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DOCUMENT:Q104024 16-SEP-1993 [W_NT]
TITLE :Determining the Frame Type Parameter in NWLink
PRODUCT :Windows NT
PROD/VER:3.10
OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
KEYWORDS:
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1
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When you install NWLink, you need to provide a value for "Frame Type"
that specifies the frame format that the NWLink packets will use.
Although default frame types exist for different versions of Novell
NetWare, NetWare networks can conceivably use one of six different
frame types. For those cases, this article describes how to determine
the correct frame type for NWLink when setting up Windows NT on an
existing NetWare network.
MORE INFORMATION
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NetWare version 2.2 and 3.11 servers use the Ethernet_802.3 frame type
by default. In NetWare networks, this is often referred to as "raw
802.3." NetWare version 4.0 servers use the 802.2 frame type by
default.
These defaults are summarized in the following table:
NetWare Version Default Frame Type
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2.2 Ethernet_802.3
3.1 Ethernet_802.3
4.0 802.2
Assuming the person who created the network didn't deviate from the
settings listed above, the appropriate default frame type should be
selected when installing NWLink. However, if a Windows NT computer,
acting as an application server, is not able to communicate with a
Novell MS-DOS client computer after selecting the relevant default
frame type, you can determine the correct frame type by examining the
NET.CFG file located on the NetWare client.
The NET.CFG is a text file containing configuration information for a
NetWare workstation. It maintains section headings and defined options
that deviate from the established defaults for the regular
workstation. Using any text file editor, or by displaying the file at
the command prompt (that is, using the MS-DOS TYPE command), locate
the Link Driver section, under which the Frame parameter is set. This
setting should look like the following:
Link Driver "drivername"
FRAME "frame_type"
In the above example, "drivername" is the name of the network adapter
driver and "frame_type" is the frame type that is used with the
network board. The Link Driver section supports many entries, and the
FRAME parameter may not be the first line following the section
header.
NWLink's "Frame Type" parameter must be identical to the frame type
specified in the NetWare client's NET.CFG file to use NWLink to
communicate with a NetWare client.
Additional reference words: 3.10 IPX
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