.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 ===================== TLAN driver for Linux ===================== :Version: 1.14a (C) 1997-1998 Caldera, Inc. (C) 1998 James Banks (C) 1999-2001 Torben Mathiasen For driver information/updates visit http://www.compaq.com 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. 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 messages. ==== ===================================== 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.) 3. You can set duplex=1 to force half duplex, and duplex=2 to force full duplex. 4. You can set speed=10 to force 10Mbs operation, and speed=100 to force 100Mbs operation. (I'm not sure what will happen if a card which only supports 10Mbs is forced into 100Mbs mode.) 5. You have to use speed=X duplex=Y together now. If you just do "insmod tlan.o speed=100" the driver will do Auto-Neg. To force a 10Mbps Half-Duplex link do "insmod tlan.o speed=10 duplex=1". 6. 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 half duplex 0x04 use full duplex 0x08 use 10BaseT 0x10 use 100BaseTx ==== =============== You also need to set both speed and duplex settings when forcing speeds with kernel-parameters. ether=0,0,0x12,0,eth0 will force link to 100Mbps Half-Duplex. 7. If you have more than one tlan adapter in your system, you can use the above options on a per adapter basis. To force a 100Mbit/HD link with your eth1 adapter use:: insmod tlan speed=0,100 duplex=0,1 Now eth0 will use auto-neg and eth1 will be forced to 100Mbit/HD. Note that the tlan driver supports a maximum of 8 adapters. III. Things to try if you have problems ======================================= 1. Make sure your card's PCI id is among those listed in section I, above. 2. Make sure routing is correct. 3. Try forcing different speed/duplex settings 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. There is also a tlan website at http://www.compaq.com