NetWare 3.11 Server Driver Installation ======================================= Four sections are covered in this information as below: 1.DRIVER PARAMETER DEFINITION 2.DRIVER INSTALLATION 3.BOOST PERFORMANCE WITH PBURST DRIVER PARAMETER DEFINITION --------------------------- DRIVER : ET32NW.LAN Parameter Description Valid Values and Notes ----------------------------------------------------------------------- PCIBOARD PCI board number 1,2,3,4 This parameter specifies a specific ET32/Px adapter when multiple ET32/Px adapters are installed in one system. If only one ET32/Px adapter is installed, it is not necessary to specify this option. The driver will search the adapter automatically. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FRAME Packet Frame type Ethernet_802.2,Ethernet_II,Ethernet_802.3 Ethernet_SNAP If not specified, the driver uses Ethernet_802.2 as default. DRIVER INSTALLATION ------------------- A.Load the necessary Netware 3.11 related NLM modules First copy all NLM modules from the NW311 directory to the target Netware Server DOS directory, C:\SERVER.311 for example. After starting the NetWare server by running SERVER.EXE, the following commands, in order, must be executed on the NetWare 3.11 console before loading the server driver and bind it to NetWare: :LOAD C:\SERVER.311\PATCHMAN.NLM :LOAD C:\SERVER.311\LSLENH.NLM :LOAD C:\SERVER.311\ETHERTSM.NLM :LOAD C:\SERVER.311\MONITOR.NLM These commands can be optionally added to the AUTOEXEC.NCF file used by the SERVER.EXE program. This file can be edited by running the INSTALL.NLM utility from a server console and then choosing the "System Options". From there, choose the "Edit AUTOEXEC.NCF file" option. NOTE: You must LOAD and BIND the driver for each frame type desired. NetWare 3.11 allows up to four different frame types: Ethernet_802.3, Ethernet_802.2, Ethernet_II, and Ethernet_SNAP. The LAN cards supports all Ethernet frame types. NOTE: There is no LOAD command for the MSM31X.NLM because the ETHERTSM.NLM will automatically load the MSM31X.NLM file. B.Use "LOAD ET32NW ..." Command You may load the server driver directly under Netware console prompt. However, make sure you have copied all drivers and the required NLM files from the driver diskette into your proper direcotry in the server before loading the driver. To load ET32NW.LAN driver, follow the commands as below: :load et32nw [parameter=value] The supported parameters are summarized as below: Valid values Parameter (none) means parameter is not specified. --------- ----------------------------------------- PCIBOARD 1,2,3,4 (none) -- auto search FRAME Ethernet_802.2, Ethernet_802.3, Ethernet_SNAP, Ethernet_II ---------------------------------------------------- Note : All parameter names and values are caps insensitive. Examples: * Single adapter using frame Ethernet_802.2 (a) command: load et32nw * Single adapter using frame ethernet_802.3 load et32nw frame=ethernet_802.3 * Single adapter supporting multiple frame types load et32nw pciboard=1 frame=ethernet_802.2 name=et32_802.2 load et32nw pciboard=1 frame=ethernet_802.3 neme=et32_802.3 bind IPX to et32_802.2 net=8022 bind IPX to et32_802.3 net=8023 * Multiple adapters, single frame type Two ET32/Px adapters respectively to support frame ethernet_802.3 load et32nw pciboard=1 frame=ethernet_802.3 name=et32_1_802.3 load et32nw pciboard=2 frame=ethernet_802.3 name=et32_2_802.3 bind IPX to et32_1_802.3 net=18023 bind IPX to et32_2_802.3 net=28023 * Multiple adapters, multiple frame types Two ET32/Px adapters supporting frame ethernet_802.2 and ethernet_802.3 load et32nw pciboard=1 frame=ethernet_802.3 name=et32_1_802.3 load et32nw pciboard=1 frame=ethernet_802.2 name=et32_1_802.2 load et32nw pciboard=2 frame=ethernet_802.3 name=et32_2_802.3 load et32nw pciboard=2 frame=ethernet_802.2 name=et32_2_802.2 bind IPX to et32_1_802.3 net=18023 bind IPX to et32_1_802.2 net=18022 bind IPX to et32_2_802.3 net=28023 bind IPX to et32_2_802.2 net=28022 BOOST PERFORMANCE WITH PBURST.NLM --------------------------------- This section provides the information for how to improve your network performance in a Netware 3.11 environment. Netware 3.11 is an early NOS which does not support Packet Burst protocol. Packet Burst was implemented in later versions of NetWare. The Packet Burst is a enhanced function that allows the clients and servers to communicate more efficiently over IPX protocol. The clients or servers are allowed to transfer multiple packets upon per IPX read or write request. Without this function, Netware 3.11 will only transmit single packet upon per IPX read or write request. Most of the network bandwidth is comsumed on the protocol handshaking. This will limit the utilization of the network performance. To improve the performance, Novell implemented the PBURST.NLM which must be installed on the Netware 3.11 and allow the server to support Packet Burst function over IPX protocol. Of course, only the clients that have been installed with the VLM requester can get the benefit. Secondly, this Netware server driver is based on the latest version of the Novells ODI specification, and some *.NLM files are required to be loaded with this Netware server drivers for Netware 3.11. Installation Procedures: 1. Copy the ET32NW.LAN driver and Netware Loadable Modules from the Driver Disk. While still running DOS on the server computer, copy the Netware server driver (ET32NW.LAN) and all the Netware Loadable Modules from the Driver Disk to the DOS directory containing the Netware server. For example, if the Driver Disk is in floppy drive A and the server is in the C:\SERVER.311 directory, execute the following DOS commands: COPY A:\NW311\VGNW.LAN C:\SERVER.311 COPY A:\NW311\*.NLM C:\SERVER.311 2. At the Server prompt, enter the following commands: LOAD C:\SERVER.311\PATCHMAN.NLM LOAD C:\SERVER.311\LSLENH.NLM LOAD C:\SERVER.311\ETHERTSM.NLM LOAD C:\SERVER.311\MONITOR.NLM LOAD C:\SERVER.311\ET32NW.LAN BIND IPX to ET32NW NET=xxxx LOAD C:\SERVER.311\PBURST.NLM SET NCP PACKET SIGNATURE OPTION = 0 3. Change your Workstations Netware Client Software from NETX to VLM. You can choose to use the VLM either from the latest Novell Netware Client software or use the DOSUP9.EXE from Novell NOVLIB in COMPUSERVE. The performance of a Netware 3.11 server with packet burst mode enabled can be improved dramatically. Please contact Novell for more information about PBURST.NLM.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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