Instant EtherFast® Series

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

LOAD c:\LNE100TX\NBI31X.NLM

LOAD c:\LNE100TX\MSM31X.NLM

LOAD c:\LNE100TX\ETHERTSM.NLM

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

Fast Ethernet Switched 10/100 Network In a Box

Installing a 5.x Server

1.

On the PC in which you installed the EtherFast card, simultaneously press

 

CTRL and ESC.

2.

When the next screen pops up, select the number for System Console

 

and press Enter.

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 AUTOEX- EC.NCF so they execute auto- matically when the server starts. See the Novell NetWare 386 v3.12 Installation Manual for details on how to create the AUTOEXEC.NCF file.

3.

In the System Console prompt, load NWCONFIG by typing nwconfig

 

and hitting Enter.

4.

Highlight Driver Options. Press Enter.

5.

Highlight Configure network drivers. Press Enter.

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® 10/100 LAN Card 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.

7.Add the LOAD and BIND statements to your server's AUTOEXEC.NCF file so that the LAN driver loads automatically each time your server is started up.

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

6.

Highlight Select a driver. Press Enter.

7.

Press INS to Install an unlisted driver.

8.

Press F3 to Specify a different path.

9.

In the Specify a directory path box, type A:\NETWARE\SERVER\NW50

 

and press Enter.

10.

In the next box, ensure that LNE100TX.LAN EtherFast® 10/100 LAN

 

Card is highlighted. Press Enter.

11.

You will be asked Do you want to copy driver LNE100TX.LAN. Highlight

 

Yes, then press Enter.

12.

Files will begin copying to your hard drive. Afterwards, a Protocol and

 

Parameter screen will pop up. Highlight Select/Modify driver parame-

 

ters and protocol. Press Enter.

13. Arrow down the list that appears and choose which protocols you want to

 

install. Press F10 to save.

14.

Highlight Save Parameters and Load Driver. Press Enter.

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