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- NetWare 3.1x
-
- This document applies to the EtherExpress(tm) 16, 16TP, 16C, FLASH,
- FLASH TP, FLASHC, MCA, and MCA/TP. It contains notes for installing
- the NetWare 3.11 server driver and troubleshooting tips. It does not
- explain how to configure an EtherExpress board. For instructions
- about configuring the board, see either the Expert's Guide or the
- Complete Guide for your board.
-
- This document (or an updated version) is also available on FaxBACK,
- document #6316.
-
-
- INTRODUCTION:
- -------------
- Before you begin, you need the I/O address and IRQ of the
- EtherExpress adapter. You can get this information by running
- SOFTSET (for the ISA cards) or the IBM SC utiltiy (for the Micro
- channel cards).
-
- You must install NetWare and configure the hard disk before you can
- load the EtherExpress driver. For information on how to install
- NetWare 3.1x refer to the NetWare installation manual.
-
-
- PROCEDURE:
- ----------
-
- 1. From the DOS prompt on the server, copy the EtherExpress driver
- (\NETWARE.3\EXP16.LAN) to the DOS partition of the server's hard
- drive.
-
- 2. Start NetWare by typing SERVER or the name of your startup batch
- file.
-
- 3. Load the driver. At the server's colon prompt, type:
-
- LOAD C:EXP16 PORT=xxx INT=y
-
- WHERE: xxx is the I/O address of the EtherExpress card and y is
- the interrupt (IRQ) in Hex. (Softset and the System
- Configuration utility display the IRQ in decimal. IRQ10 = A in
- Hex. IRQ11 = B in Hex.)
-
- Be sure to include the path to where the driver is located.
-
- Novell provides several other parameters you can include in the
- LOAD statement, but they are not required. For more information
- on those parameters and when you should use them, see the NetWare
- Installation manual.
-
- 4. Bind the driver. At the server's colon prompt, type:
-
- BIND IPX TO EXP16 NET=xx
-
- WHERE: xx is the external network number.
-
- At this point you should be able to log into the server from a
- workstation.
-
- TO MAKE THIS PERMANENT:
- -----------------------
- Using Novell's INSTALL program, edit the AUTOEXEC.NCF file to add the
- LOAD and BIND statements for the EtherExpress adapter.
-
- TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS:
- =====================
-
- TROUBLE LOADING THE DRIVER:
- ---------------------------
- If you have problems loading a driver, remove the driver statements
- from the AUTOEXEC.NCF file and enter them manually with no
- parameters. From the Colon prompt, type:
-
- LOAD C:EXP16
-
- NetWare will prompt you for the interrupt and port address. Add
- parameters back one at a time. If you receive any error messages,
- check the NetWare System Messages manual for an explanation.
-
- Do the same for the BIND statement. Type:
-
- BIND IPX TO EXP16
-
-
- INSTALLING MULTIPLE ETHEREXPRESS CARDS:
- ---------------------------------------
- If you have multiple network cards in a single server, each card must
- have a different NETwork number, a different PORT address, and a
- different INTerrupt. You may also want to name each board. For
- example:
-
- LOAD C:\EXP16 PORT=300 INT=3 NAME=LAN_A
- BIND IPX TO LAN_A NET=1
- LOAD C:\EXP16 PORT=350 INT=5 NAME=LAN_B
- BIND IPX TO LAN_B NET=2
-
- Do not confuse the NETwork number with the internal IPX number, they
- need to be different See the NetWare Installation manual for more information.
-
-
- INSTALLING ONE ETHEREXPRESS CARD WITH MULTIPLE FRAME TYPES:
- -----------------------------------------------------------
- When binding multiple frame types to one card, enter a LOAD statement
- for each frame type. Each LOAD statement will use the same PORT
- address and INTerrupt, but a different NETwork number. You may also
- want to name each LAN. For example:
-
- LOAD C:\EXP16 PORT=300 INT=3 FRAME=ETHERNET_802.3 NAME=LAN8032
- BIND IPX TO LAN8023 NET=1
- LOAD C:\EXP16 PORT=300 INT=3 FRAME=ETHERNET_II NAME=LANII
- BIND IPX TO LANII NET=2
-
- Do not confuse the NETwork number with the internal IPX number, they
- need to be different See the NetWare Installation manual for more information.
-
-
- IF WORKSTATIONS CANNOT ATTACH TO THE FILESERVER:
- ------------------------------------------------
- On the server:
-
- - Make sure the volume sys: is mounted.
- - Make sure you BIND IPX to the EtherExpress driver.
-
- If both of these have been checked and workstations still cannot
- attach to the file server then verify that the EtherExpress in the
- server and workstation(s) are working and that they are communicating
- with each other:
-
- 1. Down the file server and reboot with DOS. Run the
- SOFTSET/MCADIAGS on-board and on-network diagnotics. If these
- pass, set the file server up as a responder in SOFTSET/MCADIAGS
- diagnostics.
-
- 2. Reboot the workstation(s) without loading ipx/netx and run the
- SOFTSET/MCADIAGS on-board and on-network diagnostics. During the
- on-network diagnostics, the server (set up as a responder) should
- count and echo the packets sent by the workstation.
-
- 3. Rerun the workstation and set it up as a responder and try the
- on-network diagnostics from the server machine.
-
- 4. If on-network diagnostics fail, there is likely a cable,
- connector, hub or concentrator problem.
-
- If the on-network diagnostics pass, the boards tested can
- communicate. This indicates there could be a problem with the
- drivers. Bring the server machine back up as a server. Reload
- the drivers in the workstation. If the workstation still cannot
- connect to the server, there is likely a problem with the
- configuration of the drivers. Verify that the server and
- workstation drivers load properly. You can do this by loading
- them one at a time, rather than in a batch file, and watch for
- error messages.
-
-
- Note: "Responder not found" is NOT an error. This message will
- be displayed IF YOU ARE NOT RUNNING THE SOFTSET/MCADIAGS
- RESPONDER ON ANOTHER MACHINE with an EtherExpress card or
- if the card cannot actually communicate with the responder
- card. If you do not have a responder running or if the
- two cards cannot communicate, the diags will try to send
- packets back to itself.
-
-
- TCP/IP:
- -------
- If you are using NetWare's TCP/IP NLM, you must load an ethernet type
- II frame and bind the EtherExpress to TCPIP. For example:
-
- LOAD C:\EXP16 PORT=300 INT=3 FRAME=ETHERNET_802.3 NAME=LAN_IPX
- BIND IPX TO LAN_IPX NET=1
- LOAD C:\EXP16 PORT=300 INT=3 FRAME=ETHERNET_II NAME=LAN_IP
- LOAD TCPIP
- BIND IP TO LAN_IP ADDR=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
-
- WHERE: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is your internet address.
-
- You may also have MASK and GATE parameters on the BIND IP line. See
- NetWare's documentation for more information.