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Reference Guide for the Model GA620 Gigabit Ethernet Card

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Novell NetWare Driver Software

8.

Press the arrow keys to highlight Select an additional driver or Select a driver (only one 
option will be available), and then press [Enter].

The Select a Driver menu opens.

9.

Press [Ins] to install an unlisted driver.

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Содержание GA620 - PCI Fiber Card

Страница 1: ...M GA620NA 0 November 1998 NETGEAR Inc A Bay Networks Company 4401 Great America Parkway Santa Clara CA 95054 USA Phone 888 NETGEAR Reference Guide for the Model GA620 Gigabit Ethernet Card ...

Страница 2: ...g 243 1991 and Vfg 46 1992 The operation of some equipment for example test transmitters in accordance with the regulations may however be subject to certain restrictions Please refer to the notes in the operating instructions Federal Office for Telecommunications Approvals has been notified of the placing of this equipment on the market and has been granted the right to test the series for compli...

Страница 3: ...cuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help EN 55 022 Statement This is to certify that the NETGEAR Model GA620 Gigabit Ethernet Card is shielded against the generation of radio interference in accordance with the application of Council Directive 89 336 EEC Article 4a Conformity is declared by the application of EN 5...

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Страница 5: ...nstallation Package Contents 2 1 Requirements 2 2 Hardware Description 2 3 Preparing to Install Your Gigabit Ethernet Card 2 4 Installing Your Gigabit Ethernet Card 2 5 Connecting the Network Cables 2 5 Chapter 3 Windows NT Driver Software Installing the Driver 3 1 Changing Configuration Parameters 3 6 Updating the Driver Software 3 6 Moving the Network Card to a Different Slot 3 7 ...

Страница 6: ...ling the Driver 4 1 Changing Configuration Parameters 4 10 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting Using the Hardware Diagnostic Utility 5 1 Checking the Port LEDs 5 3 Using a Troubleshooting Checklist 5 3 Appendix A Technical Specifications General Specifications A 1 Index ...

Страница 7: ...Figures vii Figures Figure 2 1 Front Panel of Model GA620 Gigabit Ethernet Card 2 3 Figure 2 2 Fiber Connector for the Model GA620 Gigabit Ethernet Card 2 6 ...

Страница 8: ...viii Figures ...

Страница 9: ...rt LEDs 2 3 Table 2 3 1000BASE SX Link Characteristics 2 5 Table 3 1 Parameter Descriptions 3 5 Table 4 1 Driver Configuration Parameters 4 6 Table 4 2 Load Parameters 4 8 Table 4 3 Packet Receive Buffer Values 4 9 Table 5 1 Port LED Activity 5 3 Table 5 2 PCI BIOS Parameters 5 4 ...

Страница 10: ...x Tables ...

Страница 11: ...ard for operation in a NetWare or Windows NT environment Text Conventions This guide uses the following text conventions italics Book titles file names and directory names Helvetica bold Commands and user input Related Publications For quick installation instructions for using the Model GA620 Gigabit Ethernet Card in a Windows NT operating environment refer to the Model GA620 Gigabit Ethernet Card...

Страница 12: ... the following URL http NETGEAR baynetworks com home A direct connection to the Internet and a Web browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape are required Current support information is available on a card that is packaged with each NETGEAR product You can also refer to the NETGEAR home page for a duplicate copy of the document ...

Страница 13: ...as a packet arrives in order to minimize latency In heavy traffic the card optimizes host efficiency by coalescing interrupts receiving back to back packets and issuing a single interrupt only when buffer space is low or its timer has expired In this way interrupt coalescing eliminates unnecessary interrupts maximizing cycles for applications The Model GA620 Gigabit Ethernet Card can move packet h...

Страница 14: ...Ethernet Switch or a buffered repeater meets the criteria for interoperability with the Model GA620 Gigabit Ethernet Card Standard Ethernet frame size up to 1 518 bytes Adaptive interrupt frequency Adaptive interrupt frequency minimizes CPU utilization therefore maximizing PCI bus and network throughput 33 66 MHz 32 bit PCI bus master Local Bus Revision 2 1 compliant with adaptive DMA channels The...

Страница 15: ...stomer support in your area if there are any wrong missing or damaged parts Refer to the Support Information Card for the telephone number of customer support in your area Keep the Support Information Card along with the original packing materials Use the packing materials to repack the Model GA620 Gigabit Ethernet Card if you need to return it for repair To qualify for product updates and product...

Страница 16: ...TUP INF information used by installation program Novell NetWare Hardware A Pentium based server that meets Novell NetWare 4 11 software requirements One open 32 bit or 64 bit PCI slot Minimum 64 MB memory Operating System If you are using Novell NetWare 4 11 you must have the most recent support pack Support Pack 4 or later To download the latest support pack go to the following Novell location on...

Страница 17: ... described in Table 2 2 Figure 2 1 Front Panel of Model GA620 Gigabit Ethernet Card Table 2 2 Port LEDs Label Activity Description LINK Blinking slowly The port is disabled On A good link exists on the port Off No link exists on the port There could be a bad cable a bad connector or a configuration mismatch DATA Blinking or On Data is detected on the port Off No data is detected on the port GA 620...

