Linksys EtherFast Series

5.If the LAN driver is not located in the default directory, specify the file's path on the command line. The LOAD command prompts you for the con- figuration parameters if they are not supplied on the command line.

6.At the server command line, type (for example):

LOAD c:\LNE100\NBI31X.NLM

LOAD c:\LNE100\MSM31X.NLM

LOAD c:\LNE100\ETHERTSM.NLM

LOAD c:\LNE100\LNE100TX.LAN FRAME = <frame type

in use>

7.Bind a protocol to the driver. For example:

BIND IPX TO LNE100TX NET=XX

where XX is the logical network address for your network. It can be any logical number.

Note: You can save the LOAD command line parameters in a file with the name AUTOEXEC.NCF so they execute automatically when the server starts. See the Novell NetWare 386 v3.12 Installation Manual for details on how to create the AUTOEXEC.NCF file.

The loading and binding are complete. The server is ready.

Installing a 4.x Server

1.At the NetWare prompt (indicated by the server name), run the INSTALL.NLM program by typing load install.

2.Select Maintenance/Selective Install and press Enter.

3.Select LAN Driver Options and press Enter.

4.Press the Insert or Ins key on your keyboard to insert a new driver. Put the EtherFast Card Driver Disk into drive A.

5.Press F3 and specify the driver path. If the EtherFast Card disk is in drive A, for example, type a:\netware\server\nw411 and press Enter. The pro- gram will locate the EtherFast Card’s LNE100TX.LAN and LNE100TX.LDI files on the disk.

6.The LNE100TX.LAN driver will appear as an option in the Select a LAN Driver field. Choose this driver to start the loading and binding procedure.

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Boca Research 10/100 manual Loading and binding are complete. The server is ready, Installing a 4.x Server

10/100 specifications

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