[. . . ] COMET LABS GIGABIT ADPATER GUIDE GIGABIT ADAPTER Q U I C K I N S TA L L AT I O N G U I D E OCT. 99 COMET LABS GIGABIT ADPATER GUIDE HAPTER NSTALLING THE NETWORK 1 CARD Introduction . 99 NSTALLING THE COMET LABS GIGABIT ADPATER GUIDE NETWORK CARD Introduction Comet Labs Gigabit adapter is a card for PCI local bus compliant computers. Operating under the 1000BASE-SX short-wavelength laser specification, this adapter provides up to ten times the bandwidth of Fast Ethernet over multimode fiber links. [. . . ] Sample AUTOEXEC. NCF for NetWare Server 3. 12 AUTOEXEC. NCF LOAD C:SMC9462 slot=3 FRAME=ETHERNET_802. 2 NAME=E_8022 BIND IPX to E_8022 NET=10 LOAD C:SMC9462 slot=3 FRAME=ETHERNET_II NAME=E_II NET=30 BIND IPX to E_II LOAD C:SMC9462 slot=3 FRAME=ETHERNET_802. 3 NAME=E_8023 BIND IPX to E_8023 NET=20 LOAD C:SMC9462 slot=3 FRAME=ETHERNET_SNAP NAME=E_SNAP BIND IPX to E_SNAP NET=40 5. Reboot the NetWare Server, and the Gigabit Adapter driver will launch automatically for NetWare Server 3. 12. Linux 2. 0. 35 or Later Installation This section describes the procedure for manual and automatic loading and configuration of the Comet Labs Gigabit Unix stream driver for Linux 2. 0. 35 or later. The Linux driver can be found in the "\linux" directory on the driver diskette. Manual Loading and Configuration 2-10 OCT. 99 COMET LABS GIGABIT ADPATER GUIDE Note: In the following sections that describe the driver configuration it is suggested that these instructionsbe carried out in a singleuser environment. Log into the Unix system as supervisor (root) and enter Maintenance mode. Make sure that the current directory is "/" using U nix command "pwd. " 2. Use the following steps to uncompress the package file: # # # cd /tmp (and insert the floppy in the proper drive, i. e. a:) mcopy a:/linux/smc9462. o . /smc9462 cd smc9462 Now the installation directory is ready for use. Load the device driver module by simply running the command: # insmod smc9462. o You can also specify command line parameters for the driver, such as: insmod smc9462. o mtu=9014 tx_threshold=700 The following command line parameters are supported: mtu: packet size tx_mode: transmission method, 1 pio, 2 busmaster (default) tx_threshold: PDL/PDC threshold, default 700 rx_mode: 1 pio, 2 PDL (default), 4 PDC speed: connection speed, 0 auto-negotiate (default), 10 ten megabits. . . duplex: duplex mode, 0 auto-negotiate (default), "half" half duplex, " full" full duplex 3. Assuming the card has been assigned the device name "eth1, " the following command brings the card into an operational state: # ifconfig eth1 up 4. Next the driver must be bound to an active protocol, almost 2-11 OCT. 99 COMET LABS GIGABIT ADPATER GUIDE always TCP/IP, using the following command: # ifup eth1 Note that this is meaningful only if the system can find a configuration script that contains the necessary network info. A sample is given below. DEVICE=eth0 USERCTL=no ONBOOT=yes BOOTPROTO=none BROADCAST=207. 200. 5. 255 NETWORK=207. 200. 5. 0 NETMASK=255. 255. 255. 0 IPADDR=207. 200. 5. 2 Automatic Installation This section describes how to install the Linux driver so that it is automatically loaded and configured at boot time. The following description is based on the Red Hat 5. 1 distribution, but it can be easily ported to other distributions as well. Note: Before automatically loading the driver at boot time, be sure that the system will function correctly after the driver has been loaded manually. Log into the Unix system as supervisor (root) and enter Maintenance mode. Make sure that the current directory is "/" using U nix command "pwd. " 2. Use the following steps to uncompress the package file: # # # cd /tmp (and insert the floppy in the proper drive, i. e. a:) mcopy a:/linux/smc9462. o . /smc9462 cd smc9462 Now the installation directory is ready for use. 2-12 OCT. Copy the smc9462. o file to the network modules directory, typically /lib/modules/2. 0. x/net. # cp . /smc9462. o /lib/modules/2. 0-x/net 4. Locate the boot module configuration file, most commonly "conf. modules" in the "/etc" directory. [. . . ] Check for C lt any hardware problems, such as physical damage to the card's edge connector. x Tytecr i aohrPIbsatrso. I alfis ts wt r h ad n nte C umse lt f l al, et ih another Gigabit Apdapter card that is known to operate correctly. x If there are other network cards in the computer, they may be causing conflict. Remove all other cards from the computer and test the Gigabit network interface card A-4 OCT. [. . . ]