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NETGEAR FA310TX Fast Ethernet PCI Adapter
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Driver Installation for Novell NetWare Server version 3.12
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Getting Started
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The necessary files for Novell NetWare installation are stored in
a self-extracting compressed format. The FA310TX NetWare driver
and the related NLM files need to be extracted prior to driver
installation.
Upgrading NetWare 3.12 Server software
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The provided NetWare 3.12 server driver for FA310TX follows the
Novell ODI Driver Specification version 3.3, and is capable of
supporting requests from legacy DOS client and the new clients
issuing client32 requests. As a result, the version 3.12 NetWare
server software must be patched to work with this driver. The
patching method is described below as part of the installation
procedure.
Installation Procedure
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1. Copy the compressed file NETWARE.EXE from the \NETWARE directory
of the driver diskette into your hard disk. Execute NETWARE.EXE
at MS-DOS prompt to extract the drivers. The NetWare 3.12 driver
and the necessary NLM files are stored in the 32BITLAN and
the 32BITLAN\NW312 sub-directories.
Make a note of the target path where the drivers are installed.
2. Execute LSWAP in the 32BITLAN directory at MS-DOS prompt to
upgrade the NetWare 3.12 server software.
> LSWAP NW312\LOADER.EXE C:\NWSERVER\SERVER.EXE
Usage: LSWAP [loaderFilePath [serverFilePath]]
Default loaderFilePath = C:\NWSERVER\LOADER.EXE
Default serverFilePath = C:\NWSERVER\SERVER.EXE
3. Copy the NGRPCI.LAN file into the subdirectory of your server.
For example:
> copy C:\<PATH>\32BITLAN\NGRPCI.LAN C:\NWSERVER
; if C:\NWSERVER is the server subdirectory
; <PATH> is the path where NetWare drivers are extracted.
4. Copy the follwing NLM files into your server directory and rename
NBI31X.NLM to NBI.NLM and MSM31X.NLM to MSM.NLM at the same time.
> copy C:\<PATH>\32BITLAN\NBI31X.NLM C:\NWSERVER\NBI.NLM
> copy C:\<PATH>\32BITLAN\MSM31X.NLM C:\NWSERVER\MSM.NLM
> copy C:\<PATH>\32BITLAN\ETHERTSM.NLM C:\NWSERVER
5. Run SERVER.EXE on the server.
6. At the NetWare prompt, enter "Load Install" to edit the
AUTOEXEC.NCF file.
: load install
Select <System Option>
Select <Edit Autoexec.NCF file>
7. Modify the server's AUTOEXEC.NCF as follows:
load C:\NWSERVER\NBI.NLM
load C:\NWSERVER\MSM.NLM
load C:\NWSERVER\ETHERTSM.NLM
load C:\NWSERVER\NGRPCI.LAN
bind ipx to NGRPCI net=xxxx ;xxxx is the network number (eg. 33)
8. Press <Esc> key when done editing.
Select "Yes" to save.
Select "Exit" to exit installation.
9. Reboot the server system. The driver is now installed.
Parameters supported by the NetWare 3.11 server driver NGRPCI.LAN
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SLOT 1 - Forces the driver to search for the specified board
TP - This keyword selects the UTP port on the
adapter; either "TP" or "TP_FULL_DUPLEX" must be
used together with the "LINE_SPEED" keyword.
AUTOSENSE - This keyword configures the adapter to conduct
NWay Auto-negotiation to determine the network
speed and the duplex mode of the network connection.
TP_FULL_DUPLEX - This keyword selects twisted pair connection to
work in full duplex mode; either "TP" or
"TP_FULL_DUPLEX" must be used together with the
"LINE_SPEED" keyword.
LINE_SPEED - This keyword selects line speed between 10Mbps and
100Mbps on the network card. This keyword must be
used in together with the keywords "TP" or
"TP_FULL_DUPLEX".
Format: LINE_SPEED=<value>
Allowed values are: 10,100
For example, to force the network adapter to operate at 100Mbps and
half duplex, use the following line in AUTOEXEC.NCF or the NetWare
prompt:
: load C:\NWSERVER\NGRPCI.LAN TP LINE_SPEED=100
Sample AUTOEXEC.NCF file
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#Load the NLM files on Netware 3.12 server
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load c:\nwserver\nbi
load c:\nwserver\msm
load c:\nwserver\ethertsm
#Working with NGRPCI driver (one PCI card)
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load c:\nwserver\NGRPCI frame=ethernet_ii name=e1
load c:\nwserver\NGRPCI frame=ethernet_802.2 name=e2
load c:\nwserver\NGRPCI 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 NGRPCI driver (multiple PCI cards)
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#load c:\nwserver\NGRPCI frame=ethernet_ii name=e5 slot=1 ; card #1
#load c:\nwserver\NGRPCI frame=ethernet_802.2 name=e6 slot=1 ; card #1
#load c:\nwserver\NGRPCI 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\NGRPCI frame=ethernet_ii name=e5 slot=2 ; card #2
#load c:\nwserver\NGRPCI frame=ethernet_802.2 name=e6 slot=2 ; card #2
#load c:\nwserver\NGRPCI 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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