Installing The Driver Software - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters User Manual

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ODI Driver Software: Broadcom NetXtreme 57XX User Guide

Installing the Driver Software

Configuring Parameters for the B57.com Driver (in the Net.cfg file)
The Open Data-Link Interface (ODI) driver software allows LAN drivers to work together irrespective of differences between
the hardware and/or the protocol stacks of communicating systems. An intervening layer, called the link support layer (LSL),
is responsible for routing different packet types between LAN drivers and protocol stacks.
Installing the Driver Software
Installing the ODI driver software involves the following steps:
1. Verify that the MS-DOS operating system files are installed on your system hard disk or are available on a removable
storage device.
2. Install the ODI driver software in the MS-DOS environment.
3. If necessary, reconfigure the driver software after installation.
Preinstallation Requirements
Verify that the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet adapter driver software has been installed on your system. If it has not,
install it (see Installing the Driver
the MS-DOS environment.
NOTE: To be able to successfully install the adapter driver in the MS-DOS environment, the adapter must be installed
before you install the adapter driver.
Installing the ODI Driver in the MS-DOS 6.22 Environment
1. Copy the ODI driver file (B57.com) to the root directory of the hard disk (the B57.com file is on the installation CD).
2. Copy the Lsl.com, Ipxodi.com, and Vlm.com files to the same directory (these files are provided by Novell).
3. Edit the Autoexec.bat file by adding the following lines:
C:\LSL
C:\B57
C:\IPXODI
C:\VLM
4. Edit the Net.cfg file and place the file in the same location as the Autoexec.bat file (located in drive C) to configure the
driver to bind with different frame types.
LINK DRIVER B57
FRAME ETHERNET_802.2
FRAME ETHERNET_802.3
FRAME ETHERNET_II
FRAME ETHERNET_SNAP
NetWare DOS Requester
FIRST NETWORK DRIVE=F
NETWARE PROTOCOL=NDS BIND
PROTOCOL IPXODI
5. Restart the computer to complete the install.
6. As the files are being loaded, the computer attempts to attach to a NetWare server using the frame types specified in
Net.cfg. If the connection is successful, a dialog box appears.
7. Change to drive F and log on to the NetWare server.
NOTE: The driver loads during system configuration, and the Broadcom banner, the adapter name, the MAC
address, the IRQ number, the detected line speed, and the BUSNUM and DEVNUM of the adapter are displayed. If the
driver fails to load, an initialization fail message appears.
Configuring Parameters for the B57.com Driver (in the Net.cfg file)
Software). Otherwise, you cannot use a Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet adapter in