1 when you install the operating system, select the custom method.

    2 when you're asked if you would like to add startup commands, select yes.

    3 enter the maximum and minimum packet receive buffers.

    the default maximum number of receive buffers for the system is 500; the default minimum is 128. edit the startup.ncf file to have the following entries:

    set maximum packet receive buffers=10000

    set minimum packet receive buffers=2000

    4 when prompted for the network boards, select insert to choose an unlisted driver.

    5 press enter if the drivers are contained on a floppy disk, or press f3 and enter a different path.

    6 press enter to select the network adapter.

    7 select modify driver properties to configure the nic's options, or select save and load driver.

    8 repeat steps 6 through 8 for additional nics.

    9 after you are finished configuring the nics, select continue installation.

    1、you may want to change the autoexec.ncf file to add or delete keywords.

    2、the startup.ncf and autoexec.ncf files can be edited by invoking nwconfig from the netware 5.x server console, and by invoking load install from the netware 4.x server console.

    example of a typical autoexec.ncf file:

    file server name novellserver41

    # warning!

    # if you change the name of this server, you must update

    # all the licenses that are assigned to this server. using

    # nwadmin, double-click a license object and click

    # certificate assignments. if the old name of

    # this server appears, you must delete it and then add the

    # new server name. do this for all license objects.

    serverid 1c8ee2c

    load odineb.nlm

    load tcpip

    load b57 slot=2 frame=ethernet_802.2 name=b57_1_e82

    bind ipx b57_1_e82 net=fafd3d25

    load b57 slot=2 frame=ethernet_802.3 name=b57_1_e83

    bind ipx b57_1_e83 net=5a2d8d6d

    load b57 slot=2 frame=ethernet_snap name=b57_1_esp

    bind ipx b57_1_esp net=477a35bd

    load b57 slot=2 frame=ethernet_ii name=b57_1_eii

    bind ipx b57_1_eii net=c3c8f2e4

    bind ip b57_1_eii addr=172.16.1.1 mask=ff.ff.ff.0

    mount all

    configure the driver parameters, referring to the parameter descriptions found in the table below.

   

   

    if you modify any nic parameters, you must reboot the system before changes take effect. if you make changes and do not reboot, you may experience configuration problems. if the driver was loaded at console, however, no reboot is necessary.