The software release version 2.4 for the IBM Netfinity Gigabit 
Ethernet Adapter contains the following drivers:   

Driver:       Directory name:           Vers:   Image names:

NT X86        NT40                      1.17.16 altndis.sys
					(2.4.12 dll/vlan pkg)

NT W2K        W2K                       1.17.16 altnd5.sys

Netware ODI   NW                        2.4.6   alt.ldi, alt.lan

TTP Diags     DIAGS                     2.3.1   altdiag.exe

DMI           DMI                       2.4.12

For installation instructions, view the IBM Installation and 
User's Guide.  Copy of the User's Guide is included as pdf 
file on the CD shipped with the adapter, at \manual directory.
The User's Guide has NT 4.0 installation instructions.
For W2K and NetWare, see the W2K.doc and NetWare.doc.

Note that the IBM Netfinity Gigabit Ethernet Adapter hardware is
functionally the same as the Alteon WebSystems ACEnic BaseT PCI
Gigabit Ethernet Adapter. So any reference or description using
the ACEnic name, during install or during the NIC operation, also
applies to the IBM adapter.

About Microsoft Certification:

The IBM Netfinity Gigabit Ethernet Adapter is Microsoft PC99 and
SDG 2.0 certified for the ndis4 and ndis5 miniport drivers.

About making Drivers Diskette:

You can run MAKENT40.BAT or MAKEW2K.BAT to create an NT 4.0 or
W2K Drivers diskette from the CD shipped with the adapter.

About Adapter Failover with NT 4.0 or W2K:

The IBM Netfinity Gigabit Ethernet Adapter is capable of failing
over to NOT ONLY another adapter like itself, BUT ALSO to all of
IBM Netfinity 10/100 Ethernet Adapters that are Intel 82559-based,
as well as any Intel 82559-based LOM on IBM Netfinity servers.

Adapter Load Balancing and EtherChannel are supported for NT 4.0.

Adapter Load Balancing is supported for W2K, but not EtherChannel.

About Adapter Failover with Novell NetWare:

For Novell NetWare, only Failover is supported, to the same type
adapter only.

About Active PCI Hotplug:

NT 4.0 hotplug and Novell NetWare hotplug are supported with IBM
Netfinity hotplug-capable servers.
Check IBM Support Web site for more details regarding hotplug.

About 802.1Q VLAN:

The adapter hardware/software support 802.1Q VLAN for NT 4.0
and NetWare 4.2 and 5.0 OSes.

About Linux Driver Support:

You can get the latest third-party released driver v0.44 driver
for the adapter posted on the Linux community web site at:
http://home.cern.ch/~jes/acenic-0.44.tar.gz

To get on the Linux driver distribution group email for the Alteon
ACEnic and IBM Netfinity Gigabit Ethernet Adapters, please contact:
Linux-acenic-subscribe@sunsite.auc.dk

Note that IBM and Alteon WebSystems do not officially support this
driver as it is the responsibility of the third-party source.


IBM Web Support:


Please contact IBM Web Support if you have any questions regarding
the adapter hardware or software, at:
http://www.ibm.com/pc/support

Select Options then Ethernet Adapters then PCI then look for the
IBM Netfinity Gigabit Ethernet Adapter ( or look for 19K4401 ).