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Novell INETCFG Utility
The Novell INETCFG utility views each ELAN as Ethernet
even if the
linktype
parameter has been set to token ring.
An LDI file (3975.LDI) that allows token ring ELANs to be
configured correctly with the INETCFG utility is available on
the 3Com Bulletin Board Service (3Com BBS), FTP server,
and the 3Com World Wide Web site support index for
the latest adapter files (www.3com.com).
Client 32
Novell IntranetWare Client 32 is not supported by the
ATMLink 155 PCI NIC at this time.
Minimum Packet Receive Buffers
If the following error message appears when the drivers
are loading:
Layer manager failed init sequence
increase the minimum number of receive buffers or the
system memory.
The optimum number of minimum packet receive buffers is:
75
×
Number of ATMLink NICs in the system
See the README.TXT files located on
ATMDisk
diskette #2
for more details on setting the NetWare Minimum Packet
Receive Buffers parameter in the NetWare STARTUP.NCF file.
Sample AUTOEXEC.NCF files are available on
ATMDisk
diskette #2 as well as on the 3Com Bulletin Board Service
(3Com BBS), FTP server, and the 3Com World Wide Web
site (www.3com.com).
Configuring TCP/IP with the NetWare Install Utility
When using the ATMLink install utility for NetWare to
configure TCP/IP on an LEC, perform the following steps in
the specified order:
1 Set the link type (user guide step 7, page 4-15).
2 Set the TCP/IP parameters (user guide steps 2 and 3,
page 4-13).