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- 2 Server: NetWare 4.11 server
-
- v1.07
- NetWare* 4.11 Server Driver Installation Notes for Intel's
- EtherExpress(TM) PRO/100B adapter
- ==========================================================
-
- Location of driver: \NWSERVER\E100B.LAN (ODI Assembly Specification
- version 3.3. An earlier version of this driver
- ships with NetWare 4.11)
-
- Location of NLM's: Ships with NetWare 4.11, updates also available in
- LANDRx.EXE (where x is the latest version) on
- Novell's automated services.
-
- NOTE: For NetWare 4.10 installation instructions please see
- NW312.TXT.
-
-
- Sample load commands
- ====================
-
- LOAD C:<PATH>\E100B SLOT=n FRAME=ETHERNET_802.2
- BIND IPX TO E100B NET=xxxxxxxx
-
-
- General Instructions
- ====================
-
- 1 If you're doing a NEW installation of NetWare 4.11, install it
- according to the NetWare installation instructions. The
- installation process will automatically detect the PRO/100B. A
- message appears indicating that it detected the hardware but found
- more than one driver supporting it. The hardware ID you'll see
- displayed for the PRO/100B is PCI.8086.1229.XXXX.XXXX.XX. Press
- Enter for a list of drivers. DO NOT select the Intel EtherExpress
- PRO/100 LAN Adapter from the list. Press F-10 to install the newer
- driver from the Intel Configuration and Driver disk. Choose the
- Select additional or Modify Selected Disk/LAN drivers. Follow the
- installation screens to complete the installation of the driver.
- The necessary load and bind parameters will automatically be added
- to the AUTOEXEC.NCF file with Ethernet_802.2 and Ethernet_802.3
- bound to the adapter. If you need to change the frame types for
- your network, edit the AUTOEXEC.NCF after the installation is
- completed.
-
- Note: A good way to determine the slot number is to let the
- driver load without a slot number. NetWare will prompt
- with valid slot number(s) for the adapter(s). Select one
- of them.
-
- 2 For servers already installed with NetWare 4.11, start the server.
- At the server console, issue the load and bind statement(s) in this
- order:
-
- LOAD C:<PATH>\E100B SLOT=n FRAME=ETHERNET_802.2
- BIND IPX TO E100B NET=xxxxxxxx
-
- Note: If MSM and ETHERTSM Nlms aren't loaded, they'll
- automatically load before the driver.
-
- Where:
-
- SLOT=n specifies the NBI (NetWare Bus Interface) slot number.
- Substitute n with the valid value for the adapter. You will be
- prompted with the slot numbers of installed PRO/100B adapters. The
- NBI slot number is different from the slot number indicated in the
- Intel SETUP.EXE utility.
-
- NET=xxxxxxxx is the unique network address for that LAN segment.
-
- The default frame type is 802.2. If your workstations need to use
- the 802.3 frame type, see the section later in this document about
- using multiple frame types on one adapter.
-
- 3 Add the load and bind statements you need to the server's
- AUTOEXEC.NCF file so the EtherExpress PRO/100B adapter driver loads
- automatically each time the server starts.
-
-
- Hints and tips
- ==============
-
-
- 1 Installing multiple adapters:
-
- If you have multiple adapters in a single server, each adapter must
- have a different NET number and SLOT number. Also, you may want to
- name each adapter. For example:
-
- LOAD C:\E100B SLOT=10001 NAME=LAN_A
- BIND IPX TO LAN_A NET=1234
- LOAD C:\E100B SLOT=10003 NAME=LAN_B
- BIND IPX TO LAN_B NET=5678
-
- 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 EtherExpress PRO/100B 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. It must be greater than the MINIMUM.
-
-
- 2 Installing one adapter with multiple frame types:
-
- When binding multiple frame types to one adapter, enter a LOAD and
- BIND statement for each frame type. Each LOAD statement uses the
- same SLOT number, but each BIND statement needs a unique network
- number. You must also include a name on each load line to avoid
- being prompted for the adapter to bind IPX to.
-
- Example:
-
- LOAD C:\E100B SLOT=10003 FRAME=ETHERNET_802.3 NAME=LAN8023
- BIND IPX TO LAN8023 NET=77777
- LOAD C:\E100B SLOT=10003 FRAME=ETHERNET_802.2 NAME=LAN8022
- BIND IPX TO LAN8022 NET=88888
-
-
- 3 LOAD line parameters:
-
- SLOT:(required parameter)
-
- For PCI adapters, SLOT is derived from bus number and device
- location. Novell determines the slot number for PCI and Plug and
- Play adapters using NBI. These slot numbers are different then
- the slot numbers used with other drivers or the Intel SETUP
- utility. One way to determine the slot number is to load the
- driver from the command line. You'll be prompted with valid
- device number(s) for the adapter(s). Select one of them.
-
- Syntax: SLOT=n (n = 10001,10002,10005...)
-
- If you have multiple PCI adapters of the same type installed and
- need to match the physical adapter to the associated slot
- number, use the NetWare server command CONFIG. The information
- shown through this utility shows the NBI slot number and the
- adapter's Ethernet address. Match the Ethernet address shown
- here to the address printed on the adapter.
-
- FORCEDUPLEX:
-
- Duplex modes:
-
- Auto-negotiate: The adapter negotiates with the hub how to
- send/receive packets, either full or half duplex. If
- unsuccessful at negotiating the duplex, the adapter defaults to
- half duplex. You must have an auto-negotiating switch to get
- full duplex support with the FORCEDUPLEX parameter set to 0
- (auto-negotiation).
-
- Full duplex: The adapter sends and receives packets at the same
- time. This improves the performance of your adapter. Set duplex
- mode to full duplex ONLY if you have a switch that supports full
- duplex.
-
- Half duplex: The adapter performs one operation at a time. It
- either sends or receives.
-
- Note: The PRO/100B T4 adapter does not support full duplex at
- 100 Mbps, nor does the T4 adapter support Auto-
- Negotiation. The PRO/100B TX adapter does not have any of
- these limitations.
-
- Syntax: FORCEDUPLEX=n
-
- Where n=0 auto-negotiate (PRO/100B TX adapter only)
- 1 half duplex
- 2 full duplex
-
- Note: If the adapter is set to half or full duplex, set the
- SPEED parameter to either 10 or 100. (see SPEED below)
-
- Default: auto-negotiation (PRO/100B TX adapter)
- half duplex (PRO/100B T4 adapter)
-
- Examples:
-
- PRO/100B TX (100 Mbps full duplex):
- FORCEDUPLEX=2 SPEED=100
-
- PRO/100B TX (10 Mbps full duplex):
- FORCEDUPLEX=2 SPEED=10
-
- PRO/100B T4 (100 Mbps full duplex): Not Supported
-
- PRO/100B T4 (10 Mbps full duplex):
- FORCEDUPLEX=2 SPEED=10
-
-
- SPEED:
-
- Specifies the speed the driver uses. If you don't use this
- parameter, the driver automatically detects the network speed.
- If no cable is attached, the driver defaults to 10 Mbps.
-
- NOTE: You must set the SPEED parameter to either 10 or 100 if
- you're setting the FORCEDUPLEX parameter to either half or
- full.
-
- If you use this parameter, the driver operates at the specified
- speed instead of auto-detecting network speed.
-
- Syntax: SPEED=n (n = 10 or 100)
-
- Default: none, the adapter automatically senses speed.
-
-
-
- NODE:
-
- Specifies a local administered address (LAA) unique to each
- adapter. Use this option to provide your own unique node
- address for the adapter. The node address is a 12-digit
- hexadecimal number; the second digit must be one of the
- following digits: 2, 6, A, E.
-
- Syntax: NODE=xnxxxxxxxxxx
-
- n = 2, 6, A, E
- x = hexadecimal number
-
- Default: The adapter's assigned address
-
-
-
-
-
- FRAME:
-
- Configures the adapter to process one of the four valid NetWare
- Ethernet frame types.
-
- Syntax: FRAME=n
-
- n = Ethernet_802.2
- Ethernet_802.3
- Ethernet_II
- Ethernet_SNAP
-
- Default: Ethernet_802.2
-
-
-
- TXTHRESHOLD:
-
- Represents the threshold for transmits from extended SRAM FIFO.
-
- Syntax: TXTHRESHOLD=n (n = number of 8 bytes)
-
- For example, 16 represents 16x8 (or 128 bytes). In this case,
- the LAN controller transmits after copying 128 bytes from the
- host memory.
-
- Default: dynamically set
-
- The maximum number you can specify is 200 (200x8=1600 bytes)
- which ensures there will not be any underruns.
-
-
-
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