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4-24 CHAPTER 4: NETWARE SERVER DRIVER INSTALLATION
Do not use the bind command for a standby NIC, or else
NetWare will make it an active NIC. Always load an active NIC
before its standby NIC.
Table 4-2 describes the NetWare keywords to use when
editing the AUTOEXEC.NCF file. Defaults are shown in bold.
Table 4-2 NetWare Keywords
Keyword
Range of Values
(Default in Bold)
Usage Rules
Required Keywords
cardnum
(card number)
1, 2, 3, 4 Assign each physical NIC a unique
card number.
channel 1–64 Assign each LEC and standby NIC in
the system a unique channel number.
There are 64 possible LECs (16 per
NIC, 4 NICs per system).
ELAN
(ELAN name)
1- to 32-character
ASCII string
ELAN names should match ELAN
names configured on the ATM switch.
linktype 1 or 2 1=Ethernet, 2=token ring. All LECs
with the same card number must
have the same link type. A standby
NIC must have the same link type as
its active NICs.
Optional Keywords
home 1, 2, 3, 4 If cardnum=3 and home=1,2 then
NIC 3 is a standby NIC for NIC 1 and
NIC 2.
max_frame _size
(maximum frame size for
Ethernet and token ring)
60–9232 The default is 1514 for Ethernet frame
size. Use 4542 for 4 Mbps token ring,
and 9232 for 16 Mbps token ring.
All LECs with the same card number
must have the same maximum frame
size. End stations with different
maximum frame sizes cannot
communicate.
frame ethernet_802.2
ethernet_802.3
ethernet_II
ethernet_SNAP
token_ring
token_ring_SNAP
The driver defaults to the 802.2
frame type.
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