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Changing NetWare Driver Configuration Parameters
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Changing NetWare Driver Configuration Parameters
You can change server configuration parameters using the NetWare installation program
Configuration screen. The following table lists the parameters shown on the Configuration
screen. Default values are shown in uppercase text.
Parameter Range of Values Description
Slot Number All PCI slot numbers valid to
the system
Represents the PCI slot number of the physical NIC to be configured.
Node Address Default is factory-assigned
MAC address.
Leave blank to use factory-assigned default.
ENABLE_CHKSUM 0 (Disable)
1 (Enable)
NetWare 5.x and 6.x only. Enter the parameter on the load line to enable TCP/IP
checksum offload. The default value is 0 (zero), which means Disable.
Do not enable TCP/IP checksum offload if you plan to form load balancing/
failover groups.
SHD_LEVEL 0 (None)
1 (Basic)
2 (Enhanced)
3 (Basic and Enhanced)
1 — The default value, indicating Basic. Monitors levels for the following self-
healing driver conditions: firmware heartbeat, interrupt availability, recoverable
transmit and receive errors (CRC, transmit underruns, receive overruns,
collisions, jabbers).
2 — Indicates Enhanced. In this state the NIC monitors DMA stalls and
hardware errors.
VERBOSE 0 (Disable)
1 Enable
1 — Enables driver warning and error messages.
The default value is 0 (zero), which means Disable.
MEDIA_SELECT 3 (100 Mbps HALF duplex)
4 (100 Mbps FULL duplex)
Sets the media speed at which the NIC communicates with other network
devices.
The NIC does not support settings 0, 1, or 2. If you enter 0, 1, or 2, the NIC is
forced to connect at 100 Mbps FULL duplex (the default value).
Note: Ensure that the NIC has the same speed and duplexity as the network.