
In this archive is everything you need to hook computers
running the G8BPQ switch together over ethernet.

Well, almost everything.

You will need a hardware driver for your specific ethernet card
which meets the FTP Software packet driver specification.
Included are a few public domain drivers for older ethernet cards:

Place all the files into the directory which has the bpq software.

Edit your AUTOEXEC.BAT file and include BPQENET as shown in the
AUTOEXEC.BAT in this archive.

Edit your BPQCFG.TXT file and add the port definition from
the BPQCFG.TXT in this archive.

Note that two software interrupts are used by these drivers.
One is used by the hardware layer, the other is used by BPQ.
They are normally specified in hex (e.g. 0x60 0x61) except
in bpqcfg.txt where decimal is used.  Note that 0x60 = 96 ...

The BPQENET shim uses ethernet frame type 8FF, and the protocol
is compatible with the old othernet shim included with the G8BPQ
switch.  Not that you can run other applications over the same
packet driver (NOS for example) as long as they use other frame
types.  IP, ARP, and the other internet protocols will work fine.
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