Contents:
A. File Description
B. Driver Installation for NetWare Server 4.11
C. Driver Installation for DOS32
D. Driver Installation for Microsoft Windows 3.x
E. Driver Installation for Microsoft Windows 95
F. Parameters Description for GFC07.LAN
A. File Description
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Filename Description
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README.TXT This file. Presents a summary of the contents for
NetWare Client32 driver installation.
GFC07.LAN Generic Client32 ODI driver for GFC07. This driver
complies with NetWare ODI Serverdriver SPEC 3.3.
( in \NETWARE\ODI )
GFC07.LDI The driver (GFC07.LAN) installation information file for
NetWare Server 4.11, NeDOS32, Microsoft Windows 3.x.
GFC07.INF The driver (GFC07.LAN) installation information file for
Microsoft Windows 95.
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B. Driver Installation for NetWare Server 4.11
1. Change directory to NetWare Server directory (for example:
CD\NWSERVER )
2. Load NetWare Server System by typing SERVER, then press <Enter>.
3. When the Server prompt appears, load the NetWare Server
Installation Utility. That is,
:LOAD INSTALL
4. Select "Driver options" from "Installtion Options" menu, then
press <Enter>.
5. Select "Configure network drivers" from "Driver Options" menu,
then press <Enter>.
6. Select "Select a driver" from "Additional Driver Actions" menu,
then press <Enter>.
7. Press <Ins> to install an unlisted driver, then press <F3> to
specify a different path.
8. Insert Generic GFC07 Driver Diskette to your PC's floppy drive
and specify the drive (A: or B:).
9. Select "GFC2202 PCI Series Ethernet driver" from
"Select a driver to installed:" menu, then press <Enter>.
10. If necessary, select "Select/Modify driver parameters and
protocols" from "Board GFC07_1 (Driver GFC07) Actions" menu,
then press <Enter> to set up the driver parameters. (Please refer
to content F.)
Otherwise, select "Save parameters and load driver", then press
<Enter>.
11. Following instructions to complete the driver installation.
12. Sample AUTOEXEC.NCF for NetWare Server 4.11
AUTOEXEC.NCF (one board)
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LOAD C:GFC07 FRAME=ETHERNET_802.2 NAME=E_8022
LOAD C:GFC07 FRAME=ETHERNET_802.3 NAME=E_8023
LOAD C:GFC07 FRAME=ETHERNET_II NAME=E_II
LOAD C:GFC07 FRAME=ETHERNET_SNAP NAME=E_SNAP
BIND IPX E_8022 NET=10
BIND IPX E_8023 NET=20
BIND IPX E_II NET=30
BIND IPX E_SNAP NET=40
AUTOEXEC.NCF (two boards)
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LOAD C:GFC07 SLOT=10001 FRAME=ETHERNET_802.2 NAME=E_8022_1
LOAD C:GFC07 SLOT=10001 FRAME=ETHERNET_802.3 NAME=E_8023_1
LOAD C:GFC07 SLOT=10001 FRAME=ETHERNET_II NAME=E_II_1
LOAD C:GFC07 SLOT=10001 FRAME=ETHERNET_SNAP NAME=E_SNAP_1
LOAD C:GFC07 SLOT=10002 FRAME=ETHERNET_802.2 NAME=E_8022_2
LOAD C:GFC07 SLOT=10002 FRAME=ETHERNET_802.3 NAME=E_8023_2
LOAD C:GFC07 SLOT=10002 FRAME=ETHERNET_II NAME=E_II_2
LOAD C:GFC07 SLOT=10002 FRAME=ETHERNET_SNAP NAME=E_SNAP_2
BIND IPX E_8022_1 NET=10
BIND IPX E_8023_1 NET=20
BIND IPX E_II_1 NET=30
BIND IPX E_SNAP_1 NET=40
BIND IPX E_8022_2 NET=50
BIND IPX E_8023_2 NET=60
BIND IPX E_II_2 NET=70
BIND IPX E_SNAP_2 NET=80
C. Driver Installation for DOS32
1. If you have installed the NetWare Client 32 for DOS,
all you have to do is modify STARTNET.BAT. Please see the
sample STARTNET.BAT below these installation instructions.
