Full duplex does not work
wolfej
work, so I would like to restate the issue. Any ideas would be most
appreciated.
I've got a Compaq Proliant 1200 running Netware 3.2, with an Intel
EtherExpress PRO/100 Smart Adapter network adapter installed and
working fine. I'd like to turn on Full duplexing. The switch port the
card is plugged into indicates that it is running half duplex. All
other nodes in the switch indicate full duplex.
At the end of the driver load statement in autoexec.ncf I have tried
adding "Speed=100 Forceduplex=2" to no avail. I have also tried forcing
full duplex to that port through the switch, but this causes the link
to shut down entirely.
Must I turn off collision detection somewhere, or something like that
in order for this to work? Any suggestions will be most appreciated.
Joel Wolfe
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Felton Green
I've done a little research and have the following data, but you did not
completly specify the
card, so it may be possible that the card is not full duplex capable.
The following are the readme files from Intel about you NIC:
To install this driver on NetWare 4.2 or 3.2, please see the
readme \331SPEC\NW42_32.TXT.
NetWare* 3.2 and 4.2 Server Driver Installation Notes for Intel's
EtherExpress(TM) PRO/100 Smart adapter
===================================================================
Location of driver: \331SPEC\E100S.LAN (ODI Assembly Specification
3.31 Server Driver ver 3.09 01-26-99)
OVERVIEW
========
This driver is written to the v3.31 ODI Assembly Specification. It
includes a new load line option (PLX=#) to correct a problem with
fast processors that would result in the error message "Firmware can
not be successfully downloaded". For details, see "Optional LOAD
line parameters" below.
Sample load commands
====================
LOAD C:<PATH>\E100S SLOT=n FRAME=ETHERNET_802.2 NAME=SMART1
BIND IPX TO SMART1 NET=xxxxxxxx
General Instructions
====================
1 Install NetWare 3.2 or 4.2 according to the NetWare instructions.
2 Copy the PRO/100 Smart server driver to the NetWare server's hard
drive.
3 Start the server. At the server console, load and bind the server
driver as follows:
LOAD C:<PATH>\E100S SLOT=x FRAME=ETHERNET_802.2 NAME=SMART1
BIND IPX TO SMART1 NET=xxxxxxxx
Where:
SLOT=x Specifies the NBI (NetWare Bus Interface) slot number.
Substitute x with the valid value for the adapter.
You will be prompted with the slot numbers(s) of
installed PRO/100 Smart adapters. The NBI numbers are
different from the slot number indicated in the Intel
SETUP.EXE utility.
NET=xxxxxxxx The unique network address for that LAN segment.
The default frame type is 802.2. If your workstation needs
to use the 802.3 frame type, see the section later in this
document about using multiple frame types on one adapter.
4 Add the load and bind statements you need to the server's AUTOEXEC.NCF
file so the EtherExpress PRO/100 Smart adapter driver loads automatically
each time the server starts.
Hints and tips
==============
1 Installing multiple adapters:
If you have multiple adapters in a single server, each adapter must
have a different NET number and SLOT number. Also, you may want to
name each adapter. For example:
LOAD C:\E100S SLOT=10001 NAME=LAN_A
BIND IPX TO LAN_A NET=222
LOAD C:\E100S SLOT=10002 NAME=LAN_B
BIND IPX TO LAN_B NET=333
2 If you have problems loading the driver on multiple adapters and the
initialization fails due to "Insufficient RCBs," increase the number
of buffers allocated to the server. Add the following to STARTUP.NCF:
SET MINIMUM PACKET RECEIVE BUFFERS = 100 (or larger)
SET MAXIMUM PACKET RECEIVE BUFFERS = 500 (or larger)
The MINIMUM value you specify must be at least 30 times the number of
EtherExpress PRO/100 Smart adapters in the computer.
Recommended settings:
1-3 adapters: 100
4 adapters: 150
The MAXIMUM you can specify depends on the amount of memory in the
server, but it must be greater than the MINIMUM.
3 Installing one adapter with multiple frame types:
When binding multiple frame types to one adapter, enter a LOAD and
BIND statement for each frame type. Each LOAD statement uses the same
SLOT number, but each BIND statement needs a unique network number.
You must also include a name on each load line to avoid being prompted
for the adapter to bind IPX to.
