Comtrol RocketModem Driver Installation for Novell NetWare - Manual (Page 26)

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Adding an ISA-Bus Board
Follow these steps:
1. Use the instructions in the Hardware Installation Card to install the board in the server and verify that it
passes diagnostics. Pay special attention to the I/O address DIP switch settings.
2. Using this address, add a line to AUTOEXEC.NCF to initialize the new board. Remember, lines
initializing PCI boards must come before any lines initializing ISA boards.
If you are adding ISA-bus boards, remember that the first ISA-bus board must be initialized with the I/O
address corresponding to the DIP switch setting used on the board. Second and subsequent ISA boards
must have the DIP switches set as described in the Hardware Installation Card, but can be initialized with
any valid I/O address above the address used by the first board. Valid values are: 100, 140, 180, 200, 240,
280, 300, 340, and 380. Do not attempt to use the same address for more than one board.
If you are mixing PCI- and ISA-bus boards, note that the first ISA board is considered the “first” board for
purposes of setting DIP switches and I/O addresses, even if it is actually the second, third, or fourth board
physically installed in the server.
3. Down and restart the network, and verify installation.
Verifying Installation
If the driver loads correctly, NetWare responds with a message stating that the RocketPort or RocketModem
board initialized successfully. Likewise, a failure to load results in a message stating as such.
Almost all instances of driver load failure result from either the absence of, or incorrect parameters in, the
AIORCKT load line. If you experience a driver load failure, review the information on the load aiorckt
command, correct your loading parameters, and try again.
If the problem persists, many users find they can resolve issues using NASIDIAG. You can also use NWCCON
to generate a table of ports. In such a table, RocketPort or RocketModem serial ports appear as follows:
AIO_{htype}{node}{port}
For example:
AIO_130384002
The parameters are:
NWCCON Parameters
Parameter Description
AIO Indicates an asynchronous I/O port.
{hytpe}
The Novell hardware type number. The ID for the Comtrol RocketPort
or RocketModem product line is always 130.
{node}
The node address (the decimal equivalent of the board’s hexadecimal I/
O address). This is sometimes called the board number, and depending
on the driver, may be set to 0, 1, 2, or 3. Some applications require that
node be set to 0 in the load statement. The length of this parameter is
variable, up to 4 digits.
Note: PCI boards are identified in a similar way; the difference is in
the length of the node address. PCI boards also reside at higher
I/O addresses than ISA boards.
{port}
The last three digits are always the port number. The first port on a
board is always 000, and additional ports are numbered sequentially.