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NETGEAR FA311/FA312 PCI Adapter
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Driver Installation for Novell NetWare Server version 5.0
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Getting Started
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The following instructions use the FA312 as an example. However, all
examples applying to FA312 can be extended the FA311.
Installation Procedure
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1. Boot up the Novell Server.
Upon power up, NetWare indicates that new hardware is found but
the system is unable to find a matching driver:
PCI Lan Controller 100B.0020.1385.F312.00
2. Press <Enter> for a list of drivers to install.
3. Press <Ins> to install an unlisted driver.
The FA312 adapter driver is not included in the NetWare 5.0 release
CD.
4. Press <F3> to specify a different path.
5. In the Specify a directory path window, provide the path where the
FA31X.LAN driver resides and hit Enter.
eg. A:\NWSERVER\SERVER\NW50
6. Select "FA31x.LAN" to start the installation procedure.
7. Select "Yes" when asked if you want to copy driver FA31x.LAN.
8. Choose the "Select/Modify driver parameters and protocols" selection
and move the cursor to the FA31x_1 parameters window to change the
the slot number.
A slot number must be entered before the installation can proceed.
You can make the slot number 1. Even though the slot number may
not be correct, the FA31x.LAN driver automatically find the FA312
card and load the proper slot number.
You do not have to enter any value for media and line speed or the
Node address. The driver can use the default value for these
9. Choose "Save parameters and load driver" to start the driver loading
process.
NetWare starts examining network for IPX external network numbers.
10. Hit <Enter> when a Network number is provided to bind IPX to the
FA31x_1 adapter card (frame Ethernet_802.2).
11. Hit <Enter> when a Network number is provided to bind IPX to the
FA31x_1 adapter card (frame Ethernet_SNAP).
12. Hit Enter when a Network number is provided to bind IPX to the
FA31x_1 adapter card (frame Ethernet_II).
13. Hit Enter when a Network number is provided to bind IPX to the
FA31x_1 adapter card (frame Ethernet_802.3).
All four supported Ethernet frame types are loaded.
14. Select "No" when asked if you want to select an additional Network
driver.
15. Select "Return to the previous menu" in the Additional Driver Actions
window.
16. Hit <Esc> a number of times to exit to the NetWare Configuration main
menu. Select "Yes" when asked if you want to exit INSTALL.
17. When existing to the main, the FA312 driver is already loaded for the
adapter card.
Manually modifying Software on an existing NetWare 5.0 Server
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The following instructions use the FA312 as an example. However, all
exmaples applying to FA312 can be extended the FA311.
1. Copy the FA31X.LAN file into the subdirectory of your server.
For example:
> COPY A:\NETWARE\SERVER\NW50\FA31x.LAN C:\NWSERVER
2. Run SERVER.EXE on the server.
3. At the NetWare prompt, enter "load nwconfig" to edit the
AUTOEXEC.NCF file.
4. In the Configuration Options menu, select "NCF files Options".
5. In the Available NCF Files Options, select <Edit AUTOEXEC.NCF file>.
6. Modify the server AUTOEXEC.NCF file as follows:
load C:\NWSERVER\FA31x.LAN frame=Ethernet_yyyy name=FA31x_1_zzz
;zzz is a unique 3-digit number
; for every frame type loaded.
;yyyy is the Ethernet frame type.
bind ipx FA31x_1_zzz net=xxxx ;xxxx is the network number (eg. 33)
7. Press the <Esc> key when done editing. Select "Yes" to save.
8. Select "Exit" to exit NetWare Configuration.
9. Reboot the server system. The driver is now installed.
Parameters supported by the FA31x.LAN driver
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SLOT 1 - Forces the driver to search for the specified board
LineSpeed - Select connection type of the Fast Ethernet PCI
adapter card.
= 1 Auto-Negotiation
= 2 Line speed = 10
= 3 Line speed = 100
FDUP - Select the duplex mode of the adapter card. This
parameter works only when LineSpeed is not set to Auto-
Negotiation.
= 1 Full duplex on
= 2 Full duplex off
> LOAD C:\NOVELL\CLIENT32\FA31x.LAN LineSpeed=2 FDUP=1
Troubleshooting
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If you experience the "Command Line Parameter for FA31x" warning
message when STARTNET.BAT is executed, provide the slot number
at the command line in STARTNET.BAT as illustrated below.
> LOAD C:\NOVELL\CLIENT32\FA31x.LAN FRAME=ETHERNET_802.3 SLOT=1
SLOT must be the correct value as found by the driver.
Sample AUTOEXEC.NCF file
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#Working with FA312 driver (one PCI card)
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load c:\nwserver\FA31x frame=ethernet_ii name=e1
load c:\nwserver\FA31x frame=ethernet_802.2 name=e2
load c:\nwserver\FA31x frame=ethernet_802.3 name=e3
bind ipx to e1 net=10
bind ipx to e2 net=20
bind ipx to e3 net=30
#Working with FA31x driver (multiple PCI cards)
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#load c:\nwserver\FA31x frame=ethernet_ii name=e5 slot=1 ; card #1
#load c:\nwserver\FA31x frame=ethernet_802.2 name=e6 slot=1 ; card #1
#load c:\nwserver\FA31x frame=ethernet_802.3 name=e7 slot=1 ; card #1
#bind ipx to e5 net=100
#bind ipx to e6 net=200
#bind ipx to e7 net=300
#load c:\nwserver\FA31x frame=ethernet_ii name=e5 slot=2 ; card #2
#load c:\nwserver\FA31x frame=ethernet_802.2 name=e6 slot=2 ; card #2
#load c:\nwserver\FA31x frame=ethernet_802.3 name=e7 slot=2 ; card #2
#bind ipx to e5 net=50
#bind ipx to e6 net=60
#bind ipx to e7 net=70
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.
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