Installing the Software in NetWare
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5 Configure driver parameters, referring to the parameter
descriptions below and in the following table.
Slot Number:
Node Address:
Link: auto
Duplex: full
Speed: 1000
RxFlowControl: allow
TxFlowControl: off
FDRFiltering: off
RecvBuffers:
Other:
Driver Version:
NIC Configuration Parameters
Parameter
Description
Slot Number
This field is required for proper configuration.
Enter the slot of the
specific 3Com Gigabit Etherlink Server NIC currently being configured.
CAUTION:
If this parameter is not correctly supplied and there is
more than one NIC installed in the server, the installation program
may crash the system. Use the listslot.nlm program to identify the
slot where a NIC is installed.
Node Address
To override the default Media Access Control (MAC) address,
specify a node address in this field. The expected range is
0060CF000000 through 0060CFFFFFFF
Link
When you select this field and press
<Enter>
, you are prompted to
choose between “auto” and “off” settings:
■
The “auto” setting activates the IEEE 802.3 compliant link
negotiation. All 3Com Gigabit EtherLink Server NICs use link
negotiation by default.
■
When “off” is selected, only link signal detection is used. Use
this setting when connecting to Ethernet equipment that does
not support link negotiation, or if there is a problem establishing
a link between the NIC and the connecting device. Unless you
specify otherwise, the default signaling speed for the
1000Base-SX and 10/100/1000Base-T NICs is 1Gbps.
NOTE:
When link negotiation is off, be sure that the connecting
device uses the same duplex and speed settings.
