3Com 3C996B-T User Manual

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6 Novell NetWare Driver Setup54Installing Novell NetWare Server 5.1Be sure that the server has the latest support pack available installed. The latest supportpacks can be found at:http://support.novell.com/misc/patlst.htm.You may want to create an archive disk by copying all the files from theCDROM\NetWare\Driver directory onto a floppy disk. If you choose to use the CD directly,ensure that the CDROM.NLM is loaded and that you are aware of the NetWare Volumename for the CD that you just installed.1 When prompted for the network boards, select the field and then press Enter.2 Press Insert to specify a NIC.3 Press Insert to specify an unlisted NIC.4 Press Enter if the drivers are contained on a floppy disk, or press F3 and enter adifferent path.5 Press Enter to select the NIC.6 Select Modify Driver Properties to configure the NIC’s options, or choose Return toDriver Summary.7 If necessary, select additional NICs and repeat steps 5 through 7.8 After you are finished configuring the NICs, select Continue Installation.9 Restart the server for the new configuration to take effect.Verifying or Modifying NIC ParametersWhen a NIC configuration is saved, the NetWare install program adds load and bindstatements to the autoexec.ncf file. By accessing this file, you can verify the parametersconfigured for each NIC, modify them, or enter additional parameters.The parameters that can be defined in the load statements are described in the table in“Installing Novell NetWare Server 4.2” on page 51. A valid autoexec.ncf file is shownbelow. One set of load and bind commands (in bold) is shown for each frame type the NICis configured to support.set Time Zone = PST8PDTset Daylight Savings Time Offset = 1set Start Of Daylight Savings Time = (APRIL SUNDAY FIRST 2:00:00AM)set End Of Daylight Savings Time = (OCTOBER SUNDAY LAST 2:00:00AM)set Default Time Server Type = SINGLEset Bindery Context = O=LAN# WARNING!file server name NOVELLSERVER51NOTE: The server must be restarted for the new configuration.NOTE: The Novell monitor program and the config command are also useful forverifying driver configuration. For information on how to use these programs, seethe Utilities Reference in your Novell NetWare online documentation.