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** VIA Networking Velocity Family Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
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** ODI Driver for NetWare 4.0 & 4.11 4.12 Servers
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** v2.01 Oct, 2004
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Introduction:
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The Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Driver for NetWare 4.0 & 4.11 4.12 Servers
confirms to the Novell Open Data-Link Interface (ODI) specification.
This document shows you how to setup the driver and how to use the
enhanced functions by setting the custom keywords.
Contents of the Subdirectory:
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GETNWSA.LAN The ODI driver for NetWare 4.0 & 4.11 4.12 Servers.
GETNWSA.LDI The installation information file.
NW4.TXT This file.
Installation:
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Before starting with the installation process, make sure that the adapter
is properly installed and configured. You can use the diagnostic program
(A:\SETUP.EXE) in DOS mode to make sure your connection with the network is
correct.
Using Server Install utility:
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1) On the server console, execute the INSTALL program:
LOAD INSTALL <Enter>
2) Choose "Driver Option/Configure network drivers/Select a driver".
3) Press the <Ins> key to install the driver which is not on the list.
4) Press <F3> to specify a different path and press <Enter>.
5) The GETNWSA.LAN should appear on the selection list. Press <Enter> to
choose it.
6) You can "Select/Modify driver parameters and protocols", and then "Save
parameters and load driver".
7) You can add the LOAD and BIND command lines to the AUTOEXEC.NCF file so
that the LAN driver will be loaded automatically while the server
is starting up.
Loading Driver Manually:
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1) On the server console, load the driver directly, for example:
LOAD A:\NETWARE\NWSERVER4\GETNWSA FRAME=Ethernet_802.2
2) Bind with IPX:
BIND IPX GETNWSA
3) You can login the server from a workstation, and then copy GETNWSA.LAN to
the directory SYS:\SYSTEM on server. Add the LOAD and BIND command lines
to AUTOEXEC.NCF file so that the lan driver will be loaded automatically
while the server starting up next time.
NOTE:
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1) Multiple Lan Adapters in a system:
If you want to install mutiple lan adapters in a server, you have to use
the keyword, SLOT, to let driver locate the right adapter.
For example:
LOAD GETNWSA SLOT=1 FRAME=Ethernet_802.2 NAME=Lan_1
BIND IPX TO Lan_1 NET=2001
LOAD GETNWSA SLOT=2 FRAME=Ethernet_802.2 NAME=Lan_2
BIND IPX TO Lan_2 NET=2002
And the server's packet receive buffers probably need to be increased.
To do this, setting the following commands to STARTUP.NCF file.
SET MINIMUM PACKET RECEIVE BUFFERS=500 (Or higher)
SET MAXIMUM PACKET RECEIVE BUFFERS=1000 (Or higher)
2) Tagging ability :
If keyword "TAG" is supported, the transmited packets
will be tagged packets. It's only supportted by management adapter.
3) VLAN support :
For now, we only support one VID value setting. It's only supportted by
management Adapter.
4) Flow Control ability:
"Hardware Default (Auto)" means the flow control ability depends on the
auto-negotiation result with the link partner.
In other settings ("Enable Tx", "Enable Rx", "Enable Tx/Rx"), driver will
set the Tx or Rx flow control ability without auto-negotiation.
5) If the receive buffers are not enough for flow control ability using,
driver will disable flow control automatically.
6) Tx Rx buffers setting :
If you want to set buffer size, you have to use the two keywords "TBUF" "RBUF".
Configuration Parameters:
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Custom Keywords:
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CONNECTIONTYPE This keyword is used to specify media type.
CONNECTIONTYPE=AutoSense
CONNECTIONTYPE=10BASET
CONNECTIONTYPE=10BASETFD
CONNECTIONTYPE=100BASETX
CONNECTIONTYPE=100BASETXFD
FLOW_CONTROL This keyword is used to specify flow control
ability.
FLOW_CONTROL=DISABLE
FLOW_CONTROL=ENABLE
FLOW_CONTROL=TX
FLOW_CONTROL=RX
FLOW_CONTROL=HD (Hardware_Default, default)
TAG This keyword is used to enable TX tagging.
It's combined with VID keyword for transmitting
tagged packet. Only be supported by management
adapter.
TAG=ENABLE
TAG=DISABLE (default)
VID This keyword is used to support VLAN's VID.
It's only worked when TAG keyword is enabled.
Only be supported by management adapter.
VID=1~4094
TBUF This keyword is used to set buffers of transmitting.
It determines the number of TD.
TBUF=48~128
RBUF This keyword is used to set buffers of receiving.
It determines the number of RD.
(The server's packet receive buffers probably need to
be increased if you want to increase the default value
of RBUF. Setting the following commands to STARTUP.NCF
file can increase receive buffers.
SET MINIMUM PACKET RECEIVE BUFFERS=500 (Or higher)
SET MAXIMUM PACKET RECEIVE BUFFERS=1000 (Or higher) )
RBUF=48~128