Network Trace for OS/2 is supported on versions of the OS/2 operating system currently supported by IBM(R).  Although this product may function properly on older versions of OS/2, support for these versions will be provided on a best efforts basis only.  Fix pack updates for both OS/2 and MPTS may be required.
 

Tested OS/2 Version	Fixpak Level	MPTS Level
OS/2 v3.0	XR0W038	WR08600
OS/2 v4.0	XR0M012	WR08610
OS/2 v4.0	XR0M013	WR08621
WorkSpace On-Demand Client	XR0M009	WR08421
Warp Server v4.0	XR0W038	WR08600
Warp Server v4.0 with WorkSpace On-Demand Manager	XR0W038	WR08600
Warp Server for eBusiness	XR04500	WR08620

Hardware Requirements
 

Hardware Resource	Minimum	Recommended
CPU	150 MHz Pentium (TM)	450 Mhz Pentium II (TM)
RAM	32 MB	64 MB
Disk Space	32 MB	128 MB
Network Hardware	NDIS compliant MAC device driver	NDIS compliant MAC device driver supporting Promiscuous Mode1

Tested Network Hardware
 

Tested Network Hardware	Device Driver Level	Promiscuous Copy1	Supports > 256 byte Frames2
IBM PCMCIA EtherJet Adapter3	IBMEXNDI.OS2 v3.04	Yes	Yes 4
IBM EtherJet 10/100 CardBus Adapter3	IBMCNDIS.OS2 v2.32	Yes	Yes
IBM PCI EtherJet 10/100 Adapter3	IBMFE.OS2 v2.05	Yes	Yes
IBM PCMCIA Auto 16/4 Token Ring Adapter	IBMTOKCS.OS2 v2.02	No	Yes 4
IBM LANStreamer 16/4 Token Ring Adapter	IBMMPC.OS2 v4.36	Yes	Yes
IBM PCI 16/4 Token Ring Adapter	IBMTRP.OS2 v2.0	Yes	Yes
IBM PCI 16/4 Token Ring Adapter II	IBMTRP.OS2 v2.0	Yes	Yes
IBM 16/4 Token-Ring CardBus Adapter	IBMTRP.OS2 v2.045	Yes	Yes

New Hardware Adapter Testing

At a customer's request, Golden Code Development will test hardware adapters that previously have not been certified for use with Network Trace.  There is no additional fee for this testing;  however, the customer must supply two adapters to our support team.  These adapters will not be returned to the customer, but will be maintained by Golden Code Development to test future releases and fixes.  Support for some new adapters may be limited by the hardware and/or device drivers.

1. Promiscuous copy is a hardware feature which allows a network adapter to copy network packets which are not directly addressed to the current node.  Some adapters and some NDIS MAC drivers do not support promiscuous mode.  In this case, only broadcast messages and network frames addressed directly to the local adapter can be captured.
2. In Protocol mode, some network adapters only allow the capture of the first 256 bytes of a frame.  While this is of limited usefulness when troubleshooting application level problems, it is still very helpful in analyzing network level problems.  This limitation can be avoided by running Network Trace using the "dedicated" option OR by using Service mode.
3. Ethernet adapters do not support loopback, which means that in Protocol mode, outbound frames from the tracing computer cannot be captured at this time.  This is not a limitation in Service mode or with Token-Ring.
4. Using the "dedicated" option in Protocol mode OR by using Service mode.
5. The CardBus adapter is supported using IBMTRP.OS2 starting with v2.04.  Prior versions of IBMTRP.OS2 will NOT work.