Installing Network Drivers

Manual Installation

For manual driver installation

1Make sure that the system is clean.

Type load forcnfg to remove the adapters.

Load the INETCFG utility to delete all EMPCI boards.

Remove all load and bind commands related to EMPCI from the sys:system\autoexec.ncf as well as the sys:etc\failover.ncf line in the autoexec.ncf file.

2Copy these files, empci.ldi, empci.lan, cdtdim.lan, failmib.lan to the sys:system directory of the NetWare server from the installation diskette to the sys:system directory of the NetWare Server.

3Edit the autoexec.ncf file manually, including the correct load and bind commands. A sample set of load and bind commands follows.

Load command for TCP/IP protocol (not needed if TCP/IP is not used)

LOAD TCPIP

Load command for PRIMARY; B_INDEX indicates Backup INDEX Number.

LOAD EMPCI NAME=PRIMARY_E82

FRAME=ETHERNET_802.2 INDEX=1 B_INDEX=2

Load command for BACKUP; P_INDEX indicates primary INDEX Number.

LOAD EMPCI NAME=BACKUP_E82 FRAME=ETHERNET_802.2 INDEX=2 P_INDEX=1

Bind command for PRIMARY, there is no bind command for BACKUP.

BIND IPX PRIMARY_E82 NET=101

Load command for DMI agent (except FAILOVER)

LOAD CDTDMI

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PCI Ethernet and Fast Ethernet Adapters User’s Guide

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Current Date: 5/5/97

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