Novell NetWare 3.xx server This is an ASCII file called NETWR386.TXT in the ATI CardAssistant INFO directory. Use a text editor or a word processor with a mono-space font such as Courier to print this file if needed for reference. ************************************************************ ************************************************************ ** ** ** Novell NetWare 3.xx Server Installation ** ** ** ************************************************************ ************************************************************ ------------------------------------------------------------ -- Contents -- ------------------------------------------------------------ I. Special Considerations II. Files Needed for Installation III. Installing the AT-2500TX NetWare 3 Server Driver IV. Removing an Existing Driver V. How to See MAC Address VI. Multiple Adapters I. Special Considerations ========================== Configuration of the AT-2500TX is under PCI control, and the AT-2500TX is NWAY capable. For most applications, no setup other than normal installation of the network software is necessary. For any half-duplex application, the card by default auto-detects the speed of the link (10 Mbps or 100 Mbps). If the connection is full-duplex without NWAY capability, you must select one of the full-duplex settings. In this case, refer to the "Connection speed and duplex" information file. II. Files Needed for Installation ================================= The following files are required for installation: \NWSERVER\A2500v3.LAN (Server driver) \NWSERVER\NBI31X.NLM (NetWare Loadable Module) \NWSERVER\MSM31X.NLM (NetWare Loadable Module) \NWSERVER\ETHERTSM.NLM (NetWare Loadable Module) \INFO\NETWR386.TXT (this file) III. Installing the AT-2500 NetWare 3 Server Driver =================================================== NOTE: The 3.12 version of NetWare requires a patch - 312PTn.EXE - and driver/NLM update - LANDRn.EXE - (where n = current alphanumeric revision level of the file) from Novell's web site. The URL is: http://support.novell.com. 1. Install the NetWare file server support files to the DOS partition as described in the Novell documentation. 2. Copy the A2500v3.LAN file from the NWSERVER directory on the CardAssistant disk to the directory where the Novell server files are located, e.g., C:\SERVER.312. 3. Load SERVER.EXE to start the file server, and set up hard disk support as directed in the Novell documentation. 4. At the server console, issue the load statement(s) in this order: LOAD :\NBI31X LOAD :\MSM31X LOAD :\ETHERTSM LOAD :\A2500v3 where and are the drive and directory where you copied the NLMs and the A2500v3.LAN file, and where X is the last digit of the NetWare version number. 5. Bind the IPX protocol to the AT-2500 driver by typing: BIND IPX TO A2500v3 NET=n where n is the node address Novell uses for routing IPX packets. This number is arbitrary if there is the only one server on the network, but if there are multiple servers on the same network, it must match the other servers' external network number. Note: The default frame type for Novell file servers is now Ethernet_802.2. If you require Ethernet_802.3, specify FRAME=ETHERNET_802.3 on the command line when loading the driver. To load multiple frame types for a single card, enter a LOAD and BIND statement for each frame type. You need to supply a name on each load line in order to avoid being prompted for which board to bind IPX to. If you do not have the name option in the AUTOEXEC.NCF , it will not execute completely without user intervention. Example: LOAD A2500v3 FRAME=ETHERNET_802.3 NAME=IEE8023 BIND IPX TO IEE8023 NET=11111 LOAD A2500v3 FRAME=ETHERNET_802.2 NAME=IEE8022 BIND IPX TO LAN8022 NET=22222 Also: If you have a PCI-1 bus in your system, add BUSTYPE=PCI1 to the command line, e.g., LOAD C:\SERVER.312\A2500v3 BUSTYPE=PCI1. Otherwise the driver may not find the card. If you don't know which bus you have, try loading without the option. If it loads, you don't need it. 6. Add the load and bind statements you need to the server's AUTOEXEC.NCF file so the adapter driver loads automatically each time the server starts. IV. Removing an Existing Driver ================================ To de-install the driver, bring up NetWare and follow the Novell instructions. V. How to See MAC Address ========================= To determine a MAC address for a card: 1. Boot the computer into DOS with no drivers loaded. 2. Insert the CardAssistant diskette in the floppy drive and launch SETUP25: type a:\setup25. 3. The main screen shows a table listing the AT-2500 Fast Ethernet cards installed in the computer. Write down the address(es) listed in the "MAC" column of the table. VI. Multiple Adapters ===================== If you have multiple AT-2500 Fast Ethernet adapters installed in the system,the keyword "SLOT" identifies each to the driver A2500v3.LAN. If you have multiple adapters in a single server, each adapter must have a different network number and SLOT number. Also, you might want to name each adapter. So add the options in LOAD commands to distinguish particular cards. For example: LOAD A2500v3 FRAME=Ethernet_802.2 NAME=LAN_A SLOT=1 BIND IPX TO LAN_A NET=11 LOAD A2500v3 FRAME=Ethernet_802.2 NAME=LAN_B SLOT=2 BIND IPX TO LAN_B NET=22 Add the load and bind statements you need to the server's AUTOEXEC.NCF file so that the AT-2500 adapter drivers load automatically each time the server starts. To implement multiple AT-2500 cards in a Netware v3.12 server, add the following line to your STARTUP.NCF: SET RESERVED CACHE BUFFERS BELOW 16 MEG = 64 This is not needed with version 3.11, but you will have problems binding multiple 2500 cards without it in version 3.12. - In an IPX internal router configuration (a server with two adapters, each connected to a different network), the data transfer rate across the router can be low. This happens if client workstations have CPU speeds equal to or higher than the server. You might be able to increase the data transfer rate by adding the following line to STARTUP.NCF: SET MAXIMUM INTERRUPT EVENTS = 100000 The default setting is 10. - If you have problems loading the driver on multiple adapters and the initialization fails due to "Insufficient RCBs," increase the number of buffers allocated to the server. Add the following to STARTUP.NCF: SET MINIMUM PACKET RECEIVE BUFFERS = 100 (or larger) SET MAXIMUM PACKET RECEIVE BUFFERS = 500 (or larger) The MINIMUM value you specify must be at least 30 times the number of AT-2500 PCI adapters in the computer. Recommended settings: 1-3 adapters: 100 4 adapters: 150 The MAXIMUM you can specify depends on the amount of memory in the server, but it must be greater than the MINIMUM. ******************** * Third-party trademarks are the property of their respective owners.