Driver: Intel 82596 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: Intel82596NetworkDriver
Driver Type: Networking
Driver Scope: Product Family
Supported Components: Intel i82596
PC Bus / Interface Supported by Driver*: EISA, PCI
General Overview notes: This driver supports adapters based on the Intel 82596 chipset. This driver replaces the obsolete CogentEMaster driver.
Supported Products / Add-on Adapters:
Intel EtherExpress PRO/10 PCI (PILA8400) (BNC, UTP, AUI)
Intel EtherExpress PRO/10 PCI (PILA8420) (UTP)
Intel EtherExpress Flash32 EISA (EILA8225) (BNC, UTP, AUI)
Cogent eMaster EM935 EISA XL (BNC, UTP, AUI)
Cogent eMaster EM932 EISA (UTP, AUI)
Cogent eMaster EM932 EISA (BNC, UTP, AUI)
Cogent eMaster EM945 EISA FDE (BNC, UTP, AUI)
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*: EtherNet
Speed*: 10 Mb/s
Access Mode*: Bus Master DMA
Buffer Size*: N/A
Supported Connectors*: AUI, BNC, UTP
Known Problems
More than one instance of the adapter is autodetected in Configure.app.
The full-duplex feature of the Cogent EM945 FDE adapter was not tested.
Driver Version Notes
3.31 - First release of this driver
3.33 - Added support for EE PRO/10 PCI
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.
Product Vendor
Intel
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WWW:
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