# Intel Network Drivers for Windows NT* 4.0

- Installing the Drivers

- Updating the Drivers

- Setting Up Jumbo Frames

- Removing Adapters

- Troubleshooting

## Installing the Drivers

You can install drivers for Intel adapters using the Network Setup Utility.

| NOTE: Driver installation requires Service Pack 5 or later. Advanced features require Service Pack 6a or later. These drivers do not support earlier versions of Windows NT. See System Requirements. NOTE: If you are also installing NT 4.0 at this time, you must first create a floppy disk for the driver installation. Go to Creating an Installation Disk.

### Installation with the Network Setup Utility

1. Double-click the Network icon in the Control Panel.
   The Network Setup Wizard opens.

2. In the Network Adapter screen, click Select from list.
   The Select Network Adapter dialog box appears.

3. Click Have Disk.
   The Insert Disk dialog box appears.

4. Enter the path to your Intel CD or installer package and click OK.

5. Follow the onscreen instructions to finish driver installation. When the adapter is added, it appears in the Network adapters list.

6. Click OK and then Close. When prompted, restart Windows NT.

| NOTE: After restarting your computer, you can use Intel® PROSet to configure advanced settings and set up teams, VLANs, and other features. See Using Intel PROSet for more information. For NT 4.0, Intel PROSet II is automatically installed with the Intel base driver.

### Installing Multiple Adapters

You can install drivers for multiple adapters using the Network Setup Utility.

To install multiple adapter drivers, specify a driver for each adapter physically installed in the computer when completing the Network Wizard. In the procedure Installation with the Network Setup Utility, repeat steps three and four for each adapter installed in the computer.

## Updating the Drivers

You can update drivers using either the Intel CD or the Network Properties window.

### Update drivers with the Intel CD

You can update drivers using the autorun program on the Intel CD.

1. Insert the Intel CD in the CD-ROM drive.
   The CD autorun program starts.

2. Click Install Base Drivers.
   The Install Base Drivers dialog box appears.

3. Click Install Driver at the top of the next window.

Intel adapter drivers automatically update.

### Update drivers in the Network Properties window

1. Click the Network icon in the Control Panel.

2. Go to the Adapters tab.

3. Select the adapter from the adapter list and click the Update button.

4. Enter the path to your update CD (or software package) on the "Windows NT Setup" window and click OK.

5. Follow the instructions to update the drivers.

### Updating Drivers Over a Network

If you want to install or update your network drivers from a remote computer, follow these steps:

1. Select a networked computer that has a CD-ROM drive.

2. Insert the Intel CD in the CD-ROM drive.
   The CD autorun program starts. Click the Exit button.

3. Specify the CD-ROM drive as a shared device. (Refer to your OS documentation for the specific steps.)

4. At a computer that requires updated drivers, Select Start -> Run. At the Run dialog, type:
   \\computer\share\windows\setup\comps\setupbd.exe <Enter>
   Where:
   computer is the name or IP address of the computer that has the Intel CD loaded (see step 1).
   share is the name of the share you defined for the CD-ROM drive (see step 2).

## Setting Up Jumbo Frames

To configure jumbo frames on a PRO/1000 server adapter, start Intel PROSet II and click the Advanced tab. Select Jumbo Frames from the list of functions on the left and configure it to "Enabled" in the value field. You must set your desired packet size (based on network capability). Common sizes are displayed, but the entire range (1,500-16,000 bytes) is available. All equipment on the network must also support the larger frame size and the switch should be set 8 bytes larger than what is specified in Intel PROSet.

Also see the discussion of Jumbo Frames in Other Advanced Features.

## Removing Adapters

| NOTE: Before removing adapters, first remove teams and VLANs in Intel PROSet and then uninstall (or disable) the Intel network drivers using the Network control panel. If you remove the physical adapter prior to removing it from the Network control panel, the adapter will not be removed from the OS and will remain as a phantom adapter. You cannot uninstall Intel PROSet until you have uninstalled all Intel network drivers in the Network control panel.

After ensuring the adapter is not part of a team, remove the adapter from the Network Control Panel:

1. Double-click the Network icon in the Control Panel.

2. Click the Adapters tab and highlight the adapter to remove.

3. Click the Remove button, then click OK.

| NOTE: If you are removing the last adapter to use the Intel network driver, the installer program will ask if you want to remove Intel PROSet. Click Yes.

Then remove the physical adapter:

1. Shut-down the computer and unplug the power cable.

2. Disconnect the network cable from the adapter.

3. Open the case and remove the adapter.

4. Close the case.

5. Reattach the power cable, and power-up the computer.

## Troubleshooting

If Windows NT reports an error or you can't connect to the network, try the suggestions here first, then turn to Troubleshooting and FAQs.

- Make sure that you use the drivers for this adapter. Drivers are located on the Intel CD and on the web at http://support.intel.com.

- In your computer's BIOS settings, make sure "Plug and Play OS?" is set to "NO".

- Make sure the drivers are loaded and the protocols are bound. Check the Settings in the Control Panel's Network/Bindings dialog box.

- Check the Windows NT Event Viewer for error messages.

- If you are attaching to a NetWare network, check your frame type and verify that NetWare client or server software has been installed.

- Test the adapter with the Intel PROSet II configuration utility that was installed on your system when you installed the adapter. To start Intel PROSet II, double-click the Intel PROSet II icon in the Windows Control Panel. To run diagnostics, select the adapter and click the Diagnostics tab, then click Run Tests. For additional information, click Help in the Intel PROSet II window.

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