The following NetWare keywords apply to the CE1000 driver. These
parameters are used with the LOAD <driver>
command (in autoexec.ncf).
|
Parameter
|
Valid Range
|
Default Value
|
Description
|
|
Autoneg |
0 - 255 |
0 |
Controls auto-negotiation on copper-based adapters. When this parameter is
used, the Speed and ForceDuplex parameters must NOT be specified. See
Speed and Duplex in the NetWare
Drivers section for values. This setting has no effect on fiber adapters,
which are defined to not negotiate speed or duplex to any value but 1000
Mbps, full duplex. |
| CoalesceBuffers |
1 - 65535 |
96 |
Coalesce Buffers are used to copy fragments
of a transmit packet into before assigning them a transmit descriptor.
This reduces the number of transmit descriptors required for each packet
transmission. Each Coalesce buffer is 2048 bytes. |
| FlowControl |
0 = off
1 = RX flow control
2 = TX flow control
3 = RX/TX flow control |
3 |
Controls the ability of the adapter to
advertise flow control capabilities. Default is to allow both TX and RX
flow control. |
|
Forceduplex
|
0 = auto-negotiate
1 = half duplex
2 = full duplex
|
0
|
Auto-negotiate: The adapter negotiates with the switch whether to use
full- or half-duplex. If unsuccessful, the adapter defaults to half-duplex.
You must have an auto-negotiating switch (an NWay* switch) to get
full-duplex support using auto-negotiation.
Full duplex: The adapter sends and receives packets at the same time.
This improves the performance of your adapter.
Half duplex: The adapter communicates in one direction at a time. It
either sends or receives.
This setting has no effect on fiber adapters, which are defined to be
full-duplex.
 |
NOTE: If you use the FORCEDUPLEX command, you must also set the SPEED
parameter to either 10 or 100. |
|
|
Frame
|
ethernet_802.2 ethernet_802.3 ethernet_snap ethernet_ii
|
ethernet_802.2
|
Configures
the adapter to process the valid NetWare Ethernet frame types.
|
|
Jumbo
|
0 - 16380
|
0
|
Enables
jumbo frames and sets the maximum frame size. Setting this parameter to
0 disables jumbo frames and causes the adapter to use standard 1514
bytes frames. This feature is only available in NetWare 6.x.
|
| Name |
n/a |
None |
Assigns a
unique name to the board's configuration. You can use this optional
parameter to identify network boards when you have more than one network
board of the same type installed in the file server. The name can be 17
characters long. Syntax: NAME=<board_name> |
| Persist |
0 = disable persistency
1 = driver to remain persistent during hot-plug events
2 = auto-persistency mode |
2 (auto-detect) |
Controls whether the driver remains
persistent during a hot-plug event. When persistency is disabled, the
driver always unloads during hot-plug. In auto-persistency mode, the driver only remains persistent when it is used
with iANS (teaming/VLANs). |
| Pmedisable |
0 = enabled
1 = disabled |
0 |
Systems that support Power Management Event
(PME) are powered up when the adapter receives a Magic Packet*. This
capability is enabled by default.
To disable this feature, enter pmedisable=1 |
|
Poll
|
0 = no polling (interrupt mode)
1 = on
2 = auto-detect
|
0
|
Controls whether or not the driver
loads in polling mode. When Poll is set to auto-detect, the driver
will query the OS to determine whether or not polling is supported and
will enable polling support accordingly. If supported by the OS, polling
can decrease CPU usage by the driver when under heavy network load.
|
| RxDescriptors |
8 - 65535 |
64 |
Rx descriptors tell the hardware where to
DMA received packets. For each RX descriptor the driver will also
allocate a receive buffer. Each descriptor is 16 bytes and each buffer
is 2048 bytes. |
|
Slot
|
1 - valid slot#
|
None
|
This is a standard keyword parameter predefined by NetWare to specify
the physical slot of the installed adapter. When multiple adapters
reside in a system, the SLOT keyword is used to distinguish which
physical adapter is being loaded. If multiple adapters do exist in a
system, and the command line does not contain the SLOT keyword, the
system will build a list of adapter slots and prompt the user to select
an adapter to be loaded.