Страница 18: ...our PC If you are running Windows NT close all applications and click on Start from the desktop menu select Shut Down and then select Shut down the computer If you are running Novell NetWare use the following commands to shut down the server functions and reach the DOS prompt server_name down server_name exit 4 Protect yourself the card and your server by taking these precautions a Shut down the s...

Страница 19: ... PC 5 Replace the PC cover and reconnect the power cord to the PC Connecting the Network Cables The Model GA620 Gigabit Ethernet Card has one SC type connector for attaching the server or workstation to a Gigabit Ethernet fiber segment The port is capable of autonegotiating and supports full duplex operation To connect a network cable 1 Choose an appropriate cable using the information listed in T...

Страница 20: ...n power to the PC and then to the connected device 5 Verify that the Link LED is on on the Model GA620 Gigabit Ethernet Card indicating that there is a good link on the port If the Link LED is off it could indicate a bad cable a bad cable connector or a configuration mismatch For more information about troubleshooting your problem refer to Chapter 5 Troubleshooting before installing a driver as ou...

Страница 21: ...after the driver software is installed page 3 6 Updating or reinstalling the driver software page 3 6 Moving the network card and removing the driver software page 3 7 Installing the Driver Your Model GA620 Gigabit Ethernet Card must be physically installed in the server before installing the software driver If you are installing more than one Model GA620 Gigabit Ethernet Card you must perform the...

Страница 22: ... 2 Windows NT Driver Software 2 Click on Start from the Windows desktop menu select Settings and then Control Panel The Control Panel window opens displaying a group of icons including the Network icon 3 Double click on the Network icon The Network window opens ...

Страница 23: ...ard If there are no previously installed drivers proceed to step 4 4 Click on the Adapters tab and then click on Add The Select Network Adapter window opens 5 Click on Have Disk The Insert Disk window opens 6 Insert the Model GA620 Gigabit Ethernet Card Driver and Documentation CD into the CD ROM drive in your PC type the path to the driver that matches your system and then click on OK For example...

Страница 24: ... path for the Compaq DEC Alpha driver e nt alpha In each example the letter e is the CD ROM drive The Select OEM Option window opens and NETGEAR GA620 Gigabit Ethernet Card is highlighted 7 Click on OK The driver is copied onto your system and the NETGEAR GA620 Gigabit Ethernet Card installation window opens ...

Страница 25: ...A620 Gigabit Ethernet Card is installed Link Negotiation Enabled When checked default 802 3z compliant Gigabit Ethernet Link Negotiation is used All Model GA620 Gigabit Ethernet Cards use Link Negotiation by default When unchecked Link Negotiation is disabled and only link signal detection is used Use this setting when connecting to Gigabit Ethernet equipment that does not support Link Negotiation...

Страница 26: ...agbit Ethernet Card and then click on Properties The Properties window opens 5 Click on the parameter boxes to disable not selected or enable selected the parameter 6 Click on OK to accept the settings Updating the Driver Software To replace old driver software with a newer version 1 Start your Windows NT system and log in You must have Network Administrator privileges to install the driver softwa...

Страница 27: ...rom the CD ROM 10 Click on Close in the Network Window when the copying process is complete 11 Click on Yes when asked if you want to restart your computer The system restarts using the new driver and configuration settings Moving the Network Card to a Different Slot Before moving your Model GA620 Gigabit Ethernet Card to a different slot in the same system you must first remove the card driver so...

Страница 28: ...nd then click on Remove Repeat step 5 for each network card that you want to remove 6 Click on Close 7 Click on Yes when asked if you want to restart you computer Your computer restarts using the new configuration Install the network card in a new slot by following the instructions in Installing Your Gigabit Ethernet Card on page 2 5 and then install a network driver by following the instructions ...

Страница 29: ...e server before installing the software driver If you have installed more than one card you must perform the following steps for each card To install the driver software if you are operating in a Novell NetWare environment 1 Make sure that your server meets the hardware and software requirements as outlined in Table 2 1 on page 2 2 If you are using Novell NetWare 4 11 you must have the most recent...

Страница 30: ...rs during installation 2 Type the following commands if DOS is running C cd nwserver C nwserver server These commands access your NetWare server directory start your server and display the Novell server prompt 3 Type the following command Server_name load listslot nlm The listslot nlm program is located in the netware directory on the Model GA620 Gigabit Ethernet Card Driver and Documentation CD W...

Страница 31: ...unload disk and network drivers and then press Enter The Driver Options menu opens 6 Press the arrow keys to highlight Configure network drivers and then press Enter 7 Insert the Model GA620 Gigabit Ethernet Card Driver and Documentation CD into the CD ROM drive The Additional Driver Actions menu opens Novel fm Page 3 Monday November 23 1998 1 04 PM ...

