Unoverica Message Transport v2.11 Chapter 2: Configuring TCP/IP

Chapter 2: Configuring TCP/IP

2.2.2.3 Using CONFIG

If your NetWare server is not configured to automatically load a LAN driver in AUTOEXEC.NCF, but instead the LAN drivers are manually loaded by you or another administrator when the server is first brought on-line, then you will need to use the NetWare CONFIG command to determine the current LAN driver information. To determine this information, type the following command at the NetWare console prompt:

:CONFIG <Enter>

You will be presented with information similar to the following:

SMC EtherCard PLUS Server Driver v4.16 (930503)
  Version 4.16    May 3, 1993
     Hardware setting: I/O Port 280h to 29Fh, Memory D0000h
                       to D3FFFh, Interrupt 3h
     Node address: 0000C09FD157
     Frame type: ETHERNET_802.3
     Board name: SMC-IPX
     LAN protocol: IPX network CC66B0B3

Figure 2.7: Using CONFIG to determine LAN driver settings.

Not all of the necessary information is always presented by the CONFIG utility. You may need to use the NetWare MODULES command to determine the name of the LAN driver being loaded. To determine this information, type the following command at the NetWare console prompt:

:MODULES <Enter>

Locate the LAN driver in the list of loaded modules. In this case, we would be looking for the module named "SMC EtherCard Plus" or something similar. For example:

SMC8000.LAN
  SMC EtherCard PLUS Server Driver v4.16 (930503)
  Version 4.16    May 3, 1993
  Copyright(c)1993 Standard Microsystems Corporation.

Figure 2.8: Using the MODULES command to determine the LAN driver information.

Use the information provided in these two screens to fill out the "LAN Driver Information" portion of the form in Figure 2.1.

Note the name of the LAN driver that is currently loaded, and write it down in the "LAN Driver Filename" field of the configuration worksheet. This information is identifiable from the name of the LAN driver module listed in the MODULES screen. In the example shown above, the "LAN Driver Filename" field would contain "SMC8000".
Determine the hardware settings for the adapter, and write this information down in the "LAN Driver LOAD Parameters" field of the configuration worksheet. In the example shown above, the "LAN Driver LOAD Parameters" field would contain "PORT=280 INT=3 MEM=D0000".
Determine whether the LAN medium is Ethernet, Token Ring or FDDI, and place a check next to the appropriate box in the "LAN Topology/Medium" field of the configuration worksheet. This information can be determined by looking at the existing frame type for the IPX protocol. In the example shown above, the "LAN Topology/Medium" field would have a check next to "Ethernet".
Determine whether the "Frame Type for TCP/IP" should be "ETHERNET_II" or "TOKEN-RING_SNAP". The "TOKEN-RING_SNAP" option is used for both Token Ring and FDDI adapters. Check the appropriate box in the "Frame Type for TCP/IP" field of the configuration worksheet. In the example shown above, the "Frame Type for TCP/IP" field would have a check next to "ETHERNET_II".
Determine an appropriate name to use for the new instance of the LAN driver that you will be loading for TCP/IP to use, and write that name in the "Name to Assign this Frame Type" field of the configuration worksheet. You can choose any name you wish, although it should have some sort of indicative meaning. In the example shown above, the "Name to Assign this Frame Type" would contain "SMC-TCPIP".

STEP: To continue to the next step in the configuration process, go to section 2.2.3 Determine the IP Protocol Information.