VT6105/VT6106H/VT6106L/VT6106S

Software Package (VIA version)

Version: 2.8

1. Major changes in this software packages

1.1. Add WinCE 4.2 MSI install.

2. Notice
2.1.All the drivers included in this driver package are free for the vulnerability of Ethernet frame padding
information leakage issue reported by @stake Inc. in Jan 2003.
2.2.WHQL submission number of the Windows NDISM driver (v3.58) for x86/x64 in this software package is
1102144.

3. Detailed change note list

3.1. Drivers

Name Ver. Support OS Location Note

NDIS3/4/5 3.58 Win95, Win95OSR2, Root directory 1. Add new SSID/SVID.
for X86 Win98, Win98SE, 2. Add MSI install for WinCE 4.2.
NT3.51, NT4.0, 3. Extend the maximum number of TD/RD, limitation is
Windows ME, modified from 128 to 256.
Windows 2000,
Windows XP,
Windows Server
2003
NDIS5 Windows XP,
for X64 Windows Server
2003 X64 Edition
NDIS5 3.58 Windows XP \XPe\
for Embedded SP1
Embedded Windows CE 4.0/4.2 \CE4\
Windows CE 5.0 \CE5\
NDIS3F 3.17 Windows For \WFW311\ 1. No version change in this software package.
Workgroup 3.11
NDIS2 4.37 LAN Server DOS \LANSVR40.D 1. Synchronizing to NDIS2 for OS2 v4.37.
Workstations, OS\,
LANTASTIC, \LANTASTI\,
PCNFS, DOS (MS \MSLANMAN.D
client 3.0) OS\,
\PCNFS\
Packet 4.32 DOS (NCSA Telnet \PKTDRVR\ 1. Fixed the bug on setting multicast address.
client, PCTCP) 2. Servicing TX/RX event would depend on the owner bit of
TD/RD rather than filter active bits of ISR.
Server ODI 5.02 Netware Server 3.11, \NETWARE\SR 1. No version change in this software package.
(ASM 3.12, 4.11, 4.12 VRODI.311\,
version) \NETWARE\SR
VRODI.312\,
\NETWARE\SR
VRODI.4\
Server ODI 6.09 Client 32 for DOS, \NETWARE\CL 1. No version change in this software package.
(C version) Netware Server 5.0, IENT32\,
5.1, 6.0, 6.5 \NETWARE\SR
VRODI.56\
DOS ODI 4.29 DOS (Netware client \NETWARE\D 1. No version change in this software package.
for DOS) OSODI\
MAC OS 1.09 MAC OS X \MACOSX\ 1. Fix a bug for setting flow control abilities of VT3065.
2. Fix a bug at adapter_name_table[].
3. Modify procedure for setting flow control.
4. Set default value of flow control to disable.
5. Turn off ability to validate packet length.
6. Modify process of servicing RX and remove ISR bit
comparison mechanism.
Linux 5.05 Linux x86 Kernel \LINUX\ 1. Modify function name "enable_flow_control_ability" to
2.2.x ~ 2.6.11 "rhine_enable_flow_control_ability" to avoid name conflict
Linux AMD64 Kernel with Velocity driver.
2.4.x ~ 2.6.11 2. Fixed bug of function "rhine_receive_frame".
FreeBSD 3.24 FreeBSD 3.2, 4.0, \FREEBSD\ 1. No version change in this software package.
4.11, 4.2, 4.5~4.9,
5.0~5.3, 5.2~5.3
AMD64
Unixware 2.17 SCO Unixware 7.1, \UNIXWARE\ 1. No version change in this software package.
OpenUnix 8
SCO5 4.19 SCO Open Server \SCO5\ 1. No version change in this software package.
5.0.4
Solaris 1.09 Solaris 8, 9, 10 \SOLARIS\ 1. No version change in this software package.
DIAG 3.39 DOS Root directory 1. No version change in this software package.
Winsetup 3.18 Win95, Win95OSR2, Root directory, 1. No version change in this software package.
Win98, Win98SE, \WINSETUP\
NT3.51, NT4.0,
Windows ME,
Windows 2000,
Windows XP,
Windows Server
2003

3.2. Application utilities for users

Name Ver. Support OS Location Note

NICSET 2.18 Win95, Win95OSR2, \NICSET\ 1. Use miniport (3.58) and NICSET (2.12).
Win98, Win98SE,
NT4.0, Windows ME,
 Windows 2000,
Windows XP,
Windows Server
2003

3.3. Drivers/Utilities for Boot ROM users

Name Ver. Support OS Location Note

Flash 3.14 DOS \FLASH\ 1. No version change in this software package.
RPL-DOS 4.37 Remote boot DOS \RPL\, \RIS\ 1. Servicing TX/RX event would depend on the owner bit of
TD/RD rather than filter active bits of Interrupt Service
Register.
RPL-W95 4.37/ Remote boot \RPLW95\ 1. RPL 4.37. and Miniport 3.58.
3.58 Windows 95 Golden
PXE 2.43 \PXE\, \RIS\ 1. Support press 'm' key entering PXE bootstrap menu.
2. Modify procedure for processing interrupt to improve
performance.
3. Correct the process of TX service routine.
4. Move document 'RIS-note' to \RIS.
PXERPL 2.42 \PXERPL\ 1. RPL 4.37 and PXE 2.43.

3.4. Drivers/Utilities for manufacture, not to release to users

Name Ver. Support OS Location Note

Ether-debug 1.02 Microsoft Windows \ETHERTOOL\ 1. No version change in this software package.
tool for CE 4.2/5.0
Windows CE
EEPROM 3.23 DOS \EEPROM\ 1. No version change in this software package.

3.5. MISC

Name Ver. Support OS Location Note

UNATTEND 1.00 Windows 9x, NT 4.0, \UNATTEND\ 1. No version change in this software package.
2000, XP

3.6. Application documents

Document Ver. Location Note

NICSET User Guide 1.20 \NICSET\ 1. No version change in this software package.