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Adapter properties and configurations on Netware A network device driver must be installed before the Gigabit Ethernet adapter can be used with your Novell NetWare system. Before you can successfully install the adapter driver for Novell NetWare, the adapter card must be physically installed in the server and, typically, NetWare OS software must already be running on the server. Make sure that your server meets the hardware and operating system software requirements. For an adapter installation with an existing NetWare server, NetWare will automatically detect the new adapter and attempt to load the appropriate driver. To enable the Gigabit Ethernet adapter to function correctly, you need to install the latest support pack files. The latest support pack can be found at the Novell website (http://www.novell.com). Netware install program A commonly used method to install a driver on a NetWare server is through NWCONFIG. The following drivers are supported. Driver configuration parameters Parameter CheckSum = Frame = type node = name = text PDriver = RxBuffers = Options Description Default = ON Selections are: ON, OFF, Tx, Rx Enables or disables the transmit and receive checksum off-loading feature. Checksum is supported under NetWare 5.x only. If you want to enable the CheckSum parameter, you need to load it on the first instance. Valid types are: Ethernet_802.2, Ethernet_802.3, Ethernet_II, Ethernet_SNAP Defines the frame type being used by this load instance. Ethernet_802.2 and Ethernet_II are the default values. NNNNNNNNNNNN Specifies a node address in this field to override the default Media Access Controller (MAC) address (also known as the Locally Administered Address) Displays the name assigned to this adapter Default = OFF Selections are: OFF, ON Allows driver to operate in persistent driver mode. Persistent driver mode is supported under NetWare 5.x only. Use only if adapter is placed in a Hot Plug PCI slot and only if required to swap with an exact board. Default = 200 Recommended Min = 32 Pre-allocates ECB resources on the adapter for receiving packets Max = 512 Min = 1 when used with DOS Client32 and when Keywrod P3-1 or 2. Configuration and diagnostics 51

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Configuration and diagnostics 51
Adapter properties and configurations on Netware
A network device driver must be installed before the Gigabit Ethernet adapter can be used with your
Novell NetWare system. Before you can successfully install the adapter driver for Novell NetWare, the
adapter card must be physically installed in the server and, typically, NetWare OS software must already
be running on the server. Make sure that your server meets the hardware and operating system software
requirements.
For an adapter installation with an existing NetWare server, NetWare will automatically detect the new
adapter and attempt to load the appropriate driver.
To enable the Gigabit Ethernet adapter to function correctly, you need to install the latest support pack
files. The latest support pack can be found at the Novell website (
).
Netware install program
A commonly used method to install a driver on a NetWare server is through NWCONFIG. The following
drivers are supported.
Driver configuration parameters
Parameter
Options
Description
CheckSum =
Default = ON
Selections are: ON, OFF, Tx,
Rx
Enables or disables the transmit and receive
checksum off-loading feature. Checksum is
supported under NetWare 5.x only. If you
want to enable the CheckSum parameter, you
need to load it on the first instance.
Frame = type
Valid types are:
Ethernet_802.2,
Ethernet_802.3, Ethernet_II,
Ethernet_SNAP
Defines the frame type being used by this load
instance. Ethernet_802.2 and Ethernet_II are
the default values.
node =
NNNNNNNNNNNN
Specifies a node address in this field to
override the default Media Access Controller
(MAC) address (also known as the Locally
Administered Address)
name = text
Displays the name assigned to this adapter
PDriver =
Default = OFF
Selections are: OFF, ON
Allows driver to operate in persistent driver
mode. Persistent driver mode is supported
under NetWare 5.x only. Use only if adapter
is placed in a Hot Plug PCI slot and only if
required to swap with an exact board.
RxBuffers =
Default = 200
Recommended Min = 32
Max = 512
Min = 1 when used with DOS
Client32 and when Keywrod
P3-1 or 2.
Pre-allocates ECB resources on the adapter for
receiving packets