Driver: DECchip21140 Network
Last Update: December 18, 1997
Availability Information
A version of this driver is on the OPENSTEP CD-ROM
No updated versions of this driver are available
Driver Name / Installer .pkg: DECchip21140NetworkDriver
Driver Type: Networking
Driver Scope: Generic-Chipset
Supported Components: DEC DECchip21140
PC Bus / Interface Supported by Driver*: PCI
General Overview notes: This driver supports 10Mb/s and 100Mb/sec adapters based on DECchip21140.
Supported Products / Add-on Adapters:
Cogent EM100 Fast Ethernet Adapter
Cogent EM110 Fast Ethernet 10/100 Adapter
SMC 9332 Fast Ethernet 10/100 Adapter
DEC DE500 Fast EtherWORKS PCI 10/100
Cogent EM110-T4 Fast Ethernet 10/100/BNC Adapter
Special Features of Driver / Driver Notes:
This device driver provides information in the Configure application's help panel. Choose Info>Help from the Configure menu and scroll down to find this device driver's help topic.
Networking Driver Details
Network Type*: 100 Base T4, 100 Base TX, EtherNet
Speed*: 10 Mb/s, 100 Mb/s
Access Mode*: Bus Master DMA
Buffer Size*: NA
Supported Connectors*: BNC, UTP
Known Problems
Newer versions of the Cogent EM110 that use the DECchip21140A need to have the following line added to the Instance table in order for them to determine their ethernet address:
"Address Offset" = "20";
Driver Version Notes
3.32 - Added support for Cogent EM110-T4 adapters.
4.00 - Released on OPENSTEP 4.0 User CD-ROM
* - Indicates information that is inclusive of the entire capability of this driver. Not all devices supported by this driver may include all features listed.