|
|
Speed
|
0
10
100
|
0
|
On
copper-based adapters, forces the line speed to the specified value in
Mbps. If this parameter is not specified, or is set to 0, the adapter
will auto-negotiate to the best possible link based on the link partner. Gigabit speed can only be achieved by auto-negotiation. This setting
has no effect on fiber adapters, which are defined to be 1000 Mbps.
|
| TxDescriptors |
8 - 65535 |
96 |
Tx descriptors are used to tell
the hardware where the fragments of a transmit packet are in host memory.
A transmit packet can use one or more descriptors. Most transmits require
three or four descriptors. Each descriptor is 16 bytes. |
|
WaitForLink
|
0 = on
1 = off
|
1
|
Controls
whether or not the driver will wait for link before finishing
initialization. When enabled, this keyword causes the driver to wait until
auto-negotiation is complete before finishing initialization and
returning to the command prompt. Disabling this value may cause
the driver to initialize faster, but may also cause it to display
incorrect link information when it loads.
|
|
XsumRX
|
0 = disable offloading
1 = enable offloading
|
0
|
When this feature is enabled, the driver and hardware can "offload" the
calculation of the TCP or UDP checksum values for received TCP or UDP
packets, when the stack supports such operation. When this feature is
disabled, the
checksum is calculated normally by the TCP/UDP protocol layers. Non-TCP/UDP
packets (such as IPX) are not affected by this parameter. Unlike other keywords, this setting
is tracked on a per-frame-type basis, and only works on Ethernet_II and
Ethernet_SNAP frame types.
|
|
XsumTX
|
0 = disable offloading
1 = enable offloading
|
0
|
When this feature is enabled, the driver and hardware can "offload" the
calculation of the TCP or UDP checksum values for transmitted TCP or UDP
packets, when the stack supports such operation. When this feature is
disabled, the
checksum is calculated normally by the TCP/UDP protocol layers. Non-TCP/UDP
packets (such as IPX) are not affected by this parameter. Unlike other keywords, this setting
is tracked on a per-frame-type basis, and only works on Ethernet_II and
Ethernet_SNAP frame types.
|
The following NetWare Keywords apply to the E1000ODI driver.
The following NetWare Keywords apply to the CE100B driver. These
parameters are used with the LOAD <driver>
command (in autoexec.ncf).
|
Parameter
|
Values
|
Default Value
|
Description
|
|
Autoneg |
0 - 255 |
0 |
Controls auto-negotiation on copper-based adapters. When this parameter is
used, the Speed and ForceDuplex parameters must NOT be specified. See
Speed and Duplex in the NetWare
Drivers section for values. |
| CoalesceBuffers |
1 - 65535 |
96 |
Coalesce Buffers are used to copy
fragments of a transmit packet into before assigning them a transmit
descriptor. This reduces the number of transmit descriptors required for
each packet transmission. Each Coalesce Buffer is 2048 bytes. |
| Flowcontrol |
0 = off
1 = RX flow control
2 = TX flow control
3 = RX/TX flow control |
2 |
Controls the ability of the
adapter to advertise flow control capabilities. Default is to allow TX flow
control. |
| Forceduplex |
0 = auto-negotiate
1 = half duplex
2 = full duplex |
0 |
Auto-negotiate: The adapter negotiates with the switch whether to use
full- or half-duplex. If unsuccessful, the adapter defaults to half-duplex.
You must have an auto-negotiating switch (an NWay* switch) to get
full-duplex support using auto-negotiation.
Full duplex: The adapter sends and receives packets at the same time.
This improves the performance of your adapter.
