Driver installation Guide for NetWare v3.12 server
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Introduction
This document describes the procedure to install ODI LAN drivers on the
Novell Netware 3.12 Server.
Installation Procedure
A. Patch your server 3.12 is the first step :
Because this version of driver follows Novell ODI Driver Specification
Version 3.3, the old server must be patched to work well with this
driver. The patch method is described as below:
1. Copy LOADER.EXE and LSWAP.EXE to the NetWare 3.12 server directory,
the directory must be \NWSERVER (if not, rename the directory name).
2. Execute LSWAP.EXE at \NWSERVER.
B. Installing driver procedures for Novell NetWare v3.12 server :
1. Copy MSM31X.NLM, ETHERTSM.NLM and DC21X4.LAN from \netware\3.12
directory of the driver diskette to the hard disk directory where
NetWare 3.12 system files are locatted.
2. Boot NetWare file server by executing "SERVER" as you usually do.
3. To load the driver manually, simply at the system console screen
type the following command:
: Load NBI31X.NLM
: Load MSM31X.NLM
: Load ETHERTSM.NLM
: Load DC21X4 Frame=Ethernet_xxxxx LINE_SPEED=xxx
or, you can directly load file from the driver disk :
: Load A:\NETWARE\3.12\NBI31X.NLM
: Load A:\NETWARE\3.12\MSM31X.NLM
: Load A:\NETWARE\3.12\ETHERTSM.NLM
: Load A:\NETWARE\3.12\DC21X4 Frame=Ethernet_xxxxx LINE_SPEED=xxx
Note: (1) NBI31X.NLM, MSM31X.NLM, ETHERTSM.NLM can be auto-loaded
when loading LAN driver.
(2) Frame type depend on your network frame type.
(Default frame type is Ethernet_802.2).
(3) LINE_SPEED value is 10 or 100 only for DC21140 Based Card.
10 : 10MBps, 100 : 100MBps (Default speed is 100 Mbps)
4. To bind IPX to the adapter driver. Type:
: Bind IPX to DC21X4 Net=xxxxx
Note: Net value depend on your network configuration.
5. To load the driver automatically when server start-up, you must
create or edit AUTOEXEC.NCF.
--- Sample AUTOEXEC.NCF file ---
(1) One PCI board with multiple frame :
REM Load the MSM and TSM on Netware 3.12
REM ------------------------------------
load nbi31x
load msm31x
load ethertsm
REM Working with DC21X4 driver (one PCI board)
REM ------------------------------------------
load DC21X4 frame=ethernet_802.2 name=e1
load DC21X4 frame=ethernet_802.3 name=e2
load DC21X4 frame=ethernet_ii name=e3
load DC21X4 frame=ethernet_snap name=e4
bind ipx to e1 net=10
bind ipx to e2 net=20
bind ipx to e3 net=30
bind ipx to e4 net=40
(2) Mutiple PCI board with multiple frame :
REM Load the MSM and TSM on Netware 3.12
REM ------------------------------------
load nbi31x
load msm31x
load ethertsm
REM Working with DC21X4 driver (multiple PCI boards )
REM -------------------------------------------------
load DC21X4 frame=ethernet_802.2 name=e1 slot=16
load DC21X4 frame=ethernet_802.3 name=e2 slot=16
load DC21X4 frame=ethernet_ii name=e3 slot=16
load DC21X4 frame=ethernet_snap name=e4 slot=16
bind ipx to e1 net=10
bind ipx to e2 net=20
bind ipx to e3 net=30
bind ipx to e4 net=40
load DC21X4 frame=ethernet_802.2 name=e5 slot=17
load DC21X4 frame=ethernet_802.3 name=e6 slot=17
load DC21X4 frame=ethernet_ii name=e7 slot=17
load DC21X4 frame=ethernet_snap name=e8 slot=17
bind ipx to e5 net=50
bind ipx to e6 net=60
bind ipx to e7 net=70
bind ipx to e8 net=80
Parameters
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The following parameters belong on the server's command line, or in
the load line inside the AUTOEXEC.NCF. The general way of using these
parameters is:
LOAD <driver name> <PARAMETER NAME>... <PARAMETER NAME[=VALUE]>
Example:
LOAD DC21X4 FRAME=Ethernet_802.2 LINE_SPEED=100
Driver specific parameters list (as for NetWare standard parameters,
please see the NetWare user's manual):
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TP selects TP port.
AUTODETECT enables autodetection of media type when driver
is loading. Note that this ONLY! works at
initialization time, i.e. when the driver first
loads for a network card based on DC21041.
TP_NO_LINK_TEST selects twisted pair connection, but disables
the LINK test for specific HUBs that do not
support LINK.
TP_FULL_DUPLEX selects twisted pair connection to work in
full duplex mode.
TURBO Fixes the problem of multiple transmit
underflows and receive overflows (i.e. lose of
packets) in systems that use certain PCI
chipsets.
BIOS16 instructs the driver to access the PCI BIOS
using 16-bit real mode calls, instead of the
PCI32 mechanism.
This is not recommended, and should be used
ONLY! on motherboards that have a known problem
in the PCI BIOS implementation.
LINE_SPEED selects line speed between 10MPBs and 100MBPs
on network cards based on DC21140.
Format: LINE_SPEED=<value>
Allowed values are: 10,100
TX_THRESHOLD Range 0..4.
0 = 72 bytes DEF = 0
1 = 96 bytes
2 = 128 bytes
3 = 160 bytes
4 = 160 bytes, store and forward mode
Format: TX_THRESHOLD=<value>
(If using this card for 486 PC, set this parameter
as "TX_THERSHOLD=4")
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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