Example:
LOAD C:\E100S SLOT=10003 FRAME=ETHERNET_802.3 NAME=LAN8023
BIND IPX TO LAN8023 NET=77777
LOAD C:\E100S SLOT=10003 FRAME=ETHERNET_802.2 NAME=LAN8022
BIND IPX TO LAN8022 NET=88888
4 Optional LOAD line parameters:
SLOT (required):
For PCI adapters, SLOT is derived from bus number and device
location. Novell determines the slot number for PCI and Plug and
Play adapters using NBI. These slot numbers are different then
the slot numbers used with other drivers or the Intel SETUP
utility. One way to determine the slot number is to load the
driver from the command line. You'll be prompted with valid
device number(s) for the adapter(s). Select one of them.
Syntax: SLOT=n (n = 10001,10002,10003,10004,...)
SPEED:
Specifies the speed the driver uses. If you don't use this
parameter, the driver automatically detects the network speed.
If you use this parameter, the driver operates at the specified
speed instead of auto-detecting network speed.
Syntax: SPEED=n (n = 10 or 100)
Default: none, the adapter automatically senses speed.
NODE:
Specifies a local administered address (LAA) unique to each
adapter. Use this option to provide your own unique node address
for the adapter. The node address is a 12-digit hexadecimal
number; the second digit must be one of the following digits: 2, 6,
A, E.
Syntax: NODE=00aa012345678
02 => LLA, 02 is set by the driver if not specified.
00 => Typical Intel address (default)
FRAME:
Configures the adapter to process one of the four valid NetWare
Ethernet frame types.
Syntax: FRAME=n
n = Ethernet_802.2
Ethernet_802.3
Ethernet_II
Ethernet_SNAP
Default: Ethernet_802.2
PLX:
Specifies the amount of processor time allowed for the driver to
complete downloading the firmware to the i960 microprocessor. More
processor time may need to be allocated for faster microprocessors.
If the amount of time is insufficient, you will get and error
message stating "Firmware can not be successfully downloaded".
Syntax: PLX=n (n = 1 to 100)
Default: 30
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To install this driver on NetWare 4.10 or 3.12, please see the
readme \330SPEC\NW410_312.TXT.
--
NetWare* 3.12 and 4.10 Server Driver Installation Notes for Intel's
EtherExpress(TM) PRO/100Smart adapter
===================================================================
Files in this Archive
=====================
100SLAN.TXT Readme file
330SPEC\E100S.LAN 3.3 Spec Server Driver ver 2.93 04-11-96
330SPEC\NW411.TXT NetWare 4.11 install notes
330SPEC\NW410_312.TXT NetWare 4.10 & 3.12 install notes
Overview
========
These instructions are for use with the ODI Assembly Specification v3.30
server driver. To install this driver on a NetWare 4.10 or 3.12 server
you must also use NBI.NLM (NetWare 4.10) or NBI31X.NLM (NetWare 3.12). In
addition you must use the MSM31X.NLM dated 08-22-96 or newer for NetWare
3.12 or MSM.NLM dated 08-22-96 or newer for NetWare 4.10. These updated
support files are available from Novell in the archive LANDR9.EXE. For
additional information on installing a v3.30 spec ODI server driver see
Novell's readme in LANDR9.EXE.
NOTE: Novell doesn't support a v3.30 spec ODI server driver for NetWare
3.11.
For NetWare 3.12:
NBI31X.NLM 08-22-96 or newer (NBI31X.NLM must be loaded first)
MSM31X.NLM 08-22-96 or newer
ETHERTSM.NLM 07-03-96 or newer
For NetWare 4.10:
NBI.NLM 08-30-96 or newer (NBI.NLM must be loaded first)
MSM.NLM 08-22-96 or newer
ETHERTSM.NLM 07-03-96 or newer
Sample load commands
====================
LOAD C:<PATH>\E100S SLOT=n FRAME=ETHERNET_802.2 NAME=SMART1
BIND IPX TO SMART1 NET=xxxxxxxx
General Instructions
====================
1 Install NetWare 3.12 or 4.10 according to the NetWare instructions.
2 Copy the PRO/100 Smart server driver, and any updated NLMs, to the
NetWare
server's hard drive.
If you can't log in to the server (before starting the server) copy
the E100S.LAN driver to the root directory of the server's
hard drive.
If you can log into the server, copy the driver to the SYSTEM
subdirectory. If you do this, you won't need to specify a path on the
load line. If you copy it to another directory, make sure the LOAD
statement includes the correct path.
