************************************************************************* * NOV386.DOC * * * * Installing and configuring the Intel TokenExpress(tm) driver * * for NetWare 386 (V3.0 and higher) * ************************************************************************* This file contains information specific to installation of Intel's TokenExpress adapter drivers. When you install the TokenExpress drivers, use your NetWare documentation for overall installation instructions, and use this file for Intel-specific steps and parameters. This DOC file applies to NetWare 386 (V3.0 and higher). For NetWare V2.x instructions, read the \NOVELL.DOC file. ---------------------------------------------------------- Installing the TokenExpress driver in a NetWare 3.x server ---------------------------------------------------------- 1. Start the NetWare 386 server and let it finish its boot process. 2. Insert the Intel diskette containing the NetWare drivers in drive A:. 3. At the server's colon (:) prompt, enter the following command. LOAD A:\NOVLODLI\[driver_name] port=[xxx] where [driver_name] is OCTOK16 for NetWare 3.0 OCTOK161 for NetWare 3.1x [xxx] is the starting I/O address this board will use. Choose one of the following: A20, A24, A50, A54 (Note: These are the Intel-specific parameters required. For a list of additional NetWare parameter options, refer to the NetWare 386 System Administrator manual under the LOAD command.) 4. Again at the colon (:) prompt, enter the following command. BIND IPX TO [driver_name] To copy the driver to the server's hard disk, follow the steps below. 5. Bring up a workstation connected to the server you set up in steps 1-4, above. 6. Login with supervisor privileges. 7. Insert the Intel diskette containing the NetWare drivers into the workstation's floppy drive. 8. Copy the Intel driver (\NOVLODLI\OCTOK16.LAN or OCTOK161.LAN) from the Intel diskette to the SYS:SYSTEM directory on the server's hard disk. 9. Edit the server's AUTOEXEC.NCF file, and add the commands: LOAD [driver_name] port=[xxx] BIND IPX TO [driver_name] These are similar to steps 3 and 4 above. To improve the Intel TokenExpress driver's performance, add the following line to the server's STARTUP.NCF file. SET Maximum Physical Receive Packet Size = 4202 To enable SOURCE ROUTING, load the Novell NetWare ROUTE.NLM module. Follow the steps below: 1. If the Intel adapter is the only Token Ring adapter in this computer, enter the following command at the DOS prompt: LOAD ROUTE If the Intel adapter is not the only adapter in this computer, enter the following command at the DOS prompt: LOAD ROUTE BOARD=[board_number] where [board_number] is the number of the Intel adapter. 2. Run the NetWare INSTALL utility, and invoke the SYSTEM OPTIONS menu. Insert the command you typed in step 1 into the AUTOEXEC.NCF file. Early Token Release is enabled by default in this driver. ----------------------------------------------------------- Installing the TokenExpress ODI driver in a DOS workstation ----------------------------------------------------------- Copy the ODI driver OCTOK16.COM to any convenient directory on the DOS workstation's hard disk. Typically, it is loaded within the following sequence of software modules. LSL.COM NetWare link support module (from Novell) OCTOK16.COM Intel's TokenExpress ODI driver (ROUTE.COM) Optional source routing module (from Novell) IPXODI.COM IPX/SPX protocol module (from Novell) NETx.COM (x = 3,4 or 5) Workstation shell (from Novell) The driver is configurable via the NET.CFG file, with the following set of keywords: PORT The I/O address for the adapter. If not used, the driver will search for an adapter and use the one at the lowest I/O address. INT Not supported. Interrupt level is determined by switches (ISA) or setup program (MC/EISA). DMA With the ISA adapter, the DMA channel is determined by hardware switches on the card. FRAME The link-level frame type. Supported values are 'TOKEN-RING' (default) and 'TOKEN-RING_SNAP'. MAX FRAME SIZE The maximum frame size for the adapter. Default is 4216, maximum is 17690, minimum 632. This parameter affects the resident driver size. Values smaller than default may affect performance. NODE ADDRESS The 12 hex digit network address of the adapter. Overrides adapter Burned In Address. When specified, the address must be locally administered, eg. the leading digit must be 4,5,6 or 7. Please consult the NOVELL documentation to obtain general infomation about other NET.CFG file keywords and values. --------------------------------------------------------------- Installing the TokenExpress driver for NetWare's OS/2 Requester --------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Follow the instructions in the NetWare OS/2 Requester manual to install the NetWare OS/2 Requester on the OS/2 workstation. Note: The supplied driver OCTOK16.SYS has been tested with NetWare Requester for OS/2 V1.3 running on MS OS/2 V1.21. It may or may not work reliably with earlier versions of the NetWare Requester. 2. Copy the Intel driver, \NOVLODLI\OCTOK16.SYS, into the directory on the OS/2 workstation containing the NetWare device drivers. 3. Edit CONFIG.SYS by adding a line so that OCTOK16.SYS is loaded. DEVICE = C:\NETWARE\OCTOK16.SYS The line should be added where the different network adapter drivers are commented out by REM's. 4. Configure the Intel OS/2 Requester driver by adding the following lines to the workstation's NET.CFG file: Link Support Buffers xx 4202 where xx is the number of buffers to allocate. (Recommended minimum is 5). This allows the workstation to communicate with servers that support 4K frame size. See the NetWare documentation for more information on this parameter. Optional configuration parameters in NET.CFG -------------------------------------------- This section lists the configuration options available for the Intel TokenExpress NetWare Requester for OS/2 driver. These options are in addition to those listed in the NetWare OS/2 Requester manual. To use a parameter listed here, add that parameter line to the NET.CFG file under the line that links the Intel driver. For example, Link Driver OCTOK16 (must have no spaces preceding "link") ...options... (must be indented one or more spaces) ...options... (must be indented one or more spaces) Configure the Intel driver using the following parameters: PARAMETER FUNCTION --------- -------- Source Routing Enables source routing. Default = OFF. Early Token Release 0 Disables early token release. Default = ON. Port [hex_num] Selects the adapter base I/O address. [hex_num] is one of the following addresses: 0A20 (= Default) 0A24 0A50 0A54 Node Address [address] Overrides the adapter's burned-in address. [address] must be a twelve-digit hexadecimal number in the range 4000 0000 0000 - 7FFF FFFF FFFF. Example. The following is a valid NET.CFG entry for an Intel TokenExpress adapter configuration: Link driver OCTOK16 Source Routing Port A50 Node Address 4123456789AC