Server: NetWare 3.11 server v1.00 NetWare* 3.11 Server Driver Installation Notes for Intel's EtherExpress(TM) PRO/100B adapter ========================================================== Location of driver: \NWSERVER\E100B.LAN Location of NLM's: On Novell's automated services (LANDRV.EXE) PATCHMAN.NLM (03-24-94 v2.41) LSLENH.NLM (12-21-94 v1.20) MSM31X.NLM (11-23-94 v2.50) ETHERTSM.NLM (11-29-94 v2.50) MONITOR.NLM (10-26-92 v1.75) Sample load commands -------------------- LOAD C:<PATH>\PATCHMAN LOAD C:<PATH>\LSLENH LOAD C:<PATH>\MSM31X LOAD C:<PATH>\ETHERTSM LOAD C:<PATH>\E100B SLOT=n FRAME=ETHERNET_802.3 BIND IPX TO E100B NET=xxxxxxxx General instructions -------------------- 1 Install NetWare 3.11 according to the NetWare 3.11 installation manual. 2 If you're using standard NetWare 3.11 (not SFT III), make sure your MONITOR.NLM is dated 10-26-92 (or later). Using an earlier version can cause server failure (ABENDs) when viewing statistics in monitor. 3 If you don't have the current 311NLMs, download them from one of Intel's online services (World Wide Web at WWW.INTEL.COM or Intel BBS). See the Installation Guide for Intel BBS phone numbers. This program will unpack onto the current directory the required versions of Novell's NLMs for NetWare v3.11 servers. 4 Load the NLMs: PATCHMAN.NLM (10-05-93 v2.30) LSLENH.NLM (10-05-93 v1.01) MSM31X.NLM (06-28-94 v2.31) ETHERTSM.NLM (06-28-94 v2.31) MONITOR.NLM (10-26-92 v1.75) Make sure you use these (or later) versions. Earlier versions may not work properly. 5 If you can't log in, copy (before starting the server) the E100B.LAN driver from the \NWSERVER directory on the Configuration and Drivers disk to the root directory of the server's hard drive. If you can log into the server, copy the driver to the SYSTEM subdirectory. If you do this, you won't need to specify a path on the load line. If you copy it to another directory, make sure the LOAD statement includes the correct path. 6 Modify the server's STARTUP.NCF to include: SET MAXIMUM PHYSICAL RECEIVE PACKET SIZE = 1536 (or larger) This preallocates server buffers. 7 Start the server. At the server console, issue the load and bind statement(s) in this order: LOAD C:<PATH>\PATCHMAN LOAD C:<PATH>\LSLENH LOAD C:<PATH>\MSM31X LOAD C:<PATH>\ETHERTSM LOAD C:<PATH>\E100B SLOT=x FRAME=ETHERNET_802.3 BIND IPX TO E100B NET=xxxxxxxx Where: SLOT=x specifies the PCI device number. Substitute x with the valid value for the adapter. You will be prompted if you don't specify a slot number. NET=xxxxxxxx is the unique network address for that LAN segment. The default frame type is 802.3. If your workstations needs to use the 802.2 frame type, see the section later in this document about using multiple frame types on one adapter. 8 Add the load and bind statements you need to the server's AUTOEXEC.NCF file so the EtherExpress PRO/100B adapter driver loads automatically each time the server starts. Hints and tips ============== Installing multiple adapters ---------------------------- - If you have multiple adapters in a single server, each adapter must have a different network number and SLOT number. Also, you may want to name each adapter. For example: LOAD C:\E100B SLOT=3 NAME=LAN_A BIND IPX TO LAN_A NET=222 LOAD C:\E100B SLOT=4 NAME=LAN_B BIND IPX TO LAN_B NET=333 - 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 EtherExpress PRO/100 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. Installing one adapter with multiple frame types ------------------------------------------------ When binding multiple frame types to one adapter, enter a LOAD and BIND statement for each frame type. Each LOAD statement uses the same SLOT number, but each BIND statement needs a unique network number. You must also include a name on each load line to avoid being prompted for the board to bind IPX to. Example: LOAD C:\E100B SLOT=3 FRAME=ETHERNET_802.3 NAME=LAN8023 BIND IPX TO LAN8023 NET=77777 LOAD C:\E100B SLOT=3 FRAME=ETHERNET_802.2 NAME=LAN8022 BIND IPX TO LAN8022 NET=88888 Optional LOAD line parameters ----------------------------- FORCEDUPLEX: Specifies the duplex mode the driver uses. A performance option that lets you choose how the adapter sends and receives packets over the network. NOTE: If Auto negotiate is NOT being used then it is required that SPEED be forced to either 10 or 100 Mbps. Syntax: Forceduplex=n where n= 0 (Auto-negotiate) 1 (Half duplex 2 (Full duplex) Duplex modes: Auto-negotiate _ the adapter negotiates with the hub how to send/receive packets, either full or half duplex. Full duplex _ the adapter sends and receives packets at the same time. This improves the performance of your adapter. Set duplex mode to full duplex ONLY if you have a full duplex hub that doesn't do auto-negotiation (a non-NWay* hub). Half duplex _ the adapter performs one operation at a time. It either sends or receives. Default: Forceduplex=Auto-Negotiate A regular adapter can perform only one operation at a time (half- duplexing). The PRO/100B adapter has the ability to send and receive packets at the same time (full-duplexing). In order to reap the benefits of full duplexing, you MUST have a full duplex hub. The PRO/100 adapter has the added ability to "talk" to the hub and determine at which mode to communicate (either full or half duplex). This is called auto-negotiation. You must have a auto- negotiating hub (an NWay hub) to get full duplex support with the FORCEDUPLEX parameter set to 0 (auto-negotiation). If you don't have an auto-negotiating hub, set FORCEDUPLEX to 2 (full duplex) and then set the SPEED parameter to either 100 Mbps or 10 Mbps. If you don't know what kind of hub you're attached to, contact your LAN Administrator SLOT: Specifies the slot number. For PCI adapters, SLOT is derived from DEVICE LOCATION and doesn't map to the physical location of the adapter. Currently, the PCI specification doesn't tell you how to determine which adapter corresponds to a device number. One way to do this is to load the driver from the command line. You'll be prompted with valid device numbers for the adapter. Select one of them. Syntax: SLOT=n (n = 1,2,3,4,...15). SPEED: Specifies the speed the driver uses. If you don't use this parameter, the driver automatically detects the network speed. If no cable is attached, the driver defaults to 100 Mbps. You must use this parameter if you're setting the FORCEDUPLEX parameter to either half or full. If you use this parameter, the driver operates at the specified speed instead of auto-detecting network speed. Syntax: SPEED=n (n = 10 or 100) Default: none, the adapter automatically senses speed NODE: Specifies a local node address unique to each adapter. The first two digits of the address indicate who assigned the address when the driver loads. Syntax: NODE=02aa12345678 02aa => Locally administered address, 02 is set by MSM 00aa => Typical Intel address (default) FRAME: Indicates one of four valid frame types the system is transmitting and receiving. Syntax: FRAME=n n = Ethernet_802.2 Ethernet_802.3 Ethernet_II Ethernet_SNAP Default: Ethernet_802.3 THRESHOLD: Represents the threshold for transmits from extender SRAM FIFO. By default threshold is dynamically set based on driver activity. This parameter overrides the dynamic feature. Syntax: THRESHOLD=n (n = number of 8 bytes). For example, 16 represents 16x8 (or 128 bytes).. Default: 16 The maximum number that you can specify is 200 (200x8=1600 bytes). * Third-party trademarks are the property of their respective owners.Download Driver Pack
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