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Asante EtherTalk Installer

Version 5.6.1 Release Notes

18 August 1997

- Thank you for purchasing an Asante Ethernet product!

- This EtherTalk Installer diskette may be used for several different Asanté 10 Mbps

Ethernet products including NuBus cards, NetDock, LC II cards, LC III cards, MacCon-i

LC cards, ComSlot cards, FriendlyNet PC (PCMCIA) cards, and EN/SC SCSI Ethernet

devices (One exception: The Asanté 10 NIC PCI card has its own installer diskette).

The installer program will automatically detect which products you have connected

to your Macintosh or Macintosh-compatible computer and will install the proper

software. When using multiple network devices in the same Mac, you may use the

Custom Install to select which driver you choose to install.

- This document includes important information about:

• The Asante EtherTalk Installer Version 5.6.1 Release

• Release Notes

• How to contact Asante should you experience any problems.

-The following is a summary of modifications, enhancements and fixes that have

been made to EtherTalk Installer Version 5.6.1.

If your network contains more than one Asante Network adapter, install the

EtherTalk Installer 5.6.1 software on all Mac-compatible computers with Asante

10Mbps (non-PCI) adapters.

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Summary of Asante EtherTalk Installer 5.6.1 Updates .

Asante Software Driver Changes with EtherTalk Installer Version 5.6.1

• NuBus/PDS Driver v7.3.5: Add internal loopback to support MCiLC.

• ComSlot Driver 2.1: Incorporates the promiscuous mode to support EtherPeek 3.0.X

and also significantly improves performance under real-world heavy networking

loads. Note: under rare conditions using a slower server (e.g. PowerMac 9500/120)

and many clients creating severe network saturation and excess collisions, you may

see occasional network disconnects on a ComSlot client. Solution: reconnect in the

Chooser, or use a faster server.

• Asante Mini ENSC : Support Kanji Talk 7.5.3 , 7.5.5 on Macintosh 475 and 630,640

family.

• Improved installer for all NuBus cards.

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Summary of content (8 pages)

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Read Me First! Asante EtherTalk Installer Version 5.6.1 Release Notes 18 August 1997 - Thank you for purchasing an Asante Ethernet product! - This EtherTalk Installer diskette may be used for several different Asanté 10 Mbps Ethernet products including NuBus cards, NetDock, LC II cards, LC III cards, MacCon-i LC cards, ComSlot cards, FriendlyNet PC (PCMCIA) cards, and EN/SC SCSI Ethernet devices (One exception: The Asanté 10 NIC PCI card has its own installer diskette).
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Summary of Asante EtherTalk Installer 5.6.0 Updates. Asante Software Driver Changes with EtherTalk Installer Version 5.6.0 •ComSlot Driver 2.0.2 : add software reset to fix receiving turns off problem. •Add FriendlyNet PC card driver 2.0.1 with promiscuous mode to support EtherPeek. •If installer detects card services and no ENSC product , "Easy Install" will remove any other ENET0 driver with ID=28, if it is found in the System file , and then install the FriendlyNet PC card driver.
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---------------------------------------------------Summary of Asante EtherTalk Installer 5.5.2 Updates. Asante Software Driver Changes with EtherTalk Installer Version 5.5.2 • Added support for the MacCon CS adapter card (MacCon CS driver 1.0). Asante TroubleShooter 1.8.6 and ADLS 1.2.6 • Enhanced support for the MacCon CS adapter card. ---------------------------------------------------Summary of Asante EtherTalk Installer 5.5.1 Updates. Asante Software Driver Changes with EtherTalk Installer Version 5.5.
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Before using the Asante EtherTalk Installer software, we recommend that you quit all applications and temporarily disable any extensions, inits and anti-virus software. Then, re-activate the software after the installation is complete. To disable extensions when using System 7, hold down the shift key during startup. When using System 6, move extensions and inits from the System Folder or use a System Startup disk.
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The "Easy Install" option installs: • AppleTalk 58.0.2 • The selected Asante EtherTalk software driver Before an installation, check with your network administrator to verify that the software and hardware is compatible with this AppleTalk version. If you do have a compatibility problem, you MUST select the “Customize” option and install ONLY Asante’s EtherTalk driver. NOTE: DO NOT DRAG INSTALL APPLETALK FILES INTO THE SYSTEM FOLDER. YOU MUST USE THE INSTALLER.
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Asante SNMP MacAgent Installation and Configuration Use the Custom Installation option in Asante EtherTalk Installer Version 5.5.1 to install Asante SNMP MacAgent and Apple MacTCP 1.1.1 software. 1. Select and double-click the Installer icon. 2. Click on the "Customize" button. 3. A list of specific software that can be installed appears.
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Using Asante TroubleShooter Diagnostic Software Asante TroubleShooter software provides diagnostic help when you experience any trouble with your Asante Ethernet adapter. It is best to create a baseline when diagnosing any problems.
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