3 Start the server. At the server console, load NBI, MSM and
ETHERTS in this order. Next load and bind the server driver
as follows:
LOAD C:<PATH>\E100S SLOT=x FRAME=ETHERNET_802.2 NAME=SMART1
BIND IPX TO SMART1 NET=xxxxxxxx
Where:
SLOT=x Specifies the NBI (NetWare Bus Interface) slot number.
Substitute x with the valid value for the adapter.
You will be prompted with the slot numbers(s) of
installed PRO/100 Smart adapters. The NBI numbers are
different from the slot number indicated in the Intel
SETUP.EXE utility.
NET=xxxxxxxx The unique network address for that LAN segment.
The default frame type is 802.2. If your workstation needs
to use the 802.3 frame type, see the section later in this
document about using multiple frame types on one adapter.
4 Add the load and bind statements you need to the server's AUTOEXEC.NCF
file so the EtherExpress PRO/100 Smart adapter driver loads automatically
each time the server starts.
Hints and tips
==============
1 MSGetPhysical error message from NetWare 3.12 server:
Upgrade the ETHERTSM.NLM and MSM31x.NLM and be sure to rename
MSM31x.NLM to MSM.NLM
2 Installing multiple adapters:
If you have multiple adapters in a single server, each adapter must
have a different NET number and SLOT number. Also, you may want to
name each adapter. For example:
LOAD C:\E100S SLOT=10001 NAME=LAN_A
BIND IPX TO LAN_A NET=222
LOAD C:\E100S SLOT=10002 NAME=LAN_B
BIND IPX TO LAN_B NET=333
4 If you have problems loading the driver on multiple adapters and the
initialization fails due to "Insufficient RCBs," increase the number
of buffers allocated to the server. Add the following to STARTUP.NCF:
SET MINIMUM PACKET RECEIVE BUFFERS = 100 (or larger)
SET MAXIMUM PACKET RECEIVE BUFFERS = 500 (or larger)
The MINIMUM value you specify must be at least 30 times the number of
EtherExpress PRO/100 Smart adapters in the computer.
Recommended settings:
1-3 adapters: 100
4 adapters: 150
The MAXIMUM you can specify depends on the amount of memory in the
server, but it must be greater than the MINIMUM.
5 Installing one adapter with multiple frame types:
When binding multiple frame types to one adapter, enter a LOAD and
BIND statement for each frame type. Each LOAD statement uses the same
SLOT number, but each BIND statement needs a unique network number.
You must also include a name on each load line to avoid being prompted
for the adapter to bind IPX to.
Example:
LOAD C:\E100S SLOT=10003 FRAME=ETHERNET_802.3 NAME=LAN8023
BIND IPX TO LAN8023 NET=77777
LOAD C:\E100S SLOT=10003 FRAME=ETHERNET_802.2 NAME=LAN8022
BIND IPX TO LAN8022 NET=88888
6 Optional LOAD line parameters:
SLOT (required):
For PCI adapters, SLOT is derived from bus number and device
location. Novell determines the slot number for PCI and Plug and
Play adapters using NBI. These slot numbers are different then
the slot numbers used with other drivers or the Intel SETUP
utility. One way to determine the slot number is to load the
driver from the command line. You'll be prompted with valid
device number(s) for the adapter(s). Select one of them.
Syntax: SLOT=n (n = 10001,10002,10003,10004,...)
SPEED:
Specifies the speed the driver uses. If you don't use this
parameter, the driver automatically detects the network speed.
If you use this parameter, the driver operates at the specified
speed instead of auto-detecting network speed.
Syntax: SPEED=n (n = 10 or 100)
Default: none, the adapter automatically senses speed.
NODE:
Specifies a local administered address (LAA) unique to each
adapter. Use this option to provide your own unique node address
for the adapter. The node address is a 12-digit hexadecimal
number; the second digit must be one of the following digits: 2, 6,
A, E.
Syntax: NODE=00aa012345678
02 => LLA, 02 is set by the driver if not specified.
00 => Typical Intel address (default)
FRAME:
Configures the adapter to process one of the four valid NetWare
Ethernet frame types.
Syntax: FRAME=n
n = Ethernet_802.2
Ethernet_802.3
Ethernet_II
Ethernet_SNAP
Default: Ethernet_802.2
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Return to:
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Intel® Network Adapters
Network Adapter & Driver Identification Guide
On the adapter, look for a label that has a barcode and a number
in
the format of 123456-001 (six digits hyphen 3 digits). Match the
first six digits to one listed below and click on the link for
the
latest driver disk.
