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DuraLAN Fast Ethernet NICs User’s Guide
Installing the NetWare Standard Driver
If you are installing NetWare on a new server, do not add the
DuraLAN NIC at this time. When prompted to add the NIC, select
No, and then continue with the NetWare installation.
Note: This driver uses 32 receive buffers for each port.
Therefore, if you are using multiple ports, the number of
receive buffers must be increased.
Type load edit c:\nwserver\startup.ncf, and then insert the
following commands at the end of the file:
SET MINIMUM PACKET RECEIVE BUFFERS = 512
SET MAXIMUM PACKET RECEIVE BUFFERS = 1024
If you ar e installing NetWare 5.0 on a new server, please see Install of
Duralink64 Driver during NetWare 5.0 Operating System Installation on
page 9-3.
To install the standard driver for NetWare follow these steps:
1Insert the Duralink64 NetWare 4.x and 5.0 diskette.
2At the system prompt type: a:\NWSERVER\setupsf and press
Enter. The Select Driver window appears.
Figure 9-3. The Standard driver is selected in this illustration.
3Select Standard and press Enter.
4In the message indicating the New Adaptec NICs have been
detected, press Enter.
5Press Enter to continue through the messages that appear until
the Board Configuration screen appears.
6Cont inue to Configuri n g the Port s on page 9-5.