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NETGEAR FA310TX Fast Ethernet PCI Adapter
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Driver Installation for Novell NetWare OS/2 Requester
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Getting Started
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The necessary files for driver installation for Novell NetWare OS/2
Requesr are stored in a self-extracting compressed format. The FA310TX
NetWare OS/2 Requester driver and the related CFG file need to be
extracted prior to driver installation.
The provided Netware OS/2 Requester driver supports the Node Address,
Protocol and Frame options for creating your own NET.CFG file. For more
information on these keywords. The FA310TX specific keywords are
provided at the end of this installation guide. Please refer to
Novell's "NetWare Client for OS/2 User Guide - NET.CFG options".
This installation assumes that the adapter is working properly.
The Getting Started section describes the installation instructions.
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 client for
OS/2 driver and the necessary CFG file are stored in the
\NETWARE\ODI.OS2 sub-directory.
Make a note of the target path where the drivers are installed.
2. Copy NGRPCI.SYS in the target path into your C:\NETWARE directory.
>Copy C:\<PATH>\NGRPCI.SYS C:\NETWARE
3. Modify your CONFIG.SYS file to include the following device driver
statement:
DEVICE=C:\NETWARE\NGRPCI.SYS
4. Modify your NET.CFG file for special settings you need. For
information on the various keywords, please refer to Novell's
manual or the sample NET.CFG file extracted from the driver disk.
For further information on the installation procedure, please refer
to the Novell "NetWare Requester for OS/2" manual.
Parameters in NET.CFG supported by NGRPCI
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SLOT 1 - Forces the driver to search for the specified board
AUTOSENSE - This keyword performs power-up autosense on all
types of boards in order to connect to the active
line, and dynamic media autosensing (at run-time)
on boards supporting it.
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.
TP_FULL_DUPLEX - This keyword configures the UTP 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 adapter. This keyword must
be used together with the "TP" or "TP_FULL_DUPLEX"
keywords.
Format: LINE_SPEED=<value>
Allowed values are: 10,100
For example, to configure the NETGEAR FA310TX to
operate at 100Mbps and half duplex, use the
following keywords in NET.CFG:
LINE_SPEED=100
TP
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.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.