Страница 32: ...e Driver Software 8 Press the arrow keys to highlight Select an additional driver or Select a driver only one option will be available and then press Enter The Select a Driver menu opens 9 Press Ins to install an unlisted driver Novel fm Page 4 Monday November 23 1998 1 04 PM ...

Страница 33: ...tion CD If the path shown on the installation screen is correct press Enter to continue If the driver files are on your CD ROM drive press F3 and then type the path to the driver files in the CD ROM drive If the driver files are on a remote workstation press F4 and then type the path to the driver files When the path is selected the NetWare installation program scans the CD ROM for available drive...

Страница 34: ...driver The driver files are copied to your hard drive When copying is complete the following driver configuration screen opens 13 Press the arrow keys to highlight Select Modify driver parameters and protocols and then press Enter Be sure to enter the slot number that you documented when you ran the listslot nlm program as instructed in step 3 on page 4 2 Novel fm Page 6 Monday November 23 1998 1 ...

Страница 35: ... flow control with the device at the other end of the link If 802 3x flow control is supported by the other device it is enabled When off is selected or link parameter is off receive flow control is disabled TxFlowControl When you select this field and press Enter you are prompted to choose between allow and off When allow is selected and link parameter is set to auto the card negotiates 802 3x tr...

Страница 36: ...in order to return to the main installation menu before you can exit to the NetWare prompt The Novell monitor program and the config command are useful for verifying driver configuration For more information refer to the Novell NetWare manuals 18 Get to the DOS prompt and enter server_name down server_name exit The install program adds load and bind statements to the autoexec ncf file 19 Verify th...

Страница 37: ...ADs and BINDs are initiated via INITSYS NCF The actual LOAD and BIND commands are contained in INITSYS NCF and NETINFO CFG These files are in SYS ETC sys etc initsys ncf load GA620 slot 4 frame Ethernet_802 2 name GA620_1_e82 bind ipx GA620_1_e82 net aaaa mount all set immediate purge of deleted files on set upgrade low priority threads on set display spurious interrupt alerts on set display lost ...

Страница 38: ...e device at the other end of the link If 802 3x flow control is supported by the other device receive pause packets will be respected A value of 0 disables receive flow control The default value is 1 txflow n A value of 0 disables transmit flow control negotiation The default value is 0 Present network card hardware does not support any other setting fdrfiltering n Set this value to 1 if the netwo...

Страница 39: ...t the Novell NetWare server You enter a different command depending on the prompt If you are at the DOS prompt enter this command C nwserver server If you are at the NetWare prompt enter these commands server_name down server_name restart server Changing Configuration Parameters If you want to make changes after the driver software is installed changes to the card configuration are usually made wi...

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Страница 41: ...ime you want to rule out or identify possible hardware problems To use the DDTP utility 1 Boot your system in MS DOS mode Make sure that you do not have any plug ins add ons or resident programs installed If you want to run the external loopback test connect a loopback cable between the RX port and TX port on the network card 2 Insert the Model GA620 Gigabit Ethernet Card Driver and Documentation ...

Страница 42: ...agnostic Test Program ddtp v1 02 PCI bios found v0 16 HW Mech 1 supported Number of PCI buses 1 GA620 0 found in PCI bus 0 GA620 1 found in PCI bus 0 2 GA620 card s detected Current card set to bus 0 GA620 1 internal Loopback Test pkts 0 secs 0pkts 48 secs 1pkts 144 secs 2pkts 240 secs 3pkts 320 secs 4pkts 416 secs 5pkts 512 secs 6pkts 592 secs 7pkts 688 secs 8pkts 784 secs 9pkts 864 secs 10pkts 9...

Страница 43: ...the cable Make sure that the cable segment is compliant with the requirements shown in Table 2 3 on page 2 5 Connect the network card to a different network port and run the tests again If successful the original network port may be defective or improperly configured Check the network card installation by reviewing Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Make sure that the network card is properly seated ...

Страница 44: ...roperly If the second card works in the slot where the first one failed the original card is probably defective Install the network card in another functioning system and run the tests again If the card passed the tests in the new system the original system may be defective Remove all other network cards from the system and run the tests again If the card passes the tests the other cards might be ...

Страница 45: ... duplex 2 000 Mbps 1 000 Mbps each way Gigabit Ethernet Host Connection Single slot short form factor PCI card with 32 or 64 bit connectors PCI rev 2 1 compliant Clock speed up to 66 MHz Power Specifications DC Operating Voltage 5V 5 Power Consumption 14 watts maximum 2 8A 5VDC Physical Specifications Dimensions 6 6 x 3 7 in 16 8 x 9 5 cm Weight 3 8 oz 104 g Environmental Specifications Operating ...

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Страница 47: ...3 1 interoperability 1 1 L LEDs description 2 3 for troubleshooting 5 3 N network card moving 3 7 Novell NetWare software driver changing configuration parameters 4 10 installation 4 1 setting configuration parameters 4 6 P package contents 2 1 port LEDs description 2 3 publications related xi S software installation requirements 2 2 T technical specifications A 1 text conventions xi troubleshooti...

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