3Com (R) Corporation
Etherlink Server 10/100 PCI
3C98X NIC Family
NetWare Server Driver Installation Notes
Netware 4.2
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Service Pack 6 or higher is required to support driver
Netware 5.0
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Service Pack 2 or higher is required if hardware checksumming is
enabled.
Known Issues
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Server Abend during driver unload
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1. If you are running 3C98x driver on Netware 4.x and 5.0, you should
load ODINEB.NLM before loading 3C98x driver otherwise server may
abend. This problem is fixed in Netware 5.1 release.
2. If you are using the DynamicAccess Advanced Features i.e.SE.NLM,
you should not use NWIP or the server will abend.
Example of Autoexec.NCF
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load se
load lbrsl
;Define Group 1 primary NIC slot-frame instances
load 3c980 slot=10001 frame=ethernet_802.2 name=p1_802.2
load 3c980 slot=10001 frame=ethernet_ii name=p1_ii
;Define Group 1 secondary NIC slot-frame instances
load 3c980 slot=10002 frame=ethernet_802.2 name=p2_802.2
load 3c980 slot=10002 frame=ethernet_ii name=p2_ii
load 3c980 slot=10003 frame=ethernet_802.2 name=p3_802.2
load 3c980 slot=10003 frame=ethernet_ii name=p3_ii
;Define Group 2 primary NIC slot-frame instances
load 3c980 slot=10004 frame=ethernet_802.2 name=p4_802.2
load 3c980 slot=10004 frame=ethernet_ii name=p4_ii
;Define Group 2 secondary NIC slot-frame instances
load 3c980 slot=10005 frame=ethernet_802.2 name=p5_802.2
load 3c980 slot=10005 frame=ethernet_ii name=p5_ii
;Define Group 3 primary NIC slot-frame instances
load 3c980 slot=10006 frame=ethernet_802.2 name=p6_802.2
load 3c980 slot=10006 frame=ethernet_ii name=p6_ii
;Define Group 3 secondary NIC slot-frame instances
load 3c980 slot=10007 frame=ethernet_802.2 name=p7_802.2
load 3c980 slot=10007 frame=ethernet_ii name=p7_ii
;Bind protocols to primary NICs
bind ipx to p1_802.2 net=FF02
bind ip to p1_ii address=192.1.1.1 mask=ff.ff.ff.00
bind ipx to p4_802.2 net=FF04
bind ip to p4_ii address=192.1.2.1 mask=ff.ff.ff.00
bind ipx to p6_802.2 net=FF06
bind ip to p6_ii address=192.1.3.1 mask=ff.ff.ff.00
;Create Group 1 with NIC 10001 primary
;and NICs 10002 and 10003 secondary
lbrsl group lb 10001 10002 10003
;Create Group 2 with NIC 10004 primary
;and NIC 10005 secondary
lbrsl group lb 10004 10005
;Create Group 3 with NIC 10006 primary
;and NIC 10007 secondary; Receive IP load balancing is enabled
lbrsl group lb addr 192.1.3.253 10006 10007
;To create resilient server link groups without load balancing
; use the rsl option:
;lbrsl group rsl 10001 10002 10003
;lbrsl group rsl 10004 10005
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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.