5 Other types of network

5.1 Novell Netware/Netware Lite

Netware installation and configuration is a complex subject, with manyvariants and many different set-ups. Your Netware network administratorneeds to know that Network Links requires that Netware is set up for anNE2000 Compatible Ethernet card using:

  • Interrupt 5 (unless you have chosen a different one)

  • I/O port 340

  • No DMA.

ARM-side:

The packet-types used for your Netware installation can mean that thePCNE2 -p options in the !PC.!NetRun filemay also need to be changed (see section 5.2, Alternative Novell Netwareconfigurations).

PC-side:

The standard Netware setup for Netware 3.11, 3.12, and 4.0, and NetwareLite involves installing the software. The install program should alsoadd a line:

CALL C:/NET/STARTNET.BAT
to your AUTOEXEC.BAT file, where C:/NET isthe directory in which the Netware files are installed. On the moreuser-friendly installers it will ask you to specify Network card,Interrupt and I/O Port.

The STARTNET.BAT file should include the following:

SHARELSLNE2000.COM (this is the line that is relevant to Network Links)IPXODINETX (this line will vary according to the version of Netware/NetwareLite)
The NE2000.COM line is the one that loads a driver for anNE2000 card. This driver is supplied with Netware.

The other important file is NET.CFG, which must includelines like this (note that the indentation is important):

# Setup the NE2000 card  Link driver NE2000       INT 5PORT 340

Ensure that you remove any line whichresembles:

MEM Dnnn
as it causes DMA to be used, which is not supported.

There may be other lines (possibly many, depending on other aspects ofthe setup). There should only be one Link Driver section, as above.

ARM-side:
PC-side:
Network Links User Guide - 13 AUG 1996