NetWare

A network device driver must be installed before the Gigabit Ethernet adapter can be used with your Novell NetWare system. Before you can successfully install the adapter driver for Novell NetWare, the adapter card must be physically installed in the server and, typically, NetWare OS software must already be running on the server. Make sure that your server meets the hardware and operating system software requirements.

For an adapter installation with an existing NetWare server, NetWare will automatically detect the new adapter and attempt to load the appropriate driver. Ensure that your CD-ROM is mounted and select the proper driver.

To enable the Gigabit Ethernet adapter to function correctly, you need to install the latest support pack files. The latest support pack can be found at the Novell website (http://www.novell.com).

Netware install program

A commonly used method to install a driver on a NetWare server is through NWCONFIG. The following drivers are supported.

•Driver names: N1000e.LAN, N1000.LAN, and N100.LAN

•HP N1000e.LAN driver requirements

o Use with an HP NC110T, NC360T, and NC364T Gigabit Server Adapter o Always install the latest Novell support pack

o Always install the latest HP NSSD

o SET MINIMUM PACKET RECEIVE BUFFERS = 2000 (or larger) o SET MAXIMUM PACKET RECEIVE BUFFERS = 10000 (or larger)

o SET MAXIMUM PHYSICAL RECEIVE PACKET SIZE = 2048 (or larger)

•HP N1000.LAN driver requirements

o Use with any HP NC310F, NC340T, NC61xx, and NC71xx Gigabit Server Adapter o Always install the latest Novell support pack

o Always install the latest HP NSSD

o SET MINIMUM PACKET RECEIVE BUFFERS = 2000 (or larger) o SET MAXIMUM PACKET RECEIVE BUFFERS = 10000 (or larger)

o SET MAXIMUM PHYSICAL RECEIVE PACKET SIZE = 2048 (or larger)

•HP N100.LAN driver requirements

o Use with any HP NC31xx Fast Ethernet Server Adapter o Always install the latest Novell support pack

o Always install the latest HP NSSD

o SET MINIMUM PACKET RECEIVE BUFFERS = 2000 (or larger) o SET MAXIMUM PACKET RECEIVE BUFFERS = 10000 (or larger)

o SET MAXIMUM PHYSICAL RECEIVE PACKET SIZE = 2048 (or larger)

Using NWCONFIG or HDETECT to install the adapter

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