HP-UX 11i Version 1.6 Release Notes

Workstation/Server Specific Information
100BASE-T Card and Driver
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100BASE-T Card and Driver
The btlan driver now claims the A5230A and A5506A/A5506B cards in HP-UX 11i
v1.6. The 100BASE-T Ethernet adapters, like the PCI 100BASE-T single port card
A5230A and the 4 port PCI 100BASE-T cards A5506A/A5506B, are now supported with
this driver.
Summary of Change
The btlan driver was previously not available in the HP-UX 11i v1.5 release and has
been to the kernel as part of HP-UX 11i v1.6 release. This driver now provides you with
the ability to use existing 100BT cards on your platforms.
Details of Change
The driver now claims the single port PCI 100BASE-T A5230A and the PCI 100BASE-T
4 port A5506A/A5506B cards.
The A5230A card is now supported on the rx2600, rx5670 servers, and the zx2000
workstation.
The A5506A/A5506B cards are supported on the rx2600 server.
The B5509BA card is supported on the zx2000 workstation.
The btlan driver is included in the libbtlan.a library as a part of the kernel.
Impact
The btlan driver now claims the A5230A cards and the A5506A/A5506B cards.
Compatibility
Not applicable.
Performance
Not applicable.
Obsolescence
Not applicable.
Documentation
Not applicable.