Linksys PCMLM56 User Manual page 13

Services
How to Use the 10/100 + 56K Modem PC Card's
Generic Services
The software disk provided with the 10/100 + 56K
Modem PC Card includes generic card and socket serv-
ices that can be used to enable the EtherFast 10/100 +
56K Modem PC Card each time your computer is start-
ed up. Also known as a hardware-specific client enabler,
the services will be loaded by your computer's startup
files each time your system is started. The PC Card's
hardware-specific client enabler will only enable the
EtherFast PC Card. If you want to use other PCMCIA
cards in the future, you will need to obtain specific
services for those card(s) from their manufacturers
before you'll be able to use them. This service is mainly
used by DOS or Windows 3.x computers. Plug-and-Play
operating systems like Window 95 and 98 do not
require the generic services.
The generic services can be found on the disk that came
with the 10/100 + 56K Modem PC Card, and are con-
tained in a program called carden.exe. Each time your
computer is started up, enabler will run and establish
communication with the PC Card.
In order to use enabler, you will need to obtain the
COM and IRQ values in advance that you want to use
for the 10/100 + 56K Modem PC Card. Be sure to
choose values that are not already in use by other
devices in your computer. See page 7 for information on
good values to use. We recommend trying COM1 or
COM2.
It's a good idea to write down the COM and IRQ values
that you plan to use. When you run your communica-
tions software to get on-line with the 10/100 + 56K
Modem PC Card, it may ask you to supply the values.
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