** ** ** VIA Networking Velocity Family Gigabit Ethernet Adapter ** ** ODI Driver for NetWare 3.12 Server ** ** v2.01 Oct, 2004 ** ** Introduction: ============= The Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Driver for NetWare 3.12 Servers confirms to the Novell Open Data-Link Interface (ODI) specification. This document shows you how to setup the driver and how to use the enhanced functions by setting the custom keywords. Contents of the Subdirectory: ============================= NW312.TXT This file. GETNWSA.LAN The ODI driver for NetWare 3.12 Server. ETHERTSM.NLM Patch file for Netware 3.12 Server (v3.80). MSM31X.NLM Patch file for Netware 3.12 Server (v3.95). NBI31X.NLM Patch file for Netware 3.12 Server (v2.25). Installation: ============= Before starting with the installation process, make sure that the adapter is properly installed and configured. You can use the diagnostic program (A:\SETUP.EXE) in DOS mode to make sure your connection with the network is correct. Using Server Install utility: ----------------------------- 1) On the server console, execute the INSTALL.NLM program: LOAD INSTALL <Enter> 2) Choose "System Options/Edit AUTOEXEC.NCF file". If you had not create AUTOEXEC.NCF file, please choose "System Options/Create AUTOEXEC.NCF file" at first. 3) Add the LOAD and BIND command lines to the AUTOEXEC.NCF file so that the LAN driver will be loaded automatically while the server is starting up. Loading Driver Manually: ------------------------ 1) On the server console, load the driver directly, for example: LOAD A:\NETWARE\NWSERVER.312\GETNWSA FRAME=Ethernet_802.2 2) Bind with IPX: BIND IPX GETNWSA 3) You can login the server from a workstation, and then copy GETNWSA.LAN to the directory SYS:\SYSTEM on server. Add the LOAD and BIND command lines to AUTOEXEC.NCF file so that the lan driver will be loaded automatically while the server starting up next time. NOTE: ----- 1) Multiple Lan Adapters in a system: If you want to install mutiple lan adapters in a server, you have to use the keyword, SLOT, to let driver locate the right adapter. For example: LOAD GETNWSA SLOT=1 FRAME=Ethernet_802.2 NAME=Lan_1 BIND IPX TO Lan_1 NET=2001 LOAD GETNWSA SLOT=2 FRAME=Ethernet_802.2 NAME=Lan_2 BIND IPX TO Lan_2 NET=2002 And the server's packet receive buffers probably need to be increased. To do this, setting the following command to STARTUP.NCF file. SET MINIMUM PACKET RECEIVE BUFFERS=500 (Or higher) 2) Tagging ability : If keyword "TAG" is supported, the transmited packets will be tagged packets. It's only supportted by management adapter. 3) VLAN support : For now, we only support one VID value setting. It's only supportted by management adapter. 4) The required minimum versions of the three support NLMs are : For NW3.12 and later NBI31X.NLM (v2.25 10/20/98 ) MSM31X.NLM (v3.95 05/12/99 ) ETHERTSM.NLM(v3.8 03/01/99 ) NBI.NLM (or NBI31X.NLM) must be loaded before MSM and ETHERTSM. NetWare 3.12 needs MSM31X.NLM renamed to MSM.NLM. We recommends you use the latest Novell Service Packs. The latest server NLMs and support files for NetWare can be found on Novell's automated services under the heading of "Minimum Patch List". 5) Flow Control ability: "Hardware Default (Auto)" means the flow control ability depends on the auto-negotiation result with the link partner. In other settings ("Enable Tx", "Enable Rx", "Enable Tx/Rx"), driver will set the Tx or Rx flow control ability without auto-negotiation. 6) If the receive buffers are not enough for flow control ability using, driver will disable flow control automatically. 7) Tx Rx buffers setting : If you want to set buffer size, you have to use the two keywords "TBUF" "RBUF". Configuration Parameters: ========================= Custom Keywords: ---------------- CONNECTIONTYPE This keyword is used to specify media type. CONNECTIONTYPE=AutoSense CONNECTIONTYPE=10BASET CONNECTIONTYPE=10BASETFD CONNECTIONTYPE=100BASETX CONNECTIONTYPE=100BASETXFD FLOW_CONTROL This keyword is used to specify flow control ability. FLOW_CONTROL=DISABLE FLOW_CONTROL=ENABLE FLOW_CONTROL=TX FLOW_CONTROL=RX FLOW_CONTROL=HARDWARE_DEFAULT (default) TAG This keyword is used to enable TX tagging. It's combined with VID keyword for transmitting tagged packet. Only be supported by management adapter. TAG=ENABLE TAG=DISABLE (default) VID This keyword is used to support VLAN's VID. Only be supported by management adapter. VID=1~4094 TBUF This keyword is used to set buffers of transmitting. It determines the number of TD. TBUF=48~128 RBUF This keyword is used to set buffers of receiving. It determines the number of RD. (The server's packet receive buffers probably need to be increased if you want to increase the default value of RBUF. Setting the following command to STARTUP.NCF file can increase receive buffers. SET MINIMUM PACKET RECEIVE BUFFERS=500 (Or higher) ) RBUF=48~128Download Driver Pack
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