a:\novell\os2odi\readme.txt (951101)
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NETWARE REQUESTER FOR OS/2 CLIENT INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
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The \NOVELL\OS2ODI subdirectory on your distribution diskette
contains the following files:
README.TXT - This file which contains two sections:
1. INSTALLING THE NETWARE REQUESTER FOR OS/2 CLIENT
DRIVER
2. SUPPORTED NET.CFG PARAMETERS
DE450.SYS - Novell NetWare Requester for OS/2 client driver for
the Digital EtherWORKS PCI 10 V1.11 (951101)
NET.CFG - Sample ODI driver control and configuration file
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Incorporated.
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Corporation.
Section 1 INSTALLING THE NETWARE REQUESTER FOR OS/2 CLIENT DRIVER
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This driver follows standard Novell installation procedures for
Netware Requester for OS/2 client drivers.
Perform the following steps to install the NetWare Requester for
OS/2 Client Driver:
1. Verify that the EtherWORKS network interface card (NIC) is
properly configured and installed. Refer to
"Digital EtherWORKS PCI 10 User Information" for instructions.
2. Install the Novell NetWare Workstation files to the OS/2
workstation as described in the chapter "Installing and
Configuring the NetWare Requester for OS/2" from the manual
Novell NetWare Requester for OS/2 which was supplied with your
NetWare software kit.
3. Enter the following command to copy the Novell NetWare
Requester for OS/2 client driver to the OS/2 workstation:
COPY A:\NOVELL\OS2ODI\DE450.SYS C:\NETWARE
Where C: is the OS/2 boot drive.
4. Configure the NET.CFG file for the DE450.SYS client driver.
The DE450.SYS client driver and the NetWare workstation files
use the NET.CFG file for configuring the driver at load-time.
The \OS2ODI subdirectory provides a sample NET.CFG file to help
with your driver configuration.
a. Enter the following command to copy the sample NET.CFG file
to the same directory as the other driver files:
COPY A:\NOVELL\OS2ODI\NET.CFG C:\NETWARE
b. Edit the NET.CFG file to customize it for your system setup.
Refer to "Novell NetWare Requester for OS/2" Appendix A,
"NET.CFG Options", and Section 3, SUPPORTED NET.CFG PARAMETERS,
for more information on all of the NET.CFG file parameters.
5. Connect the Digital EtherWORKS PCI 10 to the Ethernet network as
described in Chapter 2 of "Digital EtherWORKS PCI 10 User Information".
6. To load the Novell NetWare ODI drivers and the
Digital EtherWORKS PCI 10 ODI client driver, follow the procedure
described in "Novell NetWare Requester For OS/2".
Typically a line is added to CONFIG.SYS:
DEVICE=C:\NETWARE\DE450.SYS
Section 2 SUPPORTED COMMAND LINE PARAMETERS
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The following parameters are valid in the NET.CFG command file when
loading the Netware ODI client driver.
Table 2.1 - NET.CFG Parameters supported by each device driver.
Parameter DE43X DE450 DE500
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FRAME Yes Yes Yes
PCI CARD Yes Yes Yes
FULLDUPLEX Yes Yes Yes
TX BUFFERS Yes Yes Yes
RX BUFFERS Yes Yes Yes
BURST SIZE Yes Yes Yes
MEDIA Yes Yes No
LINESPEED No No Yes
Refer to your Novell documentation for more information on loading
device drivers.
Parameter: FRAME ETHERNET_802.2
Description: Configures the NetWare ODI client driver to use
the ETHERNET_802.2 frame format. If the FRAME keyword
is omitted, this is the default frame type.
Parameter: FRAME ETHERNET_II
Description: Configures the NetWare ODI client driver to use
the ETHERNET_II frame format.
Parameter: FRAME ETHERNET_SNAP
Description: Configures the NetWare ODI client driver to use
the ETHERNET_SNAP frame format.
Parameter: FRAME ETHERNET_802.3
Description: Configures the NetWare ODI client driver to use
the ETHERNET_802.3 frame format.
This parameter is optional and need not be specified
for proper operation of the driver.
Parameter: PCI CARD (optional)
Description: Selects instance of PCI bus adapter to use.
Values = 1 - 16. Default = 1.
This parameter is optional and need not be specified
for proper operation of the driver. This parameter is
only valid on systems that have a PCI bus.
Parameter: FULLDUPLEX (optional)
Description: Enables/Disables Full-Duplex (FDX) operation. Note
for proper Full Duplex operation, the adapter must be
attached to a repeater or another adapter that
supports Full Duplex operation and has it enabled.
Values = ON, OFF. Default = OFF.
This parameter is optional and need not be specified
for proper operation of the driver.
Parameter: TX BUFFERS (optional)
Description: Number of Transmit buffers allocated for the driver.
Values = 2 - 6. Default: 6
This parameter is optional and need not be specified
for proper operation of the driver.
Note: The parameter has no meaning if the OPT_CPU
keyword is used.
Parameter: RX BUFFERS (optional)
Description: Number of Receive buffers allocated for the driver.
Values = 2 - 6. Default: 4
This parameter is optional and need not be specified
for proper operation of the driver.
Parameter: BURST SIZE (optional)
Description: Indicates the maximum number of longwords of host
memory to be accessed in one DMA transaction.
The following limits are placed on this parameter:
Product Default Allowed values
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DE43X 4 1,2,4,8,16
DE450 4 1,2,4,8,16
DE500 16 0,1,2,4,8,16,32
A value of "0" means that the burst size is unlimited.
This parameter is optional and need not be specified
for proper operation of the driver.
Parameter: MEDIA (optional)
Description: Sets the media interface on the adapter that the
driver should use. If this keyword is not specified,
the driver will automatically find the attached media.
The DE43X driver will select only the TP on the DE434
adapter.
The DE43X driver will search for attached media
connections on the DE435 adapter. It checks for TP,
then for AUI and finally for BNC connections. When
one of these connections is found then that
connection is used until the next system reboot.
The DE450 driver will search for attached media
connections the same way the the DE43X driver works
for the DE435 adapter. The DE450 driver will also
fail over from one attached media to another if the
original connection is lost.
Values: TP, BNC, AUI
This parameter does not apply to the TP only version
of the adapter. It is also optional and need not be
specified for proper operation of the driver.
Parameter: LINESPEED (optional)
Description: The driver automatically senses the attached media
line speed and switches the adapter to the appropriate
speed. If auto selection of line speed is not desired,
the line speed can be fixed at a specific speed.
Values: 10, 100.
This parameter is optional and need not be specified
for proper operation of the driver.
If the driver cannot sense a particular line speed, it
will assume that the line is not connected, and auto
select 10Mbps.
In a point to point situation (DE500 to DE500) where
LINE SPEED is not specified, the driver will auto
select 100Mbps. If the DE500 is attached to an N-Way
device, and LINE SPEED is not specified, the driver
will auto select 100MBps.
The driver senses the speed dynamically. If the line
speed changes, the driver will detect the new speed,
by the rules listed above.
Following is an example NET.CFG file with the OS/2 ODI client
driver configured for FRAME ETHERNET_802.3 frame type.
LINK DRIVER DE450
FRAME ETHERNET_802.2
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.