STANDARD MICROSYSTEMS CORPORATION
Novell NetWare 386 v3.12 Server Driver
For Ethernet LAN Adapters
INSTALLATION GUIDE
This software is licensed by SMC for use by its customers only.
Copyright (c) 1994 Standard Microsystems Corporation.
All rights reserved.
This installation guide describes:
o How to use EZStart to copy the Novell NetWare 386 version 3.12
server driver from the SuperDisk to your server.
o How to load the LAN driver and establish network connection.
o Novell NetWare 386 v3.12 server driver error messages.
o Novell NetWare 386 v3.12 server driver warning messages.
o Novell NetWare 386 v3.12 server driver custom counters.
Note: This driver supports all 8216 (Ultra), 80xx (Elite),
80xx (PLUS), and 8416 (EtherEZ) Series ISA, EISA, and Micro
Channel Ethernet adapters.
This driver also supports the Novell 32-bit client specification,
which allows the driver to work with Windows NT, UnixWare, and
other 32-bit Intel-based operating systems. Contact Novell for
more information.
COPYING THE DRIVER FILE
From the EZStart Driver Installation screen, select 'Copy Files'
to copy all the files used by this driver from the SuperDisk to the
Destination Directory recommended by EZStart, or to a different
directory that you specify.
LOADING THE DRIVER
Installing the LAN driver is part of the NetWare installation
process. Use the following instructions with those
in the NetWare 386 v3.12 installation manual to install the driver.
You will need the SuperDisk during this procedure.
1. Refer to the "Load LAN driver module" section in the Novell
NetWare 386 v3.12 installation manual for instructions on
installing NetWare.
2. Follow the instructions on starting NetWare and configuring
the server. Use the Load command to load the LAN driver.
If the LAN driver is not located in the default directory,
specify the path to the file on the command line. The
Load command will prompt you for configuration parameters
if they are not supplied on the command line.
The Load command line parameters may be saved in an
AUTOEXEC.NCF file, so they execute automatically every time
the server starts. Refer to the NetWare 386 v3.12 installation
manual on how to create an AUTOEXEC.NCF file.
Driver Command Line Parameters
The following examples show various command line parameters:
SMC ISA adapters: The only required parameter is PORT.
Syntax: load C:SMC8000.LAN PORT=XXX <Enter>
(where XXX is the I/O address of the adapter, in
hexadecimal)
Example: load C:SMC8000.LAN PORT=280 <Enter>
All Micro Channel adapters: The only required parameter is SLOT.
Syntax: load C:SMC8000.LAN SLOT=X <Enter>
(where X is the PS/2 slot where the adapter is installed)
Example: load C:SMC8000.LAN SLOT=4 <Enter>
Western Digital adapters, which are not software configurable:
The required parameters are PORT, INT, and MEM.
Syntax: load C:SMC8000.LAN PORT=XXX INT=YY MEM=ZZZZZ:200 <Enter>
(where XXX is the I/O address of the adapter, in
hexadecimal; YY is the IRQ setting of the adapter, in
hexadecimal; and ZZZZZ is the RAM address of the
adapter, in hexadecimal)
Example: load C:SMC8000.LAN PORT=280 INT=3 MEM=D0000:200 <Enter>
Note: In the above example, the MEM=ZZZZZ: setting for a 16-bit
adapter would be 400 instead of 200.
3. Repeat step 2 if you are loading a driver for another LAN adapter
or an additional frame type.
Note: The driver has to be bound to start working (refer to the
section "Bind the protocol to the LAN driver" in the NetWare
386 installation manual).
NOVELL NetWare 386 v3.12 SERVER DRIVER ERROR MESSAGES
"Could not find an SMC Ethernet adapter at I/O base
address XXX"
The driver was unable to find an SMC Ethernet LAN adapter
at the specified base I/O address. Check for adapter
conflicts and retry the installation. Check that the adapter
is seated properly in adapter slot.
"Could not find an adapter at slot X (Micro Channel only)"
The driver was unable to find an SMC Ethernet LAN adapter
at the specified slot number. Check for adapter conflicts
and retry the installation. Check that the adapter is
seated properly in adapter slot.
"Adapter hardware failure detected (initialization)"
The adapter did not pass the initialization process.
Check the adapter for configuration conflicts.
"Adapter hardware failure detected (self-test)"
The adapter did not pass the initialization self-test
process due to a hardware problem. Check the adapter
for configuration conflicts.
"Cannot access adapter RAM properly"
The adapter could not read or write the adapter RAM. Verify
that another adapter does not share the same memory space as
the LAN adapter.