Half duplex: The adapter communicates in one direction at a time. It
either sends or receives.
|
NOTE: If you use the FORCEDUPLEX command, you must also set the SPEED
parameter to either 10 or 100. |
|
| Frame |
ethernet_802.2 ethernet_802.3
ethernet_ii ethernet_snap |
Ethernet_802.2 |
Configures the adapter to process the valid NetWare Ethernet frame
types.
|
| Name |
n/a |
None |
Assigns a unique
name to the board's configuration. You can use this optional parameter to
identify network boards when you have more than one network board of the
same type installed in the file server. The name can be 17 characters long.
Syntax: NAME=<board_name> |
| Node |
n/a |
The adapter's assigned address (UAA
Universal Address) |
Specifies a locally administered
address (LAA) unique to each adapter. The node address is a 12-digit
hexadecimal number; the second digit must be one of the following digits:
2, 6, A, or E.
02AA => LAA, 02 is set by the driver if not specified.
00A0 => Typical Intel address (default)
Syntax: NODE=xNxxxxxxxxxx (where N
must = 2, 6, A, or E; x = hexadecimal number)
|
| Persist |
0 = disable persistency
1 = driver to remain persistent during hot-plug events
2 = auto-persistency mode |
2 (auto-detect) |
Controls whether the driver
remains persistent during a hot-plug event. When persistency is disabled,
the driver always unloads during hot-plug. In auto-persistency mode, the driver only remains persistent when it is used
with iANS (teaming/VLANs). |
| Pmedisable |
0 = enabled
1 = disabled |
0 |
Systems that support Power Management Event
(PME) are powered up when the adapter receives a Magic Packet. This
capability is enabled by default.
To disable this feature, enter pmedisable=1 |
| Poll |
0 = no polling (interrupt mode)
1 = on
2 = auto-detect |
1 |
Controls whether or not the driver
loads in polling mode. When Poll is set to auto-detect, the driver
will query the OS to determine whether or not polling is supported and
will enable polling support accordingly. If supported by the OS, polling
can decrease CPU usage by the driver when under heavy network load. |
| RxDescriptors |
8 - 65535 |
64 |
Rx descriptors tell the hardware
where to DMA received packets. For each RX descriptor the driver will also
allocate a receive buffer. Each descriptor is 16 bytes and each buffer is
2048 bytes. |
| Slot |
1 - valid slot # |
None |
This is a standard keyword parameter predefined by NetWare to specify
the physical slot of the installed adapter. When multiple adapters
reside in a system, the SLOT keyword is used to distinguish which
physical adapter is being loaded. If multiple adapters do exist in a
system, and the command line does not contain the SLOT keyword, the
system will build a list of adapter slots and prompt the user to select
an adapter to be loaded.
|
| Speed |
10
100 |
10 |
The adapter automatically senses speed. If it is unable to
auto-sense
(including no network cable), SPEED defaults to 10. Make sure to match the
adapter to the speed/duplex of your switch (if set). If you do not have an
auto-negotiating switch and are forcing the duplex mode, you must
specify the speed. You must set SPEED to either 10 or 100 if you are
setting FORCEDUPLEX to either half or full.
|
| Txchecksum |
0 - 1 |
0 |
When set to 1 the driver and
hardware can "offload" calculating the TCP or UDP checksum
values for transmitted TCP or UDP packets, when the stack supports such
operations. When set to 0 the checksum is calculated normally by the TCP/UDP
protocol layers. Non-TCP/UDP packets (such as IPX) are not affected by
this parameter. Unlike
other keywords, this setting is tracked on a per-frame basis, and only
works on Ethernet_II and Ethernet_SNAP frame types. |
| TxDescriptors |
8 - 65535 |
96 |
Tx descriptors are used to tell
the hardware where the fragments of a transmit packet are in host memory.
A transmit packet can use one or more descriptors. Most transmits require
three or four descriptors. Each descriptor is 16 bytes. |
| Txthreshold |
0-254 |
16 |
Represents the threshold for
transmits from extender SRAM FIFO (output buffer). If <value> is 16
then the bytes are set at 128 (16x8). In this case, the LAN controller
transmits after copying 128 bytes from the host memory. The maximum
number that you can specify is 200 (200x8=1600 bytes), which ensures
there will not be any underruns.
|