If you can not identify the adapter based on the information
contained here or can not find the drivers you want, additional
tips
are now available in our Network Adapter & Driver Identification
Help document.
Ethernet 100Mbps and 1000Mbps Board ID Number
(PWA)Product Name/
(Connectors)Intel
Part NumberAdditional
InformationLatest
Driver Disk
Designed for Desktop Systems
741462-xxxPRO/100+ PCI (TP) PILA8460BN82559, Full Duplex,
2LED'sLatest Drivers
668081-xxx
689661-xxxPRO/100+ PCI (TP)PILA846082558, Full Duplex,
3LED'sLatest Drivers
691334-xxxPRO/100+ PCI Management AdapterPILA890082558,
Full
Duplex, 3LED'sLatest Drivers
701738-xxxPRO/100+ PCI Management Adapter
(TP)PILA846182558,
Full Duplex, 3LED's
721383-xxxPRO/100+ PCI Management Adapter
(TP)PILA8460B82559,
Full Duplex, 2LED's
751767-xxxIntel® PRO/100 S Desktop (TP)PILA 8460C33DES
Security capable, 2 LED's, 82550Latest Drivers
748566-xxxIntel® PRO/100 S Management (TP)PILA8464BUS3DES
Security capable, US&Canada Only, 2 LED's, 82559
748564-xxxIntel® PRO/100 S Management (TP)PILA8464BDES
Security capable, Export, 2 LED's, 82559
A19716-xxxPRO/100 VE CNR (TP)CNLA6000CNR slot / ICH2
systems
onlyLatest Drivers
742252-xxxIntel® InBusiness™ 10/100
adapterSA101TX82559, Full
Duplex, 2LED'sLatest Drivers
352509-xxx
661949-xxx
667280-xxx
678400-xxxEtherExpress™ PRO/100B PCI
adapter(TP)PILA8465BModel
B, Full Duplex, 3 LED'sLatest Drivers
352433-xxxPRO/100B PCI T4 (TP)PILA8475BModel B, 3 LED's,
T4
cabling
351360PRO/100 EISA (TP)EILA82654 LEDs on bracketLatest
Drivers
351361-xxxPRO/100 PCI (TP)PILA84654 LEDs on bracket
651538-xxxPRO/100 ISA (TP)PCLA85603 LEDs on bracketLatest
Drivers
Designed for Mobile Systems
670666-xxxPRO/100 Mobile PC Card (TP)MBLA1600 Latest
Drivers
670667-xxxPRO/100 Mobile CardBus (TP)MBLA3200 Latest
Drivers
687755-xxxPRO/100 Mobile LAN+Modem56 PC Card (TP)MBLA1656
Latest Drivers
704425-xxxPRO/100 Mobile LAN+Modem56 PC Card
(TP)MBLA1656PFor
Pacific Rim Countries
715709-xxxPRO/100 LAN+Modem56 CardBus (TP)MBLA3256 Latest
Drivers
730155-xxxPRO/100 CardBus IIMBLA3300 Latest Drivers
730153-xxxPRO/100 CardBus II RealPortMBLA3400
730154-xxxPRO/100 LAN+Modem56 CardBus IIMBLA3356
730152-xxxPRO/100 LAN+Modem56 CardBus II RealPortMBLA3456
Designed for Server Systems
A19845-xxxIntel® PRO/1000 T Server Adapter
(RJ45)PWLA8490TCopper RJ45 connector, supports
10/100/1000Latest Drivers
738640-xxxIntel® PRO/1000 F Gigabit Server Adapter (SC-
Fiber)PWLA8490SXFiber connector, Full Duplex, 4 LED's
700262-xxx
717037-xxxIntel® PRO/1000 Gigabit Server Adapter (SX
Fiber)PWLA8490Fiber connector, Full Duplex, 4 LED's
752438-xxxIntel® PRO/100 S Server (TP) PILA8470C33DES
Security
capable, 2 LED's, 82550Latest Drivers
748568-xxxIntel® PRO/100 S Server (TP)PILA8474BUS3DES Secu
rity
capable, US&Canada Only, 2 LED's, 82559
748565-xxxIntel® PRO/100 S Server (TP)PILA8474BDES
Security
capable, Export, 2 LED's, 82559
714303-xxx 711269-xxxIntel®
PRO/100+ Dual Port Server adapterPILA8472Two RJ45
Connectors,
Full Duplex, Two 82558's, 6 LED'sLatest Drivers
729757-xxxPRO/100+ Server Adapter (TP)PILA8470B82559, Full
Duplex, 2 LED's
710550-xxxPRO/100+ PCI Server Adapter (TP)PILA847082558,
