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<                      SMC Networks, Inc.                        >
<                SMC EZ Card 10/100 (SMC1255TX)                  >
<                   SOFTWARE DRIVER SUPPORT                      >
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FOR LINUX KERNEL 2.4
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    The readme file contains the following information for SMC EZ 
Card 10/100 (SMC1255TX) adapter Linux driver installation.

      A. Rebuild the SMC1255TX Linux driver

      B. Driver installation


A. Rebuild the SMC1255TX Linux driver
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   1. Copy the source code directory to a temporary directory, for example /tmp,

      #cp -r tulip /tmp

   2. Rebuild the driver using the following command,

      #cd /tmp/tulip

      #make

      Now, you have the new driver object code in the /tmp/tulip directory.
      You can go to section B, to install the new driver.


B. Driver Installation
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   1. Copy the driver object code to net modules directory,

      #cp -f /tmp/tulip/tulip.o /lib/modules/2.4.X/kernel/drivers/net

      where the 2.4.X is the Linux kernel version,be careful to type the proper path.

   2. Load the driver by

      #insmod tulip.o

   3. Config your network with 

      #netconfig 

      or 

      #ifconfig eth0 xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

      where xxx is your IP 

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