NetWare 3.12 Server Driver Installation
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NOTICE TO USERS:
A patch work for Netware 3.12 server is necessary. You can find the patch
program in the same directory of this file,"INSTALL.DOC". Please follow
patch progarm's document instructions to complet the patch work. After
then the KF-221FX driver can be load. The patch files are LOADER.EXE and
LSWAP.EXE. The patch steps file is PATCHSTP.DOC.
Three sections are covered in this document:
1.INTRODUCTION
2.DRIVER PARAMETER DEFINITION
3.DRIVER INSTALLATION
INTRODUCTION
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This documentation covers the information for installing the
NetWare Server drivers for the Fast Ethernet PCI adapters and the operating
modes respectively:
Driver location and file name : \NW312\DC21X4.LAN
DRIVER PARAMETER DEFINITION
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DRIVER : DC21X4.LAN
ADAPTER : KF-221FX Fast Ethernet PCI Adapter
Parameter Description Valid Values and Notes
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SLOT Specify the adapter 16 - 26 ; 16 is First board instance
in a PCI computer
If only one adapter with one frame type is installed, it is
not necessary to specify this option. The driver will search
the adapter automatically. If multiple adapters are installed,
the driver needs this option to identify a specific adapter.
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AUTOSENSE Auto-detection for the 100Mbps or 10Mbps connection and the
UTP duplex type (half or full duplex).
For automatic speed selection to work correctly, make sure
you connect the adapter to the network before loading the
driver. Otherwise, 100 Mbps is selected.
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LINE_SPEED Specify the connector 100, 10
to be used.
LINE_SPEED=100 : specify 100Mbps connector
LINE_SPEED=10 : specify 10Mbps connector
If AUTODETEC and LINE_SPEED are absent at the same time, the
driver will auto detect the line speed.
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TP Specify the twisted pair interface running in standard mode
TP_FULL_DUPLEX Specify the twisted pair interface running in full duplex
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FRAME Packet Frame type
FRAME=Ethernet_802.2, Ethernet_II, Ethernet_802.3
Ethernet_SNAP
If not specified, the driver uses Ethernet_802.2 as default.
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TX_THRESHOLD Specify threshold for the transmit FIFO. value : 0, 1, 2, 3
This is not recommended, and should be used ONLY! on
motherboards that have a known problem.
Refer to \technote.txt for more information.
TX_THRESHOLD=n ( n: 0,1,2,3 )
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BIOS16 Instructs the driver to access the PCI BIOS using 16-bit real
mode calls, instead of the PCI32 mechanism.
This is not recommended, and should be used ONLY! on
motherboards that have a known problem in the PCI BIOS
implementation.
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Note : All parameter names and values are caps insensitive.
DRIVER INSTALLATION
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You may load the server driver directly under Netware console prompt.
However, make sure you have copied all drivers and the required NLM
files from the driver diskette into your proper direcotry in the server
before loading the driver.
To load DC21X4.LAN driver, follow the commands as below:
:load dc21x4 [parameter=value] .....[parameter=value]
Examples:
* Single adapter running 100Mbps operation using frame Ethernet_802.2
command: load dc21x4 line_speed=100
* Single adapter supporting multiple frame types
load dc21x4 slot=16 line_speed=100 frame=ethernet_ii name=e1
load dc21x4 slot=16 line_speed=100 frame=ethernet_802.2 name=e2
load dc21x4 slot=16 line_speed=100 frame=ethernet_802.3 name=e3
load dc21x4 slot=16 line_speed=100 frame=ethernet_snap name=e4
bind ipx to e1 net=10
bind ipx to e2 net=20
bind ipx to e3 net=30
bind ipx to e4 net=40
* Multiple adapters, multiple frame types
load dc21x4 slot=16 line_speed=100 frame=ethernet_ii name=e1
load dc21x4 slot=16 line_speed=100 frame=ethernet_802.2 name=e2
load dc21x4 slot=16 line_speed=100 frame=ethernet_802.3 name=e3
load dc21x4 slot=16 line_speed=100 frame=ethernet_snap name=e4
bind ipx to e1 net=10
bind ipx to e2 net=20
bind ipx to e3 net=30
bind ipx to e4 net=40
load dc21x4 slot=17 line_speed=100 frame=ethernet_ii name=e5
load dc21x4 slot=17 line_speed=100 frame=ethernet_802.2 name=e6
load dc21x4 slot=17 line_speed=100 frame=ethernet_802.3 name=e7
load dc21x4 slot=17 line_speed=100 frame=ethernet_snap name=e8
bind ipx to e5 net=50
bind ipx to e6 net=60
bind ipx to e7 net=70
bind ipx to e8 net=80
Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.