Intel(R) Network Adapter Software Version 8.2.1 Release Notes
===========================================================

September 3, 2003


Contents
========

- What's new in this release
- User guides
- Intel(R) PRO/1000 MT Quad Port Server Adapter
- Upgrading drivers and utilities on systems using IPSec
- Repairing installation of utilities
- Compatibility notes for Multi Vendor Teaming
- Team setup requirement
- IEEE 802.3ad teaming with Foundry switches
- Locally administered address (LAA) in Windows* 98SE
- Service pack 4 for Windows* 2000
- Teaming with onboard adapters on Windows NT* 4.0 systems
- Using Locally Administered Addresses (LAA) and Wake on Magic Packet
- Known limitations
- Customer support


What's new in this release
==========================

- Support for 82545GM, 82546GB, 82541GI, and 82547GI silicon-based 
Intel(R) PRO/1000 devices. These devices include:
Intel PRO/1000 CT Network Connection
Intel PRO/1000 MT Server Connection
Intel PRO/1000 MT Dual Port Network Connection
Intel PRO/1000 MT Network Connection
Intel PRO/1000 MT Desktop Adapter
Intel PRO/1000 MT Mobile Connection
Intel PRO/1000 MB Server Adapter

- Support for changing the following advanced settings: 
Interrupt Throttle Rate (Interrupt Moderation Rate)
Smart Power Down
PHY Master Slave

- Independent installation of wired and wireless adapters. This
release does not include support for wireless adapters.

- Support for Receive Load Balancing teaming on the Netware
operating system

- Support for port numbering in UnixWare and Open Unix 8

- Support for Red Hat Linux 9.0

- Support for Netware 6.5

- Support for Service Pack 4 on Windows 2000

- Improved support for QOS 802.1p Packet Tagging


User guides
===========

Additional information can be found in the user's guide. To access them, 
click "View User Guides" from the Autorun screen. 


Intel PRO/1000 MT Quad Port Server Adapter Installation Notes
=============================================================

This adapter operates in 3.3 volt slots only. Refer to the detailed 
installation instructions in the User's Guide for additional 
requirements.

For best performance, this adapter should be installed in a 64-bit 
PCI-X slot. Refer to the User's Guide for additional details.

The driver for this adapter is not certified for 32-bit systems. To 
obtain the driver for these systems, go to the Intel support
website at http://support.intel.com.

Wake-on-LAN and Hot Plug operations are not supported by this adapter.

This adapter supports Intel Boot Agent functionality on ports A and B, 
however it is disabled by default. To enable and use the Intel Boot 
Agent, refer to the User's Guide and other information in the BOOTAGNT 
folder.


Upgrading drivers and utilities on systems using IPSec
======================================================

If you have a Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 9x system and you are using IPSec,
upgrading drivers and utilities might cause changes to your security 
setting or potential mismatches with the adapter drivers or applications. 
If you want to continue using IPSec, Intel recommends that you NOT update 
to this software version. If you do not wish to continue using IPSec, 
uninstall the existing Intel IPSec software before installing this version.


Repairing installation of utilities
===================================

When attempting to repair the installation of DMI or the WMI NIC provider, 
you must first uninstall and then reinstall the utility. To uninstall a 
utility:

  1. Run the Intel PROSet Installer.
  2. In the Program Maintenance dialog box, select Modify.
  3. In the Custom Setup dialog box, click the graphic next to the utility 
     you would like to uninstall. Click the option Do not install this 
     feature. 
  4. Follow the onscreen directions to finish the installation.

After completing the uninstall, use the Intel PROSet Installer to reinstall 
the utility. 


Team setup requirement
======================

Before adding an adapter to a team, make sure each adapter is configured the
same as other adapters in the team. For team members to successfully 
implement teaming functionality, each team member must be configured 
similarly. To check team member configuration, view each team members' 
settings in the Advanced tab in Intel PROSet.  Settings to check include QoS 
Packet Tagging, Jumbo Frames, and the various offloads. If team members 
implement Advanced features differently, failover and team functionality are
affected.  


IEEE 802.3ad teaming with Foundry switches
==========================================

Foundry switches require an even number of ports in an aggregated link. If 
you remove an adapter from a 802.3ad team connected to a Foundry switch, 
make sure you maintain an even number of adapters in the team.


