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ODI Driver Software: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide LINK DRIVER BX2 LINESPEED 100 DUPLEX FULL DOS ODI The Open Data-Link Interface (ODI) driver software allows LAN drivers to work together irrespective of differences between the hardware and/or the protocol stacks of communicating computers. An intervening layer, called the link support layer (LSL), is responsible for routing different packet types between LAN drivers and protocol stacks. NOTE: The examples used in this section refer to the BX2.COM driver, but also apply to the BNX2EV.COM driver. Installing the Driver Software Installing the DOS/ODI driver software involves the following steps: 1. Verifying that the DOS 6.22 operating system files are installed on your computer hard disk or are available on a removable storage device. 2. Installing the DOS/ODI driver software in the DOS environment. 3. If necessary, reconfiguring the driver software after installation. Preinstallation Requirements 1. Verify that the Broadcom Ethernet adapter driver software has been installed on your computer and install it if it has not (see Installing the Driver Software). Otherwise, you cannot use a Broadcom Ethernet adapter in the DOS environment. NOTE: To successfully install the adapter driver for DOS, the adapter must be installed in the computer before you install the driver. 2. Install the DOS 6.22 files on your computer hard disk or have them available on a removable storage device. Installing the DOS ODI Driver on DOS 6.22 1. Copy the DOS ODI driver file to the root directory of the hard disk. 2. Copy Lsl.com, Ipxodi.com, and Vlm.com to the same directory (these files are provided by Novell). 3. Edit the Autoexec.bat file by adding the following lines: C:\LSL C:\BX2 C:\IPXODI C:\VLM 4. Edit the Net.cfg file and place the file in the same location as the Autoexec.bat file (located in drive C) to configure the driver to bind with different frame types. Example: LINK DRIVER BX2 FRAME ETHERNET_802.2 FRAME ETHERNET_802.3 FRAME ETHERNET_II FRAME ETHERNET_SNAP NetWare DOS Requester FIRST NETWORK DRIVE=F NETWARE PROTOCOL=NDS BIND PROTOCOL IPXODI 5. Restart the computer to complete the installation. 6. As the files are being loaded, the computer attempts to attach to a NetWare server using the frame types specified in Net.cfg. If the connection is successful, a dialog box appears. 7. Change to drive F and log onto the NetWare server. F: F:\login admin NOTE: The driver loads during system configuration, and the Broadcom banner, the adapter name, the MAC address, the IRQ number, the detected line speed, and the BUSNUM and DEVNUM of the adapter are displayed. If the file:///T|/htdocs/NETWORK/BroadCom/71921/NetXtremeII/en/dosodi.htm[9/26/2012 3:28:43 PM]