Installation guide

Chapter 9 Network Device Driver Options 147
3Com EtherLink II
Required entry:
• drivername = elnkii$ or elnkiin$
This driver is for the following network adapters:
• 3Com EtherLink II (3C503)
• 3Com EtherLink II/16 TP
When an EtherLink II adapter runs in shared-memory mode, the
datatransfer and dmachannel entries are ignored. The data-transfer
mode is memory-to-memory string moves. The EtherLink II adapter
occupies 8K of high memory at C8000, CC000, D8000, or DC000,
depending on the jumper selection on the adapter.
The following table summarizes the possible entries and values in the
[elnkii] section of the LAN Manager PROTOCOL.INI file:
Entry Units Range Default
datatransfer — — demand_dma for
8086 and 8088
computers;
pio_word for
80286 and 80386
computers
dmachannel
(8086 and 8088
computers only)
integer 1 or 3 1
drivername — — elnkii$ or elnkiin$
interrupt integer 2–5 3
ioaddress hex. 250–350 300
maxtransmits integer 8–50 8
netaddress hex. 12 hex. digits —
transceiver — — onboard
xmitbufs integer 1–2 2