Locally administered address (LAA) in Windows 98SE
==================================================

In Windows 98SE, if you want to use the default address after using a 
manually-assigned (LAA) address, perform one of these procedures:

  - From the Network Properties dialog boxs Advanced tab, select Locally 
    Administered Address and change its value to 0. Click OK to apply the 
    setting.

  - In Intel PROSet II, click the Advanced tab, then click Restore Default 
    or clear all characters from the Value field. Click OK to apply the 
    setting.


Service Pack 4 for Windows 2000
===============================

For the driver and software to function correctly on Windows 2000, it is
recommended that you install Service Pack 4 or later.


Teaming with onboard adapters on Windows NT 4.0 systems
=======================================================

In this release, you can include both server adapters and onboard 
adapters in a team. To create a team, start Intel PROSet II from 
either the Control Panel or system tray.


Using Locally Administered Addresses (LAA) and Wake on Magic Packet
===================================================================

If an adapter's Wake On Settings option is set to Wake on Magic Packet, 
and the adapter is configured to use a Locally Administered Address (LAA), 
magic packets sent to the LAA will not wake the system from shutdown (S5) 
unless Power Management Event (PME) is enabled.
 
To enable PME
1. Start Intel PROSet.
2. On the Advanced tab, select Enable PME from the setting list.
3. In the Value drop-down box, select Enabled.
4. Click OK or Apply. 


Known limitations
=================

  Removing a teamed adapter from a system
  ---------------------------------------
  When you remove an adapter that is part of a team or a VLAN from a 
  system, do not put this adapter into any system on the same network 
  until you have rebooted the original system or reloaded the team or 
  VLAN. Otherwise, two identical Ethernet addresses appear in the 
  network.

  Statistics may inaccurately report bus speed
  --------------------------------------------
  The /proc/net/PRO_LAN_Adapters files may show a bus speed of 66 MHz 
  regardless of the true speed of the slot when the Intel PRO/1000 MT 
  Quad Port Server Adapter is installed in any PCI-X slot.

  Diagnostics may inaccurately report cable length
  ------------------------------------------------
  When using PROSet's "Test Cable" feature, Intel gigabit adapters may 
  mis-report the length of a 110 meter cable as being over 140 meters.  
  Other cable lengths are correctly reported.  

  Installing more than two Intel PRO/1000 MT Quad Port Server Adapters 
  on one system 
  -----------------------------------------------------------------------
  Installing more than two Intel PRO/1000 MT Quad Port Server Adapters in 
  the same system is not recommended. Many systems are unable to support 
  the power requirements for more than two of these adapters. 

  Wake on LAN (WOL)* is not supported by Intel PRO/1000 MT Quad Port 
  Server Adapter
  ------------------------------------------------------------------
  The Intel PRO/1000 MT Quad Port Server Adapter does not support WOL. 
  If you try to enable this feature with IBAUTIL.exe, this action does 
  not have any effect. 

  Intel PRO/1000 MT Quad Port Server Adapter not recommended for use on 
  some systems
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  The Intel PRO/1000 MT Quad Port Server Adapter does not function correctly 
  while running on the following systems:
 
  Dell PowerEdge 2500
  Dell PowerEdge 6400
  Dell PowerEdge 6450
  Dell PowerEdge 6650SC
  Intel Saber, Saber-R, and Saber-Rx Systems
  SuperMicro 370DE6
  SuperMicro P4DP6
 
  Using the Intel PRO/1000 MT Quad Port Server Adapter in this configuration is 
  not recommended.

  Heavy traffic may cause system reboot in the following systems
  --------------------------------------------------------------
  Using an Intel PRO/1000 MT Quad Port Server Adapter may cause a reboot in 
  systems with the Intel Profusion chipset including: Intel OCPRF100 and SRPM8 
  server systems; Compaq ProLiant 8000, 8500, ML750, DL760; Dell PowerEdge 
  8450, 6300, 6350; IBM x370.  Using the Intel PRO/1000 MT Quad Port Server 
  Adapter in these configurations is not recommended.

  Using the Intel PRO/1000 MT Quad Port Server Adapter in a PCI slot
  ------------------------------------------------------------------
  Reduced performance has been observed when the Intel PRO/1000 MT Quad Port 
  Server Adapter is installed in a PCI slot.

