Server: NetWare 4.10 server
AT-2560FX
NetWare* 4.10 Server Driver Installation Notes
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Location of driver: \NWSERVER\A2560.LAN
Location of NLM's: Novell's automated services
ETHERTSM.NLM (v2.50 or greater)
MSM.NLM (v2.50 or greater)
Sample load commands
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LOAD C:<PATH>\A2560 SPEED=100 FORCEDUPLEX=1 SLOT=n FRAME=ETHERNET_802.2
BIND IPX TO A2560 NET=xxxxxxxx
General instructions
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1. If you're doing a NEW installation of NetWare 4.10, install it
according to the NetWare installation manual. When the installation
prompts for the LAN driver, press the Insert key and select Other.
Insert the CardAssistant disk when prompted and complete the
configuration.
2. Load the following NLMs:
MSM.NLM (11-23-94 v2.50 or greater)
ETHERTSM.NLM (11-29-94 v2.50 or greater)
Make sure you use these (or later) versions. Earlier versions won't
work properly with NetWare 4.10.
3. If you can't log into the server (before starting the server) copy
the A2560.LAN driver from the \NWSERVER directory on the
CardAssistant disk to the root directory of the hard
drive of the server.
If you can log in to the server, copy the driver to the SYSTEM
subdirectory. If you do this, you won't need to specify a path on
the load line. If you copy it to another directory, make sure the
LOAD statement includes the correct path.
4. Start the server. At the server console, issue the load and bind
statement(s) in this order:
LOAD C:<PATH>\A2560 SPEED=100 FORCEDUPLEX=1 SLOT=n FRAME=ETHERNET_802.2
BIND IPX TO A2560 NET=xxxxxxxx
Note: If MSM and ETHERTSM NLMs aren't loaded, they'll
automatically load before the driver.
Where:
SPEED=100 specifies the 100 Mbps speed of the network segment.
FORCEDUPLEX=1 specifies half duplex operation (2 for full duplex).
SLOT=n specifies the PCI device number. Substitute x with the valid
value for the adapter. You will be prompted if you don't specify a
SLOT number.
NET=xxxxxxxx is the unique network address for that LAN segment.
The default frame type is 802.2. If your workstations need to use
the 802.3 frame type, see the section later in this document about
using multiple frame types on one adapter.
5. Add the load and bind statements you need to the server's
AUTOEXEC.NCF file so the adapter driver loads automatically
each time the server starts.
Hints and tips
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Installing multiple adapters
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- If you have multiple adapters in a single server, each adapter must
have a different NET number and SLOT number. Also, you may want to
name each adapter. For example:
LOAD C:\A2560 SPEED=100 FORCEDUPLEX=1 SLOT=3 NAME=LAN_A
BIND IPX TO LAN_A NET=222
LOAD C:\A2560 SPEED=100 FORCEDUPLEX=1 SLOT=4 NAME=LAN_B
BIND IPX TO LAN_B NET=333
- In an IPX internal router configuration (a server with two
adapters, each connected to a different network), the data transfer
rate across the router can be low. This happens if client
workstations have CPU speeds equal to or higher than the server.
You may be able to increase the data transfer rate by adding the
following to STARTUP.NCF:
SET MAXIMUM INTERRUPT EVENTS = 100000
The default setting is 10.
- If you have problems loading the driver on multiple adapters and
the initialization fails due to "Insufficient RCBs," increase the
number of buffers allocated to the server.
Add the following to STARTUP.NCF:
SET MINIMUM PACKET RECEIVE BUFFERS = 100 (or larger)
SET MAXIMUM PACKET RECEIVE BUFFERS = 500 (or larger)
The MINIMUM value you specify must be at least 30 times the number
of AT-2560 PCI adapters in the computer.
Recommended settings:
1-3 adapters: 100
4 adapters: 150
The MAXIMUM you can specify depends on the amount of memory in the
server, but it must be greater than the MINIMUM.
Installing one adapter with multiple frame types
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When binding multiple frame types to one adapter, enter a LOAD and
BIND statement for each frame type. Each LOAD statement uses the same
SLOT number, but each BIND statement needs a unique network number.
You must also include a name on each load line to avoid being prompted
for the board to bind IPX to.
Example:
LOAD C:\A2560 SPEED=100 FORCEDUPLEX=1 SLOT=3 FRAME=ETHERNET_802.3 NAME=LAN8023
BIND IPX TO LAN8023 NET=77777
LOAD C:\A2560 SPEED=100 FORCEDUPLEX=1 SLOT=3 FRAME=ETHERNET_802.2 NAME=LAN8022
BIND IPX TO LAN8022 NET=88888
LOAD line parameters
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SPEED: Specifies the speed the driver uses (100 Mbps).
Syntax: SPEED=n (n = 100)
FORCEDUPLEX:
Note: Use full-duplex support only when the adapter is connected
to a full-duplex hub.
Syntax: FORCEDUPLEX=n
Where n=1 half duplex
2 full duplex
Duplex modes:
Half duplex (default): the adapter performs one operation at a
time. It either sends or receives.
Full duplex: the adapter sends and receives packets at the same
time. This improves the performance of your adapter. Set duplex
mode to full duplex ONLY if you have a switch that supports full
duplex.
Example:
(100 Mbps full duplex):
FORCEDUPLEX=2 (Sets adapter to full duplex)
SPEED=100 (See SPEED parameter above)
SLOT (optional): Specifies the slot number.
For PCI adapters, SLOT is derived from bus number and device
location as defined by the PCI specification. One way to
determine the slot number is to load the driver from the command
line. You'll be prompted with valid device number(s) for the
adapter(s). Select one of them.
Syntax: SLOT=n (n = 1,2,3,4,...)
NOTE: Future versions of NetWare will use NBI (NetWare Bus
Interface) to determine the slot number. NBI will map the
slot number to a different slot number than SETUP.EXE on
the Installation and Driver disk reports.
NODE (optional): Specifies a local administered address (LAA) unique to
each adapter. The node address is a 12-digit hexadecimal number;
the second digit must be one of the following digits: 2, 6, A, E.
Syntax: NODE=02a012345678
02 => LAA, 02 is set by the driver if not specified.
00 => Typical address (not overridden)
FRAME (optional): Configures the adapter to process one of the four
valid NetWare Ethernet frame types.
Syntax: FRAME=n
n = Ethernet_802.2
Ethernet_802.3
Ethernet_II
Ethernet_SNAP
Default: Ethernet_802.2
TXTHRESHOLD (optional): Represents the threshold for transmits from
extender SRAM FIFO (output buffer).
Syntax: TXTHRESHOLD=n (n = number of 8 bytes)
For example, 16 represents 16x8 (or 128 bytes). In this case,
the LAN controller transmits after copying 128 bytes from the
host memory to the SRAM FIFO.
Default: dynamically set
The maximum number you can specify is 200 (200x8=1600
bytes) which ensures there will not be any underruns.
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