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-TLAN driver for Linux, version 1.0
-README
-
-Well, I'm back.  The TLAN driver seems pretty stable, so I'm
-declaring this cycle of development finished, and calling the
-driver 1.0.  I will, of course continue to work on improving
-the driver, and work towards a 2.0 release.
-
-
-
-I.  Supported Devices.
-
-    Only PCI devices will work with this driver.
-
-    Supported:
-    Vendor ID	Device ID	Name
-    0e11	ae32		Compaq Netelligent 10/100 TX PCI UTP
-    0e11	ae34		Compaq Netelligent 10 T PCI UTP
-    0e11	ae35		Compaq Integrated NetFlex 3/P
-    0e11	ae40		Compaq Netelligent Dual 10/100 TX PCI UTP
-    0e11	ae43		Compaq Netelligent Integrated 10/100 TX UTP
-    0e11	b011		Compaq Netelligent 10/100 TX Embedded UTP
-    0e11	b012		Compaq Netelligent 10 T/2 PCI UTP/Coax
-    0e11	b030		Compaq Netelligent 10/100 TX UTP
-    0e11	f130		Compaq NetFlex 3/P
-    0e11	f150		Compaq NetFlex 3/P
-    108d	0012		Olicom OC-2325	
-    108d	0013		Olicom OC-2183
-    108d	0014		Olicom OC-2326	
-
-
-    Caveats:
-    
-    I am not sure if 100BaseTX daughterboards (for those cards which
-    support such things) will work.  I haven't had any solid evidence
-    either way.
-
-    However, if a card supports 100BaseTx without requiring an add
-    on daughterboard, it should work with 100BaseTx.
-
-    The "Netelligent 10 T/2 PCI UTP/Coax" (b012) device is untested,
-    but I do not expect any problems.
-    
-
-II.  Building the Driver.
-
-    The TLAN driver may be compiled into the kernel, or it may be compiled
-    as a module separately, or in the kernel.  A patch is included for
-    2.0.29 (which also works for 2.0.30, 2.0.31, and 2.0.32).
-
-    To compile it as part of the kernel:
-        1. Download and untar the TLAN driver package.
-	2. If your kernel is 2.1.45 or later, you do not need to patch the
-           kernel sources.  Copy the tlan.c and tlan.h to drivers/net in
-           the kernel source tree.
-        3. Otherwise, apply the appropriate patch for your kernel.  For
-	   example:
-
-	       cd /usr/src/linux
-               patch -p1 < kernel.2.0.29
-
-        4. Copy the files tlan.c and tlan.h from the TLAN package to the
-           directory drivers/net in the Linux kernel source tree.
-        5. Configure your kernel for the TLAN driver.  Answer 'Y' when
-           prompted to ask about experimental code (the first question).
-           Then answer 'Y' when prompted if to include TI ThunderLAN
-           support.  If you want the driver compiled as a module, answer 'M'
-           instead of 'Y'.
-        6. Make the kernel and, if necessary, the modules.
-    
-    To compile the TLAN driver independently:
-        1. Download and untar the TLAN driver package.
-        2. Change to the tlan directory.
-        3. If you are NOT using a versioned kernel (ie, want an non-
-           versioned module), edit the Makefile, and comment out the
-           line:
-                 MODVERSIONS = -DMODVERSIONS
-        4. Run 'make'.
-
-
-III.  Driver Options
-	1. You can append debug=x to the end of the insmod line to get
-           debug messages, where x is a bit field where the bits mean
-	   the following:
-	   
-	   0x01		Turn on general debugging messages.
-	   0x02		Turn on receive debugging messages.
-	   0x04		Turn on transmit debugging messages.
-	   0x08		Turn on list debugging messsages.
-
-	2. You can append aui=1 to the end of the insmod line to cause
-           the adapter to use the AUI interface instead of the 10 Base T
-           interface.  This is also what to do if you want to use the BNC
-	   connector on a TLAN based device.  (Setting this option on a
-	   device that does not have an AUI/BNC connector will probably
-	   cause it to not function correctly.)
-
-	4. You can set duplex=1 to force half duplex, and duplex=2 to
-	   force full duplex.
-
-	5. You can set speed=10 to force 10Mbs operation, and speed=100Mbs
-	   to force 100Mbs operation. (I'm not sure what will happen
-	   if a card which only supports 10Mbs is forced into 100Mbs
-	   mode.)
-
-	3. If the driver is built into the kernel, you can use the 3rd
-	   and 4th parameters to set aui and debug respectively.  For
-	   example:
-
-	   ether=0,0,0x1,0x7,eth0
-
-	   This sets aui to 0x1 and debug to 0x7, assuming eth0 is a
-	   supported TLAN device.
-
-	   The bits in the third byte are assigned as follows:
-
-		0x01 = aui
-		0x02 = use SA_INTERRUPT flag when reserving the irq.
-		0x04 = use half duplex
-		0x08 = use full duplex
-		0x10 = use 10BaseT
-		0x20 = use 100BaseTx
-
-
-IV.  Things to try if you have problems.
-	1. Make sure your card's PCI id is among those listed in
-	   section I, above.
-	1. Make sure routing is correct.
-	2. If you are using a 2.1.x kernel, try to duplicate the
-	   problem on a 2.0.x (preferably 2.0.29 or 2.0.30) kernel.
-
-
-There is also a tlan mailing list which you can join by sending "subscribe tlan"
-in the body of an email to majordomo@vuser.vu.union.edu.
-

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