Full,
Duplex, 3 LED's
687231-xxxPRO/100 Intelligent Server Adapter
(TPE/MII)PILA8480i960, 3 LED's, RJ45 and MIILatest Drivers
660114-xxxPRO/100 Server PCI (TP/MII)PILA8480Full Duplex,
3LED's, RJ45 and MII
350612-xxxPRO/100 Smart PCI (TP)PILA84854 LEDs on
bracketLatest Drivers
Ethernet 10Mbps Board ID Number
(PWA)Product Name/
(Connectors)Intel
Part NumberAdditional
InformationLatest
Driver Disk
Designed for Desktop Systems
645477-xxx
649439-xxxPRO/10+ PCI (TP,BNC,AUI)PILA8500Full
DuplexLatest
Drivers
649439-xxxPRO/10+ PCI (TP)PILA8520Full Duplex
352623-xxxPRO/10+ ISA (TP,BNC,AUI)PCLA8200BPlug and Play,
Full
Duplex
352624-xxxPRO/10+ ISA (TP,BNC,AUI)PCLA8205BFlash, Plug and
Play, Full Duplex
352621-xxxPRO/10+ ISA (TP, BNC)PCLA8210BPlug and Play,
Full
Duplex
352622-xxxPRO/10+ ISA (TP, BNC)PCLA8215BFlash, Plug and
Play,
Full Duplex
352619-xxx
656993-xxxPRO/10+ ISA (TP)PCLA8220BPlug and Play, Full
Duplex
352620-xxxPRO/10+ ISA (TP)PCLA8225BFlash, Plug and Play,
Full
Duplex
350939-xxxPRO/10 PCI (TP,BNC,AUI)PILA8400
352519-xxxPRO/10 PCI (TP)PILA8420
350409-xxxPRO/10 ISA (TP,BNC,AUI)PCLA8200
309917-xxxPRO/10 ISA (TP,BNC,AUI)PCLA8205Flash
350446-xxxPRO/10 ISA (TP, BNC)PCLA8210
350689-xxxPRO/10 ISA (TP, BNC)PCLA8215Flash
309920-xxxPRO/10 ISA (TP)PCLA8220
350690-xxxPRO/10 ISA (TP)PCLA8225Flash
352121-xxxPRO/10 ISA (TP,BNC,AUI)PCLA8200APlug and Play
352122-xxxPRO/10 ISA (TP,BNC,AUI)PCLA8205AFlash, Plug and
Play
352119-xxxPRO/10 ISA (TP, BNC)PCLA8210A Plug and Play
352120-xxxPRO/10 ISA (TP, BNC)PCLA8215AFlash, Plug and
Play
352117-xxxPRO/10 ISA (TP)PCLA8220APlug and Play
352118-xxxPRO/10 ISA (TP)PCLA8225AFlash, Plug and Play
664762-xxxEtherExpress 10 ISA (TPE/BNC)PCLA8230 Latest
drivers
664765-xxxEtherExpress 10 ISA (TPE)PCLA8240
646537-xxxEtherExpress 32N (TP,BNC,AUI)EILA8215NNetWare*
support only
303903-xxxEtherExpress 32 (BNC, AUI)EILA8215
303186-xxx
303575-xxx
305186-xxx
305896-xxx
305897-xxx
306450-xxx
308427-xxx
308710-xxx
309111-xxxEtherExpress 16 ISA (BNC, AUI)PCLA8110
304937-xxx
305648-xxx
306451-xxx
307708-xxx
308428-xxxEtherExpress 16 ISA (TP, AUI)PCLA8120
308029-xxx
308429-xxxEtherExpress 16 ISA (TP,BNC,AUI)PCLA8100
308646-xxx
309146-xxxEtherExpress 16 ISA (TP,BNC,AUI)PCLA8105Flash
309962-xxx
309963-xxxEtherExpress 16 ISA (BNC, AUI)PCLA8115Flash
350020-xxx
350021-xxxEtherExpress 16 ISA (TP, AUI)PCLA8125Flash
306448-xxxEtherExpress 16 MCA (BNC, AUI)MCLA8110
306449-xxxEtherExpress 16 MCA (TP, AUI)MCLA8120
649979-xxxFlash 32 EISA (TP,BNC,AUI)EILA8225AFlash
309525-xxxFlash 32 EISA (TP,BNC,AUI)EILA8225Flash
Token Ring Board ID Number
(PWA)Product Name/
(Connectors)Intel
Part NumberAdditional
InformationLatest
Driver Disk
Designed for Desktop Systems
350200-xxxTokenExpress™ PRO ISA adapterPCLA8155
Latest Drivers
304636-xxxTokenExpress ISA/16 adapterPCLA8130 Latest
Drivers
308314-xxxTokenExpress ISA/16S adapterPCLA8130A
304635-xxxTokenExpress MCA adapterMCLA8330
646248-xxxTokenExpress ISA/16P adapterPCLA8130B
304637-xxxTokenExpress EISA adapterEILA8235
308408-xxxTokenExpress EISA/32 adapterEILA8245
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Felton Green
Novell Support Connection Volunteer SysOp
Windows NT crashed.
