters

This help file explains how to configure adapters in Microsoft Windows NT, Windows 95 and Windows 98.

Choose one of these topics:

  ConnectionType

  TxThreshold


ConnectType
ConnectionType

The ConnectionType option lets you choose the connection type at which your adapter operates.

To view information for a specific mode, click on it.

Available modes:

AUTODETECT

TP_100

TP_100+Full_Duplex

TP_10

TP_10+Full_Duplex

BNC


TxThreshold

The TxThreshold lets you choose the number of bytes read from the host memory into the transmit FIFO before the transmission. If the frame length is less than the threshold value, the adapter will start to transmit after a full frame is in the FIFO. The performance is better, if the smaller value is chosen. But if you have compatible problem, the Store and Forward or the bigger value is recommended.

To view information for a specific mode, click on it.

Available modes:

Store and Forward

36 Bytes

72 Bytes

96 Bytes

128 Bytes

160 Bytes

256 Bytes


Suggest use it. This adapter supports fully Nway autodetect function and also supports fully Auto swap, but you must load driver first. Then you can detect full_duplex with Nway. And you also can auto swap during run time form one hub to another. If hub has no Nway, it may take more time.


Establish a Fast Ethernet (100Mbps) connection. If the adapter supports 10Mbps only, this connection type will work as AUTODETECT.


Establish a Fast Ethernet Full Duplex (200Mbps) connection. If the adapter supports 10Mbps only, this connection type will work as AUTODETECT.


Establish a 10BaseT (10Mbps) connection.


Establish a 10BaseT Full Duplex (20Mbps) connection.


Establish a 10Base2 (10Mbps) connection. If the adapter does not support BNC connection type, this connection type will work as AUTODETECT.


Disable the transmit threshold control. The adapter reads the whole frame from the host memory to transmit FIFO first, then starts to transmit.


Enable the dynamic transmit threshold control and establish transmit threshold initial value to 36 bytes. When the transmit FIFO is underflow too many times, the value will be increased dynamically.


Enable the dynamic transmit threshold control and establish transmit threshold initial value to 72 bytes. When the transmit FIFO is underflow too many times, the value will be increased dynamically.


Enable the dynamic transmit threshold control and establish transmit threshold initial value to 96 bytes. When the transmit FIFO is underflow too many times, the value will be increased dynamically.


Enable the dynamic transmit threshold control and establish transmit threshold initial value to 128 bytes. When the transmit FIFO is underflow too many times, the value will be increased dynamically.


Enable the dynamic transmit threshold control and establish transmit threshold initial value to 160 bytes. When the transmit FIFO is underflow too many times, the value will be increased dynamically.


Enable the dynamic transmit threshold control and establish transmit threshold initial value to

256 bytes. When the transmit FIFO is underflow too many times, the value will be increased

dynamically.