NOTE: the product described in this section is no longer generally available, but can be made available on an as-is, exception basis for customers still supporting a legacy OS/2 install base. Please contact Golden Code Development.

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Operating Systems Support

Network Trace for OS/2 is supported on versions of the OS/2 operating system currently supported by IBM®. 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 2.01 compliant MAC device driver NDIS 2.01 compliant MAC device driver supporting Promiscuous Mode1

Tested Network Hardware

Tested 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
Intel 82557, 82558, 82559 Ethernet Adapters3 E100B.OS2 v4.14 and v4.26
Yes
Yes
Notes
  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.

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.

Statement of Year 2000 Compliance

When properly used in accordance with its associated documentation, Network Trace for OS/2 will correctly store, display, process, provide and/or receive date data from, into and between 1999 and 2000 and the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, including leap year calculations, provided that all other technology used in combination with Network Trace for OS/2 properly exchange accurate date data with it.