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Novell NetWare Driver Setup
Pre-Installation Requirements
■
The NIC must be installed in the server.
■
Install the latest support pack files. The NetWare support pack or patch file(s) needed
for your server operating system are indicated below:
To obtain the latest support pack files, go to the Novell support Web site and select the
Minimum Patch List option in the navigation bar. Scroll down the page and, using the
table above as a guide, select and download the latest support pack or patch file(s) for the
operating system running on your server.
Installing Novell NetWare Server 4.2
1
When you install the operating system, select the custom method.
2
When you’re asked if you would like to add startup commands, select
Yes
.
3
Enter the maximum and minimum packet receive buffers.
The default maximum number of receive buffers for the system is 500; the default
minimum is 128. Edit the startup.ncf file to have the following entries:
SET MAXIMUM PACKET RECEIVE BUFFERS=10000
SET MINIMUM PACKET RECEIVE BUFFERS=2000
4
When prompted for the network boards, select
Insert
to choose an unlisted driver.
5
Press
Enter
if the drivers are contained on a floppy disk, or press F3 and enter a
different path.
6
Press Enter to select the network adapter.
7
Select
Modify Driver Properties
to configure the NIC’s options, or select S
ave and
Load Driver
.
NetWare OS
Support Pack or
Patch
Files to be Installed
NetWare 5.1
NetWare 5.1 Support
Pack (or latest support
pack)
The latest support packs can be found at:
http://support.novell.com/misc/patlst.htm
NetWare 4.2
Support Pack 8.0 or
later
NOTE:
NetWare 5.x: If you are installing NetWare 5.x for the first time, you will
need to install the NIC driver during the OS installation procedure. Install the
NetWare 5 support pack after you have successfully installed the operating system
on the server.
NOTE:
NetWare 4.2: The latest ODI LAN drivers are not installed automatically
with the NetWare 4.2 Support Pack. Follow the support pack instructions for
including the ODI LAN drivers during installation.
