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User Guide NetXtreme II
January 2010
Broadcom Corporation
Document ENGSRVT52-CDUM100-R ODI Driver Software: Broadcom NetXtreme II™ Network Adapter User Guide Page 115
ODI Driver Software: Broadcom NetXtreme II™
Network Adapter User Guide
•Overview
• ODI Client32
• DOS ODI
OVERVIEW
Three drivers are discussed in this section:
• BX2.LAN: Broadcom NetXtreme II Gigabit Ethernet 32-bit driver
• BX2.COM: Broadcom NetXtreme II Gigabit Ethernet 16-bit driver
• BNX2EV.COM: Broadcom NetXtreme II 10 Gigabit Ethernet 16-bit driver
The examples used in the ODI Client32 section only refer to the BX2.LAN driver. The examples used in the DOS ODI section
refer to the BX2.COM driver, but also apply to the BNX2EV.COM driver.
ODI CLIENT32
The Open Data-Link Interface (ODI) driver software allows LAN drivers to work together irrespective of differences between
the hardware and/or the protocol stacks of communicating systems. An intervening layer, called the link support layer (LSL),
is responsible for routing different packet types between local area network (LAN) drivers and protocol stacks.
INSTALLING THE DRIVER SOFTWARE
The ODI Driver software must be installed on a system having an MS-DOS operating system. MS-DOS 6.22 is
recommended.
Preinstallation Requirements
1. Copy the Broadcom ODI driver files to a floppy disk. Copy the BX2.LAN and BX2.LDI files for the Client32 driver.
2. Go to the Novell web site http://www.novell.com/coolsolutions/tools/13555.html and download the NetWare DOS Client
files to the hard disk: download the dw271e.zip file for the Client32 installation.
Installing the Novell NetWare Client32 Driver for MS-DOS
1. Extract the dw271.zip file to a temporary directory on the hard disk.
2. Double-click the dw271e.exe file.
3. Type y and then press ENTER when you are prompted for a response.
4. Restart your system in MS-DOS mode.
5. Change to the directory where the extracted files are located.