NW4X.TXT Driver File Contents (Fl400217.zip)

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       º     Compex FreedomLine 4-port 100TX/10Base-T PCI Adapter     º
       º        (C) Copyright PDS, 1997. All Rights Reserved.         º
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1. NetWare v4.x ODI Server Driver
   FL400.LAN v2.14

     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 80486 or higher
	   microprocessor and PCI bus.

	 o FreedomLINE 400TX/10base PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter (21140)

	Firmware Requirements:

	 o PC BIOS with compliant Rev. 2.0 or higher PCI specifications.

   B.  Software Revision Requirements:

	 o NetWare version 4.xx.

3. Supplied Files:

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  NW4X.TXT        This File
		  ---------------------------------------------------
  FL400.LAN       FL400 Novell NetWare ODI server driver.
		  ---------------------------------------------------
  FL400.LDI       Novell network installation file for this driver
		  ---------------------------------------------------
  ETHERTSM.NLM    Novell TSM needed to run the ODI server driver
		  ---------------------------------------------------
  MSM.NLM         Novell MSM needed to run the ODI server driver
		  ---------------------------------------------------
  NBI.NLM         Novell NBI needed to run the ODI server driver
---------------------------------------------------------------------

Note:- If your NetWare server has not run the latest LOADER patch you
       will see this message:

      " Warning:
       This version of NetWare does not support protected mode BIOS
       access. Without this loader patch some PCI drivers may fail."

       Compex FreedomLine 4-port 100TX/10Base-T PCI Adapter does not
       require the loader patch.
       You can still apply the loader. In doing so, the above message will
       be supressed.
       This patch is provided in this disk.
       See readme files in the PATCH subdirectory on how to run the patch.


4.  NetWare 4.10 enviroment
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   Notes:
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   The MSM.NLM and ETHERTSM.NLM files that come with Novell Netware may not be
   the latest update NLMs to work properly with this LAN driver.
   When these NLMs were load from NetWare SYS:SYSTEM directory they can cause
   failure loading the FL400.LAN. To ensure that the correct NLMs loaded, users
   should copy the following files:-
		 MSM.NLM, ETHERTSM.NLM, NBI.NLM, and FL400.LAN
   supplied in this diskette to the NetWare boot directory in local hard disk
   C:\NWSERVER. Then follow the steps as described below to load the NLMs and
   LAN driver.

       a) Run PCISNAP in Driver Disk 1 and select Driver Installation.

       b) From the Driver Installation Menu, choose Novell NetWare Driver and
	  then select Install NetWare v4.x Server Driver.
	  Change the destination path to C:\NWSERVER to copy the LAN driver
	  and support files..

       c) Follow the instruction on each screen to complete the installation.

       d) Run SERVER.EXE.

       e) At the NetWare prompt, run INSTALL.NLM by typing:

	    : LOAD INSTALL <Enter>

       f) By default, press <Enter> to select "Driver Options".

       g) A "Driver Option" menu box will appear.
	  Select "Configure network drivers" option and then press
	  <Enter> key.

       h) In the "Additional Driver Actions" box, choose "Select a driver"
	  option. Press <Insert> to load a LAN driver not listed.

       i) Press <F3> to specify the directory path of the LAN
	  driver and press <Enter>:
		 e.g.
		       C:\NWSERVER      <ÄÄÙ Enter

	  " Fast Ethernet Driver" will be
	  displayed.  Press <Enter> to select the driver listed.

       j) Copy FL400.LAN, FL400.LDI, MSM.NLM, ETHERTSM.NLM and NBI.NLM into
	  the system directory.

       k) A driver configuration option screen will be displayed.
	  Select the appropriate options.

	  To select the frame type you want to use, highlight "FL400_1
	  Protocols" box and press <F3>. Mark the frame type that you
	  want to use and press <F10> to save the settings.

       l) After selecting the parameters, choose the "Save parameters
	  and load driver" option to load the LAN driver.
	  Press <ENTER> to use a given network number to bind ipx to the
	  server driver.

       m) Press ESC to save and exit from the installation.



 5. Netware 4.0x environment
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       a) Run PCISNAP in Driver Disk 1 diskette and select Driver Installation.

       b) From the Driver Installation Menu, choose Novell NetWare Driver and
	  then select Install NetWare v4.x Server Driver.
	  Change the destination path to C:\NWSERVER to copy the LAN driver
	  and support files..

       c) Follow the instruction on each screen to complete the installation.

       d) Run SERVER.EXE.

       e) At the NetWare prompt, run INSTALL.NLM by typing:

	    : LOAD INSTALL <Enter>

       f) Select "Maintenance/Selective Install."

       g) Go to "LAN Driver Options."
	  Press <Insert> to load a LAN driver not listed.

       h) Press <F3> to specify the directory path of the LAN
	  driver and press <Enter>:
		e.g.
		       C:\NWSERVER       <ÄÄÙ Enter

	  "Compex FreedomLine 4-port 100TX/10Base-T Fast Ethernet Driver" will display
	  Press <Enter> to load the driver listed.

       i) Copy FL400.LAN, FL400.LDI, MSM.NLM, ETHERTSM.NLM and NBI.NLM into
	  the system directory.

       j) A driver configuration options screen will be displayed.
	  Select the appropriate options.

       k) Press <F10> to load the LAN driver.
	  Press <ENTER> to use a given network number to bind ipx to the
	  server driver.

	  If you do not want to load all the frame types, press F3, from
	  Frame Type mark only the frames you want to load.     
	  Otherwise, by default, NetWare loads all the frames. 

       l) Press ESC to save and exit from the installation.




6.  Parameters
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	The following parameters belong on the server's command line, or in
	the load line inside the AUTOEXEC.NCF. The general way of using these
	parameters is:

		LOAD <driver name> <PARAMETER NAME>... <PARAMETER NAME[=VALUE]>

	Example:

		LOAD FL400 TURBO SLOT=10001 FRAME=Ethernet_802.3

	Driver specific parameters list  (as for NetWare standard parameters,
	please see the NetWare user's manual):

		TP      selects TP port.

	(*)     AUTODETECT      enables autodetection of media type when driver
				is loading. Note that this ONLY! works at
				initialization time, i.e. when the driver first
				loads for a specific network card.

		TP_NO_LINK_TEST selects twisted pair connection, but disables
				the LINK test for specific HUBs that do not
				support LINK.

		TP_FULL_DUPLEX  selects twisted pair connection to work in
				full duplex mode.

		TURBO           Fixes the problem of multiple transmit
				underflows and receive overflows (i.e. lose of
				packets) in systems that use certain PCI
				chipsets.

		SKIP_CHECK_BIOS Skip checking compatibility of PCI BIOS

	(**)    LINE_SPEED      selects line speed between 10MPBs and 100MBPs
				on network cards based on 100TX cards.
				Format: LINE_SPEED=<value>
				Allowed values are: 10,100


    Notes:
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    (*)  Those keywords affect ONLY ENET32-PCI and FreedomLINE32-PCI adapters.
    (**) Those keywords affect ONLY FreedomLINE 4-port 100TX/10Base-T PCI adapter.
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