3Com 155 PCI manual Editing the AUTOEXEC.NCF File

4-22 CHAPTER 4: NETWARE SERVER DRIVER INSTALLATION

Check ability to connect over ATM link

To verify that the server is communicating over the ATM link, perform the following procedure:

1Set up a NetWare client on an ELAN supported by the server to be tested.

2Log in or map to the server.

If you cannot log in or map to the server, the ATM link is not functional.

Editing the AUTOEXEC.NCF File

The experienced NetWare and ATM user can load network drivers, configure LECs, and set resilient server links by editing the AUTOEXEC.NCF file.

CAUTION: If you are using an editor other than the NCF files option editor accessed from the Installations Options menu of the NetWare install utility, be sure that it can save files in pure ASCII text format.

The four keywords required to configure an LEC are cardnum, channel, elan, and linktype. To make a NIC a standby NIC, use the linktype, channel, home, and cardnum keywords. In the 3Com implementation of LAN emulation, each NetWare channel can be an LEC that uses ILMI by default to find the LECS. The LEC may also be configured to contact another LECS or LES directly. Definitions and usage of keywords are listed in Table 4-2.

The sample AUTOEXEC.NCF file shown in Figure 4-13 represents the following scenario:

■All 3Com-supplied NLMs are loaded before the network drivers are loaded.

■There are two 3Com ATMLink NICs installed in the system, Card 1 and Card 2.

■Card 1 is configured with two LECs.

■Card 2 is configured as a standby NIC of Card 1.