DIGITAL PCI-to-Gigabit Ethernet Adapter

This document is an installation and configuration guide for the DIGITAL PCI-to-Gigabit Ethernet Adapter (DEGPA), intended for system and network administrators. It details the process of installing the adapter in Alpha and Intel systems, covering both hardware and software aspects.

The guide outlines the hardware installation steps for the DEGPA into a PCI bus master-compatible system, recommending a 64-bit PCI slot if available. It then provides specific software driver installation instructions for Windows NT (version 4.0 or greater), DIGITAL UNIX (version 4.0D or greater), and OpenVMS Alpha (version 7.1-1H1 or greater) operating systems.

Key features of the DEGPA include a full-duplex gigabit Ethernet interface (IEEE 802.3z standard), support for standard and jumbo frame sizes (up to 9000 bytes), dual intelligent DMA channels, adaptive interrupt frequency, an ASIC with on-chip MAC and dual RISC processors, and PCI Local Bus Revision 2.1 compliance. The adapter supports autonegotiation, which can be turned off if needed, and uses a duplex SC fiber-optic multimode connector.

The document also describes how to connect fiber-optic cables to the adapter and the network, including link distance characteristics for 1000BASE-SX based on fiber type and bandwidth. Appendices provide general information such as hardware performance specifications, physical dimensions, power requirements, operating environment specifications, and instructions for obtaining the latest device drivers via anonymous FTP or the World Wide Web.