2. Run INSTALL.EXE from NetWare DOS 32 diskette (or from NetWare 4.11 CD).
When the product manual appears, check the "NetWare Client 32 for DOS"
item, then press <Enter>.
3. Select "OTHER DRIVERS" item from "32-bit Network Board Drivers" menu,
then press <Enter>.
4. Insert Generic GFC2202 Driver Diskette into your floppy diskette drive,
then specify the driver path like A: or B:.
5. Select "GFC2202 PCI Series Ethernet driver", then press <Enter>.
6. Refer to Content F. and set the correct driver parameters to comply
with your network environment, then press <F10> to continue.
7. Following instructions to complete the Client32 for DOS software
installation.
8. Reboot your machine.
Sample STARTNET.BAT for DOS32.
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SET NWLANGUAGE=ENGLISH
C:\NOVELL\CLIENT32\NIOS.EXE
LOAD C:\NOVELL\CLIENT32\LSLC32.NLM
LOAD C:\NOVELL\CLIENT32\CMSM.NLM
LOAD C:\NOVELL\CLIENT32\ETHERTSM.NLM
LOAD C:\NOVELL\CLIENT32\GFC07.LAN FRAME=ETHERNET_802.2
LOAD C:\NOVELL\CLIENT32\GFC07.LAN FRAME=ETHERNET_802.3
LOAD C:\NOVELL\CLIENT32\GFC07.LAN FRAME=ETHERNET_II
LOAD C:\NOVELL\CLIENT32\GFC07.LAN FRAME=ETHERNET_SNAP
LOAD C:\NOVELL\CLIENT32\IPX.NLM
LOAD C:\NOVELL\CLIENT32\CLIENT32.NLM
D. Driver Installation for Microsoft Windows 3.x
Please refer to Content C., in step 2, mark "Netware Client 32 for DOS"
and "Client 32 for Windows", then follow step 3..8 to complete the
installation.
E. Driver Installation for Microsoft Windows 95
If you have installed the Microsoft Client in your Windows 95 system,
you should remove the adapter object and NDIS 2/3 driver for the GFC2202 adapter
from Windows 95 system. No matter if you have installed the DEC DC21x4 based
driver or Generic's GFC2202 NDIS 2/3 driver, before you install GFC2202 Client
32 driver, you should take the following steps.
E.1 Remove adapter object & driver for DECchip 21143
or GFC2202
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1. Click the "My Computer" icon in the Main Program Group.
2. Click the "Control Panel" icon in My Computer window.
3. Click the "System" icon in the Control Panel window.
4. Click the "Network adapter" icon in System window.
5. Click the "PCI Fast Ethernet DECchip 21143 Based Adapter" or
"GFC2202 PCI fast Ethernet Adapter" icon in System window.
6. Click <Remove> button, then click <OK> button.
7. Close the opened windows.
Note: If you NEVER pluged an GFC2202 PCI adapter into your PC,
Procedure E.1 is not necessary. And you just start from
Procedure E.2.
E.2 Install the Client 32 driver installation information file
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8. Switch to an MS-DOS Command Prompt window.
9. Insert the Generic GFC2202 Driver Diskette into your PC's floppy
drive (A: or B:)
10. Type the following DOS commands:
CD \WINDOWS\INF
RENAME NETPCI.INF *.IN_
RENAME GFCPCI.INF *.IN_
COPY A:\LANDRV32\GFC07.INF
EXIT
Notice: The above commands are collected in the SetWin95.BAT file
in the directory \LANDRV32. That is you can execute the
following program to install the Client 32 driver
installation information file.
