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Installing the NetWare Server Driver
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NetWare 4.x and 5.x
There are two ways to install the NetWare 4.x or 5.x driver:
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Import the driver when installing the NetWare server software.
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Copy the driver to the server's hard disk, and then load the driver manually.
Importing the Server Driver
To import the server driver into a NetWare 4.x or 5.x server:
1
Install the NetWare server software.
2
Insert the
EtherCD
in the CD-ROM when the NIC selection menu appears.
3
Press the [Insert] key.
This key tells the server installation program that you want to add a driver externally.
4
Press the [F3] key.
This key tells the server installation program that you want to change the path.
5
At the prompt, enter the command:
<drive>:\NWSERVER
For example:
a:\nwserver
The installation program gathers the files and prompts you for a NIC selection.
6
Press the [Enter] key to select the driver displayed and continue the installation.
Loading the Driver Manually
To update an existing server driver manually:
1
Copy all of the files from the \NWSERVER subdirectory on the
EtherCD
to the server's
hard drive.
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\3C90XC.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 identifies the slot
numbers. Pressing the [Esc] key prevents loading of the driver. Because of the Novell
scheme for identifying PCI slots, it is not possible for 3Com to pre-identify the slot
number. See “Verifying the PCI Slot Number” on page 29 for instructions on obtaining
this number.
NOTE:
Make sure that you have the latest NetWare Support Pack installed. The
support pack changes the LOADER.EXE file and provides the NBI.NLM, MSM.NLM,
and ETHERTSM.NLM files. 3Com has provided the latest *.NLM files (at time of
testing) on the
EtherCD
in the \NWSERVER directory. Copy these files to the same
location as the server driver. Under some circumstances, where NBI.NLM
(NBI31x.NLM for 3.x) will be loaded at server startup time, you should also copy
the NBI.NLM file to the server startup directory.
