Allied Telesis AT-2931SX - Manual (Page 6)

Contents
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Building a Driver from a TAR File ..................................................................................................................................66
Removing the tg3 Driver.........................................................................................................................................66
Network Installation...............................................................................................................................................................68
Removing the Linux Driver from a TAR Installation ..............................................................................................................69
Module Parameters...............................................................................................................................................................70
Chapter 6: Installing the NetWare Driver Software .........................................................................................................75
Driver Installation ..................................................................................................................................................................76
Pre-Installation Requirements...............................................................................................................................................77
Installing Novell NetWare Server 5.x or 6.0 Driver Software ................................................................................................78
Verifying or Modifying Adapter Parameters ..........................................................................................................................80
Configuration Parameters for B57.LAN driver: .......................................................................................................80
Removing Drivers from Autoexec.ncf ...................................................................................................................................85
Example: ................................................................................................................................................................85
Chapter 7: Installing the Boot Agent Driver Software ....................................................................................................87
Overview...............................................................................................................................................................................88
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Setup BIOS....................................................................................................................................................................88
Server Setup.........................................................................................................................................................................89
Windows 2000 ...............................................................................................................................................................89
Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP .......................................................................................................................89
DOS UNDI/APITEST .....................................................................................................................................................89
Red Hat Linux................................................................................................................................................................89
Chapter 8: Installing the NDIS2 Driver Software .............................................................................................................91
Installing the NDIS2 Driver Software for Use on MS-DOS Platforms ...................................................................................92
Pre-Installation Requirements .......................................................................................................................................92
Modifying the Startup Disk.............................................................................................................................................92
Using Keywords for the B57.dos Drivers ..............................................................................................................................97
Chapter 9: Key Protocols and Interfaces .........................................................................................................................99
Failover Teaming ................................................................................................................................................................100
VLANs Overview.................................................................................................................................................................101
VLANs Support............................................................................................................................................................103
Adaptive Interrupt Frequency ......................................................................................................................................103
Dual DMA Channels ....................................................................................................................................................103
32-bit or 64-bit PCI Bus Master ...................................................................................................................................103
ASIC with Embedded RISC Processor........................................................................................................................103
Chapter 10: Troubleshooting ..........................................................................................................................................105
Hardware Diagnostics.........................................................................................................................................................106
Checking Port LEDs on the Adapter ...................................................................................................................................107
Troubleshooting Checklist...................................................................................................................................................108
Verifying the Correct Drivers are Loaded............................................................................................................................109
NetWare ......................................................................................................................................................................109
Linux ............................................................................................................................................................................109
Testing Network Connectivity .............................................................................................................................................110
Windows ......................................................................................................................................................................110
NetWare ......................................................................................................................................................................111
Linux ............................................................................................................................................................................112
Software Problems and Solutions.......................................................................................................................................113
Microsoft Remote Installation Service (RIS) Instructions.............................................................................................113
Windows 2000 Image...........................................................................................................................................113
Windows XP Image ..............................................................................................................................................113
Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003 ..................................................................................................................113
Miscellaneous..............................................................................................................................................................113
Chapter 11: DOS Diagnostics .........................................................................................................................................115
Introduction .........................................................................................................................................................................116
Prerequisites................................................................................................................................................................116
DOS Prompt Commands ....................................................................................................................................................117