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This text file explains how to install the ODI server driver on this
diskette into a Netware 3.12 server. Since the Netware installation program
does not have driver import capability, the starting point for this process
is assumed to be after the Netware server software is already installed, but
not running yet. To install this server driver into a Netware 3.12 server,
either use the INSTALL program on this diskette or manually copy the files
to the server's hard disk. To manually install the driver, do the following
steps:
First, copy the 3C5X9.LAN server driver file from the \NETWARE\SERVER
subdirectory on this EtherDisk to the server hard disk.
Next, copy *.NLM files from the \NETWARE\SERVER\3.12 subdirectory to same
place the server driver was copied. Failure to copy and use these two NLM
files instead of the NLM files that came with the 3.12 version of Netware
may result in network failure or server abends.
Now boot the server, enter the installer, and edit the AUTOEXEC.NCF file
to add the following line (assuming the server start directory is C:\SERVER,
where the LAN drivers and NLM files were copied):
LOAD C:\SERVER\3C5X9.LAN PORT=<portnumber> SLOT=<slotnumber>
Where <portnumber> is the hexadecimal base address of the EtherLink III ISA
adapter, and <slotnumber> is the slot number containing a 3C579 EISA
adapter, a 3C529 Microchannel adapter, or a 3C509 EtherLink III configured
for EISA. Either or both parameters may be used, depending on your
particular configuration. The ODI server driver will first look for an
EISA adapter in the slot number specified by <slotnumber>. If an adapter
is not found, the LAN driver will then search for an ISA adapter configured
at the I/O address specified in <portnumber>.
To support more than one adapter in a server, change the AUTOEXEC.NCF file
to the format shown below:
load C:\SERVER\3C5X9.LAN PORT=<port1> NAME=<name1> FRAME=<frametype>
load C:\SERVER\3C5X9.LAN SLOT=<slot1> NAME=<name2> FRAME=<frametype>
where <port1> and <slot1> the adapters' base address for ISA or slot number
for EISA or Microchannel and <name1> and <name2> are user specified names
that you assign to distinguish the multiple adapters.
The FRAME parameter is optional. The default frame type is Ethernet_802.2.
If you want the ODI server driver to support more than one frame type, then
both the unique NAME= and FRAME= parameters must be paired on each load
driver line. The valid frame types are Ethernet_802.2, Ethernet_802.3,
Ethernet_II, and Ethernet_SNAP.
The protocol(s) must be bound to the specific driver configuration using
the user-assigned unique names. The following example shows how this can be
done. Assume the first adapter is ISA and the second adapter is EISA in an
EISA computer:
load C:\SERVER\3C5X9.LAN PORT=300 FRAME=Ethernet_802.3 NAME=ADPONE
load C:\SERVER\3C5X9.LAN SLOT=4 FRAME=Ethernet_II NAME=ADPTWO
bind IPX to ADPONE
bind IP to ADPTWO
The protocols used in this example require other parameters to work
properly. Consult the appropriate Novell Netware manuals for details.
%VER - Netware 3.12 Server installation release notes V4.3a