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5 Installing NetWare Drivers
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Obtaining NetWare Loadable Modules
You can obtain current NLMs for the NetWare versions listed in the table below from the
NWSERVER directory on the EtherCD, or from the Novell Web site:
http://www.support.novell.com
NetWare Driver Installation Requirements
Before you install software, verify that the installed NICs are functional or change their
configuration settings by running DOS diagnostics. Use the 3C99XCFG.EXE program
located on the EtherCD.
The instructions in this section describe how to set up a sample server configuration.
Setting up your own configuration may require a slightly different sequence of tasks and
different numbers of NICs.
If you are installing the software during the installation of the network operating system,
see Appendix D, “Installing a 3Com NIC While Installing the NOS.”
For a list of additional installation requirements, see “Installation Requirements” on
page 10.
Netware Packet Receive Buffers
Follow these installation guidelines for packet receive buffers:
■ The driver requires 200 packet receive buffers for each installed NIC.
■ You must increase the minimum and maximum packet receive buffers values by 200
for each installed NIC.
For example, if you install two NICs, increase the parameters in the STARTUP.NCF file
by 400 as follows:
NetWare Version NLM Name
NetWare 4.x, 5.x, 6.x ETHERTSM.NLM
TCPIP.NLM
NBI.NLM
MSM.NLM
NOTE: To upgrade the NetWare driver, you must create installation diskettes from
the EtherCD that accompanied this product. Use these diskettes to install the
Netware driver. See “Creating Installation Diskettes” on page 11.
Before installing NICs SET MINIMUM PACKET RECEIVE BUFFERS = 1000
SET MAXIMUM PACKET RECEIVE BUFFERS = 2500
After installing two NICs SET MINIMUM PACKET RECEIVE BUFFERS = 1400
SET MAXIMUM PACKET RECEIVE BUFFERS = 2900