LANdecoder32 Supported Adapters

LANdecoder32™ Supported Adapters

The following adapters are recommended for use with LANdecoder32. As we test more adapters we will be adding them to our list. For each adapter the recommended drivers are also identified:

Ethernet

When monitoring Ethernet, Triticom strongly recommends using our AccuCapture drivers for reliable error reporting and capture. Any Ethernet card using a completely compatible controller should work. In the case of DEC- and AMD-based cards, the controller chip can usually be easily identified by the part number on the largest chip on the network interface card. At Triticom, we have tested and recommend the following network adapter cards:

NE2000 Compatible (ISA, 10-Mbps)^† -- NE2000 compatible cards which are based upon the National Semiconductor (DP8390x) chipset -- Kingston EtherRx (KNE-20xx, KNE-2031+)

SMC/WD Compatible (ISA, 10-Mbps) -- WD8013EBT EtherCard Plus16, SMC Ethercard Plus Elite (8016)

SMC 8216/8416 (ISA, 10-Mbps) -- SMC EtherCard Elite16 Ultra (8216), SMC EtherEZ (8416)

DEC 21040-based cards (PCI, 10-Mbps)^† -- Accton EtherDuo PCI (EN1203), SMC EtherPower PCI (8432)

DEC 21041-based cards (PCI, 10-Mbps)^† -- SMC EtherPower (8432), Kingston EtheRx PCI

DEC 21140-based cards (PCI, 10- and 100-Mbps)^† -- SMC EtherPower 10/100 Fast PCI (9332), Kingston EtheRx 10/100

AMD 79C970-based cards (PCI, 10- and 100-Mbps) -- Novell NE5500, NE-32PCI

Ethernet -- PCCard Interface

The following PCCards are supported by Triticom’s AccuCapture drivers when using the Windows 95 PCMCIA driver for Card and Socket Services support.

Xircom -- CreditCard Ethernet Adapter IIPS (PS-CE2-10BC AM), 10-Mbps ^†

Xircom -- CreditCard Ethernet Adapter 10/100-Ready (CE3B-100BTX AM), 10- and 100-Mbps ^†

LinkSys -- Combo PCMCIA EthernetCard Plug-and-Play PC Card Network Adapter (EC2T), 10-Mbps

LinkSys -- EtherFast 10/100 PC Card (PCMPC100), 10- and 100-Mbps

SMC -- EtherEZ PC Card (SMC8020), 10-Mbps

SMC -- EliteCard PCMCIA Ethernet Combo Adapter (SMC8016), 10-Mbps

National Semiconductor -- InfoMover (NE4100), 10-Mbps

The AccuCapture-compatible cards above which support Traffic Generation are denoted by the ^† symbol.

Of course, any Ethernet adapter card which includes a promiscuous NDIS driver (either from the manufacturer or from Microsoft) will also function with LANdecoder32. The Traffic Generator will function with NDIS drivers. However, as previously noted, error information received from these drivers when monitoring should not be considered reliable and you will not be able to capture error frames.

Token-Ring

Since errors on the Token-Ring are reported at the MAC level, any Token-Ring card supplied with a promiscuous NDIS driver should function properly with LANdecoder32. Promiscuous drivers have been identified for the following:

Madge -- Smart 16/4 PCI Ring Node, Smart 16/4 PCMCIA Ring Node, Smart 16/4 ISA PnP Ring Node, Smart 16/4 AT Ring Node

Olicom -- PCI/II 16/4 (OC-3137), GoCard PCCard 16/4 (OC-3221), ISA 16/4 (OC-3118)

SMC -- TokenCard Elite (8115)

Intel -- TokenExpress ISA/16

The Traffic Generator will function with NDIS drivers.

Also see LANdecoder32 Adapter/Interface Tradeoffs