  Shared Interrupt Limitation 
  ---------------------------
  In some systems, the BIOS and OS assign the same interrupt number to 
  two or more different ports on the Intel PRO/1000 MT Quad Port Server 
  Adapter. If this occurs, these ports do not function properly. In this 
  case, reassign the system resources so that each port of the adapter 
  has its own unique interrupt number or disable one of the ports sharing 
  the same interrupt number. 

  Downshifting with the Intel(R) PRO/1000 MT Quad Port Server Adapter
  -------------------------------------------------------------------
  When connecting to any Gigabit switch via a faulty CAT 5 cable where 
  one pair is broken, the adapter does not downshift from 1 Gig to 
  100Mbps. For the adapter to downshift, it must identify two broken 
  pairs in the cable.
  
  Installing the Base Driver for the Intel(R) PRO/1000 MT Quad Port
  Server Adapter on systems running Windows XP or Windows Server 2003
  -------------------------------------------------------------------
  After inserting the adapter in the system, you must install the base
  driver. This is true even if you previously installed base drivers
  for other Intel Ethernet adapters. After installing the adapter, you
  must reboot the computer.

  Wake on Lan (WOL) from Standby is not supported when connecting to a 
  Gigabit Only switch
  -----------------------------------------------------------------------
  When an adapter is connected to a Gigabit-only switch, WOL from Standby
  is not supported. This is due to the power consumption level of the
  adapter.

  UnixWare* 7 and Open UNIX* 8 - Improper adapter names Used in netcfg
  --------------------------------------------------------------------
  In UnixWare* 7 and Open UNIX* 8, limitations with the Network Configuration 
  Manager cause some PRO/1000 adapter names that are not installed in the 
  system to appear in the list of adapters. In the Network Configuration 
  Manager, the Intel PRO/1000 MT Dual Port Network Connection adapter is 
  also shown as an Intel PRO/1000 MF Server Adapter. The Intel PRO/1000 
  MT Network Connection adapter is also shown as a Intel PRO/1000 F Server 
  Adapter. The Intel PRO/1000 MT Server Adapter is also shown as an Intel 
  PRO/1000 MT Network Connection Adapter.

  The e1008g driver may identify certain PRO/100 adapters as PRO/1000 
  adapters.

  Workarounds:
  - Install and configure all Intel PRO/100 adapters prior to installing 
    PRO/1000 adapters. 
  - If you are installing a MT Dual Port Network Connection adapter, ignore 
    the entry for the MF Server Adapter when you select Add New LAN Adapter. 
  - If you are installing a MT Network Connection adapter, ignore the entry 
    for the F Server Adapter when you select Add New LAN Adapter.
  - If you are installing a MT Server Adapter, ignore the entry for the MT 
    Network Connection Adapter when you select Add New LAN Adapter.

  NetWare* - Modified instructions for loading iANS
  -------------------------------------------------
  Novell NetWare* driver 4.2 with sp9 may not properly load the iANS driver 
  (ans.lan version 5.2), as described in the User's Guide. To workaround this 
  condition, load ODINEB.NLM prior to loading the iANS driver.

  Windows NT 4.0 - Installing Intel PROSet in a language Other than English
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------
  To install Intel PROSet in a language other than English under Microsoft 
  Windows NT 4.0, you must properly set your locale prior to installing the 
  Network Adapter Driver. 
  - Go to Start > Settings > Control Panel.
  - Open Regional Settings.
  - Change Regional Settings to the desired language (see list below).
  - Click OK. (You may be asked to insert your Windows NT installation CD to 
    complete the change.
  - Install the Network Adapter Driver.
  List of available languages and corresponding regional settings:
    German (Standard)
    French (Standard)
    Italian (Standard)
    Spanish (Modern Sort)
    Portuguese (Brazilian)
    Danish
    Norwegian (Bokmal)
    Finnish
    Swedish
    Dutch (Standard)
  NOTE: If you select the correct language, but another regional setting, 
        PROSet will be installed in English. For example, selecting 
        Spanish (Mexico) or French (Canada) will install Intel PROSet in 
        English.
  - After installing the Network Adapter Driver, you may reset the regional
    settings. (see instructions above).

