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              Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated Controller Ethernet Driver
                                       for
                                 DOS NDIS2 driver

                   Copyright (c) 2002-2003 Broadcom Corporation
		               All rights reserved.



Revision History
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Version 3.02 October 03, 2003
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   Fixes:
   ========

   1. Problem:
               CQ #8512: Rx-Symbol Error fix for NDIS2.
     
      Cause:
               Driver resets the NIC when received packets with RXF_RXER.
               This could results in poor throughput when connect to a
               FJ LH1108C 10/100 hub. See CQ #8499 and #8502 for references.

      Change:
               Driver no longer checks for packets with RXF_RXER.

      Impact:
               none.


Version 3.01 September 11, 2003
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   Enhancements:
   =============

   1. Request:
               Remove EEPROM CRC8 checking to accommodate PXE's code usage
               of the EEPROM.

      Change:
               Remove EEPROM CRC8 checking logic.

      Impact:
               None.

   Fixes:
   ========

   1. Problem:
               CQ #8365: Driver does not display LineSpeed status when cable
               is not attached.
     
      Cause:
               Driver does not display LineSpeed status.

      Change:
               Driver displays LineSpeed status.

      Impact:
               none.


Version 3.00 August 20, 2003
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   Enhancements:
   =============

   1. Request:
               Add support for 4401 B0 silicon.

      Change:
               Added support for 4401 B0 silicon. There is no feature
               enhancement.

      Impact:
               None.

   Fixes:
   ========

   1. Problem:
               NDIS2 DOS driver causes divide over flow if IRQ is disabled
               in BIOS.
     
      Cause:
               Driver still loads when BIOS provided with an invalid IRQ.

      Change:
               Driver only loads when BIOS provided with IRQ value between
               2 and 15.

      Impact:
               none.


  2. Problem:
               NDIS2 DOS driver accepts and loads with keyword
               "LineSpeed = 1000" is used in protocol.ini file.
     
      Cause:
               Incorrect maximum range in initialize routine.

      Change:
               Driver checks for range 10 to 100 and displays "forced" when
               keyword "LineSpeed" is used in protocol.ini file.

      Impact:
               none.

   Notes:
   ========

   1. No release for v2.46-v2.99.

 
Version 2.45 June 16, 2003
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   Fixes:
   ========

   1. Problem: 
               CQ #7760: 4401 NDIS2 Intermittently loses network connection
               when using NETBEUI.
      Cause:
               Unknown.
   
      Change:
               Driver's ISR handles Receive Overflow condition separately from
               Receive and Transmit interrupts.

      Impact:
               None.


Version 2.44 May 06, 2003
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   Fixes:
   ========

   1. Problem: 
               CQ #7695: system locks up after multiple cable
               disconnect/reconnect with link speed forced on AUT and switch.
      Cause:
               Driver polls the link status every 1 second, when its detects no
               link it will continue to check again for 20 more times in 
               55ms interval before determines the link is lost. During this
               time the cable might be reconnected and reset the counter. So
               the system appears to be lock up.
   
      Change:
               Driver maintains the 1 second interval through out.

      Impact:
               When the cable is reconnected, it would takes about 7 seconds to
               re-establish the network connectivity.


   2. Problem: 
               Using NETBEUI protocol with link speed forced, while running
               ReadRite test disconnect/reconnect the cable will cause the test
               to fail in a few hours.
      Cause:
               Driver issues chip reset when its detects Receive Overflow which
               causes by DMA engine lock-up. Because link speed was forced so
               driver setup the PHY accordingly during the reset. This causes
               link lost momentarily and was detected by the link status poll.
               When link is re-established, a PHY reset is issued and the PHY is
               getting setup again.
   
      Change:
               Driver chip reset will not setup the PHY after its initialized.

      Impact:
               None.


Version 2.43 May 01, 2003
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   Fixes:
   ========

   1. Problem: 
               CQ #7663: Load driver with LineSpeed forced in protocol.ini
               with the far-end is set to AutoNeg. After driver initialized,
               LineSpeed shown as forced but Link LED fluctuates and is not
               stable. Switch shows line speeds continuously alternating
               between speeds.
      Cause:
               Driver do PHY reset but never waits for the link to be stable
               before forcing the desired speed.
   
      Change:
               Driver waits for AutoNegComplete bit to set before forcing the
               speed. Also, use the SuperIsolate bit to simulate line drop
               that allows the far-end to adjust to the forced speed and duplex.

      Impact:
               None.


Version 2.42 April 28, 2003
----------------------------

   Fixes:
   ========

   1. Problem: 
               CQ #7346: Force to any speed, device always connects
               at 100 Full.

      Cause:
               Write PHY routine using incorrect bit size as input.
   
      Change:
               Write PHY routine use TypeCast to correct size.

      Impact:
               None.

   2. Problem: 
               CQ #7623: loss connectivity when cable was disconnect
               then reconnect.

      Cause:
               Driver does not detect link change condition.
   
      Change:
               Driver detects link change condition and reset the PHY
               when regain connection.

      Impact:
               None.


04/09/03 - v2.41-
        Support Multicast addresses.
        Fixed transmit low performance with TCP/IP.

03/19/03 - v2.40-
	Merged to current NDIS2 Upper Module.
        Utilized ODI v1.07's Lower Module.
        Reduced memory footprint to 39KB.
        No release for v1.01-v2.39.

05/17/02 - v1.00-
	First Engineering Release.