(C)Copyright 1998-2005 Marvell(R). All rights reserved. =========================================================================== m4cxnw.txt created 15-Mar-2005 Readme File for m4cxnw.lan v8.11.2.3 D-Link DGE-530T Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Driver for Novell NetWare 5 This file contains 1 Overview 2 Required Files 3 Installation 4 Parameters =========================================================================== 1 Overview =========== The M4CXNW.LAN driver is a 32-bit ODI HSM Novell NetWare server driver for the D-Link DGE-530T Gigabit Ethernet Adapter. The driver complies with the CHSM Driver Specification Version 1.11 from January 29, 1998. *** 2 Required Files ================= M4CXNW.LAN driver M4CXNW.LDI installation script (to use the hardware based IP/TCP/UDP checksum calculation you must have installed at least Support Pack 2 for NetWare 5) *** 3 Installation =============== NOTE: The setting for MINIMUM PACKET RECEIVE BUFFERS in the STARTUP.NCF must be increased to at least 120 per adapter (e.g. for three adapters you should add "SET MINIMUM PACKET RECEIVE BUFFERS=360" to STARTUP.NCF). On SMP systems, you may have to multiply this number with the number of active processors. If the adapter is installed in the machine NetWare detects the new adapter and tries to install a driver. Press <ENTER> to get a list of all available drivers and then <INSERT> to install an unlisted driver. Enter the path to the driver and select M4CXNW.LAN. Choose Yes to copy the driver to the server. NetWare will now install the driver. Once the driver has been installed, the adapter parameters or bindings can be changed in the AUTOEXEC.NCF file using the NWCONFIG tool. *** 4 Parameters ============= SLOT = [ 1 .. 65535 ] Description: Defines the slot in which the adapter is installed. Help: If you do not enter a slot number, the driver scans automatically for network adapters and prompts the slot number in which the network card is found at the server console. Example: LOAD M4CXNW ... SLOT=3 ... FRAME = [ ETHERNET_802.2 | ETHERNET_II | ETHERNET_SNAP | ETHERNET_802.3 ] Description: Sets the frame type used by the network. Help: The NetWare Server and the Workstations must use the same frame type. Otherwise they cannot communicate with each other. Example: LOAD M4CXNW ... FRAME=ETHERNET_II ... NODE = [ xxxxxxxxxxxx ] Description: Overwrites the network card node address. Help: With this parameter, you can overwrite the default node address. In a network, every network card must have its own unique node address. Do not change this address unless you are prepared to administer local addresses according to the IEEE 802.2 specifications. The driver defaults to the node address on the board, which corresponds to an undefined override. Example: LOAD M4CXNW ... NODE=40005A123456 ... MAXFRAMESIZE = [ 512 .. 9014 ] Description: Set the maximum frame size. Help: The value has to be in the range 512 to 9014. The default value is 1514. Setting the value above 1514 is only effective if you use an ETHERTSM.NLM that supports Jumbo Frames and if you load the frame type ETHERNET_II as the first frame type on the specific adapter. When you change this parameter you should change the setting for MAXIMUM PHYSICAL RECEIVE PACKET SIZE in your STARTUP.NCF accordingly. Example: LOAD M4CXNW ... MAXFRAMESIZE=9014 ... HWCSUM = [ ON | OFF ] Description: Controls hardware checksum offloading Help: By default ON the hardware checksum offload for IP/TCP/UDP is enabled. There should be no need to disable checksum offload. Offloading computation of internet checksums is only supported by NetWare 5.x or higher. Example: LOAD M4CXNW ... HWCSUM=OFF ... QUIET = [ AUTO | ON | OFF ] Description: Suppress driver status messages. Help: By default AUTO will be used which means that status messages will not be suppressed if running on a server and will be suppressed if running on a client. OFF means that messages will not be suppressed. ON means that messages will be suppressed. Auto-negotiation CONTYPE = [AUTO | 100FD | 100HD | 10FD | 10HD ] Description: Set mode for auto-negotiation, speed duplex-mode. Help: The default value will is AUTO. Example: LOAD M4CXNW ... CONTYPE=10HD ... FLOWCTRL = [ ON | OFF ] Description: Enable or disable flow control for the port. Help: This parameter can be used to set the flow control capabilities for the port. Using the default setting, the adapter should automatically detect the capabilities of the peer port. Example: LOAD M4CXNW ... FLOWCTRL=OFF ... Interrupt Moderation (Paced Packet Batch) Interrupt moderation can be used to decrease the CPU load on systems with high utilization. But the latency of packets will increase. To enable interrupt moderation you must specify the mode and the interrupt rate. The parameters IRQPERSEC and MAXIRQPERSEC are mutual exclusive. MODERATE = [ NONE | RX | TX | BOTH | ALL ] Description: Interrupt moderation mode. Help: By default, NONE will be used which means interrupt moderation is disabled. If RX is used only receive interrupts are moderated, which means if more than the specified rate of interrupts occur they will be congested to reach the specified rate. But other interrupts may occur without any limitation. If TX is specified transmit complete interrupts will be moderated. BOTH will lead to a moderation of receive and transmit interrupts. By using ALL, all interrupts will get moderated. IRQPERSEC = [ 1000 .. 15000 ] Desription: Interrupt rate for static moderation. Help: Independent of the interrupt load only at specified intervals interrupts occur. This will increase latency of receive or transmit path dependent on the mode specified using parameter MODERATE. This parameter has a different meaning if used together with POLL. Example: LOAD M4CXNW ... MODERATE=TX IRQPERSEC=5000 MAXIRQPERSEC = [ 1000 .. 15000 ] Desription: Interrupt rate for dynamic moderation. Help: Using dynamic interrupt moderation means that interrupt moderation will be enabled only if more than the specified number of interrupts occur. The measured interrupt rate is not limited to receive or transmit interrupts as specified in MODERATE. All interrupts will be counted. If more interrupts occur the interrupts specified in MODERATE are moderated. If the number of interrupts goes down below the specified level moderation is disabled. Using dynamic interrupt moderation has the advantage that the latency is increased only if interrupt load is high. Example: LOAD M4CXNW ... MODERATE=BOTH MAXIRQPERSEC=1000 *** End of Readme File ***Download Driver Pack
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