  If you have installed the Network Adapter Driver and find English 
  documentation instead of the correct language, you must uninstall the driver,
  follow the above procedures to change the regional settings, and reinstall
  the driver.
  
  Servers running Windows NT 4.0 with teamed adapters
  --------------------------------------------------- 
  On servers running Windows NT 4.0 with teamed adapters, if you experience 
  trouble with teams after physically removing an adapter from a team you 
  may need to adjust the DWORD BindTimerTimeout.  

  NOTE: In Windows NT 4.0 there is a timer for each adapter (to prevent a 
        non-working teamed adapter from holding up the install). If you are 
        using mixed speed adapters (the PRO/100 with PRO/1000 or Intelligent
        Server Adapter) and using teaming and/or a large number of VLANs, you
        may encounter a load time longer than the timers limit. If this is 
        encountered, disable the timer (for each adapter in the team) as 
        follows:

        In the registry under the DWORD BindTimerTimeout:

          <e100XbN>\parameters\iansprotocol\BindTimerTimeout value 0
            (was 50000 default) 

        where N indicates the card instance. This must be done each time any 
        changes to teaming/VLANs are made in Intel PROSet.

  Older adapters that do not support I/O on Windows NT 4.0
  --------------------------------------------------------
  Some older adapters do not support I/O. when these adapters are removed 
  with the hot plug lever on a Windows NT 4.0 system, the system no longer 
  functions. Before using the hot plug lever on a system running Windows NT
  4.0, make sure that the adapter supports I/O. If the adapter does not 
  support I/O, power down the system before removing the adapter.

  Team settings default to those common to all adapters in the team
  -----------------------------------------------------------------
  Team settings, or capabilities, are always set to the lowest common 
  denominator. When you make team changes, the team settings are updated 
  when you click Apply in PROSet and the team is reloaded. If you are 
  running PROSet II, you must close and then open PROSet II instead of 
  clicking an Apply button. 
  
  If through PROSet you add an adapter to a team that has lower capabilities 
  than the team itself, PROSet warns you that there is a compatibility
  mismatch. PROSet adds the adapter to the team and the new team settings are 
  set to the lowest common denominator. These settings take effect when you
  click Apply. Again, if you are running PROSet II, you must close and then 
  open PROSet II instead of clicking an Apply button.

  All adapters in the team must have the same capabilities or they will 
  default to the lowest denominator. This is true regardless of the team 
  member's status.

  Enabling/Disabling an adapter in Windows 98 SE and Windows Me 
  requires restart
  -------------------------------------------------------------
  Due to a technical limitation in Microsoft Windows 98 SE and Windows 
  Me, If you enable or disable an adapter, you must restart the computer 
  to ensure stable operation.  

  Intel(R) PRO/1000 Adapter ignores consecutive Wake Up signals while
  transitioning into standby mode
  -------------------------------------------------------------------
  While sending a system into standby, occasionally a wake up packet 
  arrives before the system completes the transition into standby mode.
  When this happens, the system ignores consecutive wake up signals
  and remains in standby mode until manually powered up using the
  mouse, keyboard, or power button.

  Intel(R) PRO/1000 MT Desktop Adapter shows Normal Polarity during the
  cable test
  ---------------------------------------------------------------------
  When configuring the adapter to auto-negotiate speed and duplex, and 
  then connect the adapter through a reversed polarity cable to a 10/100 
  port, clicking the Test Cable button in Intel PROSet will show normal 
  polarity, even though the polarity is reversed. 

  TCP Segmentation for Windows 2000
  ---------------------------------
  The advanced feature, TCP segmentation, is not supported in windows
  2000 for Intel(R) PRO/1000 Desktop and Server adapters. This is due
  to a limitation of the Windows 2000 operating system.

  Intel PRO/1000 Adapter will not have Link when forced to operate at 
  10 or 100 Mbps with a link partner is also forced to the same state
  -------------------------------------------------------------------
  When an Intel PRO/1000 Adapter is forced to operate at 10 or 100
  Mbps, the adapter does not have a link with the link partner under
  the following circumstances:
  - If the adapter is connected directly to another computer using a
    regular cable instead of a crossover cable, and that computer is
    forced to operate at 100 or 100 Mbps.
  - If the adapter is connected to a switch using a crossover cable
    instead of a regular cable, and the switch is forced to operate
    at 10 or 100 Mbps.

