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º Compex RE100TX 10/100 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter º
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1. NetWare v4.x ODI Server Driver, RE100.LAN
This Ethernet driver is for NetWare v4.x File Servers and complies to
Novell ODI (Open Data-Link Interface) Specifications.
2. Installation Hardware and Software Requirements:
A. Hardware Requirements:
o An IBM-compatible personal computer with 80386 or higher
microprocessor with PCI bus.
o Comepx RE100TX 10/100Base-TX PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter
B. Bios Requirements:
o Fully compliant Rev. 2.0, 2.1 PCI BIOS supplied with the PC.
3. Supplied Files:
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NW4X.TXT This File
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RE100.LAN RE100TX Novell NetWare ODI server driver.
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RE100.LDI Novell network installation file for RE100.LAN driver
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ETHERTSM.NLM Novell TSM needed to run the ODI LAN server driver
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MSM.NLM Novell MSM needed to run the ODI LAN server driver
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NBI.NLM Novell NBI needed to run the ODI LAN server driver
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³ INSTALLATION GUIDE ³
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NOTE: (!!!IMPORTANT!!!)
- In Netware Server 4.X, , the following statement MUST be added:
SET RESERVED BUFFERS BELOW 16MEG = 200
SET MINIMUM PACKET RECEIVE BUFFERS = 150
in the STARTUP.NCF and then restart the server.
A. Server Driver On NetWare 4.X OS,
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Note:
If your NetWare server has not run the NetWare Loader patch, on loading
the NBI.NLM module, a warning message will be display as shown below,
" This version of NetWare does not support protected mode BIOS access.
Without a loader patch some PCI driver may fail"
RE100TX will work correctly with or without this patch.
You can ignore the message or apply the patch to the server.
See A:\NW4.X\4XLDR\4XLDR.TXT file for instructions.
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NetWare 4.10 and NW4.11 environment
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a) Install Novell NetWare v4.1x operating system into your
server station hard disk.
Copy the file or run to extract the file NLM4X.EXE to the
NetWare boot directory.
e.g C:\NWSERVER> A:\NW4.x\NLM4X.EXE
The support NLMs file will be automatically extracted to
the local hard disk NetWare boot directory.
* Note:If you are running NW v4.11 or higher and if the NLMs from
NetWare cdrom or update disks are newer copy these files.
From drive A:\NW4.X copt only RE100.LAN driver.
b) Run SERVER.EXE.
c) At the NetWare prompt, run INSTALL.NLM by typing:
: LOAD INSTALL <Enter>
d) By default, press <Enter> to select "Driver Options".
e) A "Driver Option" menu box will appear.
Select "Configure network drivers" option and then press
<Enter> key.
f) In the "Additional Driver Actions" box, choose "Select a driver"
option. Press <Insert> to load a LAN driver not listed.
g) Press <F3> to specify the directory path of the LAN
driver and press <Enter>:
e.g.
A:\NW4.X <ÄÄÙ Enter
"Compex RE100TX 10/100 PCI Fast Ethernet MLID" will
be displayed.
Press <Enter> to select the driver listed.
h) RE100.LAN and RE100.LDI will be copied to the server
System directory.
i) A driver configuration option screen will be displayed.
Select the appropriate options.
To select the frame type you want to use, highlight "RE100
Protocols" box and press <F3>. Mark the frame type that you
want to use and press <F10> to save the settings.
j) After selecting the parameters, choose the "Save parameters
and load driver" option to load the LAN driver.
Netware 4.0x environment
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a) Install Novell NetWare v4.0x operating system into your
server station hard disk.
b) Run SERVER.EXE.
c) At the NetWare prompt, run INSTALL.NLM by typing:
: LOAD INSTALL <Enter>
d) Select "Maintenance/Selective Install."
e) Go to "LAN Driver Options."
Press <Insert> to load a LAN driver not listed.
f) Press <F3> to specify the directory path of the LAN
driver and press <Enter>:
e.g.
A:\NW4.X <ÄÄÙ Enter
"Compex RE100TX 10/100Base-TX PCI Fast Ethernet MLID" will be
displayed.
Press <Enter> to load the driver listed.
g) Copy RE100.LAN and RE100.LDI into the system
directory.
h) A driver configuration options screen will be displayed.
Select the appropriate options.
i) Press <F10> to load the LAN driver. NetWare will automatically
bind and generate the unique network address for each frame
it binds.
j) Server is now ready to service the workstations.
Running multiple RE100TX PCI adapters in the NetWare server
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Note:- When loading the driver manually in NW v4.11, do the following
before loading the RE100.LAN.
LOAD MSM
LOAD ETHERTSM
LOAD C:\NWSERVER\RE100 Slot=n (loading from local hard disk)
or LOAD A:\NW4.X\RE100 Slot=n (or loading from floppy disk)
The process loads Novell latest MSM.NLM and ETHERTSM.NLM from NW v4.11
To automatically load RE100.LAN in the server, you have to add the
following lines in Autoexec.ncf file:
Load MSM
Load Ethertsm
Load RE100 SLOT=nnn1 name=RE100_1
Load RE100 SLOT=nnn2 name=RE100_2
Load RE100 SLOT=nnn3 name=RE100_3
Load REL100 SLOT=nnn4 name=RE100_4
Bind IPX RE100_1 net=xxxxxxx1
Bind IPX RE100_2 net=xxxxxxx2
Bind IPX RE100_3 net=xxxxxxx3
Bind IPX RE100_4 net=xxxxxxx4
where,
nnn1,nnn2,nnn3,and nnn4 are the Slot Number for each adapter.
xxxxxxx1,xxxxxx2,xxxxxx3,xxxxxx4 are unique ipx network addresses
bound to each card. Can be any hex number of 1 to 8 digits.
To load multiple frame types support for one card, type as follows:-
Load MSM
Load ETHERTSM
Load RE100 SLOT=nnn1 Frame=Ethernet_802.2 name=RE100_1f1
Load RE100 SLOT=nnn1 Frame=Ethernet_802.3 name=RE100_1f2
Bind IPX RE100_1f1 net=xxxxxxx5
Bind IPX RE100_1f2 net=xxxxxxx6
Line 1 and 3 shows RE100TX adapter is loaded at Slot Number nnn1
and bound with frame type Ethernet_802.2 with ipx network address xxxxxx5
Line 2 and 4 shows the same RE100TX adapter is loaded and bound with
frame type Ethenret_802.3 with ipx network address xxxxxx6
NOTE: (!!!IMPORTANT!!!)
- In Netware Server 4.X, , the following statement MUST be added:
SET RESERVED BUFFERS BELOW 16MEG = 200
SET MINIMUM PACKET RECEIVE BUFFERS = 150
in the STARTUP.NCF and then restart the server.
B. Client32 for WIN95
Please refer to 32odi.txt.
Driver Options
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1. If you want to install two or more adapters, you can type:
:LOAD RE100 SLOT=n
* where n is the SLOT number. If you do not know the slot number,
just type "LOAD RE100", a list of Slot Number for the adapters
will be displayed, you need to select a desired Slot Number from
the screen.
2. Line speed and Duplex mode can be set as follows:
:Load RE100 Slot=n MEDIUMTYPE=100FULL
(Default is AUTO. Options:10HALF, 10FULL, 100HALF, 100FULL)
This adapter can be in half or full duplex mode. In half duplex mode,
RE100TX can only either transmit or receive at any one time.
In full duplex mode, RE100TX can transmit and receive at the same time.
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.