Accton Technology Corporation
NetWare DOS ODI Driver Installation
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NetWare DOS ODI Server Driver Installation (NetWare v3.11)
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This section describes the procedure to install the
NetWare v3.11 server driver for your adapter.
Requirement:
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* Accton Driver Diskette (NW311.LAN is your server driver)
Installation Procedure:
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Before you start with the installation process, make sure that
the Novell NetWare 386 v3.11 server is properly installed.
Similarly, your adapter should also be properly installed
in your workstation.
1. Copy the NW311.LAN file from the Accton Driver Diskette
into the NetWare 386 subdirectory of your server.
2. Run SERVER.EXE from your server. You will see a series
of NetWare messages onscreen.
3. When the NetWare 386 prompt appears (indicated by a colon),
load your server driver. Simply type:
: LOAD [d:]NW311 <Enter>
(Command Syntax : LOAD [d:]<Driver Name>)
4. Follow the instructions to select the appropriate
adapter configuration, i.e. io_port, memory address,
memory length, interrupt. Allowable values for these
parameters will also be shown on-screen. When you
load the driver program, your screen will display the
following messages :
Loading module NW311.LAN
Supported I/O port values are : 300, 240, 280, 2C0,
320, 340,360,
I/O port : 300
(Enter appropriate I/O port and press <Enter>)
5. Bind IPX to the Accton LAN driver. At the NetWare server
prompt, type:
:BIND IPX NW311 <Enter>
6. After pressing <Enter> the computer prompts you for
the Network Number. For details on how to assign this
number, please consult your NetWare 386 Installation
Manual.
If problems occur during the binding process, your
screen will prompt you with error messages. Please
refer to your NetWare 386 manual for details on these
messages. The LAN driver installation is completed
when you see the following message onscreen:
IPX LAN Protocol bound to Accton MPX Driver vx.xxRxx (yymmdd).
NetWare DOS ODI Workstation Driver Installation (NetWare v3.11)
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This section describes the procedure to install
the NetWare v3.11 workstation driver for your adapter.
Requirements:
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Accton Driver Diskette
Installation Procedure:
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Before you start with the installation process, make sure that
the adapter is properly installed and configured. Make sure
the your NetWare operating system is properly installed.
1. Run the following command in the order given below and
press <Enter>:
lsl
nwmlid
ipxodi
netx
2. You can now log into your network.
Note:
For better performance on NetWare, you can opt to use Accton's
MPX ODI drivers. Install ACCTON.LAN as the server driver, and
install ACCTON.COM as the workstation driver. For more information
see the MPX.TXT file.
NetWare DOS ODI Driver Installation (NetWare 4.0x)
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Requirements:
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Accton Driver Diskette (ACC40.LAN)
Installation Procedure:
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1. Insert the Accton Driver Diskette into drive A
and check the contents of subdirectory \NETWARE\ODI\4.0x
It should contain the following file :
ACC40.LANÄÄÄ Novell NetWare V4.0x or 3.12 Server Driver
ACC40.LDIÄÄÄ Novell NetWare V4.0x or 3.12 Server Driver Installation
Information File
2. At the NetWare prompt (indicated by the Server name),
run the INSTALL.NLM program by typing:
server name: LOAD INSTALL <Enter>
3. Select "Maintenance/Selective Install" and press <Enter>.
4. Select "LAN Driver Options (Configure/Load/...)"
and press <Enter>.
5. Press the <Ins> key to specify other drivers to install.
6. Press <F3> and specify the driver path (A:\NETWARE\ODI\4.0x)
and press <Enter>.
7. The ACC40.LAN driver should appear in your choice list for
the 'Select a LAN Driver' field. Choose this driver to
start the driver loading and binding procedure. This
will allow you to load and bind all 4 frame types supported
by NetWare.
8. Next time you start up your system, simply follow steps
2 to 4 to complete the installation.
Installation notes:
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1. The architecture of V.40 driver is different from that
of V3.11. You should load MSM.NLM and ETHERTSM.NLM modules
separately before loading ACC40.LAN.
