Novell NetWare 3 server
This is an ASCII file called NETWR386.TXT in the ATI
CardAssistant INFO directory. Use a text editor or a
word processor with a mono-space font such as Courier
to print this file if needed for reference.
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I. Special Considerations
II. Files Needed for Installation
III. Installing the AT-2700/2450 NetWare 3 Server Driver
IV. Removing an Existing Driver
V. How to See MAC Address
VI. Multiple Adapters
I. Special Considerations
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Configuration of the AT-2700/2450 resources is under PCI
control. For most applications, no setup other than normal
installation of the network software is necessary. To
change port settings, to manually view the card's
configuration or to run Diagnostics, use the CardAssistant
setup program.
The SETUP utility only runs on DOS. If you do not have
a DOS boot partition on your Windows NT drive, boot DOS
from floppy.
II. Files Needed for Installation
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The following files are required for installation:
\NWSERVER\CATNICPS.LAN (Server driver)
\INFO\NETWR386.TXT (this file)
III. Installing the AT-2700/2450 NetWare 3 Server Driver
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NOTE: Your version of NetWare may require a patch and
driver/NLM update from Novell's web site to load
current ODI compliant LAN drivers. The URL is:
http://support.novell.com.
1. Install the NetWare file server support files to the DOS
partition as described in the Novell documentation.
2. Copy the CATNICPS.LAN file from the NWSERVER directory
on the CardAssistant disk to the directory where the
Novell server files are located.
3. Load SERVER.EXE to start the file server, and set up
hard disk support as directed in the Novell
documentation.
4. At the server console, issue the load statement(s) in
this order:
LOAD <DRIVE>:<PATH>\NBI
LOAD <DRIVE>:<PATH>\MSM
LOAD <DRIVE>:<PATH>\ETHERTSM
LOAD <DRIVE>:<PATH>\CATNICPS
where <DRIVE> and <PATH> are the drive and directory
where you copied the NLMs and the CATNICPS.LAN file.
5. Bind the IPX protocol to the AT-2700F/2450 driver.
BIND IPX TO CATNICPS NET=n
where n is the node address Novell uses for routing
IPX packets. This number is arbitrary if there is the
only one server on the network, but if there are
multiple servers on the same network, it must match the
other servers' external network number.
Note: The default frame type for Novell file servers is now
Ethernet_802.2. If you require Ethernet_802.3,
specify FRAME=ETHERNET_802.3 on the command line when
loading the driver.
To load multiple frame types for a single card, enter a
LOAD and BIND statement for each frame type.
You need to supply a name on each load line in order to
avoid being prompted for which board to bind IPX to. If you
do not have the name option in the AUTOEXEC.NCF , it will
not execute completely without user intervention. Example:
LOAD CATNICPS FRAME=ETHERNET_802.3 NAME=IEE8023
BIND IPX TO IEE8023 NET=11111
LOAD CATNICPS FRAME=ETHERNET_802.2 NAME=IEE8022
BIND IPX TO IEE8022 NET=22222
Also: If you have a PCI-1 bus in your system, add
BUSTYPE=PCI1 to the command line, e.g.,
LOAD C:\nwserver\CATNICPS BUSTYPE=PCI1.
Otherwise the driver may not find the card. If you
don't know which bus you have, try loading without
the option. If it loads, you don't need it.
6. 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.
IV. Removing an Existing Driver
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To de-install the driver, bring up NetWare and follow the
Novell instructions.
V. How to See MAC Address
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To determine a MAC address for a card:
1. Boot the computer into DOS with no drivers loaded.
2. Insert the CardAssistant diskette in the floppy drive
and launch SETUP27 (AT-2700) or SETUP24 (AT-2450).
3. The main screen shows a table listing the AT-2700/2450
Ethernet cards installed in the computer. Write down the
address(es) listed in the "MAC" column of the table.
VI. Multiple Adapters
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If you have multiple AT-2700/2450 Ethernet adapters
installed in the system,the keyword "SLOT" identifies each
to the driver CATNICPS.LAN. If you have multiple adapters in
a single server, each adapter must have a different network
number and SLOT number. Also, you might want to name each
adapter. So add the options in LOAD commands to distinguish
particular cards. For example:
LOAD CATNICPS FRAME=Ethernet_802.2 NAME=LAN_A SLOT=1
BIND IPX TO LAN_A NET=11
LOAD CATNICPS FRAME=Ethernet_802.2 NAME=LAN_B SLOT=2
BIND IPX TO LAN_B NET=22
Add the load and bind statements you need to the server's
AUTOEXEC.NCF file so that the NIC adapter drivers load
automatically each time the server starts.
To implement multiple AT-2700/2450 cards in a Netware 3
server, add the following line to your STARTUP.NCF:
SET RESERVED CACHE BUFFERS BELOW 16 MEG = 64
- 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 might be able to
increase the data transfer rate by adding the following
line 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-2700/2450 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.
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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.