I am the Blue Screen of Death.
No one hears your screams.
wolfej
The card that I am using is the 390683 Intel Etherexpress Pro/100 Smart
Adapter PCI BUss-Model PILA8485. That is a very good question--is this
card full duplex capable?
Felton Green
>>That is a very good question--is this card full duplex capable?
Looks like full duplex is not an option.
The following is from Intel:
PRO/100 Smart Adapters
Product Discontinuation Statement
In Q3, 1999 Intel announced the discontinuation of the PRO/100 SMART
Adapter.
The following SKU's are affected:
Intel® PRO/100 SMART Adapter (PILA8485)
Intel will not be releasing a follow-on SMART adapter. For customers who
need the power of an on-board Intel® i960 processor, Intel currently ships
the PRO/100 Intelligent Server Adapter, PILA8480. However, this card does
not support Novell's Mirrored Server Link* (MSL) technology.
Product Discontinuation Schedule
July 1, 1999 - Last Product Order Date (based on product availability)
Oct. 1, 1999 - Last Product Delivery Date (based on product availability)
Oct. 1, 2000 - Telephone Support Discontinued
Dec. 1, 2000 - Automated online self help services discontinued
Q1. Why is Intel no longer offering the PRO/100 SMART Adapter?
A1. This adapter is being discontinued due to customer preference for full
duplex Fast Ethernet PCI devices rather than half duplex adapters.
--
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Novell Support Connection
Windows NT crashed.
I am the Blue Screen of Death.
No one hears your screams.
"wolfej" <wolfejN...@polaroid.com.invalid> wrote in message
news:0f19bff4...@usw-ex0107-049.remarq.com...
> Thanks Felton,
>
> The card that I am using is the 390683 Intel Etherexpress Pro/100 Smart
> Adapter PCI BUss-Model PILA8485. >
Barry Schnur
>card full duplex capable?
>
You might go with somewhat newer Intel NIC's -- which would use the same drivers and
definitely ARE full duplex compatible (I use Intel 82558 chipset NIC's regularly for this
purpose).
Barry Schnur
Novell Support Connection Volunteer Sysop
http://support.novell.com/forums/
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wolfej
This is extremely helpful. I cannot tell you what great pains it will
allow me to avoid--Thank you. Perhaps next time I will be a little
more agile at getting around the web so that I might find that
information for myself.
I am about to reply to the next response--but if you have any
particular recommendations or agree with the replacement suggestions,
please let me know.
Thanks again. Joel Wolfe
wolfej
etherexpress intelligent adapter? If it uses the same drivers, do you
believe that it may be as simple as replacing the card and booting back
up?
This is very helpful. If I hear back from you really soon, I may be
able to get hold of one of these before I leave the country Tuesday.
Thanks again.
Joel Wolfe
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Barry Schnur
driver is the one I use.
Intel has recently revamped their product line so the 82558 chipset version I've been
using has been replaced with the 82559 chipset - which works with the same drivers.
Intel's name for this NIC is: Intel Pro/100 VE Desktop Adapter
Product code is CNLA6000
It's a 10/100 and supports full duplex.
The docs online indicate driver support for NetWare 3x as well as 4x and 5x -- uses the
same integrated driver that works with the 82557 and 82558 chipsets. (I pick up the older
versions at less than $30 via EBAY).