Novell NetWare 5.x server This is an ASCII file called NETWAR5X.TXT in the ATI CardAssistant INFO directory. Use a text editor or a word processor with a mono-space font such as Courier to print this file if needed for reference. ************************************************************ ************************************************************ ** ** ** Novell NetWare 5.x Server Installation ** ** ** ************************************************************ ************************************************************ ------------------------------------------------------------ -- Contents -- ------------------------------------------------------------ I. Special Considerations II. Files Needed for Installation III. Installing the AT-2500: New Server Installation IV. Manual Installation V. Removing an Existing Driver VI. How to See MAC Address VII. Multiple Adapters I. Special Considerations ========================== Configuration of the AT-2500 (NIC) resources is under PCI control. For most applications, no setup other than normal installation of the network software is necessary. To change port settings, to manually view the card's configuration or to run Diagnostics, use the CardAssistant setup program. The SETUP utility only runs on DOS. If you do not have a DOS boot partition on your Windows NT drive, boot DOS from floppy. II. Files Needed for Installation ================================= The following files are required for installation: \NWSERVER\A2500v3.LAN (Server driver) \NWSERVER\A2500V3.LDI (Novell NetWare Server Driver Installation Information File) \INFO\NETWAR5X.TXT (this file) III. Installing the AT-2500: New Server Installation ========================================================= 1. The Netware 5 utility "NWCONFIG" provides users with the ability to add additional Network Interface Cards (NIC). At the system console type "NWCONFIG" and select "load/ unload disk and network drivers", "Configure network drivers", then "Select a driver" 2. When the Install program prompts for the LAN driver, press to specify a driver not listed. Insert the CardAssistant diskette into a drive and press to change the default path to A:\NWSERVER. Press as prompted. The A2500V3.LAN and other required files will be copied to the SYS: volume. 3. On the next menu, A2500V3 Protocols and Parameters, specify any parameters where needed. A slot value is required when loading the A2500V3, if slot is unknown, driver will correctly detect slot value when loading. 4. Select "Save parameters and load driver". Proceed with the installation as outlined by Novell. IV. Manual Installation ======================= 1. At the file server console prompt, issue the load statement(s) in this order: LOAD :\A2500V3.LAN Slot=x where and are the drive and directory where you copied the NLMs and the CATNICPS.LAN file. The value for slot is determined by the NIC's location in the system. Note: If MSM and ETHERTSM NLMs aren't loaded, they'll automatically load before the driver. You will be prompted if you don't specify a SLOT number. 2. Next you must bind the LAN driver to IPX in order to attach to the server. Type: BIND IPX TO CATNICPS NET=n where n is the node address Novell uses for routing IPX packets. This number is arbitrary if there is the only one server on the network, but if there are multiple servers on the same network, it must match the other servers' external network number. Note: The default frame type for Novell file servers is now Ethernet_802.2. If you require Ethernet_802.3, specify FRAME=ETHERNET_802.3 on the command line when loading the driver. To load multiple frame types for a single card, enter a LOAD and BIND statement for each frame type. You need to supply a name on each load line in order to avoid being prompted for which board to bind IPX to. If you do not have the name option in the AUTOEXEC.NCF, it will not execute completely without user intervention. Example: LOAD A2500V3 FRAME=ETHERNET_802.3 NAME=IEE8023 BIND IPX TO IEE8023 NET=11111 LOAD A2500V3 FRAME=ETHERNET_802.2 NAME=IEE8022 BIND IPX TO LAN8022 NET=22222 Also: If you have a PCI-1 bus in your system, add BUSTYPE=PCI1 to the command line, e.g., LOAD CATNICPS slot=3 BUSTYPE=PCI1. Otherwise the driver may not find the card. If you don't know which bus you have, try loading without the option. If it loads, you don't need it. 6. Add the load and bind statements you require to the server's AUTOEXEC.NCF file so that the LAN driver will load automatically each time the server starts up. Here's an example of how the commands would look in your AUTOEXEC.NCF file. ("NCF Files Options - Create / Edit Server Startup Files") LOAD A2500V3 slot=3 FRAME=Ethernet_802.3 (overrides default frame type) BIND IPX to CATNICPS net=1 (all servers on the LAN segment need the same #) Proceed with the installation as outlined by Novell. V. Removing an Existing Driver =============================== To de-install the driver, start NetWare and consult the NetWare documentation. VI. How to See MAC Address ========================== To determine a MAC address for a card: 1. Boot the computer into DOS with no drivers loaded. 2. Insert the CardAssistant diskette in the floppy drive and launch the SETUP utility. 3. The main screen shows a table listing the AT-2500 Series Ethernet cards installed in the computer. Write down the address(es) listed in the "MAC" column of the table. VII. Multiple Adapters ====================== If you have multiple AT-2500 Series Ethernet adapters installed in the system, the keyword "SLOT" identifies each card to the driver. If you have multiple adapters in a single server, each adapter must have a different network number and SLOT number. Also, you might want to name each adapter. So add the options in LOAD commands to distinguish particular cards. For example: LOAD A2500V3 FRAME=Ethernet_802.2 NAME=LAN_A SLOT=1 BIND IPX TO LAN_A NET=11 LOAD A2500V3 FRAME=Ethernet_802.2 NAME=LAN_B SLOT=2 BIND IPX TO LAN_B NET=22 Add the load and bind statements you need to the server's AUTOEXEC.NCF file so that the NIC's adapter drivers load automatically each time the server starts. - In an IPX internal router configuration (a server with two adapters, each connected to a different network), the data transfer rate across the router can be low. This happens if client workstations have CPU speeds equal to or higher than the server. You might be able to increase the data transfer rate by adding the following line to STARTUP.NCF: SET MAXIMUM INTERRUPT EVENTS = 100000 The default setting is 10. - 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 AT-2500 PCI 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, but it must be greater than the MINIMUM. * Third-party trademarks are the property of their respective owners.