5 INSTALLING NETWARE CLIENTAND SERVER DRIVERSOverviewThis chapter describes how to install server drivers forNovell NetWare versions 3.12, 4.11, and 5.0.To obtain the latest shipping version of a driver, go to:http://www.3com.com/Installing and Configuring the NetWare Server DriverThis section describes how to install the NetWare driver ona Novell server running NetWare 3.12, 4.11, or 5.0. The\NWSERVER directory contains the network driver file(3C99X.LAN) to be used for servers running NetWare 3.12,4.11, or 5.0. Additional files (NetWare Loadable Modules[NLMs]) that are required for servers running NetWare areon the EtherCD in the \NWSERVER directory, or they canbe obtained from Novell.Using the Latest Support PacksThe 3CR990 NIC does not support NetWare 3.11 or4.0x servers. The 3CR990 NIC does not supportNetWare 3.12 or 4.11 servers that are not updated to thelatest Novell Support Pack. NetWare 3.12 does not support3CR990 NIC load balancing/failover or TCP/IP checksumoffload/hardware checksumming.Use the following support packs to achieve best resultswith the network driver.CAUTION: If you plan to form load balancing/failovergroups using NetWare 4.11 or 5.0, do not enable TCP/IPchecksum offload for the 3CR990 NIC driver.NetWare Version Required Support Pack3.12 Latest patch files.