"Other system RAM already occupies adapter RAM"
The driver has detected that the adapter RAM conflicts with
other RAM in the system. Reconfigure the adapter to use
a different RAM address and retry the installation.
"Other system ROM already occupies adapter RAM"
The driver has detected that the adapter RAM conflicts with
ROM in the system. Reconfigure the adapter to use a
different RAM address and retry the installation.
"Adapter IRQ higher than 7 not valid in 8-bit slot"
The IRQ number specified cannot be used if the adapter
is inserted into an 8-bit slot. Select a different IRQ
number.
"Adapter unable to process a multicast address"
A node address was given on the command line or the board is
configured for a node address that is reserved for multicast
address. Broadcast and multicast addresses are not allowed
as valid node addresses. Use the node address over-ride
with caution as this can cause problems on your network.
"Configuration corrupted; run software setup"
The driver failed to initialize the adapter due to invalid
data in configuration EEROM. Run the software setup utility
and reconfigure the adapter.
NOVELL NetWare 386 v3.12 SERVER DRIVER WARNING MESSAGES
"Unneeded Memory Address ignored"
You specified an unnecessary memory address parameter when
loading the driver. A software-specified memory address will
be used instead.
"Unneeded Memory Length ignored"
You specified an unnecessary memory length parameter when
loading the driver. A software-specified memory address will
be used instead.
"Unneeded Interrupt number ignored"
You specified an unnecessary interrupt number parameter when
loading the driver. A software-specified interrupt number will
be used instead.
NOVELL NetWare 386 v3.12 SERVER DRIVER CUSTOM COUNTERS
You can use the MONITOR.NLM server utility to view these counters.
TxOKSingleCollision
The number of packets transmitted successfully that en-
countered only one collision during transmission. It is
normal for this counter to increment on busy networks.
TxOKMultipleCollisions
The number of packets transmitted successfully that en-
countered more than one collision during transmission.
It is normal for this counter to increment on busy networks.
TxOKButDeferred
The number of successfully transmitted packets that were
delayed because the medium was busy. This counter may
increment on a busy network.
TxAbortLateCollision
The number of collisions detected after the packet started
transmitting. The packet was not sent successfully due to
a collision during transmit. It is normal for this counter
to increment occasionally due to packet collisions. If
this counter increments frequently, it may indicate a
problem with another NIC adapter on the network.
TxAbortExcessCollisions
The number of packets that were not transmitted because the
maximum collision limit was exceeded (16 collisions). This
counter may occur occasionally if there is high network
traffic.
TxAbortCarrierSense
This counter indicates the number of times the carrier-sense
signal was not-asserted or was deasserted during transmission
of a packet without a collision. This counter may increment
occasionally during periods of high network traffic. If this
counter increments frequently, it may indicate that there is
a cabling problem or a problem with another LAN adapter on
the network.
RxAbortFrameAlignment
The counter indicates the number of packets that were rejected
to an alignment error. The length of the packet did not pass
the Frame Check Sequence (FCS) check. This counter may incre-
ment occasionally due to collisions occurring on a busy net-
work. If the counter increments frequently it may indicate a
problem with another LAN adapter on the network.
AdapterResetCount
The number of times the NIC was reset due to a transmit
timeout error or an unrecoverable error. This counter may
increment occasionally during normal network operation.
If this counter increments frequently, it may indicate that
there is a problem with the LAN adapter.
ReceiveLostPacketCount
This count contains the total number of packets that were
lost due to an overrun of receive buffers. This counter
may increment occasionally during periods of high network
traffic. If this counter increments frequently, it may
indicate a problem with the LAN adapter.
TransmitFIFOUnderrunCount
This counter indicates the total number of times that the
NIC could not access the bus before the FIFO buffer emptied.
Transmission of the packet is aborted when this event
happens. This counter may occasionally increment on a busy
network. If this counter increments frequently, it may
indicate a problem with the LAN adapter.
TransmitTimeoutCount
The number of times a transmit complete interrupt did not
occur within 2 seconds of starting a packet transmission.
When this occurs, the NIC is reset and an attempt is made
to re-transmit the packet. This counter may ocassionally
increment on a busy network. If this counter increments
frequently, it may indicate a problem with the network
cabling or the LAN adapter.
AdapterMiscErrorCount
This counter indicates a non-fatal error occurred. This
counter may increment occasionally during normal operation.
If this counter increments frequently, it may indicate a
problem with the LAN adapter.
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