The Racal Interlan SNMP agent is a set of two files that will support
most of the MIB II functionality for Racal Interlan network adapters
using the Open Datalink Interface (ODI) specification. Additionally,
the agent contains several variables for providing board specific
information. The memory required is approximately 12K. If desired
both files can be loaded high in extended memory on those systems
that have the appropriate setup. The agent will run on and has been
tested in conjunction with the following Racal Interlan cards using
the associated ODI driver:
NI5210, NI6510, NI9210, ILANAT, EtherBlaster
The agent has been tested with the following versions of Novell
drivers & shells:
Link Support Layer (LSL) 1.21 & 2.01
IPX/SPX Protocol (IPXODI) 1.20 & 2.11
Netware Shell (NETX) 3.22 & 3.26
The following information must be added to the Net.cfg file to
provide the desired responses. Replace the MIB II variable names
with appropriate site specific information. The Protocol section
to use is dependent on the Transport to use. For SNMP/UDP use
the RXUDPODI section and for SNMP/IPX use the RCXPORT section.
Link Driver NI6510
Frame ethernet_802.3 - usually present
Frame ethernet_II - add for RXUDPODI
Protocol RXUDPODI
Bind #2 - bind to the ethernet_II frame
NetAddr 130.204.5.51 - must be present
Name sysName - default that is returned is "Unknown"
Location sysLocation - default that is returned is "Unknown"
Contact sysContact - default that is returned is "Unknown"
Community community name - default that is used is public
Description sysDescr - default that is returned is "Unknown"
Protocol RCXPORT
Bind #1 - bind to the ethernet_802.3 frame
Name sysName - default that is returned is "Unknown"
Location sysLocation - default that is returned is "Unknown"
Contact sysContact - default that is returned is "Unknown"
Community community name - default that is used is public
Description sysDescr - default that is returned is "Unknown"
To load the agent:
Load the link support layer (lsl).
Load the Racal InterLan ODI driver depending on the board in use.
Load IPX/SPX protocol (ipxodi). This step is optional with SNMP/UDP.
Load the Racal InterLan SNMP/UDP or SNMP/IPX transport (rxudpodi, rxipxodi).
Load the Racal InterLan SNMP agent (rcagent).
Load the Netware shell (netx). This step is optional.
Both the transports and agent files may be unloaded by appending a slash u
(/u) after the filename. Remember to remove any other TSR's first
that were loaded after the agent. Otherwise, the error message
"***Error: Int 2F vector hooked" will be displayed.
An RFC1213 compatible MIB file is supplied with the agent, the
current version of the file is parseable by RollCall 3.x. There may need
to be additional changes made to the MIB file depending on the
particular network management parser being used.
Issues with the current version of the agent:
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There are some "holes" in the supported tables and list of supported
MIB groups. The following list comprises the details:
- System
complete except items as noted below
- Interfaces
complete except items as noted below
- Address Translation
not currently available
- IP
ipAddrTable { ip 20 } - not currently available
ipRouteTable { ip 21 } - not currently available
ipNetToMediaTable { ip 22 } - not currently available
ipRoutingDiscards { ip 23 } - not currently available
- ICMP
complete
- TCP
the agent does not support TCP
- UDP
not currently available
- EGP
the agent does not support EGP
- Transmission
the dot3 stats table is the only supported table in the group
- SNMP
complete
Some of the variables that are read-write are supported as read-only
in this version of the agent. For example, in order to set the
contact name (sysContact) it is necessary to edit the net.cfg file on
the system that contains the board. Then restart both the
rxudpodi.com and rcagent.com files to read the new information. It
is not yet possible to write to the following variables from a
network management station:
sysContact - can be changed in net.cfg
sysName - can be changed in net.cfg
sysLocation - can be changed in net.cfg
ifAdminStatus
ipForwarding
ipDefaultTTL
The community table allows a maximum of 1 entry. In addition, any
station has read-write access to the agent. The cold start trap is
sent to all stations that will receive traps.
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TECH SUPPORT ADDENDUM
Below is a sample installation procudure using the Etherblaster/NI6510
ODI driver with ROLLCALL, PCTCP and NETWARE supporting the SNMP/IPX stack.
**** AUTOEXEC.BAT ****
LSL.COM
NI6510.COM
ODIPKT.COM (optional for PCTCP)
IPXODI.COM
RXIPXODI.COM
RCAGENT.COM
NETX.EXE (optional for NETWARE)
ETHDRV.EXE (optional for PCTCP)
Below is a sample installation procedure using the EtherBlaster/NI6510
ODI driver with ROLLCALL or any 3rd party SNMP management software such as:
CMS400, CMS6000, HP OPENVIEW, SUNNET MGR, supporting the SNMP/UDP stack.
**** AUTOEXEC.BAT ****
LSL.COM
NI6510.COM
IPXODI.COM (optional for NETWARE)
RXUDPODI.COM
RCAGENT.COM
NETX.EXE (optional for NETWARE)
TECH SUPPORT 1-800-LAN-TALK (1-800-526-8255)
FAX 1-508-635-9140
BBS 1-508-264-4345 1-508-264-0630
FTPSERVER 130.204.8.16
Internet contact cust_service@rimail.interlan.com
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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.