                        3Com (R) Corporation
                   EtherDisk (R) Diskette for the
      3C90X Fast EtherLink XL/EtherLink XL Bus Master NIC Family
            NetWare 4.1x Server Driver Installation Notes


This file contains information for installing the ODI server driver into
a NetWare version 4.1x server.  You can install this driver by using the 
program to copy the driver to the server's hard disk, and then manually 
loading the driver.  Alternatively, you can import this driver when
installing the NetWare 4.1x server software.
                   

Installing the Server Driver into a NetWare 4.x Server
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To import the server driver into a NetWare 4.1x server, follow these steps:

1.  Install the server software in the usual way.  When the NIC 
    selection menu appears, place the EtherDisk 1 diskette in the floppy 
    drive.

2.  Press [Insert].
    
    This key tells the server installation program you want to add a 
    driver externally.

3.  Press [F3]. 
    
    This key tells the server installation program you want to change 
    the path.

4.  When you see the prompt A:\, type:
    
    NWSERVER
    
    The installation program will gather the files and prompt you for a 
    NIC selection.  
    
5.  Press [Enter] to continue the server installation.  

    NOTE: You should have the latest NetWare Support Pack installed.
    NetWare 4.10 users must have the support pack installed that changes 
    the LOADER.EXE file and provide NBI.NLM as well as the matching MSM.NLM,
    and EHTERTSM.NLM files.  We have provided the latest (at time of testing)
    *.NLM files and you can copy *.NLM files from the \NWSERVER subdirectory of
    the EtherDisk diskette # 1 to the same location as the server driver.  Under 
    some circumstances, where NBI.NLM will be loaded at server startup time,
    you should also copy the NBI.NLM file to to the server startup directory.

Manually Updating an Existing Server Driver
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1.  To update an existing server driver manually, copy all of the files 
    from the \NWSERVER subdirectory on the EtherDisk 1 diskette to the
    server hard disk.

2.  Boot the server and launch the Install program.

3.  Edit the AUTOEXEC.NCF file to add the following line (assuming the
    server start directory is C:\NWSERVER, where the LAN drivers and NLM 
    files were copied):

    LOAD C:\NWSERVER\3C90X.LAN SLOT=<slotnumber>

    The <slotnumber> variable is the hexadecimal slot number of the PCI 
    NIC.  This address can be obtained by issuing a load command, where the 
    driver will identify the slot numbers.  Pressing escape will prevent
    loading the driver.  Due to Novell's scheme for identifying PCI
    slots, it is not possible for 3COM to pre-identify the slot number.

    Multiple NICs
    -----------------
    To support more than one NIC in a server, change the AUTOEXEC.NCF file
    to the format shown below:

    load C:\NWSERVER\3C90X.LAN SLOT=<slot1> NAME=<name1> FRAME=<frametype>
    load C:\NWSERVER\3C90X.LAN SLOT=<slot2> NAME=<name2> FRAME=<frametype>

    where <slot1> and <slot2> are the NICs' PCI port addresses and <name1>
    and <name2> are user-specified names that you assign to distinguish the 
    multiple NICs.

    The FRAME parameter is optional.  The default frame type is 
    Ethernet_802.2. If you want the ODI server driver to support more 
    than one frame type, then both the unique NAME= and FRAME= parameters 
    must be paired on each load driver line.  The valid frame types are 
    Ethernet_802.2, Ethernet_802.3, Ethernet_II, and Ethernet_SNAP.

    The protocol(s) must be bound to the specific driver configuration using 
    the user-assigned unique names. The following example shows how this can be
    done:

    load C:\NWSERVER\3C90X.LAN SLOT=1 FRAME=Ethernet_802.3 NAME=ADPONE
    load C:\NWSERVER\3C90X.LAN SLOT=2 FRAME=Ethernet_II    NAME=ADPTWO
    bind IPX to ADPONE
    bind IPX to ADPTWO

    The examples used may require other parameters to work properly.  
    Consult the appropriate Novell NetWare manuals for details.
    
              (%VER NETWARE.41x - NetWare 4.1x Server v1.0c)


