IBM TOKEN-RING PCI FAMILY ADAPTER, Manual

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Table E-1 (Page 2 of 4). Novell NetWare Driver Parameters
Parameter Explanation
NODE
=
This keyword is used to set a locally administered address for the adapter. A local address must
contain 12 hexadecimal characters and can be specified in either most-significant bit (MSB) or
least-significant bit (LSB) format.
To specify an MSB node address, the letter M immediately follows the last digit of the node
address. To specify an LSB node address, the letter L immediately follows the last digit of the
node address. If neither an M nor L is specified after the last digit of the node address, MSB will
be assumed.
If a node address is specified in MSB format, the value must be within the range
X
' 400000000000 ' to X ' 7FFFFFFFFFFF ' (for example, X ' 400000000002 ' M). This same address
specified in LSB format would be X ' 020000000080 ' L with an L optionally appended to the end.
Notes:
1. Do not assign the same local address to two or more stations. Severe station communication
or network failures can occur when two or more stations are assigned the same address.
2. If you do not assign a locally administered address, the adapter uses the universally
administered address permanently encoded in its memory.
RXBUFFERS
=
This keyword defines the number of receive buffers used by the IBMTRPO LAN driver.
Valid values: 4 to 64
The default is 32. For IBM LAN Client, the default is 4.
Note: Receive buffer size is defined by the server SET command. Refer to your Novell NetWare
system administration documentation for more information.
SLOT
=
This keyword defines the slot number of the corresponding adapter in the computer. To avoid
being prompted to enter a slot number when the IBMTRPO LAN driver is loaded, specify this
keyword. One SLOT number is required for each NIC if you are using more than one.
TXBUFFERS
=
This keyword defines the number of transmit buffers used by the IBMTRPO LAN driver.
Valid values: 1 to 16
The default is 16.
Note: Maximum transmit frame size is defined by the server SET command. Refer to your
Novell NetWare system administration documentation for more information.
TXPRIMAX= Priority Transmit Maximum Level. This parameter permits the driver to set the maximum priority
level that the adapter will accept. If any frame is queued for transmission at a priority level higher
than this, it will be transmitted at this level.
Valid values: 0-6
The default is 6.
TXPRITHRESH= Priority Transmit Threshold. This parameter permits the driver to set the threshold for priority
transmits. An IBM Token-Ring PCI Family Adapter has two transmit channels. All frames with
priority level 0 through this threshold will be transmitted over the low priority channel. All frames
with a priority level greater than this threshold up to the maximum will be transmitted over the high
priority channel.
Valid values: 1-6
The default is 1.
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