Parameter

Options

Description

 

 

 

 

 

PDriver =

Default = OFF

Allows driver to operate in persistent driver

 

 

Selections are: OFF, ON

mode. Persistent driver mode is supported

 

 

under NetWare 5.x only. Use only if adapter

 

 

 

 

 

 

is placed in a Hot Plug PCI slot and only if

 

 

 

required to swap with an exact board.

 

 

 

 

 

RxBuffers =

Default = 200

Pre-allocates ECB resources on the adapter for

 

 

Recommended Min = 32

receiving packets

 

 

 

 

 

Max = 512

 

 

 

Min = 1 when used with DOS

 

 

 

Client32 and when Keywrod

 

 

 

P3-1 or 2.

 

 

 

 

 

 

TxDescriptors =

Default = 200

Pre-allocates ECB resources on the adapter for

 

 

Recommended Min = 100

transmitting packets.

 

 

 

 

 

Max = 512

 

 

 

Min = 1 when

 

 

 

used with DOS

 

 

 

Client32 and when

 

 

 

Keywrod P3-1 or

 

 

 

2.

 

 

RxFlow =

Default = OFF

Allows enabling/disabling of RxFlow control.

 

 

Selections are: ON, OFF

 

 

 

 

 

 

TxFlow =

Default = OFF

Allows enabling/disabling of TxFlow control.

 

 

Selections are: ON, OFF

 

 

 

 

 

 

Slot = n

 

Identifies the slot number for the specific

 

 

 

adapter currently being configured. This

 

 

 

parameter is not necessary if only a single

 

 

 

adapter is installed.

 

 

 

 

 

Speed = n

 

If link negotiation has been disabled, specifies

 

 

 

port speed to be either Auto, 10HD or 10FD,

 

 

 

100HD or 100FD.

 

 

 

 

 

Jumbo =

Set maximum physical receive

Enables/disables Jumbo Frame support. When

 

 

packet Size = 18000 in the

enabled, jumbo packets of up to 9000 bytes

 

 

STARTUP.NCF. Choices are

are supported. Not supported on NC1020

 

 

Jumbo = 1514–9000. This

adapters.

 

 

keyword is only supported on

 

 

 

NetWare 6.x.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Link=

Default=FORCE

Only used to allow the adapter to negotiate a

 

 

Selections are: AUTO, FORCE

specific or forced line speed with a switch that

 

 

 

is not forced, but instead setup for auto-

 

 

 

negotiation. It is best to allow for auto-

 

 

 

negotiation of the card and switch by not

 

 

 

setting this keyword or the speed keyword.

 

 

 

Only use this keyword if the speed keyword is

 

 

 

set to something other than AUTO.

 

 

 

 

 

RxTicks=

Default = 360

Enables the use of batching receives within a

 

 

Min = 0, disabled

specific time period.

 

 

 

 

 

Max = 5000000, 5 seconds

 

 

 

Units are in micro seconds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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