Changing NetWare Driver Configuration Parameters

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If the link is functional, the following message appears:

Link integrity test for primary slot #XXXXX passed.

Changing NetWare Driver Configuration Parameters

You can change server configuration parameters using the NetWare installation program Configuration screen. The following table lists the parameters shown on the Configuration screen. Default values are shown in uppercase text.

Table 2 NetWare Installation Program Configuration Parameters

Parameter

Range of Values

Description

 

 

 

Slot Number

All PCI slot numbers valid

Represents the PCI slot number of

 

to the system

the physical NIC to be configured.

 

 

 

Node Address

Default is factory-assigned

Leave blank to use

 

MAC address.

factory-assigned default.

 

 

 

ENABLE_CHKSUM

Enable

NetWare 5.0 only. Enter the

 

DISABLE

parameter on the load line to

 

enable TCP/IP checksum offload.

 

 

 

 

Do not enable TCP/IP checksum

 

 

offload if you plan to form load

 

 

balancing/failover groups.

 

 

 

SHD_LEVEL

None

Basic—Monitors levels for the

 

Basic

following self-healing driver

 

conditions: firmware heartbeat,

 

ENHANCED

 

interrupt availability, recoverable

 

Basic + Enhanced

transmit and receive errors (CRC,

 

transmit underruns, receive

 

 

 

 

overruns, collisions, jabbers).

 

 

Enhanced—Monitors DMA stalls

 

 

and hardware errors.

 

 

 

VERBOSE

Enable

Enables driver warning and error

 

DISABLE

messages.

 

 

 

 

 

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