1. DE50021143.ZIP Driver
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README.TXT Driver File Contents (DE50021143.ZIP)

a:\novell\dosodi\readme.txt                     21-MAR-1996

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	NETWARE DOS ODI CLIENT INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
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The \NOVELL\DOSODI subdirectory contains the following files:

README.TXT   - This file which contains:
	       1.  INSTALLING THE NETWARE DOS ODI CLIENT DRIVER
	       2.  SUPPORTED NET.CFG PARAMETERS
	       3.  INSTALLING THE ODI DRIVER WITH WfW 3.11

DE500.COM    - Novell NetWare DOS ODI client driver 

DE500.INS    - Driver installation file used by NetWare 3.12/4.X
	       DOS ODI client installation utility (INSTALL.BAT)
	       to install and configure the NetWare DOS ODI client
	       driver in that environment.

NET.CFG      - Sample ODI driver control and configuration file

NOVFILES.EXE - Novell client files used by the adapter installation 
	       program
			 
			 
			 
			 
			 ***TRADEMARKS***

DEC, Digital, and DECpc are trademarks of Digital Equipment
Corporation. 

Novell, NetWare, and LAN WorkPlace are registered trademarks and 
NetWare Loadable Module and NLM are trademarks of Novell, Inc.

Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

CompuServe is a registered trademark of CompuServe, Inc.



Section 1  INSTALLING THE NETWARE DOS ODI CLIENT DRIVER
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The NetWare DOS ODI Client Driver follows standard Novell 
installation procedures for DOS ODI client drivers.  

Note: If you are running an Extended Memory Manager (EMM), be sure 
to run the most current version of EMM386.EXE (v4.49 or later). 
There is a known problem running previous versions of EMM386.EXE 
with many PCI systems.

Perform the following steps to install the NetWare DOS ODI Client 
Driver:

1.  Verify that the network interface card (NIC) is properly
    configured and installed.  Refer to the adapter's "User 
    Information" document for instructions.

2.  Enter the following command to copy the Novell NetWare DOS ODI 
    client driver to the DOS workstation:

    COPY A:\NOVELL\DOSODI\DE500.COM

3.  Copy the Novell NetWare Workstation files to the DOS workstation
    as described in "Novell NetWare ODI Shell for DOS" supplied with 
    your NetWare v3.1X software.

4.  Configure the NET.CFG file.
 
    The client driver and the NetWare workstation files use the 
    NET.CFG file for configuring the driver at load-time.  The 
    \DOSODI subdirectory provides a sample NET.CFG file to help with 
    your driver configuration.

 a. Enter the following command to copy the sample NET.CFG file
    to the same directory as the other driver files:

    COPY A:\NOVELL\DOSODI\NET.CFG

 b. Edit the NET.CFG file to customize it for your system setup.  
    Refer to "Novell NetWare ODI Shell for DOS" and Section 3, 
    SUPPORTED NET.CFG PARAMETERS, for more information on all of 
    the NET.CFG file parameters.

5.  Connect the adapter to the network as described in the 
    adapter's "User Information" document.

6.  To load the Novell NetWare ODI drivers and the adapter ODI 
    client driver, follow the procedure described in "Novell 
    NetWare ODI Shell for DOS".  The following commands are 
    examples:

    LSL.COM
    DE500.COM
    IPXODI.COM
    NETX.EXE



Section 3  SUPPORTED NET.CFG PARAMETERS
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The following parameters are valid under the LINK DRIVER DE500 
heading in the NET.CFG file.  Precede each parameter with a TAB or 
white space. Refer to your Novell documentation for more information 
on editing the NET.CFG file.

Parameter:   FRAME ETHERNET_802.2
Description: Configures the DOS ODI client driver to use the 
	     ETHERNET_802.2 frame format.  If the FRAME keyword is 
	     omitted, this is the default frame type.

Parameter:   FRAME ETHERNET_II
Description: Configures the DOS ODI client driver to use the 
	     ETHERNET_II frame format.  

Parameter:   FRAME ETHERNET_SNAP
Description: Configures the DOS ODI client driver to use the 
	     ETHERNET_SNAP frame format.  

Parameter:   FRAME ETHERNET_802.3
Description: Configures the DOS ODI client driver to use the 
	     ETHERNET_802.3 frame format.  
	     This parameter is optional and need not be specified 
	     for proper operation of the driver.

Parameter:   PCI_CARD  (optional)
Description: Selects instance of Digital PCI adapter to use. 
	     Values = 1 - 4.  Default = 1.
	     This parameter is optional and need not be specified 
	     for proper operation of the driver.

Parameter:   LINE_SPEED (optional)
Description: The driver automatically senses the attached media 
	     line speed and switches the adapter to the appropriate 
	     speed. If auto selection of line speed is not desired, 
	     the line speed can be fixed at a specific speed. 
	     Values: 10, 100.  
	     This parameter is optional and need not be specified 
	     for proper operation of the driver.

	     If the driver cannot sense a particular line speed, it 
	     will assume that the line is not connected, and auto
	     select 10Mbps.

	     In a point to point situation (DE500 to DE500) where
	     LINE SPEED is not specified, the driver will auto
	     select 100Mbps.  If the DE500 is attached to an N-Way 
	     device, and LINE SPEED is not specified, the driver 
	     will auto select 100MBps.

	     The driver senses the speed dynamically.  If the line
	     speed changes, the driver will detect the new speed,
	     by the rules listed above.

Parameter:   FULL_DUPLEX (optional)
Description: Enables/Disables Full-Duplex (FDX) operation.  Note 
	     for proper Full Duplex operation, the adapter must be 
	     attached to a repeater or another adapter that 
	     supports Full Duplex operation and has it enabled.
	     Values = ON, OFF.  Default = OFF.
	     This parameter is optional and need not be specified 
	     for proper operation of the driver.

Parameter:   BURST_SIZE
Description: Limits the adapter DMA burst size to the specified 
	     longwords.
	     Values: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32.  Default: 32
	     This parameter is optional and need not be specified 
	     for proper operation of the driver.

Following is an example NET.CFG file for DOS ODI client driver 
which configures the driver to use the 1st card and the 
ETHERNET_802.2 frame type. 

LINK DRIVER DE500           
	FRAME ETHERNET_802.2
	PCI_CARD 1

Section 4  

INSTALLING THE ODI DRIVER WITH WINDOWS FOR WORKGROUPS 3.11
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See the README.TXT file in the WFW directory of this driver 
diskette.