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NETWARE 4.1 SERVER
DRIVER INSTALLATION
Overview
The 3C971-F ATMLink PCI adapter driver for file
servers running Novell
®
NetWare
™
4.1 provides
standards-based ATM LAN emulation connectivity to
an ATM network. This allows you to run legacy LAN
applications, Ethernet networking technologies and
Ethernet protocols over an ATM network. The
procedures in this chapter include all the necessary
steps to complete the installation process.
The NetWare driver utilizes switched virtual circuits
(SVCs) to establish connections between two end
stations on the network. The driver dynamically sets
up and tears down connections. For LAN emulation,
the driver provides for broadcast/multicast addressing
and other LAN-like services. This allows the host
protocols to function as if they were talking to a real
MAC layer of an Ethernet interface.
The 3C971-F adapter supports multiple Emulated
LANs (ELANs). A single 3C971-F adapter can have
up to four different MAC addresses and can thus
belong to four different ELANs simultaneously.
CAUTION:
Your ATM switch must be set to support
the UNI 3.0/3.1 standard for switched virtual circuits.
Before installing the driver, review the README
document included with the software.
The basic installation procedures for the 3C971-F
adapter driver are: