1. 2450V440.exe Driver
2. NETWR386.TXT File Contents

NETWR386.TXT Driver File Contents (2450V440.exe)

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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