556 Installing NetWare DriversThis chapter describes how to install drivers for Novell NetWare versions 3.12, 4.11,and 5.x.To obtain the latest shipping version of a driver, go to:http://www.3com.com/Search for “3C990B” and “drivers.”Installing and Configuring the NetWare DriverThis section describes how to install the NetWare driver on a Novell server runningNetWare 3.12, 4.11, or 5.x. The \NWSERVER directory contains the network driver file(3C99X.LAN) to be used for servers running NetWare 3.12, 4.11, or 5.x. Additional files(NetWare Loadable Modules [NLMs]) that are required for servers running NetWare are onthe EtherCD in the \NWSERVER directory, or they can be obtained from Novell.Using the Latest Support PacksThe 3C990B NIC does not support NetWare 3.11 or 4.0x servers. The 3C990B NIC doesnot support NetWare 3.12 or 4.11 servers that are not updated to the latest NovellSupport Pack. NetWare 3.12 does not support 3C990B NIC load balancing/failover or TCP/IP checksum offload/hardware checksumming.Use the following support packs to achieve best results with the network driver.You can obtain the latest support packs from the Novell Web site:http://www.support.novell.comCAUTION: If you plan to form load balancing/failover groups using NetWare 4.11or 5.x, do not enable TCP/IP checksum offload for the 3C990B NIC driver.NetWare Version Required Support Pack3.12 Latest patch files.4.11 Support Pack 6 or later for all types of operation.Support Pack 7 or higher is required for proper operation ofthe failover mechanism for the 3C990B server NIC.5.x Support Pack 2a or laterNOTE: The required support pack must be loaded before you install the driver forthe 3C990B NIC.
