3Com TokenLink VelocityTM XL PCI Network Interface Card manual Node=4000123AB678

Installing a NetWare Server Driver 3-17

At system boot, the PCI BIOS determines slot numbers for all PCI NICs. Adding or removing PCI NICs can cause the slot numbers of all other PCI NICs to change. Therefore, after adding or removing PCI NICs in your machine, you should verify the slot numbers used by all PCI NICs (including the 3C359 NIC) and change the Load command SLOT= parameters for them accordingly.

FRAME=<type> Specifies the frame type used by this logical board. (A “logical board” means a particular instance of loading the server driver.)

You do not need to include this parameter if you will be using only the default frame type, TOKEN-RING. But you must make sure the server driver is configured for all frame types used on the network.

If you want to use both frame types, you must load the driver twice, as shown below:

load tlknpodi slot=<value> frame=token-ring load tlknpodi slot=<value> frame=token-ring_snap

NODE=<node-ID>Specifies that the locally administered node ID parameter overrides the default globally administered node ID stored on the NIC. The node IP is a hexadecimal number in the range 400000000000h to 40007FFFFFFFh (the range of locally administered node IDs permitted under IEEE guidelines). The node address you select must be unique. For example:

node=4000123AB678

NAME=<name> An optional name for identifying this logical board. NAME is commonly used when you bind a protocol to the driver. This parameter is limited to 17 alphanumeric characters and must be unique among all logical boards in the file server.

Finding the Slot Number Manually This section shows how to manually determine the slot numbers of two 3C359 NICs installed in a file server. You do not need to take these actions if you want to enter the slot numbers when prompted by the server.