  Changing speed and duplex of adapters in a team
  -----------------------------------------------
  When you add an adapter to a Fast EtherChannel, Gigabit EtherChannel, 
  or Link Aggregation team using Intel PROSet, make sure that the
  adapter is capable of operating at the speed of the other adapters
  in the team.

  Enabling Linux ACPI causes Dual Port PRO/1000 Adapters to fail
  --------------------------------------------------------------
  If ACPI is turned on in the kernel, dual port adapters will not work. 
  This is due to a limitation in ACPI. Currently, this affects all new 
  versions of SuSE and the United Linux family.

  Non-Intel adapters installed on a SCO5 system
  ---------------------------------------------
  A known limitation exists with some non-Intel adapters and the SCO5
  operating system. If four or more adapters are installed, the 
  operating system does not have enough buffer memory for the adapters 
  to function normally. Some traffic does not pass through any of the 
  installed adapters. 

  Changing the driver settings may alleviate this issue. For more 
  information, see the documentation shipped with the non-Intel adapter.

  Installing drivers for Intel PRO/1000 adapters on Windows 98 SE
  ---------------------------------------------------------------
  When installing drivers on Windows 98 SE, the Hardware Installation
  Wizard is displayed. If you use the wizard, you must specify a
  location for the drivers. After checking the Specify a Location
  checkbox, browse to the Intel CD and then to the \PRO1000\WIN_98ME
  directory.  Similarly, for Intel PRO/100 adapters, go to the 
  \PRO100\WIN_98ME directory.

  Running diagnostics on Windows 98 SE
  ------------------------------------
  Before running diagnostics in Intel PROSet II, determine whether ACPI 
  power management is installed and running. If so, open the Device
  Manager and make sure that the option "Allow the computer to turn
  off this device to save power" is turned off.
  
  If you still encounter a problem when running diagnostics from 
  PROSet II, use the DOS diagnostics tool. To start the tool, navigate 
  to the APPS/TOOLS directory on the Intel CD. From a DOS prompt, type 
  DIAGS.

  Naming a team for an unattended installation
  --------------------------------------------
  As part of the unattended installation, you can set up one or more 
  teams. When naming teams, you must start the team name with
  the word Team. Examples of valid team names are Team One and Team1.
  For more information regarding unattended installations, see the
  User's Guide.

  Saving and Restoring Settings for Teams
  ---------------------------------------
  You can save and then restore settings for teams through Intel PROSet
  or through the script savres.vbs. When you save and restore the 
  settings for a team, the preferred primary adapter setting is not 
  saved or restored. You must change the preferred primary adapter
  setting after restoring the team.
 
  Windows 98SE - Wake On Directed Packets
  ---------------------------------------
  When trying to enable Wake On Directed Packets on Windows 98SE
  systems, the system does not instruct the driver to wake on
  directed packets. Due to this operating  system limitation, this
  feature will not work properly with Intel PROSet.

  82541/82547-based adapters cannot link or is slow to link with 
  some link partners
  --------------------------------------------------------------
  There is a known compatibility issue with 82541/82547-based 
  adapters and some low-end switches where link will not be 
  established, or will be slow to establish.  In particular, the 
  following switches are known to be incompatible with 82541/82547:

  Planex 08TX
  IO Data

  To work around the issue on Linux systems, the driver can be 
  compiled with an override of the PHY's master/slave setting.  
  Forcing master or forcing slave mode will improve time-to-link.

  # make CFLAGS_EXTRA=-DE1000_MASTER_SLAVE=<n>

  Where <n> is:

	0 = Hardware default
	1 = Master mode
	2 = Slave mode
	3 = Auto master/slave

  To work around the issue on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and 
  Windows XP, you can change this advanced setting in Intel PROSet. 

 
Customer Support
================

- Main Intel web support site: http://support.intel.com

- Network products information: http://www.intel.com/network

- Worldwide access: Intel has technical support centers worldwide.  Many of
  the centers are staffed by technicians who speak the local languages. For
  a list of all Intel support centers, the telephone numbers, and the times
  they are open, visit http://www.intel.com/support/9089.htm.

- Telephone support: US and Canada: 1-916-377-7000 
  (7:00 - 17:00 M-F Pacific Time) 


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