Installation guide

Novell Netware

Add the load and bind statements you require to the server's

AUTOEXEC.NCF file so that the LAN driver will load automatically

each time the server starts up. Here's an example of how the

commands would look in your AUTOEXEC.NCF file.

("NCF Files Options - Create / Edit Server Startup

Files")

LOAD A2500v3 FRAME=Ethernet_802.3 (overrides

default frame type)

BIND IPX to A2500v3 net=1 (all servers on the LAN

segment need the same #)

2. Proceed with the installation as outlined by Novell.

Multiple

Adapters

If you have multiple Allied Telesyn adapters installed in the system, use

the keyword SLOT to identify each card to the driver. If you have

multiple adapters in a single server, each adapter must have a different

network number and SLOT number. Also, you might want to name each

adapter. So add the options in LOAD commands to distinguish particular

cards. For example:

LOAD A2500v3 FRAME=Ethernet_802.2 NAME=LAN_A SLOT=1

BIND IPX TO LAN_A NET=11

LOAD A2500v3 FRAME=Ethernet_802.2 NAME=LAN_B SLOT=2

BIND IPX TO LAN_B NET=22

Add the load and bind statements you need to the server's

AUTOEXEC.NCF file so that the adapter drivers load automatically each

time the server starts.

In an IPX internal router configuration (a server with two adapters, each

connected to a different network), the data transfer rate across the

router can be low. This happens if client workstations have CPU speeds

equal to or higher than the server. You might be able to increase the

data transfer rate by adding the following line to STARTUP.NCF:

SET MAXIMUM INTERRUPT EVENTS = 100000

The default setting is 10.

If you have problems loading the driver on multiple adapters and the

initialization fails due to "Insufficient RCBs," increase the number of

buffers allocated to the server. Add the following to STARTUP.NCF:

SET MINIMUM PACKET RECEIVE BUFFERS = 100 (or larger)

SET MAXIMUM PACKET RECEIVE BUFFERS = 500 (or larger)

The minimum value you specify must be at least 30 times the number of

PCI adapters in the computer.

Recommended settings: