README FOR: Subdirectory NE286 from Self-Extracting File DRV2X.EXE. ABSTRACT: NetWare v2.x OS drivers for the following cards: NE3200 NE2000 NE1500 NE/2 NE1000 8022 _________________________________________________________________ DISCLAIMER THE ORIGIN OF THIS INFORMATION MAY BE INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL TO NOVELL. NOVELL MAKES EVERY EFFORT WITHIN ITS MEANS TO VERIFY THIS INFORMATION. HOWEVER, THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THIS DOCUMENT IS FOR YOUR INFORMATION ONLY. NOVELL MAKES NO EXPLICIT OR IMPLIED CLAIMS TO THE VALIDITY OF THIS INFORMATION. _________________________________________________________________ Subdirectory NE286 from Self-Extracting File : DRV2X.EXE Files Included Size Date Time NE286.TXT (This File) ANE320A1.OBJ 7313 7-16-91 4:05p ANE320A1.LAN 566 8-01-91 9:07a BNE320A1.OBJ 7313 7-16-91 4:06p CNE320A1.OBJ 7313 7-16-91 4:06p DNE320A1.OBJ 7313 7-16-91 4:06p ANE320A2.OBJ 8360 7-16-91 4:06p ANE320A2.LAN 566 8-01-91 9:07a BNE320A2.OBJ 8360 7-16-91 4:06p CNE320A2.OBJ 8360 7-16-91 4:06p DNE320A2.OBJ 8360 7-16-91 4:07p !NVL0701.CFG 2745 9-02-92 1:25p ANE200A1.OBJ 6630 9-22-92 1:24p BNE200A1.OBJ 6630 9-22-92 1:24p CNE200A1.OBJ 6630 9-22-92 1:24p DNE200A1.OBJ 6630 9-22-92 1:24p ANE100A1.LAN 910 2-12-91 7:50p BNE150A1.OBJ 5343 10-07-91 9:37a CNE150A1.OBJ 5343 10-07-91 9:37a DNE150A1.OBJ 5343 10-07-91 9:37a ANE150A1.LAN 611 5-22-93 4:39p DNE150A2.OBJ 5894 10-07-91 9:37a CNE150A2.OBJ 5894 10-07-91 9:37a BNE150A2.OBJ 5894 10-07-91 9:37a ANE150A2.OBJ 5894 10-07-91 9:37a DCONFIG.EXE 22701 7-01-92 1:31p DNE2A2.OBJ 7371 11-15-90 4:16p ANE2A2.LAN 1764 2-12-91 7:50p ANE2A1.LAN 1764 2-12-91 7:50p DNE100A2.OBJ 6469 11-15-90 4:02p BNE100A2.OBJ 6469 11-15-90 4:01p ANE100A2.OBJ 6469 11-15-90 4:00p CNE100A2.OBJ 6469 11-15-90 4:01p ANE100A2.LAN 910 2-12-91 7:50p A8022.OBJ 3620 4-14-93 11:19a B8022.OBJ 3620 4-14-93 11:19a C8022.OBJ 3620 4-14-93 11:19a D8022.OBJ 3620 4-14-93 11:19a A8022.LAN 152 5-12-93 3:24p ANE150A2.LAN 611 5-22-93 4:40p @7154.ADF 2657 4-27-92 1:54p BNE2A2.OBJ 7371 11-15-90 4:14p ANE2A2.OBJ 7371 11-15-90 4:14p CNE2A1.OBJ 6529 7-18-90 4:39p ANE2A1.OBJ 6529 7-18-90 4:39p BNE2A1.OBJ 6529 7-18-90 4:39p DNE2A1.OBJ 6529 7-18-90 4:39p CNE100A1.OBJ 5607 8-22-90 8:34a ANE100A1.OBJ 5607 8-22-90 8:33a BNE100A1.OBJ 5607 8-22-90 8:33a DNE100A1.OBJ 5607 8-22-90 8:34a ANE200A1.LAN 1178 5-22-93 4:36p DNE200A2.OBJ 7291 9-22-92 1:25p CNE200A2.OBJ 7291 9-22-92 1:24p BNE200A2.OBJ 7291 9-22-92 1:24p ANE200A2.OBJ 7291 9-22-92 1:24p CNE2A2.OBJ 7371 11-15-90 4:15p !NVL1501.CFG 11994 1-11-93 3:24p ANE200A2.LAN 1178 5-22-93 4:24p ANE150A1.OBJ 5343 10-07-91 9:37a This README file NE286.TXT is for NetWare v2.x. Please refer to the VIRTUAL DRIVER information below for information on the following drivers: A8022 LAN 152 5-12-93 3:24p A8022 OBJ 3,620 4-14-93 11:19a B8022 OBJ 3,620 4-14-93 11:19a C8022 OBJ 3,620 4-14-93 11:19a D8022 OBJ 3,620 4-14-93 11:19a Please refer to the instructions below to install the drivers. 1) Copy the *.LAN files to the SYSTEM-1 diskette (or to the AUXGEN diskette if you are using 2.1x version of NETWARE). 2) Copy the *.OBJ files to the LAN_DRV_001 diskette. 3) Regen the NET$OS.EXE with these new drivers. ********************************************** VIRTUAL DRIVERS (ETHERNET_802.2) The A8022 lan drivers are virtual 802.2 drivers which may be linked into 2.2 servers (requiring the regeneration of the operating system file NET$OS.EXE). These virtual drivers allow both 802.3 and 802.2 frame types to exist on a single physical LAN. Virtual Lan Driver Restrictions: 1. The 802.2 virtual driver is only designed to work on Netware 2.2 servers. 2. Only lan drivers written that support Apple Talk phase II will function with the virtual 802.2 driver. If you attempt to use a driver that doesn't support Apple Talk phase II the symptom would be similar to the following: FOR EXAMPLE If Nic Card were lan A and virtual driver were lan B a. INSTALL would work and you could link and configure the NET$OS.EXE correctly. b. When the server tries to come up, you could see something similar to garbage characters when initializing lan B: INITIALIZING LAN A. INITIALIZING LAN B #**@%&$$$%@&$&#&@#&$@&@#&&@$&$(!(* 3. All Ethernet_802.2 packets on Netware 2.2 will have a max packet size of 1/2 a Kilobyte. This is due to an architectural limitation, because 802.2 has an additional 3 bytes in the header that the 802.3 packet did not. 4. 802.3 and 802.2 on the same physical LAN board represent 2 different logical LANs. There can only be a maximum of three physical ethernet LAN boards in the system if they are to both support the two frame types. EXAMPLES: NON DEDICATED 2.2 server with 3 NIC cards would be configured as follows LAN A - NE2 NET = 1 LAN B - NE2 NET = 2 LAN C - NE2 NET = 3 LAN D - Virtual Driver. NET = 4 NON - DED NET = 5 Booting the server would show. INITIALIZING LAN A (LAN A NET=1 ETHERNET_802.3 INITIALIZING LAN B (LAN B NET=2 ETHERNET_802.3 INITIALIZING LAN C (LAN C NET=3 ETHERNET_802.3 INITIALIZING LAN D (LAN D NET=4 ETHERNET_802.2 on LAN A INITIALIZING LAN E (LAN E NET=5 (Non-dedicated w/s) INITIALIZING LAN F (LAN F NET=4 ETHERNET_802.2 on LAN B INITIALIZING LAN G (LAN G NET=4 ETHERNET_802.2 on LAN C. NOTE: Notice that you would then have to run Dconfig on lans F and G to make the net address whatever that frame type's net address is for the given ethernet segment. 5. You must use the new DCONFIG.EXE contained in DRV2X.EXE to change the net addresses for FRAME ETHERNET_802.2 for LANS F and G. NOTE: The Mackintosh Apple Talk phase II VAPs for NetWare v2.15 and v2.2 products can coexist with the 802.2 virtual driver. To implement the 8022 virtual lan drivers do the following steps: 1. Run NETGEN.EXE (2.x) or INSTALL.EXE (2.2) 2. Select the Lan driver for the Lan adapter being used (this will be assigned to LAN A). 3. Now select the Virtual 802.2 Lan driver as the second lan adapter in the system (this will assign the virtual lan driver to LAN B). Note: If you have two cards in the server that need to support 802.2 frames select the second physical Lan adapter as the second card (assigned LAN B in the system), and then select the 8022 lan drivers as the third Lan adapter (it will be assigned LAN C and LAN F respectively).