A:\LANDRV32\SETWIN95 C:\WINDOWS
where C:\WINDOWS is your Windows 95 system directory.
11. Shutdown and turn off the machine.
E.3 Client 32 Driver Installation on Windows 95
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12. Plug Generic's GFC2202 adapter into one of the Master PCI slots of
your PCI platform.
13. Turn the power on and then boot from Windows 95.
14. Windows 95 will prompt with PCI Ethernet Controller in the New
Hardware Found dialog box.
15. Windows 95 will prompt with "GFC2202 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter"
in the New Hardware Found dialog box.
16. Follow instructions to complete the installation.
Note: Windows 95 will ask you to key in the proper path of the
following diskette:
a. NetWare Client 32 for Windows 95 Disk
b. Generic GFC2202 PCI Series Ethernet Adapter Driver
Diskette --> Insert Generic GFC2202 Series Driver
Diskette, then, assign the path to A:\LANDRV32 or
B:\LANDRV32
c. Windows 95 CD-ROM
F. Parameter Description for GFC07.LAN
The following parameters are used in GFC07.LAN.
1. SLOT: specifies which adapter is enabled when multiple GFC2202
adapters are found in your computer. The SLOT keyword is
an index value corresponding to PCI BIOS. The value of
SLOT is different from one machine to the other.
Ex: LOAD GFC07 SLOT=10001 FRAME=ETHERNET_802.2
LOAD GFC07 SLOT=10004 FRAME=ETHERNET_II
2. FRAME : specifies which frame type is used by the driver. Accepted
values are Ethernet_802.2, Ethernet_802.3, Ethernet_II and
Ethernet_SNAP. Multiple frame types can be enabled by the
driver by loading the same driver with different FRAME types.
Ex: LOAD GFC07 FRAME=ETHERNET_802.2
LOAD GFC07 FRAME=ETHERNET_802.3
LOAD GFC07 FRAME=ETHERNET_II
LOAD GFC07 FRAME=ETHERNET_SNAP
3. NODE : Use a different address to replace the node address burned
in EEPROM.
Ex: LOAD GFC07 NODE=0200E8001122
4. Attachment: Specifies the connection type of the GFC2202 adapter.
Default value is AUTODETECT.
Driver Parameters Description
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AUTODETECT (Autodetect)
for GFC2202, run-time autosenses
the connection type and line speed.
TP (Twisted Pair)
Connector type is RJ-45.
When Line_Speed=10, it is 10BaseT and
when Line_Speed=100, it is 100BaseTx.
TP_FULL_DUPLEX (Twisted pair - Full Duplex)
Connector is RJ-45 with Full Duplex
mode enabled. The throughput is 20Mbps
for 10BaseT and 200Mbps for 100BaseTx.
TP_NO_LINK_TEST (Twisted pair with link test disabled)
Connector is RJ-45, but the link test
function of the transceiever is disabled.
This function should be enabled if
your repeater does not support the link
test function.
Ex: LOAD GFC07 TP
LOAD GFC07 TP LINE_SPEED=100
LOAD GFC07 BNC
LOAD GFC07 AUTODETECT
LOAD GFC07 TP_FULL_DUPLEX LINE_SPEED=100
5. LINE_SPEED: (Line_Speed)
Specify the speed of your network adapter.
Accepted values are 10 and 100. No default value is
assigned.
6. TURBO : (Turbo mode)
Enhances the performance when your PCI platform uses DEC chip.
7. SNOOZE : (Snooze mode)
With GFC2202 new NIC, Snooze mode can reduce power
consumption. The NIC stops most of its internal clock
operation except when network activity is detected.
This is not a default function of GFC07.LAN.
8. CAPTURE_EFFECT: (Enables the function for solving the Capture Effect
problem.)
The driver offers a vendor supported function to avoid
starvation when multiple collisions occur on
the line. But this function is not part of the
Ethernet SPEC. You can use this parameter to enable
the function.
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