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6Novell NetWare Driver Setup

NIC Driver Configuration Parameters for Novell NetWare

Parameter	Options	Description
CheckSum =	Default = ON	Enables or disables the transmit and receive
	Selections are:	checksum off-loading feature. Note that
	ON, OFF, Tx, Rx	checksum is supported under NetWare 5.x only.
Frame = type	Valid types are:	Defines the frame type being used by this load
	Ethernet_802.2	instance. Ethernet_802.2 and Ethernet_II are
	Ethernet_802.3	the default values.
	Ethernet_II
	Ethernet_SNAP
name = text		Name assigned to this NIC
PDriver =	Default = OFF	Allows driver to operate in persistent driver
	Selections are:	mode. Persistent driver mode is supported
	OFF, ON	under NetWare 5.x only. Use only if NIC is
		placed in a Hot Plug PCI slot and only if required
		to swap with an exact NIC.
RxBuffers =	Default = 200	Pre-allocates ECB resources on the adapter for
	Min = 32	receiving packets.
	Max = 1000
TxDescriptors =	Default = 120	Pre-allocates ECB resources on the adapter for
	Min = 100	transmitting packets.
	Max = 400
RxFlow =	Default = ON	Allows enabling and disabling of RxFlow
	Selections are:	control.
	ON, OFF
TxFlow =	Default = ON	Allows enabling and disabling of TxFlow
	Selections are:	control.
	ON, OFF
Slot = n		Identifies the slot number for the specific
		BCM5700 NIC currently being configured. This
		parameter is not necessary if only a single NIC is
		installed.
Speed = n	Default is Auto. (Note that	If link negotiation has been disabled, you can
	1000 FD is only auto-detected at select port speed to be either Auto, 10HD or
	this time.	10FD, 100HD or 100FD.

AUTO, 10FD, 10HD, 100FD, 100HD

Link=	Default is FORCE because the
	speed keyword is usually used
	when a switch and the adapter
	speeds are both forced to a
	specific value.
	Selections are: AUTO, FORCE

Used only to allow the NIC to negotiate a specific or forced line speed with a switch that is not forced, but instead setup for auto- negotiation. It is best to allow for auto- negotiation of the NIC and switch by not setting this keyword or the speed keyword. Only use this keyword if the speed keyword is set to something other than AUTO.

RxTicks=	Default is 75	Enables the use of batching receives within a
	Min=0, disabled	specific time period.
	Max=5000000, 5 seconds
	Units in microseconds
TxPacketsPer=	Default is disabled	Enables the use of batching transmits to a
	Min=0	specific amount of packets.
	Max=100
Node=		To override the default media access control
		(MAC) address (also known as the Locally
		Administered Address), specify a node address
		in this field. The expected range is
		0060CD000000 through 0060CFFFFFFF.

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