When loading ACC40.LAN, it will check whether these two
modules have been loaded, if not, it will load them
automatically. So after ACC40.LAN is loaded, if you type '
MODULES' command under prompt, you will see that two extra
modules, namely, MSM.NLM and ETHERTSM.NLM are also loaded.
2. The default frame type for the ACC40.LAN binding is
Ethernet_802.2 and not Ethernet_802.3. This is the
difference between V3.11 and V4.0x drivers.
The ACC40.LAN also supports the NetWare V3.11 environment.
However, it requires loading of some patch NLMs before loading it.
Under this circumstance, there are some unpredictable
faults. So we do not suggest this solution.
3. Remember to specify LASTDRIVE=Z in the CONFIG.SYS file.
4. Edit the NET.CFG if you want to change some parameters.
For example, if you're using a NetWare 3.11 workstation and
wants to log into a NetWare v4.0x or 3.12 server. The default
frame type of NetWare 3.11 is Ethernet 802.3, while that of
NetWare v4.0x or 3.12 is Ethernet 802.2. Before you can log into
the NetWare v4.0x or 3.12, make sure there is a protocol binding
for Ethernet 802.3 in the server's NET.CFG file.
This is normally included in the [MLID] section. A sample
NET.CFG file is given below:
LINK DRIVER NWMLID
INT 5
PORT 320
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List of Error Messages
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Error message: "The board cannot be found."
Possible cause: The adapter does not exist or driver does
not recognize the adapter.
Solution: Plug Accton adapter into your PC bus slot.
Error message: "Board RAM failed the memory test."
Possible cause: The RAM buffer on the adapter failed.
Solution: Change a new adapter to run driver again.
Error message: "The board did not respond to the initialization command."
Possible cause: The driver recognized the adapter but the
adapter fail to respond.
Solution: Change a new adapter to run driver again.
Error message: "Adapter current mode is not supported or card not found."
Possible cause: The current adapter mode is not supported
such as NE1000 mode.
Solution: Run 1Step.exe reset adapter to NE2000.
Error message: "There is no cable connecting to adapter."
Possible cause: There is no cable connecting to adapter or
the transceiver within adapter is failed.
Solution: Connect the cable to adapter and run driver again.
Driver Installation for Novell NetWare OS/2 ODI
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Requirements:
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Before you start with the installation process make
sure you have the following:
a. Accton Driver Diskette
b. Novell NetWare OS/2 WORKSTATION SERVICES REQUESTER diskette.
c. Novell NetWare OS/2 WORKSTATION OS/2 Utility - 1
d. Novell NetWare OS/2 WORKSTATION OS/2 Utility - 2
e. Novell NetWare OS/2 WORKSTATION OS/2 Utility - 3
Installation Procedure
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You need this file to acquire network service after installing OS/2
Requester and Utilities.
OS2MLID.SYS ---- supported by Accton
1. The directory OS2ODI contains only an OS/2 driver,(OS2MLID.SYS). This
driver must be used with the OS/2 requester to establish
networking operations.
2. Make sure that the workstation on which you want to
install the Requester is a 286 or 386 machine that
will run OS/2 or Extended Edition OS/2. Please refer to
'Novell NetWare Requester for OS/2' documentation for
a detailed Requester and Utilities installation guide.
3. After installation, copy the OS2MLID.SYS file into the NETWARE
subdirectory of your hard disk.
4. Add or replace the OS2MLID.SYS file in the CONFIG.SYS file.
Make sure the it comes before the IPX.SYS command line.
The following shows the corresponding command sequence:
DEVICE=C:\NETWARE\LSL.SYS ; OS/2 Requester supported
DEVICE=C:\NETWARE\DDAEMON.SYS ; OS/2 Requester supported
DEVICE=C:\NETWARE\OS2MLID.SYS ; Accton supported
DEVICE=C:\NETWARE\IPX.SYS ; OS/2 Requester supported
5. Reboot your system to get service of network.
Installation note:
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You can bind several frame types to the IPX protocol to support
various configurations. Include this in the Link Driver OS2MLID
section of the NET.CFG file. A sample is shown below:
Link Driver OS2MLID
frame Ethernet_802.3
frame Ethernet_802.2
frame Ethernet_II
frame Ethernet_snap
protocol IPX 00 Ethernet_802.3
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